Famous People from Idaho

Can you name these famous Idahoans based on a short clue?
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Clue
Hometown
Answer
"The Old Man and the Sea" author - he spent his last two years in Idaho
Ketchum
Ernest Hemingway
Nez Perce chief who tried to lead his people to Canada
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Chief Joseph
Maverick Alaska politician - born in Idaho and studied at North Idaho College
Sandpoint
Sarah Palin
She guided Lewis and Clark
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Sacajawea
Former Republican senator who used a "wide stance" in an airport bathroom
Council
Larry Craig
Gold medalist ski racer, first name Picabo
Triumph
Picabo Street
Hit 573 home runs for the Senators, Twins, and Royals
Payette
Harmon Killebrew
Former Denver Broncos quarterback called "The Snake"
Boise
Jake Plummer
Some consider him to be the inventor of the television
Rigby
Philo Farnsworth
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Level 74
Apr 14, 2012
You should accept "Sacagawea"
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Level ∞
Apr 15, 2012
That will work now.