Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 19 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Evan Owen Williams
Evan Owen Williams
American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator
1889 - 1946
basketball coach
G. Vernon Bennett
G. Vernon Bennett
American politician
1880 - 1968
politician
Harry Gaspar
Harry Gaspar
American baseball player (1883–1940)
1883 - 1940
baseball player
Harry H. Laughlin
Harry H. Laughlin
American eugenicist (1880-1943)
1880 - 1943
cell biologistsecondary school teachersociologist
James E. Kearney
Catholic bishop (1884–1977)
1884 - 1977
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Joseph Clement Willging
American bishop (1884–1959)
1884 - 1959
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Allan Eugene Updegraff
American author and journalist
1883 - 1965
novelistjournalistpoet
Adaline Shepherd
American composer (1883–1950)
1883 - 1950
composer
Alexander Grant Ruthven
Alexander Grant Ruthven
American herpetologist and president of the University of Michigan (1882-1971)
1882 - 1971
scientific collectorherpetologistuniversity teacher
Arthur Middleton
Arthur Middleton
American opera singer (1880-1929)
1880 - 1929
opera singer
Winfield Bertrum Kinner
Winfield Bertrum Kinner
American aircraft engine designer
1882 - 1957
aircraft pilot
Edmund B. Gregory
Edmund B. Gregory
United States general
1882 - 1961
military personnel
Emory Buckner
Emory Buckner
American lawyer
1888 - 1941
lawyer
Ben F. Jensen
Ben F. Jensen
American businessman and politician (1892-1970)
1892 - 1970
politician
Hugh Lester
English footballer (1891-1933)
1891 - 1933
association football player
Lewis H. Brown
Lewis H. Brown
American businessman
1894 - 1951
businessperson
Linton Wells
Linton Wells
American reporter
1893 - 1976
correspondentjournalist
Maxine Albro
American artist (1903-1966)
1893 - 1966
painter
Nan Wood Graham
Nan Wood Graham
American artist's model
1899 - 1990
designermodelpainter
Welker Cochran
Welker Cochran
American carom billiards player (1897–1960)
1897 - 1960
carom billiards player
Clifford Roberts
Clifford Roberts
American investment dealer, golf administrator (1894–1977)
1894 - 1977
sports executive
Emma Verona Johnston
American supercentenarian (1890–2004)
1890 - 2004
teacher
Robert Garrison
American sculptor
1895 - 1943
sculptor
Roman Frederick Starzl
Roman Frederick Starzl
American writer
1899 - 1976
science fiction writernovelist
Thomas E. Watson
Thomas E. Watson
United States Marine Corps general (1892–1966)
1892 - 1966
military officer
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe
Canadian politician (1894–1984)
1894 - 1984
cattle rancherfarmerpolitician
George Scott
American baseball player (1895-1962)
1895 - 1962
baseball player
Art Jahn
Major League Baseball outfielder (1895-1948)
1895 - 1948
baseball player
F. McGrew Willis
F. McGrew Willis
American screenwriter (1891–1957)
1891 - 1957
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Felix Adler
Felix Adler
American clown
1895 - 1960
circus performerclown
Lucile Swan
American artist (1890–1965)
1890 - 1965
sculptorartist
Stuart Buchanan
Stuart Buchanan
American actor (1894-1974)
1894 - 1974
voice actoractor
Vernon Prichard
Vernon Prichard
American football player (1892-1949)
1892 - 1949
American football player
John B. Anderson
John B. Anderson
United States Army general (1891-1976)
1891 - 1976
military personnel
George Leslie Stout
American curator, Monuments Man, museum director (1897-1978)
1897 - 1978
restorerart historianexhibition curator
Judy Harlan
Judy Harlan
American football player (1896-1978)
1896 - 1978
American football playerathletics competitor
Merle Armitage
American author and book designer (1893–1975)
1893 - 1975
designerscenographerillustrator
Lawrence Russell Dewey
Lawrence Russell Dewey
Major general in the United States Army (1901–1994)
1901 - 1994
military personnel
Lillian Miles
Lillian Miles
American actress (1907-1972)
1907 - 1972
film actoractor
Paul Leonard Hagarty
Catholic bishop (1909–1984)
1909 - 1984
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Elmer Layden
Elmer Layden
American football player, coach, executive (1903-1973)
1903 - 1973
American football playerathletics competitor
Ruth Stafford Peale
American writer (1906–2008)
1906 - 2008
writer
Frank Henry Greteman
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church; bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa (1907-1987)
1907 - 1987
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Frances Harshbarger
Frances Harshbarger
American mathematician
1902 - 1987
university teachermathematician
Walter Elliott
Sound Editor
1903 - 1984
audio technician
Alfred C. Richmond
Alfred C. Richmond
American Coast Guard admiral (1902-1984)
1902 - 1984
military officer
Aloysius Schmitt
Aloysius Schmitt
World War II chaplain
1909 - 1941
Latin Catholic priestmilitary officer
Arthur O. Beyer
Arthur O. Beyer
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1909 - 1965
military personnel
Hap Moran
Player of American football (1901-1994)
1901 - 1994
American football player
Charlton Laird
American writer and academic
1901 - 1984
lexicographerlinguistnovelist
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