List of Famous people with last name Shimkus

Joanna Shimkus

First Name Joanna

Born on October 30, 1943 (age 82)

Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

Actor

Joanna Shimkus Poitier is a Canadian retired actress. She is the wife of Bahamian-American actor and diplomat Sidney Poitier, and mother of actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier.

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John Shimkus

First Name John

Last Name Shimkus

Born on February 21, 1958 (age 68)

Born in United States of America, Illinois

John Mondy Shimkus is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 15th congressional district. He served in the House from 1997 to 2021, and is a member of the Republican Party. On August 30, 2019, Shimkus announced that he would not seek re-election for his seat in 2020.

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