List of people from Lake Forest, Illinois
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Lake Forest, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Lake Forest, Illinois.
Arts
- Sarah Brackett, actress[1]
- Peach Carr, fashion designer; contestant on season 8 of Project Runway
- Wallace Leroy DeWolf, etcher, painter, art collector, and businessman
- Sylvia Shaw Judson, sculptor and teacher; winner of the Logan Prize in 1929 for her sculpture Little Gardener
- Lisel Mueller, poet; winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for poetry
- Rene Romero Schuler, fine arts painter
Architecture
- David Adler, architect
- Edward H. Bennett, architect and city planner
- Howard Van Doren Shaw, architect; lived in Ragdale
- Adrian Smith, architect; led the design of three of the world's ten tallest buildings (Burj Khalifa (tallest in the world), Trump Tower Chicago, Jin Mao Building); resident of Lake Forest
Business
- Andrew Watson Armour III, meatpacking magnate
- J. Ogden Armour, meatpacking magnate (Armour and Company)
- Albert Blake Dick, founder of A.B. Dick Company; licensed autographic printing patents from Thomas Edison; mayor of Lake Forest (1928–1931)
- Grace Durand, businesswoman and owner of Crab Tree Dairy Farm[2]
- W. James Farrell, chairman and CEO of Illinois Tool Works
- Charles B. and John V. Farwell, builders of the Texas State capitol building and founders of the XIT Ranch.
- Marshall Field, owner of Marshall Field's (now Macy's)
- Albert Lasker, businessman who played a major role in shaping modern advertising
- Cyrus H. McCormick, inventor; founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became International Harvester
- Peter W. Smith, investment banker[3]
- Charles "Cork" R. Walgreen III, third president of Walgreens
- Miles D. White, CEO of Abbott Laboratories
- Marcus Lemonis, Chairman & CEO Camping World, host of The Profit
Media and writing
Acting
- Kipleigh Brown, actress
- Kristin Cavallari, actress
- Kyle Chandler, actor
- Jay Chandrasekhar, actor, director
- Charlie Finn, actor
- Jean Harlow, actress
- Lauren Holly, actress
- John Mahoney, actor
- Mr. T, actor, wrestler[4]
- Vince Vaughn, actor
- Richard Widmark, actor
- Robin Williams, actor, comedian
Directing and production
- James T. Aubrey, Jr., television and film executive
- John Hughes, writer, director, producer
- Allie Loukas, writer, director, actor, producer
Journalism
- Bill Schulz, journalist (Fox News)
- Sam Weller, author and journalist
Music
- Bix Beiderbecke, jazz cornet player and pianist
- Andrew Bird, musician and songwriter
- Mat Devine, lead singer of Chicago-based alternative rock band Kill Hannah
Writing
- Dave Eggers, writer
- Jen Lancaster, writer
- Arthur Meeker Jr., novelist
Politics and law
- David N. Barkhausen, Illinois state legislator and politician
- Mary Beattie, Illinois state legislator
- Edward J. Brundage, Illinois Attorney General
- Fredrik Herman Gade, mayor of Lake Forest; diplomat from Norway
- Susan Garrett, Illinois Senate state senator representing the 29th District
- Noble Brandon Judah, United States Ambassador to Cuba (1927–1929)
- Robert P. Lamont, United States Secretary of Commerce (1929–1932)
- William Mather Lewis, mayor of Lake Forest (1915–1917); president of George Washington and Lafayette Universities
- Thomas J. Moran, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
- William Proxmire, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
- Judy Baar Topinka, Illinois Comptroller and Illinois State Treasurer
- Pete Wilson, 36th Governor of California (1991–1999); United States Senator (1983–1991); 29th Mayor of San Diego (1971–1983)
- Corrine Wood, 44th lieutenant governor of Illinois
Sciences
- Pamela Darling, library preservation specialist
- Jim Lovell, astronaut on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, and Apollo 13; author of Lost Moon; owner of Lovell's of Lake Forest
- Karl Patterson Schmidt, herpetologist
Socialites and modeling
- Margaret "Peg" Carry, socialite; daughter of Pullman Company president Edward F. Carry; friend of F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Rose Farwell Chatfield-Taylor, socialite, sportswoman, bookbinder, suffragist, cofounder of Onwentsia Club
- Ginevra King, socialite; inspiration for many female characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald's work, including Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby
- Edith Rockefeller McCormick, socialite
- Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich, descendant of the Russian Imperial dynasty the House of Romanov
- McKey Sullivan, fashion model and winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11
- Catherine Warren, 2006 Miss Illinois USA
Sports
Baseball
- Mickey Cochrane, catcher for Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers in Baseball Hall of Fame
- Joe Girardi, catcher for the Chicago Cubs, manager of the New York Yankees
- Mabel Holle (1920–2011), third basewoman and outfielder in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Scott Sanderson, All-Star pitcher for eight MLB teams
- Steve Stanicek, designated hitter for Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies
Basketball
- Bill Cartwright, center and coach for the Chicago Bulls
- Kevin Edwards, shooting guard for the Miami Heat and New Jersey Nets
- Steve Kerr, point guard for the Chicago Bulls
- Scottie Pippen, forward for the Chicago Bulls
Driving
- Carl Haas, auto racing impresario
- Horst Kwech, champion Trans Am Series driver and race car constructor
- Steve Seligman, stock car racer
Football
- Gabe Carimi (born 1988 in Lake Forest), offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears[5]
- Jim Covert, offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears
- Jay Cutler, quarterback for the Chicago Bears
- Bobby Douglass, quarterback for the Chicago Bears
- George Halas, head coach of the Chicago Bears
- Cade McNown, quarterback for the Chicago Bears
- Tom Waddle, wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
- Chris Salvi, safety for Notre Dame
- Lovie Smith, head coach for the Chicago Bears
- James O. Williams,"Big Cat", tackle for Chicago Bears and offensive lineman coach for Lake Forest High School
Golf
- Chip Beck, PGA Tour golfer
- Edith Cummings, golfer; US Women's Amateur Champion (1924)
Hockey
- Keith Magnuson, defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks, team captain
Swimming
- Matt Grevers, Olympic swimmer; silver medalist (2008), gold medalist (2012)
Sports journalism
- Tim Weigel, sports anchor and reporter
- Sarah Spain, radio host and sports reporter, ESPN
References
- Chicago Tribune dated May 19, 1938
- Kate V. Saint Maur, "Mrs. Scott Durand – Milk Woman" Pearson's Magazine 24(November 1910): 634.
- "Peter W. Smith". Chicago Tribune. legacy.com. May 20, 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/30/us/genteel-chicago-suburb-rages-over-mr-t-s-tree-massacre.html
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