USA Famous People of Idaho

Idaho (ID) 

bullet Joe Albertson (1907 - 1993) Grocery chain founder, opened his first grocery store in Boise.
bullet Ezra Taft Benson (1899 - 1994) Former secretary of Agriculture, prophet of the LDS church; born in Whitney.
bullet Gutzon Borglum (1867 - 1941) The Sculptor of Mount Rushmore; born near Bear Lake.
bullet Lou Dobbs - Anchor and managing editor of CNN's Lou Dobbs Moneyline; grew up in Rupert.
bullet Fred Dubois (1851 - 1930) Senator, born in Crawford County.
bullet Bill Fagerbakke (1957 - ) Played an assistant coach on the hit television series "Coach"; graduate of the University of Idaho.
bullet Philo T. Farnsworth (1906 - 1971) Inventor of television.  He first came up with the idea when he was only 14 years old.  Emigrated to Rigby in 1919 at the age of 11.
bullet Harmon Killebrew (1936 - )Played baseball for the Minnesota Twins and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame; born in Payette.
bullet Patrick McManus (1933 - ) Author, born near Sandpoint.
bullet Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) Poet; born in Hailey.
bullet Paul Revere (1938 - ) Musician, raised in Caldwell.
bullet Sacagawea (c. 1790 -1812 or 1884) The Shoshone Indian that interpreted for explorers Lewis and Clark; born in eastern Idaho.
bullet Picabo Street (1971 - ) skier, 2-time Olympic medallist, born in Triumph.

More Famous People of Idaho

bullet T. H. Bell educator
bullet Carol R. Brink author
bullet Frank F. Church senator
bullet Vardis Fisher author, Annis
bullet J. R. Simplot industrialist
bullet Robert E. Smylie political leader
bullet Henry Spalding missionary, Lapwai Valley
bullet Frank Steunenberg governor
bullet Lana Turner actress, Wallace
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