Catholics from Kansas

The list Catholics from Kansas includes Louise Brooks, Kathleen Sebelius, Steve Doocy, Matt Besler and Sam Brownback. The list consists of 39 members and 1 sublist.

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State of the United States of America

Roman Catholic bishops in Kansas
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Louise Brooks

American actress (1906–1985)

Overview: Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985), known professionally as Louise Brooks, was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as a Jazz Age icon ...

Date of birth: 14 November 1906

Date of death: 8 August 1985

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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20th-century American LGBT people 1,654T

20th-century LGBT people 3,342T

20th-century American memoirists 507T
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Zasu Pitts

Actress

Overview: ZaSu Pitts (born Eliza Susan Pitts; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film Greed, and comedies ...

Date of birth: 3 January 1894

Date of death: 7 June 1963

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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American vaudeville performers 1,303T

American sitcom actresses 541T

American comedy actresses 409T
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Kathleen Sebelius

US Secretary of Health and Human Services

Overview: Kathleen Sebelius (née Gilligan, May 15, 1948) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014. As Secretary ...

Date of birth: 15 May 1948

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Government

Gender: Female

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Catholics from Ohio 131T

Catholics from Michigan 113T

21st-century American women politicians 3,139T
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Steve Doocy

American political commentator and TV anchor

Overview: Stephen James "Steve" Doocy (/ˈduːʃi/; born October 19, 1956) is an American journalist, network-television personality on the Fox News Channel and a best-selling author.

Date of birth: 19 October 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV News

Gender: Male

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Catholics from New Jersey 151T

Catholics from Iowa 94T

People from Abilene, Kansas 33T
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Matt Besler

American soccer player

Overview: Matthew Scott "Matt" Besler (born February 11, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for MLS side Austin FC. A left-sided central defender with the ability to play left-back ...

Date of birth: 11 February 1987

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Austin FC players 23T

All-American men's college soccer players 373T

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 264T
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Sam Brownback

American politician

Overview: Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat and member of the Republican Party who has served as the United States Ambassador at Large for International ...

Date of birth: 12 September 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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American Christian creationists 96T

American creationists 7T

American conservative people 1,080T
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Emil Kapaun

Korean War U.S. Army chaplain and Medal of Honor recipient

Overview: Emil Joseph Kapaun (April 20, 1916 – May 23, 1951) was a Roman Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Kapaun ...

Date of birth: 20 April 1916

Date of death: 23 May 1951

Age: 35 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Military

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20th-century American Roman Catholic priests 234T

American prisoners of war in the Korean War 20T

American Servants of God 48T
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt

American Assistant Attorney General

Overview: Mabel Walker Willebrandt (May 23, 1889 – April 6, 1963), popularly known to her contemporaries as the First Lady of Law, was a U.S. Assistant Attorney General from 1921 to 1929, handling cases concerning ...

Date of birth: 23 May 1889

Date of death: 6 April 1963

Age: 73 (age at death)

Occupation: Attorney

Gender: Female

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20th-century American women lawyers 441T

20th-century American lawyers 5,617T

American women lawyers 1,156T
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Joan Finney

American politician

Overview: Joan Finney (February 12, 1925 – July 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the 42nd Governor of Kansas from 1991 to 1995, the first woman to hold that office. She had previously served four ...

Date of birth: 12 February 1925

Date of death: 28 July 2001

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

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20th-century American women politicians 1,263T

20th-century women politicians 3,287T

Politicians from Manhattan, Kansas 20T
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Wally Hickel

American politician (1919–2010)

Overview: Walter Joseph "Wally" Hickel (August 18, 1919 – May 7, 2010) was an American businessman, real estate developer, and politician. He worked as a construction worker and eventually became a construction ...

Date of birth: 18 August 1919

Date of death: 7 May 2010

Age: 90 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

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Catholics from Alaska 12T

Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska 123T

Businesspeople from Anchorage, Alaska 47T
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Rose Philippine Duchesne

18th and 19th-century French Catholic religious sister and missionary in the United States

Overview: Rose Philippine Duchesne (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852), was a French religious sister and educator who was declared a saint of the Catholic Church. Along with the foundress, Madeleine-Sophie Barat ...

Date of birth: 29 August 1769

Date of death: 18 November 1852

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Religion

Gender: Female

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Catholics from Missouri 65T

American women educators 1,517T

Educators from Missouri 94T
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John F. Kilmartin

American businessman

Overview: John Francis "Jack" Kilmartin, Jr. (1921 – July 30, 2004) was the chief executive officer of Mervyn’s Department Stores.

Date of birth: 1921

Date of death: 30 July 2004

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

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Businesspeople from Albany, New York 43T

Businesspeople from Kansas 72T

20th-century American businesspeople 6,643T
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Paul Stagg Coakley

Catholic bishop

Overview: Paul Stagg Coakley (born June 3, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

Date of birth: 3 June 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

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21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States 59T

Catholics from Virginia 74T

Members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre 89T
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Tim Huelskamp

American politician

Overview: Timothy Alan Huelskamp (born November 11, 1968) was the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Huelskamp, a member of the Republican Party, was rated the least ...

Date of birth: 11 November 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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American conservative people 1,080T

American University School of Public Affairs alumni 49T

21st-century American politicians 12,659T
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Judith Ann Mayotte

American former Religious Sister, academic and humanitarian

Overview: Judith Ann Mayotte (born January 25, 1937) is an American humanitarian, author, theologian, producer, former Catholic religious sister, ethicist, and university professor.

Date of birth: 25 January 1937

Age: 88

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

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Women Christian theologians 93T

20th-century American women 4,137T

Women humanitarians 230T
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Michael Jarboe Sheehan

Catholic bishop

Overview: Michael Jarboe Sheehan (July 9, 1939 – June 3, 2023) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the eleventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico from 1993 to 2015 ...

Date of birth: 9 July 1939

Date of death: 3 June 2023

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

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Catholics from Texas 167T

Religious leaders from Texas 44T

Roman Catholic archbishops of Santa Fe 12T
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Delano Lewis

American businessman and diplomat (1938–2023)

Overview: Delano Eugene Lewis (born November 12, 1938) is an American attorney, businessman, and diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to South Africa from 1999 to 2001, and previously held leadership roles ...

Date of birth: 12 November 1938

Date of death: 2 August 2023

Age: 84 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Diplomat

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Washburn University School of Law alumni 18T

Catholics from New Mexico 23T

Peace Corps people 21T
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Virgil C. Dechant

12th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus

Overview: Virgil C. Dechant GCPO GCSG KHS (born September 24, 1930-February 15, 2020) was the twelfth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from January 21, 1977 to September 30, 2000.

Date of birth: 24 September 1930

Date of death: 15 February 2020

Age: 89 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Activist

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2020 deaths 11,737T

Knights of the Holy Sepulchre 244T

Papal Gentlemen 7T
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Joe McGuff

American sportswriter

Overview: Joseph T. McGuff (August 15, 1926 – February 4, 2006) was an American journalist, author, and newspaper editor.

Date of birth: 15 August 1926

Date of death: 4 February 2006

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Journalist

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BBWAA Career Excellence Award recipients 69T

Writers from Tulsa, Oklahoma 69T

Editors of Kansas newspapers 10T
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Ramesh Ponnuru

American, Columnist

Overview: Ramesh Ponnuru (born August 16, 1974) is an American conservative political pundit and journalist. A longtime visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute,, he is also a senior editor for National ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Columnist

Gender: Male

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American conservative people 1,077T

American male journalists of Indian descent 25T

American male journalists 5,737T