List of people from Davenport, Iowa

• 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 == Media ==

• Anania, internet personality • 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 == Politics ==

• 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 • Mariannette Miller-Meeks, U.S. congresswoman; former state senator and Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health • 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 == Professional ==

• 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) == Religion ==

• Ambrose Burke, priest and eighth president of Saint Ambrose University • Martin Cone, priest and sixth president of Saint Ambrose University • John Flannagan, priest and second president of Saint Ambrose University • Mary Porter Gamewell (1848-1906), American missionary to China • Gail Karp, cantor of Temple Emanuel • Cletus Madsen, priest • Carl Meinberg, priest and seventh president of Saint Ambrose University • Sebastian Menke, priest and tenth president of Saint Ambrose University • Marvin Mottet, priest • Gerald Francis O'Keefe, bishop of the Diocese of Davenport == Sports ==

• 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 == Writing ==

• 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 • Maria Purdy Peck (1840-1914), essayist, social economist, civic leader • Charles Edward Russell (1860–1941), muckraking journalist; co-founder of the NAACP; 1927 Pulitzer Prize winner == References ==