Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa ranks 1,269th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pskov, Šabac, and San Salvador. Memorable people born in Sioux City, Iowa include W. Edwards Deming, Alan J. Heeger, and Tommy Bolin. Sioux City, Iowa has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors. Sioux City, Iowa is located in United States.
Sioux City is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, of which it is the county seat, though a small northern portion is in Plymouth County. Sioux City is located at the navigational head of the Missouri River. The city is home to several cultural points of interest including the Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City Art Center and Sergeant Floyd Monument, which is a National Historic Landmark. The city is also home to Chris Larsen Park, commonly referred to as "the Riverfront", which includes the Anderson Dance Pavilion, Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum and Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Sioux City is the primary city of the five-county Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), with a population of 149,940 in the 2020 census. The Sioux City–Vermillion, IA–NE–SD Combined Statistical Area had a population of 175,638 as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1890 and 1981, Sioux City, Iowa was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including W. Edwards Deming, Alan J. Heeger, and Tommy Bolin.
People Born in Sioux City, Iowa
Go to all RankingsW. Edwards Deming
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1993
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 1
Alan J. Heeger
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 2
Tommy Bolin
MUSICIAN
1951 - 1976
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 3
George Koval
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4
Harry Hopkins
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 5
Morgan Taylor
ATHLETE
1903 - 1975
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 6
Ron Clements
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 7
Macdonald Carey
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 8
Einar Haugen
LINGUIST
1906 - 1994
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 9
Constance Moore
ACTOR
1920 - 2005
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 10
Kirk Hinrich
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.05
Rank: 11
Dave Loebsack
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 28.36
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Sioux City, Iowa
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Most individuals born in present day Sioux City, Iowa were politicians (3), actors (2), economists (1), chemists (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chemists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sioux City, Iowa, including Alan J. Heeger. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sioux City, Iowa, including George Koval, Harry Hopkins, and Dave Loebsack.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Sioux City, Iowa since 1700.