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
Zach Johnson, golfer, winner of 2007 Masters Tournament and 2015 The Open Championship, attended college at Drake University in Des Moines
Lolo Jones, Olympic track-and-field and bobsled athlete
Natasha Kaiser-Brown, American sprinter, 1989 NCAA Indoor 400m Dash Champion, 1989 Big Eight Conference Female Athlete of the year; 1991 Pan American Games: finished fourth in 400 meter run & won gold medal in 4 x 400 meter relay; 1992 Summer Olympics: silver medal in the relay with her teammates Gwen Torrence, Jearl Miles and Rochelle Stevens; 1993 World Championships: gold medal in 4 x 400 meter relay & silver medal in 400 meter dash; 1993 World Indoor Championships: silver medal in 4 x 400 meter relay; 1997 World Indoor Championships: silver medal in 4 x 400 relay.
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