Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

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

Kristine Gebbie
Kristine Gebbie
Professor of nursing, nursing administrator (1943–2022)
1943 – 2022
university teachernurse
Harry Hershfield
Harry Hershfield
American artist and humorist (1885-1974)
1885 – 1974
humoristradio personalitycomics artist
Nate Kellogg
American baseball player
1858 – 1923
baseball player
Floy Little Bartlett
American composer (1883–1956)
1883 – 1956
authorcomposer
Dick Locher
cartoonist (1929-2017)
1929 – 2017
journalistcartoonistcomics artist
Dick Woodard
American football player (1926-2019)
1926 – 2019
American football player
Ike Armstrong
American football player and coach, basketball coach, track coach, college athletics administrator (1895-1983)
1895 – 1983
American football playerbasketball coach
William Mackintire Salter
William Mackintire Salter
American philosopher (1853-1931)
1853 – 1931
philosopher
Tom Farmer
Tom Farmer
American football player (1921-1980)
1921 – 1980
American football player
Michael J. Snarskis
American archeologist (1945-2011)
1945 – 2011
anthropologistarchaeologist
William Corwin Stuart
United States federal judge (1920–2010)
1920 – 2010
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Jerry Johnson
American football player (1894-1947)
1894 – 1947
American football player
Bernard F. Meyer
Catholic bishop
1891 – 1975
Catholic priestmissionary
Ken Nordine
American voiceover and recording artist
1920 – 2019
jazz musiciandub actorrecording artist
Imogene King
American nurse and nursing theorist (1923-2007)
1923 – 2007
nurse
Robert Presnell Sr
American screenwriter and film producer (1894-1969)
1894 – 1969
film producerscreenwriter
Adrian Lynch
baseball player (1897-1934)
1897 – 1934
baseball player
Kenneth Weishuhn
American teenager who is known for his suicide as a result of bullying for being a gay youth
1997 – 2012
schoolchild
Robert Dykstra
American basketball player (1922-1994)
1922 – 1994
basketball player
Betty Lee Babcock
American politician (1922-2013)
1922 – 2013
politician
Francis Junior Pierce
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1924 – 1986
military personnel
Paul T. Baker
American anthropologist
1927 – 2007
anthropologist
Thomas Jefferson Cowie
Thomas Jefferson Cowie
United States admiral (1857–1936)
1857 – 1936
military officer
Frank Springer
Frank Springer
American lawyer and paleontologist (1848–1927)
1848 – 1927
paleontologistjuristpolitician
Samuel Noordhoff
American orthopedic surgeon (1927-2018)
1927 – 2018
orthopedic surgeon
Margaret Collier Graham
Margaret Collier Graham
American short story writer
1850 – 1910
writer
Kate Tupper Galpin
Kate Tupper Galpin
educator and woman's club leader (1855-1905)
1855 – 1905
teacher
Gordon Locke
American football player and coach, lawyer (1898–1969)
1898 – 1969
American football playerlawyer
Donald R. Norland
American diplomat
1924 – 2006
diplomat
Ernest Oberholtzer
Ernest Oberholtzer
Explorer, author and conservationist (1884-1977)
1884 – 1977
conservationistarchitectphotographer
Ed Grothus
Ed Grothus
1923-2009 American machinist and activist
1923 – 2009
anti-nuclear activistpeace activistmachinist
Dan Grimm
former American football offensive linesman (1941-2018)
1941 – 2018
American football player
Everett Gendler
American rabbi
1928 – 2022
rabbi
Jessie Coles Grayson
Jessie Coles Grayson
African-American actress and singer (1886-1953)
1886 – 1953
actor
Dave Williams
Dave Williams
wide receiver
1945 – 2024
American football player
G. I. Williamson
American theologian (1925–2023)
1925 – 2023
theologian
Guy Gabrielson
American politician (1891-1976)
1891 – 1976
politician
George Roberts
American trombonist
1928 – 2014
jazz musician
George W. Webber
minister (1920-2010)
1920 – 2010
Protestant theologian
H.N. Swanson
H.N. Swanson
Literary agent, writer, screenwriter (1899-1991)
1899 – 1991
film producerjournalistliterary agent
Hilary Harris
American filmmaker (1929–1999)
1929 – 1999
film directordirectordocumentary filmmaker
Larry Lehman
American judge
1945 – 2004
lawyerjudge
Larry Lujack
Larry Lujack
American DJ
1940 – 2013
disc jockey
Donald A. Gurnett
Donald A. Gurnett
American plasma physics researcher
1940 – 2022
university teacherphysicist
Jane Wilson
American painter (1924-2015)
1924 – 2015
designerpainterartist
Jerry Groom
Jerry Groom
American football player (1929-2008)
1929 – 2008
American football player
William Gudykunst
sociologist (1947-2005)
1947 – 2005
sociologist
Hank Severeid
Hank Severeid
American baseball player (1891–1968)
1891 – 1968
baseball player
Howard Paul Savage
Howard Paul Savage
national commander of the American Legion from 1926 to 1927
1884 – 1944
businessperson
Pete Schmidt
baseball player (1890–1973)
1890 – 1973
baseball player
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