Notable People from Illinois

James H. Ferriss

American newspaperman and naturalist (1849–1926)

Joseph Menchen

American film producer

George Frederick Pentecost

American clergyman and evangelist

Hymen Marx

U.S. herpetologist (1925–2007)

Andrew Thompson

Major League Baseball player

Joe Axelson

American sports executive (1927–2008)

Everett L. Shostrom

American psychologist (1921-1992)

John Sullivan

baseball catcher in the 1900s in the United States

Al Dvorin

American bandleader and talent agent (1922-2004)

Albert Resis

American historian (1921–2021)

Alex Horn

American playwright and actor (1929-2007)

Alf Bauman

American football player (1920-1980)

Alton Abraham

African-American entrepreneur (1927–1999)

Alvin Krenzler

United States federal judge

Ann Harnett

American baseball player

Arnie Morton

restaurateur

Arthur M. Brazier

American minister

Audrey Wagner

American baseball player

Ben Taylor

American baseball player (1927-1999)

Bernard Sahlins

American theatre director

Bernard Stone

Chicago alderman

Betty Jane Watson

American actress and singer

Beverly Schmidt Blossom

American dancer, choreographer, teacher (1926-2014)

Bill Gay

former professional American football player (1927-2008)

Bill Heusner

American swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist

Bill King

American sportscaster

Billy Stone

American football player and coach (1925-2004)

Frank Berrien

American football coach

Emil Klank

American professional wrestler (1876-1940)

Edwin Stark Thomas

American judge (1872-1952)

Edwin Schneider

American pianist

Edgar N. Clinton

American football coach (1877-1954)

Ed Holly

American baseball player

Ed Hall

American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator, lawyer, and public utilities executive (1870-1932)

Earle Lewis Ovington

American aerospace engineer

Levi Scott

American politician

Del Howard

Major League Baseball player

Deacon Van Buren

American baseball player (1870-1957)

Larry Hoffman

Major League Baseball player (1878-1948)

Cyrus E. Dietz

American football player, coach, lawyer, judge

John McCandish King

American oilman (1927-2016)

Tom Waldman

American screenwriter (1922–1985)

Tony Jacobs

baseball player (1925–1980)

Vernon Alden

American academic (1923–2020)

Victor Skrebneski

American photographer (1929–2020)

Vince Pacewic

American football player (1920-1990)

William Rosen

American bridge player

Zev Braun

American film producer (1928-2019)

David L. Kaplan

Canadian musician and conductor (1923-2015)

El Tappe

American baseball player