List of people from Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Arts and culture
[edit]Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Laurie Anderson | ![]() |
Jun 5, 1947 | Performance artist and musician | Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard West | ||
Elek Bacsik | May 22, 1926 | Feb 14, 1993 | Hungarian-born American Gypsy jazz guitarist and violinist, also played on viola, violectra, violoncello, double bass and bouzouki | Lived and died in Glen Ellyn | ||
Jeffery Deaver | ![]() |
May 6, 1950 | Best-selling mystery novelist (The Bone Collector, James Bond novel Carte Blanche) | Graduate of Glenbard West (1968) | ||
Katherine Dunham | ![]() |
Jun 22, 1909 | May 21, 2006 | Dancer | Grew up in Glen Ellyn | |
Jacob Fuerst | Oct 27, 1992 | Guitarist for Knockout Kid | Grew up in Glen Ellyn | |||
Jennifer Koh | Violinist | Born in Glen Ellyn | ||||
Mark Daniel Rose | Front-man of rock band Spitalfield | From Glen Ellyn | [citation needed] | |||
Larry Shue | Jul 23, 1946 | Sep 23, 1985 | Playwright (The Foreigner, The Nerd) | |||
Brian St. Clair | May 24, 1968 | Drummer of rock band Local H | From Glen Ellyn | |||
Steven Suptic | Feb 5, 1993 | Singer (SUGR?), YouTuber, actor (mlgHwnT, SourceFed, Sugar Pine 7), and Twitch streamer | From Glen Ellyn | |||
Molly Worthen | 1981 | Author and journalist | Raised in Glen Ellyn |
Media
[edit]Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Amy Carlson | Jul 7, 1968 | Actress (Another World, Third Watch, Blue Bloods) | Attended Glenbard West High School | |||
John Drury | Jan 4, 1927 | Nov 25, 2007 | Local 10:00 pm news anchor (WTMJ, WBBM, WGN, WLS) | Lived in Glen Ellyn | ||
Sean Hayes | ![]() |
Jun 26, 1970 | Actor (Jack McFarland on Will & Grace) | Attended Glenbard West High School | ||
Michael Herbick | Sound engineer (The Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption); Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award winner (Lonesome Dove) | Grew up in Glen Ellyn | ||||
Ryan Kelley | ![]() |
Aug 31, 1986 | Actor (Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, Ben 10: Alien Swarm) | Born in Glen Ellyn | ||
Frank Main | Sep 8, 1964 | Journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2011) | Lived in Glen Ellyn | |||
Ryan McPartlin | ![]() |
Jul 3, 1975 | Actor (Clutch Powers on Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers) | Raised in Glen Ellyn | ||
Greg Miller | ![]() |
Apr 27, 1983 | Internet personality (IGN, The GameOverGreggy Show, Kinda Funny) | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn | ||
Patricia Tallman | Sep 4, 1957 | Actress (Babylon 5, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, 1990) | Graduated Glenbard West High School (1975) | |||
Nancy Utley | Former co-chairman of Searchlight Pictures and former member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Grew up in Glen Ellyn; Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1973) | [1][2] | |||
Ted Wass | Oct 27, 1952 | Actor and director (Blossom, Soap, Oh, God! You Devil) | Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1970) |
Military
[edit]Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Marcellus Jones | ![]() |
Jun 5, 1830 | Oct 9, 1900 | Thought to have fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) | Lived in Danby, Illinois (now called Glen Ellyn) | |
David V. Miller | Apr 23,1919 | Jan, 2016 | U.S. Air Force Major General | Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Dunbard High School |
Politics and activism
[edit]Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Bill Ayers | ![]() |
Dec 26, 1944 | Co-founder of the radical Weatherman organization (1969) | Born in Glen Ellyn | ||
Eboo Patel | ![]() |
Author and member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn | |||
Peter Roskam | ![]() |
Sep 13, 1961 | Former US congressman | Grew up in Glen Ellyn; graduated from Glenbard West High School (1979) | ||
Betty Wagner Spandikow | Sep 27, 1923 | Oct 26, 2008 | Author and breastfeeding advocate; co-founder of the La Leche League International |
Sports
[edit]Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Matt Bowen | ![]() |
Nov 12, 1976 | Strong safety for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Redskins | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn | ||
Carolena Carstens | Jan 18, 1996 | Martial artist (taekwondo); 2012 Summer Olympian | Lives in Glen Ellyn | [3] | ||
Ray Demmitt | ![]() |
Feb 2, 1884 | Feb 19, 1956 | Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers | Lived and died in Glen Ellyn | |
Mike Hall | Feb 1, 1982 | Winner of ESPN Dream Job; anchor with the Big Ten Network | Born in Glen Ellyn | |||
Bob MacLeod | Oct 15, 1917 | Jan 13, 2002 | Halfback for the Chicago Bears, inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame | Born in Glen Ellyn | [4] | |
Tom Pukstys | May 28, 1968 | Javelin thrower; silver medalist at the Goodwill Games (1998) | Born in Glen Ellyn | |||
Bobby Rahal | ![]() |
Jan 10, 1953 | Indycar driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500 | Graduate of Glenbard West (1971) | [citation needed] | |
John Shurna | ![]() |
Apr 30, 1990 | All-American forward for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team | Born in Glen Ellyn | ||
Revie Sorey | Sep 10, 1953 | Guard for the Chicago Bears | Lived in Glen Ellyn | |||
Nikos Tselios | Jan 20, 1979 | Defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Hounds, KalPa (Finland) and Färjestad BK (Sweden) | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn | |||
Billy Williams | Jun 15, 1938 | Hall of Fame left fielder for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics | Lived in Glen Ellyn | [citation needed] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nancy Utley - The Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08.
- ^ "Nancy Derk (Jacobs), Glen Ellyn, IL Illinois currently in los angeles, CA USA".
- ^ Schmid, Scott (July 24, 2012). "Youngest challenger and Glen Ellyn resident Carstens expects to medal". The Associated Press. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Robert F. MacLeod, 85; Football Star, Publisher". Los Angeles Times. January 17, 2003. p. B15. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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