Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 61 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Don Hanrahan
Professional basketball player
1929 – 2010
basketball player
Gene Stump
former American professional basketball player
1923 – 2014
basketball player
Jack Burmaster
Jack Burmaster
American basketball player-coach (1926-2005)
1926 – 2005
basketball coachbasketball player
Jake Fendley
basketball player (1929-2002)
1929 – 2002
basketball player
Clancy Sigal
Clancy Sigal
American novelist and screenwriter (1926–2017)
1926 – 2017
film screenwriternovelistjournalist
James Samuel Harris
American musician
1927
musicianpianist
Jack Creley
actor (1926-2004)
1926 – 2004
film actortelevision actortheatre director
Norman Simmons
Norman Simmons
pianist and arranger (1929–2021)
1929 – 2021
jazz musicianuniversity teachermusician
Jim Olin
Jim Olin
American politician (1920-2006)
1920 – 2006
politician
Fred Jacobs
American professional basketball player (1922-2008)
1922 – 2008
basketball player
Ralph G. Martin
Ralph G. Martin
American biographer
1920 – 2013
journalistbiographerauthor
Grant Golden
American tennis player (1929-2018)
1929 – 2018
tennis player
Jack Lindquist
American businessman (1927–2016)
1927 – 2016
advertising persondirectorbusinessperson
Jimmy Evert
US tennis coach, 1923-2015
1923 – 2015
tennis coachtennis player
Anne Howard
American actress (1925-1991)
1925 – 1991
film actoractor
Robert Komer
Robert Komer
American diplomat
1922 – 2000
policy advisordiplomatambassador
Barbara T. Bowman
co-founder of the Erikson Institute
1928 – 2024
educatorwriter
Ben F. Meyer
Canadian theologian
1927 – 1995
theologianhistorian
Bert Andrews
American photographer (1929–1993)
1929 – 1993
photographer
Bill Fischer
Bill Fischer
American football player (1927-2017)
1927 – 2017
American football player
Billy Grammer
Billy Grammer
musician (1925-2011)
1925 – 2011
guitaristsongwritersinger
Billy Pearson
Billy Pearson
American jockey (1920-2002)
1920 – 2002
jockeyart dealeractor
Bob Gibe
American swimmer, Olympian (1928-2005)
1928 – 2005
swimmer
Bob Bain
American jazz guitarist
1924 – 2018
jazz guitarist
Raymond F. Clevenger
Raymond F. Clevenger
American politician (1926-2016)
1926 – 2016
politicianlawyer
William S. Massey
American mathematician
1920 – 2017
topologistuniversity teachermathematician
William Thomas Hart
William Thomas Hart
United States federal judge
1929 – 2023
lawyerjudge
Brunon Godlewski
Brunon Godlewski
Polish military personnel (1924-1989)
1924 – 1989
military personnel
Wilbur Zelinsky
American geographer (1921–2013)
1921 – 2013
geographer
Earl Dodd
American professional basketball player (1924-2004)
1924 – 2004
basketball player
Ken McBride
American professional basketball player (1929–2005)
1929 – 2005
basketball player
Frankie Albert
Frankie Albert
American football player and coach
1920 – 2002
American football coachAmerican football player
George E. Shipley
George E. Shipley
American politician
1927 – 2003
politician
George Meyer
American soccer player
1923
association football playerassociation football coach
Harlan Anderson
American engineer and entrepreneur (1929–2019)
1929 – 2019
engineer
Irwin Bazelon
American composer (1922–1995)
1922 – 1995
conductorcomposer
Bill Putnam
American audio engineer, producer, and studio designer (1920–1989)
1920 – 1989
songwriterrecord produceraudio engineer
William P. McGivern
American writer (1922–1982)
1922 – 1982
novelistscreenwriter
George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician (1921–1977)
1921 – 1977
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
Mac Speedie
Mac Speedie
American football player and coach (1920-1993)
1920 – 1993
American football coachCanadian football playerAmerican football player
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick
American jazz musician (1929–1991)
1929 – 1991
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
John W. Baldwin
American historian (1929-2015)
1929 – 2015
historian
Mary Morello
Mary Morello
American activist
1923
podcasterteacher
Paul Alter
American television director (1922–2011)
1922 – 2011
television directortelevision producercomposer
Ronnie Singer
Ronnie Singer
American musician (1928–1953)
1928 – 1953
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer
American baseball player
1923 – 1997
baseball player
Jerry Nagel
American basketball player (1928–1999)
1928 – 1999
basketball player
Charles L. Bartlett
American journalist
1921 – 2017
journalist
Charlotte Erickson
Charlotte Erickson
American historian (1923–2008)
1923 – 2008
university teacherhistorian
Ken Behring
Ken Behring
American real estate developer, former owner of the Seattle Seahawks, and philanthropist
1928 – 2019
businessperson
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