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.

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Academics, science, and engineering
Name Image 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 which is 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]
Allan G. Brodie Oct 31, 1897 Jan 2, 1976 Orthodontics educator [6]
Jacob Bolotin Jan 3, 1888 Apr 1, 1924 The world's first totally blind physician fully licensed to practice medicine. [7]
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 [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]
Helen Flanders Dunbar May 14, 1902 Aug 21, 1959 Early figure in U.S. psychosomatic medicine [18]
Charles E. Fox Jul 1, 1870 Oct 31, 1926 Architect [19]
James Ingo Freed Jun 23, 1930 Dec 15, 2005 Architect [20]
Marjorie Grene Dec 13, 1910 Mar 16, 2009 Philosopher [21]
Marion Mahony Griffin Feb 14, 1871 Aug 10, 1961 Architect [22]
Walter Burley Griffin Nov 24, 1876 Feb 11, 1937 Architect [23]
George Ellery Hale Jun 29, 1868 Feb 21, 1938 Astronomer [24]
Max Henius Jun 16, 1859 Nov 15, 1935 Biochemist; co-founder of American Brewing Academy [25]
John Augur Holabird May 4, 1886 1945 Architect [26]
William Holabird Sep 11, 1854 Jul 19, 1923 Architect [27]
Helmut Jahn Jan 4, 1940 Architect [28]
William Le Baron Jenney Sep 25, 1832 Jun 14, 1907 Architect [29]
Leon Kass Feb 12, 1939 Writer and chair of The President's Council on Bioethics [30]
Peter Karter 1922 Mar 30, 2010 Nuclear engineer and pioneer of the recycling industry [31]
Fazlur Khan Apr 3, 1929 Mar 27, 1982 Civil engineer [32]
Ed Krupp Nov 18, 1944 Astronomer, Archeoastronomer, Director Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles Born in Chicago [33]
Werner Krieglstein Oct 31, 1941 Philosopher, author, and actor; Fulbright Scholar; University of Chicago fellow and alum Lived in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago [34]
T. D. A. Lingo Dec 14, 1924 May 13, 1993 Folk singer, radio personality, brain researcher Born in Chicago [35]
George W. Maher Dec 25, 1864 Sep 12, 1926 Architect [36]
Benjamin H. Marshall 1874 Jun 19, 1940 Architect [37]
Maury Massler 1912 1990 Dental educator [38]
Charles G. Maurice Dental educator [39]
Philip Maxwell 1799 1859 Early Chicago physician [40]
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Mar 27, 1886 Aug 19, 1969 Architect [41]
Michele Moody-Adams African American philosopher and academic administrator [42]
Frederick B. Moorehead 1875 1944 Dental educator [43]
Charles Murphy Feb 9, 1890 May 22, 1985 Architect [44]
Frederick Bogue Noyes 1872 1961 Dental educator [45]
Dwight H. Perkins Mar 26, 1867 Nov 2, 1941 Architect [46]
Ralph Pearson 1919 Inorganic chemist; developed the concept of hard and soft acids and bases (HSAB theory) Born in Chicago [47]
Sister Joel Read Dec 30, 1926 May 25, 2017 President of Alverno College; longest-serving college president in U.S. history Born in Chicago [48]
Theodore Regensteiner May 17, 1868 Inventor of the four-color lithographic press [49]
Earl W. Renfroe Jan 9, 1907 Nov 14, 2000 Orthodontist and African-American activist [50]
Martin Roche 1853 1927 Architect [51]
John Wellborn Root Jan 10, 1850 Jan 15, 1891 Architect [52]
John Wellborn Root, Jr. 1887 1963 Architect [53]
Isaac Schour 1900 1964 President of the International Association for Dental Research [54]
Donald Spero Aug 9, 1939 American physicist; venture capitalist; and European Rowing Championships bronze medalist and Olympic rower (1964). [55]
Leo Strauss Sep 20, 1899 Oct 18, 1973 Political philosopher [56]
Louis Sullivan Sep 3, 1856 Apr 14, 1924 Architect [57]
Stanley D. Tylman 1893 1982 Dental educator, wrote Theory and Practice of Crown and Bridge Prosthesis
Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck Education professional Raised in Chicago [58]
Thorstein Veblen Jul 30, 1857 Aug 3, 1929 Economist and social critic [59]
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 [60]
Frank Lloyd Wright Jun 8, 1867 Apr 9, 1959 Architect [61]

Nobel laureates and Fields medalists
Name Image 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 [62]
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 [63]
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Oct 19, 1910 Aug 21, 1995 Astrophysicist; Nobel laureate in physics (1983) University of Chicago professor; died in Chicago [64]
James Cronin Sep 29, 1931 Aug 25, 2016 Nuclear physicist; Nobel laureate in physics (1964) University of Chicago professor; born in Chicago [65]
Vladimir Drinfeld Feb 4, 1954 Pioneering mathematician; Fields medalist (1990) University of Chicago professor [66]
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 [67]
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 [68]
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 [69]
James Heckman Apr 14, 1944 Born in Chicago; member of the Chicago school of economics; Nobel laureate in economics (2000); University of Chicago professor [70]
Leon M. Lederman Jul 15, 1922 Oct 3, 2018 Experimental physicist; Nobel laureates in physics (1988); director Emeritus of Fermilab; founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy; Illinois Institute of Technology professor [71]
Yoichiro Nambu Jan 18, 1921 Jul 5, 2015 Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in physics (2008) University of Chicago professor [72]
Theodore Schultz Apr 2, 1902 Feb 26, 1998 Chair of the Chicago school of economics; Nobel laureate in economics (1979); University of Chicago professor [73]
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 [74]
George E. Smith May 10, 1930 Applied physicist; co-inventor of the charge-coupled device; Nobel laureates in physics (2009) University of Chicago graduate [75]
Frank Wilczek May 15, 1951 Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureates in physics (2004) Enrolled at the University of Chicago at 15 years old [76]
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 the age of 19.
Robert Woodrow Wilson Jan 10, 1936 Founder and first director of Fermilab; Nobel laureate in physics (1978)

Authors and writers
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Franklin Pierce Adams Nov 15, 1881 Mar 23, 1960 Columnist Born in Chicago [77]
Nelson Algren Mar 28, 1909 May 9, 1981 Author [78]
John Anderson Mar 22, 1836 Feb 24, 1910 Founder and publisher, Skandinaven [79]
Catherine Corley Anderson Mar 21, 1909 Dec 12, 2001 Children's author Born in Chicago [80]
K. A. Applegate Jul 19, 1956 Author
Allan Bloom Sep 14, 1930 Oct 7, 1992 Writer and translator [81]
Dmitri Borgmann Oct 22, 1927 Dec 7, 1985 Writer [82]
Candy Dawson Boyd Aug 8, 1946 Writer and activist [83]
Ray Bradbury Aug 22, 1920 Jun 5, 2012 Author Born & raised in Chicago suburb, Waukegan [84]
Gwendolyn Brooks Jun 7, 1917 Dec 3, 2000 Poet [85]
Algis Budrys Jan 9, 1931 Jun 9, 2008 Author [86]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Sep 1, 1875 Mar 19, 1950 Author Born in Chicago [87]
Chris Bury Dec 10, 1953 Journalist [88]
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
Sandra Cisneros Dec 20, 1954 Author Born in Chicago
Diablo Cody Jun 14, 1978 Screenwriter
Daniel Cohen Mar 12, 1936 Children's writer Born in Chicago
Allan Cox 1937 Writer Residing in Chicago
Michael Crichton Oct 23, 1942 Nov 4, 2008 Writer Born in Chicago
James Gould Cozzens Aug 19, 1903 Aug 9, 1978 Novelist Born in Chicago
Philip K. Dick Dec 16, 1928 Mar 2, 1982 Writer Born in Chicago
Charles Dickinson June 4, 1951 Writer
Mike Downey Aug 9, 1951 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
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
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 & worked in Chicago [89]
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 & raised in Chicago suburb, Oak Park. Lived & worked in Chicago.
Seymour Hersh April 8, 1937 Journalist Born in Chicago
Robert Herrick Apr 21, 1868 Dec 23, 1938 Novelist
Stacey Kade Author [90]
John Kass Jun 25, 1956 Journalist Born in Chicago
Hoda Katebi Fashion blogger and activist Resides in Chicago [91]
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 [92]
Ring Lardner Jr. Aug 19, 1915 Oct 31, 2000 Journalist and screenwriter Born in Chicago [93]
Kirke La Shelle Sep 23, 1862 May 16, 1905 Newspaper reporter, editor, playwright and producer Worked in Chicago
Leo Lerner 1907 1965 Newspaper publisher; founder of Lerner Newspapers Born in Chicago
Mike MacDonald 1960 Photographer and author [94]
Tom Mandel Sep 12, 1942 Poet Born in Chicago
Merrill C. Meigs Nov 25, 1883 Jan 26, 1968 Newspaper publisher
Susan Murphy-Milano Oct 28, 2012 Author and radio host; advocate for victims of domestic violence Born in Chicago
A. R. Morlan Jan 3, 1958 Jan 6, 2016 Author 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
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 [95]
Henry Rago 1915 1969 Poet; editor of Poetry Magazine (1955 to 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 to 1891) Lived in Chicago, buried in Graceland Cemetery [96][97]
Mike Resnick Mar 5, 1942 Jan 9, 2020 Author
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
Carl Sandburg Jan 6, 1878 Jul 22, 1967 Poet; recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes Lived in Chicago [98]
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
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, Self-Publisher, Producer, Researcher, Archivist, Historian. Described as "one of the foremost authorities on Elvis Presley."[99] 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 Author

Business and philanthropy
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Anthony Adducci August 14, 1937 September 19, 2006 A pioneer of the medical device industry. He is best known for founding Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., the company that manufactured the world's first lithium battery powered artificial pacemaker. The lithium-iodide cell is now the standard cell for pacemakers. 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
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 1845 German immigrant, brewer, millionaire, original owner of the historic mansion Francis J. Dewes House.
Dr. Fannie Emanuel Jul 31, 1871 Founded the Emanuel Settlement House
Marshall Field Aug 18, 1834 Jan 16, 1906 Entrepreneur
Ada Sawyer Garrett 1856 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 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 and Cook County Sheriff from 1860 to 1862 Lived and died in Chicago
Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard Aug 22, 1802 Sep 14, 1886 Early Chicago developer
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
Charles Magnus Lindgren Nov 28, 1819 Sep 1, 1879 Shipping executive
John R. Lindgren Feb 20, 1855 Apr 29, 1915 Banking Executive
Horatio G. Loomis 1900 An organizer of the Chicago Board of Trade
Catherine T. MacArthur Nov 23, 1908 Dec 15, 1981 Philanthropist
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
Leander J. McCormick Feb 8, 1819 Feb 20, 1900 Farmer, inventor, manufacturer, and businessman Lived and died in Chicago
L. Hamilton McCormick May 27, 1859 Feb 2, 1934 Author, inventor, art collector and sculptor. Born in Chicago
Robert R. McCormick Jul 30, 1880 Apr 1, 1955 Owner and publisher of the Chicago Tribune newspaper Born in Chicago
Robert Sanderson McCormick Jul 26, 1849 Apr 16, 1919 United States 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, and founder of the International Glove Workers Union of America and president of Chicago Women's Union League Lived and died in Chicago [100]
William S. Paley Sep 28, 1901 Oct 26, 1990 CBS executive
Potter Palmer May 20, 1826 May 4, 1902 Entrepreneur
Bertha Palmer May 22, 1849 May 5, 1918 Socialite and philanthropist
George Pullman Mar 3, 1831 Oct 19, 1897 Entrepreneur and inventor
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
Charles Yerkes Jun 25, 1837 Dec 29, 1905 Entrepreneur

Crime
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Al Capone Jan 17, 1899 Jan 25, 1947 Former Boss of the Chicago Outfit Between 1925 - 1931. Chicago Outfit
David Barksdale May 24, 1947 Sep 2, 1972 Street gang leader Leader of Folk Nation
John Dillinger Jun 22, 1903 Jul 22, 1934 Bank robber Died in Chicago
Jeff Fort Feb 20, 1947 Gang leader and convicted terrorist
John Wayne Gacy Mar 17, 1942 May 10, 1994 Serial killer Born in Chicago
Sam Giancana Jun 15, 1908 Jun 19, 1975 Former Boss of the Chicago Outfit Chicago Outfit
Robert Hanssen Apr 18, 1944 FBI agent; convicted spy for Russia Born in Chicago
H. H. Holmes May 16, 1861 May 7, 1896 Serial killer [101]
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 [102]
George Streeter 1837 Jan 22, 1921 Riverboat captain and squatter Lived and died in Chicago
Wanda Stopa May 5, 1900 Apr 25, 1924 Murderer

Fine arts
Name Image 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
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
Grace Jeffers Sep 1, 1967 Design educator Born in Chicago
June Leaf 1929 Artist Born and raised in Chicago [103]
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
Vivian Maier Feb 1, 1926 Apr 21, 2009 Photographer
Norman Parish Aug 26, 1937 Jul 8, 2013 Artist and art dealer
Harmonia Rosales 1984 Artist Born in Chicago [104]

Frontier
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
John Kinzie Dec 3, 1763 Jan 6, 1828 Early Chicago settler Lived in what is now Chicago
Louis Jolliet Sep 21, 1645 1700 French explorer Lived for one winter in what is now Chicago
Jean 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
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
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 & 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 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
Andre Braugher Jul 1, 1962 Actor Born in Chicago
Buddy Bregman Jul 9, 1930 Composer
Pat Byrnes Cartoonist for The New Yorker
Colt Cabana May 6, 1980 Professional wrestler Lives in Chicago [105]
John Calhoun Apr 14, 1808 Feb 20, 1859 Founding publisher, the Chicago Democrat Cook County Treasurer (1837-1841); Chicago City Councilman, 1841-1842
Monique Calhoun Model
Charmian Carr Dec 27, 1942 Sep 17, 2016 actress Born in Chicago
John Chambers Sep 12, 1922 Aug 25, 2001 Academy Award-winning make-up artist Born in Chicago [106]
Steve Carell Aug 16, 1962 Actor, comedian, producer, writer and director Lived & worked in Chicago
Allan Carr May 27, 1937 Jun 29, 1999 Producer Born in Chicago
Sarah Wayne Callies Jun 1, 1977 Actress
Dan Castellaneta Oct 29, 1957 Actor and comedian Lives in Chicago
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 & 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
Joan Cusack Oct 11, 1962 Actress and comedian Lives in Chicago
John Cusack Jun 28, 1966 Actor Lives in Chicago
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 [107]
Matt Doherty Jun 22, 1978 Actor
Jimmy Dore July 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 Castmember 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 [108]
Mimsy Farmer Feb 28, 1945 Actress and sculptor Born in Chicago
Jon Favreau Oct 19, 1966 Actor, writer, and director Lived & worked in Chicago
Tina Fey May 18, 1970 Actress, comedian, and writer Lived & 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 & worked in Chicago; raised in Chicago suburb, Waukegan
Harrison Ford Jul 13, 1942 Actor Born in Chicago; raised in Chicago suburb, Des Plaines [109]
Drew Fortier Jul 14, 1987 Musician, filmmaker, actor, and author Born and raised in Chicago [110]
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, 1919 Aug 23, 2001 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 & worked in Chicago
Arlene Golonka Jan 23, 1936 Actress Born in Chicago
Stuart Gordon Aug 11, 1947 Playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer
Chuck Goudie Jan 17, 1956 Television reporter and columnist
Michael Gray Sep 2, 1951 Actor on Shazam!
Alexandra Grey Jan 1, 1991 Actress and musician
Kathy Griffin Nov 4, 1960 Actress and comedian
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
Wood Harris Oct 17, 1969 Actor Born in Chicago
Hugh Hefner Apr 9, 1926 Sep 27, 2017 Publisher Born, lived & 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 Composer and lyricist (Urinetown)
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 & worked in Chicago.
Bonnie Hunt Sep 22, 1961 Actress, comedian, director, producer 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
Dorothy Kilgallen Jul 3, 1913 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)
Charles Levin Mar 12, 1949 July 2019 Actor Born in Chicago
Clara Lipman 1864 1952 Stage actress and playwright Born in Chicago
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 [111]
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
John Mahoney Jun 20, 1940 Feb 4, 2018 Actor Lived & worked in Chicago
Karl Malden Mar 22, 1912 Jul 1, 2009 Actor Born in Chicago
John Malkovich Dec 9, 1953 Actor Lived & worked in Chicago
David Mamet Nov 30, 1947 Playwright, poet, screenwriter, and director Born, lived & worked in Chicago [112]
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
Ron Masak Jul 1, 1936 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 Actress Born in Chicago
Read Morgan Jan 30, 1931 Actor 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 & worked in Chicago [113]
Bob Newhart Sep 5, 1929 Actor and comedian
Nichelle Nichols Dec 28, 1932 Actress Lives in Chicago
Richard Nickel May 31, 1928 Apr 13, 1972 Photographer Born in Chicago
Ken Nordine Apr 13, 1920 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
Matt O'Leary Jul 6, 1987 Actor Born in Chicago
Keke Palmer Aug 26, 1993 Actress and singer
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 & worked in Chicago
Wally Pfister Jul 8, 1961 Cinematographer Born in Chicago
Jeremy Felton Jul 17, 1987 Rapper
Jeremy Piven Jul 26, 1965 Actor
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 Mixed martial artist, comic book writer, retired professional wrestler Born & lives in Chicago [114]
Harold Ramis Nov 21, 1944 Feb 24, 2014 Actor, director, and comedian Born, lived & worked in Chicago [115]
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 Political commentator on WWL-TV (CBS affiliate) in New Orleans, Louisiana Born in Chicago [116]
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 [117][118][119]
Jonathan Rosenbaum Feb 27, 1943 Film critic
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
Horatio Sanz Jun 4, 1969 Actor and comedian Grew up in Chicago
Fred Savage Jul 9, 1976 Actor director and producer Born in Chicago
Ben Savage Sep 12, 1980 Actor Born in Chicago
Stefanie Scott Dec 6, 1996 Actress and singer Born in Chicago
Amy Sedaris Mar 29, 1961 Actress Lived & worked in Chicago
David Sedaris Dec 26, 1956 Radio broadcaster and author
Sherri Shepherd Apr 22, 1967 Actress and comedian Born in Chicago
Gary Sinise Mar 17, 1955 Actor; co-founder of Steppenwolf Theatre Company Born in Chicago suburb, Blue Island. Lived & worked in Chicago. [120]
John Stagliano Nov 29, 1951 Adult film actor and director Born in Chicago
Todd Stashwick Oct 16, 1968 Actor Born in Chicago
Michael Stoyanov Dec 14, 1970 Actor Born in Chicago
Joe Swanberg Aug 31, 1981 Film director and actor Lives & 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 Director Born in Chicago
Vince Vaughn Mar 28, 1970 Actor Raised in Chicago suburbs, Buffalo Grove and Lake Forest; worked and lives in Chicago [121]
Matt Walsh Oct 13, 1964 Comedian, co-founder of Upright Citizens Brigade Born, lived & worked 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
George Wendt Oct 17, 1948 Actor Born, lived & worked in Chicago
Raquel Welch Sep 5, 1940 Actress Born in Chicago
Orson Welles May 6, 1915 Oct 10, 1985 Actor, director, writer, and producer Lived 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 & worked 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 Roselandneighborhood 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
Harold Bradley Jr.
Harold Willard Bradley Jr 2014
 Oct 13, 1929 Former American football player and actor, singer, artist, TV host and painter. Born in Chicago

Military
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Russell A. Berg Jan 6, 1917 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
Malcolm Ross O'Neill Mar 25, 1940 Lieutenant General Born in Chicago
Fred S. Robillard Sep 14, 1890 Jan 31, 1971 Marine Corps Major General; He was in charge of Marine Motor Transportation during World War II Born in Chicago [122]
Scott Stearney Oct 21, 1960 Dec 1, 2018 United States Navy Vice Admiral, Commander of United States Fifth Fleet "Native of Chicago" [123]

Music
Main article: List of musicians from Chicago

Politics and law
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
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 the U.S. state of 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 United States Ambassador to Hungary Lived and died in Chicago
Bryant B. Brooks Feb 5, 1861 Dec 8, 1944 served in Wyoming's second state legislature and two terms as Governor of Wyoming 1905-1911 lived in Chicago attending business school [124]
Corinne Stubbs Brown 1848 1914 Marxist social activist Born in Chicago
Ellsworth B. Buck Jul 3, 1892 U.S. Congressman Born in Chicago [125]
Harris Burgoyne Jun 30, 1910 1994 Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin Born in Chicago
Thomas Barbour Bryan December 22, 1828 January 26, 1906 Commissioner of the District of Columbia and two-time Republican Chicago mayoral nominee Lived 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
Richard M. Chitwood 1878 1926 State representative in Sweetwater, Texas Native of Alabama; attended Morgan Park Academy in Chicago
Bernard J. Cigrand Oct 1, 1866 May 16, 1932 Father of Flag Day in the United States Lived in Chicago
Hillary Rodham Clinton Oct 26, 1947 First lady, US senator from N.Y., Secretary of State Born in Chicago, raised in suburban Park Ridge
John Coughlin

(a.k.a. "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
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
Thomas R. Fitzgerald 1941 Retired chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court Born in Chicago [126]
Betty Ford Apr 8, 1918 Jul 8, 2011 U.S. First Lady; wife of Gerald Ford Born in Chicago
Bernhard Gettelman Dec 23, 1889 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
Alexander R. Grant Nov 28, 1925 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
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, Jr. Apr 23, 1860 Dec 25, 1953 Mayor of Chicago Born in Chicago
Carter Harrison, Sr. Feb 15, 1825 Oct 28, 1893 Mayor of 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
Paul B. Henry Jul 9, 1942 Jul 31, 1993 Professor of Political Science and U.S. Congressman Born in Chicago
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
Peter Karađorđević Feb 5, 1980 Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia Born in Chicago
Joe Kernan Apr 8, 1946 48th governor of Indiana Born in Chicago
Edward Joseph Kelly Apr 17, 1933 Apr 15, 1947 36th Mayor of Chicago 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 Current 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 US senator and 44th President of the United States Lives in Chicago
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
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 State assemblyman for Wisconsin Born in Chicago
Donald Rumsfeld Jul 9, 1932 U.S. Congressman, secretary of Defense
John Joseph Ryba Aug 10, 1929 State assemblyman for Wisconsin Born in Chicago
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 [127]
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

Religion
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
John Ankerberg Dec 10, 1945 Christian television host, author, speaker Born In Chicago
Frances 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
Mircea Eliade Mar 13, 1907 Apr 22, 1986 Religious scholar and philosopher from Romanian 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
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
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 [128]
Binyomin Adler Dec 31, 1969 Shabbos Taam HaChaim Orthodox Rabbi, prolific author Born and lives in Chicago

Sports
Main article: List of athletes from Chicago

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