Biographical Records

Notable People from Illinois

6,022 notable figures born in Illinois, showing page 98 of 121, ranked by historical prominence.

Josephine C. Lawney
Josephine C. Lawney
American physician, college administrator and medical missionary
1881 - 1962
missionaryphysician
Lew Sarett
American poet and professor (1888-1954)
1888 - 1954
professorpoet
Margaret Fay Whittemore
Margaret Fay Whittemore
American suffragist (1884–1937)
1884 - 1937
suffragist
James Crane
James Crane
American actor (1889–1968)
1889 - 1968
actor
Paddy Quinn
American baseball player
1849 - 1909
baseball player
Cora Meek
American quiltmaker (1889-2001)
1889 - 2001
housewife
St. Croix Johnstone
St. Croix Johnstone
American aviator
1887 - 1911
aircraft pilot
Joseph Bartholomew
Joseph Bartholomew
American politician (1843-1901)
1843 - 1901
politicianlawyerjudge
Johnny Mince
American musician (1912–1994)
1912 - 1994
jazz musiciansaxophonistclarinetist
Elizabeth Norton
American artist (1887-1985)
1887 - 1985
printmakersculptorpainter
Mildred Considine
Mildred Considine
American screenwriter (1887–1933)
1887 - 1933
writerscreenwriter
Richard J. Finnegan
American newspaper editor
1884 - 1955
journalist
Edward William Carlson
American painter
1883 - 1932
painter
Henriette Alice McCrea-Metcalf
Henriette Alice McCrea-Metcalf
American translator and socialite
1888 - 1981
socialitetranslatorwriter
David Ivar Swanson
American politician
1884 - 1950
politician
Herbert Ryman
Disney Imagineer and Fine Artist (1910-1989)
1910 - 1989
layout artistart director
Jesse Knight
Jesse Knight
American businessman (1845–1921)
1845 - 1921
explorer
Robert Zimmerman
Canadian swimmer
1881 - 1980
swimmer
Cale James Holder
United States federal judge (1912-1983)
1912 - 1983
military officerlawyerjudge
Bob Bracken
American football player (1885-1965)
1885 - 1965
American football player
Carl Maston
American architect (1915-1992)
1915 - 1992
architect
Bob Brown
American writer and publisher
1886 - 1959
poet
Cecil Garriott
Cecil Garriott
Major League Baseball player
1916 - 1990
baseball player
Charles C. Bradley
American geologist
1911 - 2002
geologist
Jonathan J. Smith
American businessman, newspaper editor, and politician
1844 - 1916
journalistediting staffeditor
Charlie Epperson
basketball player
1919 - 1996
basketball player
Chet Covington
American baseball player
1910 - 1976
baseball player
Chet Murphy
American tennis player
1917 - 2016
tennis coachtennis player
Berle Adams
American music industry executive (1917-2009)
1917 - 2009
music executive
Bert Haas
American baseball player
1914 - 1999
baseball player
Bill Cox
Bill Cox
American baseball player
1913 - 1988
baseball playerpolitician
Bill DeCorrevont
Bill DeCorrevont
American football player (1918-1995)
1918 - 1995
American football player
Bill Idelson
Bill Idelson
American actor
1919 - 2007
television actorvoice actortelevision producer
Bill Mussey
Bill Mussey
American politician (1913-2000)
1913 - 2000
politician
Billy Holm
Billy Holm
American baseball player
1912 - 1977
baseball player
Billy Sullivan Jr.
American baseball player (1910–1994)
1910 - 1994
baseball player
Bob Carpenter
American baseball player
1917 - 2005
baseball player
Bob MacLeod
American football and basketball player (1917–2003)
1917 - 2002
American football playerbasketball player
Bob Swisher
American football player (1914-1979)
1914 - 1979
American football player
Boone Guyton
United States naval aviator
1913 - 1996
autobiographer
George Caithamer
Chicago White Sox catcher
1910 - 1954
baseball player
Henry Anson Castle
Henry Anson Castle
American politician (1841–1916)
1841 - 1916
politician
Ida Forsyne
dancer
1883 - 1983
dancer
Joseph W. Vance
Joseph W. Vance
American general (1841-1927)
1841 - 1927
businessperson
George Rock
American musician
1919 - 1988
trumpetersinger
George Veazey Strong
George Veazey Strong
United States general (1880-1946)
1880 - 1946
military personnel
Clara H. Scott
American composer, hymnwriter, and publisher
1841 - 1897
hymnwriterpublishercomposer
George Cutshaw
George Cutshaw
American baseball player
1887 - 1973
baseball player
Truman W. Brophy
Truman W. Brophy
American dentist (1848–1928)
1848 - 1928
dentist
George Caleb Wright
American architect (1889-1973)
1889 - 1973
architect
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