Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 27 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Ruth Ellis

LGBT rights activist (1899–2000)

1899 – 2000

printerbusinessperson

Sigurd F. Olson

American conservationist (1899-1982)

1899 – 1982

conservationistwriter

Neta Snook Southern

American Pioneer Aviator (1896-1991)

1896 – 1991

aircraft pilot

Raymond Coulter

sport shooter (1897–1965)

1897 – 1965

sport shooter

Manton S. Eddy

U.S. Army officer in World War I and II (1892-1962)

1892 – 1962

military officer

Jim Jordan

American radio and film actor (1896–1988)

1896 – 1988

film actorvoice actoractor

Donald Gallaher

American actor (1895-1961)

1895 – 1961

film actorfilm directorstage actor

Gerda Holmes

actress (1891-1943)

1891 – 1943

film actoractor

Dudley DeGroot

American football, basketball, rugby union footballer, American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1899-1970)

1899 – 1970

American football coachrugby union playerAmerican football player

Gretchen Hartman

American stage and film actress (1897-1979)

1897 – 1979

film actoractor

Janet Lewis

American novelist, poet (1899–1998)

1899 – 1998

librettistnovelistuniversity teacher

Lloyd Wright

American architect (1890-1978)

1890 – 1978

landscape architectinterior designerarchitect

Martin Patrick Durkin

American Secretary of Labor (1894-1955)

1894 – 1955

politician

Ralph Staub

American film director (1899-1969)

1899 – 1969

film actorfilm editordirector

Edith Quimby

American medical researcher

1891 – 1982

radiologistnuclear physicistuniversity teacher

Edwin T. Layton

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, noted for intelligence work during the Second World War

1903 – 1984

soldieradmiralmilitary officer

Aloysius John Wycislo

American Roman Catholic bishop (1908–2005)

1908 – 2005

theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest

Florence Meier Chase

American botanist (1902-1978)

1902 – 1978

science writerbotanistphysiologist

Margaret Brundage

American artist (1900-1976)

1900 – 1976

painter

Mary Jayne Gold

American heiress (1909–1997)

1909 – 1997

authorintellectual

May Alix

American cabaret and jazz vocalist (1902–1983)

1902 – 1983

jazz musiciansinger

Dave Willock

American actor (1909–1990)

1909 – 1990

television actoractor

Wynn Bullock

American photographer (1902-1975)

1902 – 1975

photographer

Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez

American, bishop of Arecibo (1907-1995)

1907 – 1995

theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest

James Edward Grant

American film writer (1905–1966)

1905 – 1966

film directorwriterscreenwriter

Ray Middleton

American actor (1907-1984)

1907 – 1984

television actorstage actorsinger

Karl August Folkers

American biochemist (1906–1997)

1906 – 1997

biochemistchemist

Perry Miller

American historian (1905–1963)

1905 – 1963

literary scholarliterary criticuniversity teacher

Willard Motley

African American writer (1909–1965)

1909 – 1965

novelistjournalistwriter

Day Keene

American writer and screenwriter (1904-1969)

1904 – 1969

science fiction writerwriterscreenwriter

Freddie Lindstrom

American baseball player and coach

1905 – 1981

baseball playerannouncercoach

Jack Ingram

actor (1902-1969)

1902 – 1969

actor

Jack Riley

American football player (1909–1993)

1909 – 1993

wrestling coachAmerican football playeramateur wrestler

Paul McGrath

American actor (1904-1978)

1904 – 1978

television actorstage actorsinger

Zelma O'Neal

American actress (1903-1989)

1903 – 1989

film actordancerstage actor

Henry Field

American anthropologist (1902-1986)

1902 – 1986

anthropologistarchaeologistethnologist

Robert B. Williams

American actor (1904-1978)

1904 – 1978

television actoractor

Neil Reagan

American actor (1908–1996); older brother of Ronald Reagan

1908 – 1996

television director

Sidney Hinds

American military officer and sport shooter (1900–1991)

1900 – 1991

sport shootermilitary officer

Dorothy Hyson

American actress (1914-1996)

1914 – 1996

film actorstage actoractor

William Grant Stratton

Illinois governor, Illinois treasurer, and U.S. Congressman (1914–2001)

1914 – 2001

military officergovernorpolitician

John Edward Taylor

American bishop (1914–1976)

1914 – 1976

Catholic bishopCatholic priest

John Steele

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

1912 – 1969

paratrooper

Ruth Sager

American geneticist (1918-1997)

1918 – 1997

geneticist

Marvin Camras

American electrical engineer and inventor (1916–1995)

1916 – 1995

electrical engineer

Eddie Schroeder

American speed skater (1911–2005)

1911 – 2005

speed skater

Daniel Shanks

American mathematician (1917–1996)

1917 – 1996

mathematician

Byron Morrow

American actor (1911-2006)

1911 – 2006

film actortelevision actoractor

Audrey Christie

American actress (1912-1989)

1912 – 1989

film actoractor

Bertrand Goldberg

American architect (1913–1997)

1913 – 1997

architect

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