1. Charles Strite (1878)

American Inventor

Inventor of the device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils, and the first pop-up toaster.

2. Dazzy Vance (1891)

American Baseball Player

National League strikeout king for an amazing 7 straight seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 1955.

3. Clem Beauchamp (1898)

American Actor

Academy Award winning assistant director for his work on The Lives of a Bengal Lancer and nominee in the same position for his work on the original The Last of...

4. Neville Brand (1920)

Actor

His craggy facial features got him typecast as a villain in many films, including the Birdman of Alcatraz. In his television career, he won an award for playing Willie Stark...

5. Merrill Moore (1923)

American Poet Psychiatrist

American pianist and bandleader best known for playing in boogie-woogie and swing musical styles.

6. Jessalynn Siwa (1974)

Reality Star

Dance Moms personality since season 5 as the mother of JoJo Siwa. She is also a dance teacher and studio owner of Underground Dance Factory. She runs a YouTube channel called...

7. Elmarie Wendel (1932)

American Actress

American actress known for her most prominent role as Mrs. Dubcek in 3rd Rock From the Sun. She has had several guest spots on acclaimed series such as Murphy Brown, Seinfeld, and...

8. Christine Romans (1971)

Journalist

Famous as CNN's Chief Business Correspondent and the anchor of the network's Early Start and Your Money programs, she is also notable for her earlier work for Knight Ridder Financial...

9. Patty Waters (1946)

American Jazz Musician

Singer in the free jazz genre who gained a cult following with 1965's Sings and 1966's College Tour. Her stark vocals influenced a generation of singers including Patti Smith and Diamanda Galas.

10. Kian Lawley (1995)

YouTube Star

Internet sensation and actor who was a member of the group known as Our2ndLife along with Jc Caylen, Ricky Dillon, Sam Pottorff, Trevi Moran and Connor Franta before they separated in December 2014. In...

11. Sarah Utterback (1982)

American Actor

Most well known for her portrayal of Olivia Harper on the ABC series Grey's Anatomy, she is also notable for her recurring role as Alison on Reception and for her guest...

12. Maesi Caes (2005)

Dancer

Professional dancer and Hall of Fame inductee at the age of 10. She has won two Grand National Championships and several other dance competitions. 

13. Lincoln Peirce (1963)

Cartoonist

He created the Big Nate comic strip, which was syndicated to over 300 newspapers. He is also remembered for his animated shorts for Nickelodeon.

14. Kiersten Warren (1965)

American Actress

Actress and model played Alex Tabor on Saved by the Bell: The New Class.

15. Ben Reeves (1991)

English Footballer

England-born Northern Irish midfielder who signed with the Milton Keynes Dons in 2013. He helped the team earn promotion to the Championship for the first time in 2014-2015, although they...

16. Jonathan Sherr (1974)

American Actor

Jonathan Sherr is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Tony László in My Darling Is a Foreigner. He also played the role of Mardock in Tokyo Bandwagon.

17. Jason Shawn Alexander (1975)

American Painter Illustrator And

Jason Shawn Alexander or J. Alexander is a painter illustrator and draftsman from Portland Tennessee. Alexander has produced illustrations for Dark Horse Comics Warner Brothers DC Comics Hasbro White Wolf...

18. Josh One (1975)

American Singer

Josh One is an American producer and DJ.

19. Gordon Prange (1910)

American Writer

Gordon William Prange was the author of several World War II-historical manuscripts which were published by his co-workers after his death in 1980. Prange was a Professor of History at...

20. Dani Reeves (1985)

American Model

Dani Reeves is a beauty queen from Iowa who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. She grew up in Hamburg but is currently living in Sioux City. Reeves...

21. Wally Ulrich (1921)

Professional Golfer

Ulrich was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s. Ulrich was born in Iowa and raised in Austin Minnesota. He attended Carleton...

22. Lorenzo D. Lewelling (1846)

American Politician

Lorenzo Dow Lewelling was the 12th Governor of Kansas. He was born in Salem Iowa. He was the son of William Lewelling an abolitionist and Quaker minister who died soon...

23. Bill Bergan (1942)

American Athletics Coach

Bill Bergan was a two-time NCAA Championship-winning Head Coach with the Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field as well as the Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country Teams. He is also...

24. Sadie Hurst (1857)

American Politician

Sadie Dotson Hurst was a US politician. Endorsed by the Nevada State Journal she was the first woman elected to the Nevada Legislature. When the legislature met in special session...

25. Leigh Michaels (1954)

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Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to...

26. William Marion Ramsey (1846)

American Judge

Marion Ramsay was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He was the 43rd Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1913 to 1915. He was also the...

27. Gail Huff (1963)

American Politician

28. David L. Sleeper (1856)

Ohio Legislator

David Lawrence Sleeper was a Republican politician in the U. S. State of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1896-1898.

29. Frank H. Hyland (1880)

American Politician

H. Hyland was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Ragnvald A. Nestos. Hyland also served in the North Dakota...

30. Tom Billups (1964)

American Rugby Union Player

Tom Billups was an American rugby union rugby player who played for the USA Eagles as an international and Blackheath Rugby Club Harlequin F. C. and Pontypridd RFC as a...

31. Jill Tiefenthaler (1964)

Economist

Jill Tiefenthaler is a professor of economics and since July 2011 the 13th president of Colorado College succeeding Dick Celeste. Previously she was provost at Wake Forest University in North...

32. Henry D. Miller (1867)

American Politician

Henry D. Miller was a member of the Iowa State Senate and a democrat from the twenty-fourth district first elected in 1932. Miller owned a major car dealership and owned...

33. Richard Snell (cricketer) (1968)

South African Cricketer

Richard Peter Snell is a former cricketer who played five Tests and 42 One Day Internationals for South Africa. He played for Transvaal in the early 90's forming a formidable...

34. Dave Hostetler (1956)

American Baseball Player

David Alan Hostetler is a retired first baseman/designated hitter who played for the Montreal Expos Texas Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates. As of November 2007 he is the National Coordinator of...

35. Colleen Coover (1969)

American Comic Book Artist

Colleen Coover is a comic book artist based in Portland Oregon. She is probably best known as creator of the lesbian-themed erotic comic book Small Favors from Eros Comix illustrator...

36. Lawrence Sullivan Ross (1838)

Governor Of Texas Confederate St

Lawrence Sullivan Sul Ross was the 19th Governor of Texas a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War and a president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of...

37. John H. Morehead (1861)

American Politician

John Henry Morehead was a Nebraska Democratic politician and the 17th Governor of Nebraska. Born on a farm in Lucas County Iowa Morehead attended business college and moved to Nebraska...

38. Mark Salter (Unknow)

Actor

39. Brad Fitzpatrick (1980)

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Bradley Joseph Brad Fitzpatrick is an American programmer. He is best known as the creator of LiveJournal and is the author of a variety of free software projects such as...

40. Hervey White (1866)

Writer And Poet

Hervey White was an American novelist poet and community-builder. He was one of the original founders of the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock New York then went on to create a...

41. Shelby Louise Phillips (1993)

American Golfer

Shelby Louise Phillips is an emerging junior golfer notable for recognition by the Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series as one of their four 2007 Players of the Year placing in...

42. Shawn Bentler (1984)

Convicted Murderer

Shawn Bentler is a convicted mass murderer from Bonaparte Iowa.

43. Chris Street (1972)

American Basketball Player

Christopher Michael Chris Street was an American college basketball power forward for the Iowa Hawkeyes. A potential NBA player he died in an automobile accident during his junior year at...

44. Bob Calihan (1918)

American Basketball Player-coach

Robert J. Calihan was an American basketball player and coach. Calihan played for the University of Detroit Mercy from 1937 to 1940. He led his team in scoring during each...

45. Melisa Can (1984)

American Basketball Player

Melisa Can aka Michelle Marie Campbell is U. S.

46. Ralph Hamilton (1921)

American Basketball Player

Ralph Albert Hamilton was an American professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Pistons and Indianapolis Jets of the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America precursors to...

47. Aaron Harberts (1973)

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48. Christa Collins (1979)

Musician

Christa Collins is an American singer and dancer. Christa starred as a child in Disney productions. She is presently a singer-songwriter and the front woman for the rock'n roll band...