Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 33 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Tony Canadeo
Tony Canadeo
Player of American football (1919-2003)
1919 – 2003
American football playertelevision presenter
Andrew Goodpaster
Andrew Goodpaster
United States Army general (1915–2005)
1915 – 2005
military personnel
Helen Nielsen
American author and script writer (1918-2002)
1918 – 2002
crime fiction writernovelistjournalist
Robert Brubaker
American actor (1916-2010)
1916 – 2010
television actoractor
Harry Fleer
actor (1916-1994)
1916 – 1994
television actoractor
Lois Gunden
Lois Gunden
American "Righteous Among the Nations"
1915 – 2005
French teacheruniversity teacher
Donald Briggs
Donald Briggs
actor (1911-1986)
1911 – 1986
television actoractor
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
American musician, conductor and arranger (1918–2015)
1918 – 2015
vocal arrangersongwritersinger
Lorez Alexandria
American musician (1929-2001)
1929 – 2001
jazz musicianmusiciansinger
Angelo Poffo
Angelo Poffo
American professional wrestler (1925–2010)
1925 – 2010
professional wrestlermanagerentrepreneur
Beatrice Winde
American actress (1924–2004)
1924 – 2004
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Helen Horton
American actress (1923–2007)
1923 – 2007
actor
Anna Halprin
Anna Halprin
American dancer (1920–2021)
1920 – 2021
dancerchoreographerdance teacher
Robert Shelton
American critic (1926–1995)
1926 – 1995
film criticjournalistmusic critic
Norman Bluhm
American artist (1921-1999)
1920 – 1999
painterillustrator
Al Wistert
Al Wistert
American football player (1920-2016)
1920 – 2016
American football player
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
American photographer (1925–1972)
1925 – 1972
photographer
Richard B. Shull
American actor (1929–1999)
1929 – 1999
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Buster Smith
Buster Smith
American checkers player
1921 – 1992
athlete
Ed Mikan
Ed Mikan
American basketball player (1925-1999)
1925 – 1999
basketball player
Elmer Behnke
American basketball player (1929-2018)
1929 – 2018
basketball player
George W. Collins
George W. Collins
American Democratic politician (1925-1972)
1925 – 1972
politician
Patrick Dennis
novelist
1921 – 1976
novelistwriter
Eddra Gale
Eddra Gale
American actress
1921 – 2001
film actoropera singeractor
Edson Stroll
Edson Stroll
American actor (1929-2011)
1929 – 2011
actor
Johnny Jorgensen
American basketball player
1921 – 1973
basketball player
William Russo
American musician (1928–2003)
1928 – 2003
music educatorjazz musicianmusicologist
Cecil Heftel
Cecil Heftel
American politician and businessman (1924–2010)
1924 – 2010
politician
John Quinn Weitzel
American Samoan Roman Catholic bishop
1928 – 2022
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William L. Hungate
William L. Hungate
American politician (1922–2007)
1922 – 2007
politicianlawyerjudge
Alice Baber
American painter and activist (1928-1982)
1928 – 1982
lithographerpainter
A. K. Salim
American musician (1922–2003)
1922 – 2003
saxophonistmusicianbandleader
Robert Kurka
American musician and composer (1921–1957)
1921 – 1957
musicologistuniversity teacherconductor
Lou Levy
Lou Levy
American pianist and jazz musician (1928-2001)
1928 – 2001
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Richard Highton
American zoologist
1927 – 2025
herpetologistbiologistzoologist
Cynthia Stone
Cynthia Stone
American actress (1926–1988)
1926 – 1988
television actoractor
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth J. Gray
American politician (1924-2014)
1924 – 2014
helicopter pilotmagicianpolitician
Leonard Reiffel
American physicist
1927 – 2017
inventorphysicistbusinessperson
Leslie Waller
American writer
1923 – 2007
novelistwriter
Meyer Dolinsky
American screenwriter, author and radio scriptwriter (1923-1984)
1923 – 1984
writeractorscreenwriter
Richard Stearns
American sailor (1927–2022)
1927 – 2022
sailor
Rose Gregorio
actress
1925 – 2023
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Sally Mansfield
Sally Mansfield
American actress (1923–2001)
1923 – 2001
film actortelevision actordancer
Richard Moore
American cinematographer (1925–2009)
1925 – 2009
directorfilm directorcinematographer
Wendell Bell
Wendell Bell
American futurist (1924–2019)
1924 – 2019
sociologistuniversity teachermilitary officer
Carole Mathews
Carole Mathews
American actress (1920-2014)
1920 – 2014
film actortelevision actoractor
Thomas A. Carlin
actor (1928–1991)
1928 – 1991
television actoractor
Emil J. Freireich Jr.
American oncologist
1927 – 2021
oncologist
John L. May
Catholic archbishop (1922-1994)
1922 – 1994
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Leon Golub
American artist (1922-2004)
1922 – 2004
printmakervisual artistpainter
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