Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 39 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Alfred Leo Abramowicz
American bishop (1919–1999)
1919 – 1999
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Jean Madeira
Jean Madeira
singer (1918-1972)
1918 – 1972
opera singer
Ken Overlin
American boxer (1910–1969)
1910 – 1969
boxer
Charles Wilbert White
Charles Wilbert White
American artist (1918-1979)
1918 – 1979
printmakergraphic artistpainter
George Cisar
George Cisar
American actor (1912-1979)
1912 – 1979
television actoractor
George O. Smith
George O. Smith
American writer (1911-1981)
1911 – 1981
science fiction writernovelist
Gordon McCallum
sound engineer (1919-1989)
1919 – 1989
audio engineer
Charles F. Haas
American television director (1913-2011)
1913 – 2011
film directortelevision directorscreenwriter
Arthur Joseph O'Neill
Catholic bishop (1917–2013)
1917 – 2013
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Leon Stein
American composer (1910–2002)
1910 – 2002
musicographermusicologistconductor
Lois Delander
Lois Delander
Miss America winner (1911–1985)
1911 – 1985
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Michael Lah
American animator
1912 – 1995
film directoranimator
Robert Gottschalk
American inventor (1918-1982)
1918 – 1982
film screenwriterfilm producerfilm director
Nicholas Cleaveland Bodman
American linguist
1913 – 1997
sinologistlinguist
Stanford Parris
Stanford Parris
former U.S. Congressman from Virginia
1929 – 2010
lobbyistmilitary officerpolitician
Janice Logan
Janice Logan
American actress (1915-1965)
1915 – 1965
film actoractor
Jerry Lester
Jerry Lester
American singer (1910-1995)
1910 – 1995
comediansingeractor
Marilee Harris Shapiro
American artist (1912-2020)
1912 – 2020
artist
William Karush
American mathematician (1917-1997)
1917 – 1997
university teachermathematician
Al Hubbard
American comics artist (1913–1984)
1913 – 1984
comics artist
Anne Meacham
American actress (1925–2006)
1925 – 2006
film actorstage actor
George Connor
American football player (1925–2003)
1925 – 2003
American football player
George Irving Bell
American physicist (1926–2000)
1926 – 2000
nuclear physicistmountaineerbiologist
Hank Stram
Hank Stram
American football player and coach (1923-2005)
1923 – 2005
American football coachAmerican football playerbaseball player
Rebel Randall
Rebel Randall
American actress and radio personality (1922–2010)
1922 – 2010
film actortelevision actormodel
Reid Miles
American photographer and graphic designer (1927–1993)
1927 – 1993
graphic designerphotographer
Jack Kerris
American basketball player (1925-1983)
1925 – 1983
basketball player
Robert Lees
American linguist (1922–1996)
1922 – 1996
scholar of Englishlinguist
Roy Kral
Roy Kral
American jazz pianist and vocalist (1921-2002)
1921 – 2002
jazz singerjazz musicianbandleader
Dan Barton
American actor (1921-2009)
1921 – 2009
television actorvoice actorstage actor
Bob Lavoy
American basketball player-coach
1926 – 2010
basketball coachbasketball player
Bernard Galler
Bernard Galler
American mathematician and computer scientist (1928–2006)
1928 – 2006
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Don Edward Fehrenbacher
Don Edward Fehrenbacher
American historian (1920-1997)
1920 – 1997
historian of Modern Ageuniversity teacherhistorian
Don Rehfeldt
Don Rehfeldt
American basketball player (1927–1980)
1927 – 1980
basketball playerpolitician
Gene Vance
Gene Vance
American basketball player, college athletics administrator (1923–2012)
1923 – 2012
basketball player
Max Morris
American basketball player (1925-1998)
1925 – 1998
American football playerbasketball player
Ted Joans
American artist (1928-2003)
1928 – 2003
jazz musicianpaintermusician
Joan Acker
American feminist sociologist (1924–2016)
1924 – 2016
academicsociologistuniversity teacher
David Bradley
American film director (1920-1997)
1920 – 1997
film directordocentcinematographer
Whitey Kachan
American basketball player (1925-1993)
1925 – 1993
basketball player
Hank Bauer
Hank Bauer
Major League baseball player, United States Marine (1922–2007)
1922 – 2007
baseball player
Jim Fanning
Jim Fanning
American baseball player, manager and executive (1927-2015)
1927 – 2015
baseball player
Arthur A. Ross
American screenwriter (1920-2008)
1920 – 2008
screenwriter
Cy Touff
American jazz musician (1927–2003)
1927 – 2003
trumpeterjazz musician
Raymond E. Goedert
Catholic bishop (1927–2023)
1927 – 2023
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Walt Kirk
Walt Kirk
American basketball player-coach (1924-2012)
1924 – 2012
basketball coachbasketball player
Dick Marx
American musician (1924–1997)
1924 – 1997
jazz musicianpianistcomposer
Fred McLafferty
American chemist and Purple Heart medal recipient
1923 – 2021
university teacherchemist
Bob Goalby
American professional golfer, golf course architect
1929 – 2022
golfer
Betty Freeman
music patron, philanthropist (1921-2009)
1921 – 2009
photographer
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