Notable Alumni of Illinois State University [Sorted List]

1. Sue A. Sanders

1842-1931 (aged 89)

non-fiction writer

Sue A. Sanders was an American teacher, clubwoman, and author, who was prominent in social circles. She was a leader in charitable organizations serving as the ninth National President of the Woman's Relief Corps (WRC). Sanders was the originator of placing a flag in every school house, hers the first school to have a flag in McLean County, Illinois. Sanders...

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2. Owen P. Thompson

1852-1933 (aged 81)

teacher lawyer judge

Owen Pierce Thompson was a judge of the Seventh Judicial District of Illinois and a delegate to the 1904 Democratic National Convention. He also served on the Illinois State Utilities Commission.

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3. Angela Taylor

1965-. (aged 61)

athletics competitor

Angela Taylor is a retired American athlete and collegiate coach. She earned nine Gateway titles at Illinois State University. She was a three-time indoor long jump champion and won the 60-meter high hurdles in 1987. In her post-collegiate athletic career, she competed against Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the women's heptathlon and was a member of various U.S. national teams and a...

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4. John P. Stewart

1876-1922 (aged 46)

basketball coach American football coach

John Pogue Stewart was an American football and basketball coach. He was the fifth head football coach at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, serving for four seasons, from 1903 to 1906, compiling are record of 14–11–1.

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5. James H. Forrester

1870-1928 (aged 58)

lawyer politician

James Henry Forrester was an American lawyer, judge, and politician.

6. Kye Stewart

1985-. (aged 41)

Canadian football player

Kye Stewart is an American college football coach and former linebacker. He is the outside linebackers coach for Illinois State University, a position he has held since 2018. He played college football at Illinois State, and was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He was also a member...

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7. Louis H. Galbreath

1861-1899 (aged 38)

American football player

Louis Hutchinson Galbreath was an American educator who specialized in training teachers and advocated educational psychology and scientific pedagogy. A graduate of both Illinois State University and Cornell University, he had his career cut short when he died from typhoid fever. In 1896, while a professor at Illinois State, he became the second head football coach at the school.

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8. Tom Rethman

American football coach American football player

Tom Rethman is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Buena Vista University, positions he has held since 2024. He served as the head football coach at Briar Cliff University from 2008 to 2016, compiling a record of 21–78. He was the second head coach in the history of the Briar Cliff Chargers...

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9. John L. Keith

1869-1931 (aged 62)

basketball coach American football player

John Alexander Hull Keith was an American educator as well as an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois State Normal School—now known as Northern Illinois University–from 1899 to 1903 and at Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—in 1907, compiling a career college football record of 25–7–7. Keith was...

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10. Tep Sothy

1973-. (aged 53)

politician

Tep Sothy is a Cambodian politician and former Member of Parliament for Takeo province. She represented the Takeo province since the Cambodia National Rescue Party won 55 seats in 2013 Cambodian general election. Before coming to Cambodia, Sothy was a high school teacher in Chicago. In 2010, she decided to join Cambodia's Human Rights Party established and led by Kem...

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11. Charles De Garmo

1849-1934 (aged 85)

university teacher

Charles De Garmo was an American educator, education theorist and college president.

12. H. Robert Fowler

1851-1926 (aged 75)

lawyer politician

Hiram Robert Fowler was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

13. Fred J. Kern

1864-1931 (aged 67)

teacher politician

Frederick John Kern was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

14. Rich Banner

board game designer

Paul Richard "Rich" Banner is an American game designer and graphic artist.

15. Ida Crouch-Hazlett

1870-1941 (aged 71)

journalist suffragette editor politician

Ida Crouch-Hazlett was an American political activist prominent in the suffrage and socialist movements. Crouch-Hazlett is best remembered as a prominent orator and organizer for the Socialist Party of America during the first two decades of the 20th century. In 1902 Crouch-Hazlett became the first female candidate for U.S. Congress from Colorado when she ran for a seat in the...

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16. Logan H. Roots

1841-1893 (aged 52)

politician banker

Logan Holt Roots was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1868 to 1871. He was a member of the Republican Party. He is the namesake of Fort Logan H. Roots.

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17. Richard R. Neely

Richard R. Neely is a United States Air Force officer and the 40th Adjutant general of Illinois.

18. Thomas R. Lamont

1947-. (aged 79)

lawyer

Thomas Ray Lamont was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), from June 22, 2009, to September 30, 2013.

19. Sarah Hackett Stevenson

1841-1909 (aged 68)

university teacher physician

Sarah Ann Hackett Stevenson was an American physician in Illinois, and the first female member of the American Medical Association (AMA), as an Illinois State Medical Society delegate in 1876. She was a leader and advocate for the emancipation of women and for the equal treatment of men and women.

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20. Bob Bacon

1935-. (aged 91)

politician

Robert Bacon is a retired educator and Democratic politician from Fort Collins, Colorado. Bacon served as a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 14th district from 2005 to 2013. Bacon also served in the Colorado State House from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, he was elected twice to the Poudre School District Board of Education, serving from...

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21. Roberto Fortes

1984-. (aged 42)

basketball player

Roberto Duete Fortes is an Angolan former basketball player. Fortes was a member of the Angola national basketball team and formerly the Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team. He represented Angola at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

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22. Robert Atkins

1979-. (aged 47)

comics artist

Robert Q. Atkins, also known as "Professor Addy" or "Ratkins", is an American comics artist.

23. Elmer Ellsworth Brown

1861-1934 (aged 73)

pedagogue

Elmer Ellsworth Brown was an American educator.

24. Lena Sadler

1875-1939 (aged 64)

physician obstetrician surgeon

Lena Kellogg Sadler was an American physician, surgeon, obstetrician, and eugenicist who was a leader in women's health issues.

25. Norbert Blei

1935-2013 (aged 78)

essayist novelist painter journalist poet

Norbert George Blei was an American writer of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. In 1994, he established Cross+Roads Press, dedicated to the publication of first chapbooks by poets, short story writers, novelists and artists.

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26. Tammie Wilson

politician

Tammie Wilson is an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 3.

27. Eric Rohmann

1957-. (aged 69)

writer children's writer

Eric Rohmann is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing My Friend Rabbit, and he was a runner-up in 1995 for Time Flies. Rohmann also won the Sibert Medal as the illustrator (with his wife,...

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28. Noah Morgan Mason

1882-1965 (aged 83)

teacher head teacher politician

Noah Morgan Mason was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. A conservative Republican, he served 13 terms representing first the state's 12th congressional district and then, after a redrawing of boundaries, the 15th.

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29. Kate Del Fava

1998-. (aged 28)

association football player

Kathryn Jean Del Fava is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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30. Thomas Jonathan Burrill

1839-1916 (aged 77)

botanist

Thomas Jonathan Burrill was an American botanist, plant pathologist, and college administrator who first discovered bacterial causes for plant disease. He introduced Erwinia amylovora (called by him Micrococcus amylovorus) as the causal agent of pear fire blight.

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31. Telly Hughes

sports journalist

Telly Hughes is an American television sports personality and Big Ten Network host.

32. Harry Osterman

1967-. (aged 59)

politician

Harry Osterman is an American politician who served as a member of the Chicago City Council from the 48th ward from 2011 to 2023. He previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives for the 14th District from 2000 to 2011.

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33. Osiris Eldridge

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball player

Osiris Eldridge is an American professional basketball player for Al Arabi SC of the Qatari Basketball League. He played college basketball for Illinois State. As a freshman, he won the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year award, and as a sophomore, he was runner up in MVP honors while leading ISU to its most wins in school history with...

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34. Loren Wiseman

1951-2017 (aged 66)

video game designer role-playing game designer

Loren Keith Wiseman was an American wargame and role-playing game designer, game developer and editor.

35. Cleo Madison

1883-1964 (aged 81)

screenwriter stage actor film director actor film actor

Cleo Madison was an American theatrical and silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and director who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.

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36. Carl Hulse

1954-. (aged 72)

journalist

Carl E. Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times and managing editor of First Draft, a political news stream and morning email newsletter. His regular New York Times column "On Washington", described developments in Washington DC. His writing has also appeared online with MSN, MSN UK, MSN Canada, and CNBC, and in the Sydney Morning Herald,...

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37. Stephen Alfred Forbes

1844-1930 (aged 86)

academic entomologist ichthyologist university teacher geologist

Stephen Alfred Forbes was the first chief of the Illinois Natural History Survey, a founder of aquatic ecosystem science and a dominant figure in the rise of American ecology. His publications are striking for their merger of extensive field observations with conceptual insights. Forbes believed that ecological knowledge was fundamental for human well being. Forbes was important to the development...

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38. Rachel Crothers

1878-1958 (aged 80)

dramaturge screenwriter theatrical director writer playwright

Rachel Crothers was an American playwright and theater director known for her well-crafted plays that often dealt with feminist themes. Among theater historians, she is generally recognized as "the most successful and prolific woman dramatist writing in the first part of the twentieth century." One of her most famous plays was Susan and God (1937), which was made into a...

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39. Kaza Kajami-Keane

1994-. (aged 32)

basketball player

Kaza Kajami-Keane is a Canadian-Jamaican professional basketball player for Niners Chemnitz of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Illinois State Redbirds, the Cleveland State Vikings and the Carleton Ravens. He has also competed for the Canadian national basketball team.

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40. Mick Hubert

1954-. (aged 72)

athlete

Mick Hubert is a retired sportscaster and play-by-play announcer who served as the primary radio voice and media host for the Florida Gators sports programs at the University of Florida (UF) from 1989 through 2022. He was well known for his exuberant announcing style, highlighted by his use of the phrase "Oh my!" when excited by the action on the...

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41. Scott M. Bennett

1977-2022 (aged 45)

lawyer politician

Scott Michael Bennett was an American attorney, politician and Democratic member of the Illinois Senate representing the 52nd district from 2015 to 2022.

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42. Dan Rutherford

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

Dan Rutherford is an American politician who served as the 73rd Treasurer of Illinois from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the Illinois State Senator from the 53rd district from 2003 to 2011 and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003.

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43. Daryl Gregory

1965-. (aged 61)

novelist science fiction writer writer

Daryl Gregory is an American science fiction, fantasy and comic book author. Gregory is a 1988 alumnus of the Michigan State University Clarion science fiction workshop, and won the 2009 Crawford Award for his novel Pandemonium.

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44. Jim Ardis

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Jim Ardis is an American corporate executive and politician who served as mayor of Peoria, Illinois from 2005 to 2021. Prior to becoming mayor, he had previously served on the Peoria City Council from 1999 through 2005. Ardis is the second-longest serving mayor in city history behind Edward Nelson Woodruff.

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45. Donald McHenry

1936-. (aged 90)

diplomat university teacher

Donald Franchot McHenry is an American former diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 1979 until January 20, 1981.

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46. Samuel Garman

1843-1927 (aged 84)

scientific collector herpetologist ichthyologist zoologist

Samuel Walton Garman, or "Garmann" as he sometimes styled himself, was an American naturalist and zoologist. He became noted as an ichthyologist and herpetologist.

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47. Boomer Grigsby

1981-. (aged 45)

American football player

James Harvey "Boomer" Grigsby is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois State Redbirds, and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft. Grigsby was also a member of the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans.

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48. Nic Moore

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Nic Moore is an American professional basketball player. Moore played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. He was named American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. Moore previously competed for the Illinois State Redbirds.

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49. Jackie Carmichael

1990-. (aged 36)

basketball player

Jackie Ray Carmichael Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for Igokea of the Adriatic League (ABA) and the Bosnian League. He was a standout college player at Illinois State University before playing professionally in Spain, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia.

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50. Matt Herges

1970-. (aged 56)

baseball player

Matthew Tyler Herges is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2009, and is the former pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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51. Gregory Kunde

1954-. (aged 72)

opera singer performing artist

Gregory Kunde is an American operatic tenor particularly associated with French and Italian repertoire. After singing the bel canto repertory of Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini for more than 25 years, Kunde has turned primarily to the verismo roles of Verdi and Puccini. He has sung professionally for nearly 50 years.

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52. Owen Miller

1996-. (aged 30)

baseball player

Owen Robert Miller is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians / Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, and Colorado Rockies. Miller was selected by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the 2018 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2021...

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53. Reggie Lynch

1994-. (aged 32)

basketball player

Reginald Joseph Connor Lynch is an American professional basketball player for Halcones de Xalapa of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He transferred from Illinois State in 2015 and sat out the 2015–16 season. In 2016, he started at center for the Gophers and won Big Ten Defensive Player of...

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54. Michele Reagan

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Michele Reagan is an American Republican politician who served as the 20th Arizona Secretary of State, from 2015 to 2019. She is currently a Justice of the Peace for the Maricopa County McDowell Mountain Precinct.

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55. William S. Sadler

1875-1969 (aged 94)

writer psychiatrist psychologist surgeon

William Samuel Sadler was an American surgeon, self-trained psychiatrist, and author who helped publish The Urantia Book. The book is said to have resulted from Sadler's relationship with a man through whom he believed celestial beings spoke at night. It drew a following of people who studied its teachings.

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56. Lewis Stevenson

1868-1929 (aged 61)

politician

Lewis Green Stevenson was an American politician. He was the Illinois Secretary of State from 1914 to 1917 and a member of Illinois's political Stevenson family.

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57. Brock Stewart

1991-. (aged 35)

baseball player

Brock Allen Stewart is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins.

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58. Rathindranath Tagore

1888-1961 (aged 73)

painter writer agronomist

Rathindranath Thakur was an Indian educationist, agronomist, painter, leathercraftsman, and a woodworker. He served as the first vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati University, which was founded by his father, Rabindranath Tagore.

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59. Mad Man Pondo

1969-. (aged 57)

professional wrestler

Kevin Canady is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Mad Man Pondo. Best known for his hardcore wrestling style, Canady has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, and Juggalo Championship Wrestling. He is also the owner of IWA East Coast, and was formerly employed by...

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60. Julia Faye

1892-1966 (aged 74)

actor film actor

Julia Faye Maloney, known professionally as Julia Faye, was an American actress of silent and sound films. She was known for her appearances in more than 30 Cecil B. DeMille productions. Her various roles ranged from maids and ingénues to vamps and queens.

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61. Suzy Bogguss

1956-. (aged 70)

singer-songwriter recording artist guitarist singer

Susan Kay Bogguss is an American country music singer and songwriter. She began her career in the 1980s as a solo singer. In the 1990s, six of her songs were Top 10 hits, three albums were certified gold, and one album received a platinum certification. She won Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music and the Horizon...

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62. Paul DeJong

1993-. (aged 33)

baseball player

Paul Sterling DeJong is an American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman in the New York Yankees organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Washington Nationals.

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63. Minnie Vautrin

1886-1941 (aged 55)

diarist missionary educator

Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin was an American missionary, diarist, educator and president of Ginling College. A Christian missionary in China for 28 years, she became known for caring for and protecting at least 10,000 Chinese refugees during the Nanjing Massacre in China, during which she kept a now-published diary, at times even challenging the Japanese authorities for documents in an attempt...

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64. Richard Roeper

1959-. (aged 67)

film critic writer journalist

Richard E. Roeper is an American writer. He is a former columnist and film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, where he wrote for 39 years dating back to 1986 until his departure in 2025. He co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008, serving as the late Gene Siskel's successor. From 2010 to 2014,...

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65. Rondi Reed

1952-. (aged 74)

stage actor actor

Rondi Anne Reed is an American actress of stage and screen. A longtime member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, she has appeared in more than 50 productions at that theater. Also active on Broadway, she won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Mattie Fae Aiken in August: Osage...

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66. Carlos Bernard

1962-. (aged 64)

voice actor television director actor television actor film actor

Carlos Bernard Papierski is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Tony Almeida in 24, which he played from 2001 to 2006, and then reprised again in 2009, 2014 in 24: Solitary and 2017 in 24: Legacy. He received a fine arts degree from American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco after receiving an undergraduate degree from...

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67. Todd Stashwick

1968-. (aged 58)

actor video game writer

Todd Stashwick is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dale Malloy on The Riches and Theodore Deacon on 12 Monkeys (2015–2018). He played Captain Liam Shaw in the third season of Star Trek: Picard (2023).

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68. Moira Harris

1954-. (aged 72)

film actor television actor stage actor

Moira Jane Sinise is a former American actress. She appeared in several films and television shows. She is married to actor-filmmaker Gary Sinise.

69. LaRoyce Hawkins

1988-. (aged 38)

television actor actor film actor musician

LaRoyce C. Hawkins is an American actor, stand-up comedian, spoken word artist, and musician. Hawkins stars on NBC's police drama Chicago P.D., where he portrays Officer Kevin Atwater. Hawkins also has a regular role on the crossover show Chicago Fire.

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70. Terry Kinney

1954-. (aged 72)

film producer television actor film actor theatrical director stage actor

Terry Kinney is an American actor, theater director, and founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama Oz.

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71. Cecilia Suárez

1971-. (aged 55)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

María Cecilia Suárez de Garay is a Mexican actress and activist working with the United Nations and European Union campaigning against femicide and violence against women. She has starred in film, television, and theater across the United States, Mexico, and Spain.

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72. Adam Kinzinger

1978-. (aged 48)

politician

Adam Daniel Kinzinger is an American politician, political commentator, and former United States Air Force and Air National Guard officer. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. representative from Illinois from 2011 to 2023; representing Illinois's 11th congressional district and later Illinois's 16th congressional district.

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73. Sean Hayes

1970-. (aged 56)

voice actor composer actor television actor television producer

Sean Patrick Hayes is an American actor, comedian, and producer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained acclaim for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to being nominated for six Golden Globe Awards.

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74. Gary Cole

1956-. (aged 70)

television actor voice actor stage actor film actor

Gary Michael Cole is an American actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. His breakout role on screen was playing Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian in the NBC drama series Midnight Caller (1988–1991). Further prominent television roles includes American Gothic (1995–1996), The West Wing (2003–2006), The Good Wife (2010–2016), Veep (2013–2019), and NCIS...

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75. Ron Goldman

1968-1994 (aged 26)

waiter

Ronald Lyle Goldman was an American restaurant waiter and aspiring actor. A volunteer working with children suffering from cerebral palsy, Goldman appeared as a contestant on the short-lived game show Studs in early 1992. Goldman lived independently from his family and supported himself as an employment headhunter, tennis instructor, and waiter, and worked occasionally as a model. Goldman earned an...

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76. Michelle Williams

1979-. (aged 47)

dancer record producer manufacturer television actor recording artist

Tenitra Michelle Williams is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling female groups of all time with over 60 million records, of which more than 40 million copies sold with the trio lineup that included Williams. During her time in the...

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77. Laurie Metcalf

1955-. (aged 71)

stage actor television actor voice actor actor film actor

Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf is an American actress and comedian. Known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen, she has received various accolades throughout a career spanning more than four decades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden...

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78. Cloris Leachman

1926-2021 (aged 95)

voice actor stage actor actor comedian television actor

Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nearly eight decades. She received many accolades including 22 Primetime Emmy nominations and won eight, tying Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the most acting Emmy Awards ever awarded to a performer. Leachman also won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. She was known for her versatility...

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79. Gary Sinise

1955-. (aged 71)

film actor television actor stage actor

Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor. He has won a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Actor Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. He has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sinise has also received awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable...

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80. Malcolm L. McCallum

1968-. (aged 58)

environmental scientist

Malcolm L. McCallum is an American environmental scientist, conservationist, herpetologist, and natural historian and is known for his work on the Holocene Extinction. He is also a co-founder of the herpetology journal, Herpetological Conservation and Biology. He is a key figure in amphibian biology and his research has produced numerous landmark studies. His work has been covered by David Attenborough,...

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81. John Malkovich

1953-. (aged 73)

film director theatrical director film producer actor film actor

John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

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82. Charles A. Karch

1875-1932 (aged 57)

lawyer politician

Charles Adam Karch was a U.S. representative from Illinois.

83. Sandra K. Steingraber

1959-. (aged 67)

biologist ecologist non-fiction writer university teacher

Sandra Steingraber is an American biologist, author, and cancer survivor. Steingraber writes and lectures on the environmental factors that contribute to reproductive health problems and environmental links to cancer.

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84. Elgie Sims

politician

Elgie R. Sims Jr. is the Illinois state Senator for the 17th district. The 17th district includes the Chatham neighborhoods of Chicago along with the all or parts of Burnham, Calumet City, Lansing, Ford Heights, Lynwood, Sauk Village, Beecher, Manteno, and Grant Park.

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85. Margaret Haley

1861-1939 (aged 78)

educator teacher trade unionist pedagogue activist

Margaret A. Haley was a teacher, unionist, and Georgist land value tax activist, who was dubbed the "lady labor slugger". Haley was the first business representative of the Chicago Teachers Federation (CTF) and a pioneer leader in organizing schoolteachers. During her long career with the CTF, Haley fought to correct tax inequalities, increase the salaries of teachers, and expose unfair...

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86. Jimmy Dore

1965-. (aged 61)

television producer podcaster peace activist comedian

James Patrick Anthony Dore is an American stand-up comedian, political commentator, podcaster and YouTube personality. He is the host of The Jimmy Dore Show, a comedic political talk show available on Rokfin, Rumble, Twitter and YouTube.

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87. Andrew Velasquez

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Andrew Velasquez III is the former Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V. He coordinated preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities for the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Prior to his appointment as Region V administrator he served as Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Executive...

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88. Martin B. Bailey

1857-1934 (aged 77)

politician

Martin Brachall Bailey was an American politician and lawyer.

89. Syleena Johnson

1976-. (aged 50)

singer-songwriter actor

Syleena Johnson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her guest appearance on Kanye West's 2004 single "All Falls Down", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. She signed with Jive Records to release three albums: Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness (2001), Chapter 2: The Voice (2002), and Chapter...

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90. Doug Collins

1966-. (aged 60)

military officer politician lawyer businessperson pastor

Douglas Allen Collins is an American politician serving as the 12th United States secretary of veterans affairs since February 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021 and in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, representing the 27th district, which includes portions...

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91. Jeff Perry

1955-. (aged 71)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Jeffrey Davis Perry is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives who represented the 5th Barnstable District from 2003-2011. He was the Republican Party nominee for United States Congress in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the 2010 election, losing to Democrat Bill Keating.

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92. Craig Robinson

1962-. (aged 64)

investment banker basketball player basketball coach

Craig Malcolm Robinson is an American college basketball coach, basketball executive, and broadcaster. He is a former head men's basketball coach at Oregon State University and Brown University. He was a star forward as a player at Princeton University in the early 1980s and a bond trader during the 1990s. He currently is the executive director of the National Association...

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93. Jane Lynch

1960-. (aged 66)

voice actor stage actor game show host television actor writer

Jane Marie Lynch is an American actress, comedian, and singer. Known for playing starring and recurring roles in comedic television, her accolades include one Golden Globe, five Primetime Emmys and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2013, Lynch received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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94. Charles H. Page

1843-1912 (aged 69)

lawyer politician

Charles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

95. Dwight E. Adams

1955-. (aged 71)

forensic scientist

Dwight E Adams, is a forensic scientist.

96. LaVerne H. Council

LaVerne H. Council, MBA, DBA was the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer for the Office of Information and Technology within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Council assumed this role in July 2015. President Obama nominated Council to the role in March 2015. Council was confirmed by the 114th Congress on June 23, 2015, making...

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97. Tim Russ

1956-. (aged 70)

film director astronomer television actor voice actor film actor

Timothy Darrell Russ is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director and amateur astronomer. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager; Robert Johnson in Crossroads (1986); Casey in East of Hope Street (1998); Frank on Samantha Who?; Principal Franklin on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly; D. C. Montana on The Highwaymen (1987–1988), and for...

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98. Yetide Badaki

1981-. (aged 45)

film producer television actor screenwriter film actor voice actor

Yetide Badaki is a Nigerian actress. She is best known for playing Bilquis on the Starz series American Gods.

99. Narong Prangcharoen

1973-. (aged 53)

university teacher pianist composer

Narong Prangcharoen is a Thai composer of contemporary music. His compositions have won him the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Barlow Prize, and the Alexander Zemlinsky International Composition Competition Prize. He is the founder of Thailand International Composition Festival (TICF). Currently, he serves as Dean of the College of Music, Mahidol University in Thailand, as well as composer-in-residence for Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra...

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100. Ralph Modjeski

1861-1940 (aged 79)

civil engineer

Ralph Modjeski was a Polish-American civil engineer who achieved prominence as "America's greatest bridge builder."