List of people from Davenport, Iowa

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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Davenport, Iowa.

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Fine arts and music

Bix Beiderbecke, jazz musician; the Bix 7 Road Race and Memorial Jazz Festival are named for him
Isabel Bloom, sculpture artist; raised in Davenport
Branden Campbell, bassist for Neon Trees; born in Davenport
Julia Michaels, singer-songwriter; born in Davenport
Helen Vanni, opera singer; born in Davenport
Dave Blunts, rapper; from Davenport

Matthew Ashford, actor (Jack Deveraux on Days of Our Lives)
Lara Flynn Boyle, actress (Twin Peaks and The Practice)
Louise Carver, silent film and stage actress
Dana Davis, actress (Franklin & Bash and 10 Things I Hate About You)
Joe Frisco, jazz dancer and performer in vaudeville
John Getz, stage and film actor (Blood Simple, Zodiac)
Hazel Keener, silent-film actress
Perry Lafferty, executive TV producer (All in the Family, M*A*S*H, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
Sue Lyon, actress (Lolita)
Stuart Margolin, actor and director (The Rockford Files)
Vanessa McNeal, activist
Mary Beth Peil, actress and singer (The Good Wife)
Roger Perry, actor (Harrigan and Son)
James Philbrook, actor (The Thin Red Line)
Linnea Quigley, actress, known as a B movie scream queen
Robin Thede, comedian, writer and actress; lived here as a child; first African-American woman host of a late-night TV talk show, The Rundown
Hynden Walch, voice actress

Ken Croken, Iowa state representative since 2023
Lyda Krewson, Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
Jim Leach, U.S. congressman; chairperson of National Endowment for the Humanities
Larry Leonard, Illinois state senator
Hiram Price, U.S. congressman
Phyllis Thede, Iowa state representative from 2009 to 2023
Anthony Van Wyck, Wisconsin state senator
Mike Vondran, Iowa state representative since 2023
Jarvis White, Wisconsin state assemblyman

Frederick G. Clausen, architect
Samuel Cody, aviation pioneer; native of Davenport
Edward Hammatt, architect
Daniel David Palmer, founder of chiropractic and the Palmer College of Chiropractic
Oran Pape, first Iowa state patrolman murdered in the line of duty
Otto Frederick Rohwedder, inventor of mass-produced sliced bread; grew up in Davenport
James A. Skinner, Executive Chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance, and former CEO and Vice President of McDonald's; graduated from West High School (1962)

Gene Baker, infielder for Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates
Mike Busch, infielder for Los Angeles Dodgers
Mike Butcher, pitcher for California Angels, coach for Arizona Diamondbacks
Ed Conroy, college basketball head coach
Roger Craig, running back for San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, and Minnesota Vikings
Ricky Davis, basketball shooting guard for multiple NBA teams
Justin Diercks, driver with NASCAR
Greg Engel, center for San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions
Bill Fennelly, head women's basketball coach at Iowa State University
Bill Fitch, two-time NBA Coach of the Year
Dana Holgorsen, head coach of the University of Houston football team
Austin Howard, offensive tackle for Oakland Raiders
James Jones, defensive tackle for multiple NFL teams
Josh Kroeger, outfielder for Arizona Diamondbacks
Elmer Layden, fullback for three NFL teams, Notre Dame coach, College Football Hall of Famer
Colby Lopez, professional wrestler known as Seth "Freakin'" Rollins in WWE
Pat Miletich, mixed martial artist, inaugural UFC welterweight champion
Michael Nunn, middleweight boxing champion; born in Davenport
Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler (silver medalist); actor
Scott Pose, outfielder for Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, and Kansas City Royals
Rebecca Quin, professional wrestler known as Becky Lynch in WWE
Kenny Shedd, wide receiver for multiple NFL teams, including Oakland Raiders
Bob Stull, football head coach, University of Missouri and UTEP Miners football

Alice Braunlich (1888–1989), classical philologist; taught at Shimer and Goucher colleges
George Cram Cook, novelist, poet, and playwright
Lillien Blanche Fearing (1863–1901), American lawyer and poet
Susan Glaspell, writer, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Charles Edward Russell (1860–1941), muckraking journalist; co-founder of the NAACP; 1927 Pulitzer Prize winner

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