Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 117 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Newton R. Casey
American politician (1826-1899)
1826 - 1899
politician
Norman Adler
American Israeli biological psychologist
1941 - 2016
psychologist
Patricia Thompson
American documentary film maker
1947 - 2010
documentary filmmaker
Paul E. Riley
United States federal judge (1942-2001)
1942 - 2001
lawyerjudge
James Douglas Elliott
United States federal judge (1859-1933)
1859 - 1933
lawyerjudge
Philip F. Deaver
Philip F. Deaver
American writer (1946–2018)
1946 - 2018
poetwriter
Philip G. Killey
Philip G. Killey
United States Air Force general
1941 - 2026
military officer
Reinhold Weege
American television producer (1949–2012)
1949 - 2012
television directortelevision producerwriter
Richard A. Weinberg
American psychologist (1943–2025)
1943 - 2025
psychologist
Richard Gordon
Richard Gordon
American photographer (1945–2012)
1945 - 2012
photographer
Richard R. Callahan
Richard R. Callahan
US Coast Guardsman (1947–1967)
1947 - 1967
military personnel
Robert C. Burke
Robert C. Burke
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1949-1968)
1949 - 1968
military personnel
Robert Schommer
American astronomer (1946–2001)
1946 - 2001
astronomer
Ron Acks
American football player
1944 - 2023
American football player
Ron Haydock
American musician (1940-1977)
1940 - 1977
musicianwriteractor
Ronald A. Wait
American politician
1944 - 2024
politician
Rosemary Mulligan
American politician
1941 - 2014
politician
Scott Reid
American baseball player
1947 - 2021
baseball player
George W. Funk
American politician
1827 - 1911
politician
Tom Clark
American poet, editor and biographer (1941–2018)
1941 - 2018
essayistnovelistsports journalist
Tom Keating
Player of American football (1942-2012)
1942 - 2012
American football player
Vic Elias
American poet
1948 - 2006
physicistpoet
Edward J. Walsh
political journalist
1942 - 2014
journalist
Hallie D'Amore
Make-Up Artist (1942–2006)
1942 - 2006
make-up artist
Kip Addotta
American comedian
1944 - 2019
comedian
Barbara A. Caulfield
United States federal judge
1947 - 2010
lawyerjudge
Arthur Larned Ryerson
American lawyer and entrepreneur (1851-1912)
1851 - 1912
entrepreneurlawyer
Lambert Ben Freund
American materials engineer
1942 - 2024
university teacherengineer
Robert A. Emmitt
Robert A. Emmitt
American farmer, politician, and postmaster
1850 - 1937
politician
Henrietta Bromwell
Henrietta Bromwell
Artist, patron, writer, and publisher
1859 - 1946
writer
Sydney J. Yard
American painter
1855 - 1909
painter
Emmy Christine Evald
Emmy Christine Evald
Swedish-American teacher, philanthropist and Lutheran women's proponent
1857 - 1946
women's rights activistphilanthropistorganist
Edward E. Burns
Edward E. Burns
American politician (1858-1941)
1858 - 1941
politicianlawyer
Jack Allen
American baseball player (1855-1915)
1855 - 1915
baseball player
Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels
American lawman active in Arizona (1852–1923)
1852 - 1923
cowboy
Kenneth Cmiel
American historian (1954–2006)
1954 - 2006
historian
Gary Primich
American blues harmonica player, singer, guitarist and songwriter (1958-2007)
1958 - 2007
songwritermusiciansinger
John Delbert Van Allen
John Delbert Van Allen
American businessman
1850 - 1928
businessperson
William H. Berry
William H. Berry
American politician (1852–1928)
1852 - 1928
politicianengineer
Barbara Pennington
American musician
1950 - 2023
musiciansinger
Shelby Jordan
American football player (1952–2022)
1952 - 2022
American football player
Beauty Turner
American housing activist, journalist (1957-2008)
1957 - 2008
journalist
Christine Tamblyn
American artist (1951–1998)
1951 - 1998
artist
Conrad Dobler
American football player
1950 - 2023
American football player
John L. Ridgway
American ornithologist (1859–1947)
1859 - 1947
scientific illustratorornithologistillustrator
Craig Stimac
American baseball player
1954 - 2009
baseball player
Dave Wehrmeister
Dave Wehrmeister
American baseball player
1952 - 2023
baseball player
Rick Dillingham
American ceramic artist, scholar, collector and museum professional (1952-1994)
1952 - 1994
potter
David Sawyier
American rower
1951 - 2019
rower
Kelly McDowell
American lawyer and politician (1952-2017)
1952 - 2017
lawyer
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