• Christian Hoecken (??-1851) - An early Catholic Missionary to the Kickapoo Indians.

• Cyrus K. Holliday (1826-1900) - One of the founders of Topeka, first president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, as well as one of the railroad's directors for nearly 40 years.

• Edgar Watson Howe (1853-1937) - Newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials.

• Thomas Sears Huffaker (1825-1910) - A pioneer teacher of Kansas, one of the founders of Council Grove, and a politician.

• James Langston Hughes ( 1902-1967) - Raised in Kansas, Hughes was an African-American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist.

• Elanor "Peggy" Goodnough Hull Deuell (1889-1967) - Born and raised in Kansas, Deuell was the first woman war correspondent accredtied by the U.S. government and the first woman to serve on four battlefronts.

• Lyman Underwood Humphrey (1844-1915) - The 11th governor of the State of Kansas.

• Walter A. Huxman (1887-1972) - The 27th Governor of Kansas.

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• John James Ingalls ( 1833-1900) - From Atchison, Ingalls served in the U.S. Senate and submitted the design for the state seal and proposed the state motto.

• William Inge (1913 - 1973) - From Independence, Inge was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

• Henry Inman (1837-1899) - Soldier and author from Topeka.

• Samuel M. Irvin (1812-1887) - An early missionary and teacher to the Sac and Fox Indians.

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• Juan JaramilloSpanish soldier and narrator, Jaramillo was with Coronado in the expedition to Quivira

• Charles Ransford Jennison (1834-1884) - A physician and anti-slavery Jayhawker who led the Redlegs.

• Eva Jessye (1895-1992) - From Coffeyville, Jessye was the first African-American woman to receive international distinction as a professional choral conductor. She herself was also a singer, as well as an actrees, composer, author and poet.

• Osa Johnson ( 1894-1953) From Chanute, Osa and her husband Martin, made themselves known as photographers, explorers, naturalist and authors.

• Martin Johnson ( 1884-1937) - From Lincoln, Martin and his wife, Osa, made themselves known as photographers, explorers, naturalist and authors.

• Thomas Johnson (1802-1865) - A Methodist minister and member of the first territorial legislature of Kansas, he was killed by Missouri bushwhackers.

• Walter "Big Train" Johnson ( 1887-1946) - From Humboldt, Johnson was a pitcher for the Washington Senators and inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

• Charles J. "Buffalo" Jones ( 1844-1918) - From Garden City, Jones helped to found the town and was renowned as one of the first to preserve the buffalo. He was also a cattle rancher, game warden at Yellowstone National Park.

• Samuel J. Jones - Douglas County Sheriff who led the Sacking of Lawrence in 1856.

• Alvin "Creepy" Karpis (1908-1979) - Raised in Topeka, Karpis was a bank robber, bootlegger, who spent time in Alcatraz.

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• Harrison Kelley (1836-1897) - A soldier and member of Congress.

• Robert S. Kelley (1831-1890) - Pro-slavery partisan during the Kansas-Missouri Border War and

  U.S. Marshal in Montana.

• Kenekuk (18??-1856?) - Kickapoo Indian chief and prophet, moved to present-day Kansas around 1833 when the Kickapoo were removed from Illinois.

• Samuel A. Kingman (1818-1904) - A Chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court

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