Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 32 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles J. Kersten

American politician (1902-1972)

1902 – 1972

politicianlawyer

Kyle Killen

American television producer and writer

1901

television producerscreenwriter

Harry Hoijer

American linguist and anthropologist

1904 – 1976

linguistanthropologist

Bobbi Trout

American aviator (1906–2003)

1906 – 2003

aircraft pilot

Rosemary Ames

American actress (1906-1988)

1906 – 1988

film actoractor

Robert William St. John

American newspaper publisher

1902 – 2003

publisherjournalistauthor

George J. Dufek

United States admiral (1903-1977)

1903 – 1977

polar explorerexploreraircraft pilot

Buck Ram

American songwriter, music executive, popular music producer and arranger

1907 – 1991

talent managersongwriterrecord producer

Charles Melvin Price

American politician (1905-1988)

1905 – 1988

newspaper editorpolitician

Harriet E. MacGibbon

actress (1905-1987)

1905 – 1987

film actortelevision actorstage actor

Eliot Porter

American photographer (1901-1990)

1901 – 1990

photographer

Norman D. Newell

American paleontologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History (1909–2005)

1909 – 2005

paleontologistcuratorgeologist

Calvin Souther Fuller

American chemist

1902 – 1994

chemistinventor

Richard Duffin

American physicist (1909–1996)

1909 – 1996

university teachermathematicianphysicist

Virginia Frances Sterrett

American illustrator (1900–1931)

1900 – 1931

illustrator

Alice Ambrose

American logician (1906-2001)

1906 – 2001

philosopherprofessor

Alicia Patterson

(1906-1963) American editor, aviator

1906 – 1963

editor

Helen Flanders Dunbar

American psychiatrist (1902-1959)

1902 – 1959

psychiatristphysician

Viola Spolin

American academic and acting theorist (1906–1994)

1906 – 1994

drama teacherteacher

Irene Dalton

American actress (1901-1934)

1901 – 1934

film actoractor

William Parks

sailor

1921 – 2008

sailor

Jocelyn Lee

American actress (1902–1980)

1902 – 1980

film actorZiegfeld girlactor

Paul Dubov

American actor and screenwriter (1918-1979)

1918 – 1979

television actorscreenwriteractor

Dave Tough

American drummer (1907–1948)

1907 – 1948

non-fiction writerjazz musicianpercussionist

Corinne Michelle West

American painter (1908–1991)

1908 – 1991

painterartist

Richard Leibler

American mathematician and cryptanalyst

1914 – 2003

cryptographerstatisticianengineer

Beatrice Gray

American actress (1911-2009)

1911 – 2009

film actortelevision actoractor

Norman Luboff

American conductor, choir director, music arranger (1917–1987)

1917 – 1987

music arrangerchoir directorconductor

Sid Davis

American film director (1916-2006)

1916 – 2006

film producerfilm directoractor

Virgil W. Vogel

American film director (1919–1996)

1919 – 1996

film editordirectorfilm director

Helen Bina

American speed skater (1912-1983)

1912 – 1983

speed skater

Isaac Rosenfeld

American writer (1918-1956)

1918 – 1956

novelist

Arnold Friberg

American painter and illustrator (1913-2010)

1913 – 2010

painter

Cliff Norton

American actor (1918-2003)

1918 – 2003

film actoractor

David Bauer

American actor (1917-1973)

1917 – 1973

television actoractor

Charles Hayes

American politician (1918-1997)

1918 – 1997

trade unionistpolitician

Edward Larrabee Barnes

American architect (1915–2004)

1915 – 2004

architect

Eleanor Stewart

American film actress

1913 – 2007

film actortelevision actorvoice actor

Edward J. Lofgren

Physicist, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley

1914 – 2016

physicist

Selma Dritz

American medical doctor and epidemiologist (1917-2008)

1917 – 2008

epidemiologistphysician

Samuel A. Taylor

American screenwriter (1912–2000)

1912 – 2000

directortheatre directorfilm director

Jeni Le Gon

American dancer, dance instructor, and actress (1916–2012)

1916 – 2012

film actordancerstage actor

Mantle Hood

American ethnomusicologist

1918 – 2005

ethnomusicologistmusicologistuniversity teacher

Earle Hagen

American composer who created music for movies and television (1919-2008)

1919 – 2008

film score composercomposer

George W. Whitehead

American mathematician (1918-2004)

1918 – 2004

topologistuniversity teachermathematician

William Bishop

American actor (1918-1959)

1918 – 1959

television actoractor

Burt Baskin

American businessman (1913–1967)

1913 – 1967

entrepreneur

George N. Neise

American character actor (1917-1996)

1917 – 1996

television actoractor

William Bascom

American folklorist (1912-1981)

1912 – 1981

anthropologistcurator

Moose Krause

American football, basketball, and baseball player (1913–1992)

1913 – 1992

American football playerathletics competitorbaseball player

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