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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
Aaron Paul ,
Breaking Bad actor starring as “Jesse Pinkman”
Robert Adler , inventor
William Agee , former business executive
[1]
Joe Albertson , founder of the
Albertsons chain of grocery stores
Kathryn Albertson , wife of Joe Albertson and notable
philanthropist ; born in Boise
[2]
Cecil Andrus , Idaho's only four-term governor; Secretary of the Interior
James Jesus Angleton , former chief of the CIA counter-intelligence staff
[3]
Torrie Wilson , former WWE professional wrestler.
Steve Appleton , businessman and aviation enthusiast
[4]
Kristin Armstrong , 3x Olympic cycling gold medalist
[5]
Matthew Barney , artist
[6]
Rick Bauer , Major League Baseball player
[7]
Andy Benoit , journalist for
Sports Illustrated
[8]
Andrew Blaser (born 1989), American skeleton racer
Phyllis Brooks , actress
Bill Buckner , former Major League Baseball player
[9]
Maggie Carey , director, writer
[10]
John P. Cassidy , Los Angeles City Council member, 1962–67, born in Boise
[11]
James Charles Castle , deaf artist
[12]
[13]
Annetta R. Chipp , temperance leader and prison evangelist
[14]
Frank Church , U.S. Senator, Chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
[15]
Randy Davison , actor
[16]
Anthony Doerr , novelist
[17]
Ben Driebergen , winner of
Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
[18]
Stephen Fife , Major League Baseball pitcher
John M. Haines , mayor and governor
[19]
Mark Gregory Hambley , ambassador
Gene Harris , jazz musician
[20]
Michael Hoffman , film director
[21]
Jack Hoxie , rodeo cowboy, Hollywood silent movie cowboy actor
Sofia Huerta , soccer player for the
United States
[22]
Ernie Hughes , NFL player
[23]
Morgan James , singer, songwriter, and actress
Eilen Jewell , singer-songwriter and band leader
[24]
Joëlle Jones , Comic book artist and writer
Scott Jorgensen , mixed martial artist
[25]
Dirk Kempthorne , mayor, governor, senator, and secretary of the interior
[26]
Mert Lawwill , American professional motorcycle racer, 1969 AMA Grand National Champion.
[27]
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
[28]
[29]
Reginald Owen , character actor
Thom Pace , musician and songwriter
[30]
William Petersen , actor
[31]
Jeret Peterson , silver medalist,
2010 Winter Olympics , freestyle skiing
[32]
Jake Plummer , football quarterback
[33]
Bridget Powers , actress
[34]
Elizabeth Prelogar , 48th
Solicitor General of the United States
Bruce Reed , political advisor
Paul Revere , musician
[35]
Brian Scott , auto racer
[36]
Johnny Sequoyah , child actress, best known for starring in
Believe , born in Boise
Jeremy Shada , voice actor (
Adventure Time )
[37]
Sandra Shellworth , alpine skier
Brandi Sherwood ,
Miss Teen USA 1989 and
Miss USA 1997
Sydney Shoemaker , philosopher
Frank Shrontz , businessman
[38]
J. R. Simplot , businessman
[39]
Robert Smylie , governor
[40]
Sally Snodgrass , Idaho state senator
[41]
Michael J. Squier ,
U.S. Army
Brigadier General and deputy director of the
Army National Guard
[42]
Gary Stevens , Hall of Fame jockey and actor
[43]
Curtis Stigers , musician and songwriter
[44]
Kristine Sutherland , television actress
[45]
[46]
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
[47]
Benjamin Victor , world-renowned sculptor and Professor of Practice and Artist in Residence at
Boise State University
[48]
Wayne Walker , football linebacker and broadcaster
[49]
Viola S. Wendt , poet[
citation needed ]
Dick Wesson , television and movie trailer announcer
Steve Harwell , Singer and founder of
Smash Mouth
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