Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 97 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Joseph A. McChristian
Joseph A. McChristian
United States general (1914-2005)
1914 - 2005
military personnel
Joseph W. Ozbourn
Joseph W. Ozbourn
U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1919–1944)
1919 - 1944
military personnel
Joy Bale Boone
Kentucky woman during the Civil Rights Era
1912 - 2002
writer
Junior Thompson
Junior Thompson
American baseball player (1917-2006)
1917 - 2006
baseball player
Ken Ernst
cartoonist
1918 - 1985
comics artist
Ken Sears
American baseball player (1917-1968)
1917 - 1968
baseball player
Ken Silvestri
American baseball player, coach, manager
1916 - 1992
baseball player
Dave Callahan
American baseball player (1888-1969)
1888 - 1969
baseball player
Leo Rodak
American boxer (1913-1991)
1913 - 1991
boxer
Leonard Victor Finder
American journalist
1910 - 1969
magazine writerpublisherlawyer
Curtis Redden
Curtis Redden
American football player and coach
1881 - 1919
American football playerbaseball playerlawyer
Harry Brinkley Bass
Harry Brinkley Bass
United States Navy pilot
1916 - 1944
military officer
Julius B. Richmond
Julius B. Richmond
United States Surgeon General
1916 - 2008
child psychiatristpediatrician
Judy Martin
American country music singer, musician
1917 - 1951
country singerradio personalitysongwriter
Johnny Hutchings
Johnny Hutchings
American baseball player
1916 - 1963
baseball player
Jake Nagode
Professional basketball player
1915 - 1976
basketball player
Tim Baar
visual effects artist (1912-1977)
1912 - 1977
artist
Paul Kell
American football player (1915-1977)
1915 - 1977
American football player
Stan Zadel
American basketball player
1916 - 1982
basketball player
Chelso Tamagno
Chelso Tamagno
American basketball player
1912 - 1986
basketball player
Charles Hutter
American swimmer, Olympic athlete (1916-1989)
1916 - 1989
swimmer
Nick Etten
American baseball player
1913 - 1990
baseball player
Roy Henshaw
American baseball player (1911-1993)
1911 - 1993
baseball player
Claude J. Hunt
Claude J. Hunt
American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
1886 - 1962
American football coachbasketball coach
Sally Insul
American actress (1916-2008)
1916 - 2008
stage actorfilm actortelevision actor
Sam Jethroe
Sam Jethroe
American baseball player
1918 - 2001
baseball player
Spencer Odom
Pianist-arranger
1913 - 1962
pianist
Tom Foley
professional baseball player (1847-1896)
1847 - 1896
baseball player
Steve Reid
American football player (1914-2009)
1914 - 2009
American football player
Thalia Mara
American ballet teacher and author (1911–2003)
1911 - 2003
ballet dancerteacherwriter
Tommy Nelson
American baseball player (1917-1973)
1917 - 1973
baseball player
Victor S. Johnson, Jr.
American businessman (1916–2008)
1916 - 2008
businessperson
Vito R. Bertoldo
Vito R. Bertoldo
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1916–1966)
1916 - 1966
military personnel
Helen Wells
artist
1910 - 1986
novelistwriter
Waldemar F. A. Wendt
Waldemar F. A. Wendt
United States admiral (1912-1997)
1912 - 1997
military officer
Theodore P. Gilman
Theodore P. Gilman
New York banker and politician (1841–1930)
1841 - 1930
banker
Walter X. Young
Recipient of the Naval Cross (1918–1942)
1918 - 1942
military officer
Robert Eakin
Robert Eakin
American judge (1848-1917)
1848 - 1917
lawyerjudge
Whitey Wistert
Whitey Wistert
College Hall of Fame American football player, professional baseball player (1912-1985)
1912 - 1985
American football playerbaseball playermilitary officer
William A. Brockett
William A. Brockett
United States admiral (1914-1984)
1914 - 1984
non-fiction writermilitary officerengineer
William B. Rowe
American artist (1910-1955)
1910 - 1955
painter
William B. Tabler
American architect
1914 - 2004
architect
William Murphy
American tennis player
1917 - 2005
tennis coachtennis player
William O. Farber
university professor (1910-2007)
1910 - 2007
university teacherpolitical scientist
William Robert Ming
American lawyer and activist (1911-1973)
1911 - 1973
lawyer
Edward Piszek
Edward Piszek
American businessman (1916–2004)
1916 - 2004
businesspersonwriter
Bert Graham
baseball player
1886 - 1971
baseball player
James Aloysius Rafferty
James Aloysius Rafferty
American industrialist (1886–1951)
1886 - 1951
industrialist
Irma La Pierre
Irma La Pierre
American actress
1881 - 1951
actor
Alice Barnett
Alice Barnett
American composer (1888-1975)
1886 - 1975
composer
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