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

Frederick Woodruff "Ted" Field is an American media mogul, entrepreneur and film producer.

Anthony Andrew Barone Sr. was an American basketball coach and scout. A native of Chicago, he was head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Barone was appointed as the team's interim coach by Grizzlies general manager Jerry West after West fired Mike Fratello on December 28, 2006. Prior to landing his first head coaching job after Fratello's dismissal, Barone had served as an assistant coach for five seasons. Barone was also the Grizzlies' director of player personnel.

Declan Quinn is an American cinematographer. He is a three-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography.

Scott Milne Matheson Jr. was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985. He is the most recent Democrat to serve in that position.

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

James Cline Quayle was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the Huntington Herald-Press in Indiana and the Wickenburg Sun in Arizona. He was the father of Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States.

JoAnne Akalaitis is an avant-garde Lithuanian-American theatre director and writer. She won five Obie Awards for direction and was founder in 1970 of the critically acclaimed Mabou Mines in New York City.

Jack Costanzo was an American percussionist.

Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having coined the term.

James Turner Brewer is a retired American National Basketball Association (NBA) player.