Des Moines People

Roxanne Barton Conlin (born June 30, 1944) is an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa from 1977 to 1981. A Democrat, she was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Iowa in 1982...

Matthew Michael Macri (born May 29, 1982 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Colorado Rockies organization.

Gregory Dane Brown (born July 2, 1949) is a folk musician from the Hacklebarney region of southeast Iowa. His "Iowa Waltz" was unsuccessfully proposed to replace the state song of Iowa.

Merton Edward Hanks (born March 12, 1968) is a former safety in the National Football League.

Robert J. Gallery (born July 26, 1980) is an American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Iowa, and received All-American recognition. The Oakland Raiders selected...

Chester John "Chet" Culver (born January 25, 1966) was the 41st Governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. He was also elected as the Federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association for 2008-2009. He founded the Chet Culver Group, an...

Steven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975–1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986). Bartkowski was a consensus...

Jerry Taylor (born 1963 or 1964) is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute where he researches environmental policy. He attended the University of Iowa as a political science major.

Jack Wallace (c. 1925 – February 24, 1995) was an American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Drake University from 1965 until 1976, compiling a record of 60–65–3.

Joseph David Magrane (born July 2, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and is currently a color commentary broadcaster for the MLB Network. He was teamed with play-by-play announcer Dewayne Staats from 1998 to...