List of people from Prairie Village, Kansas

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]
• Nancy Opel (1957- ), actress^[4]

Journalism

• Joe McGuff (1926-2006), Kansas City Star sportswriter and editor^[5]
• Ramesh Ponnuru (1974- ), columnist, pundit^[6]

Literature

• Jason Aaron (1973- ), comic book writer^[7]

Music

• Joyce DiDonato (1969- ), mezzo-soprano opera singer^[8]

Business

• John Carmack (1970- ), computer programmer, co-founder of id Software
• 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- ), 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]

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
• Horace Jones (1906-2001), thoroughbred horse trainer

Other

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

See also

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

References

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6. "Visiting Scholar To Discuss The Future Of American Conservatism". Rockhurst University. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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8. 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.
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11. Rule, Ann (1997). Bitter Harvest. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 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.
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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.