Writers from Illinois

American actor (1923–2008)

American actress and comedian

Richard Wayne Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993, and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995. He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union (1857-1938)

American actress (1932–2022)

American statesman (1838–1905)

American poet and Librarian of Congress (1892-1982)

American actor (1932–2022)

74th United States Secretary of the Treasury

American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)

American musician

author, poet, and naturalist

Chinese-American journalist and author of historical books (1968–2004)

American author, founder of Project Gutenberg (1947–2011)

American law professor and writer (born 1962)

American actress

American Wikipedia editor and physician

American politician (1896–1969)

US Navy admiral and aviator (1923–2005)

16th United States Secretary of Transportation

American geologist and educator (1843–1928)

American writer

American poet and literary critic (1894–1972)

American legal academic (1940-2019)

American politician from Illinois (1927-2014)

American politician (1928–2003)

American paleontologist (born 1984)

American engineer (1927–2010)

American right-wing social media personality, political commentator, and conspiracy theorist (1977–)

American politician (1921-2019)

American dramatist (1871–1929)

American biographer (1885-1950)

American minister, journalist, and abolitionist (1802–1837)

American writer and broadcaster (1908-1967)

American diplomat (1869-1934)

American playwright and theatre director (1878–1958)

Canadian actress and poet

American mathematician

Dispensationalist theologian (1925–2016)

British-American journalist (1931-2019)

American UFO writer (1926–1986)

United States Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury from 2001 to 2003

American politician (1866–1924)

American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

player of American football

American journalist (1878-1954)

American novelist and humorist (born 1975)

American activist and pacifist (1875-1944)

American politician (1870–1949)

American writer and playwright (born 1974)

American actor, writer and director (1943–2023)

American writer and activist (1924-2020)

diplomat (1885-1946)

American poet and writer (1957–1995)

cartoonist, creator of Plastic Man

American musician (1948–2019)

American historian (1892-1938)

American farmer

American writer

American activist (1816-1897)