Kansas was founded on January 29, 1861. Kansas is the 34th state in the United States. Kansas is great for agriculture because of its climate and great harvesting conditions. Kansas isn’t only known for its agriculture though, many famous and successful people were born in Kansas.
Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas. She is one of the most famous American pilots. In her lifetime gained women’s rights and lived with celebrity culture. Amelia was the second woman to fly solo. In October 1922 Amelia broke the women’s altitude record when she flew up to 14,000 feet. She was also the first person to fly across the Atlantic ocean which took 20 hours and 40 minutes. Sadly, on a trip to fly across the world Amelia disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.
Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as Mr. Beast, is a very famous YouTuber. He was born in Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Beast has 251 million subscribers on YouTube. Mr. Beast is very generous, he is a co – creator for Team Trees, a fundraiser for the Arbor Day Foundation, which has raised over 23 million dollars from Mr. Beast’s campaigns. He also co-founded Team Seas, a fundraiser for Ocean Conservancy and the Ocean Cleanup that has raised over 30 million dollars. Donaldson has donated more than 5.5 million pounds of food, delivered more than 4.5 million meals, and fed close to 300,000 people.
Eric Stonestreet was born in Kansas City, KS. Stonestreet is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role playing Cameron Tucker on the show Modern Family. Stonestreet has received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series out for three nominations. Stonestreet is a ginormous fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and he is at almost every game.
Many more talented and successful people have grown up or were born in Kansas, like Jeff Probst, Barry Sanders, or Rob Riggle. There are also many other talented Kansans that we do not know yet. You can do anything and everything that you want if you put your mind to it.
