List of people from Idaho

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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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.



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[1]
  • Don Aslett – entrepreneur and author, Twin Falls

B[]

C[]

  • J. D. Cannon – actor, Salmon
  • 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, on board of directors of National Rifle Association, Midvale
  • 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[]

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 – US Air Force Vietnam War 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[]

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[]

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

N[]

O[]

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[]

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
  • Jake Scott – guard with Philadelphia Eagles, Lewiston
  • Larry Scott – IFBB professional bodybuilder, Blackfoot
  • Richard G. Scott – member of Quorum of the Twelve Aposles, of the LDS Church, The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. 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[]

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

See also[]

Lists of politicians and government officials
Other lists of people from Idaho

References[]

  1. ^ "Biography – Kristin Armstrong". kristinarmstrongusa.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Logan Emory". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
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