Editing Charles City, Iowa (section)

== Notable people ==

*[[Jeff Betts]] (born 1970), three time [[Association football|Soccer]] All Star and the 2000 World Indoor Soccer League Coach of the Year
*[[Pansy E. Black]] (1890–1957), science fiction and fantasy writer
*[[Phil Cade]] (1916–2001), racing driver
*[[Carrie Chapman Catt]] (1859–1947), president of the [[National American Woman Suffrage Association|NAWSA]], founder of the [[League of Women Voters]] and [[International Alliance of Women|IAW]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isualum.org/en/traditions/traditions_of_iowa_state/faces_and_places/carrie_chapman_catt.cfm|title=Carrie Chapman Catt|publisher= ISU Alumni Association|access-date=January 9, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Robert Coover]] (born 1932), author and academic
*[[James E. Gritzner]] (born 1947), United States federal judge
*[[Charles Walter Hart]] (1872–1937), Hart-Parr Gasoline Engine Company, coined the word tractor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://morpheweb.com/oliver/charleshart.html|title=C.W. Hart and C.H. Parr|publisher=Morpheweb|last=Gregg|first=George R.|date=January 1965|access-date=January 9, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714114902/http://morpheweb.com/oliver/charleshart.html|archive-date=July 14, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[Mark Kuhn]] (born 1950), politician and Iowa State Representative from the 14th District
*[[Vive Lindaman]] (1877–1927), professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1906 to 1909
*[[Marlys Millhiser]] (1938–2017), author of mysteries (Charlie Greene series) and stand-alone horror novels, such as [[The Mirror (Millhiser)|The Mirror]]
*[[George Nelson (astronaut)|George Nelson]] (born 1950), astronaut participated in three missions<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautscholarship.org/nelson.html|title=George Nelson|publisher=Astronaut Scholarship Foundation|access-date=January 9, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027181424/http://astronautscholarship.org/nelson.html|archive-date=October 27, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[Henry Otis Pratt]] (1838–1931), two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district
*[[Paul F. Riordan]] (1920–1944), WWII veteran, received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions in [[World War II]] during the [[Battle of Monte Cassino]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html|title=Medal of Honor Recipients World War II (M-S)|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History|date=December 3, 2010|access-date=January 9, 2011|archive-date=April 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430113840/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Helen M. Schultz]] (1898–1974), founder of the Red Ball Transportation Company, originally headquartered in Charles City<ref name="Walsh">{{Cite journal|doi = 10.17077/0003-4827.9845|title = Iowa's Bus Queen: Helen M. Schultz and the Red Ball Transportation Company|year = 1994|last1 = Walsh|first1 = Margaret|journal = The Annals of Iowa|volume = 53|issue = 4|pages = 329–355|doi-access = free}}</ref>
*[[Survivor: Gabon|Susie Smith]] (born 1960), runner-up on ''[[Survivor: Gabon]]''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.survivor.com/17/susie-smith|title= SUSIE SMITH|publisher= Survivor|access-date= January 9, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101227032115/http://www.survivor.com/17/susie-smith|archive-date= December 27, 2010|url-status= dead}}</ref>
*[[Robert James Waller]] (1939–2017), author of the 1992 best-selling novel ''[[The Bridges of Madison County]]''
*[[Wimpy Winther]] (born 1947), professional football player in the National Football League from 1971 to 1972