| Last Name |
First Name |
Occupation/Profession/Avocation |
City/town |
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| Adams |
Julie |
Actress |
b. Waterloo |
| Allison |
Fran |
Puppeteer "Kukla Fran & Ollie" |
b. La Porte City |
| Ameche |
Don |
Actor |
r.i. Dubuque |
| Arkoff |
Samuel |
Motion Picture Producer |
b. Fort Dodge |
| Arnold |
Tom |
Comedian, Writer and Actor |
b. Ottumwa |
| Barrow |
Buck |
Member of Barrow Gang (Bonnie & Clyde), wounded at Dexfield Park, 7/24/33 along with Bonnie Parker. Buck and wife Blanch captured and Buck later died at the King's Daughters Hospital in Perry Iowa
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d. Perry |
| Beiderbecke |
Bix |
Jazz cornet player |
b. Davenport |
| Bernhart |
Sarah |
Actress |
b. Rochester |
| Bloomer |
Amelia Jenks |
Pioneer in women's rights and advocate of dress reforms. One of which is named after her - Bloomers |
l. Council Bluffs |
| Bopper |
Big |
Singer |
d. Clear Lake |
| Borlaug |
Norman |
Agronomist, Nobel Peace Prize 1970 |
b. Cresco |
| Bourjaily |
Philip |
Freelance Outdoor Writer |
b. Iowa City |
| Bradshaw |
Terry |
Pittsburgh Steeler Quarterback |
l. Camanche |
| Breathed |
Berke |
Author of Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip "Bloom County" and the comic strip "Outland," |
l. Iowa City |
| Brenneman |
Burrell |
Artist & Sculptor |
b. Iowa City |
| Breyfogle |
Norman K. |
Illustrator for DC Comics - Batman |
b. Iowa City |
| Butler |
Ellis Parker |
Humor Author - 'Pigs is Pigs' |
b. Muscatine |
| Capone |
James |
Special officer for the U.S. Indian Service (brother of Al Capone) |
l. Sioux City |
| Carey |
MacDonald |
Actor |
b. Sioux City |
| Carothers |
Wallace Hume |
Organic chemist ( 1896 - 1937) who invented the commercial polymer called nylon |
b. Burlington |
| Carroll |
Tommy |
Member of the John Dillinger Gang, Killed June 7th, 1934 in Waterloo by Police |
d. Waterloo |
| Carson |
Johnny |
Talk Show Host. |
b. Corning |
| Carter |
Dr. Edward Albert |
Dr. Carter was the first black to graduate from the University of Iowa School, in 1907. His Medical and State Board was the highest in a class of fifty-five. He later became the Physician and Surgeon for the Consolidation Coal Co., Buxton, Iowa, (1907-19 )
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l. Buxton |
| Carver |
George Washington |
Botanist |
l. Indianola |
| Christine |
Virginia |
Actress |
b. Stanton |
| Church |
Ellen |
First airplane stewardess |
b. Cresco |
| Cody |
William Frederick |
Scout "Buffalo Bill" |
b. LeClaire |
| Collins |
Stephen |
Actor |
b. Des Moines |
| Cravens |
Ben |
Gunfighter, Train Robber |
b. Lineville |
| Damita (Loomis) |
Lily |
Actress and former wife of Errol Flynn |
l. Fort Dodge |
| Deeds |
Dennis C. |
Artist |
b. Waterloo |
| Defore |
Don |
Actor |
b. Cedar Rapids |
| Doud |
Mamie Geneva |
Wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower |
b. in Boone, Iowa |
| Dussenburg Brothers |
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Built their first car in Des Moines |
l. Des Moines |
| Dvorak |
Antonin |
Composer |
l. Spillville |
|
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Ashton Kutcher, actor ("That '70s Show"), Homestead
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, member of group TLC, Des Moines
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| Eagle |
War |
Indian Chief |
l. Sioux City |
| EarHart |
Amelia |
Amelia saw her first airplane at the Iowa State Fair |
l. Des Moines |
| Earp |
Morgan |
Peace Officer |
b. Pella |
| Earp |
Virgil |
Peace Officer/Stage Coach Driver |
l. Council Bluffs |
| Earp |
Wyatt |
U.S. Marshall |
r. Pella |
| Estes |
Simon |
Opera Singer |
Centerville |
| Everly Brothers |
Don & Phil |
Singers |
l. Shenandoah |
| Farrell |
Sharon |
Actress |
b. Sioux City |
| Farrell |
Terry |
Actress |
b. Cedar Rapids |
| Feller |
Bob |
Baseball Pitcher |
b. Van Meter |
| Frawley |
William |
Actor |
b. Burlington |
| Frederick |
Michael |
Author of novel 'Ledges' |
b.r. Sioux City |
| Fries |
Bill |
(aka C.W. McCall), country western song-writer & performer |
b. Audubon Co. |
| Fry |
Sherry Edmundson |
Sculptor |
b. Union County |
| Gable |
Dan |
Olympic Gold Medallist 1972-wrestling |
r. Waterloo |
| Graham |
Jorie |
Pulitzer Prize winner and Faculty member at U of I |
e. Iowa City |
| Gallup |
George H. |
Poll Taker. |
b. Jefferson |
| Grandy |
Fred |
Actor and Politician. |
b. Sioux City |
| Grant |
Cary |
Actor |
d. Davenport |
| Guthrie |
Janet |
First woman to qualify and drive in the Indy 500 in 1977. Returned in 1978 to become the first woman to complete the Indy 500 |
b. Iowa City |
| Hall |
James Norman |
Author. Co-wrote "Mutiny on the Bounty" and "Men Against the Sea" |
b. Iowa |
| Halston |
Roy |
Roy Halston Frowick - Clothing designers |
b. Des Moines |
| Hawk |
Black |
Indian Chief |
d. Burlington |
| Hayword |
Rich |
Musician |
r. Ames |
| Hebard |
Grace Raymond |
A founder of the University of Wyoming. She ly2, 1861. She had a PHD and Law degree, wrote numerous books about the various trails to the west. Born July 2nd, 1861 |
b. Clinton |
| Hedges |
Peter |
Playwright and author of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" |
l. West Des Moines |
| Henning |
Doug |
Magician |
l. Fairfield |
| Henry |
Lou |
Wife of President Herbert Hoover, first woman to graduate from Stanford |
b. Waterloo |
| Hershfield |
Harry |
Humorist |
b. Cedar Rapids |
| Holly |
Buddy |
Singer |
d. Clear Lake |
| Hoover |
Herbert |
President of the United States. |
b. West Branch |
| Howard |
Bart |
(born Howard Gufstafson in 1920) is a noted composer who has written over two-hundred songs for contemporary singers. "On the First Warm Day" and "Fly Me to the Moon" are two of his memorable compositions |
l. Burlington |
| Hurt |
Mary Beth |
Actress |
b. Marshalltown |
| Ingalls |
Grace Pearl |
"Little House on the Prairie" |
b. Burr Oak |
| Irving |
John |
Novelist - "World According to Garp"
Alumni UI Writers' Workshop (which accounts for the Iowa references in his books)
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e. Iowa City |
| James |
Jesse & Frank |
Committed first train robbery in US |
l. Adair |
| Justice |
Donald |
Pulitzer Prize winner |
r. Iowa City |
| Kaiser |
Natasha |
Olympic Gold Medallist 1992 - track |
l. Des Moines |
| Kantor |
Mackinlay |
Novelist |
b. Webster City |
| Karras |
Alex |
Actor/all American Football player |
l. Iowa City |
| Kasebier |
Gertrude |
Photography Pioneer |
b. Iowa |
| Kinnick |
Nile |
Iowa football player/ war hero |
b. Adel |
| Kinsella |
W.P. |
Author - "Field of Dreams"
Alumni of UI Writers' Workshop |
e. Iowa City |
| Kirk |
James Tiberious |
Captain of Star Ship Enterprise |
will be b. in Riverside 2233 |
| Kutcher |
Ashton |
Actor ("That '70s Show") |
l. Homestead |
| Landers |
Ann |
Columnist "Ann Landers" |
b. Sioux City |
| McLaury |
Robert |
Gunfighter at the O.K. Corral against Wyatt Earp, Brother of Thomas below |
l. Lamont |
| McLaury |
Thomas |
Killed in fight with Wyatt Earp -1881. Both brothers born in NY, lived in Lamont - 1860's |
l. Lamont |
| Leachman |
Cloris |
Actress |
b. Des Moines |
| Leighton |
Laura |
Actress - Born Laura Miller |
b. Iowa City |
| Leopold |
Aldo |
(1886-1948) won worldwide fame for his pioneering work in wildlife management and conservation. Born on Clay Street, he wrote extensively. "A Sand County Almanac" is one of his best known works on the value of wilderness areas for the earth |
b. Burlington |
| Lewelling |
Henderson |
Horticulturist - discovered the Bing Cherry here |
l. Salem |
| Lewis |
John L |
.Labor organizer - head of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920-1960 |
b. Lucas |
| Mahaska |
(White Cloud) |
born in 1784 (?) along the Iowa River, visited President Monroe in 1824 |
b. Mahaska Cty |
| Mansfield |
Arabella |
The first women accepted to the bar of both
the state of Iowa and the United States.
The USA's first woman lawyer |
b. Iowa |
| Mahoney |
Jock |
Actor (Tarzan & Red Ryder) |
b. Davenport |
| Marciano |
Rocky |
Boxer |
d. Newton |
| Margolin |
Stuart |
Actor |
b. Davenport |
| Mathers |
Jerry |
Actor (The Beaver) |
b. Sioux City |
| Maytag |
Elmer & Fred |
Founders of the Maytag Washing Machine Co. |
i. Newton |
| McClain |
Alva J. |
Founder and first president of Grace
Theological Seminary and Grace College |
b. Iowa |
| Miller |
Glenn |
Band Leader |
b. Clarinda |
| Miller |
Samuel F. |
Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1862-1890 |
b. Iowa |
| Moellenhoff |
Clark |
Pulitzer Prize winning Author |
b. Webster City |
| Morris |
Greg |
Actor - "Mission Impossible"
Alumni of the UI Department of Theatre Arts |
e. Iowa City |
| Mulgrew |
Kate |
Actress |
b. Dubuque |
| Nagel |
Conrad |
Actor |
b. Keokuk |
| Nelson |
Harriet Hilliard |
Actress - (Ozzie and Harriet) |
b. Des Moines |
| Nolte |
Nick |
Actor |
r. Waterloo |
| Noyce |
Robert |
(1927-1990), co-inventor of the semi-conductor chip that made modern computer technology possible. He was a founder of the Intel Corporation; his pioneering work also included establishing a computer manufacturing consortium |
b. Burlington |
| Nunn |
Michael |
World champion boxer |
l. Davenport |
| O'Keefe |
Dennis |
Actor |
b. Fort Madison |
| Palmer |
Bartlett Joshua |
Broadcast pioneer at WOC and later at WHO |
b. What Cheer |
| Parsons |
Louella |
Invented the gossip column, married John Parsons of Burlington and for a time at the turn of the 20th century lived on North Hill. In a book on William Frawley, he is quoted as saying he lived across the street from Louella Parsons |
l. Burlington |
| Patterson |
Dick |
Actor |
b. Clear Lake |
| Perkins |
Charles Elliot |
(1840-1907) was one of the major forces in the development of Burlington's connection with the railroad. In his position of secretary and later, superintendent of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad, he was able to influence the building of the road across Iowa and into Nebraska. This later became the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,CB&Q. Today the railroad is known as Burlington Northern Santa Fe |
l. Burlington |
| Petty |
Lori |
Actress ("Tank Girl," "A League of Their Own") |
l. Sioux City |
| Pidgeon |
Harry |
Author and the first man to sail around the world single handed - Twice |
b. Henry County |
| Powell |
Randolph |
Actor |
b. Mason City |
| Pusey |
Nathan M. |
Educator |
b. Council Bluffs |
| Rabe |
David |
Playwright |
b. Dubuque |
| Reagan |
Ronald |
Radio host in Des Moines |
l. Des Moines |
| Reasoner |
Harry |
Newsman |
b. Dakota City |
| Reed |
Donna |
Actress |
b. Dennison |
| Rees |
Marian |
Producer |
b. Carroll, IA |
| Reeves |
George |
Actor "Superman" |
b. Woolstock |
| Ringling Brothers |
|
Ringling Brothers of Circus fame |
b. McGregor |
| Rosauer |
Kathy |
Chef and Author |
b. Waterloo |
| Ross |
Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" |
Confederate General & Governor of Texas |
b. Iowa |
| Russell |
Lillian |
Singer |
b. Clinton |
| Rutledge |
Wiley B. |
Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1943-1949 |
b. Iowa |
| Ryan |
John |
Air Force General - Former head of S.A.C and was the Commander of Offett Air Force base in Omaha, Nebraska. |
b. Cherokee |
| Saling |
George |
Olympic hurdler - won the 110-meter hurdles at the 1932 Games in a time of 14.6. |
b. Corydon |
| Schwab |
Lonna |
Actress |
b. Osage |
| Schuller |
Dr. Robert |
Minister at the Crystal Cathedral in California and author. |
b. Alta/Storm Lake |
| Seberg |
Jean |
Actress |
b. Marshalltown |
| Senensky |
Ralph |
Director |
b. Mason City |
| Shriver |
Loren J. |
(Colonel, USAF) NASA Astronaut |
b. Jefferson |
| Smiley |
Jane |
Author - Moo and A Thousand Acres |
l. Ames |
| Smith |
Mary Louise Epperson |
Former National Chairman of the Republican party |
b. Eddyville |
| Stegner |
Wallace |
Fiction Writer, Recognized by his colleagues as the Dean of Western Writers; Pulitzer prize for Angle of Repose in 1972; Nationally respected environmentalist |
b. Lake Mills |
| Spelman |
Laura |
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, lived in Burlington 1856-1858. She became known for her support of Abolition, Women's rights and Temperance |
l. Burlington |
| Spencer |
Tracie |
R&B singer |
l. Waterloo |
| Strong |
Phil |
Author. He wrote the "State Fair" about
the Iowa State Fair and at least three movies
have been made from the book. |
b. Keosauqua. |
| Strand |
Mark |
Former US Poet Laureate
Alumni UI Writers' Workshop |
e. Iowa City |
| Sunday |
Billy |
Evangelist |
b. Ames |
| Talbott |
Michael |
Actor |
b. Waverly |
| Thompson |
Sada |
Actress |
b. Des Moines |
| Thumb |
Tom |
Circus performers |
l. Council Bluffs |
| Tim |
Tiny |
Entertainer |
l. Des Moines |
| Tolkon |
David |
Actor |
b. Strawberry Point |
| Tucker |
Forrest |
Actor |
b. Indianola |
| Twain |
Mark |
Humorist/Writer |
- r. Muscatine
- l. Keokuk
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| Valens |
Richie |
Singer - (Last name Americanized from "Valenzuela") |
d. Clear Lake |
| Van Allen |
James Alfred |
Space Physicist |
b. Mt Pleasant |
| VanBuren |
Abigail |
Columnist " Dear Abby" |
b. Sioux City |
| Van Duyn |
Mona |
Pulitzer Prize winner |
b. Iowa |
| Vechten |
Carl Van |
Painter |
b. Cedar Rapids |
| Vonnegut Jr. |
Kurt |
Author - Wrote "Slaughterhouse Five'' while
teacher in the UI Writers' Workshop |
l. Iowa City |
| Waller |
Robert |
Author of Bridges of Madison County |
l. Cedar Falls |
| Wallace |
Henry A |
Vice President of United States (Franklin Roosevelt) |
b. Adair Cty. |
| Watkins |
Tionne "T-Boz" |
Musician, member of group TLC |
l. Des Moines |
| Wayne |
John |
Actor |
b. Winterset |
| West |
George R |
Col. G. R. West (1809-1892) was the oldest Iowa survivor of the Civil War. Engaged in mining in Dubuque and steamboats (owned the Northern Belle). West Hill takes its name from him. His wife help found the Congregation Church of Iowa |
l. Dubuque |
| Wilber |
Dorrine |
Won a gold medal in the Moscow Olympics |
l. Jefferson |
| Williams |
Andy |
Singer |
b. Wall Lake |
| Wilder |
Gene |
Actor (Jerome Silberman)
Alumni of the UI Department of Theatre Arts |
e. Iowa City |
| Williams |
Tennessee |
Playwright - Alumni of the UI Department of Theatre Arts |
e. Iowa City |
| Wilson |
James A. "Tama Jim " |
Agriculturist, Iowa and U.S. congressman,
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and Professor
of Agriculture at Iowa State College |
r. Iowa |
| Willson |
Meredith |
Composer, Broadway writer (Music Man) |
b. Mason City |
| Wood |
Elijah |
Actor |
b. Cedar Rapids |
| Wood |
Grant |
Artist - Painter |
b. Anamosa |
| Wright |
Orville |
Aviation Pioneer |
r. Cedar Rapids |
| Wright |
Wilber |
Aviation Pioneer |
r. Cedar Rapids |
