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

Helen Holmes was an American silent film actress, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntwoman. She is most notable for starring in the 1914–1917 serial The Hazards of Helen.

Anthony Downs is an American economist specializing in public policy and public administration. He has been a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., since 1977.

Ronald Muldrow was a soul jazz and hard bop jazz guitarist.

George Loane Tucker was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor.

Betsy Heimann was born in Chicago, Illinois and is a costume designer in Hollywood.

Michael Gerard Hagerty is an American actor. He is known for playing comedic blue-collar workers, including his recurring roles as a building superintendent on Friends and the manager of a muffler shop on HBO's Lucky Louie.

Jacob Zachar is an American actor whose roles include Russell "Rusty" Cartwright on the ABC Family TV Series Greek.

Irene Fenwick was an American stage and silent film actress. She was married to Lionel Barrymore from 1923 until her death in 1936. Fenwick has several surviving feature films from her productions for the Kleine-Edison Feature Film Service, which also has numerous surviving shorts in the Library of Congress.

Colleen M. O'Connor is an American former ice dancer. With partner James Millns, she is the 1974-1976 U.S. national champion, the 1975 World silver medalist, the 1976 World bronze medalist, and the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist.

David Rudman is an American puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer known for his involvement with the Muppets and Sesame Street.