Urbana, Iowa, United States
Famous Persons from Urbana, Iowa, United States
- Jackson Eskay - Born on August 24, 1994 - Association football player
- Emily Blue - Born on June 28, 1994 - Singer
- Jonathan Kuck - Born on March 14, 1990 - Speed skater
- Ken Baumann - Born on August 8, 1989 - Television actor, and Actor
- Zena Cardman - Born on October 26, 1988 - Biologist, and Astronaut
- Antoni Kindler - Born on May 16, 1988 - Field hockey player
- Spencer Patton - Born on February 20, 1988 - Baseball player
- Ananya Sen - Born on June 22, 1987 - Cricketer
- Ella Masar - Born on April 3, 1986 - Association football player
- Breeda Wool - Born on March 3, 1985 - Film actor, Television actor, Writer, and Actor - Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award
- Tyler Jacob Moore - Born on October 15, 1982 - Film actor, and Actor
- Adam Seward - Born on June 15, 1982 - American football player
- Erika Harold - Born on February 20, 1980 - Beauty pageant contestant, Model, Politician, and Lawyer
- Benjamin Bowman - Born on September 20, 1979 - Violinist
- Gia Lewis-Smallwood - Born on April 1, 1979 - Discus thrower
- Chad Patton - Born on May 5, 1976 - Referee
- Tony Hsieh - Born on December 12, 1973 - Manager, Entrepreneur, Computer scientist, and Businessperson (died: November 27, 2020)
- Jennie Garth - Born on April 3, 1972 - Film actor, Television actor, Director, Television producer, and Actor - Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Off-Primetime Series | Prism Awards (died: November 27, 2020)
- Gil Shaham - Born on February 19, 1971 - Violinist, and Musician (died: November 27, 2020)
- Patrick Norton - Born on June 26, 1970 - Violinist, and Musician (died: November 27, 2020)
- Dave Revsine - Born on July 20, 1969 - Sports commentator, and Journalist (died: November 27, 2020)
- Nina Paley - Born on May 3, 1968 - Film director, Cartoonist, Animator, Writer, and Screenwriter - Guggenheim Fellowship (died: November 27, 2020)
- Anne Tremko - Born on February 28, 1968 - Film actor, Television actor, and Actor (died: November 27, 2020)
- Maya Harris - Born on January 30, 1967 - Political scientist, Television presenter, and Lawyer (died: November 27, 2020)
- Colin S. Bruce - Born on September 17, 1965 - Lawyer, and Judge (died: November 27, 2020)
- Andy Propst - Born on March 7, 1965 - Journalist (died: January 1, 2021)
- Christopher Landsea - Born on February 2, 1965 - Meteorologist (died: January 1, 2021)
- Theodore Gray - Born on November 18, 1964 - Magazine writer, Science writer, Computer scientist, and Writer - James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry | Ig Nobel Prize (died: January 1, 2021)
- Charles L. Kane - Born on January 12, 1963 - University teacher, and Physicist - Fellow of the American Physical Society | ICTP Dirac Medal | BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award | Physics Frontiers Prize | Clarivate Citation Laureates | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize | Benjamin Franklin Medal (died: January 1, 2021)
- Benny Kim - Born on August 14, 1962 - Violinist (died: January 1, 2021)
- Karen Kurreck - Born on June 13, 1962 - Sport cyclist (died: January 1, 2021)
- Linda Sue Park - Born on March 25, 1960 - Novelist, Children's writer, and Writer - Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature | Newbery Medal (died: January 1, 2021)
- John Adams - Born on January 14, 1960 - Politician (died: January 1, 2021)
- Brady William Dougan - Born on August 30, 1959 - Bank manager (died: January 1, 2021)
- Clancy Brown - Born on January 5, 1959 - Manufacturer, Film actor, Television actor, Film producer, Voice actor, Investor, Entrepreneur, Businessperson, and Actor (died: January 1, 2021)
- Erica Ferencik - Born on October 21, 1958 - Novelist (died: January 1, 2021)
- Dominique Inchauspé - Born on April 23, 1958 - Lawyer (died: January 1, 2021)
- Eric Sievers - Born on November 9, 1957 - American football player (died: April 10, 2024)
- Ivan Doroschuk - Born on October 9, 1957 - Songwriter, and Singer (died: April 10, 2024)
- Andrew E. Lange - Born on July 23, 1957 - Astrophysicist, Physicist, and Astronomer - Fellow of the American Physical Society | Balzan Prize | Dan David Prize (died: January 22, 2010)
- Brian Lynch - Born on September 12, 1956 - Jazz musician, University teacher, and Composer (died: January 22, 2010)
- Peggy McCarthy - Born on March 1, 1956 - Rower (died: January 22, 2010)
- Karl Rubin - Born on January 27, 1956 - University teacher, and Mathematician - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society | Cole Prize in Number Theory | Presidential Young Investigator Award | Guggenheim Fellowship (died: January 22, 2010)
- August Zirner - Born on January 7, 1956 - Film actor, and Actor (died: January 22, 2010)
- David Rothkopf - Born on December 24, 1955 - Writer (died: January 22, 2010)
- Celia Shapland - Born on November 27, 1955 - Typesetter (died: June 3, 2014)
- Danny Lane - Born on January 27, 1955 - Glass artist, Sculptor, and Artist (died: June 3, 2014)
- Deborah Blum - Born on October 19, 1954 - Blogger, Journalist, and University teacher - James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry | Science Journalism Award - Large Newspapers (died: June 3, 2014)
- Earl Edwin Pitts - Born on September 23, 1953 - Double agent (died: June 3, 2014)
- Dennis Yao - Born on August 29, 1953 - Teacher (died: June 3, 2014)
- Lars Peter Hansen - Born on October 26, 1952 - Statistician, University teacher, Pedagogue, and Economist - honorary doctor of HEC Paris | Fellow of the Econometric Society | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award | Fisher-Schultz Lecture | Clarivate Citation Laureates | Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics | Frisch Medal | Guggenheim Fellowship | Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (died: June 3, 2014)
- Anne Friedberg - Born on August 25, 1952 - University teacher, and Historian (died: October 9, 2009)
- Cindy Evans - Born on July 26, 1952 - Politician (died: October 9, 2009)
- Roger Wallace - Born on July 22, 1952 - American football player (died: October 9, 2009)
- Theodore C. Bestor - Born on August 7, 1951 - Cultural anthropologist, and Anthropologist (died: July 1, 2021)
- Steven Hager - Born on May 25, 1951 - Journalist, Editing staff, Reporter, Writer, and Screenwriter (died: July 1, 2021)
- Charles V. Jakowatz, Jr. - Born on March 5, 1951 - Electrical engineer - Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (died: February 7, 2015)
- José Graziano da Silva - Born on November 17, 1949 - Agronomist, University teacher, Economist, and Politician - Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (died: February 7, 2015)
- John J. Tkacik, Jr. - Born on May 13, 1949 - Diplomat (died: February 7, 2015)
- Gary J. Miller - Born on January 2, 1949 - University teacher, and Political scientist - Gladys M. Kammerer Award (died: February 7, 2015)
- Linda Demetry Cowan - Born on November 21, 1948 - Epidemiologist, and University teacher (died: December 31, 2013)
- Edward Luck - Born on October 17, 1948 - Political scientist (died: February 16, 2021)
- Ward Churchill - Born on October 2, 1947 - Political activist, Ethnologist, University teacher, and Writer (died: February 16, 2021)
- Charles R. Saxbe - Born on November 2, 1946 - Politician (died: February 16, 2021)
- Tom Harrell - Born on June 16, 1946 - Jazz musician, Trumpeter, and Composer (died: February 16, 2021)
- Cecil Bridgewater - Born on October 10, 1942 - Jazz musician (died: February 16, 2021)
- Roger Ebert - Born on June 18, 1942 - Presenter, Film critic, Journalist, Television presenter, Reporter, Writer, and Screenwriter - Carl Sandburg Literary Award | star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Pulitzer Prize for Criticism | Pulitzer Prize (died: April 4, 2013)
- Dan Graham - Born on March 31, 1942 - Conceptual artist, Video artist, Essayist, Printmaker, Performance artist, Visual artist, Journalist, Sculptor, Architect, and Photographer (died: February 19, 2022)
- Lisa Brodyaga - Born on September 21, 1940 - Lawyer (died: October 8, 2021)
- Bill Mulliken - Born on August 27, 1939 - Swimmer - International Swimming Hall of Fame (died: July 17, 2014)
- Thomas J. M. Schopf - Born on August 26, 1939 - Paleontologist, and University teacher - Guggenheim Fellowship | Charles Schuchert Award (died: March 18, 1984)
- Emily Stipes Watts - Born on March 16, 1936 - Literary historian, Art historian, University teacher, and Writer - Guggenheim Fellowship (died: March 14, 2018)
- Richard Dunn - Born on December 18, 1935 - Television actor, and Actor (died: June 4, 2010)
- Ferdinando Camon - Born on November 14, 1935 - Journalist, and Writer - Strega Prize (died: June 4, 2010)
- David O. Sears - Born on June 24, 1935 - Political scientist, University teacher, and Psychologist - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Guggenheim Fellowship (died: June 4, 2010)
- John Christian Bailar - Born on October 9, 1932 - Statistician - Fellow of the American Statistical Association | MacArthur Fellows Program (died: September 6, 2016)
- Charles Goldman - Born on November 9, 1930 - Limnologist, Ecologist, University teacher, and Zoologist - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America | Nevada Medal | A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award | Guggenheim Fellowship | Albert Einstein World Award of Science (died: September 6, 2016)
- Gene Kenney - Born on May 28, 1928 - Military personnel (died: January 1, 2022)
- Robert Morton Duncan - Born on August 24, 1927 - Lawyer, and Judge (died: November 2, 2012)
- G. Norman Laws - Born on July 2, 1927 - Lawyer, and Judge (died: November 2, 2012)
- David E. Blackmer - Born on January 27, 1927 - Entrepreneur, Audio engineer, and Engineer (died: March 21, 2002)
- Pete Dye - Born on December 29, 1925 - Golfer, and Golf course designer - World Golf Hall of Fame (died: January 9, 2020)
- Theodore Henry Frison, Junior - Born on July 14, 1924 - Soldier (died: March 1, 1993)
- Robert W. Holley - Born on January 28, 1922 - Biochemist, and Chemist - Guggenheim Fellowship | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | NAS Award in Molecular Biology | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (died: February 11, 1993)
- Otto J. M. Smith - Born on August 6, 1917 - University teacher, and Engineer - Guggenheim Fellowship (died: May 10, 2009)
- Gertrude Jeannette - Born on November 28, 1914 - Film actor, Stage actor, and Actor - Paul Robeson Award (died: April 4, 2018)
- Capitola Dickerson - Born on September 21, 1913 - Music teacher, Pianist, and Teacher (died: June 15, 2012)
- Johnny McAdams - Born on April 15, 1912 - Baseball player, Basketball player, and Association football player (died: October 18, 1975)
- Frank Ryan - Born on October 18, 1907 - Film director, and Screenwriter (died: January 1, 1948)
- Charles Leander Hill - Born on July 28, 1906 - Philosopher (died: December 8, 1956)
- Robert P. Knight - Born on July 18, 1902 - Psychoanalyst (died: April 30, 1966)