This is a list of the people born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Des Moines, Iowa, and its surrounding metropolitan area.
B. J. Palmer, once an owner of the radio station WHO in Des Moines, the person who hired Ronald Reagan as a sports broadcaster at WOC radio, which he also owned
Chris Pirillo, television personality and technology figure
^Johnson, Teri (2008-08-08). "My Gold Medal Girl". Family > Parenting Archive. Guideposts. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
^Iowa, a guide to the Hawkeye State by Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Iowa, page 494, first published August 1939, fifth printing April 1959, Hastings House Publishers, Inc.
^'Illinois Blue Book 1969-1970,' Biographical Sketch of Frances L. Dawson, pg. 190-191