Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 116 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Donald Tuzin
American anthropologist (1945-2007)
1945 - 2007
anthropologist
William Nack
American journalist
1941 - 2018
sports journalistjournalistwriter
Caroline Dupee Wade
American painter
1857 - 1947
painter
Larry Caton
American handball player
1948 - 2025
handball player
Chet Coppock
American radio broadcaster, television broadcaster and sports talk personality
1949 - 2019
sports commentator
Jim Johnson
Jim Johnson
American football player and coach (1941-2009)
1941 - 2009
American football player
Jim Johnson
Radio personality on the Roe Conn Show
1945 - 2025
radio personality
Eddie Lusk
American musician
1948 - 1992
musician
Larry Crabb
Larry Crabb
American Christian counselor & writer
1944 - 2021
religious writernon-fiction writeradviser
Helen Wiser Stewart
Helen Wiser Stewart
American postmaster (1854-1926)
1854 - 1926
postmaster
Jim Schwall
musician (1942–2022)
1942 - 2022
songwriterguitaristmusician
Harry Kirke Wolfe
Harry Kirke Wolfe
American psychologist (1858-1918)
1858 - 1918
psychologist
George W. Lilley
American academic (1850-1904)
1850 - 1904
teacher
Mary Bacon
Mary Bacon
American thoroughbred jockey and model (1948–1991)
1948 - 1991
jockey
George Bird
American Major League Baseball player
1850 - 1940
baseball player
Franklin Pierce Burnham
American architect (1853–1909)
1853 - 1909
architect
Frank Bliss
American baseball player
1852 - 1929
civil engineerbaseball playerpolitician
Francis S. Peabody
Francis S. Peabody
American businessman (1859-1922)
1859 - 1922
businessperson
Archie R. Clemins
Archie R. Clemins
United States Navy admiral
1943 - 2020
military officer
Joe Beauchamp
Player of American football (1944-2020)
1944 - 2020
American football player
Joey Meyer
American basketball player and coach (1949–2023)
1949 - 2023
basketball coachbasketball player
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
American former Major League Baseball third baseman, shortstop and second baseman (1941-2018)
1941 - 2018
baseball player
John Stevens
Buddhist priest, teacher of Buddhist studies and aikido teacher
1947 - 2025
philosopheraikidokateacher
Larry Bradford
Larry Bradford
Major League Baseball pitcher (1949-1998)
1949 - 1998
baseball player
Larry Ferguson
Larry Ferguson
American football player (1940-2015)
1940 - 2015
Canadian football playerAmerican football playergridiron football player
Le Anne Schreiber
American journalist (1945–2019)
1945 - 2019
journalistuniversity teacherwriter
Len Church
American baseball player
1942 - 1988
baseball player
Lin Bolen
American television producer
1941 - 2018
television producer
Elmore W. Hurst
Elmore W. Hurst
American politician (1851-1915)
1851 - 1915
politician
Mamie Rallins
Mamie Rallins
American athletics competitor (1941-2016)
1941 - 2016
athletics competitor
Marty Pattin
Marty Pattin
American baseball player and coach (1943-2018)
1943 - 2018
baseball playerhead coach
Merle Bettenhausen
American racing driver
1943 - 2026
engineer
Michael A. Miles
American businessman
1940 - 2013
businessperson
Michael Glaser
Michael Glaser
American writer (born 1943)
1943 - 2025
poet
Michael R. Quinlan
American businessman, executive and philanthropist
1944 - 2025
businessperson
Mike Davison
baseball player
1945 - 2013
baseball player
Mike Parker
American journalist (1943-2018)
1943 - 2018
journalist
William Placher
American theologian (1948–2008)
1948 - 2008
university teachertheologian
Kitty Cone
American disability rights activist
1944 - 2015
disability rights activist
Harley Gaber
American composer and visual artist
1943 - 2011
artistcomposer
Ann Stepan
American politician (1943-2015)
1943 - 2015
politician
Ann E. Ward
Ann E. Ward
American jazz pianist
1949 - 2016
singer
Margaret Rosezarian Harris
American musician, conductor, composer and educator (1943-2000)
1943 - 2000
conductorcomposer
Ken Warzynski
American basketball player (1948-2019)
1948 - 2019
basketball player
Chuck Kleinhans
Chuck Kleinhans
professor and journal editor (1942-2017)
1942 - 2017
publisheruniversity teacher
Rosemary Keefe
American academic and activist
1940 - 2012
university teacher
Ann Nardulli
American endocrinologist (1948-2018)
1948 - 2018
endocrinologist
Joe Allen
Joe Allen
American basketball player
1945 - 1997
basketball player
Patti Bright
American volleyball player
1940 - 2004
athlete
Bonnie Mathieson
American biomedical scientist
1945 - 2018
biomedical scientist
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