2. Previous Top 10 Chief Blackhawk  Indian Chief for the Fox  Went to war with IL Militia  Blackhawk Purchase

3. Previous Top Ten- Nile Kinnick  Born in Adel, Iowa  Played football, basketball and baseball for Iowa  Only Hawkeye to ever win the Heisman trophy  Died in a plane crash shortly after career was over  Number 24 is retired by U of Iowa, stadium named after him

4. Previous Top Ten-Dan Gable  Born in Waterloo  Wrestled at Iowa State, career record of 118-1.  Won a gold medal in 1972, didn’t give up a point.  Became the head coach at University of Iowa  Career Record 355-21-5 15 National Titles  Arguably the most famous wrestler ever

5. Previous Top Ten-Julien Debuque  French Explorer  First European to explore the area that would be Iowa  City of Dubuque is named after him

6. Previous Top Ten-Carrie Chapman Catt  Grew up in Charles City, Iowa  President of the National American Women’s Suffrage Movement  Main force in getting women the right to vote

7. Previous Top Ten-Henry Wallace  Born in Orient, Iowa  Grew up in Des Moines  Founded Pioneer Hybrid  Appointed Secretary of Agriculture under Franklin Roosevelt.  Became Vice-President during WWII under Roosevelt

8. Previous Top Ten-Terry Branstad  Leland, Iowa  Iowa’s 39 th Governor  Youngest and longest serving governor  Governor from 1983-1999 and 2010-pres  Attempting to reform Iowa’s budget

10. #10 Kurt Warner  Born in Burlington  Raised in Cedar Rapids  Super Bowl winning QB for Rams  One of the top QB’s in NFL History

11. #9 Theodore Waitt  Born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa  Attended University of Iowa  He is the co-founder of Gateway Inc. (computer company)  He is a billionaire

12. #8 Adrian “Cap” Anson  Born in Marshalltown, Iowa  He was a MLB first basemen for the White Sox then called the White Stockings.  Including his time in the NA he played 27 consecutive seasons  One of the greatest players of his era  Very racists

13. # 7 Grant Wood  Born in Anamosa, Iowa  In 1930, he painted the American Gothic, one of the most famous and duplicated paintings of all time

14. #6 Buffalo Bill (William Cody)  Born near Le Claire  Became famous for his shows in which he portrayed the “wild west.”  Activist for Indian Rights, Women’s Rights and Conservation

15. #5 Shawn Johnson  Gymnast  West Des Moines  Won a gold medal @ the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing  Won Dancing with the Stars in 2009.

16. #4 Johnny Carson  Born in Corning, Iowa  Became the host of the Tonight Show on NBC in 1962  Set the precedent for late night talk shows  Has a star in Hollywood

17. #3 Ashton Kutcher  Born in Cedar Rapids  Moved to Tiffin, attended Clear Creek Amana High School  Began as a model  That 70’s Show, Punk’d, Misc other movies  Was married to Demi Moore, now engaged to Mila Kunis

18. #2 John Wayne  Born in Winterset, Iowa  Moved to Cali and became one of the most popular movie stars of the 20 th century  Rated as one of the best movie stars of all times

19. #1-Herbert Hoover  Born in West Branch, Iowa  Organized numerous humanitarian works around the world  Won the Presidential Election of 1928 (58%)  USA went through the worst economic time ever, Great Depression during his Presidency.