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List of people from Davenport, Iowa

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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Davenport, Iowa.

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Fine arts and music

  • Bix Beiderbecke, jazz musician; the Bix 7 Road Race and Memorial Jazz Festival are named for him
  • Isabel Bloom, sculpture artist; raised in Davenport{{cite web|title = Isabel Bloom Remembered|url =http://www.ibloom.com/Default.aspx?PageId=109&nt=104|publisher=Isabel Bloom, L.L.C| access-date =2008-01-18 }}{{cite news|title= Sculptor Isabel Bloom dies at 93 |publisher=Quad City Times|author=Arpy, Jim|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_2f5cf0ca-1a38-5a85-83c0-d8a8d21152fc.html|date=2001-05-02|access-date=2010-09-29}}
  • Branden Campbell, bassist for Neon Trees; born in Davenport{{Cite web|url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/music/rising-utah-based-alternative-rockers-include-q-c-native/article_5460bc2e-ed1e-11df-803e-001cc4c002e0.html|title = Rising Utah-based alternative rockers include Q-C native}}
  • Julia Michaels, singer-songwriter; born in Davenport{{cite web|last1=Kimpel|first1=Dan|title=Songwriter Profile: Julia Michaels - Pop's Mystery Girl - Music Connection Magazine|url=http://www.musicconnection.com/songwriter-julia-michaels-pop-mystery/|website=www.musicconnection.com|date=2 March 2015|access-date=23 May 2017}}
  • Helen Vanni, opera singer; born in Davenport{{cite web |last1=Tiarks |first1=Mark |title=Former Santa Fe Opera performer remembered as 'warm, gracious' |url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/former-santa-fe-opera-performer-remembered-as-warm-gracious/article_83b97da4-c1cc-11ed-90be-cf2e0a61fa5c.html |website=Santa Fe New Mexican |access-date=27 March 2023}}
  • Dave Blunts, rapper; from Davenport

Media

Politics

Professional

  • Frederick G. Clausen, architect
  • Samuel Cody, aviation pioneer; native of Davenport{{cite book |title=The Flying Cowboy: Samuel Cody, Britain's first airman |last=Reese |first=Peter| year=2006 |publisher=Tempus |location=Stroud, Gloucestershire |isbn=0752436597 |page=15|url=https://books.google.com/books?q=samuel+cody+davenport%2C+iowa&btnG=Search+Books |access-date=2009-12-12}}
  • Edward Hammatt, architect {{cite web|url=http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/AIA%20scans/Obits/QB_Oct1907.pdf|title=Obituary|publisher=American Institute of Architects|access-date=2012-05-01}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • Daniel David Palmer, founder of chiropractic and the Palmer College of Chiropractic
  • Oran Pape, first Iowa state patrolman murdered in the line of duty
  • Otto Frederick Rohwedder, inventor of mass-produced sliced bread; grew up in Davenport
  • James A. Skinner, Executive Chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance, and former CEO and Vice President of McDonald's; graduated from West High School (1962){{Cite web|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/q-c-native-to-retire-as-mcdonald-s-ceo/article_10a7f77c-7495-11e1-8105-0019bb2963f4.html|title = Q-C native to retire as McDonald's CEO}}

Religion

Sports

Writing

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