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]

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

Horse racing

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

Other

See also

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. ^ a b 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.