Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 24 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Irene Delroy
Irene Delroy
American actress (1900-1985)
1900 – 1985
film actorstage actorZiegfeld girl
Pat Frank
American writer (1908–1964)
1907 – 1964
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Edward Bernds
American film director (1905-2000)
1905 – 2000
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Yvor Winters
American poet and literary critic (1900–1968)
1900 – 1968
literary criticjournalistuniversity teacher
Red Ruffing
Red Ruffing
American baseball player and coach (1905–1986)
1905 – 1986
baseball player
Yvonne Howell
Yvonne Howell
American actress (1905-2010)
1905 – 2010
film actoractor
Muriel Gardiner
American psychiatrist (1901-1985)
1901 – 1985
psychologistpsychiatristwriter
Meyer Levin
American journalist (1905–1981)
1905 – 1981
novelistfilm producerfilm director
Arnold Ross
Arnold Ross
mathematician and educator
1906 – 2002
mathematician
Nora Lane
Nora Lane
actress (1905-1948)
1905 – 1948
film actoractor
Helene J. Kantor
American archaeologist
1919 – 1993
historian of classical antiquityanthropologistarchaeologist
W. Haydon Burns
W. Haydon Burns
American politician (1912-1987)
1912 – 1987
governorpoliticianmayor
Robert F. Sargent
Robert F. Sargent
U.S. Coast Guard combat photographer in World War II (1918–1969)
1918 – 1969
war photographerphotographer
Harry Julian Allen
Harry Julian Allen
American aeronautical engineer (1910–1977)
1910 – 1977
military flight engineerengineer
Ullrich Haupt, Jr.
German actor (1915–1991)
1915 – 1991
film actordirectorvoice actor
Bernard Brodie
American nuclear strategist (1910-1978)
1910 – 1978
military theoristuniversity teacher
Wayne F. Miller
Wayne F. Miller
American photographer (1918–2013)
1918 – 2013
war photographermilitary officerphotographer
Kay Armen
Kay Armen
Armenian-American singer, songwriter, and actress (1915–2011)
1915 – 2011
television actorsingercomposer
Ruth Johnson Colvin
Ruth Johnson Colvin
American literacy advocate (1916–2024)
1916 – 2024
activist
Vivian Fine
American composer (1913-2000)
1913 – 2000
pianistcomposer
Elaine Shepard
Elaine Shepard
Broadway and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s
1913 – 1998
film actorjournaliststage actor
Harry Sukman
American composer (1912–1984)
1912 – 1984
film score composermusiciancomposer
Phil Cavarretta
Phil Cavarretta
baseball player (1916–2010)
1916 – 2010
baseball player
Robin Raymond
Robin Raymond
American actress (1916-1994)
1916 – 1994
film actoractor
Lew Hitch
American basketball player (1929–2012)
1929 – 2012
basketball player
Beverly Loraine Greene
Beverly Loraine Greene
American architect
1915 – 1957
architect
Diana Gibson
Diana Gibson
American actress (1915-1991)
1915 – 1991
film actoractor
Doris Davenport
Doris Davenport
Film actress (1917-1980)
1917 – 1980
film actoractor
Dwight Eddleman
American basketball player and high jumper (1922-2001)
1922 – 2001
American football playerhigh jumperbasketball player
William Heirens
American criminal (1928–2012)
1928 – 2012
serial killer
Sam Treiman
American theoretical physicist (1925–1999)
1925 – 1999
university teacherphysicist
Sid Sackson
American game designer (1920-2002)
1920 – 2002
non-fiction writerdesignerboard game designer
Robert B. Duncan
Robert B. Duncan
American politician (1920-2011)
1920 – 2011
politicianlawyer
Barbara Johnson
Barbara Johnson
American engineer
1925 – 2005
engineer
Stuart Lancaster
Stuart Lancaster
American actor (1920-2000)
1920 – 2000
film actoractor
Belding Hibbard Scribner
American medical researcher (1921–2003)
1921 – 2003
inventorphysician
Bill Henderson
American jazz vocalist and actor (1926–2016)
1926 – 2016
television actorfilm actormusician
Gene Melchiorre
American basketball player (1927–2019)
1927 – 2019
basketball player
Robert McCormick Adams Jr.
Robert McCormick Adams Jr.
American anthropologist and the 9th Secretary of the Smithsonian (1926–2018)
1926 – 2018
anthropologistarchaeologistuniversity teacher
Johnny Stompanato
Johnny Stompanato
American mobster (1925–1958)
1925 – 1958
military personnelgangster
Bruno VeSota
Bruno VeSota
American film director (1922-1976)
1922 – 1976
directorfilm producerfilm director
Jerry Tucker
Jerry Tucker
American child actor (1925-2016)
1925 – 2016
film actorchild actorelectrical engineer
Bobby Rosengarden
American jazz drummer, bandleader (1924–2007)
1924 – 2007
jazz drummerbandleadermusician
Russ Freeman
American cool jazz pianist and composer (1926–2002)
1926 – 2002
jazz pianistjazz musiciancomposer
Michael Anthony Bilandic
Michael Anthony Bilandic
American judge (1923-2002)
1923 – 2002
politicianlawyerjudge
Andrew Greeley
Irish-American Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, journalist and novelist, 1928-2013
1928 – 2013
Catholic theologiannovelistsociologist
J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.
J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.
American nuclear physicist
1923 – 2011
nuclear physicistacademicuniversity teacher
Jackson Mac Low
Jackson Mac Low
American poet, performance artist, composer and playwright (1922–2004)
1922 – 2004
printmakerperformance artistuniversity teacher
Mary Alice McWhinnie
Mary Alice McWhinnie
American biologist (1922-1980)
1922 – 1980
marine biologistuniversity teacherbiologist
Charles B. Griffith
Charles B. Griffith
American screenwriter (1930–2007)
1930 – 2007
film actorfilm producerfilm director
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