Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa ranks 1,236th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bitola, New Westminster, and Karaganda. Memorable people born in Iowa City, Iowa include Hill Harper, Allan Sandage, and Laura Leighton. Memorable people who died in Iowa City, Iowa include Grant Wood, and James Van Allen. Iowa City, Iowa has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many painters, and astronomers. Iowa City, Iowa is located in United States.
Iowa City is the county seat and largest city of Johnson County, Iowa, United States. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 74,828, making it the state's fifth-most populous city. The Iowa City metropolitan area, which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties, has a population of over 171,000. The metro area is also a part of a combined statistical area with the Cedar Rapids metro area known as the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids region which collectively has a population of nearly 500,000. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 1982, Iowa City, Iowa was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Hill Harper, Allan Sandage, and Laura Leighton. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Iowa City, Iowa including Grant Wood, and James Van Allen.
People Born in Iowa City, Iowa
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Hill Harper
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 1
Allan Sandage
ASTRONOMER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 2
Laura Leighton
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 3
Phyllis Somerville
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 4
Corine Mauch
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 5
N. K. Jemisin
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 6
Phil Morris
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 7
Bob Barr
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 8
Nate Ruess
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.03
Rank: 9
Frances Haugen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.16
Rank: 10
Nancy Hogshead-Makar
SWIMMER
1962 - Present
HPI: 28.56
Rank: 11
Zach Johnson
GOLFER
1976 - Present
HPI: 27.06
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Iowa City, Iowa
Go to all RankingsCorine Mauch
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 5
Frances Haugen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.16
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Iowa City, Iowa
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Iowa City, Iowa were actors (4), politicians (2), astronomers (1), writers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were painters (1), and astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Iowa City, Iowa, including Hill Harper, Laura Leighton, and Phyllis Somerville. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iowa City, Iowa, including Hill Harper, Laura Leighton, and Phyllis Somerville.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Iowa City, Iowa since 1700.
