Historical figures in Kansas City

The atlas holds 10 people and 23 moments here, from 1890 to 2006. The most recorded lives are Harry S. Truman, Walt Disney and Ernest Hemingway. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Business Leaders, across the Interwar Period and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Calvin Coolidge

    from 1921 to 1926

    2 moments here

    John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as governor of Massachusetts, vice president of the…

  2. Ernest Hemingway

    from 1917 to 1928

    2 moments here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  3. Gerald Ford

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

  4. Harry S. Truman

    from 1890 to 1972

    10 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

  5. Kofi Annan

    in 2006

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  6. Lyndon B. Johnson

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…

  7. Paramahansa Yogananda

    in 1932

    1 moment here

    Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, teacher, and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.…

  8. Syngman Rhee

    in 1954

    1 moment here

    Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…

  9. Walt Disney

    from 1911 to 1921

    3 moments here

    Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…

  10. Warren G. Harding

    in 1923

    1 moment here

    Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.…

Moments

  1. 1890 Move to Independence Harry S. Truman
  2. 1901 Business studies in Kansas City Harry S. Truman
  3. 1905 Missouri National Guard service Harry S. Truman
  4. 1911 Family move to Kansas City Walt Disney
  5. 1917 Reporter at The Kansas City Star Ernest Hemingway
  6. 1919 Marriage to Bess Wallace Harry S. Truman
  7. 1919 Return to Kansas City Walt Disney
  8. 1919 Truman and Jacobson Haberdashery Harry S. Truman
  9. 1921 Laugh-O-Gram Studio work Walt Disney
  10. 1921 Liberty Memorial groundbreaking Calvin Coolidge
  11. 1923 County Court judge begins service Harry S. Truman
  12. 1923 Voyage of Understanding speech in Kansas City Warren G. Harding
  13. 1926 Liberty Memorial dedication Calvin Coolidge
  14. 1927 Presiding judge of Jackson County Harry S. Truman
  15. 1928 Son's birth in Kansas City Ernest Hemingway
  16. 1932 Meeting Rajarsi Janakananda Paramahansa Yogananda
  17. 1953 Return home after presidency Harry S. Truman
  18. 1954 Post-state-visit stop in Kansas City Syngman Rhee
  19. 1957 Dedication of the Truman Library Harry S. Truman
  20. 1965 Medicare and Medicaid signing Lyndon B. Johnson
  21. 1972 Death in Kansas City Harry S. Truman
  22. 1976 Republican nomination Gerald Ford
  23. 2006 Final Secretary-General speech Kofi Annan

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