Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 53 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

James C. McLaughlin
James C. McLaughlin
American politician (1858-1932)
1858 – 1932
politicianlawyer
Edmund Newell
Edmund Newell
American entertainer (1857–1915)
1857 – 1915
circus performer
James R. Campbell
James R. Campbell
American politician 1853-1924
1853 – 1924
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Otto Hilgard Tittmann
Otto Hilgard Tittmann
Geographer and Civil servant
1850 – 1938
geographerastronomer
Alice S. Tyler
Alice S. Tyler
American librarian and advocate (1859-1944)
1859 – 1944
librarian
Harriet Bates
Harriet Bates
American writer
1856 – 1886
novelistpoetwriter
Eva Emery Dye
Eva Emery Dye
American writer and women's suffrage advocate
1855 – 1947
novelisthistorianwriter
Isabella W. Blaney
Isabella W. Blaney
American activist in progressive politics and the women's suffrage movement in California
1854 – 1933
suffragistpolitician
Frances Dickinson
Frances Dickinson
American physician, clubwoman (1856-1945)
1856 – 1945
clubwomanophthalmologist
Edward A. Gilbert
American politician
1854 – 1935
politician
George W. Prince
George W. Prince
American politician
1854 – 1939
politicianlawyer
Ida Josephine Burgess
Ida Josephine Burgess
American artist (1855–1934)
1855 – 1934
artist
William E. Metzger
William E. Metzger
American automotive pioneer (1868-1933)
1868 – 1933
entrepreneur
Edmond H. Madison
Edmond H. Madison
American politician (1865-1911)
1865 – 1911
politicianlawyerjudge
Edward Capps
Edward Capps
American classical philologist and diplomat (1866–1950)
1866 – 1950
classical philologistart historianuniversity teacher
Belle Johnson
Belle Johnson
American photographer
1864 – 1945
photographer
William Jesse Goad Land
William Jesse Goad Land
U.S. botanist (1865-1942)
1865 – 1942
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Ruth Randall Edström
Ruth Randall Edström
American activist (1867-1944)
1867 – 1944
teacher
Pauline Palmer
Pauline Palmer
American painter (1867-1938)
1867 – 1938
painterartist
William Warfield Wilson
William Warfield Wilson
American politician, Illinois (1868-1942)
1868 – 1942
politicianlawyer
Oliver Henry Shoup
Oliver Henry Shoup
American politician (1869-1940)
1869 – 1940
governorpolitician
Lewis Stevenson
Lewis Stevenson
American politician
1868 – 1929
politician
Loren E. Wheeler
Loren E. Wheeler
American politician
1862 – 1932
politician
Martin D. Foster
Martin D. Foster
American politician
1861 – 1919
politician
Minerva Parker Nichols
Minerva Parker Nichols
American architect (1863–1949)
1863 – 1949
architectteacher
Norman Hapgood
Norman Hapgood
American diplomat, editor, writer and journalist
1868 – 1937
publisherjournalistbiographer
William A. Rodenberg
William A. Rodenberg
American politician (1865–1937)
1865 – 1937
politicianlawyer
William Sachtleben
William Sachtleben
American journalist, lecturer and touring cyclist
1868 – 1953
sport cyclistjournalist
Althea Warren
Althea Warren
director of the Los Angeles Public Library, president of the American Library Association
1866 – 1958
librarian
William David Barnes
William David Barnes
American lepidopterist and surgeon (1860 – 1930)
1860 – 1930
entomologistsurgeonlepidopterist
Ferdinand Ellerman
Ferdinand Ellerman
American astronomer (1869–1940)
1869 – 1940
astronomer
Lilian Bell
Lilian Bell
American novelist, travel writer
1867 – 1929
novelistwriter
Alma Webster Powell
Alma Webster Powell
American soprano
1869 – 1930
suffragistopera singerscreenwriter
Gertrude Breslau Hunt
Gertrude Breslau Hunt
American writer
1869 – 1952
writer
Francis Marshall
Francis Marshall
Brigadier General of the United States Army
1867 – 1922
military personnel
George Gardner Symons
American painter (1861-1930)
1861 – 1930
painter
Gertrude Le Brandt
American actress (1863-1955)
1863 – 1955
film actoractor
Daniel W. Hamilton
Daniel W. Hamilton
American politician (1861–1936)
1861 – 1936
politicianlawyerjudge
Bird Segle McGuire
Bird Segle McGuire
American politician (1865-1930)
1865 – 1930
rancherpoliticianlawyer
William Ellery Sweet
William Ellery Sweet
American politician (1869-1942)
1869 – 1942
governorentrepreneurpolitician
Howard Van Doren Shaw
American architect (1869–1926)
1869 – 1926
architect
J. Frank Duryea
J. Frank Duryea
American inventor
1869 – 1967
racing automobile driverinventorbusinessperson
James Robb Church
James Robb Church
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1866–1923)
1866 – 1923
military personnel
Ira Clifton Copley
Ira Clifton Copley
American publisher, politician, and utility tycoon (1864-1947)
1864 – 1947
publisherpolitician
Mary Bartelme
Mary Bartelme
American judge (1866–1954)
1866 – 1954
lawyerjudge
Alfred Juergens
Alfred Juergens
American painter (1866-1934)
1866 – 1934
painter
Joanna Baker
Joanna Baker
American linguist and child prodigy
1862 – 1935
academic
Helen Newell Garfield
Helen Newell Garfield
American socialite and advocate for deaf education
1866 – 1930
Mary Onahan Gallery
Mary Onahan Gallery
American writer, editor
1866 – 1941
editorwriter
Helen Bertram
Helen Bertram
American musical theatre actress (1865-1953)
1865 – 1953
actor
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