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]
- 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
References
- ↑ "Sandahl Bergman". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Berls, Scott (Spring 1999). "Little-creature feature". Bylines. University of Colorado-Boulder. Archived from the original on May 18, 2003. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Kansans Who Can Break You into Itty Bitty Pieces". Kansas Public Radio. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Nancy Opel". IBDB. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Covitz, Randy; Fannin, Mike (February 2006). "The passing of a pioneer". Associated Press Sports Editors. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Visiting Scholar To Discuss The Future Of American Conservatism". Rockhurst University. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ McDowell, Sean (2014-04-21). "Prairie Village comic book writer about to experience success on TV". WDAF. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Schwarz, Alan; Schmidt, Michael S. (2009-06-22). "Chief of Baseball Union Will Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Moon, Chris (2003-07-01). "The Wittig defense team -- Eisenbrandt an expert in white-collar law". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Rule, Ann (1997). Bitter Harvest. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 351. ISBN 0-684-81047-6.
- ↑ "Winn, Edward Lawrence, Jr. (Larry), (1919 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Kansas Governor Robert F. Bennett". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Marci Francisco's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Shelden, Darla (2011-09-21). "Former Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth asked to return to public service". The City Sentinel. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Hank Bauer [Obituary]". The Kansas City Star. 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- 1 2 Burch, Bobby (2014-10-14). "Prairie Village: the new online capital of Kansas". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Ray Richard Evans [Obituary]". Lawrence Journal-World. 1999-04-27. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ 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.
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