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Kansas City, Missouri ranks 135th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind British Hong Kong, Minneapolis, and Kolkata. Memorable people born in Kansas City, Missouri include Dianne Wiest, Robert Altman, and Jean Harlow. Memorable people who died in Kansas City, Missouri include Harry S. Truman, Jim Bridger, and Fats Waller. Kansas City, Missouri has been the birth place of many actors and writers and the death place of many painters and politicians. Kansas City, Missouri is located in United States.

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Platte, and Cass counties. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090, making it the 37th most-populous city in the United States, as well as the sixth-most populous city in the Midwest. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1884 and 1997, Kansas City, Missouri was the birth place of 72 globally memorable people, including Dianne Wiest, Robert Altman, and Jean Harlow. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Kansas City, Missouri including Harry S. Truman, Jim Bridger, and Fats Waller.

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Most individuals born in present day Kansas City, Missouri were actors (28), writers (8), film directors (4), musicians (4), and composers (4),  while most who died were painters (2), politicians (1), explorers (1), musicians (1), and baseball players (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kansas City, Missouri, including Dianne Wiest, Ed Asner, and Chris Cooper. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kansas City, Missouri, including Dianne Wiest, Jean Harlow, and Ed Asner.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Kansas City, Missouri since 1700.