Talk:List of people from Iowa

Order of names
I would like to change the list of names to be   Lastname, First--reason famous--DOB/DOD. Any objections?--Murdochst (talk) 16:25, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

With no objections being listed, I'll get started soon.--12.206.169.196 (talk) 18:09, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Doh. last messagewas mine--Murdochst (talk) 18:09, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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Arrangement of names
Has anyone from the Iowa project ever considered rearranging the list breaking down people not only alphabetically but by categories indicating what they're most notable for such as Military/politics, athletics, entertainment, etc? For an example of what I mean you can check out List of people from Missouri. Takes a little work, but IMHO it looks nicer and helps the average Wikipedia user tell at a quick glance what a person on the list is famous for. Just something for you folks to consider. Have a great Wiki kinda day! Sector001 (talk) 20:52, 16 September 2011 (UTC)