Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 49 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Leland B. Yeager
Leland B. Yeager
American economist (1924-2018)
1924 – 2018
university teachereconomist
Marv Levy
Marv Levy
American football player, coach, and executive
1925
American football coachAmerican football playerbasketball coach
Micki Grant
Micki Grant
American writer, composer, and actor (1929-2021)
1929 – 2021
lyricistsongwriterplaywright
Pat Bond
actress, soldier, lesbian activist (1925-1990)
1925 – 1990
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Pete Elliott
Pete Elliott
American football player and coach (1926-2013)
1926 – 2013
American football playerbasketball player
Ralph McGehee
college football player who became a CIA agent and whistle blower (1928–2020)
1928 – 2020
American football playerspyintelligence agent
Samuel H. Young
Samuel H. Young
American politician
1922 – 2017
politicianlawyer
Tim Lee Hall
Tim Lee Hall
American politician (1925-2008)
1925 – 2008
politician
Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim
First Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Coari in the state of Amazonas, Brazil
1922 – 1973
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Gene Allen
American musician
1928 – 2008
jazz musiciansaxophonist
Ed Earle
Professional basketball player (1927-2009)
1927 – 2009
basketball player
Bruce Norris
US sports leader
1924 – 1986
businessperson
Milton Van Dyke
American fluid dynamicist
1922 – 2010
military flight engineerengineer
Wilhelm Solheim
Wilhelm Solheim
American anthropologist (1924–2014)
1924 – 2014
anthropologist
William L. Moran
American Assyriologist (1921–2000)
1921 – 2000
ancient Near Eastern scholarCatholic theologianassyriologist
Harris W. Fawell
Harris W. Fawell
American politician
1929 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Paul R. Lawrence
American business theorist (1922-2011)
1922 – 2011
sociologist
John R. Huizenga
John R. Huizenga
American physicist who helped build the first atomic bomb
1921 – 2014
physicist
Victor Salvi
American musician
1920 – 2015
harp makerharpistmusical instrument maker
Betty Lou Bailey
American engineer
1929 – 2007
engineer
Marvin Thomson
cyclist (1923-1967)
1923 – 1967
sport cyclist
Joan Walsh Anglund
American poet and children's book author (1926-2021)
1926 – 2021
children's writerillustratorauthor
Howie Judson
Howie Judson
American baseball player (1926-2020)
1926 – 2020
baseball player
Lois Kelso Hunt
American actor, theatre director and arts advocate (1926-2018)
1926 – 2018
actor
Max Palevsky
American businessman (1924–2010)
1924 – 2010
art collectorentrepreneurbusinessperson
Noel Marshall
Noel Marshall
American film producer, film director and actor (1931–2010)
1931 – 2010
directorfilm producerfilm director
Father James Carney
American missionary
1924 – 1983
theologianCatholic priest
Hal Smith
Hal Smith
American baseball player (1930-2020)
1930 – 2020
baseball player
John M. Dawson
American physicist (1930–2001)
1930 – 2001
university teacherphysicist
Doug Dillard
Doug Dillard
American musician, composer and banjoist (1937–2012)
1937 – 2012
country musicianrecording artistbanjoist
Charles H. Henry
American physicist (1937-2016)
1937 – 2016
inventorphysicist
Carolyn Conwell
American actress (1930–2012)
1930 – 2012
television actorstage actor
Ed Paschke
American painter (1939-2004)
1939 – 2004
illustratoruniversity teacherpainter
Eugene Burger
American magician
1939 – 2017
magician
George E. Sangmeister
George E. Sangmeister
American politician
1931 – 2007
judgepoliticianlawyer
Lee Hoffman
American novelist (1932–2007)
1932 – 2007
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Ron Feiereisel
American basketball player-coach
1931 – 2000
basketball coachbasketball player
Robert P. Hanrahan
Robert P. Hanrahan
American politician (1934–2011)
1934 – 2011
politician
John E. Cunningham
John E. Cunningham
American politician from Washington state
1931 – 2025
politicianbusinessperson
Carl Robert Brown
American mass murderer (1930-1982)
1930 – 1982
mass murdererteacher
Thomas Perkins
Thomas Perkins
American businessperson (1932–2016)
1932 – 2016
art collectorentrepreneurbusinessperson
Thomas Joseph Murphy
Catholic archbishop (1932–1997)
1932 – 1997
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Arlo U. Landolt
Arlo U. Landolt
American astronomer (1935–2022)
1935 – 2022
university teacherastronomer
Darryl N. Johnson
Darryl N. Johnson
American diplomat
1938 – 2018
diplomat
Don Heinrich
Don Heinrich
American football player (1930-1992)
1930 – 1992
American football player
Elaine Baxter
Elaine Baxter
American politician (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
politician
Eli Grba
Eli Grba
American baseball player
1934 – 2019
baseball player
Garrick Utley
Garrick Utley
American newsreader
1939 – 2014
journalist
Howard Behrens
American artist (1933-2014)
1933 – 2014
painter
John Bertrand Conlan
John Bertrand Conlan
American politician
1930 – 2021
politicianlawyer
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