This is a list of people from Illinois.
- Ted Nugent (born 1949), rock musician and right wing media personality
- Anton LaVey (1930-1994), Satanist, musician and author
- Adlai Stevenson (1908-1965) , politician
- Richard J. Daley, Chicago mayor
- Richard M. Daley, Chicago mayor
- Gloria Swanson, actress
- John Cusack, actor
- John Hughes, film director