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

George Nichols sometimes credited in films as George O. Nicholls was an American actor and film director. He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916. He was born in Rockford, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. He, along with Henry "Pathe" Lehrman, became an arch-enemy of Charlie Chaplin, who would take direction from nobody while at Keystone Studios. 'Pops', as he was known, was often cast as father to Mabel Normand. With his wife Viola Alberti, who he married in 1896, he is the father of another prolific director George Nicholls Jr. sometimes also credited as George Nichols, Jr..

Anna Rebecca Slotky Reitano is an American attorney and former actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Ruth Ann in the television sitcom The Torkelsons.

Carl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English-speaking rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds.

Stanley Jordan is an American jazz guitarist noted for his playing technique, which involves tapping his fingers on the fretboard of the guitar with both hands.

Henry Thomas Rainey was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 20th century. A member of the Democratic Party from Illinois, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death. He rose to Speaker of the House, during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.

Arthur Hughes was an American actor on the stage, radio and films. On Broadway, he performed in two dozen plays between 1923 and 1968, including Mourning Becomes Electra (1931–32) and Elizabeth the Queen (1930–31). On television he appeared in The DuPont Show of the Week and Playhouse 90.

Howard Greer was a Hollywood fashion designer and a costume designer in the Golden Age of American cinema.

William Lawrence Rohter, Jr., known as Larry Rohter, is an American journalist who was a South American bureau chief for The New York Times from 1999 to 2007. Previously, he was Caribbean and Latin American correspondent of the Times from 1994 to 1999. He now writes about cultural topics.