List of people from Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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)
 * 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
 * Mark Elliot, voice-over artist for Disney previews
 * Michael Emerson, actor, grew up in Toledo, Iowa
 * Paul Engle, poet
 * James Erwin, author
 * Terry Farrell, actress
 * Ed Gorman, writer
 * John Hench, Disney animator and Imagineer
 * Harry Hershfield, cartoonist
 * Larry N. Jordan (born 1952), publisher, journalist, and author, launched weekly Cedar Rapids Press-American as a 15-year-old student
 * 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
 * Byron McKeeby, artist
 * Conger Metcalf, artist
 * Dow Mossman, author
 * Matthew Reinhart, author and pop-up book artist
 * 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, The Lord of the Rings
 * Grant Wood, famous painter (American Gothic)
 * John Meeks, actor, The Red Road

Business

 * Arthur A. Collins (1909–1987), inventor and founder of Collins Radio Company
 * 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
 * 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
 * Jeff Cooling (born 1987), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
 * John Ely, member of Iowa General Assembly, instrumental in abolishing capital punishment in Iowa
 * T. Cooper Evans (1924–2005), American Congressman
 * Bourke B. Hickenlooper (1896–1971), Lieutenant Governor, 29th Governor of Iowa, 4-term U.S. Senator
 * Benny Johnson, conservative political commentator and columnist
 * Sami Scheetz (born 1996), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
 * 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
 * Wright Brothers, Orville (1871–1948) and Wilbur (1867–1912), aviation pioneers, resided in Cedar Rapids in their youth

Sports

 * Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, head coach of the Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team
 * Adrian Arrington (born 1985), football player
 * Alanna Arrington, fashion model
 * Mike Boddicker, Major League Baseball pitcher (distant cousin of Michael Boddicker, musician)
 * Robert Bruggeman, football player
 * Pauly Burke, professional road cyclist
 * 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, and the 2015 Open Championship winner.
 * Danielle Kahle (born 1989), figure skater
 * Aaron Kampman (born 1979), football player, 2-time All-Pro
 * Mitch Keller, baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
 * 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
 * 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
 * Shawn Sedlacek, baseball player, Kansas City Royals
 * Kiah Stokes, basketball player, Las Vegas Aces
 * 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
 * Earl Whitehill, was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Detroit Tigers, during his career he won 218 games.
 * Marshal Yanda, NFL offensive lineman, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl champion Super Bowl XLVII

Other

 * Alanna Arrington, fashion model
 * Mark Elliott, former disc jockey, familiar for voicing Disney (among other companies) trailers and guest-hosting for American Top 40 with Casey Kasem.
 * George Greene, Iowa Supreme Court Justice
 * Šárka B. Hrbková (1878–1948), Czech-American Slavologist
 * Denise Stapley, winner of CBS show Survivor: Philippines
 * Sarah Lacina, winner of CBS show Survivor: Game Changers