Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 50 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Joe Buckhalter
Joe Buckhalter
American basketball player (1937-2013)
1937 – 2013
basketball coachbasketball player
Laurel Cronin
American actress (1939–1992)
1939 – 1992
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Leroy Williams
Leroy Williams
American jazz drummer
1937 – 2022
jazz musicianmusiciandrummer
Kenneth Nordtvedt
American physicist
1939 – 2025
geneticistuniversity teacherphysicist
Eldee Young
American jazz musician; double-bass and cello player (1936-2007)
1936 – 2007
jazz musicianmusicianbassist
Edwin Michael Conway
Catholic bishop
1934 – 2004
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Shellie McMillon
Shellie McMillon
American basketball player (1936–1980)
1936 – 1980
basketball player
Ronnell Bright
American musician (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Judith Nelson
opera singer (1939-2012)
1939 – 2012
opera singermusiciansinger
Stanley Tigerman
Stanley Tigerman
American architect (1930–2019)
1930 – 2019
architect
James Cayne
James Cayne
American businessman (1934–2021)
1934 – 2021
bridge playerstockbrokerbanker
Ken Retzer
Ken Retzer
American baseball player
1934 – 2020
baseball player
Larry Wos
American mathematician
1930 – 2020
mathematiciancomputer scientist
Lee Edwards
Lee Edwards
American historian and author (1932–2024)
1932 – 2024
opinion journalistuniversity teacherjournalist
Leon E. Salomon
Leon E. Salomon
United States general
1936 – 2023
military personnel
M'el Dowd
M'el Dowd
actress, singer (1938-2012)
1938 – 2012
television actorfilm actorsinger
Mary Webster
Mary Webster
American actress (1935-2017)
1935 – 2017
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Donald Bitzer
American electrical engineer (1934–2024)
1934 – 2024
university teacherinventorengineer
Bob Carney
American basketball player (1932-2011)
1932 – 2011
basketball playerscreenwriter
Sherwin Rosen
American economist (1938–2001)
1938 – 2001
economist
Peter Westergaard
American composer (1931–2019)
1931 – 2019
musicologistresearchercomposer
Jim Browne
American basketball player (1930–2003)
1930 – 2003
basketball player
Nicole Hollander
cartoonist
1939 – 2026
cartoonistcomics artistwriter
Red Rhodes
American guitarist (1930–1995)
1930 – 1995
guitarist
Richard Peck
Richard Peck
American young adult novelist (1934–2018)
1934 – 2018
children's writerwriter
Richard Schmid
American artist (1934-2021)
1934 – 2021
artistpainter
Ronnie Burns
Ronnie Burns
American actor (1935–2007)
1935 – 2007
television actoractor
Rosalind Fox Solomon
Rosalind Fox Solomon
American photographer (1930–2025)
1930 – 2025
artistphotographer
Tom Railsback
Tom Railsback
American politician (1932-2020)
1932 – 2020
politicianlawyer
Dan Crane
Dan Crane
American politician
1936 – 2019
politiciandentist
Herman Bailey
American illustrator (1931-1981)
1931 – 1981
painter
Marilyn Moore
American singer
1931 – 1992
jazz musiciansinger
Joseph A. Wolf
Joseph A. Wolf
American mathematician
1936 – 2023
university teachermathematician
James Edward Fitzgerald
American priest (1938-2003)
1938 – 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
June Kovach
Swiss film director (1932-2010), film editor and pianist
1932 – 2010
film editorfilm directordocumentary filmmaker
Donald Ferguson
cyclist
1931 – 1985
sport cyclist
Robert W. Farquhar
Robert W. Farquhar
American astronautical engineer
1932 – 2015
astronautical engineer
Jack Wallace
American actor (1933-2020)
1933 – 2020
television actoractor
Naomi Amir
American-Israeli pediatric neurologist
1931 – 1995
physician
Marian Shields Robinson
Marian Shields Robinson
mother of Michelle Obama and the mother-in-law of President Barack Obama
1937 – 2024
Warren Burton
American actor (1944-2017)
1944 – 2017
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Chuck Domanico
American musician (1944–2002)
1944 – 2002
jazz musicianmusician
Dale Wilson
Canadian voice actor (1942–2025)
1942 – 2025
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
James Zagel
James Zagel
United States district judge (1941-2023)
1941 – 2023
lawyerjudge
Jerome Cooper
American jazz musician (1946–2015)
1946 – 2015
recording artistjazz pianistjazz musician
Arnold Kanter
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1945-2010)
1945 – 2010
university teacherpolitician
Al Smith
Al Smith
American basketball player (1947–2022)
1947 – 2022
basketball player
H. Joel Deckard
H. Joel Deckard
American politician (1942-2016)
1942 – 2016
politician
Julian Hammond
American basketball player (1943–2022)
1943 – 2022
basketball player
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