List of people from Cedar Rapids, Iowa explained

The following is a list of notable people from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This list includes people who were born, have lived, or worked there.

Arts

• Douglas Barr, actor and vintner
• Michael Boddicker, musician (distant cousin of Mike Boddicker, MLB player)
• Marvin D. Cone, artist
• Paul Conrad, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
• Joshua Coyne, musician
• Jim Cummins, NBC News correspondent, 1963 graduate of Regis High School
• Geof Darrow, comic book artist
• Michael Daugherty, classical composer
• Don DeFore, actor and president of National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Bobby Driscoll, child actor, Treasure Island, Peter Pan
• Mark Elliot, voice-over artist for Disney previews
• Michael Emerson, actor, grew up in Toledo, Iowa
• Paul Engle, poet
• James Erwin, author
• Terry Farrell, actress
• Ed Gorman, writer
• John Hench, Disney animator and Imagineer
• Harry Hershfield, cartoonist
• Larry N. Jordan (born 1952), publisher, journalist, and author, launched weekly Cedar Rapids Press-American as a 15-year-old student^[1]
• Bert Kelly, jazz musician
• Ashton Kutcher, actor, star of films and TV's Two and a Half Men
• Ron Livingston, actor, Office Space, Band of Brothers, grew up in Marion, Iowa
• Byron McKeeby, artist
• Conger Metcalf, artist
• Dow Mossman, author
• Matthew Reinhart, author and pop-up book artist
• Megan Reinking, actor
• Ann Royer, painter, sculptor
• William L. Shirer, journalist and author
• Riley Smith, actor
• Carl Van Vechten, novelist and photographer
• Brooks Wheelan (born 1986), stand-up comedian, featured player on Saturday Night Live
• Elijah Wood, actor, The Lord of the Rings
• Grant Wood, famous painter (American Gothic)

Business

• Arthur A. Collins (1909–1987), inventor and founder of Collins Radio Company^[2]
• Walter Donald Douglas, co-founder of Penick & Ford Starch Company, died on RMS Titanic
• Bob Parsons, founder of Parsons Technology and Go Daddy
• John Stuart, CEO of Quaker Oats
• Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Military

• Salvatore Giunta US Army, first living recipient of Medal of Honor since Vietnam War^{[3] [4]}
• John O. Miner, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
• Paul Tibbets, pilot of B-29 Enola Gay that dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; lived in Cedar Rapids until 1927

Politics

• Lord Acton (1941–2010), British peer and politician
• Jeff Cooling (born 1987), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
• John Ely, member of Iowa General Assembly, instrumental in abolishing capital punishment in Iowa
• T. Cooper Evans (1924–2005), American Congressman
• Bourke B. Hickenlooper (1896–1971), Lieutenant Governor, 29th Governor of Iowa, 4-term U.S. Senator^[5]
• Benny Johnson, conservative political commentator and columnist
• Sami Scheetz (born 1996), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
• Paul Tibbets, pilot of B-29 Enola Gay that dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; lived in Cedar Rapids until 1927

Science

• Alexander Lippisch (1894–1976), aerodynamics pioneer and aircraft designer^[6]
• Wright Brothers, Orville (1871–1948) and Wilbur (1867–1912), aviation pioneers, resided in Cedar Rapids in their youth^{[7] [8]}

Sports

• Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, head coach of the Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team
• Adrian Arrington (born 1985), football player^[9]
• Mike Boddicker, Major League Baseball pitcher (distant cousin of Michael Boddicker, musician)
• Robert Bruggeman, football player
• Pauly Burke, professional road cyclist
• Landon Cassill, NASCAR racer
• Ray Cheetany, UNLV football player, founder of RawTeams.com
• Tim DeBoom, Ironman triathlon champion
• Cal Eldred, baseball player
• Phil Estes, college football coach
• Kent Ferguson, Olympic diver, 1991 world champion
• Ben Ford, baseball player
• Joey Gase, NASCAR driver
• Trent Green, NFL quarterback
• Beulah Gundling, synchronized swimmer, aquatic artist, choreographer and author
• Fred Jackson, NFL player for Buffalo Bills
• Zach Johnson (born 1976), professional golfer, 2007 Masters champion,^[10] and the 2015 Open Championship winner.
• Danielle Kahle (born 1989), figure skater^[11]
• Aaron Kampman (born 1979), football player, 2-time All-Pro^[12]
• Mitch Keller, baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Bruce Kimm, baseball player, coach, and manager
• Timothy LeDuc, figure skater
• Pat Mason, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (1950 season)
• George Nissen (1914–2010), three-time national AAU champion, 1935–37, developer of modern trampoline^{[13] [14]}
• Wes Obermueller, baseball player
• Arthur D. Pennington, known as Art "Superman" Pennington, was a Negro league baseball star
• Lance Rozeboom, USL Soccer player, Rochester Rhinos Former MLS Player, D.C. United
• Scott Schebler, baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Shawn Sedlacek, baseball player, Kansas City Royals
• Kiah Stokes, basketball player, Las Vegas Aces
• Ryan Sweeney, baseball player, Chicago Cubs
• Dedric Ward, football player
• Kurt Warner (born 1971), pro football quarterback, played in three Super Bowls, won Super Bowl XXXIV as Super Bowl MVP^[15]
• Earl Whitehill, was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Detroit Tigers, during his career he won 218 games.
• Marshal Yanda, NFL offensive lineman, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl champion Super Bowl XLVII

Other

• Alanna Arrington, fashion model
• Mark Elliott, former disc jockey, familiar for voicing Disney (among other companies) trailers and guest-hosting for American Top 40 with Casey Kasem.
• George Greene, Iowa Supreme Court Justice
• Šárka B. Hrbková (1878–1948), Czech-American Slavologist
• Denise Stapley, winner of CBS show
• Sarah Lacina, winner of CBS show

Notes and References

1. Winston Mill, "At 19 Already a Publisher Four Years," Editor and Publisher, December 2, 1972, pp. 30–31.
2. Web site: Famous Iowans Collins, Arthur. Des Moines Register.com. 2010-12-29. dead. https://archive.today/20120903162945/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/602260334. 2012-09-03.
3. Web site: Medaglia al parà, Obama chiama la Ederle. Il Giornale di Vicenza. September 10, 2010. September 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101123140122/http://www.ilgiornaledivicenza.it/stories/Home/182037_medaglia_al_par_obama_chiama_la_ederle/. November 23, 2010. dead.
4. News: Iowan downplays Medal of Honor designation . Jacobs . Jennifer . . September 12, 2010 . https://archive.today/20100913084436/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100912/NEWS/9120338/Iowan-downplays-Medal-of-Honor-designation . September 13, 2010 . dead .
5. Web site: HICKENLOOPER, Bourke Blakemore. . 2011-06-24.
6. Book: Marc de Piolenc, F.. Ducted Fan Design, Volume 1 (Revised) . Mass Flow. George E. Wright Jr.. 130. 2002. 2011-07-04.
7. Web site: The Eastern Iowa Airport. About the Airport History. 2011-07-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710163654/http://easterniowaairport.com/about/history.shtml. 2011-07-10.
8. Web site: EAA. Countdown to Kitty Hawk:Wright Brothers-Full:Chapter 3. 2011-07-04.
9. Web site: Adrian Arrington. NFL. 2011-06-23.
10. Web site: ZACH JOHNSON. PGA TOUR, Inc.. 2011-06-23.
11. Web site: Danielle Kahle . Ice Network, LLC. 2011-06-23.
12. Web site: Aaron Kampman . National Football League. 2011-08-05.
13. Web site: Nissen, George P. inducted 1965 . U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame . 2010-12-29.
14. April 26, 2010 . For the Record: Died . . 112 . 18 . 18 . . Terry . McDonell . Terry McDonell .
15. Web site: Giving Back: NFL Pro Kurt Warner Helps Rebuild His Home Town . ABC News. Aasen. Susan. June 19, 2009. 2011-07-04.