Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 31 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles Wycliffe Joiner
Charles Wycliffe Joiner
United States federal judge
1916 - 2017
lawyerjudge
Max Ferguson Schneider
American military officer
1912 - 1959
military officer
Anna Capkova-Vostrovska
Anna Capkova-Vostrovska
American author
1866 - 1956
opinion journalistwriter
Fred Grafft
American basketball player (1912-1993)
1912 - 1993
basketball player
Sandy Sandberg
American football player (1910-1989)
1910 - 1989
American football player
William Wade Hinshaw
William Wade Hinshaw
American opera singer
1867 - 1947
genealogistopera singer
A. Starker Leopold
A. Starker Leopold
American writer and scientist (1913-1983)
1913 - 1983
ecologistconservationistzoologist
Allan Carpenter
American writer
1917 - 2002
teacherwriter
Alvin Etler
American composer and musician
1913 - 1973
oboistcomposer
Arlo L. Olson
Arlo L. Olson
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1918 - 1943
military personnel
Ben F. Laposky
American visual artist
1914 - 2000
visual artistmathematician
Benton J. Underwood
American psychologist
1915 - 1994
psychologist
John Nicholas Ringling
John Nicholas Ringling
American businessman (1866-1936)
1866 - 1936
circus directorart collector
Henry W. Wright
Henry W. Wright
American politician (1868–1948)
1868 - 1948
politician
Shirley Briggs
American artist, photographer, writer, editor, and naturalist
1918 - 2004
environmentalist
Russell W. Volckmann
Russell W. Volckmann
American general
1911 - 1982
soldier
Ruth M. Jefford
Air taxi pilot, violinist
1914 - 2007
aircraft pilotmusician
Kathryn Ferguson Fink
American biochemist
1917 - 1989
biochemist
Silvia Richards
American screenwriter
1916 - 1999
screenwriter
Mike McMichael
American basketball player
1915 - 1997
basketball player
Robert Martin
Robert Martin
Tuskegee Airman
1919 - 2018
aircraft pilot
Herman C. Baehr
Herman C. Baehr
American mayor (1866–1942)
1866 - 1942
politician
Henry D. Miller
American politician (1867–1945)
1867 - 1945
politician
Harry Stella
American football player (1916-1997)
1916 - 1997
American football player
Gene Ford
American baseball player (1912-1970)
1912 - 1970
baseball player
Art Stoefen
Art Stoefen
American basketball player (1914-1995)
1914 - 1995
basketball player
George Windle Read
George Windle Read
United States general
1860 - 1934
military officer
Dick Barber
American long jumper (1910-1983)
1910 - 1983
long jumper
Homer John Scoggan
Canadian botanist and mycologist (1911-1986)
1911 - 1986
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Inez Asher
screenwriter, playwright, novelist
1911 - 2006
novelistchildren's writerplaywright
Ned Harris
American baseball player (1916-1976)
1916 - 1976
baseball player
William Menster
American priest and writer
1913 - 2007
Catholic priest
John O. Miner
United States admiral (1910-1999)
1910 - 1999
military officer
Peg Mullen
American antiwar activist (1917–2009)
1917 - 2009
peace activistwriter
Jack E. Conger
Jack E. Conger
American flying ace
1921 - 2006
aircraft pilotUnited States Naval Aviatormilitary personnel
Rene Carpenter
Rene Carpenter
member of the Astronaut Wives Club
1928 - 2020
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
Eugene Burdick
American novelist, political scientist (1918–1965)
1918 - 1965
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Jack Halloran
American composer and choral director (1916-1997)
1916 - 1997
vocal arrangermusic arrangerchoir director
Ivan Combe
American businessman (1911–2000)
1911 - 2000
businessperson
Ed Beisser
Ed Beisser
All-American basketball player at Creighton University.
1919 - 2000
basketball player
Donald Allen
American editor, publisher and translator
1912 - 2004
publisherliterary criticeditor
Ted Sloan
American football player and coach (1903-1984)
1903 - 1984
American football playerpolitician
Merrill G. Burlingame
Merrill G. Burlingame
American historian
1901 - 1994
historian
Guy D. Smith
soil scientist (1907–1981)
1907 - 1981
soil scientist
Lyle Goodhue
Lyle Goodhue
American inventor
1903 - 1981
inventor
Helen Brockman
Helen Brockman
American fashion designer
1902 - 2008
fashion designer
William Cook Hanson
William Cook Hanson
United States federal judge (1909–1995)
1909 - 1995
lawyerjudge
William Blakely Jones
United States federal judge (1907–1979)
1907 - 1979
lawyerjudge
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