Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 19 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Buddy Lester
Buddy Lester
American comedian and actor (1917–2002)
1917 – 2002
television actorfilm actorcomedian
Carl Hovland
American psychologist (1912–1961)
1912 – 1961
university teacherpsychologist
Pepi Lederer
Pepi Lederer
actress, writer (1910-1935)
1910 – 1935
film actorwriteractor
Herbert Sobel
Herbert Sobel
American commissioned officer and paratrooper (1912–1987)
1912 – 1987
paratroopersalespersonmilitary personnel
Doris Merrick
Doris Merrick
American actress and model (1919-2019)
1919 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Martha Sleeper
Martha Sleeper
actress (1910-1983)
1910 – 1983
film actoractor
Ralph Tyler Smith
Ralph Tyler Smith
American politician (1915-1972)
1915 – 1972
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Iceberg Slim
American writer and pimp (1918-1992)
1918 – 1992
novelistperpetratorwriter
Dorothy Lewis Bernstein
American mathematician (1914–1988)
1914 – 1988
university teachermathematician
Fred Basolo
American chemist (1920–2007)
1920 – 2007
university teacherchemist
Richard Hamilton
American actor (1920–2004)
1920 – 2004
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Betty Jane Rhodes
Betty Jane Rhodes
American actress (1921-2011)
1921 – 2011
film actortelevision actorsinger
Junior Mance
Junior Mance
American musician (1928–2021)
1928 – 2021
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts
American baseball player and coach (1926–2010)
1926 – 2010
baseball player
Richard T. Whitcomb
Richard T. Whitcomb
US aerospace engineer
1921 – 2009
military flight engineerengineer
Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
costume designer (1921-2000)
1921 – 2000
costume designer
Robert Parr
Robert Parr
American theoretical chemist (1921-2017)
1921 – 2017
theoretical chemistuniversity teacherchemist
Paul Findley
Paul Findley
American politician (1921-2019)
1921 – 2019
politician
Ramona Fradon
Ramona Fradon
American comic book and comic strip artist (1926–2024)
1926 – 2024
penciller
Tom Mason
Tom Mason
Chiropractor, actor (1920-1980)
1920 – 1980
film producerchiropractorphysician
Joan Hinton
Joan Hinton
American physicist (1921–2010)
1921 – 2010
nuclear physicistphysicist
Elizabeth L. Gardner
Elizabeth L. Gardner
American pilot
1921 – 2011
aircraft pilottest pilot
Jody Alderson
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
1935 – 2021
swimmer
Terrence McCann
Olympic wrestler (1934–2006)
1934 – 2006
amateur wrestler
Skip Homeier
Skip Homeier
American actor (1930-2017)
1930 – 2017
television actorfilm directorstage actor
John Porter
John Porter
American politician in Illinois (1935-2022)
1935 – 2022
politicianlawyer
Joan Marshall
American actress (1931–1992)
1931 – 1992
television actorfilm actoractor
Forrest Mars
grandson of Frank C. Mars and American billionaire (1931–2016)
1931 – 2016
entrepreneur
Fred Dretske
Fred Dretske
American professor of Philosophy at Stanford University (1932–2013)
1932 – 2013
philosopheruniversity teacherengineer
Kathryn Hays
Kathryn Hays
American actress
1933 – 2022
television actoractor
Burton Greene
Burton Greene
American musician (1937-2021)
1937 – 2021
jazz musicianmusicianmusic arranger
Robert Novak
Robert Novak
American journalist and columnist (1931-2009)
1931 – 2009
journalistcolumnistpolitician
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Novelist, mystery writer (1934–2009)
1934 – 2009
novelistfilm scholarjournalist
Phoebe Snetsinger
American birder (1931–1999)
1931 – 1999
ornithologistzoologist
Flynn Robinson
American basketball player (1941–2013)
1941 – 2013
basketball player
Edward James Slattery
Edward James Slattery
Catholic bishop (1940–2024)
1940 – 2024
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Gary Bettenhausen
Gary Bettenhausen
American racing driver (1941–2014)
1941 – 2014
racing automobile driverracing driver
Jerry Ahern
novelist (1946–2012)
1946 – 2012
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Janet Carroll
Actress, singer (1940–2012)
1940 – 2012
television actorstage actorfilm actor
John Deely
John Deely
American philosopher and semiotician (1942-2017)
1942 – 2017
philosophersemioticianuniversity teacher
John Joseph Myers
John Joseph Myers
Catholic archbishop (1941–2020)
1941 – 2020
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
American activist and author (1946–2025)
1940 – 2025
activistLGBTQ rights activistsocial worker
Lane Evans
Lane Evans
American congressman, attorney, Marine (1951-2014)
1951 – 2014
politicianlawyer
Charlotte Lewis
American Olympic medalist in basketball
1955 – 2007
basketball player
Ron Goldman
Ron Goldman
American waiter and murder victim (1968–1994)
1968 – 1994
waiter
Lindsey Pearlman
Lindsey Pearlman
American actress (1978-2022)
1978 – 2022
actor
James L. Alcorn
James L. Alcorn
American politician (1816–1894)
1816 – 1894
politicianlawyer
Albert J. Hopkins
Albert J. Hopkins
American politician (1846-1922)
1846 – 1922
politicianlawyer
Francis M. Drake
Francis M. Drake
American soldier, businessman and politician (1830-1903)
1830 – 1903
Brigadegeneralmilitary officerjurist
William Cornelius Van Horne
William Cornelius Van Horne
American-Canadian businessman and art collector (1843–1915)
1843 – 1915
railway executiveart collectorpainter
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