Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 70 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Walter E. Truemper
Walter E. Truemper
Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1918-1944)
1918 – 1944
navigator
Frank Roth
Frank Roth
American baseball player and coach (1878-1955)
1878 – 1955
baseball player
Howie Shanks
Howie Shanks
American baseball player (1890–1941)
1890 – 1941
baseball player
Ed Swartwood
Ed Swartwood
American baseball player
1859 – 1924
baseball player
Roger Joseph Kiley
Roger Joseph Kiley
United States federal judge (1900-1974)
1900 – 1974
American football playerlawyerjudge
Cy Warman
Cy Warman
American writer (1855–1914)
1855 – 1914
journalistwriter
Virginia Graham
Virginia Graham
American television personality (1912–1998)
1912 – 1998
television personalityjournalist
Frank La Forge
Frank La Forge
American composer and pianist (1879–1953)
1879 – 1953
pianistcomposer
Charles Dazey
Charles Dazey
American writer (1855–1938)
1855 – 1938
writer
Louis Wilke
American basketball coach and administrator (1896–1962)
1896 – 1962
basketball coach
Harold Luhnow
American businessman (1895-1978)
1895 – 1978
businessperson
Bill McClellan
Bill McClellan
Major League Baseball player (1856–1929)
1856 – 1929
baseball player
Bruce Campbell Hopper
Bruce Campbell Hopper
political scientist (1892–1973)
1892 – 1973
political scientist
Benjamin Nathaniel Smith
American racial spree killer (1978-1999)
1978 – 1999
spree killer
DJ Funk
DJ Funk
American musician
1971 – 2025
record producerdisc jockeycomposer
Vilma Ebsen
American actress (1911-2007)
1911 – 2007
film actordanceractor
Richard Bevan Austin
Richard Bevan Austin
United States federal judge (1901–1977)
1901 – 1977
lawyerjudge
Theophilus Brown
American artist (1919-2012)
1919 – 2012
painter
Rex Enright
American college football player, professional football player, college football coach, college basketball coach (1901-1960)
1901 – 1960
American football playerbasketball coachmilitary officer
Jordan Belson
American artist and filmmaker (1926–2011)
1926 – 2011
directorfilm directorfilmmaker
Reginald C. Harmon
Reginald C. Harmon
American Air Force general (1900–1992)
1900 – 1992
military officerlawyer
Joyce Chiang
Joyce Chiang
American murder victim
1970 – 1999
lawyer
Edward S. Michael
Edward S. Michael
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
1918 – 1994
military officer
Arthur M. Beaupre
Arthur M. Beaupre
American diplomat
1853 – 1919
diplomatlawyer
Earl Zindars
American Jazz composer (1927–2005)
1927 – 2005
jazz musicianpercussionistuniversity teacher
Arthur L. Wagner
Arthur L. Wagner
United States brigadier general and military instructor (1853–1905)
1853 – 1905
military scientistauthorcolonel
Nell Martin
American writer
1890 – 1961
novelistwriter
Loring Mandel
American writer
1928 – 2020
playwrightwriterscreenwriter
Jack Barlow
American singer (1924-2011)
1924 – 2011
songwritersinger
Will Davis
Jazz pianist (1926–1984)
1926 – 1984
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Andrew Huse
American food historian and writer (1973–2025)
1973 – 2025
historianlibrarianwriter
Steve Kordek
Pinball innovator (1911–2012)
1911 – 2012
inventorbusinessperson
Frank Walsh
Frank Walsh
professional golfer
1902 – 1992
golfer
Oliver Gibson
American football player
1972 – 2025
American football playerbasketball player
Mamie Eva Keith
American supercentenarian (1873-1986)
1873 – 1986
teacher
Bea Barrett
golfer
1916 – 2002
golfer
M. Larry Lawrence
American diplomat
1926 – 1996
diplomat
Zachary Taylor Davis
American architect
1869 – 1946
architect
Kyle Calloway
Player of American football (1987-2016)
1987 – 2016
American football player
Charles Bidwill
American football franchise owner (1895–1947)
1895 – 1947
lawyer
William Whiting Borden
William Whiting Borden
American missionary
1887 – 1913
missionary
Roger Touhy
Roger Touhy
American mob boss (1898–1959)
1898 – 1959
military personnel
Naomi Sager
Computational linguistics expert
1927
mathematiciancomputer scientist
Ed Levinson
American criminal and gambling operator
1899 – 1981
businessperson
Russell W. Keeney
Russell W. Keeney
American politician
1897 – 1958
politicianlawyerjudge
S. Charles Lee
American architect (1899-1990)
1899 – 1990
architect
John Lorenzo Griffith
John Lorenzo Griffith
American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator (1877-1944)
1877 – 1944
baseball playerathletics competitorbasketball coach
L. William O'Connell
American cinematographer (1890–1985)
1890 – 1985
cinematographer
Troy Sanders
American musician
1901 – 1959
lyricistsongwritercomposer
Robert Bruce Chiperfield
Robert Bruce Chiperfield
American politician (1899-1971)
1899 – 1971
politicianlawyer
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