1. Kirk Hinrich (1981)

American Basketball Player

NBA guard who played for the Chicago Bulls from 2003 to 2010 then rejoined the team in 2012.

2. Carroll Cole (1938)

American Serial Killer

Serial killer executed in 1985 after claiming to have murdered at least 14 people.

3. Harry Hopkins (1890)

American Politician 8th United S

Franklin D. Roosevelt's closest advisor who was the main administrator of the New Deal policies. He was also notably a key policy maker in the $50 billion Lend-Lease program, in...

4. Dave Bancroft (1891)

American Baseball Player Coach M

Slick-fielding shortstop who collected 2,004 hits during his 16-year career.

5. Macdonald Carey (1913)

Actor

Remembered for his role as Dr. Tom Horton on the soap opera, Days of Our Lives.

6. Ann Landers (1918)

Journalist

Advice columnist and the twin sister of Abigail Van Buren. Her Ask Ann Landers syndicated column circulated for 56 years.

7. Constance Moore (1920)

Actress Singer

Actress from the 1930s who appeared in musicals like Show Business and Atlantic City during WWII. She had the only female role in the movie serial, Buck Rogers, and appeared...

8. Ryan Kisor (1973)

American Musician

Jazz trumpeter who has released albums like 1992's Minor Mutiny and 1993's On the One on Columbia Records. He joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in 1994 and has...

9. Jerry Lacy (1936)

American Actor

Actor who starred in Dark Shadows and had parts on several other well-known soaps.

10. Malia Alexis (2002)

TikTok Star

American TikTok star who is best known for her dance, lip-sync, and meme-related video clip content. She shares her popular TikTok page, Makenzie and Malia, with her sister, Mackenzie. Together, the...

11. Jerry Mathers (1948)

American Actor

American actor best known for his childhood role as Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver on the show Leave It To Beaver. He was also an occasional singer and recorded a handful of...

12. Fred Grandy (1948)

American Politician

Gopher of the Love Boat star who was later elected as a United States House representative for the state of Iowa. He later hosted The Grandy Group in Washington, D.C....

13. Tommy Bolin (1951)

American Musician

Guitarist who worked with Zephyr, Deep Purple, and The James Gang, as well as working as a solo artist.

14. Ann Morrison (1956)

American Actor And Singer

Award-winning stage actress who began appearing in acclaimed productions in the early 1980's. She is most famous for her roles in musicals like "Goblin Market" and "Merrily We Roll Along."...

15. Tony Watson (1985)

Baseball Player

Relief pitcher who joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011 after originally being drafted by the organization in 2007. He was previously a standout pitcher at the University of Nebraska.

16. Brian Wansink (1960)

American Nutritionist

Academic and professor who was the Executive Director of the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) between 2007 and 2009. His 2006 book Mindless Eating: Why We Eat...

17. Elina Madison (1976)

Actress

Television and film actress known for her work in such series as Blood Relatives - The Ties That Bind and Black Tie Nights. She also appeared in the films The...

18. W. Edwards Deming (1900)

Quality Guru

Edwards Deming was an American statistician professor author lecturer and consultant. Trained as a mathematical physicist he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the Department of the Census...

19. Judy Kimball (1938)

Professional Golfer

Judy Kimball Simon is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 LPGA Championship an LPGA major.

20. Dan Goldie (1963)

Tennis Player

Dan Goldie is a former tennis player from the United States who won 2 singles and 2 doubles titles. The right-hander and 1989 Wimbledon quarter-finalist reached his career-high ATP singles...

21. R. E. Robertson (1885)

American Politician

Ralph Elliott Robertson more commonly known as R. E. Bob Robertson was an American lawyer and politician from the territory and state of Alaska. He was a member of the...

22. Karen Keiser (1947)

American Politician

Karen Lynne Keiser is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She represents the 33rd Legislative District in the Washington State Senate which contains parts of Burien Normandy Park SeaTac...

23. Jim Ross Lightfoot (1938)

American Politician

James Ross Jim Lightfoot is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa.

24. David Loebsack (1952)

Congressional Representative For

David Wayne Dave Loebsack is the U. S. Representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes such cities...

25. Joe Bisenius (1982)

American Baseball Player

Joseph Richard Joe Bisenius is a professional baseball pitcher. A 6'5 right-hander he formerly played in the Philadelphia Phillies organization of Major League Baseball and currently plays for the Saraperos...

26. Cecile Reynaud (1953)

American Volleyball Player-coach

Dr. Cecile Reynaud is a well-known volleyball educator and a retired coach of the Florida State Lady Seminoles volleyball team. She is currently an associate professor with the sport management...

27. Vincent F. Harrington (1903)

American Politician

Vincent Francis Harrington was a Democratic U. S. Representative from Iowa. Harrington was commissioned in the United States Army Air Corps after the Pearl Harbor attack resigned from Congress when...

28. Ron Clements (1953)

American Animation Director

Ronald Francis Ron Clements is an American animation director and producer. He is one half of America's leading contemporary animation team with John Musker.

29. Scott Lautenbaugh (1964)

American Politician

Scott Lautenbaugh is a Nebraska state senator from Omaha Nebraska United States in the Nebraska Legislature.

30. Lynn Thomsen (1964)

American Football Player

Lynn Thomsen was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

31. Stan Adelstein (1931)

American Politician

Stanford Stan M. Adelstein is an American politician from the state of South Dakota. A member of the Republican Party Adelstein is a member of the South Dakota Senate representing...

32. Robert Giese (1955)

American Politician

Robert Giese was a Nebraska state senator from South Sioux City Nebraska United States in the Nebraska Legislature. He resigned from the Legislature in 2010 after being elected Dakota County...

33. Dave Edler (1956)

American Baseball Player

David Delmar Edler is a former Major League Baseball player and former Mayor of Yakima Washington. He is a current member of the Yakima City Council. Edler played third base...

34. Kirk Speraw (1956)

College Basketball Coach

Kirk Speraw is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently an assistant basketball coach for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes under Head Coach Fran McCaffery. Speraw previously...

35. Bryan Millard (1960)

American Football Player

Bryan Millard is a former college and professional American football player. An offensive lineman he played offensive tackle for the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns and for the New...

36. Fred Joseph Nichol (1912)

United States Federal Judge

Joseph Nichol was a United States federal judge. Born in Sioux City Iowa Nichol received an A. B. from Yankton College in 1933 and an LL. B. from the University...

37. Ron Jorgensen (1957)

American Politician

Ron Jorgensen is the Iowa State Representative from the 6th District. A Republican he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Smith was born in Sioux City...

38. Rick Bertrand (1969)

American Politician

Rick Bertrand is a Republican politician and legislator from the state of Iowa. He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2010. He represents District 7 which serves the Sioux...

39. Nate Funk (1983)

American Basketball Player

Nathan Funk is a 6'3 American basketball player who had a standout collegiate basketball career at Creighton University and played professionally in the top leagues in Germany and Turkey. Funk...

40. Don Wengert (1969)

Major League Baseball Pitcher

Donald Paul Wengert is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics San...

41. Steve Warnstadt (1967)

American Politician

Steven Henning Steve Warnstadt was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District. A Democrat he has served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 until 2011.

42. James W. Abbott (1948)

American Politician

James W. Jim Abbott is the current president of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion South Dakota. He became president on July 1 1997. Abbott is a businessman and...

43. Kyle Thousand (1980)

American Sports Agent

Kyle Jason Thousand is a sports agent and former collegiate and professional baseball player.

44. Ben Jacobson (1983)

American Basketball Player-coach

Ben S. Jacobson has been the head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa since 2006. Previously an assistant at North Dakota North Dakota State and was a...

45. David Allan Evans (Unknow)

Poet

David Allan Evans USA is an American poet. Since 2002 he is the poet laureate of the U. S. state of South Dakota.

46. Bobby Knoop (1938)

American Baseball Player And Coa

Robert Frank Knoop is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the California Angels Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals. Nicknamed Nureyev...

47. Bobby Mattick (1915)

American Baseball Player

Robert James Mattick was a shortstop manager and scout in Major League Baseball most notably in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

48. Dick Green (1941)

American Baseball Player

Richard Larry Green is a former Major League Baseball player. He was raised in Rapid City S. D. where his ability as a baseball player was first noted. Green a...

49. Adam Woodbury (1994)

American Basketball Player

Adam Woodbury is a Division I basketball player for the University of Iowa men's basketball team.

50. Ted Waitt (1963)

American Billionaire

Theodore Ted Waitt is an American billionaire philanthropist who was a co-founder of Gateway Inc.