Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

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

Wally Ulrich
professional golfer
1921 – 1995
golfer
Paul Kemp
American football player, coach, scout (1931-2014)
1931 – 2014
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
Ray Lemek
American football player (1934-2005)
1934 – 2005
American football player
Rod Nichols
American baseball player
1964 – 2025
baseball player
Richard Snell
American criminal (1930-1995)
1930 – 1995
journalistspree killer
Richard Threlkeld
American television news correspondent (1937–2012)
1937 – 2012
journalistwar correspondent
Andy Thompson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
1963 – 2020
politician
Robert D. Gaylor
Robert D. Gaylor
Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force
1930 – 2024
military personnel
Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan
United States Judge (1859–1948)
1859 – 1948
judge
Spike Nelson
American football player and coach (1906–1998)
1906 – 1998
American football coachmilitary officer
Jesse Duryea
Jesse Duryea
Major League Baseball pitcher (1859–1942)
1859 – 1942
baseball player
W. L. Mooty
W. L. Mooty
American politician
1906 – 1992
politicianlawyer
Bob Hager
Bob Hager
American politician
1961 – 2025
politician
William Blakely Jones
United States federal judge (1907–1979)
1907 – 1979
lawyerjudge
William C. Palmer
William C. Palmer
American painter and educator (1906–1987)
1906 – 1987
painter
William Cook Hanson
William Cook Hanson
United States federal judge (1909–1995)
1909 – 1995
lawyerjudge
George E. Q. Johnson
American lawyer (1874-1949)
1874 – 1949
lawyerjudge
Helen Brockman
Helen Brockman
American fashion designer
1902 – 2008
fashion designer
Roger Barkley
American radio personality
1936 – 1997
radio personality
Wes Whitead
Wes Whitead
American politician (1933–2024)
1933 – 2024
politician
Jacob Earl Fickel
Jacob Earl Fickel
Air Force General
1883 – 1956
military flight engineermilitary officerengineer
James Martin
American politician and information technology consultant from Maine
1965 – 2018
politician
Carl Randau
American playwright
1893 – 1969
journalist
Loleta Fyan
Loleta Fyan
American librarian
1894 – 1990
librarian
Lyle Goodhue
Lyle Goodhue
American inventor
1903 – 1981
inventor
Guy D. Smith
soil scientist (1907–1981)
1907 – 1981
soil scientist
Frederick W. Houser
Frederick W. Houser
American judge (1871-1942)
1871 – 1942
politicianlawyerjudge
Merrill G. Burlingame
Merrill G. Burlingame
American historian
1901 – 1994
historian
George Sherwin Simonds
George Sherwin Simonds
United States Army general (1874-1938)
1874 – 1938
military officer
Robert K. Brayton
American computer scientist
1933 – 2025
university teachercomputer scientist
Ted Sloan
American football player and coach (1903-1984)
1903 – 1984
American football playerpolitician
John P. Yount
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1850 – 1872
military personnel
Edward Kern
Edward Kern
American politician
1860 – 1912
politician
Gus Thompson
Major League Baseball pitcher (1877-1958)
1877 – 1958
baseball player
Fred Dayton Lambert
American botanist (1871-1931)
1871 – 1931
botanistbotanical collector
Albert C. Willford
Albert C. Willford
American politician (1877-1937)
1877 – 1937
politician
J. E. Wallace Wallin
American psychologist
1876 – 1969
psychologist
Helen Sherman Griffith
Helen Sherman Griffith
American author and playwright
1873 – 1961
playwrightwriter
Red Downs
Red Downs
American baseball player (1883–1939)
1883 – 1939
baseball player
Jack Hamilton
American baseball player
1938 – 2018
baseball player
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
Albert B. Reagan
Professor Brigham Young University, anthropologist, author
1871 – 1936
anthropologistpaleobotanist
John R. McCarl
John R. McCarl
Comptroller General of the United States (1879–1940)
1879 – 1940
lawyer
William Remsburg Grove
William Remsburg Grove
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1872 – 1952
military personnel
Jim Halligan
Jim Halligan
American politician
1936 – 2022
politician
Alan Shirley
American politician
1937 – 2004
politicianlawyer
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