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This is a list of notable people who were born in or closely associated with the American state of Iowa. People not born in Iowa are marked with §. People not born in Iowa are marked with §. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Born: Davenport Lifetime: 1903-1931 What he's famous for: Jazz musician Leon Beiderbecke is a Davenport-born musician more widely known under the name "Bix." As a jazz musician, Beiderbecke became ...
Gabby Douglas, first African American or first of African descent of any nationality in Olympic history to be individual all-around champion; member of United States women's national gymnastics team at 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won gold medals in individual all-around and team competitions; also member of gold-winning team at 2011 and ...
Here are a dozen people born in Iowa who have gone on to change the world in ways both big and small from actors to musicians to Nobel Prize winners. 12 more famous Iowans from a 'Yellowstone ...
Bourke B. Hickenlooper (1896–1971), lieutenant governor, 29th governor of Iowa, 4-term U.S. senator [5] Benny Johnson, conservative political commentator and columnist; Sami Scheetz (born 1996), member of the Iowa House of Representatives; Paul Tibbets, pilot of B-29 Enola Gay that dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; lived in Cedar ...
Eddie Anderson, head football coach at Columbia College in Dubuque (1922–1924), DePaul University (1925–1931), the College of the Holy Cross (1933–1938, 1950–1964), and the University of Iowa (1939–1942, 1946–1949); played professional football in the NFL for the Rochester Jeffersons in 1922 and the Chicago Cardinals 1922–1925; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a ...
Lists of people from Iowa (3 C, 11 P) A. Alumni by high school in Iowa (9 C) C. Christians from Iowa (10 C, 7 P) Criminals from Iowa (3 C, 7 P) E. Ethnic groups in ...
The German-born Duesenberg brothers, Fred and Augie,, two of the world's finest car builders, got their start in Iowa. Cars adorned with the Duesenberg name were known for speed, style and luxury.