Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 47 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Valerie Taylor

American writer (1913-1997)

1913 – 1997

novelistwriter

Ethel Spears

American painter, muralist, and lithographer (1903–1974)

1903 – 1974

lithographermuralistpainter

Robert H. Scanlan

American civil engineer (1914–2001)

1914 – 2001

aerospace engineercivil engineermilitary flight engineer

Rosalind Marquis

American actress (1915-2006)

1915 – 2006

film actoractor

Gene Rayburn

American game show host, radio and television personality (1917-1999)

1917 – 1999

game show hostradio personalityannouncer

Frank Perconte

American military personnel (1917–2013)

1917 – 2013

military personnel

Joseph Polowski

American anti-war activist

1916 – 1983

peace activist

Johnny Frigo

American jazz musician (1916–2007)

1916 – 2007

jazz musicianviolinistmusician

Ted Serios

American claiming psychokinetic ability (1918–2006)

1918 – 2006

bellhopphotographer

Harold W. McCauley

American artist (1913–1977)

1913 – 1977

illustrator

Tony Rosenthal

American sculptor (1914–2009)

1914 – 2009

printmakersculptorartist

Mike Novak

American basketball player (1915-1978)

1915 – 1978

basketball player

Robert Gruenig

American basketball player (1913-1958)

1913 – 1958

basketball player

Winston H. Bostick

American Physicist (1916–1991)

1916 – 1991

theoretical physicistphysicist

Richard M. Noyes

American physical chemist (1919–1997)

1919 – 1997

university teacherchemist

Dick Wilson

American jazz tenor saxophonist (1911-1941)

1911 – 1941

jazz musiciansaxophonist

Henry Kaplan

American radiologist (1918–1984)

1918 – 1984

radiologistuniversity teacherphysician

Vincent Dole

American physician (1913-2006)

1913 – 2006

biochemistuniversity teacherchemist

Clifford Coffin

American photographer (1913-1972)

1913 – 1972

fashion photographerphotographer

Elba Lightfoot

African-American painter

1910 – 1989

muralistpainter

Ernest Graves

American actor (1919-1983)

1919 – 1983

television actoractor

Ethel L. Payne

American journalist (1911–1991)

1911 – 1991

journalist

William H. Hinton

American writer (1919–2004)

1919 – 2004

journalistagronomistwriter

Byron Keith

American actor (1917-1996)

1917 – 1996

television actoractor

Alexis Thompson

American football owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers

1914 – 1954

field hockey player

Philip Farkas

American horn player (1914-1992)

1914 – 1992

horn playeruniversity teachermusician

Fred Stobaugh

American truck driver, had a hit song at age 96

1917 – 2016

songwriter

Hugh Brannum

American actor (1910-1987)

1910 – 1987

television actoractor

David Stone Martin

American artist (1913-1992)

1913 – 1992

draftspersongraphic artistpainter

June Richmond

American singer (1915–1962)

1915 – 1962

jazz musicianfilm actorsinger

Norman Davidson

American biologist (1916-2002)

1916 – 2002

university teacherbiologistchemist

Henry G. Saperstein

American film producer (1918–1998)

1918 – 1998

film producer

J. Herbert Burke

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1913-1993)

1913 – 1993

juristpoliticianlawyer

Ellis Kohs

American composer & scholar (1916–2000)

1916 – 2000

musicologistcomposition teachermusic teacher

Mel Leven

American musician (1914-2007)

1914 – 2007

songwritercomposer

Frank Alois Pitelka

American ornithologist

1916 – 2003

ornithologistzoologist

Gerry Chiniquy

American animator (1912-1989)

1912 – 1989

directorfilm directoranimator

Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher

American tennis player

1918 – 1980

tennis player

Carl Urbano

American director

1910 – 2003

film directortelevision directoranimator

Charles Carpenter

American Army officer

1913 – 1966

military personnel

Burr Tillstrom

American puppeteer (1917–1985)

1917 – 1985

puppeteerfilm director

George Wilson

American football coach (1914-1978)

1914 – 1978

American football coachAmerican football playerbasketball player

Timothy Joseph Lyne

Catholic bishop (1919–2013)

1919 – 2013

Catholic bishopCatholic priest

John R. Dellenback

American politician (1918-2002)

1918 – 2002

lawyerpolitician

Ray S. Cline

American government official (1918–1996)

1918 – 1996

politician

Robert Orville Anderson

American business leader, wildcatter and philanthropist (1917–2007)

1917 – 2007

art collectormerchanteconomist

Thomas N. Scortia

American writer (1926–1986)

1926 – 1986

science fiction writernovelisteditor

Donald Murphy

actor (1918-2008)

1918 – 2008

stage actoractor

Marjorie Hoshelle

American actress (1918-1989)

1918 – 1989

film actoractor

James Millhollin

American actor (1915-1993)

1915 – 1993

television actoractor

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