List of people from Boise, Idaho

The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city of Boise, Idaho.

Notable people

 * Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad actor starring as “Jesse Pinkman”
 * Robert Adler, inventor
 * William Agee, former business executive
 * Joe Albertson, founder of the Albertsons chain of grocery stores
 * Kathryn Albertson, wife of Joe Albertson and notable philanthropist; born in Boise
 * Cecil Andrus, Idaho's only four-term governor; Secretary of the Interior
 * James Jesus Angleton, former chief of the CIA counter-intelligence staff
 * Torrie Wilson, former WWE professional wrestler.
 * Steve Appleton, businessman and aviation enthusiast
 * Kristin Armstrong, 3x Olympic cycling gold medalist
 * Matthew Barney, artist
 * Rick Bauer, Major League Baseball player
 * Andy Benoit, journalist for Sports Illustrated
 * Andrew Blaser (born 1989), American skeleton racer
 * Phyllis Brooks, actress
 * Bill Buckner, former Major League Baseball player
 * Maggie Carey, director, writer
 * John P. Cassidy, Los Angeles City Council member, 1962–67, born in Boise
 * James Charles Castle, deaf artist
 * Annetta R. Chipp, temperance leader and prison evangelist
 * Frank Church, U.S. Senator, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
 * Randy Davison, actor
 * Anthony Doerr, novelist
 * Ben Driebergen, winner of Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
 * Stephen Fife, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * John M. Haines, mayor and governor
 * Mark Gregory Hambley, ambassador
 * Gene Harris, jazz musician
 * Michael Hoffman, film director
 * Jack Hoxie, rodeo cowboy, Hollywood silent movie cowboy actor
 * Sofia Huerta, soccer player for the United States
 * Ernie Hughes, NFL player
 * Morgan James, singer, songwriter, and actress
 * Eilen Jewell, singer-songwriter and band leader
 * Joëlle Jones, Comic book artist and writer
 * Scott Jorgensen, mixed martial artist
 * Dirk Kempthorne, mayor, governor, senator, and secretary of the interior
 * Mert Lawwill, American professional motorcycle racer, 1969 AMA Grand National Champion.
 * Robin Long, United States Army soldier who deserted to Canada due to his opposition to the Iraq War
 * David Lynch, film director, spent much of his childhood in Boise
 * Doug Martsch, musician, of Boise indie-rock band Built To Spill
 * Brett Nelson, musician and songwriter
 * Maureen O'Hara, actress
 * Reginald Owen, character actor
 * Thom Pace, musician and songwriter
 * William Petersen, actor
 * Jeret Peterson, silver medalist, 2010 Winter Olympics, freestyle skiing
 * Jake Plummer, football quarterback
 * Bridget Powers, actress
 * Elizabeth Prelogar, 48th Solicitor General of the United States
 * Bruce Reed, political advisor
 * Paul Revere, musician
 * Brian Scott, auto racer
 * Johnny Sequoyah, child actress, best known for starring in Believe, born in Boise
 * Jeremy Shada, voice actor (Adventure Time)
 * Sandra Shellworth, alpine skier
 * Brandi Sherwood, Miss Teen USA 1989 and Miss USA 1997
 * Sydney Shoemaker, philosopher
 * Frank Shrontz, businessman
 * J. R. Simplot, businessman
 * Robert Smylie, governor
 * Sally Snodgrass, Idaho state senator
 * Michael J. Squier, U.S. Army Brigadier General and deputy director of the Army National Guard
 * Gary Stevens, Hall of Fame jockey and actor
 * Curtis Stigers, musician and songwriter
 * Kristine Sutherland, television actress
 * Billy Uhl, five-time gold medal-winning motorcycle enduro competitor; founder of the Idaho State Parks Trail Ranger Program advocating for responsible off-road vehicle usage
 * Benjamin Victor, world-renowned sculptor and Professor of Practice and Artist in Residence at Boise State University
 * Wayne Walker, football linebacker and broadcaster
 * Viola S. Wendt, poet
 * Dick Wesson, television and movie trailer announcer
 * Steve Harwell, Singer and founder of Smash Mouth