Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 48 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert McQueen Grant
American theologian and scholar (1917–2014)
1917 – 2014
New Testament scholartheologianuniversity teacher
Albert Byrd
cyclist
1915 – 1990
sport cyclist
Rosalind Keith
Rosalind Keith
American actress (1916-2000)
1916 – 2000
film actoractor
Miriam Goldberg
American newspaper publisher (1916–2017)
1916 – 2017
journalistpublishereditor
Pranas Talzūnas
Pranas Talzūnas
American basketball player
1913 – 1984
basketball player
Albert Glasser
American composer (1916-1998)
1916 – 1998
musiciancomposeractor
Alex Tremulis
American automobile designer (1914–1991)
1914 – 1991
car designer
DeForest Covan
American actor (1917-2007)
1917 – 2007
television actoractor
Dick Crockett
American actor and director (1915-1979)
1915 – 1979
film directorstunt performeractor
Richard T. Knowles
Richard T. Knowles
American military personnel
1916 – 2013
military personnel
Dan Riss
Dan Riss
American actor (1910-1970)
1910 – 1970
film actoractor
Katharine Bard
actor (1916-1983)
1916 – 1983
film actoractor
Douglas Spencer
American actor (1910-1960)
1910 – 1960
film actoractor
Harold Bradley
Harold Bradley
American football player (1929–2021)
1929 – 2021
American football playerpaintersinger
Elizabeth Linington
American novelist (1921-1988)
1921 – 1988
novelistwriter
Ed Cassidy
American drummer (1923–2012)
1923 – 2012
jazz musicianmusiciandrummer
Earl Muetterties
Earl Muetterties
American chemist (1927-1984)
1927 – 1984
university teacherchemist
Bobby Cook
American basketball player (1923-2004)
1923 – 2004
baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Ed Dahler
American professional basketball player (1926-2012)
1926 – 2012
basketball coachbasketball player
Stanley R. Greenberg
American screenwriter (1927–2002)
1927 – 2002
screenwriter
Ray Linn
American musician (1920–1996)
1920 – 1996
jazz musicianmusician
Sol Stein
American publisher (1926-2019)
1926 – 2019
literary scholarwriter
Jack Smiley
Jack Smiley
American basketball player (1922–2000)
1922 – 2000
basketball coachbasketball player
Daniel D. Joseph
American mechanical engineer
1929 – 2011
university teacherengineer
Dorothy Van
American artist (1928-2002)
1928 – 2002
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Earl Washington
Earl Washington
American musician
1921 – 1975
jazz musiciansongwriterpianist
Pat Renella
Pat Renella
Italian-American actor (1929-2012)
1929 – 2012
television actorstage actorsinger
Harold Dade
Harold Dade
American boxer
1923 – 1962
boxer
George Munroe
American basketball player
1922 – 2014
basketball playerlawyer
William Schutz
William Schutz
American psychologist (1925–2002)
1925 – 2002
psychologist
Alex Agase
Alex Agase
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1922-2007)
1922 – 2007
American football player
Barbara Jelavich
American historian (1923-1995)
1923 – 1995
university teacherhistorian
James Serrin
American mathematician (1926–2012)
1926 – 2012
university teachermathematician
Daniel Kucera
Catholic archbishop (1923–2017)
1923 – 2017
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Stan Patrick
basketball player (1922–2000)
1922 – 2000
basketball player
Leonid Hambro
Leonid Hambro
American musician (1920-2006)
1920 – 2006
musicianpianistcomposer
Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
1929 – 2010
singer-songwritersingercomposer
Elaine Shore
Elaine Shore
American actress (1929-2007)
1929 – 2007
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Frances Hugle
American scientist, engineer, inventor
1927 – 1968
inventor
Fred Hawkins
Fred Hawkins
professional golfer
1923 – 2014
golfer
Hans Runemark
Swedish botanist and lichenologist (1927-2014)
1927 – 2014
lichenologistbotanist
Robert M. Chanock
Robert M. Chanock
American pediatrician and virologist (1924-2010)
1924 – 2010
virologistmicrobiologistuniversity teacher
Lee Richardson
American actor (1926-1999)
1926 – 1999
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Norman Golb
American historian (1928-2020)
1928 – 2020
Judaic scholaruniversity teacherhistorian
Robert Muczynski
American composer (1929–2010)
1929 – 2010
university teachercomposer
Walter Haut
Walter Haut
American public information officer (1922-2005)
1922 – 2005
ufologist
Bato Govedarica
American professional basketball player (1928–2006)
1928 – 2006
basketball player
Bonnie Lou
Bonnie Lou
American rock and roll and country music singer (1924-2015)
1924 – 2015
songwritersinger
Brandon Grove
Brandon Grove
American diplomat (1929-2016)
1929 – 2016
diplomat
Buddy Young
Buddy Young
American football player (1926-1983)
1926 – 1983
American football playerathletics competitor
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