Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 3 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Constance Moore
Constance Moore
American actress and singer (1920-2005)
1920 – 2005
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Bill Daily
Bill Daily
American actor and writer (1927-2018)
1927 – 2018
jazz musiciantelevision actorfilm actor
David Drake
David Drake
American author of science fiction and fantasy literature (1945–2023)
1945 – 2023
science fiction writerfantasy authornovelist
Sharon Farrell
Sharon Farrell
American actress (1940–2023)
1940 – 2023
film actortelevision actorballet dancer
Stephen Paddock
American mass murderer (1953–2017)
1953 – 2017
poker playermass murdererreal estate entrepreneur
Clyde Cessna
Clyde Cessna
American aircraft designer (1879-1954)
1879 – 1954
design engineermilitary flight engineeraircraft pilot
Tiny Sandford
Tiny Sandford
American actor (1894-1961)
1894 – 1961
film actorstage actor
Don DeFore
Don DeFore
American actor (1913–1993)
1913 – 1993
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Patricia Barry
Patricia Barry
American actress (1922-2016)
1922 – 2016
television actorfilm actorstage actor
George Ryan
George Ryan
American politician: Governor of Illinois
1934 – 2025
pharmacistpolitician
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
American writer and photographer (1856-1928)
1856 – 1928
travelergeographerwriter
Billy Sunday
Billy Sunday
American evangelist and baseball player (1862-1935)
1862 – 1935
baseball playerwriter
Max O. Lorenz
American economist (1876–1959)
1876 – 1959
statisticianeconomist
Charles Edward Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam
American political scientist (1874-1953)
1874 – 1953
university teacherpolitical scientistscientist
Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler
Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler
American mathematician (1883–1966)
1883 – 1966
university teachermathematician
Clyde King
American rear admiral and rower (1898-1982)
1898 – 1982
rowermilitary officer
Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor
American actor (1907–1987)
1906 – 1987
television actorfilm actoractor
Clyde Kluckhohn
American anthropologist (1905–1960)
1905 – 1960
anthropologistsociologistethnologist
Hank Worden
Hank Worden
American actor (1901-1992)
1901 – 1992
film actortelevision actoractor
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
American actor (1914-1980)
1914 – 1980
television actorfilm actorstage actor
John Hospers
John Hospers
American philosopher and politician (1918–2011)
1918 – 2011
philosopherjournalistpolitical scientist
John S. McCain, Jr.
John S. McCain, Jr.
United States Navy admiral (1911-1981)
1911 – 1981
submarinermilitary officer
Edward J. Ruppelt
American UFO researcher (1923–1960)
1923 – 1960
ufologistair force officermilitary flight engineer
Robert H. Schuller
Robert H. Schuller
American television evangelist (1926–2015)
1926 – 2015
non-fiction writerparsonpastor
Edward C. Stone
Edward C. Stone
American space scientist (1936–2024)
1936 – 2024
project scientistsenior research fellowassistant professor
Halston
Halston
American fashion designer (1932-1990)
1932 – 1990
fashion designercostume designer
Stuart Margolin
American actor and director (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Clarence Dutton
Clarence Dutton
American geologist (1841–1912)
1841 – 1912
volcanologistgeographergeologist
Charles Fox Parham
Charles Fox Parham
American Charismatic preacher (1873–1929)
1873 – 1929
preacherclericmissionary
William Hamilton
William Hamilton
American athlete (1883-1955)
1883 – 1955
athletics competitor
Elsa Maxwell
Elsa Maxwell
American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess (1883–1963)
1883 – 1963
journalistsocialitecolumnist
Allie Morrison
Allie Morrison
Olympic wrestler (1904–1966)
1904 – 1966
amateur wrestler
Einar Haugen
American linguist (1906-1994)
1906 – 1994
philologistScandinavian studies scholarlexicographer
George Ball
George Ball
American diplomat (1909-1994)
1909 – 1994
diplomatjuristpolitician
Harriet Nelson
Harriet Nelson
American actress and singer (1909-1994)
1909 – 1994
film actortelevision actormusician
Robert D. Ray
Robert D. Ray
American lawyer; Governor of Iowa (1928-2018)
1928 – 2018
governorpoliticianlawyer
Gerald Guralnik
Gerald Guralnik
American physicist
1936 – 2014
theoretical physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Beverley Owen
Beverley Owen
American actress (1937–2019)
1937 – 2019
television actorstage actor
Janet Dailey
Janet Dailey
American writer (1944–2013)
1944 – 2013
novelistwriter
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Governor of Texas, Confederate States of America general, Texas A&M University president (1838-1898)
1838 – 1898
politician
Cap Anson
Cap Anson
American baseball player (1852–1922)
1852 – 1922
baseball player
Barton Warren Evermann
Barton Warren Evermann
American ichthyologist (1853–1932)
1853 – 1932
ichthyologistbotanical collectoruniversity teacher
John Campbell Merriam
John Campbell Merriam
American paleontologist (1869–1945)
1869 – 1945
science administratorpaleontologistuniversity teacher
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
American actor (1876–1916)
1876 – 1916
directorfilm actorstage actor
Ben F. Wilson
Ben F. Wilson
film director, film producer, screenwriter (1876-1930)
1876 – 1930
film directorfilm actorfilm producer
Herman Groman
Herman Groman
athletics competitor (1882–1954)
1882 – 1954
athletics competitor
James Norman Hall
James Norman Hall
American author (1887–1951)
1887 – 1951
autobiographernovelistaircraft pilot
Margarita Fischer
Margarita Fischer
American actress (1886–1975)
1886 – 1975
film actorstage actoractor
Everett Bradley
Everett Bradley
American pentathlete
1897 – 1969
athletics competitorpentathletegeologist
Charles Osborne
American man who had hiccups for 68 years straight (1894–1991)
1894 – 1991
farmer
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