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Congratulations to the top 8 Wonders of Kansas People!
They are displayed here alphabetically. The remaining finalists are listed below. Thanks to everyone that voted!
FYI: Dwight Eisenhower was not part of this contest because he was already voted to be an overall 8 Wonder of Kansas.
The 8 Wonders of Kansas People are...
Amelia Earhart, Atchison
Buffalo soldiers, Fort Leavenworth
Carry A. Nation, Medicine Lodge
Emil J. Kapaun, Pilsen
George Washington Carver, Minneapolis, Beeler
James Naismith, Lawrence
Martin and Osa Johnson, Chanute
William Allen White, EmporiaThe 8 Wonders of Kansas People Finalists
Amazon Army, Crawford County
Arthur Capper, Garnett, Topeka
Bernhard Warkentin, Newton, Halstead
Buster Keaton, Piqua
Clyde Cessna, Rago, Kingman, Wichita
Cyrus K. Holliday, Topeka
Frederick Funston, Iola
Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence
Jack Kilby, Great Bend
John Brown, Osawatomie
Joseph McCoy, Abilene, Wichita
Mary Ann 'Mother' Bickerdyke, Bunker Hill, Ellsworth
Olive Ann Beech, Wichita, Waverly
Walter Chrysler, Ellis, Wamego
Walter Johnson, Humboldt, Coffeyville
William Inge, Independence
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