Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 82 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Elmer Charles Bigelow
Elmer Charles Bigelow
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1920 - 1945
military personnel
Erv Dusak
Erv Dusak
American baseball player
1920 - 1994
baseball player
Alexander Soper
Alexander Soper
American art historian
1904 - 1993
art historian
R. Douglas Stuart, Jr.
R. Douglas Stuart, Jr.
American diplomat
1916 - 2014
peace activistdiplomat
Arthur W. Bates
American actor (1883-1972)
1892 - 1972
clerkconductoractor
Paul Florence
Paul Florence
American baseball player (1900–1986)
1900 - 1986
baseball player
Pete Burnside
Pete Burnside
American baseball player (1930–2022)
1930 - 2022
baseball player
Campbell Dickson
Campbell Dickson
American gridiron football player (1904-1958)
1904 - 1958
American football playerathletics competitor
Paul Werner Gast
American geologist (1930-1973)
1930 - 1973
geologist
Emerson C. Itschner
Emerson C. Itschner
American military engineer; recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1903–1995)
1903 - 1995
military engineer
Gary "Chicken" Hirsh
American musician
1940 - 2021
drummer
Walter Mummery
Canadian ice hockey player (1893-1974)
1893 - 1974
ice hockey player
Harry Anderson
American artist (1906-1996)
1906 - 1996
painterartist
Lew Lipton
American actor
1893 - 1961
screenwriter
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
American businessman and United States Naval aviator (1898–1973)
1898 - 1973
businessperson
Ewart Abner
Ewart Abner
American music industry executive (1923-1997)
1923 - 1997
music executive
Gary Wagner
American baseball player
1940 - 2026
baseball player
Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield
Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield
American politician
1870 - 1940
politicianlawyer
Hugh Prosser
American actor (1900-1952)
1900 - 1952
television actoractor
Robert Dale Morgan
Robert Dale Morgan
United States federal judge (1912-2002)
1912 - 2002
lawyerjudge
Robert E. Gerstung
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1915–1979)
1915 - 1979
military personnel
Harry Parker
Harry Parker
American baseball player (1947-2012)
1947 - 2012
baseball player
Robert E. Lee
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (1912–1993)
1912 - 1993
politician
W. S. McCormack
American politician
1863 - 1946
politician
Mel Hunter
American illustrator (1927–2004)
1927 - 2004
scientific illustratorillustratorwriter
William Young
American playwright, writer, and actor (1847–1920)
1847 - 1920
playwright
James Dapogny
American musician (1940–2019)
1940 - 2019
jazz musicianmusicologistbandleader
James Dewar
American baker, inventor of the Twinkie (1897-1985)
1897 - 1985
businessperson
Merri Dee
American journalist
1936 - 2022
journalist
William P. Malm
American ethnomusicologist
1928 - 2024
ethnomusicologistmusicologistanthropologist
Clyde Emrich
American weightlifter (1931–2021)
1931 - 2021
weightlifter
Franklin Rosemont
Franklin Rosemont
Poet and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group
1943 - 2009
trade unionistanarchistgraphic artist
Bell Elliott Palmer
Bell Elliott Palmer
American writer
1873 - 1947
writer
Mary Hastings Bradley
American writer
1882 - 1976
novelistjournalistwar correspondent
Harold Edwards
American mathematician (1936–2020)
1936 - 2020
historian of mathematicsuniversity teachermathematician
Roland R. Conklin
Roland R. Conklin
American financier (1858–1938)
1858 - 1938
financierbusinessperson
Thomas Park
American ecologist (1908–1992)
1908 - 1992
ecologist
William Jayne
William Jayne
Physician and statesman (1826-1916)
1826 - 1916
politician
Arthur J. Schmitt
inventor, manufacturing genius, and philanthropist (1893-1971)
1893 - 1971
inventor
Clifton James
American musician (1936–2006)
1936 - 2006
musician
Bob Christian
American baseball player
1945 - 1974
baseball player
Janet Maguire
American composer
1927 - 2019
journalistmusic criticcomposer
Melvin Vaniman
Melvin Vaniman
American opera singer, aviator and photographer (1866-1912)
1866 - 1912
photographer
Raymond S. McKeough
Raymond S. McKeough
American politician (1888-1979)
1888 - 1979
politician
Lee Pierce Butler
American academic
1884 - 1953
library scientistlibrarian
Franklin McMahon
Franklin McMahon
artist and journalist (1921–2012)
1921 - 2012
journalistartist
Nan Gindele
Nan Gindele
American javelin thrower
1910 - 1992
javelin thrower
Katherine Sanford
American cell biologist (1915-2005)
1915 - 2005
biologist
James L. Day
James L. Day
U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1925-1998)
1925 - 1998
military officer
Carl Bell
American psychiatrist
1947 - 2019
psychiatristphysician
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