List of Famous people born in Iowa, United States of America

Kimberly Ann Guadagno is an American attorney, politician, and former prosecutor who served as the first Lieutenant Governor and 33rd Secretary of State of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.

Sarah Lacina is an American police officer best known for competing on the American reality show Survivor. She came in 11th place and was the first jury member in the show's 28th season, Survivor: Cagayan, in 2014. Lacina was voted the winner of the show's 34th season, Survivor: Game Changers in 2017. She competed for a third time in Survivor: Winners at War, the show's 40th season, in 2020 where she finished in 4th place and was the final jury member.

Nate Bjorkgren is an American basketball coach who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of South Dakota and Buena Vista University. He was previously an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns from 2015 to 2017 and the Toronto Raptors from 2018 to 2020.

Jessie Godderz, also known as Mr. PEC-Tacular, is an American actor and professional wrestler known for his work with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) where he is the current first-ever National Heavyweight Champion, former one-time OVW Television Champion, and a five-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his time in Impact Wrestling where he is a former two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Robbie E as The BroMans.

Shelby Houlihan is an American middle distance runner. A 12-time All-American at Arizona State University, she was the NCAA 1500m champion in 2014 and made the final in the 5000m at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Houlihan is the American record holder at both 1500 meters and 5000 meters.

Joan Louise Larsen is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She previously was an Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 2015 to 2017.

Thomas Preston-Werner is an American billionaire software developer and entrepreneur. He is an active contributor within the open-source development community, most prominently in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he lives.

Kirk James Hinrich is an American former professional basketball player. He has also been a member of the USA National Team.

Scott Eugene DesJarlais is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district since 2011. The district stretches across East and Middle Tennessee. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Trev Kendall Alberts is an American sports administrator and the director of athletics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Alberts is a former American college and professional football player. He played college football for the University of Nebraska, and earned All-American honors at linebacker. He played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons, after having been fifth overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft. Later, he became a television and print college football commentator, most notably working alongside Mark May on ESPN's College GameDay Scoreboard show. In January 2015, Alberts was among 15 players and two coaches selected to the College Football Hall of Fame. On July 14, 2021, it was announced that Alberts had been selected to return to Nebraska, his alma mater, to become the athletic director.