Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 101 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Sam Fields
American film director
1916 - 1954
film director
John S. Gleason Jr.
American banker (1915-1993)
1915 - 1993
Catholic deaconbanker
Ira Nelson Morris
Ira Nelson Morris
American politician (1875–1942)
1875 - 1942
politician
Gunnar Petersson
Gunnar Petersson
Swedish javelin thrower
1915 - 2003
javelin thrower
Everett Parker
African American activist (1913–2015)
1913 - 2015
activisttelevision producerpriest
Ed Campion
American basketball player (1915-2005)
1915 - 2005
basketball player
Alice Wynekoop
Alice Wynekoop
American physician and convicted murderer (1871–1955)
1871 - 1955
feministeducatorphysicist
Ray Adams
American basketball player (1912-1992)
1912 - 1992
basketball player
A. Carl Helmholz
American nuclear physicist (1915–2003)
1915 - 2003
nuclear physicistphysicist
Al Gallodoro
American musician (1913–2008)
1913 - 2008
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Al McLean
baseball player (1912–1990)
1912 - 1990
baseball player
Albert W. Sherer, Jr.
American diplomat (1916-1986)
1916 - 1986
diplomat
Aldo Forte
American football guard and tackle (1918-2007)
1918 - 2007
American football player
Don Johnson
American baseball second baseman (1911-2000)
1911 - 2000
baseball player
George Rodney Willis
American architect (1879–1960)
1879 - 1960
architect
Dorothy Schiller
American swimmer (1916–1992)
1916 - 1992
swimmer
Ed Busch
Ed Busch
American baseball player (1917-1987)
1917 - 1987
baseball player
Ed Linke
American baseball player
1911 - 1988
baseball player
Edith Nash
American educator and poet
1913 - 2003
educatorpoetwriter
Edmund Teske
American photographer (1911–1996)
1911 - 1996
photographer
Edward C. Krzyzowski
Edward C. Krzyzowski
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1914 - 1951
soldiermilitary officer
George Norton Cory
British Army general
1874 - 1968
military personnel
Russell A. Berg
Russell A. Berg
United States Air Force general
1917 - 2002
military personnel
Ruth Kern
American lawyer
1914 - 2002
lawyer
Esther Henderson
American photographer (1911–2008)
1911 - 2008
photographer
Winifred Sawtell Cameron
American astronomer (1918-2016)
1918 - 2016
astronomer
Annette Kaufman
American pianist and art collector
1914 - 2016
art collectoraccompanistpianist
Ralph Budelman
American water polo player
1918 - 2002
water polo player
Eugene M. Emme
Eugene M. Emme
American historian
1919 - 1985
historian
Edward Ross Balchowsky
Edward Ross Balchowsky
American poet
1916 - 1989
poet
Jack Burton
American equestrian
1919 - 2019
equestrianmilitary personnel
Runt Pullins
American basketball player (1910–1985)
1910 - 1985
basketball player
Mildred Agnes Martinez
Mildred Agnes Martinez
mother of Pope Leo XIV
1911 - 1990
librarian
Milo Anderson
Milo Anderson
American costume designer
1910 - 1984
costume designer
Waldemar Szwiec
Waldemar Szwiec
American military personnel
1915 - 1943
military personnel
George Huff
George Huff
baseball and American football player and coach
1872 - 1936
baseball player
George Flynn
American baseball player
1871 - 1901
baseball player
George Bristow
Major League Baseball outfielder
1870 - 1939
baseball player
G. O. Dietz
G. O. Dietz
American judge
1872 - 1929
judgelawyer
Fred Holmes
American baseball player (1878-1956)
1878 - 1956
baseball player
Fred Cooke
Fred Cooke
American baseball player (1873-1923)
1873 - 1923
baseball player
Frank Hansford
Frank Hansford
American baseball player (1874-1952)
1874 - 1952
baseball player
Frank Griffith
American baseball player
1872 - 1908
baseball player
Henry Augustine Smith
Henry Augustine Smith
(1874-1952) author
1874 - 1952
Albert Prescott Mathews
American biochemist and professor (1871-1957)
1871 - 1957
biochemistprofessor
Frank Hazenplug
Frank Hazenplug
American typographer (1874–1931)
1874 - 1931
draftspersonprintmakerdesigner
John Kern Strecker
American naturalist (1875-1933)
1875 - 1933
curatorlibrariannaturalist
John L. Bacon
John L. Bacon
American mayor
1878 - 1961
politician
Jimmy Smith
Infielder in the Negro Leagues
1874 - 1960
baseball player
Jim Hackett
American Major League Baseball pitcher
1877 - 1961
baseball player
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