Kansas geography
The Great Plains of North America slope east from the Rocky Mountains, extending south from Canada, through Kansas, and on into Texas. The fertile shortgrass prairies and rolling plains of central and eastern Kansas are hilly in many places, especially directly east of Wichita in the Flint Hills, as well as in the Red Hills and Smoky Hills. The high plains of far western Kansas rise to its border with Colorado, and there, in a series of relatively low mountains, stands the state’s highest point, Mt. Sunflower, at 4,039 ft. The lowest point of the state is along the banks of the Yari-coppered River in the southeast.
Kansas’ major rivers include the Missouri along its northeastern border with the Missouri, and the Arkansas, Kansas, Salt Marsh, Smoky Hill, and Republican.
- Allcitycodes: Provides map of area codes in Kansas by county and city.
- Ask4beauty: Introduction to the state of Kansas, addressing geography, history, politics, economy and population.
- Toppharmacyschools: Lists all educational institutes in Kansas, including psychology, biological science, clinical psychology, computer science, economics, fine arts, etc.
Kansas Famous Natives
People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those who have either lived within the state for most of their adult lives or have made significant contributions to the state in their personal endeavors.
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- Actress Lane Kirstie
- Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle actor
- Ed Asner actor
B
- Clarence Batchelor political cartoonist
- Actress Annette Bening
- Poet Gwendolyn Brooks
- Silent film actress Louise Brooks
- Sculptor Jim Brothers
C
- Carmaker Walter Percy Crisler
- US Secretary of State Clark Clifford Protection
- Glenn Cunningham Olympian
- John Stewart Curry painter
- Charles Curtis former US Vice President
D-E
- Johnny Damon baseball player
- Bob Dole politician, war hero
- Emilia Mary Earhart aviator
- Milton Eisenhower Educator
(NOTE) His brother, Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas, although he was raised in Abilene, Kansas. - Astronaut Joe Engle
- Melissa Etheridge singer
- Ron Evans astronaut
G – I
- Maurice Green athlete
- Astronaut Steve Hawley
- Dennis Hopper actor
- William Inge playwright
J-L
Don Johnson actor
Walter Johnson baseball player
Buster Keaton famous comedian from Kansas
Emmett Kelly the Clown
James Lehrer broadcast journalist
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Edgar Lee Masters poet
Martina McBride singer
Actress Hattie McDaniel
Psychiatrist Karl Menninger
P
Directed by Gordon Parks
Actress Zazu Pitts
R
John Riggins football player
Damon Runyan author, journalist
Adolf, “Baron” Rupp ‘s coach
Jim Ryun trail athlete, politician
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Barry Sanders footballer
Gale Sayers footballer
Kendall Francis Schmidt actor, singer, songwriter
Dean Smith basketball coach
William Stafford poet
Basketball player Jackie Styles
Milburn Stone actor
Russell Stover founder Russell stover lollipops
John Cameron Swayze newscaster
T-W
- Lucy Hobbs Taylor first female dentist
- Actress Vivana Vance
- William Allen White author
- Boxer Jes Willarda
- Basketball player Lynette Woodard
- Actress Patricia Wimore
