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 2016-03-28.
3. "Kansans Who Can Break You into Itty Bitty Pieces". Kansas Public Radio. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
4. Covitz, Randy; Fannin, Mike (February 2006). "The passing of a pioneer". Associated Press Sports Editors. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
5. "Visiting Scholar To Discuss The Future Of American Conservatism". Rockhurst University. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
6. McDowell, Sean (2014-04-21). "Prairie Village comic book writer about to experience success on TV". WDAF. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
7. Hanssen, Libby (2014-09-13). "Symphony steps back in time with Joyce DiDonato to open season commemorating World War I". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
8. Senter, Jay (21 September 2016). "Prairie Village brothers get shout out from Metallica for spot-on cover of metal classics". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
9. Schwarz, Alan; Schmidt, Michael S. (2009-06-22). "Chief of Baseball Union Will Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
10. Moon, Chris (2003-07-01). "The Wittig defense team -- Eisenbrandt an expert in white-collar law". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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 2016-03-28.
13. "Kansas Governor Robert F. Bennett". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
14. "Marci Francisco's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
15. Shelden, Darla (2011-09-21). "Former Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth asked to return to public service". The City Sentinel. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
16. "Hank Bauer [Obituary]". The Kansas City Star. 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
17. Burch, Bobby (2014-10-14). "Prairie Village: the new online capital of Kansas". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
18. "Ray Richard Evans [Obituary]". Lawrence Journal-World. 1999-04-27. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
19. Kaskie, Mitch (2014-06-26). "For PV native Ross Guignon, Homestead U.S. Open qualifier a chance to shine on home turf". Prairie Village Post. Retrieved 2016-03-28.