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{{USState

|name=Kansas

|name=Kansas

|flag=Kansas_State_Flag.gif

|flag=Flag of Kansas.png

|motto="[[Ad astra per aspera]]" (To the Stars Through Difficulties)

|motto="[[Ad astra per aspera]]" (To the Stars Through Difficulties)

|nick=The [[Sunflower]] State

|nick=The [[Sunflower]] State

==Notable Kansans==

==Notable Kansans==

[[Sam Brownback]], current US Senator and former 2008 Presidential candidate, was born in Parker, attended Kansas State University, and currently represents Kansas in the Senate.

*[[Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker]], U.S. Senator from 1979 to 1997

[[Bob Dole]], former US Senator and the 1996 Republican nominee for President, grew up in Russell.

*[[Sam Brownback]], former U.S. Senator and former 2008 presidential primary candidate, was born in Parker and attended Kansas State University.

[[Amelia Earhart]], the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was from Abilene.

*[[Frank Carlson]], former U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, and Governor; native of Cocordia

[[Dwight Eisenhower]], president of the United States from 1952 to 1960, grew up in Abilene.

*[[Bob Dole]], former U.S. Senator from 1969 to 1996) and the 1996 Republican nominee for President, grew up in Russell.

[[Thomas Frank]], an author who is most well known for his book ''What's the Matter with Kansas?'', a look at the political history of Kansas written from a liberal perspective.

*[[Amelia Earhart]], the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was from Abilene.

[[Dwight Frye]], actor, best known for playing Renfield in Dracula and Igor in Frankenstein (both in 1931), was from Salina

*[[Dwight Eisenhower]], president of the United States from 1952 to 1960, grew up in Abilene.

[[Dennis Hopper]], actor, was from Dodge City

*[[Thomas Frank]], an author who is most well known for his book ''What's the Matter with Kansas?'', a look at the political history of Kansas written from a liberal perspective.

[[James Naismith]], inventor of the game of basketball, was a professor and coach at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

*[[Dwight Frye]], actor, best known for playing Renfield in Dracula and Igor in Frankenstein (both in 1931), was from Salina

[[Gordon Parks]], an award-winning African-American photographer and writer, was from Fort Scott.

*[[Dennis Hopper]], actor, was from Dodge City

[[Fred Phelps]], founder of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]]

*[[James Naismith]], inventor of the game of basketball, was a professor and coach at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

[[Jim Ryun]], a three-time Olympic gold medalist who held the world record in the mile run and served several terms in the House of Representatives, is originally from Wichita but now lives in Lawrence.

*[[Gordon Parks]], an award-winning African-American photographer and writer, was from Fort Scott.

[[William Allen White]], a journalist who is most well known for his bitter piece of conservative satire, ''What's the Matter With Kansas?'', lived in Emporia. (Note: The title of the aforementioned Frank book is a reference to the article by White, which precedes Frank's book by over 100 years.)

 

 

 

*[[William Allen White]], a journalist who is most well known for his bitter piece of conservative satire, ''What's the Matter With Kansas?'', lived in Emporia. (Note: The title of the aforementioned Frank book is a reference to the article by White, which precedes Frank's book by over 100 years.)

The 1970s progressive rock band [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], known for the songs [[Carry On My Wayward Son]] and [[Dust in the Wind]] takes its name from the state and originates from Topeka.

The 1970s progressive rock band [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], known for the songs [[Carry On My Wayward Son]] and [[Dust in the Wind]] takes its name from the state and originates from Topeka.