Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 13 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

James Vincent Casey
Catholic archbishop (1914–1986)
1914 – 1986
Catholic theologianclericCatholic bishop
Swen Swenson
American actor
1932 – 1993
television actorsingeractor
Dick Dickinson
American actor (1895-1956)
1895 – 1956
actor
Clifford Ragsdale Hope
Clifford Ragsdale Hope
American politician (1893-1970)
1893 – 1970
politicianlawyer
Henry Haven Windsor
Henry Haven Windsor
Founder and editor of Popular Mechanics magazine (1859–1924)
1859 – 1924
journalist
Linda Hayes
Linda Hayes
American actress (1918-1995)
1918 – 1995
film actoractor
Thomas Braden
American journalist (1917–2009)
1917 – 2009
journalistcolumnist
Clifford Joy Rogers
American politician (1897-1962)
1897 – 1962
governorpolitician
Stanley L. Greigg
Stanley L. Greigg
American politician (1931–2002)
1931 – 2002
politician
Virgil Frye
American actor (1930-2012)
1930 – 2012
television actorboxeractor
Frederick Manfred
novelist
1912 – 1994
novelist
Thomas Gifford
American writer (1937-2000)
1937 – 2000
novelistwriter
Dean Elliott
American television and film composer (1925-1999)
1917 – 1999
composer
Lyle Tuttle
Lyle Tuttle
American tattoo artist (1931-2019)
1931 – 2019
tattoo artist
Gail Jefferson
American conversation analyst (1938–2008)
1938 – 2008
linguistsociologistuniversity teacher
Charles Badger Clark
American cowboy poet
1883 – 1957
poetwriter
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Bess Streeter Aldrich
American author (1881–1954)
1881 – 1954
novelistwriter
Loras Joseph Watters
Catholic bishop (1915–2009)
1915 – 2009
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Ed Yost
American balloonist (1919–2007)
1919 – 2007
balloonistinventor
Don Perkins
Don Perkins
American football player (1938–2022)
1938 – 2022
American football player
Daniel Schaefer
Daniel Schaefer
United States Marine (1936-2006)
1936 – 2006
consultantpolitician
Maurice John Dingman
Sixth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines (1914–1992)
1914 – 1992
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Arthur A. Neu
Arthur A. Neu
American politician in Iowa (1933-2015)
1933 – 2015
politicianlawyer
Bob Walkup
Bob Walkup
American politician
1936 – 2021
politician
Alda Heaton Wilson
Alda Heaton Wilson
American architect and civil engineer
1873 – 1960
civil engineerwomen's rights activistsuffragette
Wiley Mayne
Wiley Mayne
American politician (1917-2007)
1917 – 2007
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Dave Gunther
Dave Gunther
American basketball player-coach
1937 – 2024
basketball coachbasketball player
Del Tenney
American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1930-2013)
1930 – 2013
film directorfilm produceractor
James Westphal
American astronomer (1930–2004)
1930 – 2004
university teacherphysicistastronomer
Craig MacGregor
Craig MacGregor
American bassist (1949–2018)
1949 – 2018
musician
A. G. Daniells
A. G. Daniells
American Seventh-day Adventist minister (1858–1935)
1858 – 1935
Seventh-day Adventist minister
Edouard Izac
Edouard Izac
United States Navy officer and politician (1891-1990)
1891 – 1990
military officerpolitician
Donald Hayworth
Donald Hayworth
American politician (1898-1982)
1898 – 1982
university teacherpolitician
Hanford MacNider
Hanford MacNider
United States Army general (1889-1968)
1889 – 1968
diplomatmilitary officer
Dixie Willson
Dixie Willson
American writer, screenwriter (1890-1974)
1890 – 1974
children's writerwriterscreenwriter
Joseph A. Green
Joseph A. Green
United States general (1881–1963)
1881 – 1963
military personnel
James Philo Hagerstrom
James Philo Hagerstrom
U.S. Air Force flying ace
1921 – 1994
fighter pilotlawyer
Harry J. Middleton
Harry J. Middleton
American journalist (1921-2017)
1921 – 2017
journalist
Rex Taylor
Rex Taylor
screenwriter (1889–1968)
1889 – 1968
screenwriter
Sylvester C. Smith
Sylvester C. Smith
American politician (1858–1913)
1858 – 1913
politicianlawyer
Herbert W. Armstrong
American evangelist (1892-1986)
1892 – 1986
evangelist
Louise Carter
Louise Carter
American actress (1875-1957)
1875 – 1957
film actorstage actoractor
Ralph Erskine Cleland
Ralph Erskine Cleland
American botanist (1892-1971)
1892 – 1971
botanist
Marion Gilmore
American painter (1909-1984)
1909 – 1984
artistpainter
Bob Thaves
American cartoonist (1924-2006)
1924 – 2006
cartoonistcomics artist
Frank Dunn Kern
American mycologist and university teacher (1883-1973)
1883 – 1973
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Floyd Olin Smith
Floyd Olin Smith
American doctor
1885 – 1961
physician
Paul Vincent Donovan
Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan (1924-2011)
1924 – 2011
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Hays B. White
Hays B. White
American politician (1855-1930)
1855 – 1930
politician
Harry Pidgeon
American sailor (1869–1954)
1869 – 1954
explorer
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