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

Steve Vinovich is an American actor.

Darrell Walker is an American professional basketball coach and retired player. He is currently head men's coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. At 6'4" and 180 lb (82 kg), he played as a guard. He attended Chicago's Corliss High School.

William Paxton Bishop was an American television and movie actor from Oak Park, Illinois.

Gerald Frederick Kicanas is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Tucson from January 15, 2002, to October 3, 2017. He served as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Las Cruces from September 2018 to July 2019.

Joseph Alfred "Jack" Slade,, was a stagecoach and Pony Express superintendent, instrumental in the opening of the American West and the archetype of the Western gunslinger.

Steve Bannos is an American television and film actor, writer and photo dealer. As an actor, he had cameos in Judd Apatow and Paul Feig films, and is also known for his portrayal of Frank Kowchevski on the short-lived NBC dramedy Freaks and Geeks.

Kip King was an American film, television and voice actor. He was the father of American television sketch comedian Chris Kattan.

Harlington Wood Jr. was an American lawyer, jurist, political figure and an amateur actor. He served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1976 until his death in 2008, after earlier serving as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He was considered one of the country's leading legal historians on the life and legacy of former lawyer and United States President Abraham Lincoln, but is perhaps best known for his involvement as an Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice in two separate Native American armed protests: the first being the occupation at Alcatraz Island, in San Francisco Bay, from 1969 through the summer of 1971, and the second being the Wounded Knee incident in 1973 at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. His accomplishments and impact as both jurist and statesman included participation in many recent events around the world, which he circled three times, including Russia, Outer Mongolia, Europe, Cambodia, Greenland, China, Japan and South America.

Hallie D'Amore was an American make-up artist who was nominated for Forrest Gump at the 1994 Academy Awards for Best Makeup. She shared her nomination with Judith A. Cory and Daniel C. Striepeke.