Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 24 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

David Shaff
American politician (1924-2011)
1924 - 2011
lawyerpolitician
Mona Kent
American writer
1909 - 1990
writer
John A. Huntsman
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1867-1902)
1867 - 1902
military personnel
John Henry Waddell
John Henry Waddell
American sculptor (1921-2019)
1921 - 2019
sculptorpainter
John Nelson
police officer, born 1928
1928 - 2003
police officer
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
painter and printmaker (1924-1999)
1924 - 1999
draftspersonpainter
Mary Rogers Miller
Mary Rogers Miller
American author, educator and naturalist
1868 - 1971
botanical collectorteacherwriter
Edward E. Cushman
United States federal judge (1865-1944)
1865 - 1944
lawyerjudge
Dixie Cornell Gebhardt
Dixie Cornell Gebhardt
Leader of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Iowa
1866 - 1955
designer
Joseph Reed Sams
Canadian politician
1923 - 2000
insurance brokerpolitician
Maynard Pirsig
Maynard Pirsig
American judge
1902 - 1997
lawyerjudge
Charles Rollin Keyes
American geologist & ornithologist
1864 - 1942
ornithologistzoologistgeologist
Loren Babe
American baseball player
1928 - 1984
baseball player
Hanson Edward Ely
Hanson Edward Ely
United States Army general (1867-1958)
1867 - 1958
military personnel
Martin Donald Van Oosterhout
United States federal judge
1900 - 1979
politicianjudge
Mace Brown
American baseball player and coach
1909 - 2002
baseball playermilitary officer
Eva Carter Buckner
Eva Carter Buckner
African-American suffragist
1861 - 1946
suffragist
Keith Molesworth
American football player and coach (1905-1966)
1905 - 1966
American football playerAmerican football coachathletics competitor
John Webster Thomas
John Webster Thomas
American football player and coach (1900-1977)
1900 - 1977
American football playerbasketball coach
John R. Dethmers
John R. Dethmers
American politician (1903-1971)
1903 - 1971
politicianlawyerjudge
Phyllis Wiener
painter (1921-2013)
1921 - 2013
painter
Emma Carroll
American supercentenarian (1895–2007)
1895 - 2007
Laura L. Whitlock
Laura L. Whitlock
American cartographer
1862 - 1934
cartographer
George H. McManus
George H. McManus
U.S. Army general
1867 - 1954
military officer
Rod Rust
American football player, coach, and executive, college athletics administrator (1928-2018)
1928 - 2018
American football coachAmerican football playersports executive
Stell Andersen
Stell Andersen
American musician
1897 - 1989
musician
Margaret Read
Margaret Read
US architect
1892 - 1982
architect
Jerry Johnson
American football player (1894-1947)
1894 - 1947
American football player
Robert Presnell Sr
American screenwriter and film producer (1894-1969)
1894 - 1969
film producerscreenwriter
Jessie Jack Hooper
Jessie Jack Hooper
American suffragist and peace campaigner
1865 - 1935
suffragettepolitician
Adrian Lynch
baseball player (1897-1934)
1897 - 1934
baseball player
John Porter Clark
American architect
1905 - 1991
architect
Elliot E. Cohen
American Magazine editor
1899 - 1959
journalist
Earl Whitehill
Earl Whitehill
American baseball player (1899-1954)
1899 - 1954
baseball player
Earl Walsh
Earl Walsh
American football coach (1899-1961)
1899 - 1961
American football playerhead coach
Dutch Levsen
Dutch Levsen
American baseball player (1898–1972)
1898 - 1972
baseball player
Charles Brookins
Charles Brookins
American hurdler
1899 - 1960
hurdler
Carl Randau
American playwright
1893 - 1969
journalist
Buck Shaw
Buck Shaw
American football player and coach (1899-1977)
1899 - 1977
American football playerAmerican football coach
Bill Wagner
American baseball player
1894 - 1951
baseball player
Bill Edgar
American football player (1898-1970)
1898 - 1970
American football player
Beardsley Ruml
American economist (1894-1960)
1894 - 1960
economist
Aubrey Devine
Aubrey Devine
American football and basketball player and coach (1897–1981)
1897 - 1981
American football coachathletics competitorbasketball coach
Art Reinhart
American baseball player
1899 - 1946
baseball player
Frank Miller
American newspaper cartoonist
1898 - 1949
cartoonistcomics artist
Yam Yaryan
Yam Yaryan
American baseball player (1892-1964)
1892 - 1964
baseball player
Thomas George Lanphier, Sr.
Thomas George Lanphier, Sr.
Major in the United States Army (1890-1972)
1890 - 1972
aircraft pilot
Ruth Suckow
American writer (1892-1960)
1892 - 1960
short story writernovelistwriter
Roy Crabb
Roy Crabb
American baseball player
1890 - 1940
baseball player
Raymond Haley
American baseball player (1891–1973)
1891 - 1973
baseball player
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