Businesspeople from Illinois

Charles James Kirk was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co‑founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2012 and served as its executive director until his assassination in 2025. A key ally of Donald Trump, he became one of the most prominent voices of the MAGA movement within the Republican Party, publishing several books and hosting The Charlie Kirk Show.

American businessman

American politician, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate

United States Senator from Virginia

American businesswoman and politician (born 1970)

American singer

American blacksmith and manufacturer (1804–1886)

American chemist (1900–2004)

American businessman

American businessman (1973 - 2020)

politician, physicist

American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson (1961-)

American politician

American businesswoman

American farmer who patented barbed wire (1813-1906)

American businessman (1889–1974)

former CEO of Enron Corporation

American businessman (born 1946)

United States Senator from Illinois (1856–1926)

American basketball player, coach, executive

American government official

American football team owner

American businessman (1922–2011)

American photographer and philanthropist

Recipient of the Presidential Citizens medal (1922-2015)

American politician, activist, and businessman (born 1966)

American CEO (1953–2017)

American politician (1935-2018)

American businessman (1937–2018)

American businessman (1913–1967)

American politician (1827-1894)

American real estate developer (1905–1976)

American politician (1827-1870)

American politician

Republican legislator from Illinois (1964-2021)

American television executive

American businessman (1854-1914)

American politician (1881–1950)

American soccer player (1888-1969)

American businessman

American politician (1849-1926)

American politician, lawyer, farmer, and businessman

American businessman (1941-1994)

American businesswoman and hair care entrepreneur

American politician

American businessman

American politician (1811–1898)

businessperson

American politician (1915–2006)

American financier

American businessman

American basketball player

American model

American politician

American politician 1853-1924

Illinois businessman and politician (1814–1898)

American businessman and socialist activist

American film producer (1891-1946)

American politician

American politician (1860-1939)