List of people from Chicago

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Chicago, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Chicago, Illinois.

Academics, science, and engineering

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Adler, DankmarDankmar Adler		Jul 3, 1844	Apr 16, 1900	Architect: designed the Guaranty Building, Chicago Stock Exchange Building, and Wainwright Building which is considered to be the world's first skyscraper	Lived and died in Chicago	[1]
Adler, MortimerMortimer Adler		Dec 28, 1902	Jun 28, 2001	Philosopher, educator, and popular author	University of Chicago professor; lived in Chicago	[2]
Akers, MilburnMilburn Akers		May 4, 1900	May 27, 1970	Born and worked in Chicago	President of Shimer College and Sun-Times editor	[3]
Alinsky, SaulSaul Alinsky		Jan 30, 1909	Jun 12, 1972	Community organizer and writer; considered to be the founder of modern community organizing	Born in Chicago	[4]
Bachelder, MyrtleMyrtle Bachelder		Mar 13, 1908	May 22, 1997	Metals chemist and Women's Army Corps officer; worked on the Manhattan Project	University of Chicago professor; lived and died in Chicago	[5]
Bathurst, CynthiaCynthia Bathurst				Mathematician and animal welfare advocate		[6]
Brodie, Allan G.Allan G. Brodie		Oct 31, 1897	Jan 2, 1976	Orthodontics educator		[7]
Bolotin, JacobJacob Bolotin		Jan 3, 1888	Apr 1, 1924	The world's first totally blind physician fully licensed to practice medicine.		[8]
Burnham, DanielDaniel Burnham		Sep 4, 1846	Jun 1, 1912	Architect		[9]
Camras, MarvinMarvin Camras		Jan 1, 1916	Jun 23, 1995	Inventor		[10]
Carpenter, PhiloPhilo Carpenter		Feb 27, 1805	Aug 7, 1886	First Chicago pharmacist		[11]
Collins, MarvaMarva Collins		Aug 31, 1936		Educator		[12]
Davis, Zachary TaylorZachary Taylor Davis		May 26, 1872	Dec 16, 1946	Architect		[13]
DePorter, Donald J.Donald J. DePorter		1942	1996	Philanthropist		[14]
Dewey, JohnJohn Dewey		Oct 20, 1859	Jun 1, 1952	Philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer; an early developer of pragmatism and one of the founders of functional psychology	University of Chicago Professor and founder of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools	[15]
Dittmar, G. WalterG. Walter Dittmar		1872	1949	First president of the Illinois State Dental Society		[16]
Du Brul, E. LloydE. Lloyd Du Brul		Apr 5, 1909	Jul 24, 1996	Dental anatomist		[17]
Dunbar, Helen FlandersHelen Flanders Dunbar		May 14, 1902	Aug 21, 1959	Early figure in U.S. psychosomatic medicine		[18]
Fox, Charles E.Charles E. Fox		Jul 1, 1870	Oct 31, 1926	Architect		[19]
Freed, James IngoJames Ingo Freed		Jun 23, 1930	Dec 15, 2005	Architect		[20]
Grene, MarjorieMarjorie Grene		Dec 13, 1910	Mar 16, 2009	Philosopher		[21]
Griffin, Marion MahonyMarion Mahony Griffin		Feb 14, 1871	Aug 10, 1961	Architect		[22]
Griffin, Walter BurleyWalter Burley Griffin		Nov 24, 1876	Feb 11, 1937	Architect		[23]
Hale, George ElleryGeorge Ellery Hale		Jun 29, 1868	Feb 21, 1938	Astronomer		[24]
Henius, MaxMax Henius		Jun 16, 1859	Nov 15, 1935	Biochemist; co-founder of American Brewing Academy		[25]
Holabird, John AugurJohn Augur Holabird		May 4, 1886	1945	Architect		[26]
Holabird, WilliamWilliam Holabird		Sep 11, 1854	Jul 19, 1923	Architect		[27]
Jahn, HelmutHelmut Jahn		Jan 4, 1940		Architect		[28]
Jenney, William Le BaronWilliam Le Baron Jenney		Sep 25, 1832	Jun 14, 1907	Architect		[29]
Kass, LeonLeon Kass		Feb 12, 1939		Writer and chair of The President's Council on Bioethics		[30]
Karter, PeterPeter Karter		1922	Mar 30, 2010	Nuclear engineer and pioneer of the recycling industry		[31]
Khan, FazlurFazlur Khan		Apr 3, 1929	Mar 27, 1982	Civil engineer		[32]
Krieglstein, WernerWerner Krieglstein		Oct 31, 1941		Philosopher, author, and actor; Fulbright Scholar; University of Chicago fellow and alum	Lived in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago	[33]
Lingo, T. D. A.T. D. A. Lingo		Dec 14, 1924	May 13, 1993	Folk singer, radio personality, brain researcher	Born in Chicago	[34]
Maher, George W.George W. Maher		Dec 25, 1864	Sep 12, 1926	Architect		[35]
Marshall, Benjamin H.Benjamin H. Marshall		1874	Jun 19, 1940	Architect		[36]
Massler, MauryMaury Massler		1912	1990	Dental educator		[37]
Maurice, Charles G.Charles G. Maurice				Dental educator		[38]
Maxwell, PhilipPhilip Maxwell		1799	1859	Early Chicago physician		[39]
Mies van der Rohe, LudwigLudwig Mies van der Rohe		Mar 27, 1886	Aug 19, 1969	Architect		[40]
Moody-Adams, MicheleMichele Moody-Adams				African American philosopher and academic administrator		[41]
Moorehead, Frederick B.Frederick B. Moorehead		1875	1944	Dental educator		[42]
Murphy, CharlesCharles Murphy		Feb 9, 1890	May 22, 1985	Architect		[43]
Noyes, Frederick BogueFrederick Bogue Noyes		1872	1961	Dental educator		[44]
Perkins, Dwight H.Dwight H. Perkins		Mar 26, 1867	Nov 2, 1941	Architect		[45]
Pearson, RalphRalph Pearson		1919		Inorganic chemist; developed the concept of hard and soft acids and bases (HSAB theory)	Born in Chicago	[46]
Read, Sister JoelSister Joel Read		Dec 30, 1926		President of Alverno College; longest-serving college president in U.S. history	Born in Chicago	[47]
Regensteiner, TheodoreTheodore Regensteiner		May 17, 1868		Inventor of the four-color lithographic press		[48]
Renfroe, Earl W.Earl W. Renfroe		Jan 9, 1907	Nov 14, 2000	Orthodontist and African-American activist		[49]
Roche, MartinMartin Roche		1853	1927	Architect		[50]
Root, John WellbornJohn Wellborn Root		Jan 10, 1850	Jan 15, 1891	Architect		[51]
Root, Jr., John WellbornJohn Wellborn Root, Jr.		1887	1963	Architect		[52]
Schour, IsaacIsaac Schour		1900	1964	President of the International Association for Dental Research		[53]
Spero, DonaldDonald Spero		Aug 9, 1939		American physicist; venture capitalist; and European Rowing Championships bronze medalist and Olympic rower (1964).		[54]
Strauss, LeoLeo Strauss		Sep 20, 1899	Oct 18, 1973	Political philosopher		[55]
Sullivan, LouisLouis Sullivan		Sep 3, 1856	Apr 14, 1924	Architect		[56]
Tylman, Stanley D.Stanley D. Tylman		1893	1982	Dental educator, wrote Theory and Practice of Crown and Bridge Prosthesis		[57]
Veblen, ThorsteinThorstein Veblen		Jul 30, 1857	Aug 3, 1929	Economist and social critic		[58]
Wright, Frank LloydFrank Lloyd Wright		Jun 8, 1867	Apr 9, 1959	Architect		[59]

Nobel laureates and Fields medalists

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Addams, JaneJane Addams		Sep 6, 1860	May 21, 1935	Social worker and activist; founder of Hull House; first American woman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1931)	Lived and died in Chicago	[60]
Bellow, SaulSaul Bellow		Jun 10, 1915	Apr 5, 2005	Author; Nobel laureates in Literature (1976); Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1976)	Grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago	[61]
Chandrasekhar, SubrahmanyanSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar		Oct 19, 1910	Aug 21, 1995	Astrophysicist; Nobel laureates in physics (1930)	University of Chicago professor; died in Chicago	[62]
Cronin, JamesJames Cronin		Sep 29, 1931		Nuclear physicist; Nobel laureates in physics (1964)	University of Chicago professor; born in Chicago	[63]
Drinfeld, VladimirVladimir Drinfeld		Feb 4, 1954		Pioneering mathematician; Fields medalist (1990)	University of Chicago professor	[64]
Franck, JamesJames Franck		Aug 26, 1882	May 21, 1964	Chemical physicist and member of the Manhattan Project; Nobel laureate in physics (1925)	Director of the Chemistry Division of the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago	[65]
Fermi, EnricoEnrico Fermi		Sep 29, 1901	Nov 28, 1954	Co-developer of the first nuclear reactor (Chicago Pile-1); Nobel laureate in physics (1938)	University of Chicago professor; died in Chicago	[66]
Friedman, MiltonMilton Friedman		Jul 31, 1912	Nov 16, 2006	Leader of the Chicago school of economics; Nobel laureate in economics (1976);	University of Chicago professor and graduate	[67]
Lederman, Leon M.Leon M. Lederman		Jul 15, 1922		Experimental physicist; Nobel laureates in physics (1988); Director Emeritus of Fermilab; founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy;	Illinois Institute of Technology professor	[68]
Nambu, YoichiroYoichiro Nambu		Jan 18, 1921	Jul 5, 2015	Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureates in physics (2008)	University of Chicago professor	[69]
Schultz, TheodoreTheodore Schultz		April 2, 1902	Feb 26, 1998	chair of the Chicago school of economics; Nobel laureate in economics (1979);	University of Chicago professor	[70]
Simon, Herbert A.Herbert A. Simon		Jun 15, 1916	Feb 9, 2001	Political, economic, psychological and computer science polymath; Nobel laureate in economic sciences (1978)	Illinois Institute of Technology professor and University of Chicago graduate	[71]
Smith, George E.George E. Smith		May 10, 1930		Applied physicist; co-inventor of the charge-coupled device; Nobel laureates in physics (2009)	University of Chicago graduate	[72]
Wilczek, FrankFrank Wilczek		May 15, 1951		Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureates in physics (2004)	Enrolled at the University of Chicago at 15 years old	[73]
Watson, James D.James D. Watson	[[File:|80px]]	April 6, 1928		Biologist; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1962) Proposed the correct structure for DNA with Francis Crick while a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Sir Lawrence Bragg in the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge in 1953.	Grew up on the south side of Chicago and attended public schools. Graduated University of Chicago B.S. (1947) in Zoology at the age of 19.
Wilson, Robert WoodrowRobert Woodrow Wilson		Jan 10, 1936		Founder and first director of Fermilab; Nobel laureates in physics (1978)

Authors and writers

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Adams, Franklin PierceFranklin Pierce Adams		Nov 15, 1881	Mar 23, 1960	Columnist	Born in Chicago	[74]
Algren, NelsonNelson Algren		Mar 28, 1909	May 9, 1981	Author		[75]
Anderson, JohnJohn Anderson		Mar 22, 1836	Feb 24, 1910	Founder and publisher Skandinaven		[76]
Applegate, K. A.K. A. Applegate		Jul 19, 1956		Author
Bloom, AllanAllan Bloom		Sep 14, 1930	Oct 7, 1992	Writer and translator		[77]
Borgmann, DmitriDmitri Borgmann		Oct 22, 1927	Dec 7, 1985	Writer		[78]
Boyd, Candy DawsonCandy Dawson Boyd		Aug 8, 1946		Writer and activist		[79]
Bradbury, RayRay Bradbury		Aug 22, 1920	Jun 5, 2012	Author		[80]
Brooks, GwendolynGwendolyn Brooks		Jun 7, 1917	Dec 3, 2000	Poet		[81]
Budrys, AlgisAlgis Budrys		Jan 9, 1931	Jun 9, 2008	Author		[82]
Burroughs, Edgar RiceEdgar Rice Burroughs		Sep 1, 1875	Mar 19, 1950	Author	Born in Chicago	[83]
Bury, ChrisChris Bury		Dec 10, 1953		Journalist		[84]
Cafferty, JackJack Cafferty		Dec 14, 1942		Journalist	Born in Chicago
Canfield, JackJack Canfield		Aug 19, 1944		Author of Chicken Soup for The Soul
Chancellor, JohnJohn Chancellor		Jul 14, 1927	Jul 12, 1996	Journalist
Chandler, RaymondRaymond Chandler		Jul 23, 1888	Mar 26, 1959	Writer	Born in Chicago
Cisneros, SandraSandra Cisneros		Dec 20, 1954		Author	Born in Chicago
Cody, DiabloDiablo Cody		Jun 14, 1978		Screenwriter
Cohen, DanielDaniel Cohen		Mar 12, 1936		Children's writer	Born in Chicago
Cox (author), AllanAllan Cox (author)		1937		Writer	Residing in Chicago
Crichton, MichaelMichael Crichton		Oct 23, 1942	Nov 4, 2008	Writer	Born in Chicago
Cozzens, James GouldJames Gould Cozzens		Aug 19, 1903	Aug 9, 1978	Novelist	Born in Chicago
Dick, Philip K.Philip K. Dick		Dec 16, 1928	Mar 2, 1982	Writer	Born in Chicago
Dickinson, CharlesCharles Dickinson		1951		Writer
Downey, MikeMike Downey		Aug 9, 1951		Newspaper columnist
Dunne, Finley PeterFinley Peter Dunne		Jul 10, 1867	Apr 24, 1936	Writer, humorist (Mr. Dooley)	Born in Chicago
Dybek, StuartStuart Dybek		1942		Author	Born in Chicago
Ebert, RogerRoger Ebert		Jun 18, 1942	Apr 4, 2013	Film critic	Lived and died in Chicago
Eggers, DaveDave Eggers		Mar 12, 1970		Writer, editor, publisher
Farrell, James T.James T. Farrell		Feb 27, 1904	Aug 22, 1979	Writer	Born in Chicago
Fearing, KennethKenneth Fearing		Jul 28, 1902	Jun 26, 1961	Poet, writer
Ferber, EdnaEdna Ferber		Aug 15, 1885	Apr 16, 1968	Author, playwright
Forrest, LeonLeon Forrest		Jan 8, 1937	Nov 6, 1997	Writer
Fuller, Henry BlakeHenry Blake Fuller		Jan 9, 1857	Jul 28, 1929	Writer
Gelbart, LarryLarry Gelbart		Feb 25, 1928	Sep 11, 2009	Comedy writer	Born in Chicago
Gunther, JohnJohn Gunther		Aug 30, 1901	May 29, 1970	Writer
Gygax, GaryGary Gygax		Jul 27, 1938	Mar 4, 2008	Author	Born in Chicago
Hansberry, LorraineLorraine Hansberry		May 19, 1930	Jan 12, 1965	Playwright	Born in Chicago
Haugan, Reidar RyeReidar Rye Haugan		Sep 18, 1893	Oct 1, 1972	Newspaper publisher and playwright
Hecht, BenBen Hecht		Feb 28, 1894	Apr 18, 1964	Author, journalist
Heinemann, LarryLarry Heinemann		1944		Novelist	Born in Chicago
Hemingway, ErnestErnest Hemingway		Jul 21, 1899	Jul 2, 1961	Author
Seymour Hersh		April 8, 1937		Journalist	Born in Chicago
Herrick, RobertRobert Herrick		Apr 21, 1868	Dec 23, 1938	Novelist
Kade, StaceyStacey Kade				Author		[85]
Kass, JohnJohn Kass		Jun 25, 1956		Journalist	Born in Chicago
Landers, AnnAnn Landers (aka. Ruth Crowley; aka. Esther Pauline Friedman Lederer)				Columnist
Langer, AdamAdam Langer		1967		Novelist	Born in Chicago
La Shelle, KirkeKirke La Shelle		September 23, 1862	May 16, 1905	Newspaper reporter, editor, playwright and producer	Worked in Chicago
Lerner, LeoLeo Lerner		1907	1965	Newspaper publisher; founder of Lerner Newspapers	Born in Chicago
MacDonald (photographer), MikeMike MacDonald (photographer)		1960		Photographer and author		[86]
Mandel, TomTom Mandel		Sep 12, 1942		Poet	Born in Chicago
Meigs, Merrill C.Merrill C. Meigs		Nov 25, 1883	Jan 26, 1968	Newspaper publisher
Murphy-Milano, SusanSusan Murphy-Milano			Oct 28, 2012	Author and radio host; advocate for victims of domestic violence	Born in Chicago
Norris, Charles GilmanCharles Gilman Norris		Apr 23, 1881	Jul 25, 1945	Author
Norris, FrankFrank Norris		Mar 5, 1870	Oct 25, 1902	Novelist	Born in Chicago
Page, ClarenceClarence Page		Jun 2, 1947		Columnist
Paretsky, SaraSara Paretsky		Jun 8, 1947		Novelist
Paschke, EdEd Paschke		Jun 22, 1939	Nov 25, 2004	Artist	Born and died in Chicago
Patterson, CissyCissy Patterson		Nov 7, 1881	Jul 24, 1948	Journalist and newspaper editor
Pohl, FrederikFrederik Pohl		Nov 26, 1919	Sep 2, 2013	Author and futurist
Potter, Margaret HortonMargaret Horton Potter		May 20, 1881	December 22, 1911	Novelist	Born and died in Chicago	[87]
Rago, HenryHenry Rago		1915	1969	Poet; editor of Poetry Magazine (1955 to 1969)
Resnick, MikeMike Resnick		Mar 5, 1942		Author
Royko, MikeMike Royko		Sep 19, 1932	Apr 29, 1997	Columnist	Born and died in Chicago
Samuels, ErnestErnest Samuels		May 19, 1903	Feb 12, 1996	Biographer; recipient of the Bancroft Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography	Born in Chicago
Sandburg, CarlCarl Sandburg		Jan 6, 1878	Jul 22, 1967	Poet; recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes	Lived in Chicago	[88]
Savage, DanDan Savage		Oct 7, 1964		Columnist	Born in Chicago
Seaton, SandraSandra Seaton		Jul 10, 1942		Playwright and librettist
Sheldon, SidneySidney Sheldon		Feb 11, 1917	Jan 30, 2007	Playwright, screenwriter, novelist
Shirer, William L.William L. Shirer		Feb 23, 1904	Dec 28, 1993	Journalist and historian	Born in Chicago
Silverstein, ShelShel Silverstein		Sep 25, 1930	May 10, 1999	Poet, songwriter, and children's writer	Born in Chicago
Siskel, GeneGene Siskel		Jan 26, 1946	Feb 20, 1999	Film critic	Born in Chicago
Stojanović, DejanDejan Stojanović		Mar 11, 1959		Poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist
Szklarski, AlfredAlfred Szklarski		Jan 21, 1912	Apr 9, 1992	Author	Born in Chicago
Terkel, StudsStuds Terkel		May 16, 1912	Oct 31, 2008	Broadcaster and author	Lived and died in Chicago
Tiptree, Jr., JamesJames Tiptree, Jr.		Aug 24, 1915	May 19, 1987	Author	Born in Chicago
Tunzi, Joseph A.Joseph A. Tunzi		Jul 25, 1953		Author, Publisher, Self-Publisher, Producer, Researcher, Archivist, Historian. Described as "one of the foremost authorities on Elvis Presley."[89]	Born in Chicago
Turow, ScottScott Turow		Apr 12, 1949		Author	Born in Chicago
Wallace, IrvingIrving Wallace		Mar 19, 1916	Jun 29, 1990	Author	Born in Chicago
Wolfe, GeneGene Wolfe		May 7, 1931		Author

Business and philanthropy

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Bernard, BobBob Bernard		May 23, 1967	Feb 2, 2007	Entrepreneur
Blair, William McCormickWilliam McCormick Blair		May 2, 1884	Mar 29, 1982	Financier	Born in Chicago
Blair, Jr., William McCormickWilliam McCormick Blair, Jr.		Oct 24, 1916 death August 29, 2015		U.S. Ambassador to Denmark (1961–1964) and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines (1964–1967)	Partner in the Chicago law firm Gerlach & O'Brien
Bohnett, DavidDavid Bohnett		Apr 2, 1956		Philanthropist and technology entrepreneur	Born in Chicago
Deering, CharlesCharles Deering		Jul 31, 1852	Feb 5, 1927	Businessman, art collector, and philanthropist
Deering, WilliamWilliam Deering		Apr 25, 1826	Dec 9, 1913	Businessman and philanthropist
Dewes, FrancisFrancis Dewes		1845		German immigrant, brewer, millionaire, original owner of the historic mansion Francis J. Dewes House.
Emanuel, Dr. FannieDr. Fannie Emanuel		Jul 31, 1871		Founded the Emanuel Settlement House
Field, MarshallMarshall Field		Aug 18, 1834	Jan 16, 1906	Entrepreneur
Garrett, Ada SawyerAda Sawyer Garrett		1856		19th Century socialite and philanthropist
Goodman, William O.William O. Goodman		1848	1936	Lumber tycoon
Halperin, RobertRobert Halperin		Jan 26, 1908	May 8, 1985	Olympic and Pan American Games yachting medalist; quarterback for the Brooklyn Dodgers; decorated World War II US-Navy sailor; co-founder of Lands' End, and Chairman of Commercial Light Company.	Born in Chicago
Haugan, H. G.H. G. Haugan		Nov 7, 1840		Railroad executive
Haugan, Helge AlexanderHelge Alexander Haugan		Oct 26, 1847	May 17, 1909	Banking executive
Hubbard, Gurdon SaltonstallGurdon Saltonstall Hubbard		Aug 22, 1802	Sep 14, 1886	Early Chicago developer
Kroc, RayRay Kroc		Oct 5, 1902	Jan 14, 1984	First CEO of McDonald's
Laflin, MatthewMatthew Laflin		Dec 16, 1803	May 21, 1897	Gunpowder manufacturer and philanthropist
Lindgren, Charles MagnusCharles Magnus Lindgren		Nov 28, 1819	Sep 1, 1879	Shipping executive
Lindgren, John R.John R. Lindgren		Feb 20, 1855	Apr 29, 1915	Banking Executive
Loomis, Horatio G.Horatio G. Loomis			1900	An organizer of the Chicago Board of Trade
MacArthur, Catherine T.Catherine T. MacArthur		Nov 23, 1908	Dec 15, 1981	Philanthropist
McCormick, BrooksBrooks McCormick		Feb 23, 1917	Aug 15, 2006	Chief executive officer of International Harvester; Art collector	Born in Chicago
McCormick, ChaunceyChauncey McCormick		Dec 7, 1884	Sep 8, 1954	Businessman and art collector	Trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago
McCormick, Cyrus HallCyrus Hall McCormick, Sr.		Feb 15, 1809	May 13, 1884	Founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company	Lived and died in Chicago
McCormick II, Cyrus HallCyrus Hall McCormick II		May 16, 1859	1936	President of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company (1884–1902)	Born in Chicago
McCormick, Harold FowlerHarold Fowler McCormick		May 2, 1872	Oct 16, 1941	Chairman of the board of International Harvester Company	Trustee of the University of Chicago
McCormick, Joseph M.Joseph M. McCormick		May 16, 1877	Feb 25, 1925	United States Senator from Illinois; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district	Born in Chicago
McCormick, KatharineKatharine McCormick		Aug 27, 1875	Dec 28, 1967	Biologist, suffragist, philanthropist and, heir to a substantial part of the McCormick family fortune	Grew up in Chicago
McCormick, Leander J.Leander J. McCormick		Feb 8, 1819	Feb 20, 1900	Farmer, inventor, manufacturer, and businessman	Lived and died in Chicago
McCormick, L. HamiltonL. Hamilton McCormick		May 27, 1859	Feb 2, 1934	Author, inventor, art collector and sculptor.	Born in Chicago
McCormick, Robert R.Robert R. McCormick		Jul 30, 1880	Apr 1, 1955	Owner and publisher of the Chicago Tribune newspaper	Born in Chicago
McCormick, Robert SandersonRobert Sanderson McCormick		Jul 26, 1849	Apr 16, 1919	United States ambassador to Austria-Hungary, Imperial Russia, and France	Lived in Chicago
McCormick, Ruth HannaRuth Hanna McCormick		Mar 27, 1880	Dec 31, 1944	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's at-large district	Lived and died in Chicago
McCormick, William GrigsbyWilliam Grigsby McCormick		Jun 3, 1851	Nov 29, 1941	Businessman; Member of the New York Stock Exchange; Co-founder of the Kappa Sigma college fraternity	Born in Chicago; Chicago City Council as alderman representing the 18th ward
McCormick, William SandersonWilliam Sanderson McCormick		Nov 2, 1815	Sep 27, 1865	Inventor and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company	Lived in Chicago
McGarvie, BlytheBlythe McGarvie				President of Leadership for International Finance, LLC
Neiman, Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Neiman		Jul 4, 1875	Oct 21, 1970	Businessman and member of the Neiman Marcus family
Paley, William S.William S. Paley		Sep 28, 1901	Oct 26, 1990	CBS executive
Palmer, PotterPotter Palmer		May 20, 1826	May 4, 1902	Entrepreneur
Palmer, BerthaBertha Palmer		May 22, 1849	May 5, 1918	Socialite and philanthropist
Pullman, GeorgeGeorge Pullman		Mar 3, 1831	Oct 19, 1897	Entrepreneur and inventor
Rathje, Frank C.Frank C. Rathje		Aug 21, 1881	Feb 24, 1967	Depression-era banker, businessman, and philanthropist
Scherzer, William DonaldWilliam Donald Scherzer		Jan 27, 1858	Jul 20, 1893	Inventor of the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge
Stone, W. ClementW. Clement Stone		May 4, 1902	Sep 3, 2002	Entrepreneur; founder of what is known today as AON Corporation
Taylor, Edmund DickEdmund Dick Taylor		Oct 18, 1804	Dec 4, 1891	Banker, railroad executive and entrepreneur; Known as "Father of the Greenback"
Ty Warner		September 3, 1944		Entrepreneur known for Beanie Babies and many other successful plush toys	Born in Chicago and grew up in suburban La Grange
Yerkes, CharlesCharles Yerkes		Jun 25, 1837	Dec 29, 1905	Entrepreneur

Crime

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Capone, AlAl Capone		Jan 17, 1899	Jan 25, 1947	Mobster
Barksdale, DavidDavid Barksdale		May 24, 1947	Sep 2, 1972	Street gang leader	Leader of Folk Nation
Dillinger, JohnJohn Dillinger		Jun 22, 1903	Jul 22, 1934	Bank robber	Died in Chicago
Fort, JeffJeff Fort		Feb 20, 1947		Gang leader and convicted terrorist
Gacy, John WayneJohn Wayne Gacy		Mar 17, 1942	May 10, 1994	Serial killer	Born in Chicago
Giancana, SamSam Giancana		Jun 15, 1908	Jun 19, 1975	Mafia boss of the Chicago Outfit	Born in Chicago
Hanssen, RobertRobert Hanssen		Apr 18, 1944		FBI agent; convicted spy for Russia	Born in Chicago
Holmes, H. H.H. H. Holmes		May 16, 1861	May 7, 1896	Serial killer		[90]
Nelson, Baby FaceBaby Face Nelson		Dec 6, 1908	Nov 27, 1934	Mobster	Born in Chicago
Jose, PadillaJose Padilla aka. Abdullah al-Muhajir		Oct 18, 1970		Alleged terrorist	Lived in Chicago
Ruby, JackJack Ruby		Mar 25, 1911	Jan 3, 1967	Killed Lee Harvey Oswald	Born in Chicago
Speck, RichardRichard Speck		Dec 6, 1941	Dec 5, 1991	Mass murderer
Streeter, GeorgeGeorge Streeter		1837	Jan 22, 1921	Riverboat captain and squatter	Lived and died in Chicago

Fine arts

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Asbjørnsen, SigvaldSigvald Asbjørnsen		Aug 20, 1867	Sep 8, 1954	Sculptor
Biorn, EmilEmil Biorn		Jun 7, 1864	1935	Sculptor, painter and composer
Gorey, EdwardEdward Gorey		Feb 22, 1925	Apr 15, 2000	Artist	Born in Chicago
Jeffers, GraceGrace Jeffers		Sep 1, 1967		Design educator	Born in Chicago

Frontier

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Kinzie, JohnJohn Kinzie		Dec 3, 1763	Jan 6, 1828	Early Chicago settler	Lived in what is now Chicago
Jolliet, LouisLouis Jolliet		Sep 21, 1645	1700	French explorer	Lived for one winter in what is now Chicago
Point du Sable, Jean BaptisteJean Baptiste Point du Sable			Aug 28, 1818	Early Chicago settler	Lived in what is now Chicago

Media

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Anderson, GillianGillian Anderson		Aug 9, 1968		Actress	Born in Chicago
Andrews, StanleyStanley Andrews		Aug 28, 1891	Jun 23, 1969	Actor	Born in Chicago
Armato, DominicDominic Armato		Nov 18, 1976		Voice actor	Born in Chicago
Arquette, PatriciaPatricia Arquette		April 8, 1968		Actress	Born in Chicago
Aylesworth, ReikoReiko Aylesworth		Dec 9, 1972		Actress
Balaban, BarneyBarney Balaban		Jun 8, 1887	Mar 7, 1971	Head of Paramount Pictures
Balaban, BobBob Balaban		Aug 16, 1945		Actor, director and producer	Born in Chicago
Baldwin, AdamAdam Baldwin		Feb 27, 1962		Actor
Baldy, LeonardLeonard Baldy		Feb 15, 1927	May 2, 1960	Police officer; Chicago's first helicopter traffic reporter
Bank, RyanRyan Bank		Apr 27, 1981		Media producer
Barinholtz, IkeIke Barinholtz		Feb 18, 1977		Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Bellamy, RalphRalph Bellamy		Jun 17, 1904	Nov 29, 1991	Actor	Born in Chicago
Belushi, JamesJames Belushi		Jun 15, 1954		Actor, comedian	Born in Chicago
Belushi, JohnJohn Belushi		Jan 24, 1949	Mar 5, 1982	Actor, comedian	Born in Chicago
Bennet, ChloeChloe Bennet		April 18, 1992		Actress, singer	Born in Chicago
Benny, JackJack Benny		Feb 14, 1894	Dec 26, 1974	Actor, comedian	Born in Chicago
Berenger, TomTom Berenger		May 31, 1949		Actor	Born in Chicago
Bergen, EdgarEdgar Bergen		Feb 16, 1903	Sep 30, 1978	Ventriloquist	Born in Chicago
Berman, ShelleyShelley Berman		Feb 3, 1925		Comedian	Born in Chicago
Bernard, CarlosCarlos Bernard		Oct 12, 1962		Actor
Black, Michael IanMichael Ian Black		Aug 12, 1971		Comedian	Born in Chicago
Boetticher, BuddBudd Boetticher		Jul 29, 1916	Nov 29, 2001	Film director	Born in Chicago
Bosley, TomTom Bosley		Oct 1, 1927	Oct 19, 2010	Actor	Born in Chicago
Boyce, CharlesCharles Boyce		September 21, 1949		Syndicated cartoonist
Braugher, AndreAndre Braugher		Jul 1, 1962		Actor	Born in Chicago
Bregman, BuddyBuddy Bregman		Jul 9, 1930		Composer
Byrnes, PatPat Byrnes				Cartoonist for The New Yorker
Cabana, ColtColt Cabana		May 6, 1980		Professional wrestler	Lives in Chicago	[91]
Calhoun, JohnJohn Calhoun		Apr 14, 1808	Feb 20, 1859	Founding publisher, the Chicago Democrat	Cook County Treasurer (1837-1841); Chicago City Councilman, 1841-1842
Calhoun, MoniqueMonique Calhoun				Model
Carr, CharmianCharmian Carr		Dec 27, 1942	Sep 17, 2016	actress	Born in Chicago.
Chambers, JohnJohn Chambers		Sep 12, 1922	Aug 25, 2001	Academy Award-winning make-up artist	Born in Chicago	[92]
Carell, SteveSteve Carell		Aug 16, 1962		Actor and comedian	Lived in Chicago
Carr, AllanAllan Carr		May 27, 1937	Jun 29, 1999	Producer	Born in Chicago
Callies, Sarah WayneSarah Wayne Callies		Jun 1, 1977		Actress
Castellaneta, DanDan Castellaneta		Oct 29, 1957		Actor and comedian	Lives in Chicago
Chavarria, KyleKyle Chavarria		Jan 26, 1995		Actress	Born in Chicago
Chlumsky, AnnaAnna Chlumsky		Dec 3, 1980		Actress	Born in Chicago
Colbert, StephenStephen Colbert		May 13, 1964		Comedian
Cornelius, DonDon Cornelius		Sep 27, 1936	Feb 1, 2012	Creator and former host of Soul Train	Born in Chicago
Crawford, CindyCindy Crawford		Feb 20, 1966		Model and actress	Lived in Chicago
Cusack, JoanJoan Cusack		Oct 11, 1962		Actress and comedian	Lives in Chicago
Cusack, JohnJohn Cusack		Jun 28, 1966		Actor	Lives in Chicago
Davis, CliftonClifton Davis		Oct 4, 1945		Actor, composer and minister	Born in Chicago
DeCicco, ElizabethElizabeth DeCicco				Actress, model, singer, and photographer
Disney, WaltWalt Disney		Dec 5, 1901	Dec 15, 1966	Founder of The Walt Disney Company	Born on the second floor of the house at 2156 Tripp Avenue, in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago	[93]
Doherty, MattMatt Doherty		Jun 22, 1978		Actor
Douglas, MikeMike Douglas		Aug 11, 1920	Aug 11, 2006	Talk show host	Born in Chicago
Doyle, KatieKatie Doyle				Castmember of MTV's Road Rules
Doyle-Murray, BrianBrian Doyle-Murray		Oct 31, 1945		Actor	Born in Chicago
Drier, MoosieMoosie Drier		Aug 6, 1964		Actor and director	Born in Chicago
Duncan, Michael ClarkeMichael Clarke Duncan		Dec 10, 1957	Sep 3, 2012	Actor	Born in Chicago
Dunn, KevinKevin Dunn		Aug 24, 1956		Actor	Born in Chicago
Farina, DennisDennis Farina		Feb 29, 1944	Jul 22, 2013	Actor	Born in Chicago
Farmer, MimsyMimsy Farmer		Feb 28, 1945		Actress and sculptor	Born in Chicago
Favreau, JonJon Favreau		Oct 19, 1966		Actor, writer, and director
Fey, TinaTina Fey		May 18, 1970		Actress, comedian, and writer	Lived in Chicago
Finley, KarenKaren Finley		1956		Performance artist, actress, artist, and recording artist	Born in Chicago
Flatley, MichaelMichael Flatley		Jul 16, 1958		Dancer	Born in Chicago
Flynn, NeilNeil Flynn		Nov 13, 1960		Actor	Born in Chicago
Ford, HarrisonHarrison Ford		Jul 13, 1942		Actor	Born in Chicago
Fosse, BobBob Fosse		Jun 23, 1927	Sep 23, 1987	Director, choreographer, and dancer	Born in Chicago
Foxx, ReddRedd Foxx		Dec 9, 1922	Oct 11, 1991	Actor and comedian	Grew up in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago
Franz, DennisDennis Franz		Oct 28, 1944		Actor
Freeman, KathleenKathleen Freeman		Feb 17, 1919		Actress	Born in Chicago
Gibbs, MarlaMarla Gibbs		Jun 14, 1931		Actress	Born in Chicago
Gilford, ZachZach Gilford		Jan 14, 1982		Actor
Glass, IraIra Glass		Mar 3, 1959		NPR broadcaster
Golonka, ArleneArlene Golonka		Jan 23, 1936		Actress	Born in Chicago
Gordon, StuartStuart Gordon		Aug 11, 1947		Playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer
Goudie, ChuckChuck Goudie		Jan 17, 1956		Television reporter and columnist
Gray, MichaelMichael Gray		Sep 2, 1951		Actor on Shazam!
Griffin, KathyKathy Griffin		Nov 4, 1960		Actress and comedian
Gross, MichaelMichael Gross		Jun 21, 1947		Actor	Born in Chicago
Hagen, KevinKevin Hagen		Apr 3, 1928	Jul 9, 2005	Actor	Born in Chicago
Hannah, DarylDaryl Hannah		Dec 3, 1960		Actress	Born in Chicago
Harris, WoodWood Harris		Oct 17, 1969		Actor	Born in Chicago
Hefner, HughHugh Hefner		Apr 9, 1926		Publisher	Born in Chicago
Henner, MariluMarilu Henner		Apr 6, 1952		Actress	Born in Chicago
Herren, AndyAndy Herren		Nov 14, 1986		Reality-TV contestant; winner of Big Brother 15; show's first openly gay winner	Currently lives in Chicago
Hollmann, MarkMark Hollmann				Composer and lyricist (Urinetown)
Howard, TerrenceTerrence Howard		Mar 11, 1969		Actor	Born in Chicago
Hudson, JenniferJennifer Hudson		Sep 12, 1981		Actress, singer	Born in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago
Hughes, JohnJohn Hughes		Feb 18, 1950	Aug 6, 2009	Film director and screenwriter
Hunt, BonnieBonnie Hunt		Sep 22, 1961		Actress, comedian, director, producer	Born in Chicago
Jones, Sam J.Sam J. Jones		Aug 12, 1954		Actor	Born in Chicago
Jones, William JamesWilliam James Jones				Actor	Born in Chicago
Kaufman, PhilipPhilip Kaufman		Oct 23, 1936		Film director	Born in Chicago
Kilgallen, DorothyDorothy Kilgallen		Jul 3, 1913		Media Personality, Author, Journalist, Panelist	Born in Chicago
Kloss, KarlieKarlie Kloss		Aug 3, 1992		Model	Born in Chicago
Korman, HarveyHarvey Korman		Feb 15, 1927	May 29, 2008	Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Kosta, TessaTessa Kosta		Dec 12, 1890	Aug 23, 1981	Actress (musicals)	Born in Chicago
Kotis, GregGreg Kotis				Playwright (Urinetown)
Lipman, ClaraClara Lipman		1864	1952	Stage actress and playwright	Born in Chicago
Livingston, RonRon Livingston		Jun 5, 1967		Actor
Long, RichardRichard Long		Dec 17, 1927	Dec 21, 1974	Actor	Born in Chicago
Loprieno, JohnJohn Loprieno		Oct 7, 1960		Actor	Born in Chicago	[94]
Lubovitch, LarLar Lubovitch		Apr 9, 1943		Choreographer	Born in Chicago
Mac, BernieBernie Mac		Oct 5, 1957	Aug 9, 2008	Actor and comedian	Born and died in Chicago
Machado, JustinaJustina Machado		Sep 6, 1972		Actress	Born in Chicago
Macy, William H.William H. Macy		Mar 13, 1950		Actor and producer	Lived in Chicago
Madigan, AmyAmy Madigan		Sep 11, 1950		Actress	Born in Chicago
Mahoney, JohnJohn Mahoney		Jun 20, 1940		Actor
Malden, KarlKarl Malden		Mar 22, 1912	Jul 1, 2009	Actor	Born in Chicago
Malkovich, JohnJohn Malkovich		Dec 9, 1953		Actor
Mamet, DavidDavid Mamet		Nov 30, 1947		Playwright, poet, screenwriter, and director	Born in Chicago
Mann, MichaelMichael Mann		Feb 5, 1943		Film director, writer, and producer	Born in Chicago
Mantegna, JoeJoe Mantegna		Nov 13, 1947		Actor
Masak, RonRon Masak		Jul 1, 1936		Actor	Born in Chicago
McCarthy, JennyJenny McCarthy		Nov 1, 1972		Actress and Playboy model	Lived in Chicago
McCoy, LisaRayeLisaRaye McCoy		Sep 23, 1967		Actress	Born in Chicago
McDormand, FrancesFrances McDormand		Jun 23, 1957		Actress	Born in Chicago
Metcalf, LaurieLaurie Metcalf		Jun 16, 1955		Actress
Minnelli, VincenteVincente Minnelli		Feb 28, 1903	Jul 25, 1986	Film director	Born in Chicago
Moranis, RickRick Moranis		Apr 18, 1953		Actor and comedian
Morgan, CindyCindy Morgan		Sep 29, 1954		Actress	Born in Chicago
Morgan, ReadRead Morgan		Jan 30, 1931		Actor	Born in Chicago
Morgan, TrevorTrevor Morgan		Nov 26, 1986		Actor	Born in Chicago
Morrison, JenniferJennifer Morrison		Apr 12, 1979		Actress and producer	Born in Chicago
Murray, BillBill Murray		Sep 21, 1950		Actor and comedian
Newhart, BobBob Newhart		Sep 5, 1929		Actor and comedian
Nichols, NichelleNichelle Nichols		Dec 28, 1932		Actress	Lives in Chicago
Nickel, RichardRichard Nickel		May 31, 1928	Apr 13, 1972	Photographer	Born in Chicago
Nordine, KenKen Nordine		Apr 13, 1920		Voiceover and Word Jazz recording artist
Novak, KimKim Novak		Feb 13, 1933		Actress	Born in Chicago
O'Connor, DonaldDonald O'Connor		Aug 28, 1925	Sep 27, 2003	Actor and dancer	Born in Chicago
O'Leary, MattMatt O'Leary		Jul 6, 1987		Actor	Born in Chicago
Palmer, KekeKeke Palmer		Aug 26, 1993		Actress and singer
Patinkin, MandyMandy Patinkin		Nov 30, 1952		Actor and singer	Born in Chicago
Pepper, JeannieJeannie Pepper		Jul 9, 1958		Adult film actress	Born in Chicago
Perry, JeffJeff Perry		Aug 16, 1955		Actor
Petersen, WilliamWilliam Petersen		Feb 21, 1953		Actor
Pfister, WallyWally Pfister		Jul 8, 1961		Cinematographer	Born in Chicago
Piven, JeremyJeremy Piven		Jul 26, 1965		Actor
Pudi, DannyDanny Pudi		Mar 10, 1979		Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Punk, CMCM Punk		October 26, 1978		Mixed martial artist, comic book writer, retired professional wrestler	Born in Chicago Lives in Chicago	[95]
Ramis, HaroldHarold Ramis		Nov 21, 1944	February 24, 2014	Actor, director, and comedian	Born in Chicago
Rancic, BillBill Rancic		May 16, 1971		Winner of The Apprentice	Born in Chicago
Reed, RobertRobert Reed		Oct 19, 1932	May 12, 1992	Actor
Reilly, John C.John C. Reilly		May 24, 1965		Actor	Born in Chicago
Renwick, EdEd Renwick		Jun 1, 1938		Political commentator on WWL-TV (CBS affiliate) in New Orleans, Louisiana	Born in Chicago	[96]
Rhimes, ShondaShonda Rhimes		Jan 13, 1970		Screenwriter, director, and producer (creator and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy)	Born in Chicago
Ricksen, LucilleLucille Ricksen		Aug 22, 1910	Mar 13, 1925	Actress	Born in Chicago
Ridgely, JohnJohn Ridgely		Sep 6, 1909	Jan 18, 1968	Actor	Born in Chicago
Roberts, JustinJustin Roberts		Dec 29, 1979		Professional wrestling ring announcer	Born in Chicago
Robinson, CraigCraig Robinson		Oct 25, 1971		Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Rooker, MichaelMichael Rooker		Apr 6, 1955		Actor	Moved to Chicago at age 13	[97][98][99]
Rosenbaum, JonathanJonathan Rosenbaum		Feb 27, 1943		Film critic
Runyon, JenniferJennifer Runyon		Apr 1, 1960		Actress	Born in Chicago
Ryan, RobertRobert Ryan		Nov 11, 1909	Jul 11, 1973	Actor	Born in Chicago
Sajak, PatPat Sajak		Oct 26, 1946		Game show host	Born in Chicago
Sanz, HoratioHoratio Sanz		Jun 4, 1969		Actor and comedian	Grew up in Chicago
Scott, StefanieStefanie Scott		Dec 6, 1996		Actress and singer	Born in Chicago
Sedaris, AmyAmy Sedaris		Mar 29, 1961		Actress
Sedaris, DavidDavid Sedaris		Dec 26, 1956		Radio broadcaster and author
Shepherd, SherriSherri Shepherd		Apr 22, 1967		Actress and comedian	Born in Chicago
Sinise, GaryGary Sinise		Mar 17, 1955		Actor
Stagliano, JohnJohn Stagliano		Nov 29, 1951		Adult film actor and director	Born in Chicago
Stashwick, ToddTodd Stashwick		Oct 16, 1968		Actor	Born in Chicago
Stoyanov, MichaelMichael Stoyanov		Dec 14, 1970		Actor	Born in Chicago
Swanberg, JoeJoe Swanberg		Aug 31, 1981		Film director and actor
Swanson, GloriaGloria Swanson		Mar 27, 1899	Apr 4, 1983	Actress	Born in Chicago
T, Mr.Mr. T		May 21, 1952		Actor, evangelist	Born in Chicago
Tajiri, ReaRea Tajiri				Filmmaker	Born in Chicago
Tate, LarenzLarenz Tate		Sep 8, 1975		Actor	Born in Chicago
Tozzi, GiorgioGiorgio Tozzi		Jan 8, 1923	May 30, 2011	Singer and actor	Born in Chicago
Truax, SarahSarah Truax		Feb 12, 1872	May 2, 1958	Broadway and Hollywood actress	Raised in Chicago
Van Peebles, MelvinMelvin Van Peebles		Aug 21, 1932		Director	Born in Chicago
Vaughn, VinceVince Vaughn		Mar 28, 1970		Actor	Lives in Chicago
Walsh, MattMatt Walsh		October 13, 1964		Comedian, co-founder of Upright Citizens Brigade	Born in Chicago
Wayne, CarolCarol Wayne		Sep 6, 1942	Jan 13, 1985	Actress	Born in Chicago
Weaver, JasonJason Weaver		Jul 18, 1979		Actor and singer	Born in Chicago
Wendt, GeorgeGeorge Wendt		Oct 17, 1948		Actor	Born in Chicago
Welch, RaquelRaquel Welch		Sep 5, 1940		Actress	Born in Chicago
Welles, OrsonOrson Welles		May 6, 1915	Oct 10, 1985	Actor, director, writer, and producer	Lived in Chicago
Wilkos, SteveSteve Wilkos		Mar 9, 1964		Talk show host	Born in Chicago
Williams, RobinRobin Williams		Jul 21, 1951	Aug 11, 2014	Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Winfrey, OprahOprah Winfrey		Jan 29, 1954		Talk show hostess, actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
Young, RobertRobert Young		Feb 22, 1907	Jul 21, 1998	Actor	Born in Chicago
Zane, BillyBilly Zane		Feb 24, 1966		Actor	Born in Chicago
Zemeckis, RobertRobert Zemeckis		May 14, 1951		Director, producer, and writer	Born in the (Roseland) neighborhood of Chicago
Ziegfeld, FlorenzFlorenz Ziegfeld		Mar 21, 1867	Jul 22, 1932	Impresario	Born in Chicago
Zmed, AdrianAdrian Zmed		Mar 14, 1954		Actor	Born in Chicago
Zwick, EdwardEdward Zwick		Oct 8, 1952		Director, producer, and writer	Born in Chicago

Military

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Clark, WesleyWesley Clark		Dec 23, 1944		NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, four-star general, presidential candidate (2004)	Born in Chicago
O'Neill, Malcolm RossMalcolm Ross O'Neill		Mar 25, 1940		Lieutenant General, three-star general

Music

Politics and law

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Ashcroft, JohnJohn Ashcroft		May 9, 1942		Attorney General	Born in Chicago
Bates, Henry MooreHenry Moore Bates		Mar 30, 1869	Apr 15, 1949	Attorney	Born in Chicago
Blagojevich, RodRod Blagojevich		Dec 10, 1956		Congressman; governor of Illinois	Born in Chicago
Bowler, JamesJames Bowler		Feb 5, 1875	Jul 18, 1957	Chicago alderman; U.S. Congressman	Born in Chicago
Buck, Ellsworth B.Ellsworth B. Buck		Jul 3, 1892		U.S. Congressman	Born in Chicago	[100]
Burgoyne, HarrisHarris Burgoyne		Jun 30, 1910	1994	Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Byrne, JaneJane Byrne		May 24, 1934	November 14, 2014	Mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Cermak, AntonAnton Cermak		May 9, 1873	Mar 6, 1933	Mayor of Chicago
Chase, EnochEnoch Chase	1809	1892	State senator in Wisconsin	Lived in Chicago
Chitwood, Richard M.Richard M. Chitwood		1878	1926	State representative in Sweetwater, Texas	Native of Alabama; attended Morgan Park Academy in Chicago
Cigrand, Bernard J.Bernard J. Cigrand		Oct 1, 1866	May 16, 1932	Father of Flag Day in the United States	Lived in Chicago
Clinton, Hillary RodhamHillary Rodham Clinton		Oct 26, 1947		First lady, US senator from N.Y., Secretary of State
Coughlin, JohnJohn Coughlin (a.k.a. "Bathhouse" John Coughlin)		Aug 15, 1860	Nov 11, 1938	Chicago alderman
Daley, Richard J.Richard J. Daley		May 15, 1902	Dec 20, 1976	Mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Daley, Richard M.Richard M. Daley		Apr 24, 1942		Mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Daley, William M.William M. Daley		Aug 9, 1948		White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of Commerce	Born in Chicago
Darrow, ClarenceClarence Darrow		Apr 18, 1857	Mar 13, 1938	Attorney and civil libertarian	Lived and died in Chicago
Douglas, PaulPaul Douglas		Mar 26, 1892	Sep 24, 1976	Chicago alderman, U.S. Senator, and University of Chicago economist
Douglas, Stephen A.Stephen A. Douglas		Apr 23, 1813	Jun 3, 1861	U.S. Senator, presidential candidate, noted for debating Abraham Lincoln	Lived and died in Chicago
Dunne, Edward FitzsimmonsEdward Fitzsimmons Dunne		Oct 12, 1853	May 24, 1937	Governor of Illinois
Emanuel, RahmRahm Emanuel		Nov 29, 1959		Current mayor of Chicago, White House Chief of Staff, US congressman	Lives in Chicago
Fitzgerald, Thomas R.Thomas R. Fitzgerald		1941		Retired chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court	Born in Chicago	[101]
Ford, BettyBetty Ford		Apr 8, 1918	Jul 8, 2011	U.S. First Lady; wife of Gerald Ford	Born in Chicago
Gettelman, BernhardBernhard Gettelman		Dec 23, 1889		State senator for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Gleason, Jr., John S.John S. Gleason, Jr.		Feb 11, 1915	May 2, 1993	6th Administrator of Veterans Affairs (1961–65)	Born in Chicago
Grant, Alexander R.Alexander R. Grant		Nov 28, 1925		State assemblyman for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Gutiérrez, LuisLuis Gutiérrez		Dec 10, 1953		First Latino to be elected to Congress from the Midwest	Born in Chicago
Harlan II, John MarshallJohn Marshall Harlan II		May 20, 1899	Dec 29, 1971	Supreme Court justice	Born in Chicago
Harris, Paul P.Paul P. Harris		Apr 19, 1868	Jan 27, 1947	Lawyer, founder of Rotary International
Harrison, Jr., CarterCarter Harrison, Jr.		Apr 23, 1860	Dec 25, 1953	Mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Harrison, Sr., CarterCarter Harrison, Sr.		Feb 15, 1825	Oct 28, 1893	Mayor of Chicago
Jagan, JanetJanet Jagan		Oct 20, 1920	Mar 28, 2009	Prime Minister and President of Guyana	Born in Chicago
Karađorđević, PeterPeter Karađorđević		Feb 5, 1980		Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia	Born in Chicago
Kernan, JoeJoe Kernan		Apr 8, 1946		48th governor of Indiana	Born in Chicago
Lushniak, BorisBoris Lushniak				Assistant Surgeon General of the United States	Native of Chicago
Madigan, LisaLisa Madigan		Jul 30, 1966		Current Attorney General of Illinois	Born in Chicago
Madigan, MichaelMichael Madigan		Apr 19, 1942		Current Speaker of Illinois House of Representatives	Born in Chicago
Medill, JosephJoseph Medill		Apr 6, 1823	Mar 16, 1899	Newspaper editor, mayor of Chicago
Moyer, John GouldJohn Gould Moyer		Jul 12, 1893	Jan 21, 1976	31st governor of American Samoa	Born in Chicago
Ness, EliotEliot Ness		Apr 19, 1903	May 16, 1957	Federal agent; leader of The Untouchables; born in Chicago	Born in Chicago
Obama, BarackBarack Obama		Aug 4, 1961		US senator and 44th President of the United States	Lived in Chicago
Ogden, William B.William B. Ogden		Jun 15, 1805	Aug 3, 1877	Entrepreneur and first mayor of Chicago
Patrick, DevalDeval Patrick		Jul 31, 1956		Governor of the Massachusetts	Born in Chicago
Podesta, JohnJohn Podesta		Jan 8, 1949		White House Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton (1998–2001)	Born in Chicago
Pucinski, RomanRoman Pucinski		May 13, 1919	Sep 25, 2002	U.S. Congressman; Chicago alderman
Ramsey, Charles H.Charles H. Ramsey		1950		Chicago Police deputy superintendent; current Philadelphia Police Commissioner	Native of Chicago
Riley, Antonio R.Antonio R. Riley		Aug 22, 1963		State assemblyman for Wisconsin, Midwest Regional Administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development	Born in Chicago
Rohrer, GraceGrace Rohrer		Jun 14, 1924	Oct 12, 2011	North Carolina politician, arts and women's rights advocate; first female state cabinet-level secretary in North Carolina	Born in Chicago
Romell, Louis C.Louis C. Romell		Apr 7, 1899		State assemblyman for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Rumsfeld, DonaldDonald Rumsfeld		Jul 9, 1932		U.S. Congressman, secretary of Defense
Ryba, John JosephJohn Joseph Ryba		Aug 10, 1929		State assemblyman for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Strong, Robert C.Robert C. Strong		Sep 29, 1915	Dec 28, 1999	U.S. diplomat	Born in Chicago
Thompson, William HaleWilliam Hale Thompson		May 14, 1869	Mar 19, 1944	Last Republican mayor of Chicago	Lived and died in Chicago
Throop, Amos G.Amos G. Throop		1811	1894	City treasurer; temperance advocate	Born in Chicago
Washburne, Elihu B.Elihu B. Washburne		Sep 23, 1816	Oct 23, 1887	Secretary of state, minister to France	Lived and died in Chicago
Washington, HaroldHarold Washington		Apr 15, 1922	Nov 25, 1987	First black mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Wentworth, JohnJohn Wentworth		Mar 5, 1815	Oct 16, 1888	U.S. congressman; mayor of Chicago	Lived and died in Chicago

Religion

Dwight L. Moody

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Cabrini, Frances XavierFrances Xavier Cabrini (a.k.a. Mother Cabrini)		Jul 15, 1850	Dec 22, 1917	First citizen of the US to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church	Lived and died in Chicago
Eliade, MirceaMircea Eliade		Mar 13, 1907	Apr 22, 1986	Religious scholar and philosopher from Romanian	Lived and died in Chicago
Ham, MordecaiMordecai Ham		Apr 2, 1877	Nov 1, 1961	20th Century evangelist
Jackson, JesseJesse Jackson		Oct 8, 1941		Minister, civil rights activist, presidential candidate
LaVey, AntonAnton LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey)		Apr 11, 1930	Oct 29, 1997	Writer of The Satanic Bible; founder of The Church of Satan	Born in Chicago
Lyke, James PattersonJames Patterson Lyke		Feb 18, 1939	Dec 27, 1992	Franciscan friar and Roman Catholic bishop	Born in Chicago
Marquette, JacquesJacques Marquette		Jun 1, 1637	May 18, 1675	Missionary
Seidel, JeffJeff Seidel		1957		Orthodox Judaism outreach worker in Jerusalem, director of the Jewish Student Information Center	Born in Chicago	[102]

Sports

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