Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 89 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Merryle Rukeyser
Merryle Rukeyser
American journalist
1897 - 1988
journalist
Milton Angier
American javelin thrower
1899 - 1967
javelin thrower
Mush Crawford
American football player (1898-1966)
1898 - 1966
American football player
Charlie Blackburn
American baseball player
1895 - 1984
baseball player
Owen McIntosh Burns
Owen McIntosh Burns
United States federal judge (1892–1952)
1892 - 1952
lawyerjudge
Paul Butler
Paul Butler
American heir, businessman and polo player
1892 - 1981
polo playerbusinessperson
Polydore Beaulac
Polydore Beaulac
Canadian politician (1893–1981)
1893 - 1981
politician
Ralph Horween
Ralph Horween
American football player and coach (1896-1997)
1896 - 1997
American football playermilitary officerlawyer
George W. Rochester
George W. Rochester
American politician
1899 - 1984
politician
Rayna Prohme
American journalist
1894 - 1927
journalist
Esmond R. Long
American biochemist
1890 - 1979
biochemist
Jimmy Tays
Jimmy Tays
American football player (1899-1986)
1899 - 1986
American football player
Frances E. Willis
Frances E. Willis
U.S. diplomat (1899-1983)
1899 - 1983
diplomat
Studley Oldham Burroughs
American artist (1892-1949)
1892 - 1949
cartoonistillustrator
Louie E. Lewis
Louie E. Lewis
American politician, newspaper editor, and farmer (1893-1968)
1893 - 1968
journalisteditorpolitician
Will Foley
Will Foley
Major League Baseball player (1855–1916)
1855 - 1916
baseball player
Walter S. Horton
Walter S. Horton
American football player, lawyer (1857-1944)
1857 - 1944
American football playerlawyer
Franciszek Augustyn Prengel
Franciszek Augustyn Prengel
American Esperantist (1899–1945)
1899 - 1944
Esperantist
Theo Frenkel jr.
Theo Frenkel jr.
Dutch actor (1893–1955)
1893 - 1955
film actordirectoractor
Harry Hjörne
Harry Hjörne
Swedish journalist (1893–1969)
1893 - 1969
journalistwriter
Marcella Burke
American screenwriter (1896-1970)
1896 - 1970
journalistwriterscreenwriter
Egon von Petersdorff
German theologian and writer (1892–1963)
1892 - 1963
theologianauthorwriter
Harold Van Doren
American designer (1895–1957)
1895 - 1957
designer
Richard L. Wilson
Richard L. Wilson
American journalist (1905-1981)
1905 - 1981
journalist
Charles Kenneth Claunch
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
1899 - 1978
politician
Robert T. McLoskey
Robert T. McLoskey
American politician (1907-1990)
1907 - 1990
funeral directorpolitician
Roger O. Egeberg
Roger O. Egeberg
American physician (1902–1997)
1902 - 1997
physician
Charles Gossage Grey
Charles Gossage Grey
American flying ace (1894-1987)
1894 - 1987
flying ace
Carl Erickson
illustrator
1891 - 1958
fashion designerposter artist
Victor Lawson
Victor Lawson
American newspaper publisher (1850–1925)
1850 - 1925
publisher
Gray Gordon
American musician
1904 - 1976
saxophonistbandleader
Bruce Hartford
Bruce Hartford
American baseball player (1892-1975)
1892 - 1975
baseball player
Lloyd Hall
American chemist (1894–1971)
1894 - 1971
chemist
Douglas Wood
American film director
1901
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Dutch Marion
American football player (1902-1985)
1902 - 1985
American football player
Ed Grimes
Ed Grimes
baseball player
1905 - 1974
baseball player
Ed Taylor
American baseball player (1901-1992)
1901 - 1992
baseball player
Edgar Leeteg
American artist (1904-1953)
1904 - 1953
painter
Edna L. McRae
dancer
1902 - 1990
dancer
Edward Kimbark
American academic
1902 - 1982
university teacherelectrical engineer
Edward Wormley
American furniture designer (1907-1995)
1907 - 1995
furniture designerdesignerinterior designer
Edwin Albert Robson
United States federal judge
1905 - 1986
lawyerjudge
Elmer Gertz
American lawyer (1906-2000)
1906 - 2000
civil rights advocateliterary agentlawyer
Emil Yde
Emil Yde
American baseball player
1900 - 1968
baseball player
Ernest Samuels
American biographer (1903-1996)
1903 - 1996
biographerlawyer
Marion Orth
American screenwriter
1900 - 1984
screenwriter
Rudolph William Schroeder
Rudolph William Schroeder
American aviator (1885-1952)
1885 - 1952
test pilot
Osborne Theomun Olsen
Osborne Theomun Olsen
Chicago china decorator (1883-1971)
1883 - 1971
ceramicistartist
Art Badenoch
Art Badenoch
American football player
1884 - 1972
American football player
Mildred McMillen
American woodcutter (1884–1940)
1884 - 1940
artist
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