Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

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

Robert E. Langdon, Jr.
American architect
1916 – 2004
architect
Art Stoefen
Art Stoefen
American basketball player (1914-1995)
1914 – 1995
basketball player
Gene Ford
American baseball player (1912-1970)
1912 – 1970
baseball player
Bill Wagner
American baseball player
1894 – 1951
baseball player
Harry Stella
American football player (1916-1997)
1916 – 1997
American football player
Robert Martin
Robert Martin
Tuskegee Airman
1919 – 2018
aircraft pilot
Byron G. Allen
Byron G. Allen
American politician
1901 – 1988
journalistpolitician
J. Thomas Rosch
J. Thomas Rosch
American federal trade commissioner (1939-2016)
1939 – 2016
lawyer
Chris Street
American basketball player
1972 – 1993
basketball player
Thomas R. Limerick
Thomas R. Limerick
American criminal (1903-1938)
1903 – 1938
criminal
Jack Pardee
Jack Pardee
American football player and coach (1936-2013)
1936 – 2013
American football coachAmerican football player
Mira Bellwether
American author (1982–2022)
1982 – 2022
writer
Alfred S. Bennett
Alfred S. Bennett
American judge
1854 – 1925
politicianlawyerjudge
Bill Edgar
American football player (1898-1970)
1898 – 1970
American football player
Daniel Webster Warner
Daniel Webster Warner
Canadian politician (1857-1933)
1857 – 1933
cattle rancherfarmerpolitician
Irene Cozad
Irene Cozad
American pianist, piano teacher, and composer
1888 – 1970
composer
Joe Hoerner
Joe Hoerner
American baseball player (1936-1996)
1936 – 1996
baseball player
Ab Saunders
Ab Saunders
American outlaw (1851–1883)
1851 – 1883
cowboy
Beardsley Ruml
American economist (1894-1960)
1894 – 1960
economist
Emory Jenison Pike
Emory Jenison Pike
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1876–1918)
1876 – 1918
military personnel
Mike McMichael
American basketball player
1915 – 1997
basketball player
Kathryn Ferguson Fink
American biochemist
1917 – 1989
biochemist
John Orr Young
American advertiser (1886-1976)
1886 – 1976
advertising person
Shirley Briggs
American artist, photographer, writer, editor, and naturalist
1918 – 2004
environmentalist
Sandy Sandberg
American football player (1910-1989)
1910 – 1989
American football player
Judy Lee Klemesrud
American journalist
1939 – 1985
journalist
Charles W. Thompson
American politician (1867-1950)
1867 – 1950
politician
Fred Grafft
American basketball player (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
basketball player
Karl Greenwald
Karl Greenwald
American equestrian (1888-1986)
1888 – 1986
equestrianmilitary officer
Max Ferguson Schneider
American military officer
1912 – 1959
military officer
Edwin Perkins
American inventor
1889 – 1961
inventor
Paul Cain
American writer (1902–1966)
1902 – 1966
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Donald D. Clayton
Donald D. Clayton
American astrophysicist (1935–2024)
1935 – 2024
university teacherastrophysicistphysicist
Carl A. Youngdale
Carl A. Youngdale
U.S. Marine Corps Major General
1912 – 1993
military personnel
Donna Nalewaja
American politician and real estate broker
1939 – 2021
politician
Louise Fitch
Louise Fitch
(1914-1996) actress
1914 – 1996
television actoractor
Warren Earp
Warren Earp
American lawman
1855 – 1900
Cliff Carroll
Cliff Carroll
Major League Baseball player
1859 – 1923
baseball player
Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
American nurse, educator and researcher
1914 – 2005
nurse
David L. Dunlap
David L. Dunlap
American football player and coach, athletic administrator, and physician (1877-1954)
1877 – 1954
American football playerbasketball coach
Florence King
Florence King
first American woman patent attorney (1870–1924)
1870 – 1924
lawyer
Clyde Williams
Clyde Williams
College sports coach (1879-1938)
1879 – 1938
basketball coach
Floyd Peters
American football player and coach (1936-2008)
1936 – 2008
American football player
Clarence Whitehill
Clarence Whitehill
American opera singer
1871 – 1932
opera singer
Charles Almon Dewey
United States federal judge
1877 – 1958
lawyerjudge
Arch W. McFarlane
Arch W. McFarlane
American politician
1885 – 1960
politician
Bradford Knapp
Bradford Knapp
American academic
1870 – 1938
academic administratoruniversity presidentresearcher
Bill Hoffer
Bill Hoffer
American baseball player
1870 – 1959
baseball player
Mary Clem
American mathematician
1905 – 1979
computerstatisticianmathematician
Francis B. Francois
Francis B. Francois
American engineer, patent lawyer and politician (1934-2021)
1934 – 2021
engineerpoliticianlawyer
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