Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 38 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Don Patterson
American animator (1909–1998)
1909 – 1998
effects animatorassistant director
Leona Baumgartner
Leona Baumgartner
American physician
1902 – 1991
teacher
Paul Maxey
Paul Maxey
American film actor (1907-1963)
1907 – 1963
actor
Maud Rosenbaum
Maud Rosenbaum
American tennis player (1902–1981)
1902 – 1981
athletics competitortennis player
Addison Baker
Addison Baker
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1907-1943)
1907 – 1943
military personnel
Ruth Robertson
photojournalist, journalist, explorer (1905–1998)
1905 – 1998
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
William Edward Cousins
Catholic archbishop (1902–1988)
1902 – 1988
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Betty Mack
Betty Mack
American actress (1901-1980)
1901 – 1980
film actoractor
Ernest John Primeau
Ernest John Primeau
Catholic bishop (1909–1989)
1909 – 1989
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William Zeckendorf
William Zeckendorf
American real estate developer (1905–1976)
1905 – 1976
real estate developerreal estate entrepreneurart collector
Harold Ockenga
American theologian (1905-1985)
1905 – 1985
university teachertheologian
Billy Arnold
American racing driver (1905–1976)
1905 – 1976
racing automobile driverengineer
Albert Rudolph Zuroweste
American Roman Catholic Bishop (1901–1987)
1901 – 1987
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Ed Prentiss
Ed Prentiss
American actor (1908-1992)
1908 – 1992
television actoractor
Hale Woodruff
Hale Woodruff
African American artist (1900–1980)
1900 – 1980
printmakerpainter
Peggy Montgomery
Peggy Montgomery
American actress (1904-1989)
1904 – 1989
film actoractor
Tom D'Andrea
Tom D'Andrea
American Actor (1909-1998)
1909 – 1998
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jack Mather
actor (1907-1966)
1907 – 1966
television actoractor
Shirley Palmer
American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s
1908 – 2000
film actoractor
Edgar Augustus Jerome Johnson
American economist (1900-1972)
1900 – 1972
economist
Ellen Diggs
Ellen Diggs
American anthropologist
1906 – 1998
anthropologist
Robert Clatworthy
art director (1911-1992)
1911 – 1992
scenographer
Robert S. Ingersoll
Robert S. Ingersoll
American diplomat (1914-2010)
1914 – 2010
diplomat
William C. Marland
William C. Marland
American football player (1918-1965)
1918 – 1965
American football playertaxi drivermilitary officer
John Arthur Love
John Arthur Love
American politician (1916-2002)
1916 – 2002
juristgovernorpolitician
Walter Taylor
anthropologist, archaeologist, United States Marine, (1913–1997)
1913 – 1997
anthropologistarchaeologist
Berton Roueché
Berton Roueché
American journalist
1910 – 1971
medical writernovelistjournalist
Lewis Hastings Sarett
American organic chemist and inventor (1917–1999)
1917 – 1999
organic chemist
Feliksas Kriaučiūnas
Feliksas Kriaučiūnas
Lithuanian basketball player and coach (1911–1977)
1918 – 1977
basketball coachbasketball player
David Turnbull
American materials scientist (1915–2007)
1915 – 2007
materials scientistmetallurgistuniversity teacher
Byron L. Johnson
Byron L. Johnson
American politician (1917-2000)
1917 – 2000
economistpolitician
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
actress (1914-1998)
1914 – 1998
film actortelevision actoractor
Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio
American politician (1915-2001)
1915 – 2001
politician
Bill Veeck
Bill Veeck
United States baseball executive (1914–1986)
1914 – 1986
baseball playerbusinessperson
Alfred de Grazia
Alfred de Grazia
American political scientist (1919-2014)
1919 – 2014
philosopherpolitical scientist
Arthur Porges
American writer
1915 – 2006
science fiction writerwriter
Ben Gage
Ben Gage
American radio singer and announcer (1914-1978)
1914 – 1978
television actorsingeractor
Donald Leslie
American inventor (1911-2004)
1911 – 2004
inventoraudio engineer
John Vivyan
John Vivyan
actor (1915-1983)
1915 – 1983
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Stacy Keach, Sr.
American actor (1914-2003)
1914 – 2003
television actortelevision directoractor
Steve Calvert
American actor (1916-1991)
1916 – 1991
film actortelevision actormake-up artist
Walter Kerr
Walter Kerr
American writer (1913-1996)
1913 – 1996
theatre critictheatre directorjournalist
Whip Wilson
American actor (1911-1964)
1911 – 1964
film actoractor
Mykolas Ruzgys
Mykolas Ruzgys
Lithuanian basketball player (1915-1986)
1915 – 1986
basketball player
J. F. Powers
American writer (1917-1999)
1917 – 1999
short story writerliterary historianprose writer
Eugene Kennedy
Eugene Kennedy
American biochemist (1919-2011)
1919 – 2011
biochemistuniversity teacher
Ray Meyer
Ray Meyer
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1913-2006)
1913 – 2006
basketball coachbasketball player
Theodore Puck
American geneticist (1916–2005)
1916 – 2005
geneticistuniversity teacher
William Vandivert
American photographer (1912-1989)
1912 – 1989
war photographerphotojournalistphotographer
George Musso
Player of American football (1910-2000)
1910 – 2000
American football playerpoliticianbusinessperson
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