Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 21 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Don Clark
American football player and coach (1923-1989)
1923 – 1989
American football player
Donald Eugene O'Brien
Donald Eugene O'Brien
United States federal judge
1923 – 2015
lawyerjudge
Donald Raymond Keough
American businessman
1926 – 2015
businessperson
Earl Dew
American jockey
1921 – 1941
jockey
Charles A. Kennedy
Charles A. Kennedy
American politician (1869-1951)
1869 – 1951
politician
Frank Gotch
Frank Gotch
American physician
1926 – 2017
physician
Frederick A. Shannon
American herpetologist
1921 – 1965
herpetologistzoologistphysician
Gene Baker
Gene Baker
American baseball player
1925 – 1999
baseball player
Harold Fischer
Harold Fischer
American flying ace (1925–2009)
1925 – 2009
aircraft pilot
Edward F. Edinger
American psychiatrist, author (1922–1998)
1922 – 1998
psychiatristauthorpsychologist
Jack Kibbie
Jack Kibbie
American politician
1929 – 2025
politician
James B. Rhoads
James B. Rhoads
American archivist (1928–2015)
1928 – 2015
university teacherarchivisthistorian
Jim Doran
Jim Doran
American football player (1927-1994)
1927 – 1994
American football player
Jimmie E. Howard
Jimmie E. Howard
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1929 – 1993
military personnel
William H. Ketcham
William H. Ketcham
American clergyman (1868-1921)
1868 – 1921
exhibition curator
Frank Russell
Frank Russell
American anthropologist (1868–1903)
1868 – 1903
anthropologistethnologist
Caroline Matilda Dodson
Caroline Matilda Dodson
American physician (1845-1898)
1845 – 1898
physician
Clem F. Kimball
Clem F. Kimball
American politician (1868-1928)
1868 – 1928
politicianlawyer
George Washington Ball
George Washington Ball
Democratic politician from Iowa (1847-1915)
1847 – 1915
politicianlawyer
Bob Lee
Bob Lee
American baseball player
1937 – 2020
baseball player
Bob Locker
Bob Locker
American baseball player
1938 – 2022
baseball player
Charles D. Metcalf
Charles D. Metcalf
United States general
1933 – 2021
military officer
Dana G. Mead
Dana G. Mead
American businessman (1936–2018)
1936 – 2018
business executivemilitary officerwriter
Charles Hennemann
American discus thrower, shot putter and weight thrower (1866-1938)
1866 – 1938
shot putterdiscus thrower
Dick Dearden
Dick Dearden
American politician (1938-2019)
1938 – 2019
politician
Dick Taylor
Dick Taylor
American politician
1931 – 2020
politician
Carl Snyder
American economist
1869 – 1946
statisticianeconomistnaturalist
Steven Beckwith Ayres
Steven Beckwith Ayres
American politician (1861–1929)
1861 – 1929
politician
Jack L. Treynor
Financial economist (1930–2016)
1930 – 2016
economist
John Olney
American medical doctor and neuropathologist (1931–2015)
1931 – 2015
neuroscientistuniversity teacherneurologist
Anna Page Scott
1863 - 1925; American; Oil Painter
1863 – 1925
painter
Doug Ohlson
American artist (1936-2010)
1936 – 2010
painter
Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle
American football player (1939-2015)
1939 – 2015
American football player
Richard L. Tierney
American writer
1936 – 2022
novelistpoetwriter
Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne
American writer and billiards instructor (1930–2016)
1930 – 2016
pool playernovelist
Robert Suderburg
American composer (1936–2013)
1936 – 2013
musicologistuniversity teacherpianist
Rose Talbot Bullard
Rose Talbot Bullard
American physician
1864 – 1915
gynecologist
William G. Cambridge
William G. Cambridge
United States federal judge (1931-2004)
1931 – 2004
lawyerjudge
Lillien Blanche Fearing
Lillien Blanche Fearing
American lawyer and poet (1863–1900)
1863 – 1900
poetlawyerwriter
Ray Pohlman
American session musician and arranger who played both upright bass and bass guitar
1930 – 1990
session musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
Dan Johnston
American politician and lawyer
1938 – 2016
politicianlawyer
Franklin P. Mall
Franklin P. Mall
American anatomist and pathologist
1862 – 1917
anatomistpathologistphysician
John K. Valentine
John K. Valentine
American politician (1904-1950)
1904 – 1950
politicianlawyer
Jack Drake
Jack Drake
American politician (1934-2015)
1934 – 2015
politician
Hervey White
Hervey White
writer and poet
1866 – 1944
novelistpoet
Don Klosterman
American football player and executive (1930-2000)
1930 – 2000
American football player
Don Norton
Don Norton
American football player (1938-1997)
1938 – 1997
American football player
Gary Kellgren
Gary Kellgren
American audio engineer
1939 – 1977
audio engineer
Gordon M. Shepherd
American neuroscientist
1933 – 2022
neuroscientistphysician
Hugh Young
American physicist (1930–2013)
1930 – 2013
university teacherphysicist
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