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List of people from Kansas City, Kansas

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The list of people from Kansas City, Kansas includes those who were born in or have lived in the city. People from the Missouri side should not be included and should be instead listed at List of people from Kansas City, Missouri unless they've lived on both sides of the state line.

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  128. ^ "Joe Bowman". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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  130. ^ "Jim Clark". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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  135. ^ "Mike Dupree". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  136. ^ "Paul Edmondson". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  137. ^ "Seth Greisinger". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
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  147. ^ "Leo Wells". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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  149. ^ "Lucius Allen". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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  168. ^ "Bob Orton Jr". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  169. ^ "Jennifer Jo Cobb". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  170. ^ "Jeff Emig". AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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  173. ^ "Maurice Greene". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
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