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

Tionne Tenese Watkins, also known by her stage name T-Boz, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and executive producer. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Watkins rose to fame in the early 1990s as a member of the girl-group TLC. She has won four Grammy Awards for her work with TLC.

Troy Merritt is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.

Michele Marie Bachmann is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. She represented Minnesota's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. The district includes St. Cloud and several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities.

David Brent Keuning is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for his role as the lead guitarist of the rock band The Killers, which he founded alongside Brandon Flowers in 2001 and with whom he has recorded five studio albums. Keuning played every show with The Killers since its inception up until the show at Chicago's Lollapalooza on August 4, 2017. Since 2017, Keuning is on indefinite hiatus from the band. Keuning has since released a solo album titled Prismism under his surname Keuning in 2019.

Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician, university administrator, and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to China from 2017 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as governor of Iowa. Branstad also served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979.

Tyger Campbell is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. As a sophomore in 2021, he earned first-team all-conference honors.

Mark Anthony Steines is an American broadcast journalist and actor who was host of the syndicated gossip and entertainment round-up program Entertainment Tonight from 2004 to 2012, joining the program on August 24, 1995. He left the show on July 27, 2012. From 2012 to 2018, he co-hosted Hallmark Channel's Home and Family.

Edward Maurice Mezvinsky is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He is a former U.S. Representative and felon. A Democrat, he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms (1973–77).

Tristan Wirfs is an American football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.

Michael Mosley is an American television and film actor, best known for his roles as Drew Suffin on Scrubs, Ted Vanderway on Pan Am, Johnny Farrell on Sirens, and Jerry Tyson on Castle.