Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 87 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Jerry Valentine
American jazz trombonist
1914 - 1983
music arranger
Leo Binz
Catholic archbishop
1900 - 1979
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Main Bocher
American fashion designer (1890–1976)
1890 - 1976
fashion designer
Marie Litta
Marie Litta
American opera singer (1856–1883)
1856 - 1883
opera singer
Lucia Gueth
American female golfer
1890 - 1960
golfer
Max C. Starkloff
Max C. Starkloff
St. Louis Health Commissioner during the 1918-1920 flu pandemic
1858 - 1942
physician
Susan E. Cannon Allen
African-American suffragist
1859 - 1935
suffragist
Arthur Fickenscher
American composer (1871-1954)
1871 - 1954
pianistcomposer
Arthur Gilman
Arthur Gilman
United States writer and educator
1837 - 1909
philanthropistpedagogueediting staff
Jemeel Moondoc
Jemeel Moondoc
American jazz saxophonist (1951–2021)
1951 - 2021
jazz saxophonist
F. Kenneth Iverson
American manager (1925–2002)
1925 - 2002
manager
Joseph C. Rich
American politician in Idaho (1841-1908)
1841 - 1908
politicianlawyerjudge
Seymour Greenberg
American tennis player (1920–2006)
1920 - 2006
tennis player
Ann Hardy
American computer programmer, pioneer of computer time-sharing systems
1933 - 2023
programmer
Olga Jonasson
American transplant surgeon
1934 - 2006
physician
Gerald O. Young
Gerald O. Young
Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1930–1990)
1930 - 1990
military officer
Frank Price
American television writer and executive
1930 - 2025
military personnel
Donna Merwick
Australian historian (1932-2021)
1932 - 2021
university teacherhistorian
John Acker
American politician and entrepreneur
1870 - 1933
entrepreneurpolitician
Alfred R. Page
Alfred R. Page
American politician (1859–1931)
1859 - 1931
politicianlawyerjudge
George W. Lindberg
George W. Lindberg
United States federal judge (1932-2019)
1932 - 2019
politicianlawyerjudge
Paul G. Blazer
Paul G. Blazer
American businessman, promoter of education (1890–1966)
1890 - 1966
entrepreneur
Henry C. Boren
American historian (1921–2013)
1921 - 2013
historian of classical antiquityclassical scholaruniversity teacher
Broadus Erle
American musician (1918–1977)
1918 - 1977
violinist
Noble Brandon Judah
Noble Brandon Judah
American lawyer and politician (1884-1938)
1884 - 1938
diplomatpolitician
Arnold Hauser
Arnold Hauser
Major League Baseball shortstop
1888 - 1966
baseball player
Anne Friedberg
Chair of Critical Studies Division, University of Southern California (1952-2009)
1952 - 2009
cultural studies scholarfilm scholaruniversity teacher
Aaron Ruben
television director (1914-2010)
1914 - 2010
television directortelevision producerscreenwriter
Abbott Lawrence Pattison
Abbott Lawrence Pattison
American artist (1916–1999)
1916 - 1999
artist
Victor Gold
American journalist (1928–2017)
1928 - 2017
public relations consultantjournalistpress secretary
David Ely
science fiction writer
1927 - 2021
science fiction writerwriter
Howard M. Snapp
American politician (1855-1938)
1855 - 1938
politicianlawyer
Frank Ray Perilli
actor (1925-2018)
1925 - 2018
film produceractorscreenwriter
Leon Forrest
American novelist (1937–1997)
1937 - 1997
novelist
Israel A. Smith
Israel A. Smith
fourth Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Community of Christ)
1876 - 1958
politician
Larry Novak
American musician
1933 - 2020
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Sophus Jensen
American water polo player
1889 - 1945
water polo player
Inglis M. Uppercu
Inglis M. Uppercu
American business executive
1877 - 1944
aircraft pilotentrepreneur
Lanny D. Schmidt
Lanny D. Schmidt
American physical chemist (1938-2020)
1938 - 2020
chemist
Ken Sorensen
Ken Sorensen
American politician
1934 - 2012
politician
Karl Wirsum
American artist (1939–2021)
1939 - 2021
draftspersonpainter
James Yaffe
James Yaffe
American writer (1927-2017)
1927 - 2017
dramaturgeauthorwriter
Fred Wampler
Fred Wampler
American politician (1909–1999)
1909 - 1999
politician
Charlie Trotter
American chef and restaurateur (1959-2013)
1959 - 2013
chefrestaurateurcook
Karel deLeeuw
American mathematician (1930-1978)
1930 - 1978
university teachermathematician
Justin Leiber
Justin Leiber
American philosopher and writer (1938-2016)
1938 - 2016
science fiction writernovelistphilosopher
Leo Erdody
American composer (1888-1949)
1888 - 1949
film score composerconductorcomposer
Irene Britton Smith
American composer (1907-1999)
1907 - 1999
composer
Myron Coureval Fagan
American writer (1887–1972)
1887 - 1972
film directorfilm producerplaywright
Dave Bergman
Dave Bergman
American baseball player
1953 - 2015
baseball player
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