Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 109 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert Allerton
Robert Allerton
philanthropist (1873–1964)
1873 - 1964
art collector
Ralph C. Smedley
Ralph C. Smedley
Founder of Toastmasters International (1878–1965)
1878 - 1965
writer
R. R. Brown
R. R. Brown
American football and baseball coach (1879-1950)
1879 - 1950
American football playerbasketball coach
Asa Shinn Mercer
Asa Shinn Mercer
American politician
1839 - 1917
politician
Peter Buol
American mayor (1873–1939)
1873 - 1939
politician
Otto Krueger
Otto Krueger
Major League Baseball player (1876-1961)
1876 - 1961
baseball player
Ollie Pickering
Ollie Pickering
American baseball player (1870-1952)
1870 - 1952
baseball player
Edith Dunham Foster
Edith Dunham Foster
American filmmaker (1864-1950)
1864 - 1950
filmmaker
Charles Ferris Gettemy
American statistician and journalist (1868–1939)
1868 - 1939
statisticianjournalisthistorian
John Ward
American baseball pitcher
1862 - 1899
baseball player
George Williams
American architect in Idaho
1860 - 1929
architect
Rose Buckingham Selfridge
Rose Buckingham Selfridge
wife of Harry Gordon Selfridge
1860 - 1918
Harry Staley
Harry Staley
American baseball player
1866 - 1910
baseball player
Charlie Cady
Charlie Cady
American baseball player
1864 - 1909
baseball player
Mortimer Hogan
Mortimer Hogan
American baseball player
1862 - 1923
baseball player
John Dailey
John Dailey
American politician (1867–1929)
1867 - 1929
politician
Charles F. Knight
American businessman (1936-2017)
1936 - 2017
business executivemanager
Anthony W. Young
American politician in Florida (1866-1948)
1866 - 1948
politician
Knowlton Ames
American football player and coach (1868-1931)
1868 - 1931
American football playerhead coach
Kenneth Brown
Kenneth Brown
American journalist
1868 - 1958
journalistwriter
William H. Boring
William H. Boring
American soldier
1841 - 1932
Annabel Galt
American missionary and educator (1868–1938)
1868 - 1938
missionaryteacher
Winfield S. Hall
Winfield S. Hall
American physiologist and writer (1861–1942)
1861 - 1942
physiologist
Allan Cox
Allan Cox
American business writer
1937 - 2016
writer
Robert Sweitzer
Robert Sweitzer
American politician
1868 - 1938
politician
Anthony Cordesman
Anthony Cordesman
American writer, military analyst, academic (1939–2024)
1939 - 2024
university teacherjournalist
James R. Carpenter
James R. Carpenter
American politician
1867 - 1943
inventorpolitician
Arne Harris
American television producer and director
1934 - 2001
television directortelevision producer
Art Michalik
American football player
1930 - 2021
American football player
Barbara Berger
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
1930 - 2016
baseball player
Bay Darnell
American stock car and open-wheel racing driver
1931 - 2023
racing driver
Bertram Cohler
American psychologist (1938-2012)
1938 - 2012
psychoanalystuniversity teacherpsychologist
Bette Howland
American writer
1937 - 2017
literary criticlibrarianwriter
Bill Giles
American football coach (1932-1998)
1932 - 1998
American football playerhead coach
Bill Plante
Bill Plante
American journalist (1938–2022)
1938 - 2022
journalist
Hettie Belle Ege
Hettie Belle Ege
American mathematician
1861 - 1942
mathematicianteacher
Thomas Curran
Thomas Curran
American businessman and politician
1868 - 1928
politicianbusinessperson
Walter Shelley Phillips
Walter Shelley Phillips
American naturalist, author and artist (1867–1940)
1867 - 1940
artist
John Hibbard
John Hibbard
American baseball player
1864 - 1937
baseball player
Henry F. Gehant
Henry F. Gehant
American politician (1863-1927)
1863 - 1927
politicianbusinessperson
Charles Sidney Hirsch
American forensic pathologist
1937 - 2016
forensic pathologistpathologistphysician
Charles Stepney
American record producer (1931-1976)
1931 - 1976
musicianbandleaderrecord producer
Chet Ostrowski
Chet Ostrowski
American football player (1930-2001)
1930 - 2001
American football player
Chuck Leonard
Chuck Leonard
American radio personality
1937 - 2004
radio personality
Count Dante
American martial artist (1939–1975)
1939 - 1975
karateka
Curt Barclay
baseball player
1931 - 1985
baseball playerbasketball player
Dale L. Walker
American historian
1935 - 2015
biographerhistorianreporter
Louise Jordan Miln
Louise Jordan Miln
American novelist
1864 - 1933
novelist
Dan Osinski
Dan Osinski
American baseball player
1933 - 2013
baseball player
Daniel Cohen
American non-fiction writer (1936-2018)
1936 - 2018
children's writerwriter
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