Catholics from Illinois

Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City since May 2025. He is the first pope to have been born in the United States, the first to hold either U.S. or Peruvian citizenship, the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, and the second from the Americas.

American gangster (1899–1947)

6th President of Lithuania (born 1926)

American actress and author (1906–1987)

American stand-up comedian and actor (1929–2024)

Daryl Hannah is an American actress, director, and environmental activist. She has acted in comedic and dramatic roles in more than a hundred film and television productions since the 1970s.

American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert (1897-1980)

American actor

American actress and comedian

Amy Marie Madigan is an American actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, her accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured and murdered at least thirty-three young men and boys between 1972 and 1978 in Norwood Park Township, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. He became known as the "Killer Clown" due to his public performances as a clown prior to the discovery of his crimes.

United States Army general and 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate

American actor (1909-1973)

John Peter Sarsgaard is an American actor. He studied at the Actors Studio, before rising to prominence playing atypical and sometimes villainous roles in film and television.

American actor (1908–1991)

American actor

American astronaut and test pilot (1929-2022)

Megyn Marie Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily on SiriusXM's Triumph channel and has over 4 million subscribers on YouTube. Kelly previously worked at Fox News from 2004 to 2017, where she hosted programs including America Live and The Kelly File, and at NBC News from 2017 to 2018, where she anchored Megyn Kelly Today. In 2025, she launched MK Media, a podcast and video network featuring commentary and news programs from independent creators. She was named one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2014 and 2025.

First Lady of California from 2003 to 2011

American businesswoman and politician (born 1970)

Ethel Kennedy was an American human rights advocate. She was the widow of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and a daughter of businessman George Skakel.

American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)

Nicholas Joseph Fuentes is an American far-right political commentator and livestreamer. He hosts America First, a program that researchers, journalists, and civil-rights organizations have described as promoting white nationalism, white supremacy, Christian nationalism, themes associated with the incel movement, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ positions, and antisemitic views, including Holocaust denial. The show is noted for its use of irony and humor to appeal to younger audiences, a style that observers argue provides Fuentes with plausible deniability for more extreme statements. His supporters, known as "Groypers," form a loose network of primarily young, online activists associated with alt-right politics.

FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services (1944–2023)

American actress (1925-2015)

American actor and comedian (born 1960)

American actress

American actress and producer (1950-2007)

American law professor and writer (born 1962)

American astronaut

American comedian, actor, and author

American film actress of the silent film era (1903–1993)

American gossip columnist (1881-1972)

American Catholic cardinal (1932–2015)

American actress (1926–2005)

American philosopher (1905–1987)

author, artist (1892-1973)

Boss of Chicago Outfit (1886–1943)

American politician (born 1942)

Catholic archbishop, former head of the Vatican Bank (1922-2006)

Catholic cardinal (1872-1939)

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1914–1943)

Irish-American politician and general (1806-1879)

American attorney, businessman, broadcaster, and political activist

American politician

Mayor of Boston since 2021 (born 1985)

American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson (1961-)

American politician and 48th Mayor of Chicago

American musician

American prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1967)

Patrick Sean Payton is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Previously, he served as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints from 2006 to 2021, leading the franchise to its first Super Bowl victory during the 2009 season. Payton played college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers and played professionally in 1987 with the Chicago Bears and in 1988 overseas in Britain for the Leicester Panthers.

American film and television director

American football player, coach, and television commentator (born 1939)

American member of the United States House of Representatives (1924–2007)

American baseball player and manager (1917–2001)

American politician (1928–2010)

American priest (1854–1897)

American YouTuber

American actress

American politician (1933–2014)