Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 20 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Verne Orr
Verne Orr
Businessman, educator, Secretary of the Air Force, USA (1916–2008)
1916 – 2008
military officer
William K. Boardman
American politician
1915 – 1993
politicianbusinessperson
William L. Root
American information theorist (1919–2007)
1919 – 2007
university teachermilitary officermathematician
Manuel Bromberg
Manuel Bromberg
American visual artist (1917–2022)
1917 – 2022
painter
Birdie Blye
Birdie Blye
American pianist
1871 – 1935
violinistbiographerhistorian
Ernest E. Irons
Ernest E. Irons
American physician (1877–1959)
1877 – 1959
physician
Sherril Schell
American photographer
1877 – 1964
architectural photographerphotographer
Leo Stanton Rowe
Leo Stanton Rowe
(1871-1946) United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
1871 – 1946
teacher
King Cole
King Cole
American baseball player (1886-1916)
1886 – 1916
baseball player
Mary Eunice Harlan
Mary Eunice Harlan
wife of Robert T. Lincoln (1846-1937)
1846 – 1937
Francis John Dunn
bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States (1922-1989)
1922 – 1989
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Wade H. McCree
Wade H. McCree
American judge (1920–1987)
1920 – 1987
university teacherlawyerjudge
Warren Miller
American political scientist (1924–1999)
1924 – 1999
university teacherpolitical scientist
Grace Wilbur Trout
Grace Wilbur Trout
American suffragist (1864–1955)
1864 – 1955
suffragist
Jack Kent
illustrator (1920–1985)
1920 – 1985
pencillercomics writerpicture book writer
George E. Collins
American mathematician
1928 – 2017
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Sterling Lord
American literary agent (1920–2022)
1920 – 2022
literary agentbusinessperson
Dick Carson
Dick Carson
American television director
1929 – 2021
television directormilitary personnel
Raymond L. Ethington
American paleontologist
1929 – 2026
paleontologist
George Basalla
American historian of science (1928-2025)
1928 – 2025
historian
Ernest Robert Moore
Ernest Robert Moore
American politician
1869 – 1957
politician
Straight Clark
American tennis player (1925–1995)
1925 – 1995
tennis player
John W. Aldridge
writer (1922-2007)
1922 – 2007
literary criticjournalistambassador
Cornelius H. Hanford
Cornelius H. Hanford
American judge (1849–1926)
1849 – 1926
lawyerjudge
Dale Eldon Christensen
Dale Eldon Christensen
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1920-1944)
1920 – 1944
military personnel
Dick Hoerner
Dick Hoerner
American football player (1922-2010)
1922 – 2010
American football player
Joe Lutz
Joe Lutz
American baseball player and coach
1925 – 2008
baseball player
Johnny Beauchamp
racecar driver (1923-1981)
1923 – 1981
racing driver
Joseph C. Howard, Sr.
Joseph C. Howard, Sr.
American judge (1922–2000)
1922 – 2000
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph Frazier Wall
American historian
1920 – 1995
historian
Lew Anderson
American actor and musician (1922-2006)
1922 – 2006
television actorsingeractor
Margaret Hance
Margaret Hance
American politician
1923 – 1990
politician
Mary Louise Boehm
American musician (1928-2002)
1928 – 2002
painterpianist
Ellsworth Young
American artist (1866-1952)
1866 – 1952
designerillustratorpainter
Ralph G. Neppel
Ralph G. Neppel
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1923–1987)
1923 – 1987
military personnel
Robert Hoyt
American journalist (1922–2003)
1922 – 2003
clericjournalist
Newton C. Young
Newton C. Young
American politician (1862–1923)
1862 – 1923
politicianlawyerjudge
Walter A. Sheaffer
Walter A. Sheaffer
American inventor (1867-1946)
1867 – 1946
inventor
Peter Henry Rolfs
Peter Henry Rolfs
Brazilian agronomist (1865-1944)
1865 – 1944
academicbotanistagronomist
Jim Dunn
Jim Dunn
Businessman and baseball team owner (1865–1922)
1865 – 1922
businessperson
Hiram Kinsman Evans
Hiram Kinsman Evans
American politician (1863-1941)
1863 – 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Vollmer
Henry Vollmer
American politician (1867-1930)
1867 – 1930
politicianlawyer
Raymond Weeks
American philologist (1863-1954)
1863 – 1954
linguistromanistuniversity teacher
Roderick Dhu Sutherland
Roderick Dhu Sutherland
American politician (1862-1915)
1862 – 1915
politicianlawyer
Cyrenus Cole
Cyrenus Cole
American politician (1863-1939)
1863 – 1939
editorpolitician
William D. Middleton
American historian
1928 – 2011
non-fiction writercivil engineerjournalist
Dolores Mertz
Dolores Mertz
American politician (1928–2022)
1928 – 2022
politician
Isaac D. Young
Isaac D. Young
American politician (1849-1927)
1849 – 1927
politicianlawyer
Tom Riley
Tom Riley
American lawyer (1929–2011)
1929 – 2011
politicianlawyer
James Bradley Orman
James Bradley Orman
American politician (1849-1919)
1849 – 1919
governorpoliticianmayor
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