Most Famous Iowans
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1.
John Wayne
The actor was born in Winterset and lived in Iowa until age 6
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Herbert Hoover
The 31st President of the United States hailed from West Branch, Iowa
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Johnny Carson
The King of late night TV was born in Corning, Iowa and lived in the state until the age of 8.
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Ashton Kutcher
The star of "That 70s Show" and "Two and Half Men" still makes frequent trips to his hometown of Cedar Rapids to visit family.
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Donna Reed
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Kurt Warner
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Ann Landers
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Cloris Leachman
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Shawn Johnson
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Glenn Miller
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Abigail Van Buren
Landers and Van Buren, born in Sioux City, Iowa, would go on to be the two best-known advice columnists.
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Grant Wood
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Bob Feller
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Harry Reasoner
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Elijah Wood
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Tom Arnold
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Mamie Eisenhower
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Simon Estes
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Dan Gable
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Buffalo Bill Cody
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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Norman Borlaug
Won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize and later established the World Food Prize.
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Robert Schuller
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Fred Grandy
Played Gopher on "The Love Boat", then served Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Billy Sunday
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