List of people from Chicago

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

Academics, science, and engineering

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Dankmar Adler	Jul 3, 1844	Apr 16, 1900	Architect: designed the Guaranty Building, Chicago Stock Exchange Building, and Wainwright Building, considered to be the world's first skyscraper	Lived and died in Chicago
Mortimer Adler	Dec 28, 1902	Jun 28, 2001	Philosopher, educator, and popular author	University of Chicago professor; lived in Chicago	^[1]
Milburn Akers	May 4, 1900	May 27, 1970	President of Shimer College and Sun-Times editor	Born and worked in Chicago	^[2]
Saul Alinsky	Jan 30, 1909	Jun 12, 1972	Community organizer and writer; considered to be the founder of modern community organizing	Born in Chicago	^[3]
Myrtle 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	^[4]
Cynthia Bathurst			Mathematician and animal welfare advocate		^[5]
Jacob Bolotin	Jan 3, 1888	Apr 1, 1924	First totally blind physician fully licensed to practice medicine		^[6]
Sophonisba P. Breckinridge	Apr 1, 1866	Jul 30, 1948	Founder, School of Social Works Administration at the University of Chicago	Lived and worked in Chicago	^[7]
Allan G. Brodie	Oct 31, 1897	Jan 2, 1976	Orthodontics educator		^[8]
Daniel Burnham	Sep 4, 1846	Jun 1, 1912	Architect		^[9]
Marvin Camras	Jan 1, 1916	Jun 23, 1995	Inventor		^[10]
Philo Carpenter	Feb 27, 1805	Aug 7, 1886	First Chicago pharmacist		^[11]
Marva Collins	Aug 31, 1936	Jun 24, 2015	Educator		^[12]
Zachary Taylor Davis	May 26, 1872	Dec 16, 1946	Architect		^[13]
Donald J. DePorter	1942	1996	Philanthropist		^[14]
John 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]
G. Walter Dittmar	1872	1949	First president of the Illinois State Dental Society		^[16]
E. Lloyd Du Brul	Apr 5, 1909	Jul 24, 1996	Dental anatomist		^[17]
Rockwell King DuMoulin	Jan 31, 1906	Feb 11, 1983	Architect	Professor and department chair at the Rhode Island School of Design	^[18]
Helen Flanders Dunbar	May 14, 1902	Aug 21, 1959	Early figure in U.S. psychosomatic medicine		^[19]
Charles E. Fox	Jul 1, 1870	Oct 31, 1926	Architect		^[20]
James Ingo Freed	Jun 23, 1930	Dec 15, 2005	Architect		^[21]
Marjorie Grene	Dec 13, 1910	Mar 16, 2009	Philosopher		^[22]
Marion Mahony Griffin	Feb 14, 1871	Aug 10, 1961	Architect		^[23]
Walter Burley Griffin	Nov 24, 1876	Feb 11, 1937	Architect		^[24]
George Ellery Hale	Jun 29, 1868	Feb 21, 1938	Astronomer		^[25]
Michelle Hawkins			Meterorologist	Grew up in Chicago	^[26]
Max Henius	Jun 16, 1859	Nov 15, 1935	Biochemist; co-founder of American Brewing Academy		^[27]
John Augur Holabird	May 4, 1886	1945	Architect		^[28]
William Holabird	Sep 11, 1854	Jul 19, 1923	Architect		^[29]
Dorothy Evans Holmes	1943		Psychoanalytic thinker known for her work on racial and cultural trauma	Born in Chicago	^[30]
Helmut Jahn	Jan 4, 1940	May 8, 2021	Architect		^[31]
William Le Baron Jenney	Sep 25, 1832	Jun 14, 1907	Architect		^[32]
Leon Kass	Feb 12, 1939		Writer and chair of The President's Council on Bioethics		^[33]
Peter Karter	1922	Mar 30, 2010	Nuclear engineer and pioneer of the recycling industry		^[34]
Fazlur Khan	Apr 3, 1929	Mar 27, 1982	Civil engineer		^[35]
Ed Krupp	Nov 18, 1944		Astronomer, archeoastronomer, director of Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles	Born in Chicago	^[36]
T. D. A. Lingo	Dec 14, 1924	May 13, 1993	Folk singer, radio personality, brain researcher	Born in Chicago	^[37]
George W. Maher	Dec 25, 1864	Sep 12, 1926	Architect		^[38]
Benjamin H. Marshall	1874	Jun 19, 1940	Architect		^[39]
Maury Massler	1912	1990	Dental educator		^[40]
Charles G. Maurice	1911	1997	Dental educator		^[41]
Philip Maxwell	1799	1859	Early Chicago physician		^[42]
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe	Mar 27, 1886	Aug 19, 1969	Architect		^[43]
Michele Moody-Adams	Aug 31, 1956		African American philosopher and academic administrator		^[44]
Frederick B. Moorehead	1875	1944	Dental educator		^{[citation needed]}
Charles Murphy	Feb 9, 1890	May 22, 1985	Architect		^[45]
Frederick Bogue Noyes	1872	1961	Dental educator		^[46]
Don Patinkin	Jan 8, 1922	Aug 7, 1995	Israeli-American economist; President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ralph Pearson	Jan 12, 1919	Oct 12, 2022	Inorganic chemist; developed the concept of hard and soft acids and bases (HSAB theory)	Born in Chicago	^[47]
Dwight H. Perkins	Mar 26, 1867	Nov 2, 1941	Architect		^[48]
Sister Joel Read	Dec 30, 1926	May 25, 2017	President of Alverno College; longest-serving college president in U.S. history	Born in Chicago	^[49]
Kennedy J. Reed	May 24, 1944	Jun 20, 2023	Theoretical atomic physicist in the Theory Group in the Physics & Advanced Technologies Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL); a founder of the National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC)	Raised in south Chicago	^[50]
Theodore Regensteiner	May 17, 1868	Jul 15, 1952	Inventor of the four-color lithographic press		^[51]
Earl W. Renfroe	Jan 9, 1907	Nov 14, 2000	Orthodontist and African-American activist		^[52]
Martin Roche	1853	1927	Architect		^[53]
John Wellborn Root	Jan 10, 1850	Jan 15, 1891	Architect		^[54]
John Wellborn Root Jr.	1887	1963	Architect
Isaac Schour	1900	1964	President of the International Association for Dental Research		^[55]
Donald Spero	Aug 9, 1939		Physicist; venture capitalist; and European Rowing Championships bronze medalist and Olympic rower (1964).		^[56]
Leo Strauss	Sep 20, 1899	Oct 18, 1973	Political philosopher		^[57]
Louis Sullivan	Sep 3, 1856	Apr 14, 1924	Architect		^[58]
Emily Temple-Wood	May 24, 1994		Physician and Wikipedia editor who was named 2016 co-Wikimedian of the Year	Born in Chicago	^[59]
Stanley D. Tylman	1893	1982	Dental educator, wrote Theory and Practice of Crown and Bridge Prosthesis		^{[citation needed]}
Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck			Education professional	Raised in Chicago	^[60]
Thorstein Veblen	Jul 30, 1857	Aug 3, 1929	Economist and social critic		^[61]
Robert Wald	Jun 29, 1947		Gravitational physicist, author of the textbook General Relativity (1984), and recipient of the Einstein Prize (APS)	University of Chicago Professor	^[62]
Frank Lloyd Wright	Jun 8, 1867	Apr 9, 1959	Architect		^[63]

Nobel laureates and Fields medalists

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Jane 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	^[64]
Saul Bellow	Jun 10, 1915	Apr 5, 2005	Author; Nobel laureate in Literature (1976); Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1976)	Grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago	^[65]
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar	Oct 19, 1910	Aug 21, 1995	Astrophysicist; Nobel laureate in physics (1983)	University of Chicago professor; died in Chicago	^[66]
James Cronin	Sep 29, 1931	Aug 25, 2016	Nuclear physicist; Nobel laureate in physics (1964)	University of Chicago professor; born in Chicago	^[67]
Vladimir Drinfeld	Feb 4, 1954		Pioneering mathematician; Fields medalist (1990)	University of Chicago professor	^[68]
Enrico Fermi	Sep 29, 1901	Nov 28, 1954	Experimental and theoretical physicist, co-developer of the first nuclear reactor (Chicago Pile-1); Nobel laureate in physics (1938)	University of Chicago professor; died in Chicago	^[69]
James 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	^[70]
Milton 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	^[71]
James Heckman	Apr 14, 1944		Born in Chicago; member of the Chicago school of economics; Nobel laureate in economics (2000)	University of Chicago professor	^[72]
Michael Hudson	Mar 14, 1939		Economics professor
Leon M. Lederman	Jul 15, 1922	Oct 3, 2018	Experimental physicist; Nobel laureate in physics (1988); director emeritus of Fermilab; founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy	Illinois Institute of Technology professor	^[73]
Yoichiro Nambu	Jan 18, 1921	Jul 5, 2015	Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in physics (2008)	University of Chicago professor	^[74]
Theodore Schultz	Apr 2, 1902	Feb 26, 1998	Chair of the Chicago school of economics; Nobel laureate in economics (1979)	University of Chicago professor	^[75]
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	^[76]
George E. Smith	May 10, 1930	May 28, 2025	Applied physicist; co-inventor of the charge-coupled device; Nobel laureate in physics (2009)	University of Chicago graduate	^[77]
James D. Watson	Apr 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 from the University of Chicago with a B.S. (1947) in Zoology at age 19	^{[citation needed]}
Frank Wilczek	May 15, 1951		Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in physics (2004)	Enrolled at the University of Chicago at 15 years old	^[78]
Robert Woodrow Wilson	Jan 10, 1936		Founder and first director of Fermilab; Nobel laureate in physics (1978)		^{[citation needed]}

Authors and writers

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Franklin Pierce Adams	Nov 15, 1881	Mar 23, 1960	Columnist	Born in Chicago	^[79]
Nelson Algren	Mar 28, 1909	May 9, 1981	Author		^[80]
Catherine Corley Anderson	Mar 21, 1909	Dec 12, 2001	Children's author	Born in Chicago	^[81]
John Anderson	Mar 22, 1836	Feb 24, 1910	Founder and publisher of Skandinaven		^[82]
K. A. Applegate	Jul 19, 1956		Author		^{[citation needed]}
Brian Augustyn	Nov 2, 1954	Feb 1, 2022	Comic book editor and writer	Born in Chicago	^[83]
Dean Baker	Jul 13, 1958		Macroeconomist
Allan Bloom	Sep 14, 1930	Oct 7, 1992	Writer and translator		^[84]
Dmitri Borgmann	Oct 22, 1927	Dec 7, 1985	Writer		^[85]
Candy Dawson Boyd	Aug 8, 1946		Writer and activist		^[86]
Ray Bradbury	Aug 22, 1920	Jun 5, 2012	Author	Born and raised in Chicago suburb, Waukegan	^[87]
Gwendolyn Brooks	Jun 7, 1917	Dec 3, 2000	Poet		^[88]
Algis Budrys	Jan 9, 1931	Jun 9, 2008	Author		^[89]
Edgar Rice Burroughs	Sep 1, 1875	Mar 19, 1950	Author	Born in Chicago	^[90]
Chris Bury	Dec 10, 1953		Journalist		^[91]
Jack Cafferty	Dec 14, 1942		Journalist	Born in Chicago
Jack Canfield	Aug 19, 1944		Author of Chicken Soup for The Soul
John Chancellor	Jul 14, 1927	Jul 12, 1996	Journalist
Raymond Chandler	Jul 23, 1888	Mar 26, 1959	Writer	Born in Chicago
Shams Charania	Apr 1, 1994		Sports writer	Born in Chicago
Sandra Cisneros	Dec 20, 1954		Author	Born in Chicago
Diablo Cody	Jun 14, 1978		Screenwriter
Daniel Cohen	Mar 12, 1936	May 6, 2018	Children's writer	Born in Chicago
Allan Cox	Jun 3, 1937	Aug 28, 2016	Writer	Residing in Chicago
James Gould Cozzens	Aug 19, 1903	Aug 9, 1978	Novelist	Born in Chicago
Michael Crichton	Oct 23, 1942	Nov 4, 2008	Writer	Born in Chicago
Philip K. Dick	Dec 16, 1928	Mar 2, 1982	Writer	Born in Chicago
Charles Dickinson	Jun 4, 1951		Writer
Elizabeth Dilling	Apr 19, 1894	Apr 30, 1966	Writer and far-right activist	Born in Chicago	^[92]
Mike Downey	Aug 9, 1951	Jun 12, 2024	Newspaper columnist
Finley Peter Dunne	Jul 10, 1867	Apr 24, 1936	Writer, humorist (Mr. Dooley)	Born in Chicago
Stuart Dybek	1942		Author	Born in Chicago
Roger Ebert	Jun 18, 1942	Apr 4, 2013	Film critic	Lived and died in Chicago
Dave Eggers	Mar 12, 1970		Writer, editor, publisher
James T. Farrell	Feb 27, 1904	Aug 22, 1979	Writer	Born in Chicago
Kenneth Fearing	Jul 28, 1902	Jun 26, 1961	Poet, writer
Edna Ferber	Aug 15, 1885	Apr 16, 1968	Author, playwright
Leon Forrest	Jan 8, 1937	Nov 6, 1997	Writer
Henry Blake Fuller	Jan 9, 1857	Jul 28, 1929	Writer	Born in Chicago
Mary Onahan Gallery	Jul 22, 1866	Jan 12, 1941	Writer, editor
Larry Gelbart	Feb 25, 1928	Sep 11, 2009	Comedy writer	Born in Chicago
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy	Oct 25, 1946	October 13, 2025	Author, activist, community organizer	Born in Chicago	^[93]^[94]
John Gunther	Aug 30, 1901	May 29, 1970	Writer
Gary Gygax	Jul 27, 1938	Mar 4, 2008	Author	Born in Chicago
Lorraine Hansberry	May 19, 1930	Jan 12, 1965	Playwright	Born in Chicago
Chris Hansen	Sep 13, 1959		Journalist	Born in Chicago
Reidar Rye Haugan	Sep 18, 1893	Oct 1, 1972	Newspaper publisher and playwright
Ben Hecht	Feb 28, 1894	Apr 18, 1964	Screenwriter, playwright, journalist, director, and producer	Lived and worked in Chicago	^[95]
Larry Heinemann	Jan 18, 1944	Dec 11, 2019	Novelist	Born in Chicago
Ernest Hemingway	Jul 21, 1899	Jul 2, 1961	Novelist, short story writer, and journalist	Born and raised in Chicago suburb, Oak Park; lived and worked in Chicago
Robert Herrick	Apr 21, 1868	Dec 23, 1938	Novelist
Seymour Hersh	Apr 8, 1937		Journalist	Born in Chicago
Aphrodite Jones	Nov 27, 1958		Author	Born in Chicago
Stacey Kade			Author		^[96]
John Kass	Jun 25, 1956		Journalist	Born in Chicago
Hoda Katebi	Jan 27, 1995		Fashion blogger and activist	Resides in Chicago	^[97]
Kirke La Shelle	Sep 23, 1862	May 16, 1905	Newspaper reporter, editor, playwright and producer	Worked in Chicago
Ann Landers (aka Ruth Crowley; aka Esther Pauline Friedman Lederer)			Columnist
Adam Langer	1967		Novelist	Born in Chicago
Ring Lardner	Mar 6, 1885	Sep 25, 1933	Sports columnist, short story writer, playwright, composer, and lyricist	Worked & lived in Chicago	^[98]
Ring Lardner Jr.	Aug 19, 1915	Oct 31, 2000	Journalist and screenwriter	Born in Chicago	^[99]
Leo Lerner	1907	1965	Newspaper publisher; founder of Lerner Newspapers	Born in Chicago
Mike MacDonald	1960		Photographer and author		^[100]
Tom Mandel	Sep 12, 1942		Poet	Born in Chicago
Jean Martirez	Jan 19, 1963		Journalist	Born in Chicago
Merrill C. Meigs	Nov 25, 1883	Jan 26, 1968	Newspaper publisher
A. R. Morlan	Jan 3, 1958	Jan 6, 2016	Author	Born in Chicago
Susan Murphy-Milano		Oct 28, 2012	Author and radio host; advocate for victims of domestic violence	Born in Chicago
Charles Gilman Norris	Apr 23, 1881	Jul 25, 1945	Author
Frank Norris	Mar 5, 1870	Oct 25, 1902	Novelist	Born in Chicago
Clarence Page	Jun 2, 1947		Columnist
Pidgeon Pagonis	1986		Intersex activist, writer, artist, and consultant	Born in Chicago	^[101]
Sara Paretsky	Jun 8, 1947		Novelist
Ed Paschke	Jun 22, 1939	Nov 25, 2004	Artist	Born and died in Chicago
Cissy Patterson	Nov 7, 1881	Jul 24, 1948	Journalist and newspaper editor
Frederik Pohl	Nov 26, 1919	Sep 2, 2013	Author and futurist
Margaret Horton Potter	May 20, 1881	Dec 22, 1911	Novelist	Born and died in Chicago	^[102]
Henry Rago	1915	1969	Poet; editor of Poetry Magazine (1955–1969)
Wilhelm Rapp	Jul 14, 1827	Feb 28, 1907	Journalist and editor	Lived and died in Chicago
Hermann Raster	May 6, 1827	Jul 24, 1891	Journalist and politician; editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung (1867–1891)	Lived in Chicago, buried in Graceland Cemetery	^[103]^[104]
Mike Resnick	Mar 5, 1942	Jan 9, 2020	Author
Dean Richards	Mar 31, 1954		Film critic	Born in Chicago
Mike Royko	Sep 19, 1932	Apr 29, 1997	Columnist	Born and died in Chicago
Ernest Samuels	May 19, 1903	Feb 12, 1996	Biographer; recipient of the Bancroft Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography	Born in Chicago
Ross Allen Rosenberg	May 16, 1961		Psychotherapist and author	Born in Chicago	^[105]
Carl Sandburg	Jan 6, 1878	Jul 22, 1967	Poet; recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes	Lived in Chicago	^[106]
Dan Savage	Oct 7, 1964		Columnist	Born in Chicago
Sandra Seaton	Jul 10, 1942		Playwright and librettist
Sidney Sheldon	Feb 11, 1917	Jan 30, 2007	Playwright, screenwriter, novelist
William L. Shirer	Feb 23, 1904	Dec 28, 1993	Journalist and historian	Born in Chicago
Dora Shulner	Jul 24, 1890	May 12, 1964	Yiddish writer	Resided in Chicago
Shel Silverstein	Sep 25, 1930	May 10, 1999	Poet, songwriter, and children's writer	Born in Chicago
Gene Siskel	Jan 26, 1946	Feb 20, 1999	Film critic	Born in Chicago
Dejan Stojanović	Mar 11, 1959		Poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist
Alfred Szklarski	Jan 21, 1912	Apr 9, 1992	Author	Born in Chicago
Studs Terkel	May 16, 1912	Oct 31, 2008	Broadcaster and author	Lived and died in Chicago
James Tiptree Jr.	Aug 24, 1915	May 19, 1987	Author	Born in Chicago
Joseph A. Tunzi	Jul 25, 1953		Author, publisher, producer, researcher, archivist, historian; "one of the foremost authorities on Elvis Presley"^[107]	Born in Chicago
Scott Turow	Apr 12, 1949		Author	Born in Chicago
Irving Wallace	Mar 19, 1916	Jun 29, 1990	Author	Born in Chicago
Gene Wolfe	May 7, 1931	Apr 14, 2019	Author
Pamela Zoline	June 20, 1941		Author, painter, activist	Born in Chicago		^[108]

Business and philanthropy

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Anthony Adducci	Aug 14, 1937	Sep 19, 2006	A pioneer of the medical device industry; founder of Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., which manufactured the world's first lithium battery-powered artificial pacemaker	Born in Chicago
Bob Bernard	May 23, 1967	Feb 2, 2007	Entrepreneur
William McCormick Blair	May 2, 1884	Mar 29, 1982	Financier	Born in Chicago
William McCormick Blair Jr.	Oct 24, 1916	Aug 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
David Bohnett	Apr 2, 1956		Philanthropist and technology entrepreneur	Born in Chicago
John O. Butler			Businessman, dentist and periodontist	Born and practiced in Chicago
Kevin Cushing	1956		Executive officer of AlphaGraphics	Born in Chicago
Charles Deering	Jul 31, 1852	Feb 5, 1927	Businessman, art collector, and philanthropist
William Deering	Apr 25, 1826	Dec 9, 1913	Businessman and philanthropist
Francis Dewes	Apr 8, 1845	Dec 21, 1922	German immigrant, brewer, millionaire, original owner of the historic mansion Francis J. Dewes House
Dr. Fannie Emanuel	Jul 31, 1871	Mar 31, 1934	Founded the Emanuel Settlement House
Marshall Field	Aug 18, 1834	Jan 16, 1906	Entrepreneur
Ada Sawyer Garrett	1856	1938	19th-century socialite and philanthropist
William O. Goodman	1848	1936	Lumber tycoon
Robert 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
H. G. Haugan	Nov 7, 1840	Jan 29, 1921	Railroad executive
Helge Alexander Haugan	Oct 26, 1847	May 17, 1909	Banking executive
Anton C. Hesing	Jan 6, 1823	Mar 31, 1895	Owner of the Chicago-based Illinois Staats-Zeitung; Cook County sheriff 1860–1862	Lived and died in Chicago
Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard	Aug 22, 1802	Sep 14, 1886	Early Chicago developer
John H. Johnson	Jan 19, 1918	Aug 8, 2005	Founded the Johnson Publishing Company, served on the board of numerous companies	Business and life based in Chicago
Ray Kroc	Oct 5, 1902	Jan 14, 1984	First CEO of McDonald's
Matthew Laflin	Dec 16, 1803	May 21, 1897	Gunpowder manufacturer and philanthropist
Mary Lewis Langworthy	Mar 31, 1872	Jan 15, 1949	President, Chicago Woman's Club	Lived in Chicago
John R. Lindgren	Feb 20, 1855	Apr 29, 1915	Banking executive
Horatio G. Loomis		1900	Organizer of the Chicago Board of Trade
Catherine T. MacArthur	Nov 23, 1908	Dec 15, 1981	Philanthropist
Arthur B. McBride	Mar 20, 1888	Nov 10, 1972	Businessman, co-founded the Cleveland Browns football team	Born and raised in Chicago
Renetta McCann	Dec 8, 1956		Advertising and public relations executive who served as CEO of Starcom Mediavest Group in North America	Born and raised in Chicago	^[109]
Brooks McCormick	Feb 23, 1917	Aug 15, 2006	Chief executive officer of International Harvester; art collector	Born in Chicago
Chauncey McCormick	Dec 7, 1884	Sep 8, 1954	Businessman and art collector	Trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago
Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr.	Feb 15, 1809	May 13, 1884	Founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company	Lived and died in Chicago
Cyrus Hall McCormick II	May 16, 1859	1936	President of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company (1884–1902)	Born in Chicago
Harold Fowler McCormick	May 2, 1872	Oct 16, 1941	Chairman of the board of International Harvester Company	Trustee of the University of Chicago
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
Katharine 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
L. Hamilton McCormick	May 27, 1859	Feb 2, 1934	Author, inventor, art collector and sculptor	Born in Chicago
Leander J. McCormick	Feb 8, 1819	Feb 20, 1900	Farmer, inventor, manufacturer, and businessman	Lived and died in Chicago
Robert R. McCormick	Jul 30, 1880	Apr 1, 1955	Owner and publisher of the Chicago Tribune	Born in Chicago
Robert Sanderson McCormick	Jul 26, 1849	Apr 16, 1919	U.S. ambassador to Austria-Hungary, Imperial Russia, and France	Lived in Chicago
Ruth 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
William 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
William Sanderson McCormick	Nov 2, 1815	Sep 27, 1865	Inventor and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company	Lived in Chicago
Blythe McGarvie			President of Leadership for International Finance, LLC
Abraham Lincoln Neiman	Jul 4, 1875	Oct 21, 1970	Businessman and member of the Neiman Marcus family
Agnes Nestor	Jun 24, 1880	Dec 28, 1948	Labor activist, politician, founder of the International Glove Workers Union of America, president of Chicago Women's Union League	Lived and died in Chicago	^[110]
William S. Paley	Sep 28, 1901	Oct 26, 1990	CBS executive
Bertha Palmer	May 22, 1849	May 5, 1918	Socialite and philanthropist
Potter Palmer	May 20, 1826	May 4, 1902	Entrepreneur
George Pullman	Mar 3, 1831	Oct 19, 1897	Entrepreneur and inventor
Thomas Pritzker			Chairman of Hyatt and member of the Pritzker family
Wallace Rasmussen	Jul 11, 1914	Sep 21, 2008	Businessman and philanthropist; CEO of Beatrice Foods Co.	Lived and worked in Chicago
Frank C. Rathje	Aug 21, 1881	Feb 24, 1967	Depression-era banker, businessman, and philanthropist
William Donald Scherzer	Jan 27, 1858	Jul 20, 1893	Inventor of the Scherzer rolling lift bridge
W. Clement Stone	May 4, 1902	Sep 3, 2002	Entrepreneur; founder of what is known today as AON Corporation
Edmund Dick Taylor	Oct 18, 1804	Dec 4, 1891	Banker, railroad executive and entrepreneur; known as "father of the greenback"
Charles H. Wacker	Aug 29, 1856	Oct 31, 1929	Businessman and philanthropist, director of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition	Born and lived in Chicago
Ty Warner	Sep 3, 1944		Entrepreneur known for Beanie Babies and many other successful plush toys	Born in Chicago and grew up in suburban La Grange
Erick Williams			Chef	Born and raised in Chicago	^[111]^[112]^[113]
Charles Yerkes	Jun 25, 1837	Dec 29, 1905	Entrepreneur

Crime

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Charles Albanese	Jun 13, 1937	Sep 20, 1995	Serial killer	Born in Chicago
David Barksdale	May 24, 1947	Sep 2, 1974	Street gang leader	Leader of Folk Nation; died in Chicago
Rudy Bladel	Dec 8, 1932	Nov 15, 2006	Serial killer	Born in Chicago
Al Capone	Jan 17, 1899	Jan 25, 1947	Boss of the Chicago Outfit 1925–1931	Chicago Outfit	^[114]
Andre Crawford	Mar 20, 1962	Mar 18, 2017	Serial killer	Born in Chicago
Laurie Dann	Oct 18, 1957	May 20, 1988	School shooter	Born in Chicago
John Dillinger	Jun 22, 1903	Jul 22, 1934	Bank robber	Died in Chicago
Jeff Fort	Feb 20, 1947		Gang leader and convicted terrorist	Grew up in Chicago
John Wayne Gacy	Mar 17, 1942	May 10, 1994	Serial killer	Born in Chicago
Sam Giancana	Jun 15, 1908	Jun 19, 1975	Boss of the Chicago Outfit	Chicago Outfit
Robert Hanssen	Apr 18, 1944	Jun 5, 2023	FBI agent; convicted spy for Russia	Born in Chicago
H. H. Holmes	May 16, 1861	May 7, 1896	Serial killer	Lived and operated in Chicago	^[115]
Ted Kaczynski	May 22, 1942	Jun 10, 2023	Unabomber, mathematician and domestic terrorist	Born and briefly lived in Chicago
Leopold and Loeb	Nov 19, 1904 (Leopold) Jun 11, 1905 (Loeb)	Jan 28, 1936 (Loeb) Aug 29, 1971 (Leopold)	Murderers	Born in Chicago
Erich Muenter	Mar 25, 1871	Jul 6, 1915	Imperial German spy, political terrorist, and failed assassin of J. P. Morgan Jr.	Lived in Chicago	^[116]
Baby Face Nelson	Dec 6, 1908	Nov 27, 1934	Mobster	Born in Chicago
Jose Padilla (aka Abdullah al-Muhajir)	Oct 18, 1970		Alleged terrorist	Lived in Chicago
Jack Ruby	Mar 25, 1911	Jan 3, 1967	Killed Lee Harvey Oswald	Born in Chicago
Eva Shaver			Midwife convicted of manslaughter while providing illegal abortions, 1915	Worked in Chicago	^[117]
Ronald Gene Simmons	Jul 15, 1940	Jun 25, 1990	Spree killer	Born in Chicago
Wanda Stopa	May 5, 1900	Apr 25, 1924	Murderer	Lived and studied in Chicago; was its youngest and first female assistant U.S. district attorney
George Streeter	1837	Jan 22, 1921	Riverboat captain and squatter	Lived and died in Chicago

Fine arts

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Sigvald Asbjørnsen	Aug 20, 1867	Sep 8, 1954	Sculptor
Emil Biorn	Jun 7, 1864	1935	Sculptor, painter and composer
Emilija Bucik Razman	1935	2024	Painter and illustrator	Lived and worked in Chicago for decades.
Edward William Carlson	May 4, 1883	Jul 26, 1932	Artist	Born and raised in Chicago
Edward Gorey	Feb 22, 1925	Apr 15, 2000	Artist	Born in Chicago
Adelaide S. Hall	Nov 2, 1857	Jun 3, 1924	Art connoisseur, curator, promoter and critic	Lived in Chicago
Grace Jeffers	Sep 1, 1967		Design educator	Born in Chicago
June Leaf	Aug 4, 1929	Jul 1, 2024	Artist	Born and raised in Chicago	^[118]
Vivian Maier	Feb 1, 1926	Apr 21, 2009	Photographer
Edgar Miller	1899	Jun 1, 1993	Designer, artist, sculptor, stained glass maker, wood carver, metal worker	Born in Idaho Falls, moved to Chicago in 1917, died in Chicago
Norman Parish	Aug 26, 1937	Jul 8, 2013	Artist and art dealer
Harmonia Rosales	1984		Artist	Born in Chicago	^[119]
Charlotte Rothstein Ross	1912	1991	Lithograph artist	Born and raised in Chicago	^[120]

Frontier

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

Media


Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Gillian Anderson	Aug 9, 1968		Actress	Born in Chicago
Stanley Andrews	Aug 28, 1891	Jun 23, 1969	Actor	Born in Chicago
Dominic Armato	Nov 18, 1976		Voice actor	Born in Chicago
Lewis Arquette	Dec 14, 1935	Feb 10, 2001	Actor	Born in Chicago
Patricia Arquette	Apr 8, 1968		Actress	Born in Chicago
Reiko Aylesworth	Dec 9, 1972		Actress
Barney Balaban	Jun 8, 1887	Mar 7, 1971	Head of Paramount Pictures
Bob Balaban	Aug 16, 1945		Actor, director and producer	Born in Chicago
Adam Baldwin	Feb 27, 1962		Actor
Leonard Baldy	Feb 15, 1927	May 2, 1960	Police officer; Chicago's first helicopter traffic reporter
Ryan Bank	Apr 27, 1981		Media producer
Ike Barinholtz	Feb 18, 1977		Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Ralph Bellamy	Jun 17, 1904	Nov 29, 1991	Actor	Born in Chicago
Jim Belushi	Jun 15, 1954		Actor, comedian	Born in Chicago
John Belushi	Jan 24, 1949	Mar 5, 1982	Actor, comedian	Born, lived and worked in Chicago
Chloe Bennet	Apr 18, 1992		Actress, singer	Born in Chicago
Jack Benny	Feb 14, 1894	Dec 26, 1974	Actor, comedian	Born in Chicago
Tom Berenger	May 31, 1949		Actor	Born in Chicago
Edgar Bergen	Feb 16, 1903	Sep 30, 1978	Ventriloquist	Born in Chicago
Shelley Berman	Feb 3, 1925	Sep 1, 2017	Comedian	Born in Chicago
Carlos Bernard	Oct 12, 1962		Actor
Michael Ian Black	Aug 12, 1971		Comedian	Born in Chicago
Budd Boetticher	Jul 29, 1916	Nov 29, 2001	Film director	Born in Chicago
Tom Bosley	Oct 1, 1927	Oct 19, 2010	Actor	Born in Chicago
Charles Boyce	Sep 21, 1949		Syndicated cartoonist
Lara Flynn Boyle	Mar 24, 1970		Actress
Harold Bradley Jr.	Oct 13, 1929	Apr 13, 2021	Football player, actor, singer, artist, TV host, and painter	Born in Chicago
Andre Braugher	Jul 1, 1962	Dec 11, 2023	Actor	Born in Chicago	^[121]
Buddy Bregman	Jul 9, 1930	Jan 8, 2017	Composer
Pat Byrnes			Cartoonist for The New Yorker
Colt Cabana	May 6, 1980		Professional wrestler	Lives in Chicago	^[122]
John Calhoun	Apr 14, 1808	Feb 20, 1859	Founding publisher of the Chicago Democrat	Cook County treasurer (1837–1841); Chicago City Councilman, 1841–1842
Sarah Wayne Callies	Jun 1, 1977		Actress
Allan Carr	May 27, 1937	Jun 29, 1999	Producer	Born in Chicago
Charmian Carr	Dec 27, 1942	Sep 17, 2016	actress	Born in Chicago
Steve Carell	Aug 16, 1962		Actor, comedian, producer, writer and director	Lived and worked in Chicago	^{[citation needed]}
Dan Castellaneta	Oct 29, 1957		Actor and comedian	Lives in Chicago
John Chambers	Sep 12, 1922	Aug 25, 2001	Academy Award-winning make-up artist	Born in Chicago	^[123]
Kyle Chavarria	Jan 26, 1995		Actress	Born in Chicago
Whitney Chitwood			Stand-up comedian	Lives in Chicago
Anna Chlumsky	Dec 3, 1980		Actress	Born in Chicago
Stephen Colbert	May 13, 1964		Comedian, TV host, actor, and writer	Lived and worked in Chicago
Lana Condor	May 11, 1997		Actress	Lived in Chicago
Don Cornelius	Sep 27, 1936	Feb 1, 2012	Creator and former host of Soul Train	Born in Chicago
Cindy Crawford	Feb 20, 1966		Model and actress	Lived in Chicago	^{[citation needed]}
Ann Cusack	May 22, 1961		Actress
Joan Cusack	Oct 11, 1962		Actress and comedian
John Cusack	Jun 28, 1966		Actor
Clifton Davis	Oct 4, 1945		Actor, composer and minister	Born in Chicago
May de Sousa	Nov 6, 1884	Aug 8, 1948	Actress and singer	Born, raised, and died in Chicago
Walt 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	^[124]
Matt Doherty	Jun 22, 1978		Actor
Jimmy Dore	Jul 26, 1965		Stand-up comedian and political commentator	Born in Chicago
Mike Douglas	Aug 11, 1920	Aug 11, 2006	Talk show host	Born in Chicago
Katie Doyle			Cast member of MTV's Road Rules
Brian Doyle-Murray	Oct 31, 1945		Actor	Born in Chicago
Moosie Drier	Aug 6, 1964		Actor and director	Born in Chicago
Michael Clarke Duncan	Dec 10, 1957	Sep 3, 2012	Actor	Born in Chicago
Kevin Dunn	Aug 24, 1956		Actor	Born in Chicago
Dennis Farina	Feb 29, 1944	Jul 22, 2013	Actor, Chicago police officer	Born and raised in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago	^[125]
Mimsy Farmer	Feb 28, 1945		Actress and sculptor	Born in Chicago
Jon Favreau	Oct 19, 1966		Actor, writer, and director	Lived and worked in Chicago
Jeremy Felton	Jul 17, 1987		Rapper	Born in Chicago
Tina Fey	May 18, 1970		Actress, comedian, and writer	Lived and worked in Chicago
Karen Finley	1956		Performance artist, actress, artist, and recording artist	Born in Chicago
Michael Flatley	Jul 16, 1958		Dancer	Born in Chicago
Neil Flynn	Nov 13, 1960		Actor	Born, lived and worked in Chicago; raised in Chicago suburb, Waukegan
Harrison Ford	Jul 13, 1942		Actor	Born in Chicago; raised in Chicago suburb, Des Plaines	^[126]
Drew Fortier	Jul 14, 1987		Musician, filmmaker, actor, and author	Born and raised in Chicago	^[127]
Bob Fosse	Jun 23, 1927	Sep 23, 1987	Director, choreographer, and dancer	Born in Chicago
Redd Foxx	Dec 9, 1922	Oct 11, 1991	Actor and comedian	Grew up in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago
Dennis Franz	Oct 28, 1944		Actor
Kathleen Freeman	Feb 17, 1923	Aug 23, 2001	Actress	Born in Chicago
Tavi Gevinson	Apr 21, 1996		Writer, magazine editor, actress	Born in Chicago
Marla Gibbs	Jun 14, 1931		Actress	Born in Chicago
Zach Gilford	Jan 14, 1982		Actor
Ira Glass	Mar 3, 1959		NPR broadcaster	Lived and worked in Chicago
Arlene Golonka	Jan 23, 1936	May 31, 2021	Actress	Born in Chicago
Stuart Gordon	Aug 11, 1947	Mar 24, 2020	Playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer
Chuck Goudie	Jan 17, 1956		Television reporter and columnist		^{[citation needed]}
Michael Gray	Sep 2, 1951		Actor on Shazam!
Shecky Greene	Apr 8, 1926	Dec 31, 2023	Comedian	Born in Chicago	^[128]
Alexandra Grey	Jan 1, 1991		Actress and musician	Born in Chicago	^{[citation needed]}
Kathy Griffin	Nov 4, 1960		Actress and comedian		^{[citation needed]}
Michael Gross	Jun 21, 1947		Actor	Born in Chicago
Kevin Hagen	Apr 3, 1928	Jul 9, 2005	Actor	Born in Chicago
Daryl Hannah	Dec 3, 1960		Actress	Born in Chicago
Cory Hardrict	Nov 9, 1979		Actor	Born in Chicago
Steve Harris	Dec 3, 1965		Actor	Born in Chicago
Wood Harris	Oct 17, 1969		Actor	Born in Chicago
Hugh Hefner	Apr 9, 1926	Sep 27, 2017	Publisher	Born, lived and worked in Chicago
Marilu Henner	Apr 6, 1952		Actress	Born in Chicago
Andy Herren	Nov 14, 1986		Reality-TV contestant; winner of Big Brother 15; show's first openly gay winner	Currently lives in Chicago
Mark Hollmann	Oct 14, 1963		Composer and lyricist (Urinetown)		^{[citation needed]}
Terrence Howard	Mar 11, 1969		Actor	Born in Chicago
Jennifer Hudson	Sep 12, 1981		Actress, singer	Born in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago
John Hughes	Feb 18, 1950	Aug 6, 2009	Film director and screenwriter	Raised in Chicago suburb, Northbrook; lived and worked in Chicago
Bonnie Hunt	Sep 22, 1961		Actress, comedian, director, producer	Born in Chicago
Mel Jackson	Oct 13, 1970		Actor	Born in Chicago
Sam J. Jones	Aug 12, 1954		Actor	Born in Chicago
William James Jones			Actor	Born in Chicago
Philip Kaufman	Oct 23, 1936		Film director	Born in Chicago
Rachna Khatau	Jan 29, 1981		Actress, writer, singer	Raised in Chicago
Ruth Kilbourn	1895	1984	Dancer	Resident of Chicago	^[129]
Dorothy Kilgallen	Jul 3, 1913	Nov 8, 1965	Media personality, author, journalist, panelist	Born in Chicago
Karlie Kloss	Aug 3, 1992		Model	Born in Chicago
Harvey Korman	Feb 15, 1927	May 29, 2008	Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Tessa Kosta	Dec 12, 1890	Aug 23, 1981	Actress (musicals)	Born in Chicago
Greg Kotis			Playwright (Urinetown)
Mike Lebovitz			Comedian	Born in Chicago
Charles Levin	Mar 12, 1949	Jul 2019	Actor	Born in Chicago
Clara Lipman	1864	1952	Stage actress and playwright	Born in Chicago
John Lippman			Television executive, acting director of Voice of America
Ron Livingston	Jun 5, 1967		Actor
Richard Long	Dec 17, 1927	Dec 21, 1974	Actor	Born in Chicago
John Loprieno	Oct 7, 1960		Actor	Born in Chicago	^[130]
Dave Losso			Stand-up comedian	Born in Chicago
Lar Lubovitch	Apr 9, 1943		Choreographer	Born in Chicago
Bernie Mac	Oct 5, 1957	Aug 9, 2008	Actor and comedian	Born and died in Chicago
Justina Machado	Sep 6, 1972		Actress	Born in Chicago
William H. Macy	Mar 13, 1950		Actor and producer	Lived in Chicago
Amy Madigan	Sep 11, 1950		Actress	Born in Chicago
Michael Madsen	Sep 25, 1957	Jul 3, 2025	Actor	Born in Chicago
John Mahoney	Jun 20, 1940	Feb 4, 2018	Actor	Lived and worked in Chicago
Karl Malden	Mar 22, 1912	Jul 1, 2009	Actor	Born in Chicago
John Malkovich	Dec 9, 1953		Actor	Lived and worked in Chicago
David Mamet	Nov 30, 1947		Playwright, poet, screenwriter, and director	Born, lived and worked in Chicago
Larry Manetti	Jul 23, 1947		Actor	Born in Chicago
Harry Manfredini	Aug 25, 1943		Composer	Born in Chicago
Michael Mann	Feb 5, 1943		Film director, writer, and producer	Born in Chicago
Joe Mantegna	Nov 13, 1947		Actor	Born in Chicago
Ron Masak	Jul 1, 1936	Oct 20, 2022	Actor	Born in Chicago
Chi McBride	Sep 23, 1961		Actor	Born in Chicago
Jenny McCarthy	Nov 1, 1972		Actress and Playboy model	Lived in Chicago
LisaRaye McCoy	Sep 23, 1967		Actress	Born in Chicago
Frances McDormand	Jun 23, 1957		Actress	Born in Chicago
Laurie Metcalf	Jun 16, 1955		Actress
Vincente Minnelli	Feb 28, 1903	Jul 25, 1986	Film director	Born in Chicago
Kel Mitchell	Aug 25, 1978		Actor and comedian	Born In Chicago
Rick Moranis	Apr 18, 1953		Actor and comedian
Cindy Morgan	Sep 29, 1954	Dec 30, 2023	Actress	Born in Chicago
Trevor Morgan	Nov 26, 1986		Actor	Born in Chicago
Jennifer Morrison	Apr 12, 1979		Actress and producer	Born in Chicago
John Mulaney	Aug 26, 1982		Comedian	Born in Chicago
Bill Murray	Sep 21, 1950		Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago suburb, Evanston; raised in Wilmette; lived and worked in Chicago
Bob Newhart	Sep 5, 1929	Jul 18, 2024	Actor and comedian
Nichelle Nichols	Dec 28, 1932	Jul 30, 2022	Actress	Lives in Chicago
Richard Nickel	May 31, 1928	Apr 13, 1972	Photographer	Born in Chicago
Christopher Nolan	Jul 30, 1970		Screenwriter, director and producer	Lived in Chicago
Ken Nordine	Apr 13, 1920	Feb 16, 2019	Voiceover and word jazz recording artist
Kim Novak	Feb 13, 1933		Actress	Born in Chicago
Donald O'Connor	Aug 28, 1925	Sep 27, 2003	Actor and dancer	Born in Chicago
Jim O'Heir	Feb 4, 1962		Actor and comedian	Born and lived in Chicago
Matt O'Leary	Jul 6, 1987		Actor	Born in Chicago
Keke Palmer	Aug 26, 1993		Actress and singer		^{[citation needed]}
Mandy Patinkin	Nov 30, 1952		Actor and singer	Born in Chicago
Jeannie Pepper	Jul 9, 1958		Adult film actress	Born in Chicago
Jeff Perry	Aug 16, 1955		Actor
William Petersen	Feb 21, 1953		Actor	Born in Chicago suburb, Evanston; lived and worked in Chicago
Wally Pfister	Jul 8, 1961		Cinematographer	Born in Chicago
Jeremy Piven	Jul 26, 1965		Actor		^{[citation needed]}
Bonnie Poe	Oct 15, 1912	Oct 16, 1993	Actress, voice actress	Born in Chicago
Danny Pudi	Mar 10, 1979		Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
CM Punk	Oct 26, 1978		Professional wrestler, professional mixed martial arts commentator, actor, and retired mixed martial artist	Born & lives in Chicago	^[131]
Harold Ramis	Nov 21, 1944	Feb 24, 2014	Actor, director, and comedian	Born, lived and worked in Chicago
Bill Rancic	May 16, 1971		Winner of The Apprentice	Born in Chicago
Robert Reed	Oct 19, 1932	May 12, 1992	Actor
John C. Reilly	May 24, 1965		Actor	Born in Chicago
Ed Renwick	Jun 1, 1938	Mar 6, 2020	Political commentator on WWL-TV (CBS affiliate) in New Orleans, Louisiana	Born in Chicago	^[132]
Shonda Rhimes	Jan 13, 1970		Screenwriter, director, and producer; creator and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy	Born in Chicago
Lucille Ricksen	Aug 22, 1910	Mar 13, 1925	Actress	Born in Chicago
John Ridgely	Sep 6, 1909	Jan 18, 1968	Actor	Born in Chicago
Justin Roberts	Dec 29, 1979		Professional wrestling ring announcer	Born in Chicago
Craig Robinson	Oct 25, 1971		Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Michael Rooker	Apr 6, 1955		Actor	Moved to Chicago at age 13	^[133]^[134]^[135]
Jonathan Rosenbaum	Feb 27, 1943		Film critic
David Rudman	Jun 1, 1963		Puppeteer
Jennifer Runyon	Apr 1, 1960		Actress	Born in Chicago
Robert Ryan	Nov 11, 1909	Jul 11, 1973	Actor	Born in Chicago
Pat Sajak	Oct 26, 1946		Game show host	Born in Chicago
Tony Sam			Comedian, actor, television producer	Born in Chicago
Horatio Sanz	Jun 4, 1969		Actor and comedian	Grew up in Chicago
Ben Savage	Sep 12, 1980		Actor	Born in Chicago
Fred Savage	Jul 9, 1976		Actor, director, and producer	Born in Chicago
Stefanie Scott	Dec 6, 1996		Actress and singer	Born in Chicago
Amy Sedaris	Mar 29, 1961		Actress	Lived and worked in Chicago
David Sedaris	Dec 26, 1956		Radio broadcaster and author
Garry Shandling	Nov 29, 1949	Mar 24, 2016	Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago	^[136]
Sherri Shepherd	Apr 22, 1967		Actress and comedian	Born in Chicago
Rondell Sheridan	Aug 15, 1958		Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Kiernan Shipka	Nov 10, 1999		Actress	Born in Chicago
Gary Sinise	Mar 17, 1955		Actor; co-founder of Steppenwolf Theatre Company	Born in Chicago suburb, Blue Island; lived and worked in Chicago
John Stagliano	Nov 29, 1951		Adult film actor and director	Born in Chicago
Todd Stashwick	Oct 16, 1968		Actor	Born in Chicago
Kate Steinberg			Internet personality, television personality, and former NHL cheerleader	Born and lived in Chicago
Michael Stoyanov	Dec 14, 1970		Actor	Born in Chicago
Joe Swanberg	Aug 31, 1981		Film director and actor	Lives and works in Chicago
Gloria Swanson	Mar 27, 1899	Apr 4, 1983	Actress	Born in Chicago
Mr. T	May 21, 1952		Actor, evangelist	Born in Chicago
Rea Tajiri			Filmmaker	Born in Chicago
Larenz Tate	Sep 8, 1975		Actor	Born in Chicago
Giorgio Tozzi	Jan 8, 1923	May 30, 2011	Singer and actor	Born in Chicago
Sarah Truax	Feb 12, 1872	May 2, 1958	Broadway and Hollywood actress	Raised in Chicago
Melvin Van Peebles	Aug 21, 1932	Sep 22, 2021	Director	Born in Chicago
Vince Vaughn	Mar 28, 1970		Actor	Raised in Chicago suburbs, Buffalo Grove and Lake Forest; worked and lives in Chicago	^[137]
Matt Walsh	Oct 13, 1964		Comedian, co-founder of Upright Citizens Brigade	Born, lived and worked in Chicago
Marsha Warfield	Mar 5, 1954		Actress and comedian	Born in Chicago
Carol Wayne	Sep 6, 1942	Jan 13, 1985	Actress	Born in Chicago
Jason Weaver	Jul 18, 1979		Actor and singer	Born in Chicago
Raquel Welch	Sep 5, 1940	Feb 15, 2023	Actress	Born in Chicago
Orson Welles	May 6, 1915	Oct 10, 1985	Actor, director, writer, and producer	Lived in Chicago
George Wendt	Oct 17, 1948	May 20, 2025	Actor	Born, lived and worked in Chicago
Steve Wilkos	Mar 9, 1964		Talk show host	Born in Chicago
Robin Williams	Jul 21, 1951	Aug 11, 2014	Actor and comedian	Born in Chicago
Oprah Winfrey	Jan 29, 1954		Talk show hostess, actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist	Lived and worked in Chicago
Beverly Wisniewski	March 19, 1946	Dec 24, 2007	Stand-up comedian and singer	Born in Chicago
Robert Young	Feb 22, 1907	Jul 21, 1998	Actor	Born in Chicago
Billy Zane	Feb 24, 1966		Actor	Born in Chicago
Robert Zemeckis	May 14, 1951		Director, producer, and writer	Born in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago
Florenz Ziegfeld	Mar 21, 1867	Jul 22, 1932	Impresario	Born in Chicago
Adrian Zmed	Mar 14, 1954		Actor	Born in Chicago
Edward Zwick	Oct 8, 1952		Director, producer, and writer	Born in Chicago

Military

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Robert E. Adamson	Dec 28, 1920	Jul 30, 2004	U.S. Navy vice admiral	Born in Chicago	^[138]
Russell A. Berg	Jan 6, 1917	Jan 24, 2002	U.S. Air Force brigadier general	Born in Chicago
Wesley Clark	Dec 23, 1944		NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, four-star general, presidential candidate (2004)	Born in Chicago
Richard E. Kraus	Nov 24, 1925	Oct 3, 1944	Marine Corps private first class; posthumously received the Medal of Honor during World War II	Born in Chicago
Malcolm Ross O'Neill	Mar 25, 1940		Lieutenant general	Born in Chicago	^{[citation needed]}
Joseph Polowski	Oct 2, 1916	Oct 17, 1983	U.S. Army soldier during World War II; served as a translator between Soviet and American forces on Elbe Day; peace activist	Lived in Chicago
Fred S. Robillard	Sep 14, 1890	Jan 31, 1971	Marine Corps major general; in charge of Marine Motor Transportation during World War II	Born in Chicago	^[139]
James A. Ryan	Oct 22, 1867	Jan 14, 1956	U.S. Army brigadier general; commanded World War I Officers' Training Centers at Fort Sheridan, later an executive with several Chicago-based businesses	Lived in Chicago	^[140]
William A. Ryan III	1972		U.S. Army major	Born in Chicago	^[141]^[142]
Scott Stearney	Oct 21, 1960	Dec 1, 2018	United States Navy vice admiral, commander of United States Fifth Fleet	Born in Chicago	^[143]
Harvey Walden IV	Dec 21, 1966		Marine Corps drill instructor	Born in Chicago

Music

Politics and law

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
John Peter Altgeld	Dec 30, 1847	Mar 12, 1902	20th governor of Illinois	Hometown was Chicago
John Ashcroft	May 9, 1942		U.S. attorney general	Born in Chicago
Henry Moore Bates	Mar 30, 1869	Apr 15, 1949	Attorney	Born in Chicago
Rod Blagojevich	Dec 10, 1956		Congressman; governor of Illinois	Born in Chicago
James Bowler	Feb 5, 1875	Jul 18, 1957	Chicago alderman; U.S. congressman	Born in Chicago
Frederick Van Ness Bradley	Apr 12, 1898	May 24, 1947	Politician from Michigan	Born in Chicago
Lorenzo Brentano	Nov 4, 1813	Sep 18, 1891	Journalist and member of the U.S. House of Representatives	Lived and died in Chicago
Theodore Brentano	Mar 29, 1854	Jul 2, 1940	Attorney, judge, and the first U.S. ambassador to Hungary	Lived and died in Chicago
Bryant B. Brooks	Feb 5, 1861	Dec 8, 1944	Served in Wyoming's second state legislature; two terms as governor of Wyoming, 1905–1911	Lived in Chicago while attending business school	^[144]
Corinne Stubbs Brown	1848	1914	Marxist social activist	Born in Chicago
Thomas Barbour Bryan	Dec 22, 1828	Jan 26, 1906	Commissioner of the District of Columbia and two-time Chicago mayoral nominee	Lived in Chicago
Ellsworth B. Buck	Jul 3, 1892	Aug 14, 1970	U.S. congressman	Born in Chicago	^[145]
Harris Burgoyne	Jun 30, 1910	1994	Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Jane Byrne	May 24, 1934	Nov 14, 2014	Mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Anton Cermak	May 9, 1873	Mar 6, 1933	Mayor of Chicago
Enoch Chase	1809	1892	State senator in Wisconsin	Lived in Chicago
Bernard J. Cigrand	Oct 1, 1866	May 16, 1932	"Father" of Flag Day in the United States	Lived in Chicago
Hillary Clinton	Oct 26, 1947		First lady, US senator from NY, United States secretary of state	Born in Chicago, raised in suburban Park Ridge
John Coughlin (aka "Bathhouse" John Coughlin)	Aug 15, 1860	Nov 11, 1938	Chicago alderman
Timothy T. Cronin	Jun 27, 1884	Sep 20, 1955	U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Richard J. Daley	May 15, 1902	Dec 20, 1976	Mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Richard M. Daley	Apr 24, 1942		Mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
William M. Daley	Aug 9, 1948		White House chief of staff, secretary of commerce	Born in Chicago
Clarence Darrow	Apr 18, 1857	Mar 13, 1938	Attorney and civil libertarian	Lived and died in Chicago
Danny Davis	Sep 6, 1941		U.S. representative for Illinois, Cook County commissioner, Chicago city councilman	Lives in Chicago	^[146]
Paul Douglas	Mar 26, 1892	Sep 24, 1976	Chicago alderman, U.S. senator, and University of Chicago economist
Stephen A. Douglas	Apr 23, 1813	Jun 3, 1861	U.S. senator, presidential candidate, noted for debating Abraham Lincoln	Lived and died in Chicago
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne	Oct 12, 1853	May 24, 1937	Governor of Illinois
Rahm Emanuel	Nov 29, 1959		Former mayor of Chicago, White House chief of staff, US congressman	Lives in Chicago
Scott Fitzgerald	Nov 16, 1963		U.S. representative for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago	^[147]
Thomas R. Fitzgerald	Jul 10, 1941	Nov 1, 2015	Retired chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court	Born in Chicago	^[148]
Betty Ford	Apr 8, 1918	Jul 8, 2011	U.S. First Lady; wife of Gerald Ford	Born in Chicago
Nick Fuentes	Aug 18, 1998		Political commentator	Born in Chicago
Ruben Gallego	Nov 20, 1979		U.S. senator for Arizona	Born in Chicago	^[149]
Chuy García	Apr 12, 1956		U.S. representative for Illinois, Cook County commissioner, Illinois state senator, Chicago city councilor	Lives in Chicago	^[150]
Merrick Garland	Nov 13, 1952		Judge of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. attorney general	Born in Chicago	^[151]
Bernhard Gettelman	Dec 23, 1889	Aug 30, 1965	State senator for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
John S. Gleason Jr.	Feb 11, 1915	May 2, 1993	6th Administrator of Veterans Affairs (1961–65)	Born in Chicago
Cindy Golding	1952		Iowa state representative	Born in Chicago	^[152]
Alexander R. Grant	Nov 28, 1925	Jul 22, 2001	State assemblyman for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Luis Gutiérrez	Dec 10, 1953		First Latino to be elected to Congress from the Midwest	Born in Chicago
Abraham Hamadeh	May 15, 1991		U.S. representative from Arizona	Born in Chicago	^[153]
John Marshall Harlan II	May 20, 1899	Dec 29, 1971	Supreme Court justice	Born in Chicago
Paul P. Harris	Apr 19, 1868	Jan 27, 1947	Lawyer, founder of Rotary International
Carter Harrison III	Feb 15, 1825	Oct 28, 1893	Mayor of Chicago
Carter Harrison IV	Apr 23, 1860	Dec 25, 1953	Mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Paul B. Henry	Jul 9, 1942	Jul 31, 1993	Professor of Political Science and U.S. congressman	Born in Chicago
Washington Hesing	May 4, 1849	Dec 17, 1897	Postmaster of Chicago and managing editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung	Lived and died in Chicago
Jonathan Jackson	Jan 7, 1966		U.S. representative for Illinois	Born in Chicago	^[154]
Janet Jagan	Oct 20, 1920	Mar 28, 2009	Prime minister and president of Guyana	Born in Chicago
Byron L. Johnson	Oct 12, 1917	Jan 6, 2000	Economist and U.S. representative from Colorado	Born in Chicago
Sydney Kamlager-Dove	Jul 20, 1972		U.S. representative for California	Born in Chicago	^[155]
Peter Karađorđević	Feb 5, 1980		Hereditary prince of Yugoslavia	Born in Chicago
Edward Joseph Kelly	Apr 17, 1933	Apr 15, 1947	36th mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
Joe Kernan	Apr 8, 1946	Jul 29, 2020	48th governor of Indiana	Born in Chicago
John C. Kluczynski	Feb 15, 1896	Jan 26, 1975	U.S. congressman	Born in Chicago, died in Chicago
Bill Lipinski	Dec 22, 1937		U.S. congressman	Born in Chicago
Boris Lushniak			Assistant Surgeon General of the United States	Native of Chicago
Lisa Madigan	Jul 30, 1966		Attorney general of Illinois	Born in Chicago
Michael Madigan	Apr 19, 1942		67th and 69th speaker of Illinois House of Representatives	Born in Chicago
Joseph Medill	Apr 6, 1823	Mar 16, 1899	Newspaper editor, mayor of Chicago
John Gould Moyer	Jul 12, 1893	Jan 21, 1976	31st governor of American Samoa	Born in Chicago
Eliot Ness	Apr 19, 1903	May 16, 1957	Federal agent; leader of the Untouchables; born in Chicago	Born in Chicago
Barack Obama	Aug 4, 1961		U.S. senator and 44th president of the United States	Resided in Chicago 1983–2008
Jay Obernolte	Aug 18, 1970		U.S. representative from California	Born in Chicago	^[156]
William B. Ogden	Jun 15, 1805	Aug 3, 1877	Entrepreneur and first mayor of Chicago
Deval Patrick	Jul 31, 1956		Governor of Massachusetts	Born in Chicago
John Podesta	Jan 8, 1949		White House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton (1998–2001)	Born in Chicago
Roman Pucinski	May 13, 1919	Sep 25, 2002	U.S. congressman; Chicago alderman
Mike Quigley	Oct 17, 1958		U.S. representative for Illinois, Cook County commissioner	Lives in Chicago	^[157]
Delia Ramirez	Jun 2, 1983		U.S. representative for Illinois	Born in Chicago	^[158]
Charles H. Ramsey	1950		Chicago Police deputy superintendent; current Philadelphia police commissioner	Native of Chicago
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
Grace 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
Louis C. Romell	Apr 7, 1899	Feb 5, 1987	State assemblyman for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Jacky Rosen	Aug 2, 1957		U.S. senator for Nevada	Born in Chicago	^[159]
Donald Rumsfeld	Jul 9, 1932	Jun 29, 2021	U.S. congressman, secretary of Defense
John Joseph Ryba	Aug 10, 1929	Jan 9, 2021	State assemblyman for Wisconsin	Born in Chicago
Jan Schakowsky	May 26, 1944		U.S. representative for Illinois	Born in Chicago	^[160]
Jill Stein	May 14, 1950		Perennial candidate for the Green Party in presidential elections and member of the Lexington, Massachusetts town meeting	Born in Chicago	^[161]
Robert C. Strong	Sep 29, 1915	Dec 28, 1999	U.S. diplomat	Born in Chicago
William Hale Thompson	May 14, 1869	Mar 19, 1944	Last Republican mayor of Chicago	Lived and died in Chicago
Amos G. Throop	1811	1894	City treasurer; temperance advocate	Born in Chicago
Jazep Varonka	Apr 4, 1891	Jun 4, 1952	First chairman of the People's Secretariat (i.e. prime minister) of the Belarusian National Republic	Lived and died in Chicago	^[162]
Tim Walberg	Apr 12, 1951		U.S. representative for Michigan	Born in Chicago	^[163]
Elihu B. Washburne	Sep 23, 1816	Oct 23, 1887	Secretary of state, minister to France	Lived and died in Chicago
Harold Washington	Apr 15, 1922	Nov 25, 1987	First black mayor of Chicago	Born in Chicago
John Wentworth	Mar 5, 1815	Oct 16, 1888	U.S. congressman; mayor of Chicago	Lived and died in Chicago
Joseph K. Wood			Chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas	Grew up in Jeffery Manor	^[164]
Francis Parker Yockey	Sep 18, 1917	Jun 16, 1960	Political theorist and philosopher	Born in Chicago

Religion

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
John Ankerberg	Dec 10, 1945		Christian television host, author, speaker	Born in Chicago
Awa III	Jul 4, 1975		122nd Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East	Born in Chicago and attended Loyola University Chicago
Juanita Bynum	Jan 16, 1959		Gospel singer, author, pastor	Born in Chicago
Frances Xavier Cabrini (aka 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
Mircea Eliade	Mar 13, 1907	Apr 22, 1986	Religious scholar and philosopher from Romania	Lived and died in Chicago
Mordecai Ham	Apr 2, 1877	Nov 1, 1961	20th-century evangelist
Jesse Jackson	Oct 8, 1941		Minister, civil rights activist, presidential candidate	Studied at Chicago Theological Seminary, engaged in Chicago-based civil rights work (e.g. Operation Breadbasket, Rainbow/PUSH)	^[165]
Anton 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
Pope Leo XIV	Sep 14, 1955		Born Robert Francis Prevost; first pope from North America and from the United States	Born and raised in Chicago through elementary school; attended Catholic Theological Union for Masters of Divinity	^[166]
James Patterson Lyke	Feb 18, 1939	Dec 27, 1992	Franciscan friar and Roman Catholic bishop	Born in Chicago
Jacques Marquette	Jun 1, 1637	May 18, 1675	Missionary
Jeff Seidel	1957		Orthodox Judaism outreach worker in Jerusalem, director of the Jewish Student Information Center	Born in Chicago	^[167]
Danya Ruttenberg	Feb 6, 1975		Jewish feminist rabbi and author		^[168]
Winifred O. Whelan	Mar 5, 1931		Catholic sister, writer, academic, and Wikipedian.	Born and lives in Chicago.	^[169]

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