Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 115 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Adam C. Cliffe
United States federal judge (1869–1928)
1869 - 1928
politicianlawyerjudge
Madeleine Lemoyne Ellicott
Madeleine Lemoyne Ellicott
American suffragette
1856 - 1945
suffragist
Ed Genson
American lawyer (1941-2020)
1941 - 2020
lawyer
Ellen Wittlinger
American novelist, young adult fiction writer
1948 - 2022
young adult authornovelistchildren's writer
Esther Golar
American politician
1946 - 2015
politician
Eugene Charniak
American computer scientist
1946 - 2023
university teachercomputer scientistengineer
Henry Drum
Henry Drum
American politician
1857 - 1950
politicianmayor
Frank Teruggi
American journalist (1949–1973)
1949 - 1973
journalistcinematographer
Frederick H. Buttel
sociologist
1948 - 2005
sociologistuniversity teacher
Gary Kolb
American baseball player
1940 - 2019
baseball player
Gary Lane
American football player (1942-2003)
1942 - 2003
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Gary Ridley
Gary Ridley
Oklahoma transportation executive
1945 - 2022
engineer
Gene E. K. Pratter
Gene E. K. Pratter
American judge
1949 - 2024
lawyerjudge
George Bork
American football player
1942 - 2026
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
George Donnelly
player of American football
1942 - 2022
American football player
Harley Baldwin
American developer and art dealer (1945–2005)
1945 - 2005
art dealer
Helen Armstrong
Helen Armstrong
violinist (1943–2006)
1943 - 2006
musician
Charles E. Cline
Charles E. Cline
American politician (1858-1914)
1858 - 1914
politician
James C. Renick
American academic
1948 - 2021
academic
James McKinley
American football player and coach, businessman (1945-2012)
1945 - 2012
American football playercoach
Jeanne E. Scott
United States federal judge
1948 - 2019
lawyerjudge
Jeff Staggs
American football player (1944-2014)
1944 - 2014
American football player
William Otto Emerson
William Otto Emerson
American ornithologist and painter (1856-1940)
1856 - 1940
ornithologistpainter
Annie Swan Coburn
American art collector
1856 - 1932
art collector
Charles Robertson
Charles Robertson
American botanist and entomologist
1858 - 1935
scientific collectorentomologistbotanical collector
Austin O. Sexton
Austin O. Sexton
American politician
1852 - 1908
politician
Bob Hoskins
American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (1945-1980)
1945 - 1980
American football player
Bob Krause
American athletics director (1945-2015)
1945 - 2015
sporting director
Bob Mader
American photographer
1943 - 2005
photographer
Bobby Jameson
American singer-songwriter (1945-2015)
1945 - 2015
singer-songwritersingercomposer
Bobby McClure
American soul singer
1942 - 1992
singer
Cas Banaszek
American football player (1945-2019)
1945 - 2019
American football player
Charles A. Doswell III
Charles A. Doswell III
American meteorologist (1945–2025)
1945 - 2025
storm chasermeteorologist
Alonzo K. Vickers
Alonzo K. Vickers
American judge (1853–1915)
1853 - 1915
politicianjudge
Adaline Emerson Thompson
Adaline Emerson Thompson
American benefactor; educational worker, reformer (1859-1951)
1859 - 1951
social reformerbenefactor
Dale Oehler
Dale Oehler
American arranger, producer and pianist
1941 - 2018
pianistrecord producerconductor
Daniel Albright
Ernst Bernbaum Professor of Literature, Harvard University (1945-2015)
1945 - 2015
literary scholarmusicologistman of letters
Stephen Verona
American screenwriter (1940-2019)
1940 - 2019
producerfilm producerdirector
Marty Grebb
Marty Grebb
American musician (1945–2020)
1946 - 2020
saxophonistguitarist
Rich Hacker
Rich Hacker
American baseball player
1947 - 2020
baseball player
Randy Suess
American computer programmer
1945 - 2019
programmer
Margaret Ashmore Sudduth
Margaret Ashmore Sudduth
American educator, editor, temperance advocate (1859-1957)
1859 - 1957
writer
William E. Woods
William E. Woods
Hawaii gay rights activist
1949 - 2008
LGBTQ rights activist
Mary Maher
American-born Irish trade unionist, feminist and journalist
1940 - 2021
journalistwriter
Jerrold Mundis
Jerrold Mundis
American financial advisor
1941 - 2020
oratornovelistfinancial adviser
Danny Goldring
Danny Goldring
American film, stage and television actor
1946 - 2022
television actorfilm actorpuppeteer
Michael James Jackson
American record producer (1945–2022)
1945 - 2022
record producer
Douglas Killmer
American musician (1947–2005)
1947 - 2005
musician
Durk Pearson
American scientist and writer
1943 - 2024
presenterwriter
Dick Burwell
American baseball player
1940 - 2023
baseball player
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