Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 28 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Gus Thompson
Major League Baseball pitcher (1877-1958)
1877 - 1958
baseball player
Floyd Peters
American football player and coach (1936-2008)
1936 - 2008
American football player
Francis B. Francois
Francis B. Francois
American engineer, patent lawyer and politician (1934-2021)
1934 - 2021
engineerpoliticianlawyer
Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan
United States Judge (1859–1948)
1859 - 1948
judge
George Sherwin Simonds
George Sherwin Simonds
United States Army general (1874-1938)
1874 - 1938
military officer
George Gardner Fagg
George Gardner Fagg
United States federal judge
1934 - 2015
lawyerjudge
David L. Sleeper
David L. Sleeper
Ohio Legislator (1856-1914)
1856 - 1914
politicianlawyer
George E. Q. Johnson
American lawyer (1874-1949)
1874 - 1949
lawyerjudge
George W. Healey
medal of Honor recipient
1842 - 1913
Richard E. Myers
Richard E. Myers
American politician in the state of Iowa
1934 - 2026
politicianbusinessperson
Daniel Webster Warner
Daniel Webster Warner
Canadian politician (1857-1933)
1857 - 1933
cattle rancherfarmerpolitician
Mary Hamilton
Mary Hamilton
American civil rights activist (1935-2002)
1935 - 2002
Beulah Gundling
Beulah Gundling
American synchronized swimmer (1916-2003)
1916 - 2003
swimmersynchronized swimmerchoreographer
Jack Justin Stiffler
Jack Justin Stiffler
American electrical engineer, computer scientist and entrepreneur
1934 - 2019
electrical engineercomputer scientist
Verne Clemons
Verne Clemons
American baseball player (1891–1959)
1891 - 1959
baseball player
Esther Coopersmith
Esther Coopersmith
American diplomat (1930–2024)
1930 - 2024
diplomat
Denis Menke
Denis Menke
American Major League Baseball player (1940-2020)
1940 - 2020
baseball player
Dick Kenworthy
American baseball player
1941 - 2010
baseball player
Don Eddy
baseball player (1946–2018)
1946 - 2018
baseball player
Duane Benson
Duane Benson
American football player (1945-2019)
1945 - 2019
American football playerpolitician
Louis Pelzer
American history professor
1879 - 1946
historian
Fred Baron
Fred Baron
American lawyer
1947 - 2008
lawyer
Greg Thayer
Major League Baseball pitcher
1949 - 2025
baseball player
Frederick W. Houser
Frederick W. Houser
American judge (1871-1942)
1871 - 1942
politicianlawyerjudge
Jeff Jacobson
American photographer (1946–2020)
1946 - 2020
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Cliff Carroll
Cliff Carroll
Major League Baseball player
1859 - 1923
baseball player
Fred Dayton Lambert
American botanist (1871-1931)
1871 - 1931
botanistbotanical collector
Florence King
Florence King
first American woman patent attorney (1870–1924)
1870 - 1924
lawyer
Howard D. Taylor
Howard D. Taylor
American politician
1878 - 1944
politician
Jay Roberts
American gridiron football player (1942-2010)
1942 - 2010
basketball playerAmerican football player
Albert C. Willford
Albert C. Willford
American politician (1877-1937)
1877 - 1937
politician
David Maxwell
David Maxwell
American politician
1943 - 2024
politician
Edward Bechly
Edward Bechly
American editor
1874 - 1945
publishereditorjournalist
Jeanne Elizabeth Wier
Jeanne Elizabeth Wier
United States teacher and historian (1870-1950)
1870 - 1950
suffragisthistorian
Wilfred Blatherwick
American tennis player
1870 - 1956
tennis player
Tony Baker
American football player (1945-1998)
1945 - 1998
American football player
Jim McAndrew
Jim McAndrew
American baseball player (1944–2024)
1944 - 2024
baseball player
Jim Van Engelenhoven
Jim Van Engelenhoven
American politician (1943–2021)
1943 - 2021
politician
Wilson W. Hoover
American jurist
1849 - 1926
judge
Albert B. Reagan
Professor Brigham Young University, anthropologist, author
1871 - 1936
anthropologistpaleobotanist
Jack Dittmer
Jack Dittmer
American baseball player
1928 - 2014
baseball playerbasketball player
John R. McCarl
John R. McCarl
Comptroller General of the United States (1879–1940)
1879 - 1940
lawyer
Mark Zieman
Mark Zieman
Iowa State Senator
1945 - 2019
politician
Mary Lundby
Mary Lundby
American politician (1948-2009)
1948 - 2009
politician
Bob Hager
Bob Hager
American politician
1961 - 2025
politician
William Remsburg Grove
William Remsburg Grove
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1872 - 1952
military personnel
Robert W. Pratt
District Judge
1947 - 2026
lawyerjudge
William L. Allen
William L. Allen
American football player and coach
1877 - 1907
head coach
William John Keefe
United States Judge (1873-1955)
1873 - 1955
judge
Walt McCredie
Walt McCredie
American baseball player (1876–1934)
1876 - 1934
baseball player
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