Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 119 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

James R. Rosenthal
Movie producer
1968 - 2011
businessperson
Horace Dean
doctor, journalist and politician in colonial Australia (1814–1887)
1814 - 1887
postmasterjournalistpolitician
Elbert Crawford
American football player (1966-2013)
1966 - 2013
American football player
Wayne Coffey
American football player
1964 - 2024
American football player
Mari-Rae Sopper
American gym coach, US Navy officer, and 9/11 terrorist attack victim (1966–2001)
1966 - 2001
naval officeradvocate general
Mary Leach
American chemist
1858 - 1939
chemistteacher
Bob Dahl
American football player
1968 - 2023
American football player
Brian Dubois
American baseball player
1967 - 2023
baseball player
Albert Schaller
American judge (1857-1934)
1857 - 1934
politicianjudge
Steve Thompson
American football player (1965-2016)
1965 - 2016
American football player
Tab Baker
American actor (1960–2010)
1960 - 2010
television actorstage actoractor
Ted Halstead
American think tank executive (1968–2020)
1968 - 2020
writer
Tim Breslin
American ice hockey player (1967-2005)
1967 - 2005
ice hockey player
Etta Semple
Etta Semple
American politician (1854-1914)
1854 - 1914
politician
Alicia Henry
Alicia Henry
visual artist (1966–2024)
1966 - 2024
visual artistsculptoreducator
Edgar Addison Bancroft
Edgar Addison Bancroft
American diplomat (1857–1925)
1857 - 1925
diplomat
Chris Marcus
American basketball player
1979 - 2020
basketball player
Charles H. Wacker
Charles H. Wacker
American urban planner
1856 - 1929
landscape architecturban plannerarchitect
Darrin Patrick
Darrin Patrick
American author and pastor
1970 - 2020
authorcivil servantpastor
Bill Geiss
Bill Geiss
American baseball player
1858 - 1924
baseball player
John Rheinecker
John Rheinecker
American baseball player
1979 - 2017
baseball player
Arthur Newell Talbot
American civil engineer
1857 - 1942
civil engineer
Lamarr Wilson
Lamarr Wilson
American technology journalist and YouTuber (1977–2025)
1977 - 2025
technology journalistYouTubervlogger
Alexander Revell
Alexander Revell
American businessman (1858-1931)
1858 - 1931
businessperson
Marty Sammon
Marty Sammon
American blues keyboardist
1977 - 2022
songwritermusicianpianist
Prashant Bhargava
Indian-American filmmaker and designer (1973-2015)
1973 - 2015
film director
Ron Curry
American basketball player (born 1970)
1970 - 2018
basketball player
Russ Smith
American football player (1895-1958)
1895 - 1958
American football player
S. P. Meek
S. P. Meek
American writer and military chemist
1894 - 1972
science fiction writerchildren's writernovelist
Robert J. Dunne
Robert J. Dunne
American judge (1899-1980)
1899 - 1980
American football playerathletics competitorbasketball player
Fond du Lac County Jane Doe
Fond du Lac County Jane Doe
unidentified American murder victim
1985 - 2008
Adolf Pabst
American mineralogist (1899–1990)
1899 - 1990
mineralogistuniversity teacher
Red Torkelson
Red Torkelson
American baseball player (1894–1964)
1894 - 1964
baseball player
A. B. Dick
American businessman (1856-1934)
1856 - 1934
businessperson
Ray Richmond
American baseball player (1896-1969)
1896 - 1969
baseball player
Ralph Oscar Yeager
American architect
1892 - 1960
architect
George Mooney
American footballer (1896-1985)
1896 - 1985
American football player
Henry Hensche
Henry Hensche
American artist (1899-1992)
1899 - 1992
painter
George Clark
George Clark
American football coach (1894-1972)
1894 - 1972
American football coachAmerican football playerbaseball player
Jake Lanum
American football player (1896-1968)
1896 - 1968
American football player
George Babcock
George Babcock
American football player, coach and athletic director (1899–1988)
1899 - 1988
American football playerhead coach
Georg John Lober
Georg John Lober
American artist
1891 - 1961
sculptor
Gene Paulette
Gene Paulette
Major League Baseball player (1891-1966)
1891 - 1966
baseball player
Fritz Crisler
Fritz Crisler
American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1899-1982)
1899 - 1982
American football playerbaseball playerbasketball coach
Fred G. Johnson
American artist (1892-1990)
1892 - 1990
painter
Conrad Friberg
American filmmaker and labor organizer
1896 - 1989
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Dan Ryan, Jr.
Dan Ryan, Jr.
American politician in Illinois (1894-1961)
1894 - 1961
politician
Dave Black
American baseball player
1893 - 1959
baseball player
Dick Reichle
Dick Reichle
American baseball player (1896-1967)
1896 - 1967
American football playerbaseball player
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