Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 81 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Bill Garner
American basketball player
1940 - 2014
basketball player
Dan Hester
Professional basketball player
1948 - 2023
basketball player
Mark Scott
American actor (1915-1960)
1915 - 1960
television actortelevision presenteractor
Theodore Lettvin
American pianist and conductor (1926–2003)
1926 - 2003
music professormusic educatorpianist
Chester Rutecki
American boxer
1916 - 1976
boxer
John J. Louis Jr.
John J. Louis Jr.
American diplomat
1925 - 1995
diplomat
John Neely
American tennis player (1872–1941)
1872 - 1941
tennis player
Rita Walters
Rita Walters
American politician (1930-2020)
1930 - 2020
politician
Cecil Irwin
American musician (1902-1935)
1902 - 1935
jazz musician
John Rennicke
American professional basketball player (1929-2007)
1929 - 2007
baseball playerbasketball player
Richard Kapp
American conductor (1936-2006)
1936 - 2006
music arrangermusicianconductor
Michael Kenna
Michael Kenna
American politician (1857-1946)
1857 - 1946
politician
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Charlotte Thompson Reid
American politician
1913 - 2007
radio personalitypolitician
Ken Mayfield
American basketball player (1948–2025)
1948 - 2025
basketball player
Kim Mohan
American game designer (1949–2022)
1949 - 2022
role-playing game designerscience fiction writernovelist
Charles M. Thomson
Charles M. Thomson
American politician
1877 - 1943
politicianlawyerjudge
Marlbert Pradd
basketball player
1944 - 2014
basketball player
A. A. H. Tuttle
American politician
1820 - 1866
politicianjudge
Charles Herrold
Charles Herrold
American radio personality
1875 - 1948
radio personality
Richard Dunn
American actor (1936–2010)
1936 - 2010
television actoractor
George Skakel
American businessman
1892 - 1955
businessperson
Oliver A. Unger
Oliver A. Unger
American film and TV producer (1914–1981)
1914 - 1981
film producer
William A. Rusher
William A. Rusher
American political writer and columnist (1923–2011)
1923 - 2011
journalistlawyer
Louis Diage
set decorator (1905-1979)
1905 - 1979
scenographer
Einar Axel Malmstrom
Einar Axel Malmstrom
US Air Force officer (1907-1954)
1907 - 1954
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
Otto J. M. Smith
Professor of electrical engineering (1917–2009)
1917 - 2009
university teacherengineer
Eddie Malone
Eddie Malone
American baseball player (1920-2006)
1920 - 2006
baseball player
Richard Bradford
writer
1932 - 2002
novelistopinion journalistwriter
Edward J. Moskala
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1921 - 1945
military personnel
Ray Rippelmeyer
Ray Rippelmeyer
American baseball player
1933 - 2022
baseball player
George Paulus
American record producer
1948 - 2014
record producercomposer
Albert Kingsbury
Albert Kingsbury
American engineer and inventor (1863–1943)
1863 - 1943
inventor
Edward Moskal
American activist
1924 - 2005
entrepreneur
Al Myers
Al Myers
American baseball player (1863–1927)
1863 - 1927
baseball player
Enid A. Haupt
Enid A. Haupt
American philanthropist (1906-2005)
1906 - 2005
philanthropistpatron of the artsart collector
Al Atkinson
Major League Baseball player (1861-1952)
1861 - 1952
baseball player
Ralph Brill
Ralph Brill
American academic (1935-2019)
1935 - 2019
writer
Adelbert Althouse
Adelbert Althouse
29th Naval Governor of Guam (1869–1954)
1869 - 1954
military personnel
Paul Fentress
Paul Fentress
American field hockey player (1913-1983)
1913 - 1983
field hockey player
Albert Charles Schaeffer
American mathematician (1907–1957)
1907 - 1957
university teachermathematician
Miriam McKinnie
American painter (1906–1987)
1906 - 1987
painter
Sylvester Melvin
1851 - 1962
Mr. Imagination
American artist (1948-2012)
1948 - 2012
object artistsculptorartist
Emma Richardson Cherry
American painter of landscapes, still lives, and portraits (1859–1954)
1859 - 1954
painter
Paul Hume
Paul Hume
American journalist (1915–2001)
1915 - 2001
journalist
Paul Francis Tanner
Catholic bishop
1905 - 1994
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Alfred M. Wilson
Alfred M. Wilson
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1948-1969)
1948 - 1969
military personnel
Ed Farmer
Ed Farmer
American baseball player (1949-2020)
1949 - 2020
baseball player
Elmer Angsman
Elmer Angsman
Player of American football (1925-2002)
1925 - 2002
American football playertelevision presenterbusinessperson
Charles Edwin Odegaard
Charles Edwin Odegaard
(1911-1999) 19th president of the University of Washington
1911 - 1999
academichead teacherhistorian
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