Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 22 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Janet Thompson
American basketball player
1933 – 2014
basketball player
Bill Logan
Bill Logan
American basketball player
1934 – 2018
basketball player
David George Schickele
American musician, film director and actor
1937 – 1999
film director
Dwayne Alons
Dwayne Alons
American politician (1946-2014)
1946 – 2014
military officerpolitician
Joe Decker
Joe Decker
American baseball player
1947 – 2003
baseball player
Noel Thomas Keen
American plant physiologist (1940-2002)
1940 – 2002
plant physiologistbotanistuniversity teacher
Katherine Porter
American painter (1940s–2024)
1941 – 2024
draftspersonartistpainter
Robert G. Cousins
Robert G. Cousins
American politician (1859–1933)
1859 – 1933
politicianlawyer
Tom Hancock
Tom Hancock
American politician (1948-2016)
1948 – 2016
politician
Wally Hilgenberg
American football player (1942-2008)
1942 – 2008
American football player
James Duderstadt
James Duderstadt
American nuclear engineer and academic administrator
1942 – 2024
academic administratornuclear engineeruniversity teacher
Paul Shorey
Paul Shorey
American classical scholar (1857–1934)
1857 – 1934
classical philologistuniversity teacherwriter
Fran Leeper Buss
American historian
1942 – 2022
children's writeruniversity teacherhistorian
Mike Haffner
American football player
1942 – 2024
American football player
Mike Reilly
Mike Reilly
American sportsperson (1942-2019)
1942 – 2019
American football player
Thompson Benton Ferguson
Thompson Benton Ferguson
American politician (1857-1921)
1857 – 1921
parsongovernorpolitician
Laton Alton Huffman
Laton Alton Huffman
American photographer (1854–1931)
1854 – 1931
photographer
Ada McPherson Morley
Ada McPherson Morley
Author, suffragist
1852 – 1917
suffragist
Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner
Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner
American physician, writer (1859-1915)
1859 – 1915
physicianwriter
Joe Seng
Joe Seng
American politician (1946-2016)
1946 – 2016
veterinarianpolitician
John F. Baker, Jr.
John F. Baker, Jr.
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1945-2012)
1945 – 2012
military personnel
Dennis Stanford
archaeologist at the Smithsonian.
1943 – 2019
anthropologistarchaeologist
Ada Langworthy Collier
Ada Langworthy Collier
American poet, writer (1843–1919)
1843 – 1919
poetwriter
Bruce G. Blair
American activist (1947-2020)
1947 – 2020
researcher
Claude M. Bolton, Jr.
Claude M. Bolton, Jr.
American politician (1945-2015)
1945 – 2015
civil servantmilitary officer
Larry Biittner
Larry Biittner
American baseball player
1946 – 2022
baseball player
Larry Lawrence
American football player (1949-2012)
1949 – 2012
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Jane Greer
American poet
1953 – 2025
poetwriter
Greg Forristall
Greg Forristall
American politician (1950–2017)
1950 – 2017
politician
Bobbie Battista
American journalist (1952-2020)
1952 – 2020
journalist
Scot Halpin
American musician (1954–2008)
1954 – 2008
musician
George Scott III
American bassist
1953 – 1980
musician
Phyllis Gardner
American medical academic (1950–2025)
1950 – 2025
medical researcheracademicpharmacist
Craig Van Tilbury
Craig Van Tilbury
American guitarist and chess player (1957–2010)
1957 – 2010
chess playerguitarist
Ruliff Stephen Holway
Ruliff Stephen Holway
American educator and geographer (1857-1927)
1857 – 1927
geographereducator
Daryl Hecht
American lawyer and judge (1952-2019)
1952 – 2019
juristlawyerjudge
Paul Bell
Paul Bell
American politician (1950-2010)
1950 – 2010
politician
Reggie Roby
American football player (1961-2005)
1961 – 2005
American football player
Eric Cooper
Eric Cooper
American baseball umpire
1966 – 2019
baseball umpire
Disappearance of Johnny Gosch
American boy who went missing in 1982
1969 – 1982
Edmund B. Gregory
Edmund B. Gregory
United States general
1882 – 1961
military personnel
Emory Buckner
Emory Buckner
American lawyer
1888 – 1941
lawyer
Winfield Bertrum Kinner
Winfield Bertrum Kinner
American aircraft engine designer
1882 – 1957
aircraft pilot
Ben F. Jensen
Ben F. Jensen
American businessman and politician (1892-1970)
1892 – 1970
politician
Arthur Middleton
Arthur Middleton
American opera singer (1880-1929)
1880 – 1929
opera singer
Alexander Grant Ruthven
Alexander Grant Ruthven
American herpetologist and president of the University of Michigan (1882-1971)
1882 – 1971
scientific collectorherpetologistuniversity teacher
Hugh Lester
English footballer (1891-1933)
1891 – 1933
association football player
Adaline Shepherd
American composer (1883–1950)
1883 – 1950
composer
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
American politician from Kansas (1892-1973)
1892 – 1973
politician
Allan Eugene Updegraff
American author and journalist
1883 – 1965
novelistjournalistpoet
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