Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 114 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Ed Coady
American football player (1867-1890)
1867 - 1890
American football player
Earnest Elmo Calkins
Earnest Elmo Calkins
deaf American advertising executive
1868 - 1964
advertising person
Stan Persky
Stan Persky
Canadian journalist (1941–2024)
1941 - 2024
opinion journalistjournalistuniversity teacher
Doc Oberlander
Doc Oberlander
American baseball player (1864-1922)
1864 - 1922
baseball player
Pat Thomas
American jazz singer from Chicago (1938-1992)
1938 - 1992
recording artistjazz singersinger
M. J. Engh
American writer
1933 - 2024
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Darby O'Brien
Darby O'Brien
American baseball player
1863 - 1893
baseball player
Dan Dugdale
Dan Dugdale
American baseball player (1864-1934)
1864 - 1934
baseball player
Marion Rushing
American football player (1936-2013)
1936 - 2013
American football playerathletics competitor
Marvin Lipofsky
American artist (1938-2016 )
1938 - 2016
ceramicistglass artistartist
Lura Lynn Ryan
Lura Lynn Ryan
First Lady of the U.S. state of Illinois (1934–2011)
1934 - 2011
writer
Joe Collier
American football player and coach
1932 - 2024
American football coachAmerican football playerbasketball player
Donald Pritzker
American businessman (1932-1972)
1932 - 1972
businesspersonentrepreneur
Cyrus C. Yawkey
Cyrus C. Yawkey
American businessman and politician
1862 - 1943
politicianbusinessperson
Philip Arthur Silverstone-Sopkin
American botanist (1939-2018)
1939 - 2018
scientific collectorherpetologistuniversity teacher
Milton Polin
Milton Polin
American rabbi
1930 - 2018
rabbi
Clara Lipman
Clara Lipman
actress and playwright (1864-1952)
1864 - 1952
stage actorplaywrightactor
Charlie Irwin
Major League Baseball player
1869 - 1925
baseball player
Charlie Hoover
Charlie Hoover
American baseball player
1865
baseball player
Charlie Briggs
Charlie Briggs
American baseball player
1860 - 1920
baseball player
Charles P. Neill
Charles P. Neill
American statistician (1865–1942)
1865 - 1942
statistician
Kim Richmond
American musician (1940–2024)
1940 - 2024
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Charles Dryden
American baseball writer and humorist
1860 - 1931
sports journalistjournalist
Rich T. Buckler
Rich T. Buckler
American politician (1865-1950)
1865 - 1950
politician
Jerrold Howard Zar
American biologist
1941 - 2026
university teacherbiologist
Frank Mace MacFarland
Frank Mace MacFarland
American malacologist (1869-1951)
1869 - 1951
malacologist
Edward C. Curtis
Edward C. Curtis
American politician (1865–1920)
1865 - 1920
politician
Al Williams
American basketball player (1948-2007)
1948 - 2007
basketball player
Walter MacEwen
Walter MacEwen
American painter (1860–1943)
1860 - 1943
painter
Isaac Arthur Abt
Isaac Arthur Abt
American pediatrician and university teacher (1867-1955)
1867 - 1955
pediatricianuniversity teacher
Thomas Arkle Clark
Thomas Arkle Clark
American academic (1862-1932)
1862 - 1932
university teacher
Gary Schroen
CIA officer
1941 - 2022
spy
Julia Warner Snow
American botanist (1863-1927)
1863 - 1927
botanist
John Gierach
John Gierach
American sportswriter (1946–2024)
1946 - 2024
journalistpoetwriter
Lou Pride
American blues and soul singer and songwriter (1944–2012)
1944 - 2012
songwritermusiciansinger
James E. Flynn
James E. Flynn
American soldier (1842–1913); recipient of the Medal of Honor
1842 - 1913
Floyd Theard
American basketball player (1944–1985)
1944 - 1985
basketball coachbasketball player
Norman Adolphus Mozley
Norman Adolphus Mozley
American politician (1865-1922)
1865 - 1922
politicianlawyer
Bird Sim Coler
Bird Sim Coler
American politician (1867–1941)
1867 - 1941
stockbrokerpolitician
Anastasie Brown
Anastasie Brown
educator and Catholic leader from the USA
1826 - 1918
nun
Bill Van Dyke
Bill Van Dyke
American professional baseball outfielder (1863–1933)
1863 - 1933
baseball player
Bill Moran
Bill Moran
American baseball player (1869-1916)
1869 - 1916
baseball player
Bill Bowman
Bill Bowman
American baseball player
1867 - 1944
baseball player
Benjamin Rush Rhees
Benjamin Rush Rhees
American academic administrator
1860 - 1939
Christian minister
Belden Hill
American baseball player
1864 - 1934
baseball player
B. F. Affleck
American businessman
1869 - 1944
businessperson
Arthur R. Hall
Arthur R. Hall
American football player and coach (1869-1955)
1869 - 1955
American football playerhead coach
Art Benedict
American baseball player (1862-1948)
1862 - 1948
baseball player
John Haugeland
American philosopher (1945-2010)
1945 - 2010
philosopheruniversity teacher
Anna de Koven
Anna de Koven
American writer (1862-1953)
1862 - 1953
novelistwriter
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