Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 83 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

George A. Williams
George A. Williams
American politician, Nebraska (1864-1946)
1864 - 1946
politician
Gus Nall
American painter
1919 - 1995
painter
Edwin J. Brown
Edwin J. Brown
Seattle mayor; American politician and dentist
1864 - 1941
politician
Walter William Head
Walter William Head
American businessman (1877-1954)
1877 - 1954
businessperson
George Hilton
American historian and economist (1925-2014)
1925 - 2014
historianeconomist
William Louis Beatty
William Louis Beatty
United States federal judge
1925 - 2001
lawyerjudge
Emily Taft Douglas
Emily Taft Douglas
American politician (1899-1994)
1899 - 1994
politician
Harry J. Tuthill
Harry J. Tuthill
American cartoonist (1886–1957)
1886 - 1957
cartoonistcomics artist
Dale Swann
American actor (1948-2009)
1948 - 2009
television actoractor
Daniel Wafena Bell
Daniel Wafena Bell
American civil servant & banker (1891-1971)
1891 - 1971
civil servantbankerjurist
Darlene Tompkins
American actress (1940-2019)
1940 - 2019
film actoractor
Benjamin Goodwin Chitwood
American nematologist
1907 - 1972
nematologist
Dave Scholz
American basketball player
1948 - 2015
basketball player
Pirie MacDonald
Pirie MacDonald
American photographer (1867–1942)
1867 - 1942
photographer
Walter Stanley Haines
Walter Stanley Haines
American forensic scientist
1850 - 1923
forensic scientist
George O'Donnell
American baseball player
1929 - 2012
baseball player
Cal Lepore
Cal Lepore
American football official
1919 - 2002
athlete
Judy Tenuta
Judy Tenuta
American comedian (1949–2022)
1949 - 2022
film directormusicianrecord producer
Robert Marshall Root
Robert Marshall Root
American artist (1863–1937)
1863 - 1937
artist
Lloyd Rudolph
Political thinker
1927 - 2016
university teacherpolitical scientistpedagogue
Archie Lang
actor (1920-2016)
1920 - 2016
television actoractor
Elizabeth Wright Ingraham
American architect
1922 - 2013
architect
Jack Collom
Jack Collom
American writer
1931 - 2017
ornithologistpoetnaturalist
Thomas Rogers
American novelist and educator (1927–2007)
1927 - 2007
novelistliterary criticuniversity teacher
Paul Callaway
Paul Callaway
American organist and choral conductor (1909–1995)
1909 - 1995
organistcomposer
Eugene Linden
American conductor
1912 - 1983
conductor
Joe Grace
Joe Grace
American baseball player
1914 - 1969
baseball player
Margaret Horton Potter
Margaret Horton Potter
American novelist
1881 - 1911
novelistauthor
Robert H. Mohlenbrock
botanist
1931 - 2024
floristbotanistuniversity teacher
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
American businessman
1918 - 2007
car dealer
Roger Charles Sullivan
Roger Charles Sullivan
American politician (1861-1920)
1861 - 1920
politician
Andree Rexroth
Andree Rexroth
American painter (1902-1940)
1902 - 1940
painter
Kuhne Beveridge
Kuhne Beveridge
American sculptor
1874 - 2000
sculptor
Lyn Blumenthal
American artist
1949 - 1988
video artisttelevision producerartist
Eddie Hoh
Eddie Hoh
American drummer (1944–2015)
1944 - 2015
drummer
Hugh M. Rigney
Hugh M. Rigney
American politician
1873 - 1950
politician
James M. Riggs
James M. Riggs
American politician from Illinois (1839-1933)
1839 - 1933
politicianlawyerjudge
David Prosser Jr.
David Prosser Jr.
Wisconsin judge, politician
1942 - 2024
politicianlawyerjudge
George Hogan
American basketball player (1915-1965)
1915 - 1965
basketball player
Samuel Cook Edsall
Samuel Cook Edsall
American bishop
1860 - 1917
Catholic priest
William B. Black
American politician, Illinios (1941–2023)
1941 - 2023
politician
Jim Currie
American basketball player (1916-1987)
1916 - 1987
basketball player
William R. Haine
American politician (1944-2021)
1944 - 2021
politicianlawyer
Frank B. Cooper
Frank B. Cooper
American education administrator
1855 - 1930
academic administratoreducator
Tim Foley
Tim Foley
American football player
1948 - 2023
Amway distributorAmerican football player
Nat Hiken
American radio and television, writer, producer, and songwriter (1914-1968)
1914 - 1968
film directorsongwritertelevision producer
Albert Sendrey
composer, arranger and conductor
1911 - 2003
conductor
Paul Cohen
American record producer, music business executive; President of the Country Music Association (CMA)
1908 - 1970
music executiverecord producercomposer
Frederick William Foxworthy
botanist (1877-1950)
1877 - 1950
botanistbiologist
Milt Bocek
American baseball player (1912–2007)
1912 - 2007
baseball player
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