Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 71 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Herschel Smith
wrestler
1900 – 1964
amateur wrestler
Ronald B. Levinson
American philosopher (1896-1980)
1896 – 1980
philosopherclassical scholaruniversity teacher
Mel Henke
Mel Henke
American musician
1915 – 1979
musicianpianist
Barton Childs
American pediatrician and geneticist (1916–2010)
1916 – 2010
geneticistpediatrician
William G. Bainbridge
William G. Bainbridge
former Sergeant Major of the US Army (1925–2008)
1925 – 2008
military personnel
Jeff Pfeffer
Jeff Pfeffer
American baseball player (1888–1972)
1888 – 1972
baseball player
George Clements
George Clements
American priest (1932–2019)
1932 – 2019
religious leaderhuman rights defenderCatholic priest
William H. Luers
William H. Luers
American diplomat
1929 – 2025
diplomatmilitary officerambassador
George Robert Blakley Jr.
American cryptographer (1932-2018)
1932 – 2018
cryptographermathematiciancomputer scientist
James V. Heidinger
James V. Heidinger
American politician (1882–1945)
1882 – 1945
politicianlawyerteacher
Ray Blades
Ray Blades
American baseball player and coach (1896-1979)
1896 – 1979
baseball player
Fritz Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller
American baseball player
1907 – 1957
baseball player
Hal Carlson
Hal Carlson
American baseball player (1892-1930)
1892 – 1930
baseball player
Curtiss LaQ. Day
Curtiss LaQ. Day
American aviator
1895 – 1972
aircraft pilot
Asa C. Matthews
Asa C. Matthews
(1833-1908)
1833 – 1908
politicianjudge
Regina M. Anderson
Multi-racial playwright/librarian (1901–1993)
1901 – 1993
playwrightlibrarian
Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth
British politician (1898-1984)
1898 – 1984
art collectoraristocratpolitician
Gerald Thomas Bergan
Catholic archbishop (1892–1972)
1892 – 1972
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Johnny Sebastian
American basketball player
1921 – 2003
basketball player
G. Kendall Sharp
American judge
1934 – 2022
military officerlawyerjudge
Sigrid Schultz
Sigrid Schultz
American journalist (1893–1980)
1893 – 1980
newspaperpersonjournalist
Larry Chappell
Larry Chappell
American baseball player
1890 – 1918
baseball player
Marion Ashmore
Player of American football (1899-1948)
1899 – 1948
American football player
James T. Igoe
James T. Igoe
American politician (1883–1971)
1883 – 1971
politician
Freddie Roulette
Freddie Roulette
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist
1939 – 2022
guitarist
William T. Jeter
William T. Jeter
American politician
1850 – 1930
politicianlawyer
Fred Malek
American businessman (1936-2019)
1936 – 2019
entrepreneur
Skip Martin
American musician (1916-1976)
1916 – 1976
jazz musicianmusic arrangermusician
Janet Ayer Fairbank
Novelist, suffragette (1878–1951)
1878 – 1951
suffragistnovelistwriter
Edward Delos Churchill
American surgeon (1895-1972)
1895 – 1972
university teachersurgeon
Elmer G. Gilbert
American aerospace engineer (1930–2019)
1930 – 2019
military flight engineerengineer
James R. Buckley
James R. Buckley
American politician (1870–1945)
1870 – 1945
politician
Albert Tocco
American mobster
1929 – 2005
Jas Waters
American television writer and journalist
1980 – 2020
music journalisttelevision writer
Harold R. Atteridge
American composer, librettist and lyricist (1886–1938)
1886 – 1938
librettistlyricistsongwriter
John Mulholland
John Mulholland
American stage magician (1898–1970)
1898 – 1970
magician
Kenneth Mills Regan
Kenneth Mills Regan
American politician (1893-1959)
1893 – 1959
politician
John F. McGee
John F. McGee
United States federal judge (1861–1925)
1861 – 1925
lawyerjudge
Ollie Shoaff
Ollie Shoaff
American basketball player
1923 – 2001
basketball coachbasketball player
Richard Harvey Chambers
Richard Harvey Chambers
United States federal judge (1906-1994)
1906 – 1994
judge
Ducky Schofield
Ducky Schofield
American baseball player (1935–2022)
1935 – 2022
baseball player
Nancy Freedman
American writer (1920-2010)
1920 – 2010
noveliststage actorwriter
Eliza Pickrell Routt
Eliza Pickrell Routt
American activist and First Lady of Colorado
1839 – 1907
suffragette
John Howes
John Howes
Canadian academic (1924-2017)
1924 – 2017
academic
Jake Stahl
Jake Stahl
baseball player and manager
1879 – 1922
baseball player
Raymond James Vonesh
Catholic bishop
1916 – 1991
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Vernon Huber
Vernon Huber
United States admiral (1899–1967)
1899 – 1967
naval officermilitary officergovernor
John Taylor Hamilton
John Taylor Hamilton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1843-1925)
1843 – 1925
politician
Fred Brainard
Fred Brainard
Major League Baseball player
1892 – 1959
baseball player
Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan
Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan
United States federal judge (1897-1975)
1897 – 1975
lawyerjudge
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