List of people from Idaho
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A list of notable people who were either born in Idaho or lived there for a substantial amount of time.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Joseph Albertson – founder of Albertson's grocery store chain, Caldwell
- Cecil D. Andrus – former United States Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Idaho, Orofino
- Don Aslett – entrepreneur, author and public speaker, Pocatello
[edit] B
- Matthew Barney – artist, Boise
- Terrel Howard Bell – former United States Secretary of Education, Lava Hot Springs
- Lauren Beckham– Fitness Model & figure competitor, Boise
- Ezra Taft Benson– LDS church President and United States Secretary of Agriculture, Whitney
- Ronee Blakley – Actress and singer, Caldwell
- William E. Borah – United States Senator, Boise
- Gutzon Borglum – Mount Rushmore sculptor, Bear Lake
- Gregory "Pappy" Boyington– WWII Marine Fighter Ace, Medal of Honor Recipient, Coeur d'Alene
- Carol Ryrie Brink – author, Moscow
- Edgar Rice Burroughs – author, Parma
[edit] C
- Frank Church – United States Senator, Boise
- Forrester Church – Unitarian Universalist minister, Boise
- Larry Craig – United States Senator, member of board of directors of the National Rifle Association.
[edit] D
- Gloria Dickson – Actress, Pocatello
- Lillian Disney – wife of Walt Disney, Spalding
- Lou Dobbs – news anchor, Rupert
- Fred Dubois – United States Senator, Blackfoot
[edit] F
- Philo Farnsworth – inventor of television, Rigby
- A.J. Feeley – NFL quarterback, Caldwell
- W. Mark Felt – FBI official known as Deep Throat, Twin Falls
- Bernie Fisher – US Air Force Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient, Kuna
- James Francis – Idaho Falls High School AP United States History Teacher, recipient of the Idaho Teacher of the Year award in 1997 [1]
- Vardis Fisher – author, Hagerman
[edit] G
- Jordan Gross – NFL offensive tackle, Fruitland
[edit] H
- Mary Hallock Foote – author
- Gene Harris – jazz musician, Boise
- Ernest Hemmingway – author, Ketchum
- Jared Hess – filmmaker, Preston
- Merril Hoge – NFL running back and sportscaster, Pocatello
- Howard W. Hunter – LDS church President, Boise
[edit] J
- Chief Joseph – Nez Perce leader
[edit] K
- Dirk Kempthorne – United States Secretary of the Interior, former United States Senator and Governor of Idaho, Boise
- Harmon Killebrew – baseball player, Payette
- Jerry Kramer – NFL offensive guard, Sandpoint
[edit] L
- Vernon Law – baseball player, Meridian
- Mark Lindsay – musician, Boise
- Benjamin Losinski – Socialist political leader
- Larry Lujack – radio personality, started his career in Caldwell
[edit] M
- Richard J. Martinez – author, Boise
- Doug Martsch – musician, Boise
- Richard McKenna – author, Mountain Home
- Patrick F. McManus – author, Sandpoint
- Barbara Morgan – NASA "Teacher in Space," McCall
- Rob Morris – NFL linebacker, Nampa
[edit] P
- Cody Pickett – NFL quarterback, Caldwell
- Jake Plummer – NFL quarterback, Boise
- Ezra Pound – poet, Hailey
- Bridget Powers – erotic film actress, Boise
[edit] R
- Paul Revere (and the Raiders) – musician Boise
- Marjorie Reynolds – actress, Buhl
- Josh Ritter – Singer-songwriter, Moscow
- Marilynne Robinson – winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Sandpoint
- Marco Rossi – video game character, Metal Slug Series
[edit] S
- Sacajawea – Lewis and Clark's Native Guide
- Jill Seaman – doctor and public health advocate
- Brandi Sherwood – Miss Teen USA 1989, and assumed title of Miss USA 1997 Idaho Falls
- J. R. Simplot – industrialist, Declo
- Robert E. Smylie – former Governor of Idaho, Boise
- Rosalie Sorrels – Singer-songwriter, Boise County
- Henry Spalding – missionary, Lapwai Valley
- W. Lane Startin – author and politician, Twin Falls
- Frank Steunenberg – assassinated Governor of Idaho, Caldwell
- Gary Stevens – jockey, Caldwell
- George Stobbart – computer game character, Main character of the Broken Sword series of computer games.
- Picabo Street – skier, Triumph
[edit] T
- Lana Turner – actress, Wallace
[edit] V
- Walter Varney – aviation industry pioneer, Boise
[edit] W
- Wayne Walker – NFL linebacker, Boise
- Larry Wilson - NFL free safety, Rigby
- Torrie Wilson – WWE Wrestler, diva, celebrity playboy model
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