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

Rodney Lee Davis is an American Republican politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2013.

Johnny Case is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in Professional Fighters League. A professional since 2007, he formerly competed in the Lightweight division of RIZIN, Ultimate Fighting Championship and RFA.

Steven Michael Colloton is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2003.

Steve Forbes is an American men's college basketball head coach for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. His Division I experience includes five years at East Tennessee State, two seasons at Texas A&M, one year at Illinois State, three years at Louisiana Tech, and two years at Idaho.

Shane Michael Ray is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Alexander John "A. J." Derby is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Iowa (2010–11), Coffeyville Community College (2012) and Arkansas (2013–14).

Michael Vernon Townley is an American-born former agent of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA), the secret police of Chile during the regime of Augusto Pinochet. In 1978, Townley pled guilty to the 1976 murders of Orlando Letelier, former Chilean ambassador to the United States, and Ronni Karpen Moffitt, Letelier's co-worker at the Institute for Policy Studies. He was sentenced to ten years in prison, serving 62 months. As part of his plea bargain, Townley received immunity from further prosecution; he was not extradited to Argentina to stand trial for the 1974 assassination of Chilean General Carlos Prats and his wife in Buenos Aires. He has lived under the United States Federal Witness Protection Program since his release from prison in 1983.

Rodney Leland Blum is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 2014 and won a second term in the 2016 elections. Blum was defeated for reelection in 2018 by Democrat Abby Finkenauer. He has described himself as a member of the Tea Party movement.

Robin Thede is an American comedic actress, writer, sketch and improvisational comedian. Raised in Iowa, she has also worked as an entertainment correspondent, host, and radio personality. In 2015, she became the first African-American woman to be head writer for a late-night talk show. From 2017 to 2018, Thede hosted The Rundown with Robin Thede on BET. She created and co-stars in the HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show, which was nominated for four 2020 Primetime Emmy awards.

Ellen Church was the first female flight attendant. A trained nurse and pilot, Church wanted to pilot commercial aircraft, but those jobs were not open to women. Still wanting to fly, Church successfully worked to convince Boeing Air Transport that using nurses as flight-stewardesses would increase safety and help convince passengers that flying was safe. Their first flight took off on May 15, 1930.