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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in
Oak Park, Illinois . For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page
People from Oak Park, Illinois .
Academics and sciences
Lee Archambault
Lee Archambault (b. 1960), astronaut
A. O. L. Atkin (1925–2008), mathematician[
citation needed ]
Dmitri Borgmann (1927–1985), logologist[
citation needed ]
Wallace Broecker (1931–2019), geochemist
[1]
Jeannette Howard Foster (1895–1981), librarian and professor, born in Oak Park
[2]
Emil Frei (1924–2014), oncologist
Percy Julian (1899–1975), chemist
Joseph Kerwin (b. 1932), astronaut
Edith Merritt McKee (1918–2006), American geologist
Vera Pless (1931–2020), mathematician
[3]
Carl Rogers (1902–1987), psychologist, author and researcher
Bruce Schneier (b. 1963), cryptographer[
citation needed ]
John Robert Schrieffer (1931–2019), physicist
John C. Slater (1900–1976), pioneer in quantum theory
Susan Subak , environmental scientist and author
[4]
Chad Trujillo (b. 1973), astronomer
Edward Wagenknecht (1900–2004), educator and author
Arts and culture
Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture
Dance
Illustrating
Painting and sculpture
Photography
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Writing
Yashar Ali , journalist
Jacob M. Appel , author of
Einstein's Beach House (lived in Oak Park, 1997–2004)
[5]
Richard Bach , writer (
Jonathan Livingston Seagull )
Bruce Barton , author of best-selling book
The Man Nobody Knows
Edgar Rice Burroughs , author, creator of
Tarzan and
John Carter of Mars
Kenneth Fearing , poet and author (
The Big Clock )
Jane Hamilton , author
The Book of Ruth
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway , author (
For Whom the Bell Tolls ,
The Old Man and the Sea )
Leicester Hemingway , writer; younger brother of Ernest Hemingway
Kara Jackson , poet, musician
Tymoteusz Karpowicz , poet and playwright
Agnes Newton Keith , writer
E. E. Knight , writer
John Frush Knox , memoirist
Alex Kotlowitz , journalist and writer
Steven Levitt , co-author of
Freakonomics
Charles MacArthur , journalist and film-writer
Caroline Myss , author
Edith Nash , writer
Sandra Novack , author
Jerry Saltz , art critic
Carol Shields , author
Charles Simic , fifteenth
Poet Laureate of the United States
Frances Hodges White , children's author
Music
Matt B , singer-songwriter
GAWNE , rapper, singer, and songwriter
Crime
Business
Media
Acting and comedy
William Bishop , actor
Daws Butler , voice artist of animated characters including
Yogi Bear ,
Huckleberry Hound
Dan Castellaneta
Dan Castellaneta , actor and voice of cartoon character
Homer Simpson
Anna Chlumsky
Anna Chlumsky , actress (
My Girl ,
Veep )
[8]
Johnny Galecki , actor (
The Big Bang Theory ,
Roseanne ,
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation )
Mason Gamble , actor (
Dennis the Menace ,
Rushmore )
Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin , actress and comedian
Julie Haydon , actress
Thomas Lennon , actor and screenwriter
Ted Levine , actor (
The Silence of the Lambs ,
Monk )
Deanna Lund , actress (
Land of the Giants )
John Mahoney , actor (
Eight Men Out ,
Frasier ,
Atlantis: The Lost Empire )
Sally Mansfield , actress (
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger )
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio , actress (
Scarface ,
The Color of Money )
Amy Morton , actress (
Chicago P.D. )
Lois Nettleton , actress
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart , comedian and actor (
The Bob Newhart Show ,
Newhart )
Kate Norby , actress (
The Devil's Rejects )
Busy Philipps , actress (
Dawson's Creek )
Cecily Strong , actress, comedian (
Saturday Night Live )
Judy Tenuta , comedian
Betty White
Betty White , actress (
The Mary Tyler Moore Show ,
The Golden Girls )
[9]
Directing and producing
Journalism
Military
Music
Lane Brody , musician
Jon Deak , bassist and composer with the
New York Philharmonic [
citation needed ]
Billy "The Kid" Emerson , R&B and rock 'n' roll singer
Matthew and
Eleanor Friedberger of the indie rock band
The Fiery Furnaces
Bud Herseth , principal trumpet with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; charter member Trumpet Hall of Fame
Mia Joy , American indie rock musician
Ludacris
Ludacris , rapper; attended Emerson Junior High School in Oak Park
[13]
Marc Okubo , guitarist of heavy metal band
Veil of Maya
Martin Pearlman , classical musician and composer
Landon Pigg , singer-songwriter
Felix Wurman , classical cellist and composer
[14]
Politics and law
Phil Radford , environmental activist
Theresa Amato , Nader 2000 and Nader 2004 national presidential campaign manager
[15]
Henry W. Austin , Illinois state legislator and businessman
[16]
David Axelrod , political strategist and former White House official
Ralph H. Barger , Illinois state legislator
[17]
Bruce Barton , author and advertising pioneer; congressman from
New York (1937–1940)
Redd Griffin , Illinois state legislator (1980–1982)
[18]
John Frush Knox , clerk to
United States Supreme Court Justice James Clark McReynolds; memoirist
Eric D. Miller , Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Dick Murphy , 33rd
Mayor of San Diego
Pat Quinn , 41st
Governor of Illinois
Phil Radford , environmental activist; Executive Director of
Greenpeace USA; raised in Oak Park
[19]
Leland Rayson , Illinois state legislator and lawyer
[20]
Walter J. Reum , Illinois state legislator and lawyer
[21]
Gerald W. Shea , Illinois state legislator
[22]
John D. Tomlinson , Minnesota state legislator and businessman
[23]
Greg Zito , Illinois state legislator
[24]
Religion
Sports
Baseball
Dick Bertell , catcher for
Chicago Cubs and
San Francisco Giants
Art Bramhall , third baseman for
Philadelphia Phillies [
citation needed ]
Shirley Danz , outfielder with
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Jim Dorsey , pitcher for
California Angels and
Boston Red Sox
Tony Fiore , pitcher for
Tampa Bay Devil Rays and
Minnesota Twins
Justin Huisman , relief pitcher for
Kansas City Royals [
citation needed ]
Sean Lawrence , pitcher for
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lee Pfund , pitcher for
Brooklyn Dodgers
Johnny Rigney , pitcher and general manager for the
Chicago White Sox
Brian Schlitter , pitcher for
Chicago Cubs
John Sevcik , catcher for
Minnesota Twins
Ben Shelton , outfielder for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
Marv Staehle , second baseman for
Chicago White Sox ,
Montréal Expos and
Atlanta Braves
Craig Stimac , catcher for
San Diego Padres
Bill Stoneman , pitcher for
California Angels ,
Chicago Cubs and
Montreal Expos , general manager of Angels
Joe Tinker , Hall of Fame shortstop for
Chicago Orphans/Cubs ,
Cincinnati Reds and
Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales
Mike York , pitcher for
Pittsburgh Pirates and
Cleveland Indians
Basketball
Ashraf Amaya , forward for the
Washington Bullets ,
Vancouver Grizzlies , and several international teams
Gabe Levin (born 1994), American-Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Corey Maggette , small forward and shooting guard for five
NBA teams
Jimmy Rodgers , head coach,
Minnesota Timberwolves ,
Boston Celtics
Iman Shumpert , guard for the 2016 NBA champion
Cleveland Cavaliers
[25]
Evan Turner , guard and small forward for the
Indiana Pacers ,
Philadelphia 76ers , and
Portland Trail Blazers
[26]
Norm Van Lier , point guard for the
Chicago Bulls ; sports radio personality[
citation needed ]
Andy Frederick , offensive lineman, played for Super Bowl championship teams of
Chicago Bears
Eric Kumerow , linebacker for the
Miami Dolphins and
Chicago Bears and
Dallas Cowboys
Johnny Lattner
Johnny Lattner , halfback for
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football , 1953
Heisman Trophy winner
Milt McColl , linebacker for
San Francisco 49ers and
Los Angeles Raiders
Mike Shanahan , head coach for the
Los Angeles Raiders ,
Denver Broncos and
Washington Redskins ; three-time
Super Bowl winner
Marques Sullivan , NFL offensive lineman with the
Buffalo Bills ,
New York Giants and
New England Patriots
George Trafton , Hall of Fame center for the
Chicago Bears
Bob Zuppke , head football coach,
University of Illinois
Ice hockey
Ice skating
Rowing
Wrestling
Cathy Kelley American journalist, television host, model and actress currently signed to WWE, working as a backstage interviewer on the SmackDown brand.
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"Delicious discovery: Mr. Twinkie slept here" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 10 March 2021 .
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"Anna Chlumsky: Act II, Local child star decides to give acting a grown-up try" .
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"Golden Girls star Betty White dies aged 99" . the Guardian . 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
^ Dean, Terry (May 22, 2015).
" 'Hoop Dreams' filmmaker producing doc about race, achievement at OPRF" . Oak Leaves . Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Chicago Tribune. Filmmaker and Oak Park resident Steve James, who produced 1994's "Hoop Dreams" and 2012's "The Interrupters,"
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"The Oracle of Girl World" . The New York Times . No. July 29, 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2014 .
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"William Cullerton, 1923-2013 WWII pilot, entrepreneur, radio host and well-known outdoorsman championed conservation" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2013-01-25 .
^ Anonymous (November 9, 2007).
"Ludacris revels in holiday spirit" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 3 July 2013 .
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"Albuquerque cellists honor late Oak Park native Felix Wurman" . Oak Park . Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forrest. Retrieved 10 March 2021 .
^
"Nader in Oak Park" . 11 February 2021.
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^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1989-1990,' Biographical Sketch of Ralph H. Barger, pg. 82
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"Remembering Redd" . Wednesday Journal . Retrieved 2012-11-26 .
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