Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

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

Sherry Edmundson Fry
American artist (1879-1966)
1879 - 1966
sculptor
Samuel Hardman West
Samuel Hardman West
American judge
1872 - 1938
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert L. Burns
Robert L. Burns
American politician in California (1876-1955)
1876 - 1955
politician
Pierre Bernard
Pierre Bernard
yoga and tantra teacher (1875–1955)
1875 - 1955
yoga instructor
Bernard F. Meyer
Catholic bishop
1891 - 1975
Catholic priestmissionary
Richard Threlkeld
American television news correspondent (1937–2012)
1937 - 2012
journalistwar correspondent
John G. Lorber
John G. Lorber
United States general
1941 - 2021
military officer
John Meyers
John Meyers
American football player (1940-1998)
1940 - 1998
American football playerbasketball player
Emory Jenison Pike
Emory Jenison Pike
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1876–1918)
1876 - 1918
military personnel
Kristine Gebbie
Kristine Gebbie
Professor of nursing, nursing administrator (1943–2022)
1943 - 2022
university teachernurse
Algernon Lee
Algernon Lee
American politician, educator, and journalist
1873 - 1954
journalistpoliticianteacher
David L. Dunlap
David L. Dunlap
American football player and coach, athletic administrator, and physician (1877-1954)
1877 - 1954
American football playerbasketball coach
Michael J. Snarskis
American archeologist (1945-2011)
1945 - 2011
anthropologistarchaeologist
Clyde Williams
Clyde Williams
College sports coach (1879-1938)
1879 - 1938
basketball coach
Clarence Whitehill
Clarence Whitehill
American opera singer
1871 - 1932
opera singer
Charles Almon Dewey
United States federal judge
1877 - 1958
lawyerjudge
William Marion Ramsey
American judge
1846 - 1937
politicianlawyerjudge
Dan Grimm
former American football offensive linesman (1941-2018)
1941 - 2018
American football player
Bradford Knapp
Bradford Knapp
American academic
1870 - 1938
academic administratoruniversity presidentresearcher
Dave Williams
Dave Williams
wide receiver
1945 - 2024
American football player
James F. Watson
James F. Watson
American judge (1840–1897)
1840 - 1897
politicianlawyerjudge
Helaman Pratt
Helaman Pratt
American Mormon leader (1846-1909)
1846 - 1909
missionary
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
William Gudykunst
sociologist (1947-2005)
1947 - 2005
sociologist
Augustus C. Kinney
American physician (1845-1908)
1845 - 1908
physician
Edward B. Watson
Edward B. Watson
American judge
1844 - 1915
lawyerjudge
Suzanne M. Bianchi
American statistician, sociologist and demographer
1952 - 2013
statisticiansociologistdemographer
Thomas Jefferson Majors
Thomas Jefferson Majors
American politician (1841–1932)
1841 - 1932
politician
John Landon
John Landon
American politician of Iowa
1950 - 2021
politician
Frank Springer
Frank Springer
American lawyer and paleontologist (1848–1927)
1848 - 1927
paleontologistjuristpolitician
Bill Northey
Bill Northey
American politician in Iowa (1959-2024)
1959 - 2024
William C. Palmer
William C. Palmer
American painter and educator (1906–1987)
1906 - 1987
painter
Mary Harris
Mary Harris
American murderer
1843
clerk
Bill Hoffer
Bill Hoffer
American baseball player
1870 - 1959
baseball player
Don Black
American baseball player (1917-1959)
1917 - 1959
baseball player
Alice Cooper
American sculptor
1875 - 1937
sculptor
Margaret Mann
Margaret Mann
American library science pioneer (1873-1960)
1873 - 1960
librarian
Albert J. Goddard
Albert J. Goddard
American politician (1863-1958)
1863 - 1958
politician
John Shifflett
John Shifflett
American jazz musician
1953 - 2017
bassist
A. B. Potter
American football coach (1872–1961)
1872 - 1961
American football coachhead coachdentist
Mike Stensrud
American football player
1956 - 2024
American football player
Mila Tupper Maynard
Mila Tupper Maynard
American Unitarian minister, writer, social reformer and suffragist
1864 - 1926
suffragistjournalistuniversity teacher
Matthew M. Joyce
Matthew M. Joyce
United States federal judge
1877 - 1956
lawyerjudge
Ida Sedgwick Proper
American painter, 1873-1957
1873 - 1957
suffragistpainterartist
Rod Nichols
American baseball player
1964 - 2025
baseball player
Andy Thompson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
1963 - 2020
politician
Louis Boisot
Louis Boisot
American banker (1856-1933)
1856 - 1933
banker
James Martin
American politician and information technology consultant from Maine
1965 - 2018
politician
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