Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 80 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Wilson Frost
American politician
1927 - 2018
lawyer
Otto Herman Swezey
American entomologist (1869–1959)
1869 - 1959
scientific collectorbotanical collectorentomologist
Mary Tracy Earle
Mary Tracy Earle
American writer (1864-1955)
1864 - 1955
writer
Stanton R. Cook
Stanton R. Cook
American newspaper executive (1925–2015)
1925 - 2015
businessperson
Cora Smith Eaton
Cora Smith Eaton
American physician, suffragist, mountaineer and botanical collector (1867-1939)
1867 - 1939
suffragistmountaineerbotanical collector
Bill Conroy
Bill Conroy
American baseball player (1915-1997)
1915 - 1997
baseball player
Bernice Robinson
American athletics competitor
1927 - 2019
athletics competitor
Charles Clark
American jazz bassist and cellist (1945–1969)
1945 - 1969
musician
Emerson Cole
American football player (1927-2019)
1927 - 2019
American football player
Sharon Ambrose
American politician
1939 - 2017
politician
Sam Greenlee
Novelist, poet
1930 - 2014
novelistpoetscreenwriter
Alvin Wistert
Alvin Wistert
American football player (1916-2005)
1916 - 2005
American football player
Ronnie Knox
Ronnie Knox
American football player (1935-1992)
1935 - 1992
American football player
Jay Rosenberg
American philosopher (1942–2008)
1942 - 2008
philosopheruniversity teacher
G. J. Langford
G. J. Langford
American politician
1862 - 1917
politician
Benjamin Aaron
American lawyer, scholar, and civil servant
1915 - 2007
juristlawyer
Floyd Chalmers
Canadian editor, publisher and philanthropist (1898–1993)
1898 - 1993
autobiographerbiographer
Chick Fraser
Chick Fraser
American baseball player
1873 - 1940
baseball player
John Cook
John Cook
Illinois politician and a general in the Union Army
1825 - 1910
military officerpolitician
Bo Molenda
American football player and coach (1905-1986)
1905 - 1986
American football player
Charley O'Leary
Charley O'Leary
American baseball player and coach (1875–1941)
1875 - 1941
baseball player
Laura Guerite
Laura Guerite
American vaudeville performer (1879-1947)
1879 - 1947
vaudeville performeractor
Richie Niemiera
Professional basketball player
1921 - 2003
basketball player
Green Berry Raum
Green Berry Raum
Union United States Army general and politician (1829–1909)
1829 - 1909
Brigadegeneralmilitary officerjurist
Harry Jacobs
American football player
1937 - 2021
American football player
Mary Aldis
Mary Aldis
American poet and playwright
1872 - 1949
playwrightpoet
Charles R. Morin
Charles R. Morin
American billiards player
1870 - 1947
carom billiards player
Vic Lockman
American cartoonist
1927 - 2017
comics artist
Edward Lincoln Abel
American politician
1860 - 1926
politicianlawyer
Murray M. Harris
American musician
1866 - 1922
organ builder
Fanny Hatton
Fanny Hatton
American screenwriter, playwright
1875 - 1939
playwrightactorscreenwriter
Bob Lackey
American basketball player (1949-2002)
1949 - 2002
basketball player
Gerald L. Geison
American historian
1943 - 2001
historian
Edward Laning
Edward Laning
artist (1906-1981)
1906 - 1981
painter
Chloethiel Woodard Smith
Chloethiel Woodard Smith
American architect (1910-1992)
1910 - 1992
architect
Charley Reynolds
Charley Reynolds
American soldier
1842 - 1876
soldiermilitary personnel
Ronald Zinn
American racewalker (1939-1965)
1939 - 1965
racewalkermilitary officer
Ronald Steel
American historian
1931 - 2023
journalistuniversity teacherhistorian
Henry Carl Luckey
Henry Carl Luckey
American politician (1868-1956)
1868 - 1956
politician
Ron Tomme
American actor (1931-2005)
1931 - 2005
television actoractor
Ron Miller
American football quarterback
1939 - 2012
American football player
William N. Baltz
William N. Baltz
American politician (1860-1943)
1860 - 1943
politician
Bud Clancy
Bud Clancy
American baseball player (1900-1968)
1900 - 1968
baseball player
Eddie Rudolph
American speed skater (1941–2009)
1941 - 2009
speed skater
Margaret Webb Dreyer
Margaret Webb Dreyer
American artist (1911-1976)
1911 - 1976
painterart dealer
Rick Holbrook
American weightlifter (1948-2007)
1948 - 2007
weightlifter
Robert L. Wilson
Robert L. Wilson
US Marine (1920-1944)
1920 - 1944
military personnel
John G. Cawelti
American writer (1929–2022)
1929 - 2022
literary scholarnovelistliterary critic
Thomas R. Fitzgerald
American judge (1941–2015)
1941 - 2015
lawyerjudge
Sam Bass Warner
Sam Bass Warner
American lawyer (1889-1979)
1889 - 1979
lawyer
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