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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.
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Brandon Bair – NFL defensive end,
Rexburg
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Matthew Barney – filmmaker and artist,
Boise
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Bruce Bastian – Co-founder of WordPerfect Software Company,
Twin Falls
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Terrel Howard Bell – former
United States Secretary of Education,
Lava Hot Springs
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Andy Benoit – NFL writer for
Sports Illustrated,
Boise
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Ezra Taft Benson –
LDS Church President and
United States Secretary of Agriculture,
Whitney
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Bowe Bergdahl – U.S. Army soldier charged with
desertion,
Sun Valley
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Billie Bird – actress and comedian,
Pocatello
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Ronee Blakley – actress and singer,
Caldwell
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William E. Borah –
United States Senator,
Boise
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Gutzon Borglum –
Mount Rushmore sculptor,
St. Charles
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Gregory "Pappy" Boyington – WWII Marine fighter ace,
Medal of Honor recipient,
Coeur d'Alene
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Carol Ryrie Brink – author,
Moscow
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Phyllis Brooks – actress and model,
Boise
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Edgar Rice Burroughs – creator and author of the
Tarzan series,
Parma
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MaryJane Butters – organic farmer, author, environmental activist, food manufacturer, and publisher,
Moscow
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J. D. Cannon – actor,
Salmon
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Annetta R. Chipp – president, South Idaho
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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Kerry Christensen –
yodeler,
Grace
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Michael Christianson – football coach, commentator,
Kuna
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Forrester Church –
Unitarian Universalist minister,
Boise
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Frank Church –
United States Senator,
Boise
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Boyd Coddington – car customizer,
Rupert
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Georgia Coleman – diver, gold medalist at
1932 Olympics,
St. Maries
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Clancy Cooper – actor,
Boise
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Genevieve Cortese – actress,
Supernatural,
Wildfire,
Sun Valley
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Larry Craig –
United States Senator,
Midvale
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Ella D. Crawford – president, South Idaho
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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Lewis Croft – actor with
dwarfism,
Shelley
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Chris Crutcher – writer and
family therapist,
Cascade
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Dan Cummins – comedian,
Riggins
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Bill Fagerbakke – actor,
Rupert
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Philo Farnsworth – inventor of television,
Rigby
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A. J. Feeley – NFL quarterback,
Caldwell
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W. Mark Felt –
FBI official known as
Deep Throat,
Twin Falls
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Stephen Fife – MLB pitcher,
Boise
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Bernie Fisher –
Vietnam War pilot,
Medal of Honor recipient,
Kuna
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Vardis Fisher – author,
Hagerman
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Mary Hallock Foote – author,
Boise
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John Foreman – film producer,
Idaho Falls
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John Friesz – NFL quarterback,
Coeur d'Alene
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Bryan Fuller – screenwriter, television producer,
Lewiston
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Christina Fulton – actress,
Boise
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Philip Habib – Middle East peace envoy of three presidents and Ambassador,
Moscow
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Nick Hagadone – MLB pitcher,
Sandpoint
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Gregg Hale – musician and producer,
Idaho Falls
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Korey Hall – NFL fullback,
Glenns Ferry
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Kate Harrington – actress,
Boise
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Brad Harris – actor, stuntman,
St. Anthony
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Gene Harris – jazz musician,
Boise
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Dree Hemingway – fashion model, actress,
Sun Valley
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Ernest Hemingway – author,
Ketchum
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Margaux Hemingway – actress,
Ketchum
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Mariel Hemingway – actress,
Ketchum
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Christina Hendricks – actress,
Twin Falls
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Jared Hess – filmmaker,
Preston
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Josh Hill – NFL tight end,
Blackfoot
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Michael Hoffman – filmmaker,
Payette
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Merril Hoge – NFL running back and sportscaster,
Pocatello
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Chris Horn – NFL wide receiver,
Notus
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Doris Houck – actress,
Wallace
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James Hoyt – MLB pitcher,
Boise
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Howard W. Hunter –
LDS Church President,
Boise
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Harold Kelley – social psychologist,
Boise
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Dirk Kempthorne – former
United States Secretary of the Interior,
U.S. Senator and
Governor of Idaho,
Boise
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George Kennedy – Academy Award-winning actor,
Boise
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Harmon Killebrew – Hall of Fame baseball player,
Payette
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Dirk Koetter – NFL head coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
Pocatello
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Gus Kohntopp – pilot,
Buhl
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Mary Kornman – child actress,
Idaho Falls
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Jerry Kramer – NFL offensive guard,
Sandpoint
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Paul Kruger – NFL linebacker,
Rexburg
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Rita La Roy – actress,
Bonners Ferry
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Vance Law – baseball player,
Boise
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Vernon Law – baseball player,
Meridian
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Mark Lindsay – musician,
Caldwell, now
Grangeville
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Matt Lindstrom – baseball pitcher,
Rexburg
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Sean Paul Lockhart – actor, director,
Lewiston
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Jeanette Loff – actress and singer,
Orofino
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Larry Lujack – radio personality, started his career in
Caldwell
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Clarence Lung – actor,
Boise
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Thom Pace – singer-songwriter,
Boise
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Sarah Palin – politician,
Sandpoint
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Matt Paradis – NFL center,
Council
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Cheryl Paris – actress,
Burley
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Aaron Paul – actor,
Emmett
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Kimberlee Peterson – actress,
Boise
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Cody Pickett – NFL quarterback,
Caldwell
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Jay Pickett – actor,
Caldwell
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Jake Pitts – guitarist, rock band
Black Veil Brides,
Boise
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Jake Plummer – NFL quarterback,
Boise
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Ezra Pound – poet,
Hailey
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Bridget Powers – erotic film actress,
Boise
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Martha Raddatz – reporter with
ABC News,
Idaho Falls
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Ford Rainey – actor,
Mountain Home
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V. Lane Rawlins – president emeritus,
Washington State University, southeast Idaho
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Barbara Jane Reams – actress,
Burley
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Paul Revere – musician,
Caldwell
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Marjorie Reynolds – actress,
Buhl
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Luke Ridnour – NBA point guard,
Coeur d'Alene
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Doug Riesenberg – NFL
offensive tackle,
Moscow
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Mike Riley – college
football coach,
Wallace
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Josh Ritter – singer-songwriter,
Moscow
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Marilynne Robinson – winner of 2005
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction,
Sandpoint
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Ron Romanick – MLB pitcher and
pitching coach,
Burley
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Scott Rozell – musician,
Scatterbox, Moral Crux,
Coeur d'Alene
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Bill Salkeld – Major League Baseball catcher,
Pocatello
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Jason Schmidt – Major League Baseball pitcher,
Lewiston
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Ken Schrom – Major League Baseball pitcher and current minor league executive
, Grangeville
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Jake Scott – guard with
Philadelphia Eagles,
Lewiston
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Larry Scott –
IFBB professional
bodybuilder,
Blackfoot
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Richard G. Scott – member of
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, of the LDS Church.
Pocatello
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Jill Seaman – doctor and public health advocate,
Moscow
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Johnny Sequoyah – child actress,
Boise
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Jeremy Shada – actor, musician, singer,
Boise
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Zack Shada – actor, producer, director,
Boise
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Brandi Sherwood –
Miss Teen USA 1989, and assumed title of
Miss USA 1997,
Idaho Falls
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J. R. Simplot – industrialist,
Declo
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Nikki Sixx – musician, co-founder of
Mötley Crüe,
Jerome
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Robert E. Smylie – former
Governor of Idaho,
Boise
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Rosalie Sorrels – singer-songwriter,
Boise County
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Henry Spalding – missionary,
Lapwai Valley
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Beatrice Sparks – therapist,
Mormon youth counselor,
Custer County
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Chaske Spencer – actor, lived in
Kooskia,
Lapwai and
Lewiston
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Frank Steunenberg – assassinated
Governor of Idaho,
Caldwell
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Gary Stevens –
Hall of Fame jockey,
Caldwell
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Jerramy Stevens – NFL tight end,
Boise
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Edward Stevenson – Oscar-winning costume designer,
Pocatello
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Curtis Stigers – musician and songwriter,
Boise
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Picabo Street – world and Olympic champion skier,
Triumph
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Kristine Sutherland – actress,
Boise
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Scott Syme – politician,
Weiser
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Renee Tenison – model and actress,
Caldwell
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Rosie Tenison – model and actress,
Caldwell
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Hugh Thornton – guard for the
Indianapolis Colts,
Boise
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Ted Trueblood – outdoor writer, sportsman, and conservationist,
Nampa
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Glenn Tryon – actor, writer, director,
Juliaetta
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Lana Turner – actress,
Wallace
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Wayne Walker – NFL linebacker,
Boise
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Mel Wasserman – founder of CEDU Family of Services,
Bonner
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Dick Wesson – movie and television announcer,
Boise
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Tara Westover – author,
Clifton
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Rumer Willis – actress,
Hailey
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Edwin P. Wilson – CIA officer,
Nampa
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Larry Wilson – NFL free safety,
Rigby
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Torrie Wilson – WWE wrestler, model,
Boise
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Jefferson Wood – illustrator,
Boise
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Robert S. Wood – leader in
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Idaho Falls
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Jonathan M. Woodward – actor,
Moscow
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Victor Wooten – Grammy Award-winning
bass guitarist,
Mountain Home
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See also
- Lists of politicians and government officials
- Other lists of people from Idaho
References