Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 15 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

John A. Hull
John A. Hull
Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (1874–1944)
1874 - 1944
judge
Fred Gloden
Fred Gloden
American football player (1918-2019)
1918 - 2019
American football player
Randy Duncan
American football player (1937-2016)
1937 - 2016
Canadian football playerAmerican football playerlawyer
Era Bell Thompson
Era Bell Thompson
American journalist (1905–1986)
1905 - 1986
autobiographerjournalist
Elmer L. Fulton
Elmer L. Fulton
American politician (1865-1939)
1865 - 1939
politicianlawyer
Gordon Blake
Gordon Blake
United States general (1910–1997)
1910 - 1997
military officer
Robert M. Losey
Robert M. Losey
American meteorologist and air force officer (1908–1940)
1908 - 1940
army officermeteorologist
Thomas Hedge
Thomas Hedge
American politician (1844–1920)
1844 - 1920
politicianlawyer
Charles Henry Sloan
Charles Henry Sloan
American politician (1863-1946)
1863 - 1946
politicianlawyer
F. Dickinson Letts
F. Dickinson Letts
United States federal judge (1875-1965)
1875 - 1965
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Seeberger
American engineer
1857 - 1931
inventor
William Darius Jamieson
William Darius Jamieson
American newspaper publisher and politician (1873-1949)
1873 - 1949
publisherpoliticianlawyer
Gordon Prange
American writer (1910-1980)
1910 - 1980
university teacherhistorian
Charles I. Sparks
Charles I. Sparks
American politician (1872-1937)
1872 - 1937
politicianlawyerjudge
George E. Mendenhall
American Lutheran Old Testament scholar (1916-2016)
1916 - 2016
Hebrew Bible scholar
Samuel M. Clark
Samuel M. Clark
American politician (1842-1900)
1842 - 1900
politician
Dorothy D. Houghton
American activist
1890 - 1972
social activist
Elmer Yale Dawson
American botanist (1918-1966)
1918 - 1966
phycologistbotanistbotanical collector
Earl Madery
sound engineer (1918-2014)
1918 - 2014
audio engineer
Joe Arenas
Joe Arenas
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1925-2020)
1925 - 2020
American football player
Clement Wilson
American sprinter (1891-1983)
1891 - 1983
athletics competitor
Robert W. Smith
Robert W. Smith
American martial artist, writer, and teacher (1926–2011)
1926 - 2011
diplomathistorianteacher
Roswell Garst
American businessman and farmer (1898-1977)
1898 - 1977
horticulturistfarmerbusinessperson
Earl Stevick
American applied linguist
1923 - 2013
linguistuniversity teacher
James Stevens
American writer and musician (1892–1971)
1892 - 1971
songwriterauthorcomposer
Ray Kunze
Ray Kunze
American mathematician
1928 - 2014
university teachermathematician
Bernard Coyne
Bernard Coyne
American giant (1897–1921)
1897 - 1921
Eve Drewelowe
Eve Drewelowe
American artist (1899–1988)
1899 - 1988
painter
Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald
Roman Catholic bishop
1893 - 1972
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Coleman Griffith
American psychologist (1893-1966)
1893 - 1966
psychologist
Marion Gilmore
American painter (1909-1984)
1909 - 1984
artistpainter
Bing Miller
Bing Miller
American baseball player and coach
1894 - 1966
baseball player
Ralph Claypool
Ralph Claypool
American football player (1898-1969)
1898 - 1969
American football player
Bob Thaves
American cartoonist (1924-2006)
1924 - 2006
cartoonistcomics artist
Paul Vincent Donovan
Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan (1924-2011)
1924 - 2011
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
George Pipgras
George Pipgras
Major League Baseball player (1899-1986)
1899 - 1986
baseball player
Samuel Hoyt Elbert
Hawaiian and Polynesian linguist (1907-1997)
1907 - 1997
linguist
Thomas William Duncan
American writer (1905-1987)
1905 - 1987
writer
Francis Seiberling
Francis Seiberling
American politician (1870-1945)
1870 - 1945
politicianlawyer
Hubert Stanley Wall
mathematician (1902-1971)
1902 - 1971
university teachermathematician
Georgann Johnson
American actress
1926 - 2018
film actortelevision actorstage actor
James M. McCoy
James M. McCoy
Chief Master Sergeant of the USAF
1930 - 2022
military personnel
Viola Garfield
American anthropologist (1899–1983)
1899 - 1983
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Thomas Poulter
Thomas Poulter
American physicist and Antarctic explorer (1897-1978)
1897 - 1978
exploreruniversity teacherphysicist
Russell S. Doughten
American Christian filmmaker (1927-2013)
1927 - 2013
film actorfilm producerfilm director
Robert Enders
Robert Enders
American zoologist (1899-1988)
1899 - 1988
producerzoologist
Harry F. Olson
American engineer (1901–1982)
1901 - 1982
inventorengineer
Nathan M. Pusey
Nathan M. Pusey
American academic (1907-2001)
1907 - 2001
university teachereducatorwriter
Altus Lacy Quaintance
Altus Lacy Quaintance
American naturalist (1870-1958)
1870 - 1958
botanistbiologistzoologist
Arthur Ward Lindsey
American entomologist
1894 - 1963
entomologistzoologist
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