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Famous People From Illinois

Illinois has always been famous for being one of the most progressive states in the whole of America. Known for its abundance in natural resources, agriculture and small scale industries, Illinois has been a favorite among American citizens and immigrants alike. Many eminent personalities, who are popular globally, are born in the state of Illinois. Former American presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama are natives of Illinois. Several chapters have been written in history books about the glorious life of Abraham Lincoln. His journey from a humble environment to the White House has not just inspired millions of people around the world, but also has been the subject of a biopic. Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, has been praised for being a great orator and initiatives such as ‘ObamaCare’. Acclaimed rapper and singer Kanye West as well as singer R. Kelly, are a few other famous people who belong to this American state. Several chapters have been written about the legendary Abraham Lincoln’s life. Here are other famous celebrities who hail from the state of Illinois.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Robin Williams

Robin Williams.
22
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: American stand-up comedian
Birthdate: July 21, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: August 11, 2014
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 2 Juice WRLD

Juice WRLD.
32
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: December 2, 1998
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 8, 2019
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Recommended Lists:
New York
California
Texas

 3 Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan.
19
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: 40th President of the United States (1981-1989)
Birthdate: February 6, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: June 5, 2004

 4 Walt Disney

Walt Disney.
9
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Entrepreneur, Producer, Writer
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 15, 1966
Recommended Lists:
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Massachusetts

 5 Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford.
12
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: July 13, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 6 Betty White

Betty White.
19
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: January 17, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Florida
New Jersey
Michigan

 7 Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway.
17
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: July 21, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: July 2, 1961
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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 8 Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade.
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: NBA Basketball Star
Birthdate: January 17, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Georgia
Louisiana
Virginia

 9 Bill Murray

Bill Murray.
12
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: American actor
Birthdate: September 21, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 10 Ray Kroc

Ray Kroc.
7
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Founder of the McDonald’s Corporation
Birthdate: October 5, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 14, 1984
Recommended Lists:
Missouri
Indiana
North Carolina

 11 John Mulaney

John Mulaney.
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: August 26, 1982
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 12 CM Punk

CM Punk.
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Mixed martial artist
Birthdate: October 26, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Connecticut
Washington
Maryland

 13 Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer.
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Chess Grandmaster
Birthdate: March 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: January 17, 2008
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 14 Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: December 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 10, 2005
Recommended Lists:
Alabama
Tennessee
Minnesota

 15 Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones.
6
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Composer, Film Composer
Birthdate: March 14, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 16 Pat Sajak

Pat Sajak.
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Television Personality
Birthdate: October 26, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Mississippi

 17 Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder.
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Musician & Singer
Birthdate: December 23, 1964
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 18 Common

Common
2
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: March 13, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Iowa
South Carolina
Oklahoma

 19 Ludacris

Ludacris.
15
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: September 11, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 20 Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 5, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: July 27, 2017
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Colorado
Kansas
Arizona

 21 Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama.
21
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Former First Lady of the United States
Birthdate: January 17, 1964
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 22 Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford.
4
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: February 20, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Oregon
Arkansas
Nebraska

 23 Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy.
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: August 26, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 24 Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson
11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: August 9, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Utah
Hawaii
Maine

 25 Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston.
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 4, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: April 5, 2008
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 26 Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis.
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Basketball Player
Birthdate: March 11, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Nevada

 27 Emmett Till

Emmett Till.
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: African-American teenager
Birthdate: July 25, 1941
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: August 28, 1955

 28 Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton.
25
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former First Lady, Political Leader
Birthdate: October 26, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Recommended Lists:
West Virginia
Idaho
New Mexico

 29 Chance the Rapper

Chance the Rapper.
1
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: April 16, 1993
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 30 Isiah Thomas

Isiah Thomas
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Basketball player, Basketball coach, Consultant
Birthdate: April 30, 1961
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Vermont
Delaware
North Dakota

 31 Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner.
6
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Founder of Playboy Magazine
Birthdate: April 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: September 27, 2017
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 32 Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: December 10, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: September 3, 2012
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Montana
South Dakota
Alaska

 33 Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp.
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 19, 1848
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: January 13, 1929

 34 Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose.
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Basketball Player
Birthdate: October 4, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Wyoming
Illinois Actors
Illinois Actresses

 35 Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez.
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: July 30, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 36 Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse.
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Dancer
Birthdate: June 23, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: September 23, 1987
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Illinois Musicians
Illinois YouTubers
Illinois Instagram Stars

 37 Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Comedian
Birthdate: October 5, 1957
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: August 9, 2008

 38 Miles Davis

Miles Davis.
2
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Jazz Trumpeter
Birthdate: May 26, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: September 28, 1991
Recommended Lists:
Illinois
Illinois TikTok Stars
Illinois Rappers

 39 Karlie Kloss

Karlie Kloss.
4
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Model
Birthdate: August 3, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 40 Mr. T

Mr. T.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 21, 1952
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Illinois Athletes
Illinois Leaders
Illinois Scientists

 41 John Belushi

John Belushi.
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: January 24, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: March 5, 1982
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 42 Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan.
4
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: March 23, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Illinois Basketball Players
Illinois Football Players
Illinois Singers

 43 William Holden

William Holden.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: April 17, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: November 12, 1981
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 44 John Cusack

John Cusack.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 28, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Chicago
Evanston
Oak Park

 45 John Prine

John Prine
1
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: October 10, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: April 7, 2020

 46 Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: October 2, 1985
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Peoria
Rockford
Joliet

 47 Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury.
2
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: August 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: June 5, 2012

 48 Jenny McCarthy

Jenny McCarthy.
13
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: November 1, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 49 Kiernan Shipka

Kiernan Shipka.
2
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Voice Actress
Birthdate: November 10, 1999
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 50 Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson.
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress, Singer
Birthdate: September 12, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)