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

Alexandra Patsavas is Grammy and Emmy nominated American music supervisor, producer, & executive who has worked on over 100 films and television series, most notably The Twilight Saga, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl, Mad Men, Bridgerton, and CODA.

Daniel Lee Siebert was an American serial killer on Alabama's death row. He was convicted of three murders and confessed to at least five. During questioning he indicated that he was responsible for at least 12 deaths. Siebert died on April 22, 2008 in Holman Prison near Atmore of complications from cancer.

Robert Irving III is an American pianist, composer, arranger and music educator.

David Lynn Harbour is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Illinois.

Daniel Bryon "Danny" Corkill is an American former child actor who saw early success in such films as Without a Trace and D.A.R.Y.L.. He appeared in a number of commercials and had a small part in the TV series Ryan's Hope. He was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, and, now retired from acting, lives in the St. Paul area.

John Carlton Platt is an American computer scientist. He is currently a Principal Scientist at Google. Formerly he was a Deputy Managing Director at Microsoft Research Redmond Labs. Platt worked for Microsoft from 1997 to 2015. Before that, he served as Director of Research at Synaptics.

Virginia Van Upp was an American film producer and screenwriter.

John Joseph Robert York is an American actor. Although York has made appearances on such television shows as Dynasty, Family Ties, and 21 Jump Street, he is most recognizable for playing the role of Malcolm "Mac" Scorpio on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.

John McNaughton is an American film and television director, originally from Chicago, Illinois, whose works encompass the horror, thriller, drama and comedy film genres. His films include Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), The Borrower (1991), Mad Dog and Glory (1993), Normal Life (1996), Wild Things (1998), Speaking of Sex (2001) and The Harvest (2013).

Cammie McGovern is the author of four novels for children and young adults: The Art of Seeing, Eye Contact, Neighborhood Watch, Chester & Gus, and Say What You Will.