Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

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

Cuthbert Corwin Hurd
American computer scientist (1911-1996)
1911 - 1996
military officercomputer scientist
Lee Embree
American photographer (1915-2008)
1915 - 2008
war photographermilitary officerphotographer
Ken Suesens
American basketball coach and player (1916–1992)
1916 - 1992
basketball playerbasketball coach
Thomas Heggen
American writer (1918–1949)
1918 - 1949
novelistwriter
Bernie Masterson
Bernie Masterson
American football player and coach (1911-1963)
1911 - 1963
American football playermilitary officer
Beth Marion
American actress (1912-2003)
1912 - 2003
film actoractor
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
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
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
Straight Clark
American tennis player (1925–1995)
1925 - 1995
tennis player
Dale Eldon Christensen
Dale Eldon Christensen
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1920-1944)
1920 - 1944
military personnel
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
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
Wallace B. Smith
Prophet Emeritus of Community of Christ (1929–2023)
1929 - 2023
writer
William D. Middleton
American historian
1928 - 2011
non-fiction writercivil engineerjournalist
Dolores Mertz
Dolores Mertz
American politician (1928–2022)
1928 - 2022
politician
Tom Riley
Tom Riley
American lawyer (1929–2011)
1929 - 2011
politicianlawyer
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
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
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
‹ Previous12345678910Next ›
Iowahistory ›Iowacounties ›Historic sites in Iowa›