Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 75 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

John Fitzpatrick
John Fitzpatrick
American Major League Baseball coach (1904–1990)
1904 - 1990
baseball player
Jim Knapp
American jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator
1939 - 2021
jazz trumpetermusic educatorjazz musician
Reidar Otto
Reidar Otto
Norwegian theater director
1890 - 1959
theatre directortheatre manager
John G. Fary
John G. Fary
U.S. Representative from Illinois (1911-1984)
1911 - 1984
politician
Ky Ebright
Ky Ebright
American rowing coach
1894 - 1979
rowing coach
Luke Nelson
American baseball player
1893 - 1985
baseball player
Dale Barnstable
Dale Barnstable
American basketball player (1925-2019)
1925 - 2019
basketball coachbasketball player
Paul Eagler
Paul Eagler
American cinematographer and special effects artist (1890–1961)
1890 - 1961
cinematographerphotographer
Ruth VanSickle Ford
American artist (1897–1989)
1898 - 1980
painterartist
Lewis Hanback
Lewis Hanback
American politician (1839-1897)
1839 - 1897
politicianlawyerjudge
Walter Paepcke
American businessman
1896 - 1960
industrialist
Jess Kirkpatrick
Jess Kirkpatrick
American actor (1897-1976)
1897 - 1976
television actoractor
Neil J. Linehan
Neil J. Linehan
American politician (1895-1967)
1895 - 1967
politician
Darell Garretson
American basketball referee
1932 - 2008
basketball official
Herman Hack
actor (1899-1967)
1899 - 1967
television actoractor
Robert Neu
American basketball player
1917 - 1971
basketball player
Emily Lansingh Muir
Emily Lansingh Muir
American artist (1904-2003)
1904 - 2003
activistenvironmentalistsculptor
Jerome Hall
Jerome Hall
American legal scholar and academic (1901-1992)
1901 - 1992
legal scholar
Juozas Jurgėla
Juozas Jurgėla
Lithuanian basketball player
1911 - 1961
basketball player
George W. Crane
American journalist (1901–1995)
1901 - 1995
journalistpsychologistwriter
Otto Kolar
American basketball player (1911–1995)
1911 - 1995
basketball player
Dick Kokos
American baseball player
1928 - 1986
baseball player
Dick Wakefield
Dick Wakefield
American baseball player (1921-1985)
1921 - 1985
baseball player
Robert Wilson Patterson
Robert Wilson Patterson
American newspaper editor (1850–1910)
1850 - 1910
editor
Abe Bowman
Abe Bowman
American baseball player (1893-1979)
1893 - 1979
baseball player
Vince McGowan
American basketball player
1913 - 1982
basketball player
Glenn Allan Millikan
American physiologist (1906–1947)
1906 - 1947
biochemistphysiologist
Min Matheson
Min Matheson
American union organizer
1909 - 1992
labor leaderunion organizer
Don Stonesifer
Don Stonesifer
American football player
1927 - 2021
American football player
Jack Ozburn
American basketball player
1913 - 1969
basketball player
Harlan Eugene Tarbell
Harlan Eugene Tarbell
American magician (1890–1960)
1890 - 1960
magicianwriter
William David O'Brien
Catholic bishop (1878–1962)
1878 - 1962
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Doriot Anthony Dwyer
American musician (1922-2020)
1922 - 2020
flautistmusician
Ruth Morris Bakwin
American pediatrician and child psychologist (1898-1985)
1898 - 1985
art collectorpediatricianpsychologist
Oscar Edward Meinzer
Oscar Edward Meinzer
American hydrogeologist (1876–1948)
1876 - 1948
hydrogeologistgeophysicistresearcher
Eleanor Coleman
Eleanor Coleman
American swimmer
1905 - 1978
swimmer
Maluma
Maluma
agronomist (1888–1974)
1888 - 1974
soil scientistagronomistuniversity teacher
Dorothy Larsen
Dorothy Larsen
Danish opera singer (1911-1990)
1911 - 1990
opera singer
Lou Gordon
American football player (1908-1976)
1908 - 1976
American football player
Ed Francis
Ed Francis
American professional wrestler, promoter (1926-2016)
1926 - 2016
professional wrestlerpromoter
Charles I. Barber
American architect (1887-1962)
1887 - 1962
architect
Sybil Brand
Sybil Brand
American human rights activist
1899 - 2004
human rights defender
Robert William Porter
United States federal judge (1926-1991)
1926 - 1991
lawyerjudge
Rolf Forsberg
American director and writer (1925–2017)
1925 - 2017
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Fred Sanderson
American tennis player
1872 - 1928
tennis player
Martha Capps Oliver
Martha Capps Oliver
American poet, hymnwriter (1845-1917)
1845 - 1917
poetwriter
Delbert Dwight Davis
American zoologist (1908-1965)
1908 - 1965
mammalogistherpetologistzoologist
Julian Leonard Street
Julian Leonard Street
American writer
1879 - 1947
journalistwriter
Lowell Richard Bayles
American air racer
1900 - 1931
aircraft pilot
Harris Laning
Harris Laning
United States admiral
1873 - 1941
non-fiction writermilitary officer
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