Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 17 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Merrill Jensen
Merrill Jensen
American historian (1905-1980)
1905 - 1980
historian
Dale M. Cochran
Dale M. Cochran
American politician
1928 - 2018
politician
James C. Irwin
James C. Irwin
American admiral (1929-2018)
1929 - 2018
military officer
Roger Goeb
American composer (1914-1997)
1914 - 1997
music educatorcomposer
Ted A. Wells
Ted A. Wells
American aviator and sailor
1907 - 1991
aircraft pilot
Leota Lane
Leota Lane
American actress
1903 - 1963
actor
Gordon Blake
Gordon Blake
United States general (1910–1997)
1910 - 1997
military officer
John W. Aldridge
writer (1922-2007)
1922 - 2007
literary criticjournalistambassador
Anna Page Scott
1863 - 1925; American; Oil Painter
1863 - 1925
painter
Hervey White
Hervey White
writer and poet
1866 - 1944
novelistpoet
George Washington Ball
George Washington Ball
Democratic politician from Iowa (1847-1915)
1847 - 1915
politicianlawyer
Caroline Matilda Dodson
Caroline Matilda Dodson
American physician (1845-1898)
1845 - 1898
physician
Isaac D. Young
Isaac D. Young
American politician (1849-1927)
1849 - 1927
politicianlawyer
Cornelius H. Hanford
Cornelius H. Hanford
American judge (1849–1926)
1849 - 1926
lawyerjudge
Mary Eunice Harlan
Mary Eunice Harlan
wife of Robert T. Lincoln (1846-1937)
1846 - 1937
Agnes Weinrich
Agnes Weinrich
American painter (1873-1946)
1873 - 1946
painter
George Lane
George Lane
Canadian politician (1856-1925)
1856 - 1925
politician
Lee Moorhouse
Lee Moorhouse
Indian agent and photographer (1850-1926)
1850 - 1926
photographer
James Joseph Hartley
James Joseph Hartley
Catholic bishop (1858–1944)
1858 - 1944
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Henry Thomas Helgesen
Henry Thomas Helgesen
American politician (1857-1917)
1857 - 1917
politician
Mathias Clement Lenihan
Mathias Clement Lenihan
Roman Catholic Church bishop (1854-1943)
1854 - 1943
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Ruliff Stephen Holway
Ruliff Stephen Holway
American educator and geographer (1857-1927)
1857 - 1927
geographereducator
Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner
Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner
American physician, writer (1859-1915)
1859 - 1915
physicianwriter
Ada McPherson Morley
Ada McPherson Morley
Author, suffragist
1852 - 1917
suffragist
Laton Alton Huffman
Laton Alton Huffman
American photographer (1854–1931)
1854 - 1931
photographer
Thompson Benton Ferguson
Thompson Benton Ferguson
American politician (1857-1921)
1857 - 1921
parsongovernorpolitician
Paul Shorey
Paul Shorey
American classical scholar (1857–1934)
1857 - 1934
classical philologistuniversity teacherwriter
Robert G. Cousins
Robert G. Cousins
American politician (1859–1933)
1859 - 1933
politicianlawyer
John K. Valentine
John K. Valentine
American politician (1904-1950)
1904 - 1950
politicianlawyer
Franklin P. Mall
Franklin P. Mall
American anatomist and pathologist
1862 - 1917
anatomistpathologistphysician
Lillien Blanche Fearing
Lillien Blanche Fearing
American lawyer and poet (1863–1900)
1863 - 1900
poetlawyerwriter
Rose Talbot Bullard
Rose Talbot Bullard
American physician
1864 - 1915
gynecologist
Steven Beckwith Ayres
Steven Beckwith Ayres
American politician (1861–1929)
1861 - 1929
politician
Carl Snyder
American economist
1869 - 1946
statisticianeconomistnaturalist
Charles Hennemann
American discus thrower, shot putter and weight thrower (1866-1938)
1866 - 1938
shot putterdiscus thrower
Clem F. Kimball
Clem F. Kimball
American politician (1868-1928)
1868 - 1928
politicianlawyer
Frank Russell
Frank Russell
American anthropologist (1868–1903)
1868 - 1903
anthropologistethnologist
William H. Ketcham
William H. Ketcham
American clergyman (1868-1921)
1868 - 1921
exhibition curator
Charles A. Kennedy
Charles A. Kennedy
American politician (1869-1951)
1869 - 1951
politician
Cyrenus Cole
Cyrenus Cole
American politician (1863-1939)
1863 - 1939
editorpolitician
Roderick Dhu Sutherland
Roderick Dhu Sutherland
American politician (1862-1915)
1862 - 1915
politicianlawyer
Raymond Weeks
American philologist (1863-1954)
1863 - 1954
linguistromanistuniversity teacher
Henry Vollmer
Henry Vollmer
American politician (1867-1930)
1867 - 1930
politicianlawyer
Hiram Kinsman Evans
Hiram Kinsman Evans
American politician (1863-1941)
1863 - 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
Jim Dunn
Jim Dunn
Businessman and baseball team owner (1865–1922)
1865 - 1922
businessperson
Peter Henry Rolfs
Peter Henry Rolfs
Brazilian agronomist (1865-1944)
1865 - 1944
academicbotanistagronomist
Walter A. Sheaffer
Walter A. Sheaffer
American inventor (1867-1946)
1867 - 1946
inventor
Newton C. Young
Newton C. Young
American politician (1862–1923)
1862 - 1923
politicianlawyerjudge
Ellsworth Young
American artist (1866-1952)
1866 - 1952
designerillustratorpainter
Ernest Robert Moore
Ernest Robert Moore
American politician
1869 - 1957
politician
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