Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 106 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Eliza R. Sunderland
Eliza R. Sunderland
American writer, educator, lecturer, and women's rights advocate (1839-1910)
1839 - 1910
John Albert Nordberg
United States federal judge
1926 - 2021
lawyerjudge
John Buettner-Janusch
American anthropologist
1924 - 1992
anthropologist
John Drury
John Drury
American television news presenter
1927 - 2007
journalistnews presenter
John H. Leims
John H. Leims
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1921-1985)
1921 - 1985
military officer
Bill Malarkey
Bill Malarkey
American baseball player
1878 - 1956
baseball player
Ellen Lanyon
American artist (1926-2013)
1926 - 2013
printmakerpainterartist
Adaline Melinda Willis Weed
American physician
1837 - 1910
physician
Jack K. Gamble
Jack K. Gamble
American Air Force major general
1922 - 2011
military officer
John Goodyear
American football player (1920-2002)
1920 - 2002
American football player
Jess Marlow
American journalist
1929 - 2014
journalist
Louis Norberg Howard
American mathematician (1929-2015)
1929 - 2015
mathematician
Bennie Owen
Bennie Owen
American football player and coach, basketball coach (1875-1970)
1875 - 1970
American football playerbasketball coach
Nathan Huggins
American historian (1927-1989)
1927 - 1989
university teachereducatorhistorian
Joseph W. Tkach
Second Pastor General of the Worldwide Church of God
1927 - 1995
religious leader
Joe Bernard
American baseball player
1882 - 1960
baseball player
Calvin L. Stevens
American chemist
1923 - 2014
university teacherchemist
Andrew G. Reid
Andrew G. Reid
American football player and coach, athletic administrator, and lawyer (1878-1941)
1878 - 1941
American football playerathletics competitorlawyer
Alton Johnson
American football player
1877
American football playerhead coach
Allen Doone
Allen Doone
American tenor and actor
1878 - 1948
stage actorsinger
Alfred Holmes White
Alfred Holmes White
American chemical engineer
1873 - 1953
university teacherchemistengineer
Michael Shurtleff
American casting director (1920-2007)
1920 - 2007
casting directorwriter
Bob Leman
American writer (1922-2006)
1922 - 2006
science fiction writerwriter
Ed Short
American baseball executive
1920 - 1984
sports commentator
Walt Linden
Major League Baseball player (1924-2013)
1924 - 2013
baseball player
Walter Netsch
American architect (1920–2008)
1920 - 2008
architect
William A. Hilliard
Journalist, first African American editor of the Oregonian (1927–2017)
1927 - 2017
journalisteditor
William A. Mayer
Polo player, businessman (1922–1994)
1922 - 1994
polo playerbusinessperson
William Dale Phillips
American chemist, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopist and science policy advisor (1925-1993)
1925 - 1993
policy advisorchemistmilitary officer
William Jackson
enforcer and loan collector for the Chicago Outfit
1920 - 1961
gangster
William R. Moser
American politician (1927-2003)
1927 - 2003
politicianlawyerjudge
Helen Bonny
American music therapist
1921 - 2010
psychotherapist
Lawrence Heyworth Jr.
United States Navy admiral (1921-2003)
1921 - 2003
military personnel
George Rhoads
George Rhoads
American painter and sculptor
1926 - 2021
sculptorpainter
Mary Ann Baker
American author of hymns and temperance songs
1831 - 1921
poet
George Burditt
George Burditt
American politician
1922 - 2013
politician
Paul Olefsky
cellist
1926 - 2013
cellistmusician
William G. Windrich
William G. Windrich
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1921 - 1950
military personnel
Marshall Sklare
American sociologist
1921 - 1992
sociologistuniversity teacher
Alexander R. Grant
American lawyer and politician
1925 - 2001
politicianlawyerjudge
Ronald Clyne
American artist
1925 - 2006
graphic designerartist
Harlington Wood, Jr.
American judge
1920 - 2008
lawyerjudge
John Pozdro
John Pozdro
American composer
1923 - 2009
composer
Dempsey Travis
American businessman and historian
1920 - 2009
historian
Bob Bolen
American businessman and politician
1926 - 2014
politician
Doris E. Saunders
American businesswoman, librarian, and journalist (1921-2014)
1921 - 2014
journalistlibrarianbusinessperson
John Wayne Mason
American physiologist (1924-2014)
1924 - 2014
physiologist
Clayton Sinnott Adams
American general (b. 1881, d. 1965)
1890 - 1965
John Joseph Ryba
American politician
1929 - 2021
politician
John William Beard
John William Beard
American politician
1920 - 2006
politician
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