# List of people from Boise, Idaho

The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city of Boise, Idaho.

## Notable people

* Robert Adler, inventor
* William Agee, former business executive
* Joe Albertson, founder of the Albertsons chain of grocery stores
* Kathryn Albertson, wife of Joe Albertson and notable philanthropist; born in Boise
* Cecil Andrus, Idaho's only four-term governor; Secretary of the Interior
* James Jesus Angleton, former chief of the CIA counter-intelligence staff
* Steve Appleton, businessman and aviation enthusiast
* Kristin Armstrong, 3x Olympic cycling gold medalist
* Matthew Barney, artist
* Rick Bauer, Major League Baseball player
* Andy Benoit, journalist for Sports Illustrated
* Andrew Blaser (born 1989), skeleton racer
* Phyllis Brooks, actress
* Bill Buckner, former Major League Baseball player
* Maggie Carey, director, writer
* John P. Cassidy, Los Angeles City Council member, 1962–67, born in Boise
* James Charles Castle, deaf artist
* Annetta R. Chipp, temperance leader and prison evangelist
* Frank Church, U.S. senator, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
* Randy Davison, actor
* Anthony Doerr, novelist
* Ben Driebergen, winner of Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
* Stephen Fife, Major League Baseball pitcher
* John M. Haines, mayor and governor
* Mark Gregory Hambley, ambassador
* Gene Harris, jazz musician
* Steve Harwell, singer and founder of Smash Mouth
* Michael Hoffman, film director
* Jack Hoxie, rodeo cowboy, Hollywood silent movie cowboy actor
* Sofia Huerta, soccer player for the United States
* Ernie Hughes, NFL player
* Morgan James, singer, songwriter, and actress
* Eilen Jewell, singer-songwriter and band leader
* Joëlle Jones, comic book artist and writer
* Scott Jorgensen, mixed martial artist
* Matteo Jorgenson, professional cyclist
* Dirk Kempthorne, mayor, governor, senator, and secretary of the interior
* Mert Lawwill, professional motorcycle racer, 1969 AMA Grand National Champion
* Robin Long, United States Army soldier who deserted to Canada due to his opposition to the Iraq War
* David Lynch, film director, spent much of his childhood in Boise
* Doug Martsch, musician, of Boise indie-rock band Built To Spill
* Brett Nelson, musician and songwriter
* Maureen O'Hara, actress
* Reginald Owen, character actor
* Thom Pace, musician and songwriter
* Aaron Paul, actor, Breaking Bad
* William Petersen, actor
* Jeret Peterson, silver medalist, 2010 Winter Olympics, freestyle skiing
* Jake Plummer, football quarterback
* Bridget Powers, actress
* Elizabeth Prelogar, 48th Solicitor General of the United States
* Bruce Reed, political advisor
* Paul Revere, musician
* Brian Scott, auto racer
* Johnny Sequoyah, child actress, best known for starring in Believe, born in Boise
* Jeremy Shada, voice actor (Adventure Time)
* Sandra Shellworth, alpine skier
* Brandi Sherwood, Miss Teen USA 1989 and Miss USA 1997
* Sydney Shoemaker, philosopher
* Frank Shrontz, businessman
* J. R. Simplot, businessman
* Robert Smylie, governor
* Sally Snodgrass, Idaho state senator
* Michael J. Squier, U.S. Army Brigadier General and deputy director of the Army National Guard
* Gary Stevens, Hall of Fame jockey and actor
* Curtis Stigers, musician and songwriter
* Kristine Sutherland, television actress
* Billy Uhl, five-time gold medal-winning motorcycle enduro competitor; founder of the Idaho State Parks Trail Ranger Program advocating for responsible off-road vehicle usage
* Benjamin Victor, world-renowned sculptor and Professor of Practice and Artist in Residence at Boise State University
* Wayne Walker, football linebacker and broadcaster
* Viola S. Wendt, poet
* Dick Wesson, television and movie trailer announcer
* Torrie Wilson, former WWE professional wrestler