Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 22 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Richard Schaal
Richard Schaal
American actor, comedian (1928-2014)
1928 – 2014
film actortelevision actoractor
Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene
American comedian (1926–2023)
1926 – 2023
comedianactor
Jackie LaVine
Jackie LaVine
American swimmer (1929–2022)
1929 – 2022
swimmer
Harold "Slim" Switzer
Harold "Slim" Switzer
American actor (1925-1967)
1925 – 1967
film actorsingeractor
James Enoch Hill
James Enoch Hill
American sports shooter (1929-2018)
1929 – 2018
sport shooter
Brownie Mary
American medical cannabis activist (1922–1999)
1922 – 1999
health activistHIV/AIDS activist
June Hutton
June Hutton
American singer (1919–1973)
1920 – 1973
recording artistmusiciansinger
Don Ohl
Don Ohl
American basketball player
1936 – 2024
basketball player
Ben Carruthers
Ben Carruthers
American actor (1936-1983)
1936 – 1983
film actoractor
Dolores Dorn
Dolores Dorn
American actress (1934–2019)
1933 – 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Gerald Weinberg
American computer scientist (1933-2018)
1933 – 2018
consultantsoftware developerengineer
Joe Knollenberg
Joe Knollenberg
American politician (1933-2018)
1933 – 2018
politician
Whitey Herzog
Whitey Herzog
American baseball player and manager (1931–2024)
1931 – 2024
baseball playerbaseball manager
John Porter East
John Porter East
American politician (1931-1986)
1931 – 1986
university teacherpolitical scientistjurist
Brad Sullivan
American actor (1931–2008)
1931 – 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John Erman
American television and film director, actor and producer (1935-2021)
1935 – 2021
directorfilm directortelevision director
Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall
American photographer (1936–2010)
1936 – 2010
music journalistjournalistphotojournalist
Allan Carr
Allan Carr
Film, TV and theatre producer, screenwriter (1937-1999)
1937 – 1999
television actorfilm producerfilm director
John Muth
American economist (1930-2005)
1930 – 2005
university teachereconomist
Vera Pless
Vera Pless
American mathematician (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
mathematician
Phil Crane
Phil Crane
American politician (1930-2014)
1930 – 2014
directoruniversity teacheremployee
Edward Rell Madigan
Edward Rell Madigan
American politician (1936–1994)
1936 – 1994
politician
Karen DeCrow
American lawyer and feminist (1937–2014)
1937 – 2014
attorney at lawlawyerwriter
Lee Shulman
American educational psychologist
1938 – 2024
educational theoristuniversity teacheracademic
Ron Masak
Ron Masak
American actor (1936–2022)
1936 – 2022
television actoractor
John George Vlazny
Catholic archbishop
1937 – 2025
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Richard Hunt
Richard Hunt
African American Sculptor (1935–2023)
1935 – 2023
lithographersculptor
William Bentsen
sailor (1930–2020)
1930 – 2020
sailorskipper
Jim Kolbe
Jim Kolbe
American politician (1942–2022)
1942 – 2022
business executivemilitary officerpolitician
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
American journalist (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
journalisttelevision presenter
Joe Kernan
Joe Kernan
Governor of Indiana (1946-2020)
1946 – 2020
baseball playermilitary officergovernor
Evelyn Einstein
Evelyn Einstein
American activist (1941–2011)
1941 – 2011
social workerhuman rights defender
Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson
American politician in Illinois (born 1946)
1946 – 2022
real-estate agentpoliticianlawyer
Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
1941 – 2025
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
Mark Medoff
American actor and writer (1940-2019)
1940 – 2019
directorfilm directorplaywright
Jerry Hadley
Jerry Hadley
American opera singer (1952–2007)
1952 – 2007
opera singermusician
Marianne Dickerson
American distance runner (1960–2015)
1960 – 2015
marathon runnerathletics competitor
Dirk Shafer
American actor, model and director (1962-2015)
1962 – 2015
film actormodelfilm director
DuShon Monique Brown
American actress (1968-2018)
1968 – 2018
television actorfilm actoractor
Sarah Danielle Madison
American actress (1974 - 2014)
1974 – 2014
film actortelevision actor
Michael Wright
Michael Wright
Turkish basketball player (1980–2015)
1980 – 2015
basketball player
James H. Slater
James H. Slater
American politician (1826-1899)
1826 – 1899
politicianlawyer
Alice Bunker Stockham
Alice Bunker Stockham
American obstetrician, gynecologist and activist (1833–1912)
1833 – 1912
obstetriciangynecologistphysician
Charles Torrey Simpson
American botanist, malacologist, and conservationist (1846-1932)
1846 – 1932
conchologistmalacologistbotanist
Fred Dubois
Fred Dubois
American politician (1851-1930)
1851 – 1930
politician
Porter J. McCumber
Porter J. McCumber
American politician (1858–1933)
1858 – 1933
politicianlawyer
James Robert Mann
James Robert Mann
American politician and attorney (1856–1922)
1856 – 1922
juristpoliticianlawyer
Gertrude Claire
Gertrude Claire
actress (1852-1928)
1852 – 1928
stage actoractor
Art Young
Art Young
American cartoonist and writer (1866–1943)
1866 – 1943
cartoonistjournalistillustrator
Frank Hanly
Frank Hanly
American politician (1863–1920)
1863 – 1920
politicianwriter
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