Mason City, Iowa
1. Meredith Willson (1902)
American Composer
Best known for writing the music and lyrics to The Music Man, the popular Broadway musical.
2. Ralph Senensky (1923)
American Writer
Ralph Senensky is an American television director and writer. He studied at the Pasadena Playhouse and worked as a stage director before directing for television. He directed multiple episodes for...
3. Jack Rule, Jr. (1938)
Professional Golfer
Jack D. Rule Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s. Rule was born in Mason City Iowa and grew up in...
4. Tim Laudner (1958)
American Baseball Player
Timothy Jon Laudner is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Minnesota Twins from 1981 to 1989.
5. Dan Clute (1966)
American Politician
Dan Clute represented the 59th District in the Iowa House of Representatives 2007–2009. He received his BBA and MBA from the University of Iowa and is Executive Vice President and...
6. Amanda Ragan (1954)
Iowa Politician
Amanda Ragan is the Iowa State Senator from the 7th District. A Democrat she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2002.
7. Linda Upmeyer (1952)
American Politician
Linda L. Upmeyer is the Iowa State Representative from the 54th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003 and is the Iowa House Majority Leader...
8. Joel Brunsvold (1942)
Illinois Politician
Joel Brunsvold was an Illinois politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives and later as the Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
9. Merlin Bartz (1961)
American Politician
Merlin Bartz was the Iowa State Senator from the 6th District elected in 2008 for just one term. A Republican he sat on the Appropriations Human Resources Natural Resources and...
10. Jeff Horner (1983)
American Basketball Player
Jeff Horner is best known as the point guard for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team. Horner currently holds the University of Iowa career three point record at 232...
11. Roberto Garcia Lachner (1977)
American Triathlete
Roberto Garcia Lachner is a triathlete from the country of Costa Rica who specializes in freestyle swimming but also competes in amateur road bicycle racing. As a youth swimmer Garcia...
12. Chad Wicks (1978)
American Professional Wrestler
Charles Chad Wicks is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with the World Wrestling Entertainment. While part of WWE Wicks wrestled as Chad Toland in its Ohio...
13. James J. Montague (1873)
American Writer
James Jackson Montague often referred to as Jim or Jimmy Montague was an American journalist satirist and poet. Renowned as a versifier Montague is best known for his column More...
14. Frank Secory (1912)
American Baseball Player
Edward Secory was an American left fielder and umpire in Major League Baseball who played 186 games from 1940 to 1946 for the Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs....
15. Joe Lillard (1905)
Player Of American Football
Joseph Johnny Lillard Jr. was an American football baseball and basketball player. From 1932 to 1933 he was a running back for the National Football League's Chicago Cardinals. Lillard...
16. Ronny Miller (1918)
Major League Baseball Pitcher
Roland Arthur Ronny Miller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators.
