page_title: Waterloo, Iowa
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Waterloo, Iowa / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Sullivan-Brüder auf der Juneau English: Sullivan brothers on USS Juneau (Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison and George Sullivan (from left to right))
context_page_description: Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406; the 2019 Census estimates the population at 67,328, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. The city is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two cities.
context_section_description: Julie Adams, actress in Creature from the Black Lagoon, many other movies and TV series
  Michele Bachmann (born 1956), former Minnesota Congresswoman
  David Barrett, cornerback for New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals
  William Birenbaum (1923–2010), college administrator who served as president of Antioch College
  Horace Boies (1827–1923), Governor of Iowa, 1890–1894
  Bob Bowlsby, Commissioner, Big 12 Athletic Conference 2012 present; athletic director, Stanford University 2006–2012; University of Iowa, 1991–2005
  Jack Bruner, MLB player for Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Browns
  Allan Carpenter (born 1917), author of over 150 books
  Don Denkinger, Major League Baseball umpire, made famous for "the call" in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series
  Adam DeVine, star of TV program Workaholics
  Loren Doxey, medical doctor accused of murder in 1909 but never tried
  Pearlretta DuPuy (1871–1939), zither player and club leader
  Rich Folkers, MLB player for New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers
  Travis Fulton, mixed martial arts fighter, most career wins in the history of the sport
  Dan Gable, Olympic wrestling champion, multiple NCAA champion from the University of Iowa, and distinguished collegiate coach
  John Wayne Gacy (1942–1994), serial killer
  Kim Guadagno, First Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
  Mike Haffner, professional football player
  Nikole Hannah-Jones, investigative journalist formerly with ProPublica, now staff reporter at The New York Times and 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary Writing 
  Lou Henry Hoover (1874–1944), wife of President Herbert Hoover and First Lady of the United States, 1929–1933
  MarTay Jenkins (born 1975), NFL wide receiver and kick returner
  Anesa Kajtazovic, Iowa State Representative, youngest woman elected to Iowa Legislature and first Bosnian American member of the legislature
  Arthur R. Kelly (1878–1959), architect 
  Chris Klieman (born 1967), football head coach, Kansas State; born in Waterloo
  Bonnie Koloc (born 1946), singer and folk musician
  John Hooker Leavitt, banker, state senator, son of Roger Hooker Leavitt
  Jason Lewis, born 1955, talk radio host and U.S. Congressman for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district
  Jack Little, songwriter, born in Great Britain, raised in Waterloo
  J.J. Moses (born 1979), NFL wide receiver and current Director of Player Engagement for Houston Texans
  Charles W. Mullan (1845–1919), Iowa Attorney General
  Larry Nemmers, NFL referee
  Thunderbolt Patterson, professional wrestler
  Joe Pelton, poker player
  Don Perkins, running back for Dallas Cowboys
  Alfred C. Richmond, retired U.S. Coast Guard commandant
  Reggie Roby (1961–2005), punter for University of Iowa Hawkeyes and five NFL teams, three-time Pro-Bowler
  Zud Schammel (born 1910), NFL guard for the Green Bay Packers
  Sean Schemmel, voice actor
  Duane Slick, (born 1961) fine art painter and professor
  Tom Smith, football player
  Paul Sohl, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
  Tracie Spencer (born 1976), winner of Star Search in 1987 as a singer, recorded music across many genres, acted and modeled
  Darren Sproles, running back for NFL's San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Philadelphia Eagles
  Suzanne Stephens (born 1946), clarinetist
  The Sullivan Brothers, five sons who died together on the USS Juneau during World War II
  Corey Taylor, vocalist from Slipknot and Stone Sour
  Michael Townley, assassin
  Mike van Arsdale, mixed martial artist, signed with the UFC
  Mona Van Duyn (1921–2004), winner of 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and 1992–1993 U.S. Poet Laureate; born in Waterloo
  Emily West (born 1981), country music singer/songwriter, signed with Capitol Records
  Nancy Youngblut, actress
  Pat McLaughlin (born 1950), Grammy-nominated songwriter and musician, collaborated with John Prine, Dan Auerbach and many others
  Bruce B. Zager; Former Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
caption: The Five Sullivan Brothers
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