List of people from Oak Park, Illinois
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Oak Park, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Oak Park, Illinois.
Academics and sciences
- Lee Archambault, astronaut
- A. O. L. Atkin, mathematician
- Dmitri Borgmann, logologist
- Wallace Broecker, geochemist[1]
- Jeannette Howard Foster, born here 1895, librarian and professor[2]
- Percy Julian, chemist
- Joseph Kerwin, astronaut
- Vera Pless, mathematician[3]
- Carl Rogers, psychologist, author and researcher
- Bruce Schneier, cryptographer
- John Robert Schrieffer, physicist
- John C. Slater, pioneer in quantum theory
- Chad Trujillo, astronomer
- Edward Wagenknecht, educator and author
Arts and culture
Architecture
- Marion Mahony Griffin, architect
- Walter Burley Griffin, architect
- Louis Sauer, architect
- John Van Bergen, architect
- Frank Lloyd Wright, architect and writer
Dance
- Doris Humphrey, choreographer and dancer
Illustrating
- Gene Ha, comic book artist
- Chris Ware, cartoonist
- Rick Yager, cartoonist
Painting and sculpture
- Leslie Erganian, painter
- Mary Agnes Yerkes, Impressionist painter
Photography
- Bruce Davidson, photographer
- Esther Henderson, photographer
Writing
- Yashar Ali, journalist
- Jacob M. Appel, author of Einstein's Beach House (lived in Oak Park, 1997–2004)[4]
- Richard Bach, writer (Jonathan Livingston Seagull)
- Bruce Barton, author of best-selling book The Man Nobody Knows
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, author, creator of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars
- Kenneth Fearing, poet and author (The Big Clock)
- Jane Hamilton, author The Book of Ruth
- Ernest Hemingway, author (For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea)
- Leicester Hemingway, writer; younger brother of Ernest Hemingway
- Tymoteusz Karpowicz, poet and playwright
- Agnes Newton Keith, writer
- E. E. Knight, writer
- Alex Kotlowitz, journalist and writer
- Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics
- Charles MacArthur, journalist and film-writer
- Caroline Myss, author
- Edith Nash, writer
- Sandra Novack, author
- Carol Shields, author
- Charles Simic, fifteenth Poet Laureate of the United States
- Marjorie Vincent, 1991 Miss America
Crime
- Joseph Aiuppa, mafia crime boss
- Armando Fosco, alleged member of the Chicago Outfit[5]
- Sam Giancana, mafia crime boss
- Tony Spilotro, alleged mafia enforcer
Business
- Allan Cox, author and business leader
- James Dewar, baker; inventor of the Twinkie
- Donald F. Duncan, Sr., parking meter and Yo-Yo manufacturer
- Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's
- Richard Sears, founder of Sears, catalogue innovator
- Robert Wahl, two-time All-American and former president of Valmont Industries
Media
Acting and comedy
- William Bishop, actor
- Dan Castellaneta, actor and voice of cartoon character Homer Simpson
- Anna Chlumsky, actress (My Girl, Veep)[6]
- Johnny Galecki, actor (The Big Bang Theory, Roseanne, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation)
- Mason Gamble, actor (Dennis the Menace, Rushmore)
- Kathy Griffin, comedian
- Julie Haydon, actress
- Thomas Lennon, actor and screenwriter
- Ted Levine, actor (The Silence of the Lambs, Monk)
- Deanna Lund, actress (Land of the Giants)
- John Mahoney, actor (Eight Men Out, Frasier, Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, actress (Scarface, The Color of Money)
- Amy Morton, actress (Chicago P.D.)
- Lois Nettleton, actress
- Bob Newhart, comedian and actor (The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart)
- Kate Norby, actress (The Devil's Rejects)
- Busy Philipps, actress (Dawson's Creek)
- Cecily Strong, actress, comedian (Saturday Night Live)
- Judy Tenuta, comedian
- Betty White, actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls)
Directing and producing
- John Avildsen, film director (Rocky, The Karate Kid)
- Steve James, documentary filmmaker [7]
- George Schaefer, television director (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
- John Sturges, filmmaker (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape)
Journalism
- Tavi Gevinson, fashion blogger[8]
- Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!
- Gene Sherman, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter
- Alfred Henry Spink, founder of The Sporting News, lived and died in Oak Park
- Hannah Storm, television personality and sportscaster
- Dorothy Thompson, journalist
Military
- William J. Cullerton, flying ace during World War II, host of Great Outdoors on WGN Radio until 1999[9]
- Milo Smith Hascall, Union general in the Civil War
Music
- Lane Brody, musician
- Daws Butler, voice artist of animated characters including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound
- Jon Deak, bassist and composer with the New York Philharmonic
- Rev. William R. Emerson, formerly R&B singer Billy "The Kid" Emerson
- Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger of the indie rock band The Fiery Furnaces
- Adolph Herseth, principal trumpet with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; charter member Trumpet Hall of Fame
- Ludacris, rapper; attended Emerson Middle School in Oak Park[10]
- Marc Okubo, guitarist of heavy metal band Veil of Maya
- Martin Pearlman, classical musician and composer
- Landon Pigg, singer-songwriter
- Felix Wurman, classical cellist and composer
Politics and law
Phil Radford, environmental leader
- Henry W. Austin, Illinois state legislator and businessman[11]
- David Axelrod, political strategist, White House official
- Ralph H. Barger, Illinois state legislator[12]
- Bruce Barton, author and advertising pioneer; US congressman from New York (1937-1940)
- Redd Griffin, Illinois state legislator (1980–1982)[13]
- John Frush Knox, clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice James Clark McReynolds; memoirist
- Pat Quinn, 41st Governor of Illinois
- Phil Radford, environmental, clean energy and democracy leader; Executive Director of Greenpeace USA; raised in Oak Park[14]
- Walter J. Reum, Illinois state legislator and lawyer[15]
- Gerald W. Shea, Illinois state legislator[16]
- Greg Zito, Illinois state legislator[17]
Religion
- William Eugene Blackstone, 19th-century evangelical Christian and Zionist; lived in Oak Park
- Edward Egan, retired Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of the Diocese of New York [City]
- Louis Francescon, missionary and pioneer of the Italian Pentecostal Movement; lived and died in Oak Park
- Andrew Greeley, Catholic priest and author; born in Oak Park (1928)
Sports
Baseball
- Dick Bertell, catcher for Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants
- Art Bramhall, third baseman for Philadelphia Phillies
- Shirley Danz, outfielder with All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Jim Dorsey, pitcher for California Angels and Boston Red Sox
- Tony Fiore, pitcher for Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Minnesota Twins
- Justin Huisman, relief pitcher for Kansas City Royals
- Sean Lawrence, pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates
- Lee Pfund, pitcher for Brooklyn Dodgers
- Johnny Rigney, pitcher and general manager for the Chicago White Sox
- Brian Schlitter, pitcher for Chicago Cubs
- John Sevcik, catcher for Minnesota Twins
- Ben Shelton, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Marv Staehle, second baseman for Chicago White Sox, Montréal Expos and Atlanta Braves
- Craig Stimac, catcher for San Diego Padres
- Bill Stoneman, pitcher for California Angels, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos, general manager of Angels
- Joe Tinker, Hall of Fame shortstop for Chicago Orphans/Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales
- Mike York, pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians
Basketball
- Ashraf Amaya, forward for the Washington Bullets, Vancouver Grizzlies, and several international teams
- Corey Maggette, small forward and shooting guard for five NBA teams
- Jimmy Rodgers, head coach, Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics
- Iman Shumpert, guard for the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers[18]
- Evan Turner, guard and small forward for the Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Portland Trail Blazers[19]
- Norm Van Lier, point guard for the Chicago Bulls; sports radio personality
Football
- Andy Frederick, offensive lineman, played for Super Bowl championship teams of Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys
- Eric Kumerow, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears
- Johnny Lattner, halfback for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, 1953 Heisman Trophy winner
- Milt McColl, linebacker for San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Raiders
- Mike Shanahan, head coach for the Los Angeles Raiders, Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins; three-time Super Bowl winner
- Marques Sullivan, NFL offensive lineman with the Buffalo Bills, New York Giants and New England Patriots
- George Trafton, Hall of Fame center for the Chicago Bears
- Bob Zuppke, head football coach, University of Illinois
Ice skating
- Emery Lehman (born 1996), Olympic speed skater
Rowing
- Carol Feeney, Olympic rower; silver medalist
Wrestling
- Ellis Coleman, Olympic wrestler; alumnus of Oak Park and River Forest High School
References
- "Oral History Transcript — Dr. Wallace Broecker". www.aip.org. American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Alan F. Hickman. "Gay and Lesbian Movement aka: LGBT Movement". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. The Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- "Vera Pless". Chicago Tribune. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- Phoning Home: Essays, University of South Carolina Press, 2014
- "Federal Bureau of Investigation files on Ross Prio". Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/1-4-2005/Anna-Chlumsky:-Act-II/ Retrieved 25 April 2017
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-achievement-gap-tl-0528-20150522-story.html Retrieved 25 April 2017
- Schulman, Michael (July 29, 2012). "The Oracle of Girl World". The New York Times (July 29, 2012). The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Megan, Graydon (2013-01-16). "William Cullerton, 1923-2013 WWII pilot, entrepreneur, radio host and well-known outdoorsman championed conservation". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- Anonymous (November 9, 2007). "Ludacris revels in holiday spirit". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- 'Illinois Blue Book 1921-1922,' Biographical Sketch of Henry W. Austin, pg. 156-157
- 'Illinois Blue Book 1989-1990,' Biographical Sketch of Ralph H. Barger, pg. 82
- Ken Trainor (2012-11-20). "Remembering Redd". Wednesday Journal. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- "Oak Park and River Forest High School Tradition of Excellence Past Award Recipients". Oak Park and River Forest High School. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- 'Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962,' Biographical Sketch of Walter J. Reum, pg. 236-237
- Valiukenas, Barb (June 1976). "Gerald W. Shea". Illinois Issues. Vol. 2 no. 6. Springfield, Illinois: Sangamon State University. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- 'Illinois Blue Book 1989-1990,' Biographical Sketch of Greg Zito, pg. 89
- Ryan, Shannon (2010-03-21). "Just like old times for Turner and Shumpert". Chicago Tribune.
- http://www.nba.com/players/evan/turner/202323
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