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

Jizzy Pearl is an American vocalist who was born on March 17, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. He's had notable performances in several heavy metal and hard rock groups. He first fronted the band Data Clan, which eventually became Love/Hate. Pearl has also sung for L.A. Guns, Ratt, Adler's Appetite, Quiet Riot and other, lesser known acts.

David L. Steward is an American businessman. He is chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, one of the largest African-American-owned businesses in America. Steward is one of five black billionaires in America being 745th in the Forbes Billionaires 2019 list. He was rated 239th on the Forbes 400 list of American billionaires in 2019.

Joseph C. Hickerson is a folk singer and songleader. A graduate of Oberlin College, for 35 years (1963–1998) he was Librarian and Director of the Archive of Folk Song at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Joe brought together the Ukrainian source and his own verses to create the basis for "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" in collaboration with Pete Seeger,. He participated in the first LP recording of "Kumbayah". Along with Dave Guard, he is credited with the creation of the Kingston Trio's version of "Bonny Hielan Laddie". He is a lecturer, researcher, and performer, especially in New York State, Michigan, and the Chicago area. As of 2013 he is living in Portland, Oregon.

Jerome J. Randle is an American professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel, Ukraine, Belgium, Australia, Lithuania, France, Germany and Russia. He has a Ukrainian passport and represented Ukraine at EuroBasket 2015.

Richard Clark Barkley was a United States diplomat. From December 1988 until October 1990, he was the last United States Ambassador to East Germany. After that, from 1991 to 1994, he was the United States Ambassador to Turkey.

Jonathan Kuck is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.

Deon Taylor is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is the founder of Hidden Empire Film Group.

Caroline Smith was an American diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.