The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Cairo, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Cairo, Illinois.
Business
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
William P. Halliday |
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Jul 21, 1827 |
Sep 22, 1899 |
Banker, steamboat captain, owner of the Riverlore mansion, and businessman |
Lived in and started several businesses in Cairo |
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Charles T. Hinde |
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Jul 12, 1832 |
Mar 10, 1915 |
Riverboat captain, railroad executive, founder of the Hotel del Coronado |
Started his own shipping business in Cairo |
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Jan Rogers Kniffen |
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1948 |
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Business executive and television personality |
Born in Cairo |
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Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Rex Ingram |
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Oct 20, 1895 |
Sep 19, 1969 |
Stage, film, and television actor; first African-American actor to be hired for a contract role on a soap opera (The Brighter Day, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Sahara) |
Born in Cairo |
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Christopher Jackson |
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Sep 30, 1975 |
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An award winning actor, singer, musician, and composer. Known for his Tony Award nominated Broadway performance as George Washington in Hamilton. |
Graduated from Cairo High School in 1993. |
[2] |
Music
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Chris Clavin |
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Aug 23, 1979 |
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Owner of Plan-It-X Records; musician in Ghost Mice |
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[3] |
Ted Joans |
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Jul 4, 1928 |
Apr 25, 2003 |
Musician, poet and painter |
Born in Cairo |
[4] |
Kyle Lehning |
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Record producer and recording executive |
Born in Cairo |
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George "Harmonica" Smith |
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Apr 22, 1924 |
Oct 2, 1983 |
Blues musician (harmonica) |
Grew up in Cairo |
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Henry Townsend |
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Oct 27, 1909 |
Sep 24, 2006 |
Blues musician |
Grew up in Cairo |
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Estelle Yancey |
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Jan 1, 1896 |
Apr 19, 1986 |
Blues vocalist |
Born in Cairo |
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Sports
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Chet Covington |
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Nov 6, 1910 |
Jun 11, 1976 |
Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies |
Born in Cairo |
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Vern Curtis |
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May 24, 1920 |
Jun 24, 1992 |
Pitcher for the Washington Senators |
Born and died in Cairo |
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Egyptian Healy |
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Oct 27, 1866 |
Mar 16, 1899 |
Pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams |
Born in Cairo |
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Ed Morgan |
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May 22, 1904 |
Apr 9, 1980 |
Infielder for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox |
Born in Cairo |
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Tyrone Nesby |
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Jan 31, 1976 |
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Small forward for the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards, as well as four European teams |
Born in Cairo |
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Caroline Smith |
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July 21, 1906 |
Nov 10, 1994 |
Diving gold medalist at 1924 Summer Olympics |
Born in Cairo |
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Ken Trickey |
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Aug 30, 1933 |
Dec 4, 2012 |
College basketball coach for Oral Roberts University |
Raised in Cairo; graduated from and coached at Cairo High School |
[5] |
References
- ↑ Fischer, Leroy H. (1961). "Cairo's Civil War Angel, Mary Jane Stafford". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (54).
- ↑ Parker, Molly (Mar 8, 2016). "FROM CAIRO TO BROADWAY Actor Christopher Jackson clings to his roots as his star rises". The Southern. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ↑ Smith, Aaron Lake. "Trying to Revitalize a Dying Small Town", TIME, February 15, 2010.
- ↑ Kelley, Robin D. G. (May 20, 2003). "Ted Joans, 1928-2003". The Village Voice.
- ↑ "Trickey returns 'home' to ORU for hoop revival", The Southeast Missourian, July 17, 1987.