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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in
Elgin, Illinois . For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page
People from Elgin, Illinois .
Authors and academics
E.C. "Mike" Alft , historian, author, and former mayor of Elgin
Nina Burleigh , journalist and author[
citation needed ]
Paul Flory , chemist;
Nobel Prize winner (1974)
Lloyd Hall , chemist
Donella Meadows , environmentalist
Jessica Mink , astronomer; co-discover of the rings around the planet
Uranus
John Platt , computer scientist
Tom Shales , journalist;
Pulitzer Prize winner (1988)
Carleton Washburne , educator; author[
citation needed ]
Dwight Smith Young , physicist with the
Manhattan Project
Business and invention
Media and arts
Dan Andriano , musician
[1]
BarlowGirl , Christian rock band
Joe Becker , musician[
citation needed ]
Bruce Boxleitner , actor
Josh Caterer , songwriter, musician, singer[
citation needed ]
Daniel de Marbelle , songwriter who wrote
When They Ring Those Golden Bells
Citizen Way , Christian rock band
Jim Gaffigan , comedian, actor, and author
Mitzi Gaynor , actress and entertainer, lived in Elgin
George Hamlin , opera singer and son of John Austin Hamlin
[2]
John Austin Hamlin , magician
Matt Hoffman , contestant on Big Brother 12
Charles Ingalls , father of
Laura Ingalls Wilder (
Little House on the Prairie ); spent part of his childhood in the nearby
Campton Township
Laurence Kaptain , recording artist; Dean at the College of Music and Dramatic Arts, Louisiana State University
William LeBaron , playwright and movie producer
Kevin Martin , musician
Norman Mayell , musician (
Sopwith Camel ,
Blue Cheer ,
Norman Greenbaum )
[3]
Paleo , born David Strackany, folk singer-songwriter
Jane Peterson , painter and artist[
citation needed ]
John Qualen , actor
Courtney Reed , stage actress, original Princess Jasmine in Aladdin on Broadway
Marie Sidenius Zendt , singer
Military
Politics and law
Sports
Charlene Barnett (1928-1979), baseball player
Ko Chandetka (born 1971), bodybuilder
Earl Britton (1903-1973), football player
Bethany Goldsmith (1927-2004), baseball player
Harry Hanson (1896-1966), baseball player
Hunkey Hines (1867-1928), baseball player
Tony Kaufmann (1900-1982), baseball player
Scott Kellar (born 1963), football player
Ed McDonough (1886-1926), baseball player
Lou North (1891-1974), baseball player
Brian Oldfield (born 1945), Olympic shot putter
David Otunga (born 1980) wrestler
Erwin Renfer (1891-1957), baseball player
Flynn Robinson (born 1941), basketball player
Rick Short (born 1972), baseball player
Roger Smithberg (born 1966), baseball player
Ray Whipple (1893-1973), football player
References
^ Althea Legaspi (March 1, 2010).
"Alkaline Trio gets back to its roots in Chicago" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2011-06-15 . Singer-guitarist Matt Skiba and singer-bassist Dan Andriano took turns on mic ...
^ White, James Terry (ed.) (1924).
"Hamlin, George John" . The National Cyclopædia of American Biography , Vol. 19, pp. 59–60. James T. White and Company
^
Norman Mayell Autobiography ; sopwithcamel.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
^
Historical and Pictorial Review, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Division . Baton Rouge, LA: The Army and Navy Publishing Company. 1941. p. 27 – via
FamilySearch .
^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1977=1998.' Biographical Sketch of Robert L. Bergman, pg. 96
^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1919-1920,' Biographical Sketch of DeGoy B. Ellis, pg. 198-199
^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1993-1994,' Biographical Sketch of Barbara Giolitto, pg. 99
^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2013-2014,' Biographical Sketch of Adam Neylon, pg. 85
^ LaChance, Brendan (2022-07-01).
"Candidate Questionnaire: Jeanette Ward for House District 57" . Oil City News . Retrieved 2023-01-18 .