Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas ranks 463rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wimbledon, London, Erfurt, and Springfield, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Wichita, Kansas include Hattie McDaniel, Kirstie Alley, and Robert Whittaker. Memorable people who died in Wichita, Kansas include Clyde Cessna, and Adrian Lamo. Wichita, Kansas has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many businesspeople, and journalists. Wichita, Kansas is located in United States.
Wichita is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1891 and 1998, Wichita, Kansas was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Hattie McDaniel, Kirstie Alley, and Robert Whittaker. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Wichita, Kansas including Clyde Cessna, and Adrian Lamo.
People Born in Wichita, Kansas
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Hattie McDaniel
ACTOR
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 1
Kirstie Alley
ACTOR
1951 - 2022
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2
Robert Whittaker
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1980
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 3
W. Eugene Smith
JOURNALIST
1918 - 1978
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 4
Vernon L. Smith
ECONOMIST
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5
Robert Ballard
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 6
Ann Dunham
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1942 - 1995
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 7
Robert Gates
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 8
John C. Woods
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1950
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 9
Charles Koch
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 10
David Koch
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2019
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 11
Joe Walsh
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wichita, Kansas
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Earl Browder
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1973
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 15
Mark Parkinson
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 21
Dean Wade
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 20.59
Rank: 29
Nico Hernandez
BOXER
1996 - Present
HPI: 13.49
Rank: 30
Kelsey Stewart
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 31
People Deceased in Wichita, Kansas
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Clyde Cessna
BUSINESSPERSON
1879 - 1954
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 1
Adrian Lamo
JOURNALIST
1981 - 2018
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wichita, Kansas were politicians (6), actors (5), athletes (3), businesspeople (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were businesspeople (1), and journalists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wichita, Kansas, including Robert Gates, Mark Parkinson, and Ron Wyden. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wichita, Kansas, including Robert Gates, Earl Browder, and Mark Parkinson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Wichita, Kansas since 1700.
