List of people from Idaho

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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
• James Jesus Angleton – former chief of counter-intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Boise
• Don Aslett – entrepreneur, author and public speaker, Pocatello

B

• 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, St. Charles
• Gregory "Pappy" Boyington – WWII Marine Fighter Ace, Medal of Honor Recipient, Coeur d'Alene
• Carol Ryrie Brink – author, Moscow
• Edgar Rice Burroughs – creator and author of the Tarzan series, Parma

C

• Frank Church – United States Senator for Idaho, Boise
• Forrester Church – Unitarian Universalist minister, Boise
• Kerry Christensen – Yodeler, Grace
• Boyd Coddington – American car customizer, Rupert
• Larry Craig – United States Senator, member of board of directors of the National Rifle Association.
• Genevieve Cortese – Actress, appeared in Supernatural, FlashForward and Wildfire.
• Chris Crutcher – writer and family therapist, Cascade

D

• Gloria Dickson – Actress, Pocatello
• Lillian Disney – wife of Walt Disney, Spalding
• Lou Dobbs – news anchor, Rupert
• Tad Doyle – singer/guitarist "Tad (band)"
• Fred Dubois – United States Senator, Blackfoot

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
• Bernie Fisher – US Air Force Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient, Kuna
• Vardis Fisher – author, Hagerman
• John Friesz – NFL quarterback, Coeur d'Alene

G

• Jeremy Gable – Playwright, Post Falls
• Jordan Gross – NFL offensive tackle, Fruitland

H

• Philip Habib – Personal Middle East peace envoy of three presidents and Ambassador, Moscow
• Gregg Hale – Musician and producer, Idaho Falls
• Korey Hall – NFL fullback, Glenns Ferry
• Mary Hallock Foote – author
• Gene Harris – jazz musician, Boise
• Ernest Hemingway – author, Ketchum
• Margaux Hemingway – actress
• Christina Hendricks – actress, Twin Falls
• Jared Hess – filmmaker, Preston
• Michael Hoffman – Film maker, Payette
• Merril Hoge – NFL running back and sportscaster, Pocatello
• Howard W. Hunter – LDS Church President, Boise
• Chris Horn – NFL wide receiver, Notus

J

• Sherry Jackson – actress, Wendell
• Johnny James – former MLB relief pitcher, Bonners Ferry
• Bobby Jenks – MLB relief pitcher, Spirit Lake
• Phil Johnson – former assistant coach for the Utah Jazz, Grace
• Chief Joseph – Nez Perce leader

K

• Harold Kelley – social psychologist, Boise
• George Kennedy, actor, Boise
• Dirk Kempthorne – former United States Secretary of the Interior, former United States Senator and Governor of Idaho, Boise
• Harmon Killebrew – baseball player, Payette
• Dirk Koetter – NFL offensive coordinator, Pocatello
• Gus Kohntopp – pilot, Buhl
• Jerry Kramer – NFL offensive guard, Sandpoint
• Paul Kruger – NFL linebacker, Rexburg

L

• Vernon Law – baseball player, Meridian
• Mark Lindsay – musician, Caldwell, now Grangeville
• Matt Lindstrom – baseball pitcher, Rexburg
• Larry Lujack – radio personality, started his career in Caldwell

M

• Doug Martsch – musician, Boise
• Bonnie McCarroll – rodeo performer, Boise
• Richard McKenna – author, Mountain Home
• Patrick F. McManus – author, Sandpoint
• Rob Morris – NFL linebacker, Nampa
• Randy Mueller – NFL executive, St. Maries
• Dave Mustaine – Member and co-founder of Megadeth Pocatello

O

• Jack O'Connor author and long-time hunting and shooting sports editor "Outdoor Life", Lewiston

P

• Sarah Palin – politician, Sandpoint
• Aaron Paul – actor, Emmett
• Cody Pickett – NFL quarterback, Caldwell
• Jay Pickett – actor, Caldwell
• Jake Plummer – NFL quarterback, Boise
• Ezra Pound – poet, Hailey
• Bridget Powers – erotic film actress, Boise

R

• V. Lane Rawlins – president emeritus, Washington State University, southeast Idaho
• Paul Revere (and the Raiders) – musician, Caldwell
• Marjorie Reynolds – actress, Buhl
• Luke Ridnour – point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Coeur d'Alene
• Doug Riesenberg – former NFL offensive tackle for the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Moscow
• Josh Ritter – Singer-songwriter, Moscow
• Marilynne Robinson – winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Sandpoint
• Ron Romanick – former MLB pitcher and pitching coach, Burley
• Scott Rozell – Musician/Drummer, Scatterbox, Moral Crux, Coeur d'Alene

S

• Sacajawea – Lewis and Clark's native guide
• Jake Scott – guard with the Philadelphia Eagles, Lewiston
• Richard G. Scott – Member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Pocatello
• 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
• Nikki Sixx – Member and 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
• Curtis Stigers – musician and songwriter, Boise
• Frank Steunenberg – assassinated Governor of Idaho, Caldwell
• Gary Stevens – jockey, Caldwell
• George Stobbart – main character in the Broken Sword series of computer games
• Picabo Street – skier, Triumph
• Chaske Spencer (Grew up and lived In Kooskia, Lapwai and Lewiston) Actor-The Twilight Saga: New Moon

T

• Renee Tenison – model and actress, Caldwell
• Rosie Tenison – model and actress, Caldwell
• Ted Trueblood – outdoor writer, sportsman, and conservationist, Nampa
• Lana Turner – actress, Wallace

V

• Walter Varney – aviation industry pioneer, Boise

W

• Wayne Walker – NFL linebacker, Boise
• Mel Wasserman – Founder of CEDU Family of Services, Bonner
• 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
• Victor Wooten – Grammy Award-winning bass guitarist, Mountain Home