1. Megan Stitz (1999)

YouTube Star

Member of the hit YouTube channel TheCheernastics2 that is known for gymnastics, cheerleading, and fitness content. The channel has earned over 2 million subscribers. Their channel has included multiple instructional videos on...

2. Darci Bos (1984)

YouTube Star

Matriach of the the family vlogging channel The Bos Life. The account began to see a spike in popularity after vlogs about her pregnant teen daughter became a focal point.

3. Bryan Fox (1980)

Instagram Star

Instagram star and snowboarder who is known for posting a variety of snowboarding content, both clips of himself as well as others that he films. He is also known for...

4. Jeremiah Murphy (1835)

Politician

He was a democratic politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Iowa from 1883 to 1887.

5. AG Daniells (1858)

Religious Leader

AG Daniells is a famous Religious Leader, who was born on September 28, 1858 in United States. Notable Seventh-day Adventist minister who was the longest serving President of the General...

6. Eugene Burton Ely (1866)

Pilot

Eugene Burton Ely is a famous Pilot, who was born on October 21, 1866 in United States. Famed aviator who performed with the Curtiss Exhibition team and made the first...

7. Jerome Clarke Hunsaker (1866)

Engineer

Jerome Clarke Hunsaker is a famous Engineer, who was born on August 26, 1866 in United States. Aeronautical engineer who helped the U.S. create some of its earliest lighter-than-air ships....

8. Thomas Downs (1867)

Magician

Former magician who is most remembered for his coin tricks and stage name The King of Koins.

9. Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868)

Journalist

Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd is a famous Journalist, who was born on January 31, 1868 in United States. A fashion journalist, she also wrote several popular novels intended for young women,...

10. George Cram Cook (1873)

Playwright

Playwright who co-founded the Provincetown Players and aided in the development of the American theater.

11. Charles Fox Parham (1873)

Religious Leader

Charles Fox Parham is a famous Religious Leader, who was born on June 4, 1873 in United States. Considered the ‘father of the Pentecostal Movement,’ he was a central figure...

12. Charles Winter (1870)

Politician

Republican politician who was the United States Representative from Wyoming from 1923 to 1929. He was also a lawyer and a judge of the sixth judicial district of Wyoming.

13. Nellie Walker (1874)

American Sculptor

American sculptor who made the statue of James Harlan in Washington DC, as well as the statue of Chief Keokuk in Keokuk, Iowa.

14. Charles E. Merriam (1874)

Political Scientist

Charles E. Merriam is a famous Political Scientist, who was born on November 15, 1874 in United States. One of the foremost political scientists of his age, whose seminal record...

15. Harry Yarnell (1875)

War Hero

Four-star Navy Admiral whose prediction of a possible Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was dismissed.

16. J.D. Scholten (1980)

Politician

J.D. Scholten is a famous Politician, who was born on March 4, 1980 in United States. Politician who is recognized for having been a candidate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District...

17. Thurlow Lieurance (1878)

Composer

Wrote the popular number "By the Waters of Minnetonka." He belonged to the "Indianist movement" group of American composers. He organized numerous musical events in his lifetime and toured all...

18. Clyde Vernon Cessna (1879)

Pilot

Clyde Vernon Cessna is a famous Pilot, who was born on December 5, 1879 in United States. Pioneering aircraft designer known for being the founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation....

19. Carl Van Vechten (1880)

Photographer

Carl Van Vechten is a famous Photographer, who was born on June 17, 1880 in United States. Author, music critic, and portrait photographer who was one of the main promoters...

20. Otto Frederick Rohwedder (1880)

Entrepreneur

Otto Frederick Rohwedder is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on July 7, 1880 in United States. Inventor who created the world’s first bread slicer. According to Astrologers, Otto Frederick...

21. Jessie Field Shambaugh (1881)

Teacher

Jessie Field Shambaugh is a famous Teacher, who was born on June 21, 1881 in United States. Best known as the designer of the 4-H club’s famous clover emblem, she...

22. Frank Jack Fletcher (1885)

War Hero

Frank Jack Fletcher is a famous War Hero, who was born on April 29, 1885 in United States. World War II hero who led American naval forces in the Battle...

23. Archie Alexander (1888)

American Politician

Mathematician and engineer who was the first graduate of the University of Iowa's College of Engineering.

24. Edwin Perkins (1889)

Inventor

In the late 1920s, this Nebraska-based inventor came up with the recipe for a popular powdered beverage that he named Kool-Ade and that eventually became known as Kool-Aid.

25. Thomas Beer (1889)

Non-fiction Author

Biographer best known for his biographies of people like Stephen Crane and Mark Hanna. He is also published a short story collection "Mrs. Egg and Other Barbarians" and three novels.

26. Arthur Carhart (1892)

Activist

Award-winning wilderness conservationist and writer who worked for the U.S. Forest Service in the early 1920s.

27. Herbert Armstrong (1892)

Religious Leader

Founder of the Worldwide Church of God in 1934, who was one of the first televangelists.

28. Ernest B. Schoedsack (1970)

Director

Co-director of the 1933 classic King Kong and its semi-official 1949 sequel Mighty Joe Young.

29. Clifford Roberts (1894)

Sports Executive

Co-creator, with Bobby Jones, of the Augusta Nation golf tournament helped improve the Masters tour and the game itself.

30. Donald Arthur Luscombe (1895)

Entrepreneur

Donald Arthur Luscombe is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on May 25, 1895 in United States. American entrepreneur who founded the Luscombe Aircraft company, which manufactured aircraft between 1930...

31. Ralph Parcaut (1896)

Wrestler

Ralph Parcaut is a famous Wrestler, who was born on December 3, 1896 in United States. WW I veteran who became a popular wrestler in the 1920s and bodybuilding promoter...

32. Pauline Pfeiffer (1895)

Wife Of Ernest Hemingway

A 20th century journalist who was an early contributor to Vanity Fair and Vogue.

33. Francis H. Case (1970)

Politician

Republican politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota.

34. Phil Stong (1899)

American Writer

An early twentieth-century American author and journalist, he is most famous for his 1932 novel, State Fair, which inspired three films and a musical of the same name.

35. Irving Weber (1970)

Swimmer

Talented and accomplished swimmer who also became a businessman and a historian.

36. Meridel Lesueur (1900)

Children's Author

An acclaimed American author of the 1930s and '40s, she wrote about the Great Depression-era struggles of the poor. She is known for her historical work, North Star Country (1945),...

37. James Hearst (1900)

American Writer

American poet, philosopher and professor who was sometimes called the “Robert Frost of the Midwest.” He wrote ten volumes of poetry and two books of prose.

38. Elswyth Thane (1900)

American Writer

An American author of romance novels and historical fiction works, she is best known for her popular Williamsburg books, which follow several generations of a fictional family from the American...

39. Marquis Childs (1970)

Novelist

Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist and novelist known for his work with the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. He won the award for Commentary in 1969.

40. Mildred Wirt Benson (1905)

Children's Author

Children's author known for her work on the early Nancy Drew books. Writing under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, she penned twenty-three Nancy Drew mysteries during the late 1920s, '30s, and...

41. Dorothy M. Johnson (1905)

Novelist

Twentieth-century American author who is best known for such popular Western-themed short story collections as The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and A Man Called Horse. These two works, as...

42. Kent Taylor (1907)

Movie Actor

American actor who played roles in several 1930s and 1940s films, including The Cradle Song in 1933 and Half Past Midnight in 1948.

43. Dennis O'keefe (1908)

Movie Actor

Tall, rugged actor who played roles in numerous films of the 1930s and '40s and briefly had his own show in the '50s. In 1939, he starred in the race...

44. JR Simplot (1909)

Entrepreneur

JR Simplot is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on January 4, 1909 in United States. Billionaire agricultural supplier who specialized in potato products and founded the J. R. Simplot...

45. Gordon W. Prange (1910)

Novelist

The author of popular World War II histories, he is best known for Tora! Tora! Tora!, At Dawn We Slept, and Miracle at Midway. For more than four decades, he...

46. Frederick Manfred (1970)

Novelist

A Twentieth-century American writer of Western novels, he is known for works such as The Golden Bowl, Boy Almighty, and This is the Year. He coined the term "Siouxland" to...

47. Bernard A. Clarey (1912)

War Hero

Bernard A. Clarey is a famous War Hero, who was born on May 4, 1912 in United States. Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the height of the Vietnam...

48. Bill S. Ballinger (1912)

Film Producer

Screenwriter and producer best known for his involvement in radio shows like The Dinah Shore Show and The Breakfast Club. He frequently collaborated with broadcaster Lowell Thomas.

49. Richard Pike Bissell (1970)

Novelist

An Iowa-born author of long and short fiction, he is best known for his 1953 novel, 7½ Cents. The work was the inspiration for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, The...

50. James Vincent Casey (1914)

Religious Leader

American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Denver, Colorado from 1967 to 1986