Journalists from Illinois

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher

American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931)

American astronomer (1868-1938)

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 journalist

American writer, editor, and publisher

American broadcast journalist and former government official

American gossip columnist (1881-1972)

American humorist

American film critic and author

American politician (1874–1952)

American writer (born 1938)

American writer

American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson (1961-)

American author (1912–1998)

Businessman and founder of Scouting in America (1858-1929)

American journalist and government official (1819–1897)

American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer (1834–1915)

director and producer of silent films (1881-1944)

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter

American academic (1902–1950)

American diplomat (1869-1934)

American journalist (1951–1994)

American newspaper editor, publisher, and politician (1823–1899)

American politician (1871-1949)

American politician

American journalist

British-American journalist (1931-2019)

American journalist/advocate of feminist/anarchist causes (1864–1902)

American political writer (born 1948)

American screenwriter (1940-2016)

American novelist (1908-2000)

American basketball player (1938-2020)

American critic of television programming and operations

American politician

American politician

American novelist and essayist (born 1934)

American politician (1926-2014)

American bishop (1837-1908)

American journalist (1855–1898)

Retired four-star United States Army general

American television journalist

American politician (1815-1889)

American newspaper founder (1848-1929)

American theatre critic (1873-1948)

American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief (1863–1940)

American journalist

American journalist and author

African American politician (1838-1893)

American television reporter (born 1980)

American journalist (1864–1937)

American beauty queen

American politician (1850-1907)

American children's writer

American politician

American economist, politician

Union Army officer (1837-1919)