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Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 51 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Jim Cantalupo
American businessman
1943 – 2004
managerbusinessperson
Fred Hopkins
American musician (1947-1999)
1947 – 1999
musiciancomposer
Bob Miner
Bob Miner
American businessman (1941-1994)
1941 – 1994
computer scientistbusinessperson
Nosson Tzvi Finkel
Nosson Tzvi Finkel
Rosh yeshiva, Mir yeshiva, Jerusalem
1943 – 2011
rabbi
Frank Alesia
American film and television actor/director (1944-2011)
1944 – 2011
television actortelevision directoractor
Gary Hart
Gary Hart
American professional wrestler and manager (1942–2008)
1942 – 2008
professional wrestlermanager
Billy Butler
American singer and songwriter (1945–2015)
1945 – 2015
singer
David M. Ronne
sound engineer (1943-2007)
1943 – 2007
audio engineerengineer
Jim Burns
American basketball player and politician (1945–2020)
1945 – 2020
basketball playerpoliticianlawyer
Red Jordan Arobateau
American author, playwright, poet and painter
1943 – 2021
short story writerfeministlandscape painter
Lucinda Franks
Lucinda Franks
American journalist
1946 – 2021
journalist
Michael Spilotro
American mobster (1944-1986)
1944 – 1986
television actoractor
Ronald Muldrow
American jazz musician (1949–2007)
1949 – 2007
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
Kal David
Kal David
blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
1943 – 2022
blues musiciansongwritersinger
Mary Wings
American comic writer
1949 – 2024
novelistcomics artist
Mike Wagner
American football player
1949 – 2026
American football player
Richard Benner
Film director, Screenwriter
1943 – 1990
film directortelevision directorscreenwriter
Richard Driehaus
American businessman (1942–2021)
1942 – 2021
art collectorfund managerentrepreneur
Terry Louise Fisher
Novelist, screenwriter
1946 – 2025
novelisttelevision producerscreenwriter
Thom Jones
American short story writer (1945–2016)
1945 – 2016
writer
Ethyl Eichelberger
American drag queen (1945-1990)
1945 – 1990
actor
Christine Maggiore
HIV-positive activist and promoter of HIV/AIDS denialism
1956 – 2008
pseudoscientist
Valerie Wellington
American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and actress (1959-1993)
1959 – 1993
blues singerfilm actoropera singer
Al Fleming
Professional basketball player (1954–2003)
1954 – 2003
basketball player
Brian Blume
Brian Blume
game designer, writer (1950–2020)
1950 – 2020
role-playing game designerpublisher
Michael Kirchner
Michael Kirchner
American professional wrestler
1957 – 2021
professional wrestler
David Golub
American pianist and conductor
1950 – 2000
musicianpianistconductor
John Curulewski
John Curulewski
American musician (1950–1988)
1950 – 1988
guitarist
Kip King
American actor (1952–2010)
1952 – 2010
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Nate Hawthorne
American basketball player (1951-2005)
1951 – 2005
basketball player
Timothy Davlin
Timothy Davlin
American mayor
1957 – 2010
politician
Margaret Moser
Margaret Moser
American journalist
1954 – 2017
journalistmusic criticsinger
Allen Barnett
American writer
1955 – 1991
writer
Jerome Whitehead
American basketball player (1956–2012)
1956 – 2012
basketball player
Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
American racecar driver (1951–2000)
1951 – 2000
racing automobile driverracing driver
Karen Lewis
Karen Lewis
American labor leader (1953-2021)
1953 – 2021
trade unionistteacher
Teddi Siddall
American actress
1953 – 2018
television actoractorfilm actor
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
Professor of Psychology at Yale University (1959-2013)
1959 – 2013
psychologist
Craig Kelly
American snowboarder (1966–2003)
1966 – 2003
snowboarder
Alfredrick Hughes
American basketball player
1962 – 2026
basketball player
Ken Snow
American soccer player (1969-2020)
1969 – 2020
association football player
Lester Lewis
American screenwriter (1966-2013)
1966 – 2013
television producerscreenwriter
Martin Sandoval
American politician (1964-2020)
1964 – 2020
politician
Nate Fox
American basketball player (1977–2014)
1977 – 2014
basketball player
Armando
American musician (1970–1996)
1970 – 1996
record producerdisc jockey
Jeff Austin
Jeff Austin
American musician
1974 – 2019
singer
Sean Stephenson
American therapist, author and motivational speaker (1979-2019)
1979 – 2019
motivational speakerwriter
Lindsey Durlacher
Sport wrestler (1974–2011)
1974 – 2011
amateur wrestler
Kim English
American singer
1970 – 2019
soul musicianmusiciansinger
Larry Sweeney
Larry Sweeney
American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager
1981 – 2011
professional wrestleramateur wrestlermanager
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