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

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer, and actor. Hancock started his career with Donald Byrd. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, Hancock experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles.

Nelison "Nick" Anderson is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, and Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Terrence Connor Carson is an American singer and stage, voice, and television actor. He is best known for portraying Kyle Barker on the FOX sitcom Living Single and voicing Mace Windu on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He is also known for his long-running voice role as Kratos in the God of War video game series from 2005 until 2013.

Daniel Schmidt is an American-born Japanese footballer who plays for Belgian side Sint-Truiden as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, Schmidt represents the Japan national football team.

Francine "Penny" Patterson is an American animal psychologist. She is best known for teaching a modified form of American Sign Language, which she calls "Gorilla Sign Language", or GSL, to a gorilla named Koko beginning in 1972.

George Kirby was an American comedian, singer, and actor.

William Marshall was an American singer, bandleader and a motion picture actor, director and producer.

José Manuel Figueroa, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, and actor who makes Latin pop/regional Mexican music. His debut album was Expulsado del Paraiso, released in 1995, which sold over 300 thousand copies.

Rickie Lee Jones is an American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz.

Dietrich Enns is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays.