List of people from Idaho
Following is a list of notable people who were either born in the American state of Idaho or lived there for a substantial amount of time.
A
- William Agee - business executive, Boise
- Joseph Albertson - 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
- Kristin Armstrong - Olympic gold medal cyclist, Boise
- Don Aslett - entrepreneur and author, Twin Falls
B
- Brandon Bair - NFL defensive end, Rexburg
- Matthew Barney - filmmaker and artist, Boise
- Lauren Beckham - fitness model and figure competitor, Boise
- Terrel Howard Bell - former United States Secretary of Education, Lava Hot Springs
- Andy Benoit - NFL writer for Sports Illustrated, Boise
- Ezra Taft Benson - LDS Church President and United States Secretary of Agriculture, Whitney
- Bowe Bergdahl - U.S. Army soldier charged with desertion, Sun Valley
- Billie Bird - actress and comedian, Pocatello
- 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
- Phyllis Brooks - actress and model, Boise
- Edgar Rice Burroughs - creator and author of the Tarzan series, Parma
C
- J. D. Cannon - actor, Salmon
- Kerry Christensen - yodeler, Grace
- Michael Christianson - football coach, commentator, Kuna
- Forrester Church - Unitarian Universalist minister, Boise
- Frank Church - United States Senator, Boise
- Boyd Coddington - car customizer, Rupert
- Georgia Coleman - diver, gold medalist at 1932 Olympics, St. Maries
- Clancy Cooper - actor, Boise
- Genevieve Cortese - actress, Supernatural, Wildfire, Sun Valley
- Larry Craig - United States Senator, on board of directors of National Rifle Association, Midvale
- Lewis Croft - actor with dwarfism, Shelley
- Chris Crutcher - writer and family therapist, Cascade
- Dan Cummins - comedian, Riggins
D
- Ken Dayley - Major League pitcher, Jerome
- Raquel Devine - porn actress, Meridian
- Gloria Dickson - actress, Pocatello
- Lillian Disney - wife of Walt Disney, Spalding
- Lou Dobbs - television news anchor, Rupert
- Claire Du Brey - actress, Bonners Ferry
- Fred Dubois - United States Senator, Blackfoot
- Patty Duke - actress, Coeur d'Alene
E
- Logan Emory - MLS defender, Boise
- Shirley Englehorn - professional golfer, Caldwell
F
- 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
- Stephen Fife - MLB pitcher, Boise
- Bernie Fisher - US Air Force Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient, Kuna
- Vardis Fisher - author, Hagerman
- Mary Hallock Foote - author, Boise
- John Foreman - film producer, Idaho Falls
- John Friesz - NFL quarterback, Coeur d'Alene
- Bryan Fuller - screenwriter, television producer, Lewiston
- Christina Fulton - actress, Boise
G
- Jeremy Gable - playwright, Post Falls
- Adam Blue Galli - one of the "Preppie Bandits"
- Mike Garman - MLB pitcher, Caldwell
- Julie Gibson - actress, Lewiston
- Jordan Gross - NFL offensive tackle, Fruitland
H
- Philip Habib - Middle East peace envoy of three presidents and Ambassador, Moscow
- Nick Hagadone - MLB pitcher, Sandpoint
- Gregg Hale - musician and producer, Idaho Falls
- Korey Hall - NFL fullback, Glenns Ferry
- Josh Hammond - actor, Boise
- Kate Harrington - actress, Boise
- Brad Harris - actor, stuntman, St. Anthony
- Gene Harris - jazz musician, Boise
- Dree Hemingway - fashion model, actress, Sun Valley
- Ernest Hemingway - author, Ketchum
- Margaux Hemingway - actress, Ketchum
- Mariel Hemingway - actress, Ketchum
- Christina Hendricks - actress, Twin Falls
- Jared Hess - filmmaker, Preston
- Josh Hill - NFL tight end, Blackfoot
- Teresa Hill - actress, Burley
- Michael Hoffman - filmmaker, Payette
- Merril Hoge - NFL running back and sportscaster, Pocatello
- Chris Horn - NFL wide receiver, Notus
- Doris Houck - actress, Wallace
- James Hoyt - MLB pitcher, Boise
- Howard W. Hunter - LDS Church President, Boise
J
- Larry Jackson - MLB pitcher, state representative, Nampa
- Sherry Jackson - actress, Wendell
- Christian Jacobs - musician, television producer, voice actor, Rexburg
- Johnny James - MLB relief pitcher, Bonners Ferry
- Bobby Jenks - MLB relief pitcher, Spirit Lake
- Phil Johnson - pro basketball coach, Grace
- Chief Joseph - Nez Perce leader
K
- Harold Kelley - social psychologist, Boise
- Dirk Kempthorne - former United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator and Governor of Idaho, Boise
- George Kennedy - Academy Award-winning actor, Boise
- Harmon Killebrew - Hall of Fame baseball player, Payette
- Dirk Koetter - NFL head coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pocatello
- Gus Kohntopp - pilot, Buhl
- Mary Kornman - child actress, Idaho Falls
- Jerry Kramer - NFL offensive guard, Sandpoint
- Paul Kruger - NFL linebacker, Rexburg
L
- Rita La Roy - actress, Bonners Ferry
- Vance Law - baseball player, Boise
- Vernon Law - baseball player, Meridian
- Mark Lindsay - musician, Caldwell, now Grangeville
- Matt Lindstrom - baseball pitcher, Rexburg
- Sean Paul Lockhart - actor, director, Lewiston
- Jeanette Loff - actress and singer, Orofino
- Larry Lujack - radio personality, started his career in Caldwell
- Clarence Lung - actor, Boise
M
- Doug Martsch - musician, Boise
- Bonnie McCarroll - rodeo performer, Boise
- Shea McClellin - NFL linebacker, Caldwell
- Richard McKenna - author, Mountain Home
- Patrick F. McManus - author, Sandpoint
- Bob Mizer - photographer and filmmaker, Hailey
- Rob Morris - NFL linebacker, Nampa
- Randy Mueller - NFL executive, St. Maries
N
O
- Jack O'Connor - author, hunting and shooting sports editor of Outdoor Life, Lewiston
- Olive Osmond - matriarch of the Osmond singing family, Samaria
- Brock Osweiler - NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos, Coeur d'Alene
P
- Thom Pace - singer-songwriter, Boise
- Sarah Palin - politician, Sandpoint
- Matt Paradis - NFL center, Council
- Cheryl Paris - actress, Burley
- Aaron Paul - actor, Emmett
- Kimberlee Peterson - actress, Boise
- Cody Pickett - NFL quarterback, Caldwell
- Jay Pickett - actor, Caldwell
- Jake Pitts - guitarist, rock band Black Veil Brides, Boise
- Jake Plummer - NFL quarterback, Boise
- Ezra Pound - poet, Hailey
- Bridget Powers - erotic film actress, Boise
R
- Martha Raddatz - reporter with ABC News, Idaho Falls
- Ford Rainey - actor, Mountain Home
- V. Lane Rawlins - president emeritus, Washington State University, southeast Idaho
- Barbara Jane Reams - actress, Burley
- Paul Revere - musician, Caldwell
- Marjorie Reynolds - actress, Buhl
- Luke Ridnour - NBA point guard, Coeur d'Alene
- Doug Riesenberg - NFL offensive tackle, Moscow
- Mike Riley - college football coach, Wallace
- Josh Ritter - singer-songwriter, Moscow
- Marilynne Robinson - winner of 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Sandpoint
- Ron Romanick - MLB pitcher and pitching coach, Burley
- Scott Rozell - musician, Scatterbox, Moral Crux, Coeur d'Alene
S
- Bill Salkeld - Major League Baseball catcher, Pocatello
- Jason Schmidt - Major League Baseball pitcher, Lewiston
- Jake Scott - guard with Philadelphia Eagles, Lewiston
- Larry Scott - IFBB professional bodybuilder, Blackfoot
- Richard G. Scott - member of Quorum of the Twelve Aposles,of the LDS Church, The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. Pocatello
- Jill Seaman - doctor and public health advocate, Moscow
- Johnny Sequoyah - child actress, Boise
- Jeremy Shada - actor, musician, singer, Boise
- Zack Shada - actor, producer, director, Boise
- Brandi Sherwood - Miss Teen USA 1989, and assumed title of Miss USA 1997, Idaho Falls
- J. R. Simplot - industrialist, Declo
- Nikki Sixx - musician, 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
- Beatrice Sparks - therapist, Mormon youth counselor, Custer County
- Chaske Spencer - actor, lived in Kooskia, Lapwai and Lewiston
- Frank Steunenberg - assassinated Governor of Idaho, Caldwell
- Gary Stevens - Hall of Fame jockey, Caldwell
- Jerramy Stevens - NFL tight end, Boise
- Edward Stevenson - Oscar-winning costume designer, Pocatello
- Curtis Stigers - musician and songwriter, Boise
- Picabo Street - world and Olympic champion skier, Triumph
- Kristine Sutherland - actress, Boise
- Scott Syme - politician, Weiser
T
- Renee Tenison - model and actress, Caldwell
- Rosie Tenison - model and actress, Caldwell
- Hugh Thornton - guard for the Indianapolis Colts, Boise
- Ted Trueblood - outdoor writer, sportsman, and conservationist, Nampa
- Glenn Tryon - actor, writer, director, Juliaetta
- Lana Turner - actress, Wallace
U
- Brady Udall - author
V
- Leighton Vander Esch--NFL linebacker, Riggins
- Walter Varney - aviation industry pioneer, Boise
W
- Wayne Walker - NFL linebacker, Boise
- Mel Wasserman - founder of CEDU Family of Services, Bonner
- Dick Wesson - movie and television announcer, Boise
- Tara Westover - author, Clifton
- 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
- Jonathan M. Woodward - actor, Moscow
- Victor Wooten - Grammy Award-winning bass guitarist, Mountain Home
X-Z
- La Monte Young - avant-garde artist, composer and musician, Bern
- Norma Zimmer - singer with Lawrence Welk, Shoshone County