List of Famous people born in Illinois, United States of America

William Shawn was an American magazine editor who edited The New Yorker from 1952 until 1987.

Grace Hall Hemingway was an American opera singer, music teacher, and painter. She was Ernest Hemingway's mother.

William Joseph Bell was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas Another World, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.

Peter Karageorgevitch, also known as Prince Peter of Serbia and Yugoslavia, is a Spanish-Serbian graphic designer and a member of the House of Karađorđević. He is the oldest grandchild and the first grandson of the last Yugoslav king, Peter II. Between his birth and his abdication in 2022, he was known as the Hereditary Prince.

John A. Pritzker, the grandson of A.N. Pritzker and son of Jay Pritzker, is an American billionaire and investor. He is a member of the Pritzker family.

Timothy J. McCarthy is a former United States Secret Service agent best known for defending President Ronald Reagan during the assassination attempt on Reagan's life on Monday, March 30, 1981, in Washington, D.C.

Jean "Gigi" Pritzker is an American billionaire, and film producer. She is a member of the Pritzker family.

Silvio Peter "Tino" Insana was an American actor, producer, writer, voice artist, and comedian.