The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Ottawa, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Ottawa, Illinois.
Academics and scientists
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Stephen L. Brusatte |
|
Apr 24, 1984 |
|
Paleontologist |
Born in Ottawa |
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Tom Flanagan |
|
Mar 5, 1944 |
|
Political scientist |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Arts and culture
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Santiago Durango |
|
1957 |
|
Musician |
|
|
Kim Howard Johnson |
|
Aug 6, 1955 |
|
Author of Monty Python books |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Maria Kanellis |
|
Feb 25, 1982 |
|
WWE wrestler, actress |
Born in Ottawa |
[1] |
George R. Lawrence |
|
Feb 24, 1868 |
Dec 15, 1938 |
Photographer |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Russell Lee |
|
Jul 21, 1903 |
Aug 28, 1986 |
Photographer |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Terrence Malick |
|
Nov 30, 1943 |
|
Film writer and director |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Johnston McCulley |
|
Feb 2, 1883 |
Nov 23, 1958 |
Author of short stories, novels, and screenplays, creator of "Zorro" |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Bob McGrath |
|
Jun 13, 1932 |
|
Actor (Sesame Street) |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Walt Willey |
|
Jan 26, 1951 |
|
Actor (All My Children) |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Alexander Wilson |
|
May 25, 1953 |
Oct 26, 1993 |
Writer and activist |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Mary Lee Wooters |
|
Oct 24, 1924 |
Jun 6, 1996 |
Big band singer, film actress |
Born in Centralia, Illinois, raised in Ottawa |
[2] |
Military
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
George H. Cameron |
|
Jan 8, 1861 |
Jan 28, 1944 |
World War I commander of 4th Infantry Division and V Corps |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Reed G. Landis |
|
Jul 17, 1896 |
May 30, 1975 |
World War I ace and National Commander of the American Legion |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Theophilus Lyle Dickey |
|
Oct 12, 1811 |
Jul 22, 1885 |
Federal judge and Mexican–American War cavalry officer |
Resided in Ottawa |
|
Arthur L. Wagner |
|
Mar 16, 1853 |
Jun 17, 1905 |
US Army brigadier general; born in Ottawa |
Born in Ottawa |
|
W. H. L. Wallace |
|
Jul 8, 1821 |
Apr 10, 1862 |
Union Army brigadier general in the US Civil War |
Practiced law in Ottawa |
|
Politics and law
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
William D. Boyce |
|
Jun 16, 1858 |
Jun 11, 1929 |
Founder of the Boy Scouts of America |
|
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John Edward Cassidy |
|
Jan 31, 1896 |
Mar 25, 1984 |
Illinois Attorney General 1938-41 |
Born in Ottawa |
|
Tom Corcoran |
|
May 23, 1939 |
|
US congressman |
Born in Ottawa |
|
William Cullen |
|
Mar 4, 1826 |
Jan 17, 1914 |
US congressman |
|
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Harry Kelly |
|
Apr 19, 1895 |
Feb 8, 1971 |
39th governor of Michigan |
Born in Ottawa |
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Maurice T. Moloney |
|
Jul 26, 1849 |
Mar 9, 1917 |
Attorney General of Illinois and Mayor of Ottawa |
|
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Charles Edgar Woodward |
|
Dec 1, 1876 |
May 15, 1942 |
Federal judge United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
|
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Sports
Golf
Name |
Image |
Birth |
Death |
Known for |
Association |
Reference |
Tim Finchem |
|
Apr 19, 1947 |
|
Golf commissioner |
Born in Ottawa |
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References
- ↑ Gargiulo, Eric (March 17, 2008). "WWE Diva & Playboy cover girl, Maria speaks to phillyBurbs.com". PhillyBurbs.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
- ↑ Lowrance, Dee, "Movie Fans Found Her - Hollywood Hasn't", The Montana Standard, June 15, 1941, page 30, column 4