1. Andrew Clemens (1857)

19th Century American Folk Artis

Iowa-born artist known for his elaborate sand paintings. He collected most of the sand for his artwork at Pikes Peak State Park, an Iowa park with naturally-occurring colored sand.

2. Margaret Lindsay (1910)

Actress

Glamorous Hollywood brunette who played Hepzibah Pyncheon in the 1940 film adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables.

3. Jay Berwanger (1914)

Player Of American Football

University of Chicago halfback, known as the one man football team. He won the first ever Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, renamed the Heisman the following year.

4. Dennis Schmitz (1937)

American Poet

American poet, 1978 Guggenheim Fellow, and former Poet Laureate of Sacramento, California. His poetry collections include The Truth Squad, Animism, Goodwill, Inc., and Eden.

5. Kate Mulgrew (1955)

American Actress

Science fiction actress who gained fame for portraying Captain Kathryn Janeway on the television series Star Trek Voyager. She later starred as Red on the hit Netflix original series Orange...

6. Dan Koppen (1979)

Player Of American Football

NFL center who debuted in 2003 for the New England Patriots. After nine years with the Patriots, he joined the Denver Broncos in 2012.

7. Mark Steines (1964)

American Journalist

Journalist most famous for hosting the celebrity news show Entertainment Tonight from 2004 to 2012. He is also a multiple-time Emmy winner for the work he did on the Los...

8. Travis Tranel (1985)

American Politician

Travis Tranel is a Wisconsin dairy farmer Republican politician and legislator.

9. Carl DeMaio (1974)

American Politician

Carl DeMaio is an American politician from San Diego California. He served one term as a member of the San Diego City Council representing District 5 from 2008 to 2012....

10. Luke Flynn (1988)

Actor

11. Algernon Lee (1873)

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Algernon H. Lee was an American socialist politician and educator best known as the Director of Education at the Rand School of Social Science for 35 years.

12. Richard L. Murphy (1876)

American Politician

Richard Louis Murphy of Dubuque Iowa was a Democratic U. S. Senator from Iowa. Elected with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 as only the second Democratic Senator from Iowa...

13. Mike Connolly (1945)

Director

14. Bob Kressig (1953)

American Politician

Bob Kressig is the Iowa State Representative from the 59th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2004. Kressig currently serves on several committees in the...

15. Suzanne VanOrman (Unknow)

American Politician

Suzanne VanOrman is an American politician from Oregon. A Democrat she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives first elected in 2008. VanOrman who resides in Hood River...

16. Pam Jochum (1954)

American Politician

Pam Jochum is the Iowa State Senator from the 14th District and President of the Iowa Senate.

17. Alfred S. Bennett (1854)

American Judge

Alfred Silas Bennett was an American judge educator and attorney in Oregon. He was the 49th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1919 to 1920. Previously he...

18. Tom Tauke (1950)

American Politician

Thomas Joseph Tom Tauke is a former member of the U. S. House of Representatives. Tauke represented the northeast corner of the state of Iowa as a Republican from 1979...

19. Brent R. Appel (1950)

American Judge

Brent R. Appel is a Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court nominated by Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for a term starting in 2006 to succeed James Carter on the Court....

20. Luis Moscoso (1950)

American Politician

Luis S. Moscoso is a Washington State Representative from the 1st Legislative District Position 2. He is a retired public servant having served 33 years in the public sector. He...

21. Maurice Connolly (1877)

Politician

Maurice Connolly was elected in 1912 to a single term as a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. After giving up his...

22. Charles Isenhart (1959)

American Politician

Charles William Isenhart is a Democratic politician representing the 27th District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2008.

23. Kevin Kunnert (1951)

American Basketball Player

Kevin Robert Kunnert is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. A 7'0 and 230 lb center-forward was drafted out of the University of Iowa by the Chicago Bulls...

24. Keith Krepfle (1952)

American Football Player

Keith Robert Krepfle is a former American football tight end who played for eight seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1975–1981 and the...

25. David Bly (1952)

American Politician

David Bly is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party he represents District 20B which includes portions of Le...

26. Kevin Rhomberg (1955)

American Baseball Player And Coa

Kevin Jay Rhomberg is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians of the American League in the 14th round of the 1977...

27. Mike Meyer (Unknow)

Actor

28. Steve Winter (1957)

Dungeons And Dragons Game Design

Steve Winter is a game designer who has worked on numerous products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR and later Wizards of the Coast.

29. Thomas C. Power (1839)

American Politician

Thomas Charles Power was a Republican senator from Montana and businessman. He was born near Dubuque Iowa on May 22 1839. He attended public school and graduated from Sinsinawa College...

30. Louie Psihoyos (1957)

American Photographer And Film D

Louis Psihoyos is an American photographer and documentary film director known for his still photography and contributions to National Geographic. Psihoyos a licensed scuba-diver has become increasingly concerned with bringing...

31. Mike Blouin (1945)

American Politician

Michael Thomas Mike Blouin American politician was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979 representing Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was a candidate...

32. James F. Watson (1840)

American Judge

James Finley Watson was an American judge and politician in Oregon. A native of Iowa he was the 25th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1876 until...

33. James H. Hawley (1847)

American Politician

James Henry Hawley was an attorney and politician from Idaho. He was state's ninth Governor from 1911 to 1913 and the mayor of Boise from 1903 to 1905. He also...

34. Aaron Brant (1984)

American Football Player

Aaron Brant is an American football offensive tackle free agent. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in the seventh round of the 2007...

35. Charlie Buelow (1877)

American Baseball Player

Charles John Buelow was a Major League Baseball infielder for the New York Giants in 1901.

36. Bill McWilliams (1910)

American Baseball Player

Henry McWilliams was a Major League Baseball player. He had two at bats for the Boston Red Sox during the 1931 baseball season. He was later player/manager of the Dayton...

37. Joe Hoerner (1936)

American Baseball Player

Joseph Walter Hoerner was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. A native of Dubuque Iowa the left-hander was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before...

38. Ed Keas (1863)

American Baseball Player

Edward James Keas was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the 1888 Cleveland Blues of the American Association.

39. Fred Glade (1876)

American Baseball Player

Monroe Glade was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1902 through 1908 Glade played for the Chicago Orphans St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders. A native of...

40. Pete McMahon (1981)

Player Of American Football

Pete McMahon is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft....

41. Josh Lenz (1990)

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Joshua Lenz is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. Lenz played college football at Iowa State and went undrafted in 2013.

42. Doron Jensen (1958)

American Restaurateur

Doron Richard Jensen is an American restaurateur who founded sseveral national restaurant chains.

43. LeRoy E. Cain (1964)

Deputy Space Shuttle Program Man

Leroy E. Cain is a NASA engineer. Formerly a flight director he became the manager of Space Shuttle Launch Integration at Kennedy Space Center in November 2005. Born in Dubuque...