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Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 28 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Tex Williams
Tex Williams
American musician (1917–1985)
1917 – 1985
film actorsongwritermusician
Chick Hearn
Chick Hearn
American basketball sportscaster
1916 – 2002
sports commentatorvoice actorjournalist
Lee Sholem
American television and film director
1913 – 2000
film directordirectortelevision director
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
novelist, short story writer (1916–2014)
1916 – 2014
novelistwriter
Louis Quinn
Louis Quinn
actor (1915-1988)
1915 – 1988
television actoractor
J. Edward Day
J. Edward Day
American lawyer and politician (1914-1996)
1914 – 1996
jurisprudencemilitary officerjurist
Don McGuire
American actor (1919-1999)
1919 – 1999
directorfilm producerfilm director
George Gobel
George Gobel
American comedian (1919-1991)
1919 – 1991
television actorvoice actorcomedian
Jenny Lou Carson
Jenny Lou Carson
American country music singer-songwriter
1915 – 1978
songwritersinger-songwritersinger
Nathan Davis
American film and television actor (1919–2004)
1917 – 2008
film actortelevision actoractor
Camila Ashland
American actress
1911 – 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Alfred Szklarski
Alfred Szklarski
Polish author (1912–1992)
1912 – 1992
writer
Don Samuelson
Don Samuelson
American politician (1913-2000)
1913 – 2000
politician
Gardner Read
American composer (1913-2005)
1913 – 2005
musicologistmusic educatorconductor
Richard L. Breen
American film director and screenwriter (1918-1967)
1918 – 1967
film directorscreenwriter
Andrija Puharich
Andrija Puharich
American physician and medical and parapsychological researcher (1918–1995)
1918 – 1995
psychologistphysician
Joseph J. Sisco
Joseph J. Sisco
American diplomat (1919-2004)
1919 – 2004
academic administratorcolumnistdiplomat
Leicester Hemingway
Leicester Hemingway
American writer (1915-1982)
1915 – 1982
biographerwriter
Paul Julian
American artist and illustrator (1914–1995)
1914 – 1995
layout artistvideo game actorproduction designer
Stuart A. Reiss
set decorator (1921–2014)
1921 – 2010
scenographer
Louise Campbell
Louise Campbell
American actress (1911–1997)
1911 – 1997
film actorstage actoractor
Edward Ullman
American geographer & academic (1912–1976)
1912 – 1976
university teachergeographer
Howard Pollock
Howard Pollock
United States Representative from Alaska, President of the National Rifle Association (1920-2011)
1920 – 2011
politicianlawyer
Warren E. Hearnes
Warren E. Hearnes
American politician (1923-2009)
1923 – 2009
Oberleutnantgovernorlawyer
Arnold Laven
American film and television director (1922–2009)
1922 – 2009
film producerfilm directortelevision producer
John C. Whitehead
John C. Whitehead
Recipient of the Presidential Citizens medal (1922-2015)
1922 – 2015
art collectorinvestment bankerbanker
Robert Rockwell
Robert Rockwell
American actor (1920–2003)
1920 – 2003
theatre makerfilm actortelevision actor
James Olds
American psychologist (1922–1976)
1922 – 1976
neuroscientistuniversity teacherpsychologist
Donald May
Donald May
American former actor (1929–2022)
1929 – 2022
television actoractor
Wally Osterkorn
Wally Osterkorn
American basketball player (1928–2012)
1928 – 2012
basketball player
King Fleming
American pianist (1922–2014)
1922 – 2014
jazz musicianpianist
John R. Gorman
American Catholic bishop
1925 – 2025
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Eddie Gaedel
American baseball player (1925–1961)
1925 – 1961
baseball player
Ron Nelson
Ron Nelson
American composer
1929 – 2023
music educatormusicologistuniversity teacher
Arthur Paul
American graphic designer (1925-2018)
1925 – 2018
paintergraphic designer
Alfred Lansing
American journalist (1921-1975)
1921 – 1975
journalistwriter
Jean Shepherd
Jean Shepherd
American writer and radio host (1921–1999)
1921 – 1999
presenterradio personalityamateur radio operator
Frank Brilando
cyclist (1925-2019)
1925 – 2019
sport cyclist
Scott M. Matheson
Scott M. Matheson
12th Governor of Utah (1929-1990)
1929 – 1990
governorjuristpolitician
Tom O'Horgan
American film director (1924-2009)
1924 – 2009
directortheatre directorfilm director
Oscar Brown, Jr.
Oscar Brown, Jr.
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor (1926–2005)
1926 – 2005
recording artistjazz musicianradio personality
Sheldon Wolin
American political philosopher (1922-2015)
1922 – 2015
philosopheruniversity teacherpolitical scientist
Mike Nussbaum
Mike Nussbaum
American actor
1923 – 2023
television actoractor
Ralph Carmichael
American composer and arranger of both secular pop music and contemporary Christian music (1927–2021)
1927 – 2021
jazz musiciansongwriterbandleader
Billie Hayes
Billie Hayes
American actress (1924-2021)
1924 – 2021
television actorvoice actorstage actor
Fred Below
Fred Below
American musician (1926–1988)
1926 – 1988
musician
Richard Freed
music critic, editor, and broadcaster
1928 – 2022
broadcastereditormusic critic
Kay Davis
Kay Davis
Jazz singer (1920–2012)
1920 – 2012
jazz singerjazz musicianmusician
George Barris
George Barris
American auto customizer (1925-2015)
1925 – 2015
car designerindustrial designer
Jackie Moran
Jackie Moran
American actor (1923-1990)
1923 – 1990
actorscreenwriter
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