Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 30 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Frank R. Baker
Frank R. Baker
American politician (1861-1952)
1861 - 1952
politician
Louis Bowem Lawton
Louis Bowem Lawton
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1872-1949)
1872 - 1949
military personnel
Louis Bauman
Louis Bauman
American minister
1875 - 1950
writer
Scott Bloomquist
Scott Bloomquist
American racing driver
1963 - 2024
racing driver
John Terry
American baseball player
1879 - 1933
baseball player
Chris Street
American basketball player
1972 - 1993
basketball player
James Francis Barker
James Francis Barker
American artist (1871-1950)
1871 - 1950
painter
J. L. Wilkinson
J. L. Wilkinson
Baseball executive (1878-1964)
1878 - 1964
baseball player
Anne Belle Stone
American painter
1874 - 1949
painter
Karl Young
American professor of English, medievalist, and theatre historian
1879 - 1943
liturgist
Adelaide Dutcher
physician and public health worker
1873 - 1937
physician
Mira Bellwether
American author (1982–2022)
1982 - 2022
writer
Kenneth Weishuhn
American teenager who is known for his suicide as a result of bullying for being a gay youth
1997 - 2012
schoolchild
Wally Ulrich
professional golfer
1921 - 1995
golfer
Orfa Jean Shontz
Orfa Jean Shontz
American attorney and municipal judge
1876 - 1954
lawyerjudge
Elmina Wilson
(1870-1918)
1870 - 1918
civil engineersuffragetteengineer
Hubert Allison Allen
Hubert Allison Allen
American general who served during World War I
1872 - 1942
military officer
Charles Herschel Sisam
American mathematician
1879 - 1964
university teachermathematician
Oskar Augustus Johannsen
entomologist
1870 - 1961
entomologist
Hanna Astrup Larsen
Norwegian-American author and biographer
1873 - 1945
editing staffjournalistbiographer
Kink Richards
American football player (1910-1976)
1910 - 1976
American football player
Kermit Tyler
Kermit Tyler
Recipient of the Legion of Merit (1913 – 2010)
1913 - 2010
military officer
Lester Menke
Lester Menke
American politician in Iowa (1918-2016)
1918 - 2016
politician
Loras Thomas Lane
Catholic bishop
1910 - 1968
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Leslie Gillett
American football player and coach (1881–1969)
1881 - 1969
head coach
Margaret Keyes
American academic
1918 - 2015
university teacher
Keith Robertson
American children's writer
1914 - 1991
young adult authorcrime fiction writernovelist
Leo Meyer
American baseball player
1888 - 1968
baseball player
Merle Miller
American novelist and writer on homosexuality
1919 - 1986
novelistbiographerwriter
John H. Kemble
American historian
1912 - 1990
historian
Paul Dixon
Paul Dixon
American television personality (1918–1974)
1918 - 1974
news presenter
John Torrence Tate, Sr.
American physicist (1889-1950)
1889 - 1950
physicist
John Bushemi
American photographer and filmmaker (1917-1944)
1917 - 1944
photographer
Raymond Eugene Plummer
American lawyer and jurist (1913–1987)
1913 - 1987
politicianlawyerjudge
Red Anderson
Professional baseball player and United States Navy personnel (1912–1972)
1912 - 1972
baseball player
Joe Hatten
American baseball player (1916-1988)
1916 - 1988
baseball player
James David Ramage
James David Ramage
American admiral (1916-2012)
1916 - 2012
military officer
Robert Lawrence Balzer
Robert Lawrence Balzer
American journalist (1912-2011)
1912 - 2011
winemakerjournalistauthor
Bill Zuber
Bill Zuber
American baseball pitcher (1913-1982)
1913 - 1982
baseball player
John Oxley
American long jumper (1881-1925)
1881 - 1925
athletics competitor
Bruce Chase
American composer (1912-2001)
1912 - 2001
composer
Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
American nurse, educator and researcher
1914 - 2005
nurse
Cletus F. O'Donnell
Catholic bishop (1917-1992)
1917 - 1992
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Louise Fitch
Louise Fitch
(1914-1996) actress
1914 - 1996
television actoractor
John O. Bailey
American judge and politician in the state of Oregon
1880 - 1959
politicianlawyerjudge
Daniel Rhodes
Daniel Rhodes
American potter (1911-1989)
1911 - 1989
ceramicistpainter
Davis Allen
American interior designer and furniture designer (1916–1999)
1916 - 1999
furniture designerinterior designer
Jay Mack Love
American football player and coach (1883–1935)
1883 - 1935
head coach
Carl A. Youngdale
Carl A. Youngdale
U.S. Marine Corps Major General
1912 - 1993
military personnel
Charles Grayson
American writer
1910 - 2009
collectorphysicianwriter
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