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The following is an alphabetical list of famous people born in Iowa (who don't necessarily live in Iowa) as well as famous Iowans in general.

Name	Occupation	Description
Tom Arnold	Film actor	Born in Ottumwa on 6 March 1959.
Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke	Jazz cornet player	Born in Davenport 1903-1931.
Buffalo Bill	Buffalo hunter; entertainer; Pony Express rider	Born William Frederick Cody near Le Claire on February 26, 1846.
Billy Aaron Brown	Played Kyle in ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules	Born in Clarinda, Iowa in 1981.
Bill Bryson	Popular writer of travel books	Born in Des Moines in 1951.
Norman Ernest Borlaug	Nobel Peace Prize laureate	Born near Cresco on March 25, 1914.
Johnny Carson	Comedian	Born in Corning on 23 October 1925.
Christian Clemenson	American Actor	Born in Humboldt, Iowa on November 11, 1959
Mamie Eisenhower	Wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower	Born in Boone in 1896.
Michael Emerson	Actor, plays Benjamin Linus in ABC series Lost	Born in Cedar Rapids on September 7, 1954.
Bob Feller	Major League Baseball Player; Hall of Famer	Pitched 3 no-hitters for the Cleveland Indians, Born near Van Meter on November 3, 1918.
Dan Gable	Olympic gold medalist in wrestling and famous wrestling coach for the University of Iowa	Born in Waterloo, Iowa.
George Gallup	American statistician; inventor of the Gallup poll	Born in Jefferson in 1901.
Frank Gotch	Professional wrestler; world heavyweight champion	Born south of Humboldt in 1878.
Chad Hennings	American football player and US Air Force officer	Born in Elberon on October 20, 1965.
Kirk Hinrich	NBA basketball player	Born in Sioux City on January 2, 1981
Herbert Hoover	31st President of the United States	Born in West Branch in 1874. He is also buried there.
Lou Henry Hoover	Wife of President Herbert Hoover	Born in Waterloo, Iowa.
Zach Johnson	Professional Golfer (2007 Masters Champion)	Born in Iowa City on February 24, 1976 Resided in Cedar Rapids, Graduated from Drake University
Nate Kaeding	NFL Kicker	Born in Iowa City on March 26, 1982. Played college football at University of Iowa.
Nile Kinnick	Football player, Heisman Trophy winner, naval officer	Born in Adel on July 9, 1918. Played college football at University of Iowa
Ashton Kutcher	Film and television actor	Born in Cedar Rapids on February 7, 1978.
William D. Leahy	Five star admiral	Born in Hampton on May 6, 1875.
Ron Livingston	Film and television actor	Born in Cedar Rapids on June 5, 1968.
Frederick L. Maytag	Maytag founder	Lived his childhood years near Laurel.
Robert Millikan	Physicist	Measured the charge of the electron, spent part of his childhood in Maquoketa.
Glenn Miller	Musician	Born in Clarinda (1904)]
Kate Mulgrew	Actress	A film and television actress born in Dubuque, Iowa on April 29, 1955.
Charles Murray	American policy writer	Best known for being the co-author of the controversial best seller, The Bell Curve. Born in Newton, Iowa on January 8, 1943.
Nancy Price	Author of Sleeping with the Enemy	Former Professor at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Harry Reasoner	Journalist	Born 17 Apr 1923 at Dakota City, Iowa
Donna Reed	Actress	Born as Donna Belle Mullenger January 27, 1921 on a farm near Denison, Iowa
George Reeves	Actor	Born January 5, 1914, best known for playing the role of Superman on the television series in the 1950s.
Reggie Roby	NFL Punter	Born in Waterloo played college football at University of Iowa.
Sage Rosenfels	NFL quarterback	Born in Maquoketa in 1978 and played college football at Iowa State University.
Brandon Routh	Film and television actor	Born in Des Moines on October 09, 1979
Slipknot	Alternative metal/nu metal band	Formed in Des Moines.
Tracie Spencer	Female R&B Vocalist	Born in Waterloo.
Mark Steines	Co-host of Entertainment Tonight	Alumnus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Bill Stewart (musician)	Accomplished American jazz drummer	Born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa.
Sullivan brothers	Deaths brought about the military's Sole Survivor Policy	Died together on the USS Juneau during the Battle of Guadalcanal, were born in Waterloo.
Billy Sunday	a professional baseball player; evangelist	Born in Bina in 1862 and lived in Glenwood, Nevada, and Ames.
Corey Taylor	Lead vocalist of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour	Born on December 8, 1973 and formed Slipknot in 1995.
James Van Allen	Scientist	Born in Mount Pleasant in 1914.
Michelle Vieth	Mexican soap actress	Born in Marshalltown on November 19, 1979. Now lives in Mexico.
Henry A. Wallace	33rd Vice President of the United States	Born in Orient, Iowa in 1888; died in Danbury, Connecticut in 1965
Robert James Waller	Author of The Bridges of Madison County	Former Professor of Business at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Brian Wansink	Author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think	Born in 1960 in Sioux City, Iowa and alumnus of Drake University (M.A.). Professor at Cornell University.
Grant Wood	Artist	Known mostly for his painting American Gothic, was born in Anamosa on 13 February 1891.
Wright Brothers		Lived for a short time in Cedar Rapids while their father was posted there as a bishop with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.
Kurt Warner	American football player	Born in 1971 in Burlington. Alumnus of the University of Northern Iowa.
John Wayne	Film actor	Born as Marion Morrison in Winterset in 1907.
Meredith Willson	Broadway composer/lyricist: The Music Man, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Here's Love	Born on May 18 1902 in Mason City. The Music Man is based partly on Willson's own childhood and is his tribute to the State of Iowa.
Elijah Wood	Film actor	Born in Cedar Rapids on January 28, 1981.
Ed Yost	Inventor of the modern hot air balloon	Born in Bristow in 1919.
Andy Williams	American Pop Singer [Moon River, 1962]	Born in Wall Lake in 1927.
Joey Jordison	American Drummer of Slipknot and Guitarist of Murderdolls	Born in Des Moines in 1975.
David Hilker	singer/songwriter, producer, music industry exec Wild Whirled Music and Fervor Records	Born in Clarion, Iowa, grew up in Cedar Rapids
Dave Keuning	guitarist of The Killers	Native of Pella, Iowa