Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 120 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Frank Coughlin
American football player and coach (1896-1951)
1896 - 1951
American football coachAmerican football player
Dorothy Aldis
American writer and author (1896–1966)
1896 - 1966
children's writerjournalistpoet
Joe Carey
Player of American football (1895-1962)
1895 - 1962
American football player
Doug McWeeny
Doug McWeeny
American baseball player (1896–1953)
1896 - 1953
baseball player
Dunc Annan
American football player (1895-1981)
1895 - 1981
American football player
Dwight Johns
Dwight Johns
United States Army general (1894-1977)
1894 - 1977
engineer
Earl Sheely
Earl Sheely
American baseball player
1893 - 1952
baseball player
Ed Conwell
professional baseball player (1890-1926)
1890 - 1926
baseball player
Ed Corey
American baseball player
1894 - 1970
baseball player
Eden T. Brekke
American businessman and politician
1893 - 1978
politician
Jens Christensen
American missionary (1899–1966)
1899 - 1966
Lutheran pastormissionary
Jigger Statz
Jigger Statz
American baseball player (1897-1988)
1897 - 1988
baseball player
Joe Leonard
Joe Leonard
American baseball player (1894-1920)
1894 - 1920
baseball player
Joe Simmons
Joe Simmons
American football coach
1895 - 1973
American football coachbasketball coach
John Semer Farnsworth
US Navy officer convicted of spying for Japan in the 1930s
1893 - 1952
spymilitary officer
John Ulric Nef
American economic historian (1899–1988)
1899 - 1988
economic historianuniversity teachereducator
Bill Webb
American baseball player (1895-1943)
1895 - 1943
baseball player
Sharon Stocker
American archaeologist
1901
archaeologist
William P. Bettendorf
William P. Bettendorf
Inventor, Industrialist
1857 - 1910
inventor
Larry Shay
American songwriter (1897-1988)
1897 - 1988
songwritercomposer
Laurie Walquist
American football player and coach (1898-1985)
1898 - 1985
American football player
LeRoy Lutes
LeRoy Lutes
U.S. Army general
1890 - 1980
military personnel
Leo Kavanagh
American baseball player (1894-1950)
1894 - 1950
baseball player
Leon Cadore
Leon Cadore
American baseball player
1890 - 1958
baseball player
Lew Andreas
American football player and coach
1895 - 1983
baseball playerbasketball coach
Louis Lipstone
American conductor
1892 - 1954
conductorcomposer
Bill Johnson
American professional baseball player, born 1892
1892 - 1950
baseball player
Bill Chandler
Bill Chandler
American basketball player-coach
1895 - 1953
basketball playerbasketball coach
Frank Hanny
Frank Hanny
American football player (1897-1946)
1897 - 1946
American football player
Bernie Neis
Bernie Neis
American baseball player (1895-1972)
1895 - 1972
baseball player
Richard Atwater
American children's writer and educator (1892-1948)
1892 - 1948
children's writerjournalistdocent
Murray Humphreys
American mobster (1899–1965)
1899 - 1965
Tim Hendryx
Tim Hendryx
American baseball player (1891–1957)
1891 - 1957
baseball player
Tom Connelly
American baseball player (1897–1941)
1897 - 1941
baseball player
Tom McGuire
American baseball player (1892–1959)
1892 - 1959
baseball player
Tuss McLaughry
Tuss McLaughry
American football player and coach, basketball coach (1893-1974)
1893 - 1974
basketball coach
Wid Matthews
Wid Matthews
American baseball player (1896-1965)
1896 - 1965
baseball player
William Fortune
William Fortune
American football player (1897–1947)
1897 - 1947
gridiron football player
Wooky Roberts
American football player, fullback, halfback (1897-1951)
1897 - 1951
American football player
Tuffy Conn
Tuffy Conn
Player of American Football (1892-1973)
1892 - 1973
American football player
Jack Schwarz
American film producer (1896-1987)
1896 - 1987
film producerbusinessperson
Jacob Arvey
Jacob Arvey
Chicago lawyer, politician and political activist
1895 - 1977
lawyer
Jacob Eisenberg
Jacob Eisenberg
American pianist, teacher, author
1898 - 1964
music journalistmusic educatorwriter
Bob Kinsella
Bob Kinsella
Major League Baseball outfielder (1899-1951)
1899 - 1951
baseball player
Richard H. Jeschke
Richard H. Jeschke
American military personnel
1894 - 1957
military personnel
Raymond James Sontag
American historian
1897 - 1972
university teacherhistorian
Beatrice S. Levy
American painter (1892–1974)
1892 - 1974
painterengraver
Eugene L. Grant
American civil engineer
1897 - 1996
civil engineeruniversity teacher
Arthur Reeves
American cinematographer (1892-1954)
1892 - 1954
cinematographer
Robert De Lacey
Robert De Lacey
American film director in the silent era
1892 - 1976
film editordirectorfilm director
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