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
• Eric Darnell (1961– ), director, screenwriter, voice actor
• Chuck Norris (1940–2026), actor, martial artist, producer

Journalism

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

Literature

• Jason Aaron (1973– ), comic book writer

Music

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

Business

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

Crime

• Debora Green (1951– ), convicted murderer

Politics

National

• Larry Winn (1919–2017), U.S. Representative from Kansas

State

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

Science

• Dan Connolly (born 1967), computer scientist
• Laura Stiles (born 1986), aerospace engineer

Sports

Baseball

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

Horse racing

• Ben Jones (1882–1961), thoroughbred horse trainer
• Horace Jones (1906–2001), thoroughbred horse trainer

Other

• Ray Evans (1922–1999), football halfback
• Ross William Guignon (1993– ), tennis player
• Tom Watson (1949– ), professional golfer

See also

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

References