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The following is a list of notable people from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This list includes people who were born, have lived, or worked there. Arts- Douglas Barr, actor and vintner
- Michael Boddicker, musician (distant cousin of Mike Boddicker, MLB player)
- Priyanka Chopra, actress and Miss World 2000
- Marvin D. Cone, artist
- Paul Conrad, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
- Joshua Coyne, musician
- Jim Cummins, NBC News correspondent, 1963 graduate of Regis High School
- Geof Darrow, comic book artist
- Michael Daugherty, classical composer
- Don DeFore, actor and president of National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Bobby Driscoll, child actor, Treasure Island, Peter Pan
- Michael Emerson, actor, grew up in Toledo, Iowa
- Paul Engle, poet
- Terry Farrell, actress
- Ed Gorman, writer
- John Hench, Disney animator and Imagineer
- Harry Hershfield, cartoonist
- Steven Philip Jones, comic book writer and novelist
- Larry N. Jordan (born 1952), publisher, journalist, and author, launched weekly Cedar Rapids Press-American as a 15-year-old student[1]
- Bert Kelly, jazz musician
- Ashton Kutcher, actor, star of films and TV's Two and a Half Men
- Ron Livingston, actor, Office Space, Band of Brothers, grew up in Marion, Iowa
- Conger Metcalf, artist
- Dow Mossman, author
- Megan Reinking, actor
- Ann Royer, painter, sculptor
- William L. Shirer, journalist and author
- Riley Smith, actor
- Carl Van Vechten, novelist and photographer
- Brooks Wheelan (born 1986), stand-up comedian, featured player on Saturday Night Live
- Elijah Wood, actor, Lord of the Rings
- Grant Wood, famous painter (American Gothic)
Business - Arthur A. Collins (1909–1987), inventor and founder of Collins Radio Company[2]
- Walter Donald Douglas, co-founder of Penick & Ford Starch Company, died on RMS Titanic
- Bob Parsons, founder of Parsons Technology and Go Daddy
- John Stuart, CEO of Quaker Oats
- Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Military- Salvatore Giunta US Army, first living recipient of Medal of Honor since Vietnam War[3][4]
- John O. Miner, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
- Paul Tibbets, pilot of B-29 Enola Gay that dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; lived in Cedar Rapids until 1927
Politics - Lord Acton (1941–2010), British peer and politician
- John Ely, member of Iowa General Assembly, instrumental in abolishing capital punishment in Iowa
- Bourke B. Hickenlooper (1896–1971), Lieutenant Governor, 29th Governor of Iowa, 4-term U.S. Senator[5]
- Paul Tibbets, pilot of B-29 Enola Gay that dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; lived in Cedar Rapids until 1927
Science- Alexander Lippisch (1894–1976), aerodynamics pioneer and aircraft designer[6]
- Wright Brothers, Orville (1871–1948) and Wilbur (1867–1912), aviation pioneers, resided in Cedar Rapids in their youth[7][8]
Sports- Adrian Arrington (born 1985), football player[9]
- Mike Boddicker, Major League Baseball pitcher (distant cousin of Michael Boddicker, musician)
- Robert Bruggeman, football player
- Landon Cassill, NASCAR racer
- Ray Cheetany, UNLV football player, founder of RawTeams.com
- Tim DeBoom, Ironman triathlon champion
- Cal Eldred, baseball player
- Phil Estes, college football coach
- Kent Ferguson, Olympic diver, 1991 world champion
- Ben Ford, baseball player
- Joey Gase, NASCAR driver
- Trent Green, NFL quarterback
- Beulah Gundling, synchronized swimmer, aquatic artist, choreographer and author
- Fred Jackson, NFL player for Buffalo Bills
- Zach Johnson (born 1976), professional golfer, 2007 Masters champion,[10] and the 2015 Open Championship winner.
- Danielle Kahle (born 1989), figure skater[11]
- Aaron Kampman (born 1979), football player, 2-time All-Pro[12]
- Bruce Kimm, baseball player, coach, and manager
- Timothy LeDuc, figure skater
- Pat Mason, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (1950 season)
- George Nissen (1914–2010), three-time national AAU champion, 1935–37, developer of modern trampoline[13][14]
- Wes Obermueller, baseball player
- Arthur D. Pennington, known as Art "Superman" Pennington, was a Negro League baseball star
- Lance Rozeboom, USL Soccer player, Rochester Rhinos Former MLS Player, D.C. United
- Scott Schebler, baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Ryan Sweeney, baseball player, Chicago Cubs
- Dedric Ward, football player
- Kurt Warner (born 1971), pro football quarterback, played in three Super Bowls, won Super Bowl XXXIV as Super Bowl MVP[15]
- Marshal Yanda, NFL offensive lineman, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl champion Super Bowl XLVII
Other- Alanna Arrington, fashion model
- George Greene, Iowa Supreme Court Justice
- Denise Stapley, winner of CBS show Philippines
- Sarah Lacina, winner of CBS show Game Changers
References1. ^Winston Mill, "At 19 Already a Publisher Four Years," Editor and Publisher, December 2, 1972, pp. 30–31. 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/602260334|title=Famous Iowans Collins, Arthur|publisher=Des Moines Register.com|accessdate=2010-12-29|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120903162945/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/602260334|archivedate=2012-09-03|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornaledivicenza.it/stories/Home/182037_medaglia_al_par_obama_chiama_la_ederle/|title=Medaglia al parà, Obama chiama la Ederle|publisher=Il Giornale di Vicenza|date=September 10, 2010|accessdate=September 19, 2010}} 4. ^{{Cite news|title=Iowan downplays Medal of Honor designation |last=Jacobs |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100912/NEWS/9120338/Iowan-downplays-Medal-of-Honor-designation |publisher=The Des Moines Register |date=September 12, 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5si0ajGsc?url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100912/NEWS/9120338/Iowan-downplays-Medal-of-Honor-designation |archivedate=September 13, 2010 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000559|title= HICKENLOOPER, Bourke Blakemore|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |accessdate= 2011-06-24}} 6. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=YcAjcSSP4HMC&pg=PA129&dq=Lippisch+erste+delta#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Ducted Fan Design, Volume 1 (Revised) |publisher= Mass Flow|last=Marc de Piolenc|first=F.|author2=George E. Wright Jr.|page=130|year=2002|accessdate=2011-07-04}} 7. ^{{cite web|author=The Eastern Iowa Airport|title=About the Airport History|url=http://easterniowaairport.com/about/history.shtml|accessdate=2011-07-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710163654/http://easterniowaairport.com/about/history.shtml|archivedate=2011-07-10|df=}} 8. ^{{cite web|author=EAA|title=Countdown to Kitty Hawk:Wright Brothers-Full:Chapter 3|url=http://www.countdowntokittyhawk.org/people/1903/brothers_full.html|accessdate=2011-07-04}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/adrianarrington/profile?id=ARR162645|title=Adrian Arrington|publisher=NFL|accessdate= 2011-06-23}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/40/24/|title=ZACH JOHNSON|publisher=PGA TOUR, Inc.|accessdate= 2011-06-23}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100055&mode=I|title=Danielle Kahle |publisher=Ice Network, LLC|accessdate= 2011-06-23}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/aaronkampman/2505138/profile|title=Aaron Kampman |publisher=National Football League|accessdate=2011-08-05}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.usghof.org/files/bio/g_nissen/g_nissen.html|title=Nissen, George P. inducted 1965 |publisher= U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame |accessdate=2010-12-29}} 14. ^{{cite journal |date=April 26, 2010 |title=For the Record: Died |journal=Sports Illustrated |volume=112 |issue=18 |page=18 |publisher=Time |editor1-first=Terry |editor1-last=McDonell |editor1-link=Terry McDonell }} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/WN/PersonOfWeek/story?id=7884536&page=1|title=Giving Back: NFL Pro Kurt Warner Helps Rebuild His Home Town |publisher=ABC News|last=Aasen|first=Susan|date=June 19, 2009|accessdate= 2011-07-04}}
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