Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas ranks 1,573rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Laon, and Ryazan. Memorable people born in Topeka, Kansas include Annette Bening, Lois Smith, and Gwendolyn Brooks. Memorable people who died in Topeka, Kansas include Fred Phelps, Alf Landon, and Harry Hines Woodring. Topeka, Kansas has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Topeka, Kansas is located in United States.
Topeka is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 126,587. The Topeka metropolitan statistical area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee Counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1907 and 1990, Topeka, Kansas was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Annette Bening, Lois Smith, and Gwendolyn Brooks. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Topeka, Kansas including Fred Phelps, Alf Landon, and Harry Hines Woodring.
People Born in Topeka, Kansas
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Annette Bening
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1
Lois Smith
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 2
Gwendolyn Brooks
WRITER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 3
Ruth Patrick
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 2013
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 4
Pat Roberts
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 5
Katrina Leskanich
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 6
Nancy Kassebaum
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 7
Andy McKee
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 8
Brandon Adams
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 9
Chris Babb
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Topeka, Kansas
Go to all RankingsBrandon Adams
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 9
Chris Babb
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Topeka, Kansas
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Fred Phelps
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 1
Alf Landon
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1987
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2
Harry Hines Woodring
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Topeka, Kansas were actors (3), politicians (2), singers (2), writers (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were politicians (2), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Topeka, Kansas, including Annette Bening, Lois Smith, and Brandon Adams. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Topeka, Kansas, including Annette Bening, Lois Smith, and Brandon Adams.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Topeka, Kansas since 1700.
