page_title: Boise, Idaho
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Boise, Idaho / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: The Carnegie Library — in Boise, Idaho. The Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival style library was completed in 1905, and is on the National Register of Historic Places in Boise County, Idaho.
context_page_description: Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, and is the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is 41 miles east of the Oregon border, and 110 miles north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's elevation is 2,704 feet above sea level. Its estimated population in 2019 was 228,959.
  The Boise-Nampa metropolitan area, also known as the Treasure Valley, includes five counties with a combined population of 709,845, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It contains the state's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Boise is the 80th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States.
  Downtown Boise is the cultural center and home to many small businesses and a few mid-rises. The area has a variety of shops and dining choices. Centrally, 8th Street contains a pedestrian zone with sidewalk cafes and restaurants. The neighborhood has many local restaurants, bars and boutiques and supports a vibrant nightlife. The area contains the Basque Block, which showcases Boise's Basque heritage.
context_section_description: 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, cycling gold medalist
  Matthew Barney, artist
  Rick Bauer, Major League Baseball player
  Andy Benoit, journalist for Sports Illustrated
  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
  Frank Church, U.S. Senator, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  Heather Cox, sportscaster
  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
  Michael Hoffman, film director
  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
  Dirk Kempthorne, mayor, governor, senator, and secretary of the interior
  David Lynch, film director, spent much of his childhood in Boise
  Doug Martsch, musician, of Boise indie-rock band Built To Spill
  Bonnie McCarroll, rodeo performer
  Brett Nelson, musician and songwriter
  Maureen O'Hara, actress
  Reginald Owen, character actor
  Thom Pace, musician and songwriter
  Aaron Paul, actor
  William Petersen, actor
  Jeret Peterson, silver medalist, 2010 Winter Olympics, freestyle skiing
  Jake Plummer, football quarterback
  Bridget Powers, actress
  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)
  Brandi Sherwood, Miss Teen USA 1989 and Miss USA 1997
  Sydney Shoemaker, philosopher
  Frank Shrontz, businessman
  J. R. Simplot, businessman
  Robert Smylie, governor
  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, model; retired professional WWE wrestler
caption: Boise's Carnegie Public Library opened in 1905 on Washington St. and remained at that site until the library moved in 1973.[87]
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