Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 29 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Jerome Lettvin
Jerome Lettvin
American psychiatrist (1920–2011)
1920 – 2011
neuroscientistphysiologistneurologist
Icko Iben
Icko Iben
American astronomer
1931 – 2025
university teacherastronomer
Micole Mercurio
American actress (1938-2016)
1938 – 2016
film actortelevision actoractor
Robert Drivas
Robert Drivas
American actor (1935–1986)
1938 – 1986
television actortheatre directorstage actor
Harold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey
writer (1930–1996)
1930 – 1996
novelistjournalistwriter
Phil Everly
Phil Everly
American musician and composer (1939–2014)
1939 – 2014
musicianguitaristsinger
James Cleveland
James Cleveland
American gospel singer, musician, and composer
1931 – 1991
religious leadervocalistmusician
Anthony Spilotro
Anthony Spilotro
American mobster (1938–1986)
1938 – 1986
gangster
Eugene Rousseau
Eugene Rousseau
American musician (1932–2024)
1932 – 2024
saxophonist
Joyce Taylor
Joyce Taylor
American actress
1932 – 2024
film actortelevision actoractor
Alphonso Lingis
American philosopher (1933-2025)
1933 – 2025
philosophertranslatoruniversity teacher
Richard T. Heffron
American film and television director (1930-2007)
1930 – 2007
film directordirectoractor
Tom Hawkins
American basketball player (1936–2017)
1936 – 2017
basketball player
Franklin Green
Olympic sport shooter
1933 – 2003
sport shooter
Carlisle Trost
Carlisle Trost
United States admiral
1930 – 2020
submarinermilitary officer
Michael Colgrass
Canadian musician and composer (1932-2019)
1932 – 2019
musicologistpercussionistdrummer
James Patterson Lyke
American Roman Catholic archbishop (1939–1992)
1939 – 1992
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Fred Lorenzen
American racing driver (1934–2024)
1934 – 2024
racing automobile driverracing driver
Thomas Robert Soderstrom
Thomas Robert Soderstrom
American botanist (1936-1987)
1936 – 1987
scientific collectoragrostologistbotanical collector
Larry Siedentop
Larry Siedentop
British philosopher (1936–2024)
1936 – 2024
philosopherpolitical scientistuniversity teacher
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician (1932–2016)
1932 – 2016
jazz musicianmusicianbassist
Fred Karlin
American songwriter (1936–2004)
1936 – 2004
film editorfilm score composersongwriter
Irene Kral
American singer (1932-1978)
1932 – 1978
jazz singerjazz musicianmusician
Arthur Gossard
American scientist
1935 – 2022
university teacherphysicistengineer
William Irwin Thompson
William Irwin Thompson
American poet and social critic (1938–2020)
1938 – 2020
literary criticuniversity teacherhistorian
Jack Gelber
American playwright (1932–2003)
1932 – 2003
playwrightwriter
Joan Peters
American writer (1938–2015)
1938 – 2015
journalistwriter
Stewart Moss
American actor (1937-2017)
1937 – 2017
television actoractorscreenwriter
William Bassett
American actor
1935 – 2025
television actorvoice actoractor
David Huffman
American actor (1945–1985)
1945 – 1985
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Fritz Peterson
Fritz Peterson
American baseball player
1942 – 2023
baseball player
Rex Morgan
basketball player (1948–2016)
1948 – 2016
basketball coachbasketball player
Sam Zell
Sam Zell
American billionaire investor (1941–2023)
1941 – 2023
publisherfinancierentrepreneur
David Keene
David Keene
American activist
1945 – 2026
consultantlobbyistjournalist
Chelsea Brown
American actress and dancer
1942 – 2017
television actorfilm actordancer
Craig Rodwell
American gay-rights activist (1940-1993)
1940 – 1993
businessperson
Laurel Hester
American activist and police officer (1956-2006)
1956 – 2006
police officer
Andrew E. Lange
American physicist (1957–2010)
1957 – 2010
astrophysicistphysicistastronomer
Jim Irsay
Jim Irsay
American football team owner
1959 – 2025
entrepreneur
Emitt Rhodes
American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer (1950-2020)
1950 – 2020
singer-songwriterwriter
Roger Brown
Roger Brown
American sportsperson and basketball player (1950–2023)
1950 – 2023
basketball player
Suzzanne Douglas
American actress (1957-2021)
1957 – 2021
film actortelevision actoractor
Allen R. Schindler, Jr.
Allen R. Schindler, Jr.
American Radioman Petty Officer Third Class in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay
1969 – 1992
sailor
Marin Mazzie
Marin Mazzie
American actress (1960-2018)
1960 – 2018
television actorvoice actorstage actor
Jay Bennett
Jay Bennett
American songwriter (1963–2009)
1963 – 2009
guitaristsinger-songwriterrecord producer
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
American record producer and DJ (1971 – 2021)
1971 – 2021
record producerdisc jockey
Effie Kapsalis
Effie Kapsalis
digital program officer for the Smithsonian Institution
1971 – 2022
museum professionalmanagerresearcher
Dolla
American rapper (1987-2009)
1987 – 2009
modelrappermusician
Samuel Rinnah Van Sant
Samuel Rinnah Van Sant
American politician (1844-1936)
1844 – 1936
governorpolitician
Job Adams Cooper
Job Adams Cooper
Union United States Army soldier (1843-1899)
1843 – 1899
juristgovernorpolitician
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