List of people from Idaho

A list of notable people who were either born in Idaho or lived there for a substantial amount of time.

A

*Joseph Albertson – founder of Albertson's grocery store chain, "Caldwell"
*Cecil D. Andrus – former United States Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Idaho, "Orofino"
*Don Aslett – entrepreneur, author and public speaker, "Pocatello"

B

*Matthew Barney – artist, "Boise"
*Terrel Howard Bell – former United States Secretary of Education, "Lava Hot Springs"
*Lauren Beckham– Fitness Model & figure competitor, "Boise"
*Ezra Taft Benson– LDS church President and United States Secretary of Agriculture, "Whitney"
*Ronee Blakley – Actress and singer, "Caldwell"
*William E. Borah – United States Senator, "Boise"
*Gutzon Borglum – Mount Rushmore sculptor, "Bear Lake"
*Gregory "Pappy" Boyington– WWII Marine Fighter Ace, Medal of Honor Recipient, "Coeur d'Alene"
*Carol Ryrie Brink – author, "Moscow"
*Edgar Rice Burroughs – author, Parma

C

*Frank Church – United States Senator, "Boise"
*Forrester Church – Unitarian Universalist minister, "Boise"
*Larry Craig – United States Senator, member of board of directors of the National Rifle Association.

D

*Gloria Dickson – Actress, "Pocatello"
*Lillian Disney – wife of Walt Disney, "Spalding"
*Lou Dobbs – news anchor, "Rupert"
*Fred Dubois – United States Senator, "Blackfoot"

F

*Philo Farnsworth – inventor of television, "Rigby"
*A.J. Feeley – NFL quarterback, "Caldwell"
*W. Mark Felt – FBI official known as Deep Throat, "Twin Falls"
*Bernie Fisher – US Air Force Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient, "Kuna"
*James Francis – Idaho Falls High School AP United States History Teacher, recipient of the Idaho Teacher of the Year award in 1997 [http://www.sde.idaho.gov/TeacherOfTheYear/docs/HistoricalWinners.pdf]
*Vardis Fisher – author, "Hagerman"

G

*Jordan Gross – NFL offensive tackle, "Fruitland"

H

*Mary Hallock Foote – author
*Gene Harris – jazz musician, "Boise"
*Ernest Hemmingway – author, "Ketchum"
*Jared Hess – filmmaker, "Preston"
*Merril Hoge – NFL running back and sportscaster, "Pocatello"
*Howard W. Hunter – LDS church President, "Boise"

J

*Chief Joseph – Nez Perce leader
*W. Joe Anderson – Mr. Anderson was a dedicated veteran, having been awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon, two Bronze Stars, the Air Medal and the Prisoner of War Medal.

K

*Dirk Kempthorne – United States Secretary of the Interior, former United States Senator and Governor of Idaho, "Boise"
*Harmon Killebrew – baseball player, "Payette"
*Jerry Kramer – NFL offensive guard, "Sandpoint"

L

*Vernon Law – baseball player, "Meridian"
*Mark Lindsay – musician, "Boise"
*Benjamin Losinski – Socialist political leader
*Larry Lujack – radio personality, started his career in "Caldwell"

M

* – author, "Boise
*Doug Martsch – musician, "Boise"
*Richard McKenna – author, "Mountain Home"
*Patrick F. McManus – author, "Sandpoint"
*Barbara Morgan – NASA "Teacher in Space," "McCall"
*Rob Morris – NFL linebacker, "Nampa"

P

*Sarah Palin – 2008 candidate for vice-president "Sandpoint, Idaho"
*Cody Pickett – NFL quarterback, "Caldwell"
*Jake Plummer – NFL quarterback, "Boise"
*Ezra Pound – poet, "Hailey"
*Bridget Powers – erotic film actress, "Boise"

R

*Paul Revere (and the Raiders) – musician "Boise"
*Marjorie Reynolds – actress, "Buhl"
*Josh Ritter – Singer-songwriter, "Moscow"
*Marilynne Robinson – winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction "Sandpoint"

*Sacajawea – Lewis and Clark's native guide
*Jill Seaman – doctor and public health advocate
*Brandi Sherwood – Miss Teen USA 1989, and assumed title of Miss USA 1997 "Idaho Falls"
*J. R. Simplot – industrialist, "Declo"
*Robert E. Smylie – former Governor of Idaho, "Boise"
*Rosalie Sorrels – Singer-songwriter, "Boise County"
*Henry Spalding – missionary, "Lapwai Valley"
*W. Lane Startin – author and politician, "Twin Falls"
*Philip Earl Steele - historian of Poland, "Hailey"
*Frank Steunenberg – assassinated Governor of Idaho, "Caldwell"
*Gary Stevens – jockey, "Caldwell"
*George Stobbart – computer game character, Main character of the Broken Sword series of computer games.
*Picabo Street – skier, "Triumph"

T

*Lana Turner – actress, "Wallace"

V

*Walter Varney – aviation industry pioneer, "Boise"

W

*Wayne Walker – NFL linebacker, "Boise"
*Larry Wilson - NFL free safety, "Rigby"
*Torrie Wilson – WWE Wrestler, diva, celebrity playboy model