Corn isn't all we produce...

What Do All These People Have in Common?

They're from Iowa!

T.V. Entertainer Johnny Carson

Pony Express Rider William "Buffalo Bill" Cody

World-Renowned Opera Singer Simon Estes

Actress Lara Flynn Boyle

Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover

Columnist Ann Landers

T.V. Commentator Harry Reasoner

It's a Wonderful World Actress Donna Reed

Oscar-Winning Actor John Wayne

American Gothic Painter Grant Wood

Inventors of the Digital Computer John Vincent Atanasoff & Clifford Berry

Nobel Peace Prize Winner &

Father of the Green Revolution Norman Borlaug

Actor/Comedian Tom Arnold

Office Space & Band of Brothers Actor Ron Livingston

Actor Nick Nolte

Leave it To Beaver Actor Jerry Mathers "The Beaver"

Little House on the Prairie Author Grace Pearl Ingalls

Bridges of Madison County Author Robert Waller

Inventor of the Steel Plow John Deere

Dear Abby Abigail Van Buren

The Music Man Songwriter Meredith Wilson

Former U.S. First Lady Mami Eisenhower

Wyatt Earp

Circus Stars Ringling Brothers

Circus Performer Tom Thumb

Former U.S. Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt, Henry Wallace

Chemurgist George Washington Carver

That 70's Show Actor Ashton Kutcher

Lord of the Rings Actor Elijah Wood

Emmy-Winning Actress Marcia Wallace

Superman Returns Actor Brandon Routh

Superman T.V. Show Actor George Reeves

Academy Award, 9-Time Emmy &

Golden Globe-Winning Actress Cloris Leachman

Grammy-Winning Band Slipknot

Band Stone Sour

'07 U.S. National &

World All-Around Gymnastics Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson

Chicago Bears Quarterback Kyle Orton

1992 Miss Teen USA Jamie Solinger

Hall of Fame Baseball Player Bob Feller

1972 Olympic Gold Medalist & Wrestling Coach Dan Gable

1939 Heisman Trophy Winner Nile Kinnick

Current Cleveland Indians Outfielder Casey Blake

NFL Super Bowl XXXIV MVP, St. Louis Rams Quarterback Kurt Warner

The Biggest Loser T.V. Show Winner Matt Hoover

Current San Diego Chargers' Kicker Nate Kaeding

Current Philadelphia 76ers' Player Kyle Korver

Current Chicago Bulls' Player Kirk Kinrich

Green Bay Packers' Player Aaron Kampman

Olympic Gold Medalist &

4x NCAA Undefeated Champion Wrestler Cael Sanderson

Movies Filmed in Iowa:

Twister was filmed on a Central Iowa farm near Eldora.

The Bridges of Madison County was filmed near Winterest.

Field of Dreams was filmed on a farm near Dyersville.

The Final Season was filmed near the town of Norway - yet to be released.

Did You Know?
Simpson is the only school in Iowa that offers a major in forensic science; one of only 45 colleges in the United States.

"Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa."
- Shoeless Joe Jackson to Ray Consella in Field of Dreams