Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 78 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Jerry G. Bishop
American broadcaster
1936 - 2013
announcer
Thomas G. Lyons
Thomas G. Lyons
American politician
1931 - 2007
politician
Ray Jerome Baker
Ray Jerome Baker
American photographer, film maker and lecturer (1880–1972)
1880 - 1972
photographer
William Coleman
American historian
1934 - 1988
historian of science
Edmund J. Stack
Edmund J. Stack
American politician (1874-1957)
1874 - 1957
politicianlawyer
Richard McPherren Cabeen
Richard McPherren Cabeen
American philatelist (1887–1969)
1887 - 1969
philatelisttext editorwriter
Bonnie Poe
American actress
1912 - 1993
film actorvoice actoractor
John Francis Grady
John Francis Grady
United States federal judge
1929 - 2019
lawyerjudge
Grace Ravlin
American artist (1885–1956)
1885 - 1956
painterartist
Jerry Barber
professional golfer (1916-1994)
1916 - 1994
golfer
John Francis Mitchell
American electronics engineer (1928–2009)
1928 - 2009
engineer
Glenn O. Coleman
American artist (1887-1932)
1887 - 1932
printmakerpainter
Lloyd Lonergan
Lloyd Lonergan
American screenwriter (1870-1937)
1870 - 1937
film directorscreenwriter
James Wainwright
American actor
1938 - 1999
film actortelevision actor
James R. Cargill
American businessman (1923–2006)
1923 - 2006
businessperson
Andrew J. McKenna
American businessman
1929 - 2023
chairperson
Ken Englund
screenwriter
1914 - 1993
screenwriter
Thomas Hynes
Thomas Hynes
American politician in Illinois (1938-2019)
1938 - 2019
politicianlawyer
Frank Quilici
Frank Quilici
American baseball player
1939 - 2018
baseball player
Gordon Curran Stewart
American publisher, speechwriter, academic
1939 - 2014
theatre directorfilm directorconductor
Nathaniel Fish Moore
Nathaniel Fish Moore
American university administrator (1782–1872)
1782 - 1872
librarianteacherphotographer
Martha E. Williams
information scientist
1934 - 2007
documentalist
George Pierce
George Pierce
American baseball player (1888-1935)
1888 - 1935
baseball player
H. Gary Morse
American businessman (1936-2014)
1936 - 2014
businessperson
Edward "Moose" Cholak
Edward "Moose" Cholak
American professional wrestler
1930 - 2002
professional wrestlerengineer
Franklin P. Peterson
American mathematician and topologist
1930 - 2000
university teachertopologistmathematician
Tom Hamilton
Tom Hamilton
American football player (1905-1994)
1905 - 1994
American football playermilitary officercoach
Jerry Stalcup
American football player
1938 - 2025
American football player
Douglas R. Mills
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1907–1993)
1907 - 1993
basketball coachbasketball player
Perry Schwartz
American football player (1915-2001)
1915 - 2001
American football player
Tony Kaufmann
Tony Kaufmann
American baseball player (1900-1982)
1900 - 1982
baseball player
Ralph Works
Ralph Works
American baseball player (1888-1941)
1888 - 1941
baseball player
June Beebe
golfer (1913-2003)
1913 - 2003
golfer
Bradley M. Glass
American politician
1931 - 2015
politicianlawyer
Ed Mars
Ed Mars
19th-century major league baseball player
1866 - 1941
baseball player
Mabel Landry
American long jumper and sprinter
1932 - 2025
long jumpersprinter
Polly Wolfe
Polly Wolfe
American baseball player (1888-1938)
1888 - 1938
baseball player
Johnny Ostrowski
Johnny Ostrowski
American baseball player (1917–1992)
1917 - 1992
baseball player
Betty G. Miller
American painter
1934 - 2012
painter
Lynn Brenton
Lynn Brenton
American baseball player
1889 - 1968
baseball player
William J. Campbell
William J. Campbell
American Air Force general
1931 - 2017
military officer
Ernie Krueger
Ernie Krueger
American baseball player
1890 - 1976
baseball player
Dutch Hoffman
Major League Baseball outfielder (1904-1962)
1904 - 1962
baseball player
John Ott
John Ott
American photographer (1909–2000)
1909 - 2000
inventorcinematographercinematograph
Dick Barwegan
Dick Barwegan
American football player (1921-1966)
1921 - 1966
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Kenneth E. Bailey
American author, teacher and linguist (1930-2016)
1930 - 2016
linguistuniversity teachertheologian
Etienne de Boré
Etienne de Boré
American politician
1740 - 1820
politician
Jerome Kass
American screenwriter
1937 - 2015
playwrightscreenwriter
James P. Hosty
American FBI agent (1924-2011)
1924 - 2011
military personnel
Daniel M. Cohen
American ichthyologist (1930-2017)
1930 - 2017
ichthyologistcuratorzoologist
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