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List of people from Glen Ellyn, Illinois

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Arts and culture

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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
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

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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
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

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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
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

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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
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

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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
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]
Alec Pierce May 2, 2000 Wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts (2022-present) Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
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

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  1. ^ "Nancy Utley - The Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08.
  2. ^ "Nancy Derk (Jacobs), Glen Ellyn, IL Illinois currently in los angeles, CA USA".
  3. ^ Schmid, Scott (July 24, 2012). "Youngest challenger and Glen Ellyn resident Carstens expects to medal". The Associated Press. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Robert F. MacLeod, 85; Football Star, Publisher". Los Angeles Times. January 17, 2003. p. B15. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.