Council Bluffs, Iowa

1. Lee Deforest (1873)

Inventor

Scientist and engineer who earned 180 patents over his lifetime, including the Audion and the triode vacuum tube, which made radio broadcasting possible. In his long career he founded over...

2. Harry Langdon (1884)

American Comedian

One of vaudeville's biggest stars who became a headliner in Hollywood's silent film era, but faded after the advent of sound. He also appeared in the 1926 films, The Strong...

3. Joan Freeman (1942)

American Actress

American actress who appeared on ABC's Bus Stop and acted alongside Frankie Avalon in the film Panic in Year Zero!

4. David Yost (1969)

American Actor

Played the role of Billy the Blue Ranger of TV's original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He has also starred in several of the series accompanying films such as Mighty Morphin' Power...

5. Christian Beranek (1974)

American Graphic Novelist Actor

Christian Beranek is an American graphic novelist actor musician and film/TV producer.

6. Coleen Seng (1936)

American Mayor

Coleen Seng was the 50th mayor of Lincoln Nebraska. She served as mayor from May 19 2003 to May 19 2007. She is best known for seeking payment for $32000...

7. Walter I. Smith (1862)

United States Federal Judge

Inglewood Smith was a Republican U. S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district and a federal appellate judge with U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Born in...

8. Chillion L. Miller (1848)

American Politician

Chillion Letts C. L. Miller was the first elected mayor of Murray Utah from 1902 to 1903. Serving along with him were as City Recorder M. A. Williamsun and Councilmen...

9. Mary Ann Hanusa (1963)

American Politician

Mary Ann Hanusa is the Iowa State Representative from the 16th District. A Republican she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Hanusa was born raised and...

10. Robert Vernon Denney (1916)

American Politician

Robert Vernon Denney was a Nebraska Republican politician and a United States federal judge. Born in Council Bluffs Iowa Denney graduated from Fairbury High School in 1933. He attended Peru...

11. Greg Forristall (1950)

American Politician

Greg Forristall is the Iowa State Representative from the 22nd District. A Republican he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Forristall was born in Council Bluffs...

12. Randy Spetman (1953)

American Sports Coach

Randall W. Randy Spetman was the athletic director for the Florida State Seminoles athletic program at Florida State University served in this role from 2008 until 2013. Spetman has also...

13. Brent Siegrist (1952)

American Politician

J. Brent Siegrist is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party he served in the Iowa House of Representatives for eighteen years and...

14. Paul Shomshor (1967)

American Politician

Paul C. Shomshor Jr. is a former Iowa State Representative from the 100th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 when he was elected in...

15. Michael Gronstal (1950)

American Politician

Michael E. Gronstal is the Iowa State Senator representing the 50th District in the Iowa Senate. He has served since 1985 and is currently the majority leader and chairman of...

16. John Kadlecik (1969)

American Musician

John Kadlecik is an American guitarist. He was a founding member as the lead guitarist for the Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra in 1997 and currently performs with...

17. Jon Lieber (1970)

American Baseball Player

Jonathan Ray Lieber is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He stands 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs New...

18. Ben Leber (1978)

American Football Player

Ben Leber is a retired American football linebacker. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft and later played for the...

19. Lula Greene Richards (1849)

American Print Editor

Louisa Lula Greene Richards was a poet and was the first female periodical editor in Utah Territory USA. Richards's work was published under a variety of names including Louisa L....

20. Stan Bahnsen (1944)

American Baseball Player

Stanley Raymond Bahnsen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Nicknamed the Bahnsen Burner he once made 118 starts over a three-year stretch while playing with the Chicago White Sox...

21. John Turek (1983)

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John Turek is an American professional basketball player for Reims Champagne Basket in the LNB Pro B.

22. Ted Vogt (1973)

Arizona Lawyer And Politician

Janson Theodore Ted Vogt is a former Arizona State Representative and currently serves as the Director of the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services. On June 11 2013 Governor Janice K....

23. Ted Monachino (1966)

American Football Coach

Ted Monachino is the linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens.

24. Todd Frain (1962)

American Football Player

Todd Leslie Frain is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the New England Patriots. He played college football at the...

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