Biographical Records

Notable People from Iowa

1,585 notable figures born in Iowa, showing page 9 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Darrell Huff
American writer (1913–2001)
1913 - 2001
statisticianmathematicianwriter
William L. Harding
William L. Harding
American politician (1877-1934)
1877 - 1934
juristgovernorpolitician
James B. A. Robertson
James B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma governor; politician (1871–1938)
1871 - 1938
juristgovernorpolitician
Bessie Hendricks
American teacher and supercentenarian
1907 - 2023
teacher
Carroll Cole
Serial killer
1938 - 1985
serial killer
Charles E. Winter
Charles E. Winter
American politician (1870-1948)
1870 - 1948
politicianlawyerjudge
Brad Steiger
American author (1936-2018)
1936 - 2018
ufologistjournalistbiographer
Bud Day
Bud Day
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
soldieraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Will Walling
Will Walling
American actor (1872-1932)
1872 - 1932
film actoractor
Harry E. Yarnell
Harry E. Yarnell
United States Navy admiral (1875–1959)
1875 - 1959
military officer
Lawrence Donald Soens
Fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa.
1926 - 2021
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Norman A. Erbe
Norman A. Erbe
American politician (1919-2000)
1919 - 2000
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Robert W. Grow
Robert W. Grow
United States Army general (1895–1985)
1895 - 1985
military personnel
Ilo Wallace
Ilo Wallace
Second Lady of the United States (1888-1981)
1888 - 1981
politician
C. A. Robins
C. A. Robins
American politician (1884-1970)
1884 - 1970
governorpoliticianphysician
Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn
American actor (1897-1958)
1897 - 1958
television actoractor
Herschel C. Loveless
Herschel C. Loveless
American politician (1911-1989)
1911 - 1989
governorpoliticianmayor
Alan E. Nourse
Alan E. Nourse
American writer and physician (1928–1992)
1928 - 1992
science fiction writernovelistchildren's writer
Frank Troeh
sport shooter
1882 - 1968
sport shooter
Grace Raymond Hebard
Grace Raymond Hebard
American historian, suffragist, educator, economist and writer (1861–1936)
1861 - 1936
suffragistlibrariansurveyor
Florizel von Reuter
Florizel von Reuter
American musician (1890-1985)
1890 - 1985
music teacherviolinistpianist
Eugenio Sanz-Orozco Mortera
Eugenio Sanz-Orozco Mortera
Spanish Blessed and Martyr
1880 - 1936
Catholic priest
Carl Magee
American lawyer and publisher
1872 - 1946
journalistinventorengineer
Edwin T. Meredith
Edwin T. Meredith
American businessman (1876–1928)
1876 - 1928
publicistpoliticianbusinessperson
Josephine Tilden
Josephine Tilden
American phycologist (1869-1957)
1869 - 1957
scientific illustratorphycologistscientific collector
James A. Peters
James A. Peters
American zoologist (1922-1972)
1922 - 1972
herpetologistcuratorzoologist
Remington Kellogg
Remington Kellogg
American zoologist (1892–1969)
1892 - 1969
cetologistpaleontologistzoologist
Charles H. Gabriel
Charles H. Gabriel
American composer of religious music
1856 - 1932
composer
Royal C. Johnson
Royal C. Johnson
American politician (1882-1939)
1882 - 1939
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Ada Hayden
Ada Hayden
American botanist, educator, curator and preservationist (1884-1950)
1884 - 1950
botanistcuratorprofessor
Victor Hopkins
Victor Hopkins
American cyclist
1904 - 1969
sport cyclist
Roscoe B. Woodruff
Roscoe B. Woodruff
1915 West Point graduate and career U.S. Army officer 1915-1953.
1891 - 1975
military personnel
Gladys Elizabeth Baker
American mycologist (1908-2007)
1908 - 2007
lichenologistbotanistmycologist
T. Cooper Evans
T. Cooper Evans
American politician (1924–2005)
1924 - 2005
politician
Frank Monroe Hawks
Frank Monroe Hawks
American aviator
1897 - 1938
aircraft pilot
Ralph Senensky
American television director (1923–2025)
1923 - 2025
directorfilm directortelevision director
M. C. Ricklefs
Australian historian (1943–2019)
1943 - 2019
university teacherhistorian
Diane E. Griffin
American infectious disease virologist
1940 - 2024
virologistbiologistphysician
Cal McVey
Cal McVey
American baseball player
1849 - 1926
baseball player
Edith Louise Potter
American physician
1901 - 1993
pathologistuniversity teacherphysician
John R. Hansen
John R. Hansen
American politician (1901-1974)
1901 - 1974
politician
Leo Hoegh
Leo Hoegh
American politician (1908-2000)
1908 - 2000
juristgovernorpolitician
Frank Luther Mott
American journalist (1886–1964)
1886 - 1964
university teacherjournalisthistorian
Virgil Snyder
American mathematician (1869-1950)
1869 - 1950
university teachermathematician
Jack Lewis
United States Marine (1924-2009)
1924 - 2009
novelistjournaliststunt performer
Otto Frederick Rohwedder
American manufacturer (1880–1960); inventor of first automatic bread-slicing machine for commercial use
1880 - 1960
inventorengineer
Joseph N. Welch
Joseph N. Welch
American lawyer
1890 - 1960
lawyer
Keith Knudsen
Keith Knudsen
American rock musician (1948–2005)
1948 - 2005
songwritermusiciandrummer
Jack Cunningham
Jack Cunningham
American screenwriter (1882–1941)
1882 - 1941
film screenwriterfilm producerscreenwriter
Joseph C. Miller
historian
1939 - 2019
university teacherhistorian
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