Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 16 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles Webster Hawthorne
Charles Webster Hawthorne
American artist (1872-1930)
1872 – 1930
painterartist
Vernon Louis Parrington
Vernon Louis Parrington
Football coach; Pulitzer Prize Winner; Academic Professor (1871–1929)
1871 – 1921
literary scholarliterary historianuniversity teacher
Edward Alphonso Goldman
American zoologist (1873-1946)
1873 – 1946
scientific collectorzoologistexplorer
Jesse Lynch Williams
Jesse Lynch Williams
American dramatist (1871–1929)
1871 – 1929
authorplaywrightjournalist
John Alden Carpenter
John Alden Carpenter
American composer (1876-1951)
1876 – 1951
composer
Carl Van Doren
Carl Van Doren
American biographer (1885-1950)
1885 – 1950
scholar of Englishliterary criticjournalist
H. L. Hunt
H. L. Hunt
American businessman (1889–1974)
1889 – 1974
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Edmund Jacobson
Edmund Jacobson
American physiologist (1888–1983)
1888 – 1983
physiologistpsychologistpsychiatrist
Eddie Lyons
Eddie Lyons
American actor, film director (1886–1926)
1886 – 1926
film actorfilm producerfilm director
George Loane Tucker
George Loane Tucker
American film director, actor and screenwriter (1880–1921)
1880 – 1921
film actorfilm editordirector
Kenneth Edwards
Kenneth Edwards
Amateur golfer (1886-1952)
1886 – 1952
golfer
Virginia Brooks
Virginia Brooks
American author (1886-1929)
1886 – 1929
suffragettewriter
Vincent Hugo Bendix
American inventor (1882–1945)
1882 – 1945
inventorengineer
Frank Verner
Frank Verner
American middle and long distance runner (1883–1966)
1883 – 1966
athletics competitor
Louis Persinger
Louis Persinger
American musician (1887–1966)
1887 – 1966
music educatoruniversity teacherviolinist
Paul Powell
Paul Powell
director and producer of silent films (1881-1944)
1881 – 1944
directorfilm producerfilm director
Mason Phelps
Amateur golfer (1885-1945)
1885 – 1945
golfer
Lester C. Hunt
Lester C. Hunt
American politician (1892-1954)
1892 – 1954
politiciandentist
Dean O'Banion
Dean O'Banion
American mobster (1892–1924)
1892 – 1924
criminalgangster
Arthur William Radford
Arthur William Radford
United States naval aviator (1896-1973)
1896 – 1973
naval officermilitary officeradmiral
Henry Calvert Simons
Henry Calvert Simons
American economist (1899–1946)
1899 – 1946
non-fiction writereconomist
Charles LeMaire
Charles LeMaire
American costume designer (1897–1985)
1895 – 1985
costume designer
Fred Noonan
Fred Noonan
American flight navigator, sea captain, and aviation pioneer
1893 – 1938
aircraft pilotnavigator
Morey Amsterdam
Morey Amsterdam
American actor and comedian (1908–1996)
1908 – 1996
producercellisttelevision actor
Philip Sandblom
Philip Sandblom
Swedish surgeon, Olympian and art collector (1903-2001)
1903 – 2001
art collectorskippersurgeon
Muggsy Spanier
Muggsy Spanier
American musician (1901-1967)
1901 – 1967
cornetistjazz musiciantrumpeter
Levi Casey
American triple jumper (1904–1983)
1904 – 1983
athletics competitor
Fred Meyer
Olympic wrestler
1900 – 1983
amateur wrestler
Jim Bottomley
Jim Bottomley
American baseball player and coach
1900 – 1959
baseball player
Phil Karlson
American film director (1908–1982)
1908 – 1985
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Ernest Hilgard
American psychologist (1904–2001)
1904 – 2001
university teacherpsychologist
John H. Manley
John H. Manley
American physicist, group leader during the Manhattan Project (1907–1990)
1907 – 1990
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Jesse Hibbs
Jesse Hibbs
American football player and film director (1906-1985)
1906 – 1985
American football playerdirectorfilm director
James Bullough Lansing
loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949)
1902 – 1949
inventorengineer
Brett Halliday
American novelist (1904-1977)
1904 – 1977
novelistwriter
William Clement Stone
William Clement Stone
American New Thought author (1902-2002)
1902 – 2002
philanthropistentrepreneurwriter
Harry Bellaver
Harry Bellaver
American actor (1905–1993)
1905 – 1993
television actorstage actoractor
Edward Shils
American sociologist
1910 – 1995
sociologistuniversity teacher
Carl Ballantine
Carl Ballantine
American entertainer (1917-2009)
1917 – 2009
magicianfilm actortelevision actor
Virgil Fox
American musician (1912–1980)
1912 – 1980
music educatormusic arrangerorganist
Burne Hogarth
Burne Hogarth
American cartoonist (1911-1996)
1911 – 1996
draftspersoncomics writercomics artist
Hugh Sanders
Hugh Sanders
American actor (1911-1966)
1911 – 1966
television actoractor
Carol Hughes
Carol Hughes
American actress (1910-1995)
1910 – 1995
film actorstage actoractor
John Chambers
American make-up artist and prosthetic makeup expert
1922 – 2001
make-up artist
James Forman
James Forman
American civil rights leader (1928–2005)
1928 – 2005
militantessayistpolitical activist
Albert Grossman
American music manager (1926–1986)
1926 – 1986
music executivemanagertalent manager
Tom Gries
American director (1922-1977)
1922 – 1977
directorfilm producerfilm director
Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski
American politician (1928–2010)
1928 – 2010
politician
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001)
1926 – 2001
recording artistjazz musicianbandleader
Britt Lomond
American actor (1925-2006)
1925 – 2006
television actorfilm actorfilm producer
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