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Hometown heroes

Famous people from Cedar Rapids

48 actors, athletes, artists, scientists and leaders who were born in Cedar Rapids.

  1. Elijah Wood

    Elijah Wood

    Born 1981

    American actor (born 1981).

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  2. Ashton Kutcher

    Ashton Kutcher

    Born 1978

    American actor.

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  3. Carl Van Vechten

    Carl Van Vechten

    1880–1964

    American writer and photographer.

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  4. Michael Emerson

    Michael Emerson

    Born 1954

    American actor (born 1954).

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  5. Ron Livingston

    Ron Livingston

    Born 1967

    American actor.

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  6. Bobby Driscoll

    Bobby Driscoll

    1937–1968

    American actor.

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  7. Terry Farrell

    Terry Farrell

    Born 1963

    American actress and model (born 1963).

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  8. John Lipsky

    John Lipsky

    Born 1947

    Economist.

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  9. Brooks Wheelan

    Brooks Wheelan

    Born 1986

    American comedian.

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  10. Ben Askren

    Ben Askren

    Born 1984

    American wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1984).

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  11. Riley Smith

    Born 1978

    American actor-model.

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  12. Don DeFore

    Don DeFore

    1913–1993

    American actor.

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  13. Jon Koncak

    Born 1963

    American basketball player (born 1963).

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  14. Keegan Murray

    Keegan Murray

    Born 2000

    American basketball player (born 2000).

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  15. Everett Bradley

    Everett Bradley

    1897–1969

    American pentathlete.

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  16. Frank Cuhel

    Frank Cuhel

    1904–1943

    American hurdler.

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  17. Mark Walter

    Mark Walter

    Born 1960

    American businessman.

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  18. Timothy LeDuc

    Timothy LeDuc

    Born 1990

    American pair skater.

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  19. Jarrod Uthoff

    Jarrod Uthoff

    Born 1993

    American basketball player (born 1993).

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  20. Geof Darrow

    Geof Darrow

    Born 1955

    American comic artist.

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  21. Michael Daugherty

    Michael Daugherty

    Born 1954

    American composer, pianist, and teacher.

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  22. Betsy Baker

    Betsy Baker

    Born 1955

    American actress.

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  23. James William Good

    James William Good

    1866–1929

    American politician.

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  24. Kenneth Sitzberger

    Kenneth Sitzberger

    1945–1984

    American diver.

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  25. Douglas Barr

    Born 1949

    American actor.

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  26. John Sandford

    Born 1944

    American novelist and journalist.

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  27. Chris Carney

    Chris Carney

    Born 1959

    American politician.

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  28. Kiah Stokes

    Kiah Stokes

    Born 1993

    Turkish-American basketball player (born 1993).

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  29. Kris Murray

    Kris Murray

    Born 2000

    American basketball player (born 2000).

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  30. Marcus Paige

    Marcus Paige

    Born 1993

    American basketball player.

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  31. Nathan Hill

    Nathan Hill

    Born 1975

    American novelist.

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  32. John Hench

    1908–2004

    Disney artist.

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  33. Marshal Yanda

    Marshal Yanda

    Born 1984

    American football player, offensive lineman.

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  34. Erik Koch

    Erik Koch

    Born 1988

    American martial artist.

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  35. Alanna Arrington

    Alanna Arrington

    Born 1998

    American model.

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  36. Paul Conrad

    1924–2010

    American political cartoonist and sculptor.

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  37. Mark Stodola

    Mark Stodola

    Born 1949

    American politician.

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  38. Mitch Keller

    Mitch Keller

    Born 1996

    American professional baseball pitcher.

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  39. T. Cooper Evans

    T. Cooper Evans

    1924–2005

    American politician.

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  40. Donald Johanos

    Donald Johanos

    1928–2007

    American conductor.

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  41. Kent Ferguson

    Born 1963

    American diver.

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  42. Al Eberhard

    Born 1952

    American basketball player (born 1952).

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  43. Benny Johnson

    Benny Johnson

    Born 1987

    American right-wing political pundit (born 1987).

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  44. Joseph C. Miller

    1939–2019

    Historian.

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  45. Preston Hanson

    Preston Hanson

    1921–2008

    American actor.

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  46. Victor Hopkins

    Victor Hopkins

    1904–1969

    American cyclist.

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  47. Thomas E. Ackerman

    Born 1948

    American cinematographer.

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  48. Michael Boddicker

    Michael Boddicker

    Born 1953

    American composer.

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Questions

Who are some notable people born in Cedar Rapids?

Elijah Wood, Ashton Kutcher, Carl Van Vechten, Michael Emerson are among the people born in Cedar Rapids in this guide.

What celebrities were born in Cedar Rapids?

Elijah Wood, Ashton Kutcher, Carl Van Vechten, Michael Emerson, Ron Livingston, Bobby Driscoll, Terry Farrell, John Lipsky were all born in Cedar Rapids.

Where does this list come from?

From Wikidata: people whose place of birth is Cedar Rapids and who have an English Wikipedia article.

Facts from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons, credited at the bottom of the page.

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