Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 21 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Hope Summers
Hope Summers
American actress (1896–1979)
1902 – 1979
television actorfilm actoractor
Frank Righeimer
American fencer (1909-1998)
1909 – 1998
fencer
Marjorie Best
American Hollywood costume designer (1903-1997)
1903 – 1997
costume designer
Robert Roswell Palmer
Robert Roswell Palmer
American historian (1909–2002)
1909 – 2002
university teacherhistorian
Marjorie Kane
Marjorie Kane
American actress (1909–1992)
1909 – 1992
film actoractor
Arch Oboler
American writer, director, and producer (1909–1987)
1909 – 1987
novelistfilm producerfilm director
John Zaremba
John Zaremba
American actor (1908-1986)
1908 – 1986
television actorjournalistactor
Glen Gray
Glen Gray
American musician (1906–1963)
1906 – 1963
saxophonistjazz musicianbandleader
Hal Pereira
American director (1905-1983)
1905 – 1983
scenographerart director
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney R. Yates
American politician (1909–2000)
1909 – 2000
juristpoliticianlawyer
Gavin Muir
Gavin Muir
American actor (1900-1972)
1900 – 1972
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jay Novello
Jay Novello
American actor (1904-1982)
1904 – 1982
television actoractor
Chic Young
American comic strip cartoonist (1901-1973)
1901 – 1973
cartoonistpaintercomics artist
Robert Lord
Screenwriter, film producer (1900-1976)
1900 – 1976
producerfilm producerwriter
Irna Phillips
Irna Phillips
American screenwriter and actress (1901–1973)
1901 – 1973
film actortelevision actorcasting director
William Challee
William Challee
actor (1904-1989)
1904 – 1989
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ruth Miller
Ruth Miller
American actress (1903-1981)
1903 – 1981
film actoractor
Bernadene Hayes
Bernadene Hayes
American film and television actress
1903 – 1987
film actortelevision actoractor
Al McKibbon
Al McKibbon
American musician (1919–2005)
1919 – 2005
jazz musicianbassistmusician
S. Sylvan Simon
S. Sylvan Simon
Film producer, film and theatre director (1910–1951)
1910 – 1951
producertheatre directordirector
Ralph Pearson
American chemist (1919–2022)
1919 – 2022
university teacherchemist
Jack Miller
Jack Miller
politician (1916-1994)
1916 – 1994
politicianlawyerjudge
John Alvin
John Alvin
American film, stage, and television actor (1917-2009)
1917 – 2009
television actorstage actoractor
June Wayne
June Wayne
American artist and educator (1918-2011)
1918 – 2011
activistlithographergraphic artist
Barrett Deems
Barrett Deems
American musician (1914–1998)
1914 – 1998
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Al Sears
Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1910-1990)
1910 – 1990
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
Philip Yordan
American screenwriter (1914–2003)
1914 – 2003
producerfilm producerplaywright
Julie Haydon
Julie Haydon
American actress (1910-1994)
1910 – 1994
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Edward H. Levi
Edward H. Levi
Jewish American politician (1911-2000)
1911 – 2000
university teacherpolitician
Jack Costanzo
Jack Costanzo
American musician (1919–2018)
1919 – 2018
jazz musicianpercussionistbandleader
Edith Atwater
Edith Atwater
American stage, film and television actress (1911-1986)
1911 – 1986
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Gilbert F. White
Gilbert F. White
American geographer (1911–2006)
1911 – 2006
ecologistuniversity teachergeographer
Ray Stark
American film producer (1915-2004)
1915 – 2004
producerfilm producer
Norman Panama
American film director and screenwriter (1914-2003)
1914 – 2003
film producerdirectorfilm director
Emil Andres
American open-wheel racing driver
1911 – 1999
Formula One driverengineer
Don Sunderlage
Don Sunderlage
American basketball player (1929-1961)
1929 – 1961
basketball player
Hugh Gillin
American actor (1925-2004)
1925 – 2004
film actortelevision actoractor
Von Freeman
Von Freeman
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012)
1922 – 2012
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
George Hunt Williamson
George Hunt Williamson
American UFO writer (1926–1986)
1926 – 1986
science fiction writer
John Wansbrough
American historian (1928-2002)
1928 – 2002
university teacherhistorian
Alden W. Clausen
American businessman, President of the World Bank, 1981-1986
1923 – 2013
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Virginia Halas McCaskey
American football executive (1923–2025)
1923 – 2025
athletebusinessperson
Red Schoendienst
Red Schoendienst
American baseball player and coach (1923–2018)
1923 – 2018
baseball player
Bill Kaysing
American writer and conspiracy theorist (1922–2005)
1922 – 2005
writer
Mariana Yampolsky
Mariana Yampolsky
Mexican-american photographer (1925-2002)
1925 – 2002
painterphotographer
Carlyle A. Luer
American botanist (1922–2019)
1922 – 2019
orchidologistscientific collectorbotanist
Alexander L. George
American behavioral scientist (1920-2006)
1920 – 2006
political scientist
Robert H. Michel
Robert H. Michel
American politician (1923–2017)
1923 – 2017
politician
Sheldon Allman
American-Canadian actor, singer and songwriter (1924-2002)
1924 – 2002
film actortelevision actorsinger-songwriter
William J. Bell
American screenwriter (1927–2005)
1927 – 2005
film producertelevision producerscreenwriter
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