Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 4 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Cap Anson
Cap Anson
American baseball player (1852–1922)
1852 – 1922
baseball player
Bruce Charles Heezen
American geologist (1924-1977)
1924 – 1977
oceanographergeologist
Herman Groman
Herman Groman
athletics competitor (1882–1954)
1882 – 1954
athletics competitor
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
American actor (1911–1963)
1911 – 1963
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ben F. Wilson
Ben F. Wilson
film director, film producer, screenwriter (1876-1930)
1876 – 1930
film directorfilm actorfilm producer
Doreen Wilber
American archer (1930–2008)
1930 – 2008
archer
Jack Bailey
Jack Bailey
American actor and daytime game show (1907-1980)
1907 – 1980
television actorfilm actorradio personality
Marilyn Eastman
Marilyn Eastman
American actress (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
film actoractor
John Campbell Merriam
John Campbell Merriam
American paleontologist (1869–1945)
1869 – 1945
science administratorpaleontologistuniversity teacher
Winifred Asprey
American computer scientist and mathematician (1917–2007)
1917 – 2007
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Glenn L. Martin
Glenn L. Martin
Aviation pioneer (1886-1955)
1886 – 1955
military flight engineeraircraft pilotentrepreneur
Roger Perry
Roger Perry
American actor (1933-2018)
1933 – 2018
television actorartistmilitary officer
Everett Rogers
American academic
1931 – 2004
communication scholarsociologist
Corita Kent
Pop artist (1918-1986)
1918 – 1986
printmakergraphic artistpostage stamp designer
Frank Cuhel
Frank Cuhel
American hurdler (1904-1943)
1904 – 1943
athletics competitor
Glen Brand
Olympic wrestler
1923 – 2008
amateur wrestlerbusinessperson
Clifford Berry
American computer scientist (1918–1963)
1918 – 1963
physicistcomputer scientistengineer
Donald Ryder Dickey
American ornithologist
1887 – 1932
mammalogistornithologistzoologist
Ida Henrietta Hyde
American physiologist (1857–1945)
1857 – 1945
university teacherphysiologistinventor
Richard Proenneke
Richard Proenneke
American naturalist (1916–2003)
1916 – 2003
naturalist
Harry Reasoner
Harry Reasoner
American journalist (1923–1991)
1923 – 1991
journalist
Dick Wagner
Dick Wagner
American guitarist (1942–2014)
1942 – 2014
guitaristlyricistsongwriter
Samuel Franklin Cody
Samuel Franklin Cody
American aviator (1867-1913)
1867 – 1913
circus performermilitary flight engineeraircraft pilot
Neva Patterson
Neva Patterson
American film, stage and television actress (1920–2010)
1920 – 2010
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Romaine Fielding
Romaine Fielding
American actor (1867–1927)
1867 – 1927
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Paul Coverdell
Paul Coverdell
American politician (1939–2000)
1939 – 2000
politicianbusinessperson
Lloyd Appleton
Olympic wrestler
1906 – 1999
amateur wrestler
Bill Fitch
American basketball coach (1934–2022)
1934 – 2022
baseball playerbasketball coachhead coach
Mignon Talbot
Mignon Talbot
American paleontologist and geologist (1869-1950)
1869 – 1950
paleontologistgeologist
Thaddeus Cahill
Thaddeus Cahill
American inventor (1867–1934)
1867 – 1934
inventorlawyer
James Holmes
James Holmes
Dutch author and poet (1924–1986)
1924 – 1986
translation scholaruniversity teachertranslator
Frances Rafferty
Frances Rafferty
American actress (1922-2004)
1922 – 2004
television actorfilm actorrancher
Chuck Darling
Chuck Darling
American basketball player (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
basketball player
Henry Augustus Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry
American zoologist (1862–1957)
1862 – 1957
scientific collectorcarcinologistmalacologist
Raymond McKee
Raymond McKee
American actor (1892–1984)
1892 – 1984
film actorvoice actorfilm director
Ernest Joy
Ernest Joy
actor (1878-1924)
1878 – 1924
film actorstage actor
Nedra Volz
Nedra Volz
American actress (1908–2003)
1908 – 2003
television actorfilm actoractor
Bob Feller
Bob Feller
Major League Baseball player (1918–2010)
1918 – 2010
baseball player
Arnold Kegel
American gynecologist (1894–1972)
1894 – 1972
gynecologistphysicianteacher
Hazel Keener
Hazel Keener
American actress (1904-1979)
1904 – 1979
film actortelevision actoractor
John Melcher
John Melcher
American politician (1924-2018)
1924 – 2018
veterinarianpolitician
Fred Church
Fred Church
American actor (1889-1983)
1889 – 1983
film actoractorscreenwriter
Fran Allison
Fran Allison
American television and radio comedian, personality and singer (1907-1989)
1907 – 1989
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Mack Hellings
racecar driver
1915 – 1951
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Toots Mondt
American professional wrestler and promoter (1894-1976)
1894 – 1976
professional wrestlerpromoteramateur wrestler
Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
American actor (1889–1960)
1889 – 1960
television actoractor
Mike Muuss
Mike Muuss
American computer programmer (1958–2000)
1958 – 2000
computer scientistengineer
Peggy Moran
Peggy Moran
actress (1918-2002)
1918 – 2002
film actoractor
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
American politician (1896-1971)
1896 – 1971
politicianlawyer
Francis H. Case
Francis H. Case
United States Marine (1896-1962)
1896 – 1962
publisherjournalisteditor
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