Born in Des Moines
Des Moines
City in and county seat of Polk County, Iowa, United States, and Iowa federated state capital city
Des Moines as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. American actress and comedian (1926–2021), American fashion designer (1932-1990), American actress (1927-2011)): Cloris Leachman, Halston, Sada Thompson and some more.
Celebrities from Des MoinesCelebrities from Des Moines
94 Cloris Leachman
American actress and comedian (1926–2021)
*April 30th, 1926 †January 27th, 2021, Encinitas
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68 Thomas M. Disch
American science fiction author and poet (1940-2008)
*February 2nd, 1940 †July 4th, 2008, New York City
89 Robert D. Ray
American lawyer; Governor of Iowa (1928-2018)
*September 26th, 1928 †July 8th, 2018, Des Moines
85 Harriet Nelson
American actress and singer (1909-1994)
*July 18th, 1909 †October 2nd, 1994, Laguna Beach
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91 Bill Daily
American actor and writer (1927-2018)
*August 30th, 1927 †September 4th, 2018, Santa Fe
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Andreas Dombret
German-American banker and member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank
*January 16th, 1960 80
Otto Frederick Rohwedder
American manufacturer (1880–1960); inventor of first automatic bread-slicing machine for commercial use
*July 28th, 1880 †November 8th, 1960, Concord 82
Gertrude Käsebier
American photographer (1852-1934)
*May 18th, 1852 †October 12th, 1934, New York City 94
Esther Coopersmith
American diplomat (1930–2024)
*January 18th, 1930 †March 26th, 2024, Washington, D.C. 93
Herbert W. Armstrong
American evangelist (1892-1986)
*July 31st, 1892 †January 16th, 1986, Pasadena 81
Era Bell Thompson
American journalist (1905-1986)
*August 10th, 1905 †December 30th, 1986, ChicagoBirthdays of famous people
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