Category: Illinois, Notables

Categories: United States of America, Notables | Illinois

This category contains profiles of individuals who are considered Notables of the State of Illinois.

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Illinois, Business Leaders (0, 5, 0)

Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame (0, 1, 0)

Illinois, Inventors (0, 7, 0)

Illinois, Politicians (7, 10, 0)

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陽一郞 (南部) Nambu 18 Jan 1921 日本東京府 - 05 Jul 2015

哲也 (藤田) Fujita 23 Oct 1920 日本福岡県北九州市 - 19 Nov 1998

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Benajmin Abruzzo 09 Jun 1930 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA - 11 Feb 1985

John Addams 12 Jul 1822 Sinking Spring, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Aug 1881

Laura Addams 06 Sep 1860 Cedarville, Stephenson, Illinois, United States - 21 May 1935

Donald Aldrich 24 Oct 1917 Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States - 03 May 1947

John Altgeld 30 Dec 1847 Nieder Selters, Hesse, Germany - 12 Mar 1902

Scott Altman 1950s

Henry Andrus 04 Nov 1844 Harlem Township, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 02 Feb 1935

George Armour 24 Apr 1812 Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland - 13 Jun 1881

Lewis Arquette 14 Dec 1935 Chicago, Illinois, United States - 10 Feb 2001

John Atwood 21 May 1850 Elgin, Ontario, Canada - 31 Aug 1930

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Betty Bailey 25 Apr 1929 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 13 Nov 2007

Durk Banks 1990s

John Bay 30 Nov 1928 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States - 07 Nov 1982

Frank Beardsley abt 12 Jan 1898 Salem, Henry County, Iowa, United States - 03 Jun 1960

Michael Bebb 23 Dec 1833 Paddy's Run, Butler, Ohio, United States - 05 Dec 1895

Arnold Beckman 10 Apr 1900 Cullom, Livingston, Illinois, United States - 18 May 2004

William (Beedle) Holden 17 Apr 1918 O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America - 16 Nov 1981

Dayvon Bennett 09 Aug 1994 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 06 Nov 2020

Edgar (Berggren) Bergen 16 Feb 1903 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 30 Sep 1978

Kenneth Berry 03 Nov 1933 Moline, Illinois, United States - 01 Dec 2018

Marcia Bertrand 09 May 1950 Blue Island, Illinois, United States - 27 Jan 2007

John Beveridge 06 Jul 1824 Greenwich, New York - 03 May 1910

Amos Blakemore 09 Dec 1934 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 15 Jan 1998

Shadrach Bond 24 Nov 1773 Frederick, Maryland - 12 Apr 1832

Levi Boone 06 Dec 1808 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 24 Jan 1882

William Borah 29 Jun 1865 Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, United States - 19 Jan 1940

Mary (Borden) Spears 15 May 1886 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Dec 1968

William Borden 01 Nov 1887 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 09 Apr 1913

Thomas Bosley 01 Oct 1927 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 19 Oct 2010

John Botkin 07 May 1853 Logan, Illinois, United States - 15 Dec 1928

James Bottomley 23 Apr 1900 Oglesby, Illinois, United States - 11 Dec 1959

Jesse Boulden 08 Oct 1820 Delaware, United States - 06 Mar 1899

Emil Brach 11 May 1859 Scheinwald, Germany - 29 Oct 1947

Ray Bradbury 22 Aug 1920 Waukegan, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 2012

David Bradley 08 Nov 1811 Groton, Tompkins County, New York, USA - 19 Feb 1899

Elizabeth (Bradwell) Helmer 20 Oct 1858 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 10 Jan 1927

André Braugher 01 Jul 1962 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 11 Dec 2023

Sidney Breese 15 Jul 1800 Whitesboro, Oneida, New York, United States - 27 Jun 1878

Chris Bridges 1970s

Bernard Brodie 20 May 1910 Illinois, United States - 24 Nov 1978

Charles Brooks 08 Mar 1897 Bureau, Illinois, United States - 14 Jan 1957

David Brooks 1960s

William Brown 23 Aug 1842 St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States - 01 Nov 1929

Orville Browning 10 Feb 1806 Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States - 10 Aug 1881

Lester Burnett 18 Mar 1911 Summum, Illinois, United States - 16 Feb 1967

Ronald Burns 09 Jul 1935 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States - 19 Nov 2007

Roland Burris 1930s

Edgar Burroughs 01 Sep 1875 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 19 Mar 1950

Living Bush

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Carl Cain 02 Aug 1934 Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States - 02 Jun 2024

Joseph Carroll 19 Mar 1910 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 20 Jan 1991

Bill Cassidy 1950s

Cornelius Coffey 06 Sep 1903 Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States - 02 Mar 1994

Judy (Cohen) Chicago 1930s

Myra (Colby) Bradwell 12 Feb 1831 Manchester, Vermont, United States - 14 Feb 1894

Elizabeth Coleman 26 Jan 1892 Atlanta, Cass, Texas, United States - 30 Apr 1926

Georgia (Collins) Brown 12 Jun 1918 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States - 21 Sep 1999

Jimmy Connors 1950s

Daniel Cook abt 1794 Scott, Kentucky, United States - 16 Oct 1827

William Craig 1940s

John Cromwell 11 Sep 1901 Henry, Marshall, Illinois, United States - 19 Nov 1943

David Cryer 1930s

Shelby Cullom 22 Nov 1829 Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States - 28 Jan 1914

Adrianne Curry 1980s

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Richard Daley 1940s

Shani Davis 1980s

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Janet (Davison) Rowley 05 Apr 1925 New York City, New York, United States - 13 Dec 2013

William Dieterich 31 Mar 1876 Cooperstown, Illinois, USA - 12 Oct 1940

Samuel Dunn 08 Mar 1877 Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States - 04 Jan 1958

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Ari Emanuel 1960s

Ezekiel Emanuel 1950s

Rahm Emanuel 1950s

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Darleen (Farnon) Carr 1950s

Charles Farwell 01 Jul 1823 Painted Post, New York, USA - 23 Sep 1903

Joseph Fifer 28 Oct 1840 Staunton, Virginia, United States - 06 Aug 1938

John Finley 19 Oct 1863 Grand Ridge, LaSalle, Illinois, United States - 07 Mar 1940

Peter Fitzgerald 1960s

Living Floyd

Living Freeman

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Josephine (Garis) Cochran 08 Mar 1839 Ashtabula, Ohio, United States - 03 Aug 1913

Merrick Garland 1950s

Joe Girardi 1960s

John Glessner 26 Jan 1843 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States - 20 Jan 1936

Joseph Glidden 18 Jan 1813 Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States - 09 Oct 1906

Barry Goldberg 25 Dec 1941 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 22 Jan 2025

William Goldman 12 Aug 1931 Cook County, Illinois, USA - 16 Nov 2018

Eugene Goldwasser 14 Oct 1922 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 17 Dec 2010

Steven Goodman 25 Jul 1948 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 20 Sep 1984

Tom Goss 1980s

Jim Grabowski 1940s

Bonita (Granville) Wrather 02 Feb 1923 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 11 Oct 1988

Dwight Green 09 Jan 1897 Ligonier, Perry Township, Noble, Indiana, United States - 20 Feb 1958

Fred Sheldon (Greenfield) Greene 08 Apr 1926 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 31 Dec 2023

Edward Greenleaf 03 Nov 1899 Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States - 15 Mar 1950

John Greenlees 16 Aug 1791 Machribeg, Southend, Argyll, Scotland - 30 Dec 1882

John Greer 1813 Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Jan 1891

Andrew Grene 06 Oct 1965 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 12 Jan 2010

Kathy Griffin 1960s

Greg Gumbel 03 May 1946 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 27 Dec 2024

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Grace (Hall) Hemingway 15 Jun 1872 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 28 Jun 1951

Dorothy Hamill 1950s

Herbie Hancock 1940s

Ruth (Hanna) Simms 27 Mar 1880 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 31 Dec 1944

Catherine (Hannigan) O'Leary abt 1827 Ireland - 03 Jul 1895

Charles Hayes 17 Feb 1918 Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, United States - 08 Apr 1997

Sean Hayes 1970s

Rickey (Henley) Henderson 25 Dec 1958 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 20 Dec 2024

Seymour Hersh 1930s

Albert Hopkins 15 Aug 1846 Cortland, Illinois, USA - 23 Aug 1922

Gerald Hoyt 29 Jan 1929 Chicago, Illinois - 10 Jul 1955

Alta Hulett 04 Jun 1854 Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 27 Mar 1877

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Burl Ives 14 Jun 1909 Jasper, Illinois, United States - 14 Apr 1995

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Eleanor (Jack) Gibson 07 Dec 1910 Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States - 30 Dec 2002

Living Jackson

Wilfred Jackson 24 Jan 1906 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 07 Aug 1988

William Jayne 08 Oct 1826 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States - 20 Mar 1916

Marilyn (Jones) Barrueta 28 Nov 1935 San Francisco, California, United States - 04 Nov 2010

Norman Judd 10 Jan 1815 - 11 Nov 1878

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Elias Kane 07 Jun 1794 New York City, New York, USA - 12 Dec 1835

Pearl Kendrick 24 Aug 1890 Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, United States - 08 Oct 1980

Germanicus Kent 31 May 1791 Suffield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Mar 1862

Joseph Kerwin 1930s

Meyer (Kessler) Ballantine 27 Sep 1917 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 03 Nov 2009

Mark Kirk 1950s

Walter Koenig 1930s

Virginia (Komiss) Graham 04 Jul 1912 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 22 Dec 1998

Stanley Kunz 26 Sep 1864 Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 23 Apr 1946

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John Landis 1950s

Kenesaw Landis 20 Nov 1866 Millville, Butler, Ohio, United States - 25 Nov 1944

Roderick La Rocque 29 Nov 1898 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 15 Oct 1969

Julia Lathrop 29 Jun 1858 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States - 15 Apr 1932

Donald Laz 17 May 1929 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - 21 Feb 1996

Evelyn (Lederer) Carol 30 Oct 1906 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 04 Feb 1982

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Mark Leiter 1960s

Lewis Lemon 1812 North Carolina, United States - 03 Sep 1877

Leonard Lepore 15 Apr 1919 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 07 Dec 2002

Thomas Lincoln 04 Apr 1853 Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States - 15 Jul 1871

Kelly Loeffler 1970s

John Logan 09 Feb 1826 Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States - 26 Dec 1886

John Looney abt 1865 Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, United States - abt 1947

William Lorimer 27 Apr 1861 Manchester, Lancashire, England - 13 Sep 1934

Frank Lowden 26 Jan 1861 Sunrise, Chisago, Minnesota, United States - 20 Mar 1943

Scott Lucas 19 Feb 1892 Cass County, Illinois, USA - 22 Feb 1968

Lonnie Lynn 1970s

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Justina Machado 1970s

Stephen Mack 02 Feb 1798 Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, United States - 10 Apr 1850

Marion (Mahoney) Griffin 14 Feb 1871 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 10 Aug 1961

Mary Dorothy Maloney 29 Jan 1924 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - 19 Jan 2018

Franklyn Margason 14 Nov 1933 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois - 01 Nov 2015

Jodi (Marzorati) Benson 1960s

Lowell Mason 25 Jul 1893 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 09 Jul 1983

William Mason 07 Jul 1850 Franklinville, New York, USA - 16 Jun 1921

Curtis Mayfield 03 Jun 1942 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 26 Dec 1999

Joseph Medill McCormick 16 May 1877 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 25 Feb 1925

Robert McCormick 30 Jul 1880 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America - 01 Apr 1955

William McCormick 02 Nov 1815 Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 27 Sep 1865

Perry McGillivray 05 Aug 1893 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 27 Jul 1944

William McKinley 05 Sep 1856 Petersburg, Illinois, USA - 07 Dec 1926

John McLean 04 Feb 1791 Greensboro, North Carolina, USA - 14 Oct 1830

Marjorie McMein 25 Jan 1889 Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States - 12 May 1949

Scott McPherson 13 Oct 1959 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States - 07 Nov 1992

Samuel McRoberts 12 Apr 1799 Maystown, Illinois, United states - 27 Mar 1843

Joseph Medill 06 Apr 1823 Dunns Corner, Petersville, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada - 16 Mar 1899

Pierre Menard 07 Oct 1766 Saint Antoine, Quebec Province, Bas-Canada - 13 Jun 1844

Joseph Mercola 1950s

Oscar (Michaux) Micheaux 02 Jan 1884 Illinois, United States - 25 Mar 1951

James Michels 18 Jan 1918 Chicago, Illinois - 17 Jan 1982

Living Mitchell

Harry Moore abt 09 Dec 1887 Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States - 13 Dec 1958

Buckner Morris 19 Aug 1800 Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky - 16 Dec 1879

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Diane Nash 1930s

Edmund Newell 27 Jul 1857 Chicago, Illinois, USA - 25 Dec 1915

Richard Nickel 31 May 1928 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America - 13 Apr 1972

Hugh Nicol 01 Jan 1858 Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 27 Jun 1921

Myron Nussbaum 29 Dec 1923 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 23 Dec 2023

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Chris O'Donnell 1970s

William Ogden 25 Jun 1805 Walton, Delaware County, New York, USA - 03 Aug 1877

Richard Ogilvie 22 Feb 1923 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - 10 May 1988

Robert O'Hare 06 May 1952 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 28 Sep 2012

Francis O'Neill 28 Aug 1848 Tralibane, County Cork, Ireland - 28 Jan 1936

John Ostrander 1940s

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John Palmer 13 Sep 1817 Scott County, Kentucky - 25 Sep 1900

Chuck Panozzo 1940s

Cecil Partee 10 Apr 1921 Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 16 Aug 1994

Hugh Patrick 11 May 1860 New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States - 01 Jan 1939

Joseph Patterson 06 Jan 1879 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 26 May 1946

Robert Patterson 30 Nov 1850 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 01 Apr 1910

Melvin (Peebles) Van Peebles 21 Aug 1932 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 21 Sep 2021

Charles Percy 27 Sep 1919 Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA - 17 Sep 2011

William Perry 31 May 1965 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 07 Aug 2023

David Peters 30 Jan 1911 Illinois, United States - 14 Jan 1956

Jewel (Plummer) Cobb 17 Jan 1924 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 01 Jan 2017

Jean Point du Sable 1745 Haiti - 28 Aug 1818

Deborah Pratt 1950s

J. B. Pritzker 1960s

Edward Proxmire 11 Nov 1915 Lake Forest, Illinois, USA - 15 Dec 2005

George Pullman 03 Mar 1831 Brocton, Chautauqua County, New York - 19 Oct 1897

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John Ratcliff 1960s

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