Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 66 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Ira Waddell Clokey
American botanist and mining engineer (1878-1950)
1878 – 1950
scientific collectormining engineerbotanist
Harvey Shapiro
Harvey Shapiro
American poet and editor (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
poet
Florence Holbrook
Florence Holbrook
American educator and author (1860–1932)
1860 – 1932
children's writerteacher
Ed McNamara
Canadian actor
1921 – 1986
television actoractor
Nevin William Hayes
U.S. Roman Catholic religious clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Chicago.
1922 – 1988
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Jay M. Gould
American epidemiologist and economist (1915–2005)
1915 – 2005
epidemiologisteconomist
Ralph M. Wiltgen
American Catholic priest, missionary and journalist (1921-2007)
1921 – 2007
missionarypriest
Harry G. Garland
Harry G. Garland
American businessman
1899 – 1972
businessperson
Mary Servoss
Mary Servoss
American actress
1888 – 1968
actor
Al Stiller
American cyclist (1923-2004)
1923 – 2004
sport cyclist
Anthony M. Rud
American author
1893 – 1942
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Carl Lundgren
Carl Lundgren
American baseball player and coach (1880-1934)
1880 – 1934
baseball player
Johnny Karras
American football player (1928-2008)
1928 – 2008
American football player
Byron Gay
Byron Gay
American songwriter (1886-1945)
1886 – 1945
songwritercomposerscientist
Barbara Crane
American photographer (1928–2019)
1928 – 2019
university teacherphotographer
Charles Nicoletti
American mobster (1916-1977)
1916 – 1977
Lee Wilde
Lee Wilde
American actress (1922-2015)
1922 – 2015
actor
Lyn Wilde
Lyn Wilde
American actress (1922-2016)
1922 – 2016
actor
Nathan Lerner
American photographer (1913-1997)
1913 – 1997
photographer
Joanne H. Alter
American politician in Illinois (1927-2008)
1927 – 2008
politician
John W. Burton
American cinematographer and producer (1906-1978)
1906 – 1978
film producercinematographer
Carl Christ
American economist (1923-2017)
1923 – 2017
university teachereconomist
Ernani Bernardi
Ernani Bernardi
American musician
1911 – 2006
saxophonistmusicianpolitician
Charles Phillip Johnson
Charles Phillip Johnson
American politician, Missouri
1836 – 1920
politicianlawyer
James W. Montgomery
James W. Montgomery
American bishop
1921 – 2019
Anglican priest
June Leaf
American artist (1929–2024)
1929 – 2024
draftspersonsculptorpainter
Ross T. Bell
Ross T. Bell
U.S. entomologist (1929–2019)
1929 – 2019
entomologist
Stephen T. Worland
Stephen T. Worland
American economist (1923-2017)
1923 – 2017
economist
F. L. Wallace
American writer (1915-2004)
1915 – 2004
science fiction writernovelist
Marvin Zuckerman
American psychologist
1928 – 2018
university teacherpsychologist
Frances Foy
American painter (1890 –1963)
1890 – 1963
printmakeretcherpainter
Bert Daniels
Bert Daniels
American baseball player (1882–1958)
1882 – 1958
baseball player
John E. Kilmer
John E. Kilmer
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1930 – 1952
military personnel
Barbara Wersba
American author (1932–2018)
1932 – 2018
young adult authorchildren's writerliterary critic
Etta Hawkins
Etta Hawkins
American actress (1865-1945)
1865 – 1945
stage actoractor
Biff Schaller
Biff Schaller
American baseball player (1889-1939)
1889 – 1939
baseball player
William D. Boies
William D. Boies
American politician (1857-1932)
1857 – 1932
politicianlawyerjudge
Nathan Frank
Nathan Frank
American politician (1852-1931)
1852 – 1931
juristpoliticianlawyer
Herbert Earl Grier
Herbert Earl Grier
American electrical engineer (1911–1999)
1911 – 1999
engineer
Joseph Weil
Joseph Weil
American fraudster (1875–1976)
1875 – 1976
businessperson
Frank Melrose
American musician (1907-1941)
1907 – 1941
jazz musicianpianist
James Cutsinger
American author (1953–2020)
1953 – 2020
academictheologian
Jean Rabe
American writer
1957 – 2026
electronic literature writerrole-playing game designernovelist
Jellybean Johnson
Jellybean Johnson
American musician
1956 – 2025
musician
John Joseph Seerley
John Joseph Seerley
American politician (1852-1931)
1852 – 1931
politicianlawyer
Frank F. Ross
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1867 – 1936
military personnel
William H. Gest
American politician (1838-1912)
1838 – 1912
lawyerpoliticianjudge
C. Louise Boehringer
C. Louise Boehringer
American politician; superintendent of schools (1878-1956)
1878 – 1956
politician
kari edwards
American poet, artist
1954 – 2006
poetwriter
Robert Siegel
American writer (1939-2012)
1939 – 2012
children's writeruniversity teacherpoet
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