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Famous People From Kansas

Match the famous person from Kansas with their description.

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Glenn CunninghamWorld record holder and Olympic silver medalist. Favorite event was the mile.
William Allen WhiteNewspaper editor from Emporia, Kansas who was a progressive and fought the Ku Klux Klan.
Alf LandonRan against FDR and lost in the 1936 Presidential Election.
Charles CurtisOne of 2 people to run for president of the U.S. frVice-president of the U.S. under Herbert Hoover. He was also part Native-American.
Walter JohnsonA professional baseball player who is considered one of the best pitchers of all time.
Birger SandzenFamous artist who lived in Lindsborg, KS and created art under the New Deal Program.
John Steuart CurryFamous artist who painted the murals in the state capitol.
Martin and Osa JohnsonDocumentary filmmakers and adventurers.
Beech, Cessna, StearmanEarly automobile manufacturers and pioneers of aviation.
Amelia EarhartFamous lady aviator who vanished in 1937 trying to fly around the world.
Lanston HughesA poet and author from Lawrence, KS who became part of Harlem Renaissance.
Arthur CapperTopeka newspaperman who supported farmers and children.


7-12 Social Studies Teacher
Wilson Jr-Sr High School
Wilson, KS

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