#1Famous people · Kansas City
Of the 47 famous people born in Kansas City, an unusual share are musicians
Most widely known is Charlie Parker, the American jazz saxophonist, with articles in 77 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 29 in all. 10 were born in 1970 or later. Kansas City ranks 2nd of the 359 towns in Kansas with anyone listed.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Charlie Parker
in 77 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Wilkins P. Horton
Youngest
1998
Alex Neustaedter
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Kansas City’s famous people
A town of musiciansAmong the 47 people born here, 10 are musicians: 3.9 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 77 languages, Charlie Parker is known far beyond the town.Still making names21 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1998.47 notable peopleWith 47 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kansas City is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 3.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Kansas City
Counted by languages, Charlie Parker is ahead of Burt Bacharach and Janelle Monáe: 77, 54 and 50.
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#3Through the years
When Kansas City’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 8 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kansas City
The rest number 44, with 11 performers among them.
Jeff Bhasker
born 1974American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
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Meyer Friedman
1910–2001American cardiologist and co-developer of the theory of coronary risk due to "Type A" behavior pattern of chronic anger and impatience.
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Kansas City home
One more notable person made the town home: John H. Adams.
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Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kansas City and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Charlie Parker: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Bacharach: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janelle Monáe: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Wallace: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Greene: Jimmy Harris (Blog), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Foley: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stonestreet: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Scrimm: Michael Koschinski., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred H. McAfee: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myra Taylor: Chris Williams, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons