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

Murphy Dunne is an American actor and musician. He is best known for being the keyboardist/pianist for the Blues Brothers in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, a role he reprised in the sequel, Blues Brothers 2000. His father was Chicago politician George Dunne.

Samuel Wright Bodman III was an American businessman, engineer, and politician who served as the 11th United States Secretary of Energy during the George W. Bush administration, from 2005 to 2009. He was also, at different times, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of Commerce.

Reiko M. Aylesworth is an American film, television and stage actress, best known for her role on the television series 24 as Michelle Dessler.

Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans women.

Jesse Monroe Donaldson was the first United States Postmaster General to have started his career as a letter carrier.

Francis Lenn Taylor was an American art dealer and father of actress Elizabeth Taylor.

Edward Baker Lincoln was the second son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Lincoln's friend Edward Dickinson Baker. The National Park Service uses "Eddie" as a nickname and the name is also on his gravestone.

Ethan Francis Cutkosky is an American actor, best known for his roles as Barto in The Unborn and as Carl Gallagher on the Showtime series Shameless.

Paul T. Scheuring is an American screenwriter and director of films and television shows. His work includes the 2003 film A Man Apart and the creation of the television drama Prison Break, for which he was also credited as an executive producer and head writer.

Linda Womack, now known as Zeriiya Zekkariyas, is an American singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of soul singer Sam Cooke. She later gained fame as half of the duo Womack & Womack with her husband Cecil Womack.