List of people from Wilmette, Illinois

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

Academics and scientists

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Emanuel, EzekielEzekiel Emanuel		1957		Oncologist; developer of The Medical Directive: health policy adviser to the federal government
Myerson, RogerRoger Myerson		Mar 29, 1951		2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics co-winner		[1]

Acting and modeling

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Bennett, BeckBeck Bennett		October 1, 1984		Actor	Born in Wilmette
Brennan, NealNeal Brennan		October 19, 1973		Comedian, writer, director, producer, actor	Lived in Wilmette as a child between 1978 and 1986	[2]
Heston, CharltonCharlton Heston		Oct 4, 1923	Apr 5, 2008	Actor	Born in Wilmette	[3]
Madsen, VirginiaVirginia Madsen		Sep 11, 1961		Actress
McCahill, CrystalCrystal McCahill		Dec 18, 1983		Model; Playboy Playmate of the Month		[4]
Murray, BillBill Murray		Sep 21, 1950		Actor and comedian	Born in Wilmette
Murray, JoelJoel Murray		Apr 17, 1963		Actor	Born in Wilmette
Olsson, Ann-MargretAnn-Margret Olsson		Apr 28, 1941		Swedish-American actress	Lived in Wilmette
Quinn, KevinKevin Quinn		May 21, 1997		Actor	Grew up in Wilmette	[5]
Tortorella, NicoNico Tortorella		Jul 30, 1988		Model and actor	Born in Wilmette	[6][7]
Wilson, RainnRainn Wilson		Jan 20, 1966		Actor and comedian (Dwight Schrute on the The Office)		[8]

Architects

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Marshall, BenjaminBenjamin Marshall		May 5, 1874	June 19, 1940	Designed such buildings as the Drake Hotel	Lived in Wilmette	[9]

Business

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Crown, LesterLester Crown		Jun 7, 1925		Billionaire businessman
Emanuel, AriAri Emanuel		Mar 29, 1961		Co-founder of Endeavor Talent Agency	Grew up in Wilmette
Hefner, ChristieChristie Hefner		Nov 8, 1952		Former CEO of Playboy	Born in Wilmette
Kochman, CaryCary Kochman		April 1965		Head of the North American Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Citigroup and the Co-Head of the Chicago Citi office	Lives in Wilmette	[10]
Rezko, TonyTony Rezko		1955		Restaurateur and political fundraiser convicted of fraud		[11]
Ricketts, LauraLaura Ricketts				Co-owner of the Chicago Cubs; board member of Lambda Legal and the Housing Opportunities for Women organization; daughter of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts	Lives in Wilmette	[12][13]
Ricketts, Thomas S.Thomas S. Ricketts		May 23, 1963		Co-owner and Chairman of the Chicago Cubs; CEO of Incapital; Director of TD Ameritrade Holding Company; son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts	Lives in Wilmette	[12][13]
Trunk, PenelopePenelope Trunk		December 10, 1966		Businesswoman, blogger, writer	Grew up in Wilmette

Chefs

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Trotter, CharlieCharlie Trotter		Sep 8, 1959	Nov 5, 2013	Chef and restauranter	Born in Wilmette	[14]

Music

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Abrams, CaseyCasey Abrams		Feb 12, 1991		Singer and musician; finalist on American Idol season 10	Lived in Wilmette; attended McKenzie Elementary School
Flaherty, KristineKristine Flaherty (a.k.a. K.Flay)		Jun 30, 1985		Rapper	Born in Wilmette
Fulks, RobbieRobbie Fulks		Mar 25, 1963		Alt-country singer and musician	Moved to Wilmette from Lindenhurst in 2005	[15]
Walker, MattMatt Walker				Drummer for Filter, The Smashing Pumpkins and Morrissey		[16]
Wentz, PetePete Wentz		Jun 5, 1979		Bassist and primary lyricist for the band Fall Out Boy	Grew up in Wilmette

Politics

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Emanuel, RahmRahm Emanuel		Nov 29, 1959		55th Mayor of Chicago; White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama	Grew up in Wilmette
Ricketts, ToddTodd Ricketts				Has been named by Donald Trump for nomination as the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Ricketts is the co-owner of the Chicago Cubs; owner of Higher Gear Bike Shops chain; CEO of Ending Spending Super PAC; member of the World Bicycle Relief board of directors; son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts.	Lives in Wilmette	[12][13][17][18]
Ryan, JackJack Ryan		Oct 6, 1959		Candidate for the United States Senate	Grew up in Wilmette
Shriver, SargentSargent Shriver		Nov 9, 1915	Jan 18, 2011	General manager of the Merchandise Mart; first head of the Peace Corps; vice presidential nominee for George McGovern's presidential campaign	Lived in Wilmette

Sports

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Brickhouse, JackJack Brickhouse		Jan 24, 1917	Aug 6, 1998	Sportscaster for the Chicago Cubs
Horowitz, BarryBarry Horowitz		Mar 24, 1960		Wrestler with the WWE
Schroeder, JamieJamie Schroeder		Sep 9, 1981		Olympic rower		[19]
Skelton, BobBob Skelton		June 25, 1903	June 25, 1977	Gold medalist Olympic swimmer	Born in Wilmette
Tilson, CharlieCharlie Tilson		December 22, 1992		Professional baseball center fielder	Born in Wilmette
Whybrow, Alexander K.Alexander K. Whybrow (a.k.a. Larry Sweeney)		Feb 18, 1981	Apr 11, 2011	Wrestler and manager in the American independent circuit
Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels		Apr 12, 1988		Center for the San Jose Sharks

Victims

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Baltz, StephenStephen Baltz		Jan 9, 1949	Dec 17, 1960	Sole survivor of the 1960 New York air disaster until dying a day later	Born in Wilmette

Writing and journalism

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Allison, JuliaJulia Allison		Feb 28, 1981		Columnist	Born in Wilmette
Gilson, JamieJamie Gilson		July 4, 1933		Author	Lives in Wilmerte
Nolan, JonathanJonathan Nolan				British-American author and screenwriter
Olsen, DanaDana Olsen				Screenwriter	Lives in Wilmette
Punnett, IanIan Punnett		Mar 3, 1960		Radio broadcaster	Born in Wilmette
Webster, DonovanDonovan Webster		Jan 13, 1959		Best-selling and award-winning journalist, author, film-maker, and humanitarian	Grew up in Wilmette

References

1. Leavitt, Irv (October 18, 2007). "Nobel Prize winner stays on task". Wilmette Life. Pioneer Press/Sun-Times Media Group.
2. "Neal Brennan talks about his influences, writing race-sensitive material and the state of contemporary comedy". IFC.com. November 30, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
3. Heston, Charlton: In The Arena, Simon & Schuster, 1995. ISBN 0-684-80394-1.
4. "Playboy's Crystal McCahill: Miss May goes to court on DUI charge". Chicago Tribune. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
5. Sotonoff, Jamie; Gire, Dann (January 19, 2016). "For Disney star from Wilmette, business comes first in showbiz". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
6. "Nico Tortorella". imdb. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
7. Curt Wagner (2013-02-17). "Nico Tortorella is killing it in 'The Following". redeye Chicago. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
8. Matt Pais (2008-08-20). "Wilson's local roots". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
9. Castle, George (February 2, 2012). "The Great Depression Doomed Wilmette's Most Eccentric Mansion". patch.com. Patch. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
10. "Rahm Emanuel: The Unreformed, Reformer, Part One". stoneformayor.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016. Kochman, Cary Wilmette, IL
11. Rodkin, Dennis (September 27, 2010). "Citadel Executive Is the New Owner of Rezko's Former Home". Chicago Magazine. Chicago: Tribune Publishing. Retrieved April 23, 2016. The 30-room Wilmette mansion where the now-imprisoned political wheeler-dealer Tony Rezko
12. Rodkin, Dennis (February 23, 2016). "Cubs chairman building home on Wilmette lakefront". Chicago Business. Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved May 31, 2016. Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts is building a home on Wilmette's lakefront less than a mile north of the one his sister Laura built a few years ago. Ricketts and his wife, Cecelia, have owned a home in Wilmette since at least 1997, according to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. They are behind a venture that bought a site on Michigan Avenue in Wilmette for $7 million in August 2013, according to people familiar with the property. Through a family spokesman, Tom Ricketts declined to comment. He became the chairman of the Cubs after a family group, including Tom, Todd and Laura Ricketts, bought the team in 2009. He is also CEO of a Chicago investment bank Incapital, which he founded in 1999.............Slightly south of the site, on Sheridan Road in Wilmette, Laura Ricketts and her wife, Brooke Skinner, live in a mansion built on a lakefront parcel near the Bahai'i Temple that Laura bought in 2010 for $6.5 million.
13. Rodkin, Dennis (May 23, 2012). "Laura Ricketts Plans New Mansion on Wilmette Lakefront". Chicago Magazine. Chicago (magazine). Retrieved May 31, 2016. Laura Ricketts, a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, and her partner, Heidi Grathouse, have filed plans with the Village of Wilmette for a new mansion to be built on the 1.2-acre lakefront site they bought two years ago.......Two Ricketts brothers, Tom and Todd, live within six blocks of the lakefront site in Wilmette; their homes are at opposite ends of the same block, though neither is more than one-third the size of what their sister has on the boards.
14. Grimes, William (November 5, 2013). "Charlie Trotter Dies at 54; Chef Made Chicago a Must". The New York Times.
15. Fulks, Robbie (February 22, 2011). "robbie and nora on the north shore-a". robbiefulks.com. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
16. "Index of articles". Wilmette Life. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
17. Johnson, Eliana; Nussbaum, Matthew (November 24, 2016). "Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts likely deputy commerce secretary". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
18. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/803997374016167936
19. "08.30.04". CNN.