List of people from Prairie Village, Kansas

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This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Prairie Village, Kansas.

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

• Sandahl Bergman (1951– ), actress, dancer, stuntwoman ^[1]
• Eric Darnell (1961– ), director, screenwriter, voice actor ^[2]
• Chuck Norris (1940– ), actor, martial artist, producer ^[3]

Journalism

• Joe McGuff (1926–2006), Kansas City Star sportswriter and editor ^[4]
• Ramesh Ponnuru (1974– ), columnist, pundit ^[5]

Literature

• Jason Aaron (1973– ), comic book writer ^[6]

Music

• Joyce DiDonato (1969– ), mezzo-soprano opera singer ^[7]
• Abe Ismert, Eli Ismert, and Henry Ismert of the metal band Hammerhedd ^[8]

Business

• John Carmack (1970– ), computer programmer, co-founder of id Software^{[ citation needed ]}
• Donald Fehr (1948– ), sports union executive ^[9]
• Robert S. Kaplan (1957– ), President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• David Wittig (1955– ), energy executive ^[10]

Crime

• Debora Green (1951– ), convicted murderer ^[11]

Politics

National

• Larry Winn (1919–2017), U.S. Representative from Kansas ^[12]

State

• Robert Bennett (1927–2000), 39th Governor of Kansas (1975–1979) ^[13]
• Marci Francisco (1950– ), Kansas state legislator ^[14]
• Jim Roth (1968– ), Oklahoma politician ^[15]

Science

• Dan Connolly, computer scientist

Sports

Baseball

• Hank Bauer (1922–2007), right fielder, manager ^[16]
• George Brett (1953– ), Hall of Fame designated hitter, 1st & 3rd baseman ^[17]

Horse racing

• Ben Jones (1882–1961), thoroughbred horse trainer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Horace Jones (1906–2001), thoroughbred horse trainer^{[ citation needed ]}

Other

• Ray Evans (1922–1999), football halfback ^[18]
• Ross William Guignon (1993– ), tennis player ^[19]
• Tom Watson (1949– ), professional golfer ^[17]

See also

• Lists of people from Kansas
• List of people from Johnson County, Kansas

References

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2. Berls, Scott (Spring 1999). "Little-creature feature". Bylines. University of Colorado-Boulder. Archived from the original on May 18, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
3. "Kansans Who Can Break You into Itty Bitty Pieces". Kansas Public Radio. May 31, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
4. Covitz, Randy; Fannin, Mike (February 2006). "The passing of a pioneer". Associated Press Sports Editors. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
5. "Visiting Scholar To Discuss The Future Of American Conservatism". Rockhurst University. April 7, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
6. McDowell, Sean (April 21, 2014). "Prairie Village comic book writer about to experience success on TV". WDAF. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
7. Hanssen, Libby (September 13, 2014). "Symphony steps back in time with Joyce DiDonato to open season commemorating World War I". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
8. Senter, Jay (September 21, 2016). "Prairie Village brothers get shout out from Metallica for spot-on cover of metal classics". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
9. Schwarz, Alan; Schmidt, Michael S. (June 22, 2009). "Chief of Baseball Union Will Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
10. Moon, Chris (July 1, 2003). "The Wittig defense team -- Eisenbrandt an expert in white-collar law". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
11. Rule, Ann (1997). Bitter Harvest . New York: Simon & Schuster. pp.  351. ISBN   0-684-81047-6.
12. "Winn, Edward Lawrence, Jr. (Larry), (1919 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
13. "Kansas Governor Robert F. Bennett". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
14. "Marci Francisco's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
15. Shelden, Darla (September 21, 2011). "Former Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth asked to return to public service". The City Sentinel. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
16. "Hank Bauer [Obituary]". The Kansas City Star. February 9, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
17. Burch, Bobby (October 14, 2014). "Prairie Village: the new online capital of Kansas". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
18. "Ray Richard Evans [Obituary]". Lawrence Journal-World. April 27, 1999. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
19. Kaskie, Mitch (June 26, 2014). "For PV native Ross Guignon, Homestead U.S. Open qualifier a chance to shine on home turf". Prairie Village Post. Retrieved March 28, 2016.