Biographical Records

Notable People from Idaho

183 notable figures born in Idaho, showing page 3 of 4, ranked by historical prominence.

C. Frederick Koelsch
American chemist (1907-1999)
1907 – 1999
chemistuniversity teacher
Glen Robinson
American special and visual effects artist (1914-2002)
1914 – 2002
filmmaker
H. Rex Lee
H. Rex Lee
American politician (1910-2001)
1910 – 2001
governorpolitician
Donald Randall
American guitar maker (1917-2008)
1917 – 2008
musical instrument makerentrepreneur
Ross Erin Butler, Sr.
American businessman and founder of Ore-Ida
1916 – 2004
businessperson
Frank Bracht
Frank Bracht
American film editor (1910-1985)
1910 – 1985
film editor
Dorothy Custer
Dorothy Custer
Amateur entertainer
1911 – 2015
musician
Leonard J. Arrington
Leonard J. Arrington
American Mormon historian
1917 – 1999
biographerhistorian
Billy Jacobs
Billy Jacobs
American actor (1910-2004)
1910 – 2004
actor
Gerald L. Alexanderson
American mathematician
1933 – 2020
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Judy Lynn
Judy Lynn
American musician (1936-2010)
1936 – 2010
beauty pageant contestantsongwritersinger
Larry Jackson
American baseball player
1931 – 1990
baseball playerpolitician
Lloyd D. George
Lloyd D. George
United States federal judge (1930-2020)
1930 – 2020
lawyerjudge
Richard Shelton
poet (1933–2022)
1933 – 2022
university teacherpoetwriter
Vern Rutsala
American poet (1934–2014)
1934 – 2014
poetteacher
Wayne Walker
American football player (1936-2017)
1936 – 2017
American football player
Don Parkinson
lawyer and former Democratic Party of Guam politician in Guam
1942 – 2020
politicianlawyer
Shirley Englehorn
professional golfer
1940 – 2022
golfer
Sue Henry
writer (1940-2020)
1940 – 2020
novelist
James C. Nelson
Montana Supreme Court Justice
1944 – 2006
lawyerjudge
Edna Paisano
Edna Paisano
native American demographer and statistician
1948 – 2014
demographersocial workerstatistician
Justin Eilers
American mixed martial artist
1978 – 2008
mixed martial arts fighterkarateka
Elena Jahn
American painter
1938 – 2014
artist
Sharon Wagner
American fiction writer
1936 – 2013
writer
Theodore Kuwana
Theodore Kuwana
Japanese American chemist (1931–2022)
1931 – 2022
university teacherchemist
Steven Bach
American biographer and film executive
1938 – 2009
biographerfilm producer
John A. Young
American businessman
1932 – 2025
military officerbusinessperson
G. C. Danielson
American physicist
1912 – 1983
physicist
Bob Martyn
American baseball player
1930 – 2015
baseball player
Fred Ohr
Fred Ohr
American flying ace
1919 – 2015
military personnel
David B. Bleak
David B. Bleak
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1932 – 2006
Davis Bitton
Mormon historian (1930-2007)
1930 – 2007
historian
Edward Curtis Wells
American aircraft engineer
1910 – 1986
engineer
Fredrick Monroe Taylor
United States federal judge
1901 – 1988
politicianlawyerjudge
Albert E. Bowen
Albert E. Bowen
American Mormon leader (1875-1953)
1875 – 1953
lawyer
Archie Phinney
American anthropologist (1904-1949)
1904 – 1949
anthropologist
Patrick F. McManus
Patrick F. McManus
American humor columnist (1933-2018)
1933 – 2018
humoristcolumnistwriter
Matthew Cowley
Matthew Cowley
American missionary (1897-1953)
1897 – 1953
missionary
Thomas G. Nelson
Thomas G. Nelson
United States federal judge (1936-2011)
1936 – 2011
judge
Dixie Kiefer
Dixie Kiefer
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1896 – 1945
military officer
Carol Ryrie Brink
American children's writer
1895 – 1981
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Ben Bangs
American football player (1893-1970)
1893 – 1970
American football player
Ed Brett
American football player (1914-1989)
1914 – 1989
American football player
Robert J. Lamphere
Robert J. Lamphere
FBI agent (1918-2002)
1918 – 2002
writer
Geneviève Pezet
Geneviève Pezet
American-born artist active in France
1913 – 2009
painter
Darrell Huntley
actor (1917-1995)
1917 – 1995
actor
Archibald Fowler Bennett
(1896-1965) American genealogist
1896 – 1965
hymnwritergenealogisthistorian
Mendel L. Peterson
Mendel L. Peterson
Pioneer in the field of underwater archeology
1918 – 2003
anthropologistarchaeologist
Leon Lyon
Puerto Rican sports shooter (1918-2003)
1918 – 2003
sport shooterathlete
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