Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 29 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Don Black
American baseball player (1917-1959)
1917 – 1959
baseball player
Donald Allen
American editor, publisher and translator
1912 – 2004
publisherliterary criticeditor
Red Morgan
American baseball player (1883–1981)
1883 – 1981
baseball player
Roger Thomas Foley
United States federal judge (1886-1974)
1886 – 1974
lawyerjudge
Ed Beisser
Ed Beisser
All-American basketball player at Creighton University.
1919 – 2000
basketball player
Joseph C. Johnston
American lawyer
1938 – 2015
politicianlawyer
Lawrence F. Scalise
Lawrence F. Scalise
American politician (1933-2015)
1933 – 2015
politician
William L. Allen
William L. Allen
American football player and coach
1877 – 1907
head coach
Sigmund Harris
American football player and coach (1883-1964)
1883 – 1964
American football player
Tom Walsh
Tom Walsh
American baseball player (1885-1963)
1885 – 1963
baseball player
Ed Skinner
American lawyer and politician (1936-2015)
1936 – 2015
politicianlawyer
William John Keefe
United States Judge (1873-1955)
1873 – 1955
judge
Ivan Combe
American businessman (1911–2000)
1911 – 2000
businessperson
James T. Klein
American politician (1937–2022)
1937 – 2022
film directorpolitician
Jack Halloran
American composer and choral director (1916-1997)
1916 – 1997
vocal arrangermusic arrangerchoir director
Mark McCormick
American judge
1933 – 2025
politicianjudge
Duane Acker
Duane Acker
American academic
1931 – 2024
Walt McCredie
Walt McCredie
American baseball player (1876–1934)
1876 – 1934
baseball player
Norman Jesse
Norman Jesse
American politician
1937 – 2000
politician
Edwin N. Clark
Edwin N. Clark
United States general
1902 – 1982
military personnellawyer
Sherry Edmundson Fry
American artist (1879-1966)
1879 – 1966
sculptor
Samuel Hardman West
Samuel Hardman West
American judge
1872 – 1938
politicianlawyerjudge
Eugene Burdick
American novelist, political scientist (1918–1965)
1918 – 1965
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Robert L. Burns
Robert L. Burns
American politician in California (1876-1955)
1876 – 1955
politician
Milt Gantenbein
American football player (1910-1988)
1910 – 1988
American football player
Roy L. Williams
Roy L. Williams
American labor leader, president of the Teamsters (1915–1989)
1915 – 1989
trade unionist
Donald L. Campbell
American chemical engineer (1904–2002)
1904 – 2002
chemist
Pierre Bernard
Pierre Bernard
yoga and tantra teacher (1875–1955)
1875 – 1955
yoga instructor
Buck Shaw
Buck Shaw
American football player and coach (1899-1977)
1899 – 1977
American football playerAmerican football coach
Frank Leverett
Frank Leverett
American geologist who specialised in glaciology
1859 – 1943
researcherglaciologistgeologist
Scott Bloomquist
Scott Bloomquist
American racing driver
1963 – 2024
racing driver
Ella E. McBride
Ella E. McBride
American photographer (1862–1965)
1862 – 1965
mountaineerteacherphotographer
George H. McManus
George H. McManus
U.S. Army general
1867 – 1954
military officer
William S. Allen
William S. Allen
American politician (1857-1926)
1857 – 1926
politicianlawyer
Dick Nesbitt
Dick Nesbitt
American football player (1907-1962)
1907 – 1962
American football player
Denny Myers
American football player and coach (1905-1957)
1905 – 1957
American football coachAmerican football playermilitary officer
David L. Sleeper
David L. Sleeper
Ohio Legislator (1856-1914)
1856 – 1914
politicianlawyer
Cliff Knox
American baseball player
1902 – 1965
baseball player
Peg Mullen
American antiwar activist (1917–2009)
1917 – 2009
peace activistwriter
Charles R. Scott
American judge
1905 – 1983
lawyerjudge
Jessie Jack Hooper
Jessie Jack Hooper
American suffragist and peace campaigner
1865 – 1935
suffragettepolitician
John O. Miner
United States admiral (1910-1999)
1910 – 1999
military officer
Julia Ellen Rogers
American writer and teacher (1866-1958)
1866 – 1958
botanistbotanical collectorteacher
William Tubby
William Tubby
American architect
1858 – 1944
architect
Ned Harris
American baseball player (1916-1976)
1916 – 1976
baseball player
Cato Sells
Cato Sells
American government official
1859 – 1948
lawyer
Inez Asher
screenwriter, playwright, novelist
1911 – 2006
novelistchildren's writerplaywright
C. Maxwell Stanley
American engineer, industrialist and peace activist
1904 – 1984
peace activistcivil engineerengineer
Dick Barber
American long jumper (1910-1983)
1910 – 1983
long jumper
Bill Tilghman
Bill Tilghman
American lawman, gunfighter, and politician
1854 – 1924
directorfilm directorpolitician
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