Topeka
Topeka is the capital city of Kansas. The domed, neoclassical State Capitol has murals and statues. Photos and exhibits at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site commemorate the 1954 Supreme Court decision to end racial segregation in schools. The Kansas Museum of History features an 1880s locomotive. Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site has a mansion, 1890s schoolhouse and botanical garden.
People born in Topeka (First 49 people) - Page 1
Darryl Starbird
American designer
Anthony Hensley
Political leader
Katie A. Keane
American actress
J. Thomas Marten
Judge
Ruth Patrick
American botanist
Kelie McIver
Actress
Ted North
American film actor
Mark Boler
Politician
Terry Bacon
Author
Karl Menninger
American psychiatrist
Virginia Biddle
American performer
Joan Finney
Former Governor of Kansas
Kenny Starr
American singer
Preston Dupri
Caleb Stegall
Chris Babb
American basketball player
John Watson Lungstrum
Judge
Sam A. Crow
Judge
Harry D. Felt
Commanding officer
Susan Crabtree
Correspondent
Kyla Jade
Singer
Dwight Bolinger
American linguist
Frank E. Petersen
American aviator
William C. Menninger
Psychiatrist ‧ Karl Menninger's brother
Edward S. Casey
American philosopher
Kenneth Miller Adams
American artist
Ruth Stout
American author
Kyle Weems
American professional basketball player
Georgia Louise Harris Brown
American architect
Forrest Knox
Former Kansas State Representative
Gregory A. Voth
Chemist
Charles W. Ryder
Stephanie Marie Rose
Judge
Ryan Torain
American football running back
Hart Wand
American fiddler
Daniel Cnossen
American biathlete
Jordan Downing
Basketball player
Rick Pantera
American pornographic film actor
Rick DeHart
Baseball player
Jack Considine
Politician
Frances Clarke Sayers
American librarian
Branden Dozier
Canadian football defensive back
Charles B. Green
General
Jackie Winters
Former Minority Leader of the Oregon State Senate
Aaron Crow
Baseball pitcher
Ben Lerner
American poet
Daniel Gilchrist
Film actor
