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

Richard A. Knaak is the author of Dragonlance novels, Dragonrealm, six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and ten works in the Warcraft universe. He has also written five non-series fantasy books.

Susan Lynne Wagner is an American financial executive. Wagner is one of the co-founders, former Vice Chairman, and Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock, an American multinational investment management corporation. BlackRock is the largest asset management firm in the world with $8.67 trillion in assets under management as of May 2021. Wagner is the architect and one of the key strategists behind BlackRock that helped propel it to become the largest asset manager in the world. She has been named to several lists of the most powerful women in the world, including those compiled by Forbes, Crain Communications, the Financial Times, and Fortune.

William Henry Bassett is an American actor of film and television. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs since the 1960s.

Shannon Burke is an American novelist and screenwriter.

Robert Joseph Kurtz, C.R., is an American-born Roman Catholic bishop. Kurtz, who was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1967, and served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda since his appointment on June 1, 1995 until his retirement on June 13, 2015.

Kerri Lee Randles is an American actress, writer and producer.

Naaman Dale Anderson was a Maryland politician who held several positions, including Baltimore County Councilman, Baltimore County Executive, and Maryland State Delegate. Anderson was convicted and sentenced to prison in 1974 for tax crimes, extortion, and conspiracy.

Kenneth Darnel Norman is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from Crane High School in Chicago, Kenny was an outstanding forward for the Illinois Fighting Illini who was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers of the 1987 NBA Draft. Norman was elected to the "Illinois Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. He earned the nickname, "Snake", that he kept throughout his college and professional careers, as a youth playing basketball at Touhy-Herbert Park, on Chicago's West Side.