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
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