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.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Jack O'Connor author and long-time hunting and shooting sports editor "Outdoor Life", Lewiston
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- 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
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- 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
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- Renee Tenison – model and actress, Caldwell
- Rosie Tenison – model and actress, Caldwell
- Ted Trueblood – outdoor writer, sportsman, and conservationist, Nampa
- Lana Turner – actress, Wallace
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- 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
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