Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 26 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Forrest Shaklee
Forrest Shaklee
American chiropractor, philosopher and entrepreneur
1894 - 1985
entrepreneur
Rose Connor
American architect (1892–1970)
1892 - 1970
architect
Elwood Brown
Elwood Brown
College basketball coach
1883 - 1924
basketball coach
Barry Ackerley
Seattle SuperSonics owner, businessman
1934 - 2011
businessperson
Edwin Perkins
American inventor
1889 - 1961
inventor
E. J. Mather
E. J. Mather
American college football coach, college basketball coach (1887–1928)
1887 - 1928
American football coachbasketball coach
Agnes Allen
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
1930 - 2012
baseball playerphysiotherapist
Alfred Balk
American non-fiction writer
1930 - 2010
journalist
Danny Moeller
Danny Moeller
American baseball player
1885 - 1951
baseball player
Bill Woodhouse
American sprinter
1936 - 2014
sprinter
William Mackintire Salter
William Mackintire Salter
American philosopher (1853-1931)
1853 - 1931
philosopher
Thomas Jefferson Cowie
Thomas Jefferson Cowie
United States admiral (1857–1936)
1857 - 1936
military officer
Clarke Beard
American middle-distance runner
1884 - 1978
middle-distance runner
Imogene King
American nurse and nursing theorist (1923-2007)
1923 - 2007
nurse
Charles G. Boyd
Charles G. Boyd
American retired four star general in the US Air Force
1938 - 2022
military officer
Curtis LeRoy Hansen
Curtis LeRoy Hansen
United States federal judge
1933 - 2023
lawyerjudge
George Willis Botsford
George Willis Botsford
American historian of antiquity (1862–1917)
1862 - 1917
historian
Buster Brown
professional baseball player who played pitcher in the U.S. Major Leagues from 1905-1913
1881 - 1914
baseball player
Bert Kelly
Bert Kelly
American jazz musician and bandleader
1882 - 1968
jazz musicianbandleader
Margaret Collier Graham
Margaret Collier Graham
American short story writer
1850 - 1910
writer
Joseph Blick
American architect (1867-1947)
1867 - 1947
architect
Don Denkinger
American baseball umpire
1936 - 2023
referee
Ben Reeves
Ben Reeves
American baseball player
1887
baseball player
Coleen Seng
American politician
1936 - 2025
politician
Babe Towne
Babe Towne
American baseball player (1880-1938)
1880 - 1938
baseball player
Avery Craven
American historian (1885-1980)
1885 - 1980
historian
Fred Windemere
American actor and director
1892 - 1970
film directoractor
Jacob Earl Fickel
Jacob Earl Fickel
Air Force General
1883 - 1956
military flight engineermilitary officerengineer
J. H. Wallis
American writer
1885 - 1958
novelistcrime fiction writerpoet
Harry Hansen
American writer (1884-1977)
1884 - 1977
literary historianliterary criticjournalist
Grace McDaniels
American entertainer
1888 - 1958
circus performer
Robert E. Langdon, Jr.
American architect
1916 - 2004
architect
Ernest Oberholtzer
Ernest Oberholtzer
Explorer, author and conservationist (1884-1977)
1884 - 1977
conservationistarchitectphotographer
Edward Kern
Edward Kern
American politician
1860 - 1912
politician
Edward Bruce Douglas
American sculptor
1886 - 1946
sculptor
Crete Cage
American journalist and clubwoman (1881-1968)
1881 - 1968
clubwomanjournalist
Nate Kellogg
American baseball player
1858 - 1923
baseball player
Karl Greenwald
Karl Greenwald
American equestrian (1888-1986)
1888 - 1986
equestrianmilitary officer
Jessie Coles Grayson
Jessie Coles Grayson
African-American actress and singer (1886-1953)
1886 - 1953
actor
Keith Yandell
American philosopher
1938 - 2020
philosopheracademic
Floy Little Bartlett
American composer (1883–1956)
1883 - 1956
authorcomposer
Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard
American occultist
1886 - 1971
religious leaderoccultistharpist
Leo Lewis
Player of American and Canadian football (1933-2013)
1933 - 2013
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Max D. Barnes
American musician
1936 - 2004
songwriter
Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen
Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen
US Air Force officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor (1934-1987)
1934 - 1987
military officer
John P. Yount
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1850 - 1872
military personnel
Paul Kemp
American football player, coach, scout (1931-2014)
1931 - 2014
American football playerhead coach
Honoré Willsie Morrow
Honoré Willsie Morrow
American novelist, short story writer, magazine editor (1880-1940)
1880 - 1940
short story writermagazine editornovelist
M. L. Wilson
M. L. Wilson
(1885-1969)
1885 - 1969
Ray Lemek
American football player (1934-2005)
1934 - 2005
American football player
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