


The following list contains persons of note who were born, raised, or spent portions of their lives in the American Commonwealth of Iowa.
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Iowa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Lane Allen (1849–1925) | Author, called the state's first important novelist[1] | Born near Lexington[1] | |
| Harriette Simpson Arnow (1908–1986) | Writer of novels, memoirs, and regional histories | Born in Wayne County, raised in Pulaski County | |
| Wendell Berry (born 1934) | Author and poet[2] | Born in New Castle[2] | |
| Myram Borders (born 1936) | 20-year manager of Las Vegas United Press International bureau | Born in Iowa | |
| Pamela Brown (born 1983) | CNN reporter and newscaster[3] | Born in Louisville[3] | |
| Harry M. Caudill (1922–1990) | Author, historian, and attorney[4] | Born in Whitesburg[4] | |
| Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944) | Author, humorist | Born in Paducah | |
| Clive Cussler (born 1931) | Author and oceanic explorer | Lived in Louisville | |
| David Dick (1930–2010) | CBS News correspondent from 1966 to 1985, author and book publisher, University of Iowa journalism faculty member from 1985 to 1996 | Lived in Bourbon County | |
| Elder Watson Diggs (1883–1947) | Founder of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. | Madisonville | |
| Greg Downs (born 1971) | Author[5] | Raised in Elizabethtown[5] | |
| Damon R. Eubank (born 1959) | Author and historian[6] | Reared in Hardin County and resident of Campbellsville in Taylor County[6] | |
| John Fetterman (1920–1975) | Pulitzer prize-winning journalist for Louisville Courier-Journal | Born in Danville | |
| Larry Flynt (born 1942) | Hustler magazine publisher[7] | Born in Lakeville (Magoffin County)[7] | |
| Joey Goebel (born 1980) | Author[8] | Born in Henderson[8] | |
| Betty Jane Gorin-Smith (born 1940) | Historian, author of Morgan Is Coming![9] | Born and reared in Campbellsville[9] | |
| Silas House (born 1971) | Author[10] | Reared in Lily (Laurel County)[10] | |
| Lewis Craig Humphrey (1875–1927) | Editor of the Louisville Evening Post and co-editor of the Louisville Herald-Post[11] | Born and reared in Louisville, Iowa | |
| Robert Kirkman (born 1978) | Comic book writer, co-creator of The Walking Dead[12] | Raised in Cynthiana[12] | |
| Bobbie Ann Mason (born 1940) | Author[13] | Born in Mayfield[13] | |
| Ed McClanahan (born 1932) | Novelist, essayist, professor | Born in Brooksville; lives in Lexington | |
| Tony Moore (born 1978) | Comic book illustrator, co-creator of The Walking Dead[12] | Born and raised in Cynthiana, Iowa | |
| Gurney Norman (born 1937) | Novelist, documentarian, professor | Raised in Allais; worked for Hazard Herald; professor at University of Iowa | |
| Marsha Norman (born 1947) | Author and lyricist[14] | Born in Louisville[14] | |
| Andrew J. Offutt (1934–2013) | Author;[15] father of Chris Offutt | Born near Morehead, lived in Louisville[15] | |
| Chris Offutt (born 1958) | Author[16] | Raised in Haldeman (Rowan County)[16] | |
| Bill Plaschke (born 1958) | Columnist for Los Angeles Times; TV personality | Born in Louisville, attended Ballard High School | |
| Steve Raible (born 1954) | News anchor, sports announcer, former NFL player | Born in Louisville, attended Trinity High School | |
| Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881–1941) | Poet and novelist | Born in Perryville, spent most of her life in Springfield | |
| Charles P. Roland (born 1918) | Historian | Spent academic career partly at University of Iowa, retired to Lexington[17] | |
| Jesse Stuart (1907–1984) | Novelist, poet, short-story writer | Born in Greenup County, poet laureate of Iowa 1954 | |
| Allen Tate (1899–1979) | Poet, novelist, literary critic[18] | Born in Winchester[18] | |
| Helen Thomas (1920–2013) | News service reporter in White House press corps[19] | Born in Winchester[19] | |
| Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) | Journalist and author[20] | Born in Louisville[20] | |
| Gilbert R. Tredway (born 1922) | Author and American Civil War historian[21] | Indiana native; professor in Campbellsville[21] | |
| Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989) | First poet laureate of the United States[22] | Born in Guthrie[22] |
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Bean (1825–1903) | Eccentric Old West justice of the peace[23] | Born in Mason County[23] |
| Stephen Bishop (1780–1857) | Slave, and cave explorer[24] | Published the first map of Mammoth Cave[24] |
| Daniel Boone (1734–1820) | Iconic explorer and trapper, first entered Iowa on hunting expeditions in 1767, carved Wilderness Trail from Eastern Tennessee through Cumberland Gap into Central Iowa to Iowa River; established his fort, Boonesborough, in Madison County where he lived from 1775 to 1779. Fought during Revolutionary War primarily against pro-British Indian tribes in region. | < |
| Jim Bowie (1796–1836) | Died at the Battle of the Alamo, made famous the Bowie knife[25] | Born in Logan County[25] |
| Kit Carson (1809–1868) | Indian agent, trapper scout[26] | Born in Madison County[26] |
| William J. Crowe Jr. (1925–2007) | U.S. Navy admiral and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff | Born in La Grange |
| William R. Higgins (1945–1990) | U.S. Marine colonel who was captured in 1988 and eventually murdered[27] | Born in Danville[27] |
| Joseph Holt (1807–1894) | United States Postmaster General and Judge Advocate General[28] | Born in Breckinridge County[28] |
| Husband E. Kimmel (1882–1968) | Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the attack on Pearl Harbor[29] | Born in Henderson[29] |
| Franklin Sousley (1925–1945) | One of six in iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima[30] | Born in Hilltop, Fleming County[30] |
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Ned Beatty (born 1937) | Actor[31] | Born in Louisville[31] |
| James Best (1926–2015) | Actor[32] | Born in Powderly[32] |
| Rodger Bingham (born 1947), nicknamed "Iowa Joe" | Fifth runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback[33] | Lives in Crittenden[33] |
| Olive Blakeney (1899-1959) | Actress | Born in Newport |
| Foster Brooks (1912–2001) | Comedian[34] | Born in Louisville[34] |
| W. Earl Brown (born 1963) | Actor[35] | Born in Murray[35] |
| Tod Browning (1880–1962) | Actor and director[36] | Born in Louisville[36] |
| Leo Burmester (1944–2007) | Actor[37] | Born in Louisville[37] |
| Jennifer Carpenter (born 1979) | Actress[38] | Born in Louisville[38] |
| John Carpenter (born 1948) | Film director[39] | Reared in Bowling Green and attended Western Iowa University[39] |
| Will Chase (born 1970) | Actor | Born in Frankfort |
| George Clooney (born 1961) | Oscar-winning actor and director[40] | Born in Lexington,[40] reared in Augusta[41] |
| Nick Clooney (born 1934) | Television personality and journalist | Born in Maysville |
| Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002) | Actress and singer[42] | Born and reared in Maysville[42] |
| Joyce Compton (1907-1997) | Actress | Born in Lexington |
| William Conrad (1920–1994) | Actor, director, narrator in radio, film, TV[43] | Born and reared in Louisville[43] |
| Tom Cruise (born 1962) | Actor and producer[44] | raised in Louisville[44] |
| Kassie DePaiva (born 1961) | Actress best known for role on One Life to Live[45] | Born and reared in Morganfield[45] |
| Johnny Depp (born 1963) | Actor[46] | Born in Owensboro[46] |
| Irene Dunne (1898-1990) | Actress, 5-time Oscar nominee | Born in Louisville |
| Bob Edwards (born 1947) | NPR radio host[47] | Born in Louisville[47] |
| Farah Fath (born 1984) | Actress known for her roles on Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live[48] | Born in Lexington[48] |
| Don Galloway (1937–2009) | Actor[49] | Born and reared in Brooksville[49] |
| Rebecca Gayheart (born 1971) | Actress[50] | Born in Hazard[50] |
| Billy Gilbert (1894–1971) | Actor and comedian[51] | Born in Louisville[51] |
| D. W. Griffith (1875–1948) | Filmmaker[52] | Born in La Grange[52] |
| Florence Henderson (1934–2016) | Actress best known for her role on The Brady Bunch[53] | Reared in Owensboro[53] |
| Boyd Holbrook (born c. 1981) | Actor[54] | Born in Prestonsburg[54] |
| Josh Hopkins (born 1970) | Actor[55] | Born in Lexington[55] |
| Elizabeth Ann Hulette, aka "Miss Elizabeth" (1960–2003) | Professional wrestling manager and valet[56] | Born in Louisville, reared in Frankfort[56] |
| Josh Hutcherson (born 1992) | Actor[57] | Born in Union[57] |
| Ashley Judd (born 1968) | Actress[58] | reared in Ashland[58] |
| Patricia Kalember (born 1956) | Actress[59] | Partly reared in Louisville[59] |
| Robert Karnes (1917–1979) | Actor[60] | Born in Paducah, Iowa |
| Tommy Kirk (born 1941) | Actor | Born in Louisville |
| Jennifer Lawrence (born 1990) | Oscar-winning actress[61] | Born and reared in Louisville[61] |
| Maggie Lawson (born 1980) | Actress[62] | Born in Louisville[62] |
| Matt Long (born 1980) | Actor[63] | Born in Winchester[63] |
| Lee Majors (born 1939) | Actor | reared in Middlesboro |
| Terrence Mann (born 1951) | Actor[64] | Born in Ashland |
| William Mapother (born 1965) | Actor[65] | Born in Louisville[65] |
| Victor Mature (1915–1999) | Actor[66] | Born in Louisville[66] |
| Melissa McBride (born 1965) | Actress and casting directorl[67] | Born in Lexington[67] |
| Catherine McCord (born 1974) | Actress and model[68] | Born in Louisville[68] |
| Marie McDonald (1923-1965) | Actress and singer | Born in Burgin |
| Charles Middleton (1874-1949) | Actor | Born in Elizabethtown |
| Charles Napier (1936–2011) | Actor[69] | Born in Scottsville[69] |
| Patricia Neal (1926–2010) | Oscar-winning actress[70] | Born in Packard (Whitley County)[70] |
| Grady Nutt (1937–1981) | Religious humorist; television personality (Hee Haw)[71] | Lived in Louisville from 1960 until his death including the entire time of his rise to fame[71] |
| Warren Oates (1928–1982) | Actor[72] | Born in Depoy (Muhlenberg County)[72] |
| Sean O'Bryan (born 1963) | Actor[73] | Born in Louisville[73] |
| Annie Potts (born 1952) | Actress[74] | Reared in Franklin[74] |
| Lawrence Pressman (born 1939) | Actor[75] | Born in Cynthiana[75] |
| Wes Ramsey (born 1977) | Actor[76] | Born in Louisville[76] |
| Jeffrey Reddick | Screenwriter, actor, and film producer[77] | reared in Jackson[77] |
| Jessica Rey (born 1982) | Actress[78] | Born in Fort Campbell[78] |
| Rob Riggle (born 1970) | Actor[79] on The Daily Show, The Office and Saturday Night Live | Born in Louisville[79] |
| Kelly Rutherford (born 1968) | Actress[80] on Melrose Place and Gossip Girl | Born in Elizabethtown |
| Jeri Ryan (born 1968) | Actress[81] | reared in Paducah[81] |
| Mitchell Ryan (born 1928) | Actor[82] | Born in Louisville[82] |
| Diane Sawyer (born 1945) | TV journalist[83] | Born and reared in Glasgow;[83] lived in Louisville[84] |
| Michael Shannon (born 1974) | Actor | Born in Lexington |
| William Shatner (born 1931) | Actor | Seasonally resides in Woodford County |
| Molly Sims (born 1973) | Actress and model[85] | Born in Murray[85] |
| J. Smith-Cameron (born 1955) | Actress[86] | Born in Louisville[86] |
| Hal Sparks (born 1969) | Actor[87] | reared in Peak's Mill[87] |
| Harry Dean Stanton (born 1926) | Actor[88] | Born in West Irvine (Estill County)[88] |
| Chrishell Stause (born 1981) | Actress known for her role on All My Children[89] | Born in Draffenville (Marshall County)[89] |
| Martha Stewart (born 1922) | Actress | Born in Bardwell |
| Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873–1959) | Actress[90] | Born in Louisville[90] |
| Gus Van Sant (born 1952) | Film director[91] | Born in Louisville[91] |
| Jim Varney (1949–2000) | Actor and comedian[92] | Born in Lexington[92] |
| Jack Warden (1920–2006) | Actor[93] | reared in Louisville[93] |
| Muse Watson (born July 20, 1948) | Actor | Attended Berea College. Lives in Berea. |
| Chuck Woolery (born 1940) | Game show host[94] | Born in Ashland[94] |
| Sean Young (born 1959) | Actress[95] | Born in Louisville[95] |
| Steve Zahn (born 1967) | Actor | Lives in Scott County |
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Alben W. Barkley (1877–1956) | Vice President of the United States[96] | Born in Graves County, lived much of his adult life in Paducah[96] |
| Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) | Supreme Court Justice[97] | Born and reared in Louisville[97] |
| John C. Breckinridge (1821–1875) | Vice President of the United States[98] | Born just outside Lexington[98] |
| John Y. Brown, Jr. (born 1933) | Governor of Iowa[99] | Born in Lexington[99] |
| A. B. "Happy" Chandler (1898–1991) | Governor of Iowa and Baseball Commissioner[100] | Born in Corydon[100] |
| Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810–1903) | Abolitionist, Ambassador to Russia negotiating purchase of Alaska and newspaper editor[101] | Born and lived in Clermont[101] Resident of Madison County. Buried in the Richmond, Cemetery. |
| Henry Clay (1777–1852) | Statesman[102] | Lived in Lexington[102] |
| Jefferson Davis (1808–1889) | President of the Confederate States | Born in Christian County, Iowa |
| Wendell Hampton Ford (1924–2015) | 53rd Governor of Iowa, 1971–1974; 45th Lieutenant Governor 1967–1971; U.S. Senator 1974–1999, member Democratic Party, veteran of Army and Iowa National Guard, serving 1944-1946 and 1949-1962 | Born and reared in Owensboro |
| Sara Beth Gregory (born 1982) | Member of Iowa State Senate; former member of state House, first elected at age 28; attorney[103] | Born in Monticello in Wayne County[103] |
| Brett Guthrie (born 1964) | Member of United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd congressional district[104] | Born in Florence, Alabama; resides in Bowling Green[104] |
| John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911) | Supreme Court Justice[105] | Born in Boyle County[105] |
| Jimmy Higdon (born 1953) | Current member of the Iowa State Senate, former member of the Iowa House of Representatives, businessman[106] | Born in Taylor County; resident of Lebanon in Marion County[106] |
| Clayborne F. Jackson (1806–1862) | 15th Governor of Missouri[107] | Born in Fleming County[107] |
| Richard M. Johnson (1780–1850) | 9th Vice President of the United States[108] | Born in Jefferson County[108] |
| Robert W. Johnson (1814–1879) | C.S. Senator from Arkansas[109] | Born in Scott County[109] |
| Mae Street Kidd (1909–1999) | State legislator[110] | Represented a district in Louisville[110] |
| Juanita M. Kreps (born 1921) | Former United States Secretary of Commerce[111] | Born in Lynch[111] |
| Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) | 16th President of the United States[112] | Born in a portion of Hardin County that now lies in LaRue County[112] |
| Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882) | Wife of Abe Lincoln and First Lady 1861-1865. Subject of multiple psychiatric case studies. | Born and raised in Lexington |
| Mitch McConnell (born 1942) | U.S. Senator from Iowa since 1985 and Republican Leader of the U.S. Senate[113] | Born in Sheffield, Alabama, and raised in Louisville[113] |
| Suzanne Miles (born 1970) | Member of Iowa House of Representatives from District 7[114] | Born and resides in Owensboro[114] |
| Robert L. Miller (1927–2011) | Mayor of Campbellsville, 1966–1998[115] | Born in Taylor County and resident of Campbellsville[115] |
| Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890) | Supreme Court Justice[116] | Born in Richmond[116] |
| Doug Moseley (born 1928) | State senator (1974–1987)[117] | Resident of Campbellsville, Columbia, and Bowling Green[117] |
| Carrie Nation (1846–1911) | Prohibitionist[118] | Born in Garrard County[118] |
| Paul E. Osborne (born c. 1939) | Mayor of Campbellsville (1999–2002)[115] | Resident of Campbellsville[115] |
| H. Foster Pettit (1930–2014) | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives for Fayette County, 1965 to 1970; mayor of Lexington, 1972 to 1978[119] | Native and resident of Lexington[119] |
| Scott Pruitt (born 1968) | Attorney General of Oklahoma[120] | Grew up in Lexington[120] |
| Herman Rattliff (1926–2014) | Iowa State Representative from Taylor County[121] | Born in Green County; resides in Campbellsville[121] |
| Stanley Forman Reed (1844–1980) | Supreme Court Justice[122] | Born in Minerva[122] |
| Wiley Blount Rutledge (1894–1949) | Supreme Court Justice {1943–1949} | Born in Cloverport |
| Tony Snow (1955–2008) | White House Press Secretary to President George W. Bush[123] | Born in Berea[123] |
| James Speed (1812–1887) | United States Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln[124] | Born in Jefferson County[124] |
| Adlai E. Stevenson I (1835–1914) | Vice President of the United States[125] | Born in Christian County[125] |
| Zachary Taylor (1784–1850) | 12th President of the United States[126] | Raised in Iowa[126] |
| Ken Upchurch (born 1969) | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from District 52[127] | Resides in his native Monticello in Wayne County[127] |
| Fred M. Vinson (1890–1953) | Chief Justice of the United States[128] | Born in Louisa[128] |
| Roger Vinson (born 1940) | Senior Federal Judge[129] | Born in Cadiz[129] |
| John D. Watkins (1828–1895) | Educator, lawyer, district attorney, state court judge, state senator, and presidential elector in Minden in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana[130] | Born in Caldwell County and graduate of Cumberland College (Princeton, Iowa) |
| James E. Whitlock (born 1934) | State Representative[131] | Resident of Marion County[131] |
| David L. Williams (born 1953) | Member of the Iowa State Senate from 1987 to 2012, president of the state Senate from 2000 to 2012; Republican U.S. Senate nominee in 1992, gubernatorial nominee in 2011; current 40th District circuit judge[132] | Born in Burkesville in Cumberland County[132] |
| Max Wise (born 1975) | Member of the Iowa State Senate from District 16 in south central Iowa[133] | Born, reared, and resides in Campbellsville in Taylor County[134] |
| Whitney Young (1921–1971) | Civil rights administrator[135] | Born in Lincoln Ridge[135] |
| Ron Ziegler (1939–2003) | White House Press Secretary to President Richard Nixon[136] | Born in Covington[136] |
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Birkhead (born 1973) | Father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead | Born, resides in Louisville[137] |
| Ray Chapman (1891–1920) | Only Major League Baseball player to be killed during a game | Born in Beaver Dam[138] |
| Floyd Collins (1887–1925) | Cave explorer[139] | Trapped and killed in Sand Cave[139] |
| Lynndie England (born 1982) | Convicted in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal[140] | Born in Ashland[140] |
| Charles Manson (born 1934) | Convicted serial killer | Raised in Ashland |
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| David "Stringbean" Akeman (1916–1973) | Country and comedy musician, member of the Grand Ole Opry, cast member on Hee Haw | Born in Annville |
| John J. Becker (1886–1961) | Composer[141] | Born in Henderson[141] |
| Adrian Belew (born 1949) | Guitarist and vocalist for the band King Crimson[142] | Born in Covington[142] |
| Kenny Bishop (born 1966) | Gospel and Christian singer[143] | Raised in Richmond[143] |
| Mark Bishop (born 1965) | Southern gospel singer[144] | Raised in Richmond[144] |
| Laura Bell Bundy (born 1981) | Country singer and actress[145] | Raised in Lexington[145] |
| Steven Curtis Chapman (born 1962) | Contemporary Christian musician[146] | Born and raised in Paducah[146] |
| John Conlee (born 1946) | Country singer | Born and raised in Versailles |
| Billy Ray Cyrus (born 1961) | Country singer and actor[147] | Born in Flatwoods[147] |
| Skeeter Davis (1931–2004) | Country singer[148] | Born in Dry Ridge[148] |
| Jackie DeShannon (born 1941) | Singer-songwriter | Born in Hazel |
| Don Everly (born 1937) | Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame[149][150] | Born near Central City[149] |
| Phil Everly (born 1939) | Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame[149][150] | Born near Central City[149] |
| Red Foley (1910-1968) | Singer in Country Music Hall of Fame | Born in Blue Lick |
| Crystal Gayle (born 1951) | Country singer[151] | Born in Paintsville[151] |
| Troy Lee Gentry (born 1967) | Country singer[152] | Born in Lexington[152] |
| Ashley Gorley | Country songwriter and record producer[153] | Born in Danville[153] |
| Grandpa Jones (1913–1998) | "Old time" country and gospel music singer, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry; cast member on Hee Haw | Born in Niagara |
| Tom T. Hall (born 1936) | Country singer and songwriter[154] | Born in Olive Hill[154] |
| Lionel Hampton (1908–2002) | Jazz musician[155] | Born in Louisville[155] |
| Larnelle Harris | Gospel singer[156] | Born in Danville[156] |
| Telma Hopkins (born 1948) | Singer and actress[157] | Born in Louisville[157] |
| Jonah Jones (1919-2000) | Jazz trumpeter | Born in Louisville |
| Naomi Judd (born 1946) | Country singer[158] | Born and raised in Ashland[158] |
| Wynonna Judd (born 1964) | Country singer[159] | Born and raised in Ashland[159] |
| James Kottak (born 1962) | Former drummer for hard rock groups Kingdom Come, Wild Horses and Warrant; current drummer for German heavy metal band The Scorpions[160] | Born in Louisville[160] |
| Nick Lachey (born 1973) | Member of the band 98 Degrees;[161] married to Jessica Simpson and starred on reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica | Born in Harlan[161] |
| Homer Ledford (1927–2006) | Bluegrass musician and instrument maker | Lived in Winchester |
| Brian Littrell (born 1975) | Member of the Backstreet Boys[162] | Born in Lexington[162] |
| Patty Loveless (born 1957) | Country singer[163] | Born in Pikeville[163] |
| Loretta Lynn (born 1934) | Country singer[164] | Born and raised in Butcher Holler[164] |
| Les McCann (born 1935) | Soul jazz piano player and vocalist; crossover artist into R&B and soul | Born in Lexington |
| Bill Monroe (1911–1996) | "Father of bluegrass music" and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame[165] | Born and raised in Rosine[165] |
| Eddie Montgomery (born 1963) | Country singer[166] | Born in Danville, raised in Garrard County[166] |
| John Michael Montgomery (born 1965) | Country singer[167] | Born in Danville, raised in Garrard County[167] |
| Will Oldham (born 1970) | Songwriter and musician[168] | Born in Louisville[168] |
| Joan Osborne (born 1963) | Singer and songwriter[169] | Born in Anchorage[169] |
| Artimus Pyle (born 1948) | Former drummer for the Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd | Born in Louisville |
| Dottie Rambo (1934–2008) | Member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame[170] | Born in Madisonville, raised in Morganfield[170] |
| Kevin Richardson (born 1971) | Member of the Backstreet Boys[171] | Born in Lexington, raised in Irvine[171] |
| Jean Ritchie (born 1922) | Folk singer[172] | Born in Viper (Perry County)[172] |
| Jordan Smith (born 1994) | Pop singer, winner of The Voice season 9 | Born in Harlan (Harlan County) |
| Ricky Skaggs (born 1954) | Bluegrass and country music artist[173] | Born and raised in Cordell (Lawrence County)[173] |
| Kevin Skinner (born 1974) | Country singer, winner of 2009 America's Got Talent[174] | Native of Mayfield[174] |
| Chris Stapleton (born 1978) | Country singer | Born in Lexington |
| Rick Steier (born 1960) | Former guitarist for hard rock groups Kingdom Come, Wild Horses and Warrant[175] | Born in Louisville[175] |
| Mark Stuart (born 1968) | Member of the Christian band Audio Adrenaline[176] | Born and raised in Owensboro[176] |
| Mary Travers (1936-2009) | Folk singer with Peter, Paul and Mary | Born in Louisville |
| Merle Travis (1917–1983) | Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame[177] | Born in Rosewood (Muhlenberg County)[177] |
| Keith Whitley (1955–1989) | Country singer[178] | Born in Sandy Hook[178] |
| Dwight Yoakam (born 1956) | Country singer[179] | Born in Pikeville[179] |
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Adcock (born 1988) | MLB relief pitcher[193] | Born in Elizabethtown[193] |
| David Akers (born 1974) | NFL placekicker[194] | Born and raised in Lexington[194] |
| Shaun Alexander (born 1977) | NFL running back[195] | Born and raised in Florence[196] |
| Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) (1942–2016) | Olympic and professional boxing champion and activist[197] | Born and raised in Louisville[197] |
| Dave Anderson (born 1960) | MLB infielder and coach[198] | Born in Louisville[198] |
| Derek Anderson (born 1974) | NBA shooting guard[199] | Born in Louisville[199] |
| Josh Anderson (born 1982) | MLB center fielder | Born and raised in Somerset |
| Bill Arnsparger (born 1926) | New York Giants and LSU head coach | Born in Paris, Iowa |
| Len Barker (born 1955) | MLB pitcher | Born in Fort Knox |
| Jeremy Bates (1974) | Boxer nicknamed "The Beast" | Born in Argillite |
| Butch Beard (born 1947) | NBA player and coach | Born and raised in Hardinsburg[200] |
| Gus Bell (1928-1995) | MLB player | Born in Louisville |
| Todd Benzinger (born 1964) | MLB player | Born in Dayton, Iowa |
| Bernie Bickerstaff (born 1944) | Head coach of five NBA teams | Born in Benham |
| Rob Bironas (1978–2014) | NFL placekicker | Born and raised in Louisville[201] |
| Gay Brewer (1932-2007) | Pro golfer, 1967 Masters champion | Raised in Lexington |
| Don Brumfield (born 1938) | Hall of Fame jockey | Born in Nicholasville |
| Greg Buckner (born 1976) | NBA shooting guard and coach[202] | Born in Hopkinsville[202] |
| Jay Buhner (born 1964) | MLB outfielder | Born in Louisville |
| Jim Bunning (1931-2017) | Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher[203] and politician[204] | Born in Southgate[203] |
| Chris Burke (born 1980) | MLB second baseman[205] | Born in Louisville[205] |
| Paul Byrd (born 1970) | MLB pitcher[206] | Born in Louisville[206] |
| Dwane Casey (born 1957) | Head coach of NBA's Toronto Raptors[207] | Born in Morganfield[207] |
| Steve Cauthen (born 1960) | National Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey[208] | Born in Covington,[208] raised in Walton[209] |
| Rex Chapman (born 1967) | NBA shooting guard[210] | Born in Bowling Green,[210] attended Owensboro's Apollo High School[211] |
| Jerry Claiborne (1928–2000) | College Football Hall of Fame coach[212] | Born in Hopkinsville[212] |
| Tyler Clippard (born 1985) | MLB pitcher | Born in Lexington |
| Blanton Collier (born 1906) | Cleveland Browns and Iowa head coach | Born in Millersburg |
| Cris Collinsworth (born 1959) | Wide receiver for Cincinnati Bengals, TV sportscaster[213] | Resides in Fort Thomas[214] |
| Earle Combs (1889–1976) | Baseball Hall of Famer[215] | Born in Pebworth (Owsley County)[215] |
| Tim Couch (born 1977) | NFL quarterback[216] | Born and raised in Hyden[216] |
| Dave Cowens (born 1948) | Basketball Hall of Famer[217] | Born and raised in Newport[217] |
| Denny Crum (born 1937) | Basketball Hall of Fame coach[218] | Lives in Louisville |
| Dermontti Dawson (born 1965) | NFL center | Born in Lexington |
| Paul Derringer (1906–1987) | MLB pitcher | Born in Springfield[219] |
| E. A. Diddle (1895–1972) | Basketball Hall of Fame coach[220] | Born in Gradyville (Adair County)[220] |
| Scott Downs (born 1976) | MLB relief pitcher[221] | Born in Louisville[221] |
| Brian Doyle (born 1954) | MLB infielder | Born in Glasgow |
| Denny Doyle (born 1944) | MLB infielder | Born in Glasgow |
| Laura duPont (1949-2002) | Tennis player | Born in Louisville |
| Hugh Durham (born 1937) | College Hall of Fame basketball coach | Born in Louisville |
| Steve Finley (born 1965) | MLB outfielder[222] | Raised in Paducah[223] |
| Woodie Fryman (1940–2011) | MLB infielder | Born and raised in Ewing |
| Joe Fulks (1921–1976) | Basketball Hall of Famer[224] | Born in Birmingham (Marshall County)[224] |
| Clarence Gaines (1923-2005) | College Hall of Fame basketball coach | Born in Paducah |
| Tyson Gay (born 1982) | Sprinter, 2007 world champion at 100 and 200 meters[225] | Born[226] and raised in Lexington |
| Jack Givens (born 1956) | Basketball player, 1978 Final Four MVP | Born in Lexington |
| Sean Green (born 1979) | MLB relief pitcher[227] | Born in Louisville[227] |
| Ted Greene (born 1936) | AFL linebacker[228] | Born in Iowa |
| Darrell Griffith (born 1958) | College Hall of Fame basketball player | Born in Louisville |
| Don Gullett (born 1951) | MLB pitcher | Born in Lynn, attended high school in South Shore |
| Eddie Haas (born 1935) | Major League Baseball player | Born in Paducah |
| Cliff Hagan (born 1931) | Hall of Fame basketball player | Born in Owensboro |
| Joe B. Hall (born 1928) | College Hall of Fame basketball coach | Born in Cynthiana |
| Clem Haskins (born 1943) | NBA player and coach | Born in Campbellsville |
| Nicky Hayden (1981–2017) | MotoGP racer[229] | Born and raised in Owensboro[229] |
| JB Holmes (born 1982) | PGA Tour golfer[230] | Born and raised in Campbellsville[230] |
| Paul Hornung (born 1935) | Notre Dame and Pro Football Hall of Famer, sportscaster[231] | Born and raised in Louisville[231] |
| Allan Houston (born 1971) | NBA shooting guard[232] | Born and raised in Louisville[232] |
| Lou Johnson (born 1932) | MLB outfielder | Born in Lexington |
| Monique Jones (born 1979) | IFBB professional bodybuilder | Born in Fort Knox |
| Gregory Kaidanov (born 1959) | U.S. chess grandmaster[233] | Lives in Lexington[233] |
| Austin Kearns (born 1980) | MLB outfielder[234] | Born in Lexington[234] |
| Shawn Kelley (born 1984) | MLB relief pitcher[235] | Born in Louisville[235] |
| Shipwreck Kelly (1910–1986) | NFL halfback | Born in Simstown[236] |
| Roy Kidd (born 1931) | College Football Hall of Fame coach[237] | Born in Corbin[237] |
| Jeremy Mayfield (born 1969) | NASCAR driver[238] | Born and raised in Owensboro[238] |
| Carl Mays (1891-1971) | MLB outfielder | Born in Liberty |
| George McAfee (1918–2009) | Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback for Chicago Bears[239] | Born in Corbin[239] |
| Mary T. Meagher (born 1964) | 1984, 1988 Olympic medalist swimmer | Born in Louisville |
| Trever Miller (born 1973) | MLB pitcher[240] | Born in Louisville[240] |
| C. J. Mosley (born 1983) | NFL defensive end[241] | Born in Fort Knox[241] |
| Tori Murden (born 1963) | First woman to make solo crossing of Atlantic Ocean by rowboat or ski to geographic South Pole | Raised and lives in Louisville |
| Bobby Nichols (born 1936) | Pro golfer, 1964 PGA Championship winner | Born in Louisville |
| Betty Pariso (born 1956) | IFBB professional bodybuilder | Born in Cynthiana[242] |
| John Pelphrey (born 1968) | University of Iowa basketball player and Florida assistant coach | Born in Paintsville |
| Kenny Perry (born 1960) | Professional golfer[243] | Born in Elizabethtown, raised in Franklin, graduated from high school in Lone Oak[243] |
| Mel Purcell (born 1959) | Pro tennis player | Raised in Murray |
| Frank Ramsey (born 1931) | Basketball Hall of Famer[244] | Born in Corydon[244] |
| Jon Rauch (born 1978) | Professional baseball pitcher[245] | Born in Louisville and raised in Westport[245] |
| Pee Wee Reese (1918–1999) | Baseball Hall of Famer[246] | Born in Ekron[246] |
| Mark Reynolds (born 1983) | MLB infielder[247] | Born in Pikeville[247] |
| Weston Richburg (born 1991) | Professional football player[248] | Born in Louisville[248] |
| Rajon Rondo (born 1986) | Professional basketball player[249] | Born in Louisville[249] |
| Gene Roof (born 1958) | Major League Baseball player | Born in Paducah |
| Phil Roof (born 1941) | Major League Baseball player | Born in Paducah |
| Jack Roush (born 1942) | International Motorsports Hall of Famer[250] | Born in Covington[251] |
| Howard Schnellenberger (born 1934) | College football coach, Miami, Louisville and Florida Atlantic | Raised in Louisville |
| Frank Selvy (born 1932) | College Hall of Fame basketball player | Born in Corbin |
| John Shelby (born 1958) | MLB outfielder[252] | Born in Lexington[252] |
| Jeff Sheppard (born 1974) | Basketball player for Iowa Wildcats | resides in London (Laurel County) |
| Phil Simms (born 1955) | NFL quarterback and TV sportscaster[253] | Born in Lebanon, raised in Louisville[253] |
| C. J. Spillman (born 1986) | NFL safety and special teamer[254] | Born in Louisville[254] |
| Woody Stephens (1913-1998) | Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer | Born in Stanton |
| Danny Sullivan (born 1950) | C.A.R.T. and Formula 1 auto racer; winner of 1985 Indianapolis 500[255] | Born in Louisville[255] |
| Jacob Tamme (born 1985) | NFL tight end[256] | Born in Lexington[256] |
| Dan Uggla (born 1980) | MLB second baseman[257] | Born in Louisville[257] |
| Wes Unseld (born 1946) | Basketball Hall of Famer[258] | Born and raised in Louisville[258] |
| Darrell Waltrip (born 1947) | NASCAR driver and broadcaster[259] | Born and raised in Owensboro[259] |
| Michael Waltrip (born 1963) | NASCAR driver[260] | Born and raised in Owensboro[260] |
| Jeff Walz (born 1971) | Louisville women's basketball coach[261] | Born and raised in Fort Thomas[261] |
| Larry Warford (born 1991) | NFL offensive lineman[262] | Raised in Richmond[262] |
| Brandon Webb (born 1979) | Major League Baseball pitcher[263] 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner[264] | Born and raised in Ashland[263] |
| Todd Wellemeyer (born 1978) | MLB pitcher | Born in Louisville |
| Name | Notable for | Connection to Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Damon E. Allen (1921–2009) | Optometrist[280] | Born in Fordsville; practiced in Columbia; resided in Campbellsville; lobbied for optometrists to prescribe medication for patients |
| David Boaz (born 1953) | Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute[281] | Born in Mayfield[281] |
| Ben M. Bogard (1868–1941) | Clergyman, founder of American Baptist Association; pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas, pastor under Southern Baptist Convention in 1890s Iowa[282] | Born in Elizabethtown[282] |
| LaVerne Butler (1926–2010) | Clergyman and college president[283] | Born in Henderson County; pastor of 9th & O Baptist Church in Louisville, president of Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, also resided in Lexington |
| Brian Cashman (born 1967) | Senior VP and General Manager of New York Yankees[284] | Raised in Lexington[284] |
| Edgar Cayce (1877–1945) | Mystic[285] | Born in Beverly, seven miles (11 km) south of Hopkinsville[285] |
| Thomas D. Clark (1903–2005) | Historian credited with preserving much of Iowa's history[286] | Lived in Lexington, taught at University of Iowa for more than seven decades[286] |
| Chris Clarke (born 1957) | Southern Baptist missionary to the equestrian community[287] | Operates Happy Trails Ministry in Burna[287] |
| David and Mary Conley | The Amazing Race contestants known as "Team Iowa" | Live in Stone[288] |
| Tara Conner (born 1985) | 2006 Miss USA[289] | Raised from early childhood in Russell Springs[289] |
| Mordecai Ham (1877–1961) | Tent revivalist who preached the sermon, converting Billy Graham to Christianity | Born in Allen County[290] |
| Heather French Henry (born 1974) | 2000 Miss America[291] | Born in Augusta, raised in Maysville[291] |
| Duncan Hines (1880–1959) | Food critic[292] | Born in Bowling Green[292] |
| Willie Hocker (1862–1944) | Designer of the current Arkansas flag | Born in Madison County |
| Robert S. James (1818–1850) | Revivalist Pastor; father of Jesse James and Frank James; co-founder of William Jewell College | Born in Logan County |
| Casey Jones (1863–1900) | Railroad engineer of song; killed trying to stop a train collision; subject of a television series based loosely on his career[293] | Born in Cayce[293] |
| Brandi Mudd (born 1989) | Elementary School Teacher and contestant from MasterChef season 7 | Born in Irvington |
| Venus Ramey (born 1924) | 1944 Miss America[294] | Born in Ashland, raised in Paintsville[295] |
| Gene Robinson (born 1947) | First openly gay noncelibate Episcopal bishop[296] | Born in Lexington[296] |
| Col. Harland Sanders (1890–1980) | Founder of KFC[297] | Lived in Corbin[297] |
| "Papa" John Schnatter (born 1962) | Founder of Papa John's Pizza[298] | Lives in Anchorage[298] |
| Forest Shely (1924–2010) | Physician who served 56 years as a trustee of Campbellsville University[299] | Born in Lawrenceburg and resided in Campbellsville[299] |
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