Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 72 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Jacques Benedict
American architect (1879–1948)
1879 – 1948
architect
Jack Powell
Jack Powell
American baseball player
1874 – 1944
baseball player
Jack Hendricks
Jack Hendricks
American baseball player, coach, manager
1875 – 1943
baseball player
Frank W. Fries
Frank W. Fries
American politician (1893-1980)
1893 – 1980
politician
FBG Duck
American rapper
1993 – 2020
rapper
Doc Gorman
American football player (1893-1938)
1893 – 1938
American football playerdentist
Jack Franklin
Jack Franklin
American baseball player (1919-1991)
1919 – 1991
baseball player
Frances Crane
American writer
1890 – 1981
novelistjournalist
Germany Schaefer
Germany Schaefer
American baseball player and coach (1846–1919)
1876 – 1919
baseball player
Nick Noble
Nick Noble
American pop and country singer (1926-2012)
1926 – 2012
songwritersinger
Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford
Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford
mother of U.S. President Gerald Ford (1892–1967)
1892 – 1967
politician
Norm Larsen
American chemist
1923 – 1970
chemist
Floyd MacMillan Davis
Floyd MacMillan Davis
American painter and illustrator (1896-1966)
1896 – 1966
painter
Duke Slater
American football player (1898-1966)
1898 – 1966
American football player
Michael Dempsey
Catholic bishop (1918–1974)
1918 – 1974
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Dwight Deere Wiman
actor, playwright, director, Broadway producer (1895-1951)
1895 – 1951
actor
Ralph Baker
Ralph Baker
American gridiron football player (1902-1977)
1902 – 1977
American football player
Earl Hamilton
Earl Hamilton
American baseball player
1891 – 1968
baseball player
Agnes Lee
Agnes Lee
American poet (1862–1939)
1862 – 1939
translatorpoet
Jeremiah D. Botkin
Jeremiah D. Botkin
American politician (1849-1921)
1849 – 1921
politician
Tom Asmussen
American baseball player (1878-1963)
1878 – 1963
baseball player
Edwin R. Chess
Edwin R. Chess
United States Air Force general
1913 – 2000
Catholic priestmilitary officer
William J. Ruane
American money manager, businessman and philanthropist (1925–2005)
1925 – 2005
philanthropist
David Sills
American jurist
1938 – 2011
politicianlawyerjudge
Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes
American baseball player (1878–1956)
1878 – 1956
baseball player
David S. Cunningham, Jr.
David S. Cunningham, Jr.
American politician
1935 – 2017
politician
Jimmy Murphy
Jimmy Murphy
cartoonist
1891 – 1965
editorial cartoonistcomics artist
Chester Edward Ide
American composer and music teacher (1878–1944)
1878 – 1944
composerteacher
Olga Burgoyne
actor (1878-1974)
1878 – 1974
dancerartistactor
Joe Weiss
Joe Weiss
first baseman for the Chicago Whales
1894 – 1967
baseball player
John Baptist Franz
Catholic bishop
1896 – 1992
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
John Bischoff
John Bischoff
American baseball player (1894-1981)
1894 – 1981
baseball player
John C. Kluczynski
John C. Kluczynski
American politician (1896–1975)
1896 – 1975
politician
Egbert Hamilton Walker
American botanist (1899-1991)
1899 – 1991
explorerbotanist
Paul Fryxell
American botanist (1927-2011)
1927 – 2011
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
John M. Olin
John M. Olin
American businessman (1892-1982)
1892 – 1982
chemistinventorbusinessperson
Dave Kocourek
Dave Kocourek
American football player and announcer (1937-2013)
1937 – 2013
American football player
John Taylor Lewis
U.S. Army general (1894-1983)
1894 – 1983
military personnel
Chris Anderson
American jazz pianist (1926-2008)
1926 – 2008
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Ralph Alswang
American designer (1916-1979)
1916 – 1979
film producerlighting designercostume designer
Don McNeill
Don McNeill
American radio personality (1907–1996)
1907 – 1996
radio personality
August Karl Reischauer
American missionary (1879-1971)
1879 – 1971
religious studies scholarmissionary
Al Smith
Al Smith
left-handed pitcher (1907-1977)
1907 – 1977
baseball player
Paul Sanasardo
Paul Sanasardo
American choreographer
1928
dancerchoreographer
Charles Lincoln Edwards
Charles Lincoln Edwards
American zoologist
1863 – 1937
zoologist
Helen West Heller
American painter, sculptor (1872–1955)
1872 – 1955
paintersculptorpoet
Wilbur Hatch
American composer (1902-1969)
1902 – 1969
composer
Laurence F. Arnold
Laurence F. Arnold
American politician (1891-1966)
1891 – 1966
politicianlawyer
Charlotte Gower Chapman
Charlotte Gower Chapman
American ethnologist
1902 – 1982
anthropologist
Pauline Dohn Rudolph
Pauline Dohn Rudolph
American painter
1865 – 1934
painter
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