Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 20 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry C. Warmoth
Henry C. Warmoth
American politician (1842-1931)
1842 – 1931
governorpoliticianlawyer
Charles Henry Dietrich
Charles Henry Dietrich
American politician (1853-1924)
1853 – 1924
politician
Leland Ossian Howard
Leland Ossian Howard
American entomologist (1857-1950)
1857 – 1950
ecologistentomologistjournalist
Herbert Spencer Jennings
Herbert Spencer Jennings
American biologist (1868–1947)
1868 – 1947
geneticistbotanistzoologist
Mollie McConnell
Mollie McConnell
Film actress (1865-1920)
1865 – 1920
film actorstage actoractor
Charles W. Bryan
Charles W. Bryan
American politician (1867–1945)
1867 – 1945
diplomatgovernorpolitician
Mary Frances Winston Newson
Mary Frances Winston Newson
American mathematician
1869 – 1959
university teachermathematician
Andrew C. McLaughlin
Andrew C. McLaughlin
American historian (1861–1947)
1861 – 1947
historian of Modern Agelegal historianuniversity teacher
Kate Cory
Kate Cory
American photographer and painter (1861–1958)
1861 – 1958
painterphotographer
Isabelle Stone
Isabelle Stone
American physicist
1868 – 1966
physicist
Mabel Trunnelle
Mabel Trunnelle
American actress (1879-1981)
1879 – 1981
film actorstage actoractor
Otis F. Glenn
Otis F. Glenn
American politician (1879–1959)
1879 – 1959
politicianlawyer
Rachel Crothers
Rachel Crothers
American playwright and theatre director (1878–1958)
1878 – 1958
theatre directorplaywrightdramaturge
Alson S. Clark
Alson S. Clark
American artist (1876-1949)
1876 – 1949
paintergraphic artist
Ray Stannard Baker
Ray Stannard Baker
American journalist (1870–1946)
1870 – 1946
journalistbiographerhistorian
Annabelle Moore
Annabelle Moore
American actress and dancer (1878–1961)
1878 – 1961
film actordancerstage actor
George Periolat
George Periolat
actor (1874-1940)
1874 – 1940
stage actoractor
Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston
Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston
British peeress of American background (1870-1906)
1870 – 1906
aristocratsocialite
William B. Pine
William B. Pine
American politician (1877-1942)
1877 – 1942
politician
Charles Healy
water polo player
1883 – 1904
water polo playerswimmer
Mary Borden
Mary Borden
American writer (1886–1968)
1886 – 1968
suffragistnovelistwriter
Dave Morris
Dave Morris
actor (1884-1955)
1884 – 1955
film actoractor
Earl Dwire
Earl Dwire
actor (1883-1940)
1883 – 1940
actor
Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck
Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck
American politician
1882 – 1936
journalistpolitician
Jules Furthman
Jules Furthman
American screenwriter and journalist (1888-1966)
1888 – 1966
film directorjournalistwriter
Billy Papke
Billy Papke
American boxer (1886–1936)
1886 – 1936
boxer
Harry Antrim
Harry Antrim
American actor (1884–1967)
1884 – 1967
television actorstage actoractor
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
American actor (1882–1955)
1882 – 1955
film actoractor
Lee Moran
Lee Moran
American actor, director, screenwriter (1888-1961)
1888 – 1961
film directorfilm actoractor
Adda Gleason
Adda Gleason
American actress (1888-1971)
1888 – 1971
film actoractor
Edward Siegler
gymnast (1881–1942)
1881 – 1942
artistic gymnastathletics competitor
Agnes Fay Morgan
American chemist
1884 – 1968
biochemistchemist
Frank Skinner
American film composer and arranger (1897–1968)
1897 – 1968
film score composercomposer
Alfred Zeisler
Alfred Zeisler
German film producer (1892–1985)
1892 – 1985
production managerfilm actordirector
Edwin R. Thiele
American archaeologist (1895–1986)
1895 – 1986
anthropologistarchaeologistmissionary
Allan Nevins
American historian and journalist (1890–1971)
1890 – 1971
historian of Modern Agejournalistuniversity teacher
Earle S. MacPherson
American automotive engineer (1891–1960)
1891 – 1960
inventor
Henry Turner
American endocrinologist (1892-1970)
1892 – 1970
endocrinologist
Adriaan Joseph van Rossem
American ornithologist (1892-1949)
1892 – 1949
ornithologist
Art Smith
Art Smith
American actor (1899-1973)
1899 – 1973
television actorstage actoractor
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Cornelia Otis Skinner
American actress and author (1899–1979)
1899 – 1979
film actorstage actorbiographer
Bobby Vernon
Bobby Vernon
American actor (1897–1939)
1897 – 1939
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Bonner Fellers
Bonner Fellers
United States Army general (1896–1973)
1896 – 1973
military personnel
John O. Aalberg
American audio engineer (1897–1984)
1897 – 1984
engineeraudio engineer
Elizabeth Dilling
Elizabeth Dilling
American activist (1894-1966)
1894 – 1966
peace activistpolitical activistjournalist
Jeannette Piccard
Jeannette Piccard
American balloonist, scientist, teacher and priest (1895-1981)
1895 – 1981
Anglican priestballoonist
C. Wayland Brooks
C. Wayland Brooks
American politician, Illinois (1897-1957)
1897 – 1957
military officerprofessorpolitician
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
American scenic designer (1893-1963)
1893 – 1963
film editorscenographerproduction designer
Edmund H. Hansen
American sound engineer (1894-1962)
1894 – 1962
audio engineerengineer
Elmer L. Andersen
Elmer L. Andersen
Businessman and politician (1909-2004)
1909 – 2004
philanthropistnon-fiction writergovernor
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