Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

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

Dick Dearden
Dick Dearden
American politician (1938-2019)
1938 - 2019
politician
Dick Taylor
Dick Taylor
American politician
1931 - 2020
politician
Jack L. Treynor
Financial economist (1930–2016)
1930 - 2016
economist
John Olney
American medical doctor and neuropathologist (1931–2015)
1931 - 2015
neuroscientistuniversity teacherneurologist
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
William G. Cambridge
William G. Cambridge
United States federal judge (1931-2004)
1931 - 2004
lawyerjudge
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
Jack Drake
Jack Drake
American politician (1934-2015)
1934 - 2015
politician
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
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
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
Fran Leeper Buss
American historian
1942 - 2022
children's writeruniversity teacherhistorian
Mike Haffner
American football player
1942 - 2024
American football player
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
Bruce G. Blair
American activist (1947-2020)
1947 - 2020
researcher
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
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
Margherita Roberti
Margherita Roberti
American opera singer
2000 - 2021
opera singer
Verne Orr
Verne Orr
Businessman, educator, Secretary of the Air Force, USA (1916–2008)
1916 - 2008
military officer
Dick Hoerner
Dick Hoerner
American football player (1922-2010)
1922 - 2010
American football player
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