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List of people from Kansas City, Missouri

The list of people from Kansas City, Missouri is for native-born and past residents. Kansas City, Missouri is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area. People from Kansas City, Kansas are at List of people from Kansas City, Kansas.

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Bud Abell – linebacker in the American Football League; born in Kansas City • Oleta Adams – singer • Amy Alcott (born 1956) – Hall of Fame professional golfer; born in Kansas City • M.A. Alfordmultimedia artist • Henry Wilson Allen – Western author and screenwriter • Kirsten Bloom Allen – ballet dancer and actress; raised in Kansas City • Robert Altman – film director • Raleigh DeGeer Amyxcollector of Olympic and presidential memorabilia • Stewart Ashby Jr. – rapper • Edward Asner – actor, born in Kansas City • Ashley Aull – 2006 Miss Kansas USA ==B==
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Burt Bacharach – pianist and composer • Joy Bang – actress, born in Kansas City • Kay Barnes – mayor of Kansas City 1999–2007 • Hector Barreto Sr. – activist and entrepreneur • H. Roe Bartle – mayor of Kansas City and namesake of Kansas City ChiefsLucas Bartlett – soccer player • Count Basiejazz musician and bandleader • Noah Beery – actor • Wallace Beery – Oscar-winning actor • Thomas Hart Benton – artist • Richard L. Berkley – politician, former mayor • Ken Berry – baseball player • Terry Blair – serial killer • Danni BoatwrightSurvivor: Guatemala winner; Miss KansasJohnny Yong Bosch – actor, martial artist, voice actor, and musician • Connee Boswell – singer • George Brett – baseball player, third baseman • Diane Brewster – actress • Beau Brinkleylong snapper for the Atlanta FalconsBob Brookmeyerjazz musician, composer, and bandleader • Elizabeth Brounart historian and director of the Smithsonian American Art MuseumWalter Brownblues musician • Sylvia Brownepsychic and mediumTrevor Burns – soccer player ==C==
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Melvin Calhoun – rapper • Danny Carey – drummer for rock band ToolJohn D. Carmackgame programmerJoe Carterbaseball player with Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays; lives in the city • Vincent O. Carter – writer • Don Cheadle – actor, Hotel Rwanda, ''Ocean's Eleven, Crash'' • Anthony Civella – mobster • Emanuel Cleaver – politician, U.S. representative for Fifth District in MissouriGene Clark – singer-songwriter with The ByrdsJonathan CoachmanESPN sportscaster, wrestling commentator, college basketball player • Jennifer Jo CobbNASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver • Robert Coldsnow – Kansas legislator and lawyer • Vinson Cole – operatic tenor • David ConeMajor League Baseball pitcher • Evan S. Connell – author • Chris Cooper – Oscar-winning actor • John Coughlin – figure skater, 2011 U.S. pairs champion • Joan Crawford – Oscar-winning actor • Walter Cronkite – CBS television journalist, news anchor ==D==
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Marcus DenmonNBA player • Bob Dernier – MLB outfielder • DeLos F. DeTar – scientist • Walt Disney – film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator • Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff – model and Miss Teen USA 2017James T. Draper Jr. – president of the Southern Baptist Convention 1982–1984; pastor of Red Bridge Baptist Church in Kansas City 1965–1970 • Carol Duboc – singer, composer, arranger, and actress ==E==
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James E. EdmondsonOklahoma Supreme Court justice • Robert Ellis – physicist • Mireille Enos actress ==F==
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Harris FaulknernewscasterSamantha Fish – musician • Scott Foley – actor • Lisa ForbesMiss Kansas and Miss Earth USA 2007William P. Fosterband directorThomas Frank – writer, editor • Josh Freeman – NFL quarterback • Matt FreijeNBA player • Friz Freleng – film producer, director, animator, and cartoonist ==G==
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Heidi Gardner – comedian, writer, and actress • Lorenzo Gilyard – serial killer nicknamed the "Kansas City Strangler" • Nicholas Gioacchini – soccer player who represented the United States national teamCaroline GlaserThe Voice contestant • Renée Good – writer and poet; was infamously shot by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in 2026 • Maurice Greene – sprinter, gold-medalist Olympian in track and fieldMasten Gregoryauto racingEddie Griffin – comedian and actor, Deuce Bigalow, Undercover BrotherKarolyn Grimes – actress, Zu-Zu in the Frank Capra classic ''It's a Wonderful Life'', lived in town for many years ==H==
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Donald J. Hall, Sr. – businessman • Joyce Hall – businessman, founder of Hallmark CardsJennie Hanna – missionary worker and co-founder of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church, U.S. • Leon Hardenfootball player for Green Bay PackersJean Harlow – actress • Jessica Harpcountry music singer-songwriter, former member of The Wreckers with Michelle BranchRhonda Harper – surfer and surf coach • Thomas Hayward – leading tenor of Metropolitan OperaCaleb Hearon – comedian, writer, actor, and director • Robert A. Heinlein – science fiction author; his stories are frequently set in or reference Kansas City • Ernest Hemingway – iconic novelist and short story authorShauntay Henderson – FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive, convicted criminal • Paul Henning – writer, producer of The Beverly Hillbillies TV series • Opal Hill – golfer and LPGA co-founder • Jerry Hines – Emmy Award-winning photographer, voted cutest baby of Kansas City 1975 • Ralph F. Hirschmann (1922–2009) – biochemist who led synthesis of first enzyme • Mabel Hite – vaudeville and musical comedy performer, father worked at Owl Drug Store • Clara Cleghorn Hoffman (1831–1908) – temperance activist • Bob Holden – 53rd governor of Missouri • Dorothy B. Hughes – novelist • Jane Dee Hull – 20th governor of Arizona ==I==
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Sean Ingram – musician and entrepreneur • Ub Iwerks – animator and cartoonist ==J==
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Bo Jackson – football and baseball player • Pete Johnsonblues and jazz pianist • Elaine Joyce – actress ==K==
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Tim Kaine – former governor and current U.S. senator from Virginia; 2016 Democratic nominee for vice president under Hillary ClintonKrizz Kaliko (born Samuel Watson Jr.) – rapper • Jason Kander – former Missouri Secretary of StateJohn Kander – composer • Sybil Kaplan — journalist and author • Ewing Kauffman – pharmaceutical magnate, philanthropist, and Major League Baseball owner • Ellie Kemper – actress, The Office, Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtVern Kennedy – baseball pitcher • Bill Kenney – politician, ex-Chiefs player • Edward Kerr – actor, Above Suspicion, Confessions of a Sexist Pig, ''The Astronaut's Wife'' • Craig Kilborn – actor, sportscaster, talk show host • John Klein – soccer player for MLS club St. Louis CityPhilip Klutznick – U.S. Secretary of Commerce to President Jimmy CarterEvalyn Knapp – actress ==L==
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Sarah Lancaster – actress • Frank Sherman LandFreemason and founder of Order of DeMolay, international organization for young men • Barbara Lawrence – actress • William Least Heat-Moon – author • Muna Lee – three-time track and field Olympic finalist • Jeff Leiding – football player • Lesa Lewis – IFBB professional bodybuilder • Ryan LiljaNFL player for Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School graduate • Tyronn LueNBA player and current head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Raytown Senior High SchoolBetty Lynn – actress best known for playing Thelma Lou on The Andy Griffith Show ==M==
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Bill MaasNFL player • Arthur Mag – lawyer, legal counsel to Harry S. TrumanSean Malto – professional skateboarder • Amanda Marsh – first winner of The BachelorOliver T. Marsh – cinematographer • Denny Matthewssportscaster, author • John Mayberry Jr.baseball outfielder with Philadelphia PhilliesClaire McCaskill – politician and senatorEdie McClurg – actress • Courtney McCool – athlete and Olympian • Charles McCormick – singer and bass player, member of the Kansas City R&B band BloodstoneGlenn McGeebioethicist and philosopher • Katherine McNamara – actress, ShadowhuntersJay McShannblues musician • Pat Methenyjazz guitarist • Frederick H. MichaelisU.S. Navy admiral • Sue Miller – breast cancer activist • Janelle Monáe – singer • Wendy Moniz – actress • Julia Montgomery – actress in Revenge of the Nerds and One Life to LiveDennis Moorecongressman, politician • Logan Morrison – baseball player • Paul Morrison – politician • Tommy Morrison – heavyweight boxer • Bennie Moten – pianist, bandleader • Mancow Muller – radio personality • Richard B. MyersU.S. Air Force general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ==N==
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Rob Neyer – sportswriter • Danielle Nicole – blues and soul musician • Jesse Clyde Nichols – developer of commercial and residential real estate • William F. Nolan – author ==O==
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Buck O'Neil – baseball player, scout, and coach; first African-American coach in the MLB; helped establish the Negro League Hall of Fame ==P==
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Satchel Paige – baseball pitcher • Charlie Parker – jazz saxophonist and composer • Gordon Parks – screenwriter, director, actor, photographer • Mark Patton – actor • Jamie Paulin-Ramirez – American Muslim convert arrested in Jihad Jane plot to kill a Danish artist • Rodney PeeteNFL quarterback, Fox Sports TV host • Tom Pendergast – political boss • Tom Pernice Jr. – professional golfer • Darrell Porter – professional baseball player, author • Joe Posnanskisports writer, author • William Powell – actor • The Pruitt Twins – identical twin brothers, Millus David Pruett [sic] and Myles Pennington Pruett, blues musicians • Matthew Pryor – lead singer of The Get Up Kids ==R==
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Joe Randabaseball player • Rudy Reyes – actor and former U.S. Marine sergeant • Bullet Roganbaseball player • Ginger Rogers – dancer, Academy Award-winning actress, Broadway performer • Michael Rosbash – geneticist at Brandeis University, Nobel laureate • Karl L. Rundberg (1899–1969) – Los Angeles City Council member • Brandon RushNBA player • Kareem RushNBA player • Pierre Russellbasketball player ==S==
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Ray SadeckiMajor League Baseball pitcher • Lori Saunders – actress, Petticoat JunctionRachel Saunders – 2005 Miss Kansas USAMelana ScantlinMiss Missouri USA and Average Joe star, co-host of World Series of BlackjackWes Scantlin – lead singer and rhythm guitarist of rock band Puddle of Mudd, cousin of Melana Scantlin • Nick Schnebelen – blues rock musician • Josh Shapiro – former attorney general and current governor of PennsylvaniaTed Shawn – modern dance pioneer • Columbus Short – choreographer, actor, singer • Sam Simmons – former NFL and Arena Football League player • Crystal Smith – model • Jack Sock – professional tennis player • Alberto Sordi – Italian actor (honorary citizen) • Kate Spade – fashion designer • Nancy Speir – children's book illustrator • Alexis Spightgospel musician • Casey Stengelbaseball player and Hall of Fame manager • Michael Stevens – YouTuber, educator, public speaker, creator and host of Mind FieldEric Stonestreet – actor • George Strohmeyerfootball player • Justin Swift – football player with NFL's Detroit Lions ==T==
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DePrice Taylor – executive director of community relations for the Kansas City Current and member of the Kansas City Parks Board • Myra Taylor – blues singer, solo career and member of the Wild Women of Kansas • Tech N9ne – rapper • Bobb'e J. Thompson – child actor • Virgil ThomsonPulitzer Prize-winning composer • Calvin Trillin – food writer, journalist, humorist • Marion A. Trozzolo – businessman, River QuayHarry S. Truman33rd president of the United States (from Independence, Missouri) • Lisa Tucker – writer • Big Joe Turnerblues singer ==V==
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Henry Clay Van Noy – owner of Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company (today known as HMSHost) • Grace VanderWaal – singer-songwriter, ukuleleist, and season 11 winner of NBC's ''America's Got Talent'' • Dorothy Vaughan – mathematician and human computer at NASA ==W==
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