Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 2 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Allan Sandage
Allan Sandage
American astronomer (1926–2010)
1926 – 2010
astrophysicistuniversity teacherastronomer
Jim Garrison
Jim Garrison
American district attorney (1921–1992)
1921 – 1992
film actordistrict attorneyprosecutor
Susan Glaspell
Susan Glaspell
American writer (1876-1948)
1876 – 1948
women's rights activistnovelistbiographer
Sada Thompson
Sada Thompson
American actress (1927-2011)
1927 – 2011
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Mary Beth Hurt
Mary Beth Hurt
American stage and film actress
1946 – 2026
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Darleane C. Hoffman
Darleane C. Hoffman
American nuclear chemist
1926 – 2025
university teacherchemist
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
actor, comedian (1886-1971)
1886 – 1971
film actorcircus performercomedian
Thomas M. Disch
Thomas M. Disch
American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008)
1940 – 2008
science fiction writerchildren's writernovelist
Ellen Church
American pilot, flight attendant and nurse (1904–1965)
1904 – 1965
aircraft pilotnurseflight attendant
Robert Coover
Robert Coover
American novelist (1932–2024)
1932 – 2024
novelistuniversity teacherwriter
Gertrude Käsebier
Gertrude Käsebier
American photographer (1852-1934)
1852 – 1934
artistphotographer
Leonard Eugene Dickson
American mathematician (1874–1954)
1874 – 1954
historian of mathematicsuniversity teachermathematician
Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel
American actor (1897–1970)
1897 – 1970
television actorfilm actorstage actor
David Eden Lane
David Eden Lane
American white supremacist, convicted felon (1938-2007)
1938 – 2007
right-wing extremistjournalistreal-estate agent
Harry Langdon
Harry Langdon
American actor and comedian (1884–1944)
1884 – 1944
film actorsilent film actorfilm producer
Frank Irons
Frank Irons
athletics competitor (1886-1942)
1886 – 1942
athletics competitorbaseball player
Karen Morley
Karen Morley
American film actress (1909-2003)
1909 – 2003
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Margaret Lindsay
Margaret Lindsay
American actress (1910-1981)
1910 – 1981
film actoractor
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ernest B. Schoedsack
American film director, cinematographer, producer, and photographer (1893-1979)
1893 – 1979
film editordraftspersondirector
Hope Emerson
Hope Emerson
American actress (1897–1960)
1897 – 1960
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Robert Hansen
Robert Hansen
American serial killer (1939–2014)
1939 – 2014
serial killerbaker
Thomas E. Starzl
Thomas E. Starzl
American physician (1926-2017)
1926 – 2017
university teachersurgeonphysician
Neville Brand
Neville Brand
American actor (1920–1992)
1920 – 1992
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Eugene Burton Ely
Eugene Burton Ely
American aviation pioneer (1886–1911)
1886 – 1911
aircraft pilot
Julee Cruise
Julee Cruise
American musician (1956–2022)
1956 – 2022
musiciansingeractor
Phyllis Somerville
Phyllis Somerville
American stage, film and television actress (1943–2020)
1943 – 2020
film actortelevision actorstage actor
William Frawley
William Frawley
American actor (1887–1966)
1887 – 1966
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Edward Lindberg
Edward Lindberg
Track and field competitor (1886–1978)
1886 – 1978
athletics competitorbaseball player
Fred Schule
Fred Schule
American hurdler (1879-1962)
1879 – 1962
athletics competitorbasketball coach
Sabin Carr
Sabin Carr
American pole vaulter (1904-1983)
1904 – 1983
athletics competitor
R. A. Lafferty
R. A. Lafferty
American writer (1914–2002)
1914 – 2002
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Raymond Hatton
Raymond Hatton
American silent film actor (1887-1971)
1887 – 1971
film actoractor
MacKinlay Kantor
MacKinlay Kantor
American journalist, novelist and screenwriter (1904-1977)
1904 – 1977
children's writernovelistjournalist
George Koval
American and Soviet intelligence officer (1913–2006)
1913 – 2006
spytechnicianuniversity teacher
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
American opera singer and actress (1860-1922)
1861 – 1922
film actoropera singerstage actor
Pauline Pfeiffer
Pauline Pfeiffer
American journalist (1895–1951)
1895 – 1951
novelistjournalist
Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
American Olympic wrestler and actor (1895–1967)
1895 – 1967
amateur wrestlerfilm actor
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978)
1906 – 1978
statisticianuniversity teachermathematician
Edwin H. Colbert
Edwin H. Colbert
American paleontologist (1905-2001)
1905 – 2001
paleontologist
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
American actor (1908–1968)
1908 – 1968
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Macdonald Carey
Macdonald Carey
American actor (1913–1994)
1913 – 1994
television actorfilm actoractor
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce
American electrical engineer, acoustics expert, and author (1910–2002)
1910 – 2002
science fiction writernovelistuniversity teacher
Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd
American actress (1908/1911–1973)
1911 – 1973
film actoractor
Pauline Phillips
Pauline Phillips
American advice columnist (1918-2013)
1918 – 2013
radio personalityjournalistcolumnist
Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine
American actress (1920–1996)
1920 – 1996
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
American physicist (1922-1998)
1922 – 1998
statistical physiciststatisticianmathematician
Peter Schickele
Peter Schickele
American composer, musical educator, and parodist (1935-2024)
1935 – 2024
musicologistspeakeruniversity teacher
George Kelly
American psychologist and therapist (1905–1967)
1905 – 1967
university teacherpsychotherapistpedagogue
Meredith Willson
Meredith Willson
American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright (1902-1984)
1902 – 1984
flautistlibrettistsongwriter
John Houbolt
John Houbolt
American aerospace engineer (1919–2014)
1919 – 2014
military flight engineeraerospace industryengineer
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