Iowa Hall of Pride

Did you know that there is an Iowa Hall of Pride? It's in Des Moines, attached to the Hy-Vee Hall, and it showcases famous Iowans of all kinds - athletes, historical figures, actors, and so on. You can check it out here: http://www.iowahallofpride.com/, or take a trip there like Isaac, Simon, and Grandpa are tomorrow. So, you're thinking, are there really enough famous Iowans to fill up a hall? Why yes. Here are a few famous Iowans; I'm not sure whether all of these are in the Hall of Pride, since I haven't been there. I'll have to let you know next week.

Famous Iowans
Bess Streeter Aldrich author, Cedar Falls
Bix Beiderbecke jazz musician, Davenport
Norman Borlaug plant pathologist, geneticist, Cresco
Donald L. Campbell inventor, Clinton
Wallace Hume Carothers inventor, Burlington
Johnny Carson TV entertainer, Corning
William Buffalo Bill Cody scout, Scott Cty
Gardner Cowles Jr. publisher, Algona
Lee DeForest inventor, Council Bluffs
Simon Estes bass-baritone, Centerville
William Frawley actor, Burlington
George H. Gallup poll taker, Jefferson
Susan Glaspell writer, Davenport
Herbert Hoover U.S. president, West Branch
Ann Landers columnist, Sioux City
Cloris Leachman actress, Des Moines
William D. Leahy fleet admiral, Hampton
John L. Lewis labor leader, Lucas
Glenn L. Martin aviator, manufacturer, Macksburg
Elsa Maxwell writer, Keokuk
Glenn Miller bandleader, Clarinda
Harriet Nelson actress, Des Moines
Nathan M. Pusey educator, Council Bluffs
David Rabe playwright, Dubuque
Harry Reasoner TV commentator, Dakota City
Donna Reed actress, Denison
Lillian Russell soprano, Clinton
Wallace Stegner author, critic, Lake Mills
Billy Sunday evangelist, Ames
James A. Van Allen space physicist, Mount Pleasant
Abigail Van Buren columnist, Sioux City
Henry A. Wallace statesman, Adair Cty
John Wayne actor, Winterset
Andy Williams singer, Wall Lake
Meredith Willson composer, Mason City
Grant Wood painter, Anamosa
Ashton Kutcher, actor
Elijah Wood, actor
Dan Gable, wrestling legend
Kurt Warner, football legend
Jerry Mathers, actor

So, to everyone who thinks Iowa is uncool, PTHTHTHTHTH. (That's me sticking out my tongue.)