List of people from Idaho

Following is a list of notable people who were either born in the American state of Idaho or lived there for a substantial amount of time.

A

 * William Agee – business executive, Boise
 * Joseph Albertson – Albertson's grocery store chain, Caldwell
 * Cecil D. Andrus – former United States Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Idaho, Orofino
 * James Jesus Angleton – former chief of counter-intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Boise
 * Kristin Armstrong – Olympic gold medal cyclist (2008 and 2012), Boise
 * Don Aslett – entrepreneur and author, Twin Falls

B

 * Brandon Bair – NFL defensive end, Rexburg
 * Matthew Barney – filmmaker and artist, Boise
 * Bruce Bastian – co-founder of WordPerfect Software Company, Twin Falls
 * Terrel Howard Bell – former United States Secretary of Education, Lava Hot Springs
 * Andy Benoit – NFL writer for Sports Illustrated, Boise
 * Ezra Taft Benson – LDS Church President and United States Secretary of Agriculture, Whitney
 * Bowe Bergdahl – U.S. Army soldier charged with desertion, Sun Valley
 * Billie Bird – actress and comedian, Pocatello
 * Ronee Blakley – actress and singer, Caldwell
 * William E. Borah – United States Senator, Boise
 * Gutzon Borglum – Mount Rushmore sculptor, St. Charles
 * Gregory "Pappy" Boyington – WWII Marine fighter ace, Medal of Honor recipient, Coeur d'Alene
 * Carol Ryrie Brink – author, Moscow
 * Phyllis Brooks – actress and model, Boise
 * Edgar Rice Burroughs – creator and author of the Tarzan series, Parma
 * MaryJane Butters – organic farmer, author, environmental activist, food manufacturer, and publisher, Moscow

C

 * J. D. Cannon – actor, Salmon
 * Annetta R. Chipp – president, South Idaho Woman's Christian Temperance Union
 * Kerry Christensen – yodeler, Grace
 * Michael Christianson – football coach, commentator, Kuna
 * Forrester Church – Unitarian Universalist minister, Boise
 * Frank Church – United States Senator, Boise
 * Boyd Coddington – car customizer, Rupert
 * Georgia Coleman – diver, gold medalist at 1932 Olympics, St. Maries
 * Clancy Cooper – actor, Boise
 * Genevieve Cortese – actress, Supernatural, Wildfire, Sun Valley
 * Larry Craig – United States Senator, Midvale
 * Ella D. Crawford – president, South Idaho Woman's Christian Temperance Union
 * Lewis Croft – actor with dwarfism, Shelley
 * Chris Crutcher – writer and family therapist, Cascade
 * Dan Cummins – comedian, Riggins

D

 * Ken Dayley – Major League pitcher, Jerome
 * Raquel Devine – porn actress, Meridian
 * Gloria Dickson – actress, Pocatello
 * Lillian Disney – wife of Walt Disney, Spalding
 * Lou Dobbs – television news anchor, Rupert
 * Claire Du Brey – actress, Bonners Ferry
 * Fred Dubois – United States Senator, Blackfoot
 * Patty Duke – actress, Coeur d'Alene

E

 * Logan Emory – MLS defender, Boise
 * Shirley Englehorn – professional golfer, Caldwell

F

 * Bill Fagerbakke – actor, Rupert
 * Philo Farnsworth – inventor of television, Rigby
 * A. J. Feeley – NFL quarterback, Caldwell
 * W. Mark Felt – FBI official known as Deep Throat, Twin Falls
 * Stephen Fife – MLB pitcher, Boise
 * Bernie Fisher – Vietnam War pilot, Medal of Honor recipient, Kuna
 * Vardis Fisher – author, Hagerman
 * Mary Hallock Foote – author, Boise
 * John Foreman – film producer, Idaho Falls
 * John Friesz – NFL quarterback, Coeur d'Alene
 * Bryan Fuller – screenwriter, television producer, Lewiston
 * Christina Fulton – actress, Boise

G

 * Jeremy Gable – playwright, Post Falls
 * Adam Blue Galli – one of the "Preppie Bandits"
 * Mike Garman – MLB pitcher, Caldwell
 * Julie Gibson – actress, Lewiston
 * Jordan Gross – NFL offensive tackle, Fruitland

H

 * Philip Habib – Middle East peace envoy of three presidents and ambassador, Moscow
 * Nick Hagadone – MLB pitcher, Sandpoint
 * Gregg Hale – musician and producer, Idaho Falls
 * Korey Hall – NFL fullback, Glenns Ferry
 * Kate Harrington – actress, Boise
 * Brad Harris – actor, stuntman, St. Anthony
 * Gene Harris – jazz musician, Boise
 * Dree Hemingway – fashion model, actress, Sun Valley
 * Ernest Hemingway – author, Ketchum
 * Margaux Hemingway – actress, Ketchum
 * Mariel Hemingway – actress, Ketchum
 * Christina Hendricks – actress, Twin Falls
 * Jared Hess – filmmaker, Preston
 * Josh Hill – NFL tight end, Blackfoot
 * Michael Hoffman – filmmaker, Payette
 * Merril Hoge – NFL running back and sportscaster, Pocatello
 * Chris Horn – NFL wide receiver, Notus
 * Doris Houck – actress, Wallace
 * James Hoyt – MLB pitcher, Boise
 * Howard W. Hunter – LDS Church President, Boise

J

 * Larry Jackson – MLB pitcher, state representative, Nampa
 * Sherry Jackson – actress, Wendell
 * Christian Jacobs – musician, television producer, voice actor, Rexburg
 * Johnny James – MLB relief pitcher, Bonners Ferry
 * Bobby Jenks – MLB relief pitcher, Spirit Lake
 * Phil Johnson – pro basketball coach, Grace
 * Chief Joseph – Nez Perce leader

K

 * Harold Kelley – social psychologist, Boise
 * Dirk Kempthorne – former United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator and Governor of Idaho, Boise
 * George Kennedy – Academy Award-winning actor, Boise
 * Harmon Killebrew – Hall of Fame baseball player, Payette
 * Dirk Koetter – NFL head coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pocatello
 * Gus Kohntopp – pilot, Buhl
 * Mary Kornman – child actress, Idaho Falls
 * Jerry Kramer – NFL offensive guard, Sandpoint
 * Paul Kruger – NFL linebacker, Rexburg

L

 * Rita La Roy – actress, Bonners Ferry
 * Vance Law – baseball player, Boise
 * Vernon Law – baseball player, Meridian
 * Mark Lindsay – musician, Caldwell, now Grangeville
 * Matt Lindstrom – baseball pitcher, Rexburg
 * Sean Paul Lockhart – actor, director, Lewiston
 * Jeanette Loff – actress and singer, Orofino
 * Larry Lujack – radio personality, started his career in Caldwell
 * Clarence Lung – actor, Boise

M

 * Doug Martsch – musician, Boise
 * Bonnie McCarroll – rodeo performer, Boise
 * Shea McClellin – NFL linebacker, Caldwell
 * Richard McKenna – author, Mountain Home
 * Patrick F. McManus – author, Sandpoint
 * Bob Mizer – photographer and filmmaker, Hailey
 * Rob Morris – NFL linebacker, Nampa
 * Randy Mueller – NFL executive, St. Maries

O

 * Jack O'Connor – author, hunting and shooting sports editor of Outdoor Life, Lewiston
 * Olive Osmond – matriarch of the Osmond singing family, Samaria
 * Brock Osweiler – NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos, Coeur d'Alene

P

 * Thom Pace – singer-songwriter, Boise
 * Sarah Palin – politician, Sandpoint
 * Matt Paradis – NFL center, Council
 * Cheryl Paris – actress, Burley
 * Aaron Paul – actor, Emmett
 * Kimberlee Peterson – actress, Boise
 * Cody Pickett – NFL quarterback, Caldwell
 * Jay Pickett – actor, Caldwell
 * Jake Pitts – guitarist, rock band Black Veil Brides, Boise
 * Jake Plummer – NFL quarterback, Boise
 * Ezra Pound – poet, Hailey
 * Bridget Powers – erotic film actress, Boise

R

 * Martha Raddatz – reporter with ABC News, Idaho Falls
 * Ford Rainey – actor, Mountain Home
 * V. Lane Rawlins – president emeritus, Washington State University, southeast Idaho
 * Barbara Jane Reams – actress, Burley
 * Paul Revere – musician, Caldwell
 * Marjorie Reynolds – actress, Buhl
 * Luke Ridnour – NBA point guard, Coeur d'Alene
 * Doug Riesenberg – NFL offensive tackle, Moscow
 * Mike Riley – college football coach, Wallace
 * Josh Ritter – singer-songwriter, Moscow
 * Marilynne Robinson – winner of 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Sandpoint
 * Ron Romanick – MLB pitcher and pitching coach, Burley
 * Scott Rozell – musician, Scatterbox, Moral Crux, Coeur d'Alene

S

 * Bill Salkeld – Major League Baseball catcher, Pocatello
 * Jason Schmidt – Major League Baseball pitcher, Lewiston
 * Ken Schrom – Major League Baseball pitcher and current minor league executive, Grangeville
 * Jake Scott – guard with Philadelphia Eagles, Lewiston
 * Larry Scott – IFBB professional bodybuilder, Blackfoot
 * Richard G. Scott – member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church, Pocatello
 * Jill Seaman – doctor and public health advocate, Moscow
 * Johnny Sequoyah – child actress, Boise
 * Jeremy Shada – actor, musician, singer, Boise
 * Zack Shada – actor, producer, director, Boise
 * Brandi Sherwood – Miss Teen USA 1989, and assumed title of Miss USA 1997, Idaho Falls
 * J. R. Simplot – industrialist, Declo
 * Nikki Sixx – musician, co-founder of Mötley Crüe, Jerome
 * Robert E. Smylie – former Governor of Idaho, Boise
 * Rosalie Sorrels – singer-songwriter, Boise County
 * Henry Spalding – missionary, Lapwai Valley
 * Beatrice Sparks – therapist, Mormon youth counselor, Custer County
 * Chaske Spencer – actor, lived in Kooskia, Lapwai and Lewiston
 * Frank Steunenberg – assassinated Governor of Idaho, Caldwell
 * Gary Stevens – Hall of Fame jockey, Caldwell
 * Jerramy Stevens – NFL tight end, Boise
 * Edward Stevenson – Oscar-winning costume designer, Pocatello
 * Curtis Stigers – musician and songwriter, Boise
 * Picabo Street – world and Olympic champion skier, Triumph
 * Kristine Sutherland – actress, Boise
 * Scott Syme – politician, Weiser

T

 * Renee Tenison – model and actress, Caldwell
 * Rosie Tenison – model and actress, Caldwell
 * Hugh Thornton – guard for the Indianapolis Colts, Boise
 * Ted Trueblood – outdoor writer, sportsman, and conservationist, Nampa
 * Glenn Tryon – actor, writer, director, Juliaetta
 * Lana Turner – actress, Wallace

U

 * Brady Udall – author

V

 * Leighton Vander Esch – NFL linebacker, Riggins
 * Walter Varney – aviation industry pioneer, Boise

W

 * Wayne Walker – NFL linebacker, Boise
 * Mel Wasserman – founder of CEDU Family of Services, Bonner
 * Dick Wesson – movie and television announcer, Boise
 * Tara Westover – author, Clifton
 * Rumer Willis – actress, Hailey
 * Edwin P. Wilson – CIA officer, Nampa
 * Larry Wilson – NFL free safety, Rigby
 * Torrie Wilson – WWE wrestler, model, Boise
 * Jefferson Wood – illustrator, Boise
 * Robert S. Wood – leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Idaho Falls
 * Jonathan M. Woodward – actor, Moscow
 * Victor Wooten – Grammy Award-winning bass guitarist, Mountain Home

X-Z

 * La Monte Young – avant-garde artist, composer and musician, Bern
 * Norma Zimmer – singer with Lawrence Welk, Shoshone County