From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable people affiliated with the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , a public research university in
Illinois . [
citation needed ]
Not all listed alumni graduated from the university, and are so noted if the information is known.
Phillip Allen Sharp with President
George W. Bush
Edward Doisy , B.S. 1914, M.S. 1916 –
Physiology or Medicine , 1943
Vincent Du Vigneaud , B.S. 1923, M.S. 1924 –
Chemistry , 1955; also served as faculty member
Robert W. Holley , B.A. 1942 – Physiology or Medicine, 1968
Jack Kilby , B.S. 1947 –
Physics , 2000; inventor of the
integrated circuit
Edwin G. Krebs , B.A. 1940 –
Physiology or Medicine , 1992
Polykarp Kusch , M.S. 1933, Ph.D. 1936 – Physics, 1955
John Schrieffer , M.S. 1954, Ph.D. 1957 – Physics, 1972; also served as faculty member
Phillip Sharp , Ph.D. 1969 – Chemistry, 1993
Wendell Stanley , M.S. 1927, PhD. 1929 – Chemistry 1946
Rosalyn Yalow , M.S. 1942, Ph.D. 1945 – Physiology or Medicine, 1977
Leonora LaPeter Anton , B.S. 1986 –
Investigative Journalism , 2016
Barry Bearak , M.S. 1974 –
International Reporting , 2002
Michael Colgrass , B.A. 1956 –
Music , 1978
George Crumb , M.A. 1952 –
Music , 1968
David Herbert Donald , M.A. 1942, Ph.D. 1946 –
Biography , 1961 and 1988
Roger Ebert , B.S. 1964 –
Criticism , 1975
Roy J. Harris , B.A. 1925 –
Public Service , 1950
Beth Henley ,
Drama , 1981
Paul Ingrassia , B.S. 1972 –
Beat Reporting , 1993
Allan Nevins , B.A. 1912, M.A. 1913 –
Biography , 1933 and 1937
Richard Powers , B.A. 1978, M.A. 1980 –
Fiction , 2019
James Reston , B.S. 1932 –
National Reporting , 1945 and 1957
Robert Lewis Taylor , B.A. 1933 –
Fiction , 1959
Carl Van Doren , B.A. 1907 –
Biography , 1939
Mark Van Doren , B.A. 1914 –
Poetry , 1940
Notable professors and scholars
Warren Ambrose , B.S. 1935, M.S. 1936, Ph.D. 1939 – Mathematics, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at
MIT ; he is often considered one of the fathers of modern geometry.
[1]
Icek Ajzen , M.A. 1967, Ph.D. 1969. – Social Psychology, Professor Emeritus at
University of Massachusetts Amherst ; Considered the most influential social psychologist. Known by his work on the
theory of planned behavior . By 2021 has over 350,000 citations (google scholar).
Steven Bachrach , B.S., Ph.D. (
University of California, Berkeley ) – Dean of Science at
Monmouth University , previously the Dr D. R. Semmes Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at
Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas [
citation needed ]
George C. Baldwin , Ph.D. 1943 – theoretical and experimental physicist and Professor of Nuclear Engineering, at
General Electric Company,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , and
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nancy Baym , M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1994 – Professor of Communication Studies at
the University of Kansas
Arnold O. Beckman , B.S. 1922, M.S. 1923 – former Professor of Chemistry at
Caltech
Saint Elmo Brady , Ph.D. 1916 – notable
HBCU educator, first African American to obtain a Ph.D. degree in chemistry in the United States
Roger Crossgrove , M.F.A. 1951 – Professor of Art Emeritus at the
University of Connecticut
Paul S. Dunkin , M.A. 1931, B.S. 1935, Ph.D. 1937 – Professor Emeritus of Library Services at
Rutgers University
Daniel Farber , B.A. 1971, M.A. 1972, J.D. 1975 – Sho Sato Professor of Law at the
UC Berkeley School of Law
Abdul Haque Faridi , Bangladeshi academic
Gerald R. Ferris , Ph.D. – Francis Eppes Professor of Management and professor of psychology at
Florida State University
Jessica Greenberg – assistant professor of Anthropology and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Marva Griffin Carter , Ph.D. – musicologist, author, and professor of music at
Georgia State University
Allan Hay , Ph.D. 1955 – Tomlinson Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at
McGill University
Nick Holonyak , Jr.,
[2] B.S. 1950, M.S. 1951, Ph.D. 1954 –
John Bardeen Endowed Chair Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at
UIUC , member of
National Academy of Engineering in
Electronics, Communication & Information Systems Engineering and Materials Engineering for contributions to development of
semiconductor controlled rectifiers ,
light emitting diodes , and
diode laser , two time Nobel Prize Winner in Physics for work on the transistor and then for the BCS Theory of Superconductivity
John Honnold , William A. Schnader Professor of Commercial Law at
University of Pennsylvania Law School
A.C. Littleton , B.S. 1912, M.S. 1918, Ph.D. 1931 – Professor and
accounting historian University of Illinois,
editor-in-chief
The Accounting Review ,
Accounting Hall of Fame inductee
Douglas A. Melton , B.S. – biologist, Xander
University Professor at
Harvard University
Jennifer Mercieca , Ph.D.— American rhetorical scholar and Professor at
Texas A&M University , author of Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump
[3]
Michael Moore – professor of theoretical physics at the
University of Manchester
James Purdy , scholar of digital rhetoric
Nora C. Quebral , Ph.D. – proponent of the
development communication discipline; Professor Emeritus of development communication at
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Mark Reckase , University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of
Michigan State University
Maurice H. Rees , Medical educator and Dean of
University of Colorado School of Medicine from 1925 to 1945
Bernard Rosenthal , Ph.D. 1968 – Professor Emeritus of English at
Binghamton University
Clifford E. Singer , professor emeritus and director of the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security
Jessie Carney Smith , Ph.D. 1964 – Librarian Emeritus of
Fisk University ; first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in library science at UI
Guy Standing , M.A. 1972 – Professor of
Development Studies at the
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
University of London
Gilbert Y. Steiner , Ph.D. 1950 – fourth president of the
Brookings Institution
Dewey Stuit , American educational psychologist; dean of the College of Arts at the
University of Iowa from 1948 to 1977
[4]
Clyde Summers , B.S. 1939, J.D. 1942,
labor lawyer and law professor at the
Yale Law School and
University of Pennsylvania Law School , subject of
In re Summers
Maurice Cole Tanquary , A.B. 1907, M.A. 1908, Ph.D. 1912 – Professor of Entomology at several universities and member of the
Crocker Land Expedition
James Thomson , B.S. 1981 – Professor of Microbiology,
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Janis Driver Treworgy , M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1985 – American academic and sedimentary geologist
Clark R. Landis , B.A. 1980 – American academic and professor of Chemistry at
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Juyang Weng , M.Sc. 1985, Ph.D. 1989 – Chinese-American computer engineer, neuroscientist, author, and academic.
Morris M. Kleiner , A.M. 1972, Ph.D. 1974, economics – American academic, AFL-CIO Professor of Labor Policy
College presidents and vice-presidents
Benjamin Allen – President,
University of Northern Iowa
John L. Anderson , M.S., Ph.D. – eighth president,
Illinois Institute of Technology ; former Provost,
Case Western Reserve University
Robert M. Berdahl , M.A. – President of
American Association of Universities , former Chancellor of
UC Berkeley , former President of
University of Texas at Austin
Warren E. Bow , M.A. – President of
Wayne State University
Alvin Bowman , Ph.D. – President,
Illinois State University
Tom Buchanan, Ph.D. – twenty-third president,
University of Wyoming
David L. Chicoine , Ph.D. – President,
South Dakota State University
Coching Chu , B.S. 1913 – sixteenth president,
Zhejiang University (
National Chekiang University period); former vice president,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ralph J. Cicerone , M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1970 – President,
National Academy of Sciences , former Chancellor of
UC Irvine
Lewis Collens , B.S., M.A. – seventh president,
Illinois Institute of Technology
John E. Cribbet , J.D. – legal scholar, Dean of the
University of Illinois College of Law , and Chancellor of the University of Illinois
Lois B. DeFleur , Ph.D. – President,
Binghamton University , former Provost of
University of Missouri
W. Kent Fuchs , M.S. 1982, Ph.D. 1985 – twelfth president,
University of Florida
Philip Handler , Ph.D. 1939 – President,
National Academy of Sciences
Tori Haring-Smith , Ph.D. – President,
Washington & Jefferson College
Freeman A. Hrabowski III , M.A., Ph.D. – President,
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Emil Q. Javier , B.S. 1964 – seventeenth president,
University of the Philippines
Alain E. Kaloyeros , Ph.D. 1987 – first president,
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
Robert W. Kustra , Ph.D. – President,
Boise State University
Judy Jolley Mohraz . Ph.D. 1974 – ninth president,
Goucher College
John Niland , Ph.D. 1970 – fourth president,
University of New South Wales , Australia
J. Wayne Reitz , M.S. 1935 – fifth president,
University of Florida
Steven B. Sample , B.S. 1962, M.S. 1963, Ph.D. 1965 – tenth president,
University of Southern California
David J. Schmidly , Ph.D., – twentieth president,
University of New Mexico
Michael Schwartz , B.S. 1958, M.A. 1959, Ph.D. 1962 – President
Cleveland State University
James J. Stukel , M.S. 1963, Ph.D. 1968 – fifteenth president,
University of Illinois
Dianne Boardley Suber , M.Ed. – tenth president of
Saint Augustine's University
William D. Underwood , J.D. – eighteenth president,
Mercer University
Marvin Wachman , Ph.D. – President,
Temple University , former President of
Lincoln University
Herman B Wells – President,
Indiana University
Chen Xujing – Vice President,
Nankai University and Zhongsan University; President,
Lingnan University and
Jinan University
College provosts and vice provosts
Max Abramovitz , B.S. 1929 – architect on many campus and prominent international buildings including the
United Nations Building , Assembly Hall (since renamed to
State Farm Center ) and the
Avery Fisher Hall at
Lincoln Center in New York City
Henry Bacon – architect of the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Temple Hoyne Buell – architect for the first American central mall
Jeanne Gang , B.S. 1986 – architect
Walter Burley Griffin , B. Arch. 1899 – architect and designer of
Canberra
Ralph Johnson , B. Arch 1971 – principal architect of the
Perkins+Will
Ron Labinski – founder of
HOK Sport
[5]
David Miller , M. Arch 1972 – principal architect of the Miller/Hull partnership, FAIA
César Pelli , M. Arch. 1954 – architect for the
Petronas Twin Towers
William Pereira , M. Arch. 1930 – notable mid-20th century American architect in Los Angeles, known for
Transamerica Pyramid and
Geisel Library
Nathan Clifford Ricker , D. Arch. 1871 – first architect to receive a degree in architecture from an American institution
Patricia Saldaña Natke , B. Arch. 1986 – architect
William L. Steele – architect of the
Prairie School during the early-twentieth century
Ralph A. Vaughn (1907–2000) – academic, architect and film set designer; founded the Pi Psi chapter of
Omega Psi Phi
Ivan Albright – painter
Mark Staff Brandl , B.F.A. 1978 – artist, art historian and critic
Christopher Brown , B.F.A. 1973 – painter, printmaker, and professor
[6]
Annie Crawley – underwater photographer
Greg Drasler , B.F.A. 1980; M.F.A. 1983 – artist and educator
Leslie Erganian – artist and writer
Hart D. Fisher , B.A. 1992 – comics book creator, comics publisher
Tom Goldenberg , B.F.A. 1970 – artist and educator
David Klamen , B.F.A. 1983 – artist and academic
Chitra Ramanathan , B.F.A Painting, 1993, M.B.A 1997 – contemporary abstract painter and art educator
Susan Rankaitis , B.F.A. 1971 – artist
[7]
Angela M. Rivers , B.F.A. 1975 – Artist, Art Curator
Leo Segedin , B.F.A. 1948; M.F.A. 1950 – artist and educator
Deb Sokolow , B.A. 1996 – artist
Lorado Taft – sculptor, writer and educator
Charles H. Traub , B.A. – photographer and educator
Don Weeke , B.S. 1969 – fiber and gourd artist
William Wegman , M. F. A. 1967 – painter and photographer
Vivian Zapata – Painter, Official artist of the 2005 Latin Grammys
[8]
Barbara Zeigler – artist
Steven R. Nagel
Irving Azoff , attended – CEO of
Ticketmaster (2008–present); Executive Chairman
Live Nation Entertainment
Sunil Benimadhu , M.B.A 1992 – chief executive officer of the
Stock Exchange of Mauritius (2002–present)
Jim Cantalupo , 1966 – chairman and chief executive officer of
McDonald's (1991–2004)
Stephen Carley , A.B.
circa 1973 – chief executive officer of
El Pollo Loco ,
[9] former president and chief operating officer of Universal City Hollywood
[9]
Jerry Colangelo , B.S. 1962 – president and chief executive officer of
Phoenix Suns ; managing general partner of
Arizona Diamondbacks
Jon Corzine , A.B. 1969 – chairman and chief executive officer of
Goldman Sachs (1994–1999), cross listed in Politics section
Bob Dudley , B.S. – managing director and chief executive officer-designate of
BP
Martin Eberhard , 1960 – co-founder and chief executive officer of
Tesla Motors
George T. Felbeck , B.S.M.E. 1919, M.S.M.E. 1921 – president of
Union Carbide (1944–1962)
George M.C. Fisher , 1962 – chief executive officer of
Eastman Kodak (1993–2000)
Ravin Gandhi – founder of GMM Nonstick Coatings
John Georges , 1951 – chief executive officer of
International Paper (1985–1996)
Harry Gray , 1941 – chief executive officer of
United Technologies (1974–1986)
E.B. Harris , 1935 – president of the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Robert L. Johnson – founder of
Black Entertainment Television ; principal owner of the
Charlotte Bobcats
Tony Khan , B.S. 2007 – founder, co-owner, president, and CEO of
All Elite Wrestling (AEW); co-owner and senior vice president of football administration & technology for the
Jacksonville Jaguars ; owner and chairman of
Fulham F.C.
Pete Koomen , M.S. 2006 – co-founder of
Optimizely
Bruce Krasberg , 1930 – business executive and horticulturist
Michael P. Krasny , B.S. 1975 – founder and chairman emeritus of
CDW
Arvind Krishna , M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1990 – Chief executive officer of IBM
Stephen McLin , B.S. 1968 – former
Bank of America executive
Christopher Michel , B.A. 1990 – founder and chief executive officer of
Military.com (1999–2007); founder and chief executive officer of
Affinity Labs
Steven L. Miller , B.S. 1967 – chief executive officer of
Shell Oil (1999–2002)
Tom Murphy , B.S. 1938 – chairman of
General Motors
Jim Oberweis – chairman of
Oberweis Dairy
Ron Popeil – attended (left after one year) – inventor of the
infomercial
C. W. Post – attended (left after two years) – breakfast cereal magnate
Jasper Sanfilippo, Sr. – businessman and industrialist who led and substantially grew his family's nut business, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., into one of the largest in the world
Abe Saperstein – creator of the
Harlem Globetrotters
Steve Sarowitz (born 1965/1966) – billionaire founder of
Paylocity
Reshma Saujani – founder and CEO of
Girls Who Code
Therese Tucker – CEO and Founder of
BlackLine
Barbara Turf – CEO of
Crate & Barrel (2008–2012)
Jack Welch , M.S. 1959, Ph.D. 1961 – chief executive officer of
General Electric (1981–2001)
C. E. Woolman , 1912 – founder of
Delta Air Lines
Yi Gang , Ph.D. 1986 – director of
State Administration of Foreign Exchange
John D. Zeglis , B.S. 1969 – former president of
AT&T ; former chairman and chief executive officer of
AT&T Wireless
Marcin Kleczynski , B.S. 2012 – founder and CEO of
Malwarebytes
Engineering and technology
Panorama of the Bardeen Quad
Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube
Shoaib Abbasi , B.S. 1980, M.S. 1980 – president and chief executive officer of
Informatica
Harlan Anderson , B.S., M.S. – computer pioneer and founder of
Digital Equipment Corporation
Marc Andreessen , B.S. 1993 – co-creator of
Mosaic , co-founder of
Netscape , currently co-founder of venture-capital firm
Andreessen Horowitz
Bruce Artwick , M.S. 1976 – creator of
Microsoft Flight Simulator
William F. Baker , M.S. 1980 – best known for being the structural engineer of
Burj Khalifa , the world's tallest man-made structure
Ken Batcher , Ph.D. 1969 – ACM/IEEE
Eckert-Mauchly Award winner for work on parallel computers
Arnold O. Beckman , B.S. 1922, M.S. 1923 – inventor of the
pH meter , founder of
Beckman Instruments ; major donor to the university which included a gift to found the
Beckman Institute ; namesake of the Beckman Quadrangle
Eric Bina , B.S. 1986, M.S. 1988 –- co-creator of the
Mosaic and among the first employees of
Netscape
Donald Bitzer , B.S. 1955, M.S. 1956, Ph.D. 1960–2003
Emmy Award in Technical Achievement for the invention of the
plasma display
Ed Boon , B.S. 1986 – creator of the
Mortal Kombat video game series
Paul Bragiel , B.S. 1999 – co-founder
Meetro & Bragiel Brothers, Colombian National Team cross-country skier
Keith Brendley , B.S., 1980—leading authority on
active protection systems and president of
Artis , a research and development company
Mike Byster , 1981 –
mental calculator , mathematician
Steve Chen – co-founder of
YouTube
Yixin Chen – professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.
Ven Te Chow , Ph.D. – professor of
hydrology
John Cioffi , B.S. 1978 – father of
DSL (broadband internet connection),
Marconi Prize winner,
[10] founder of Amati Communications (sold to
Texas Instruments ),
IEEE Fellow
Jason David Danielson , B.S. – comedian in Japan
Alan M. Davis , M.S. 1973, Ph.D. 1975 – IEEE Fellow for contributions to software engineering, author, entrepreneur
Lemuel Davis , M.S. – software engineer in the field of computer animation; winner of a 1992
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Scientific and Engineering Award
James DeLaurier , B.S. – designed the first
microwave -powered aircraft, the first engine-powered ornithopter, and the first human-carrying
ornithopter
Daniel W. Dobberpuhl , B.S. 1967 – creator of
Alpha and
StrongARM microprocessors at
DEC
Steve Dorner , B.S. 1983 – creator of
Eudora
Russell Dupuis , B.S. 1970, M.S. 1971, Ph.D. 1972 – professor at the
Georgia Institute of Technology ; co-recipient of the 2002
National Medal of Technology ; awarded the 2007
IEEE
Edison Medal ; pioneer in metalorganic chemical vapor deposition and the commercialization of
LEDs
Brendan Eich , M.S. 1986 – creator of
JavaScript ; chief technology officer of
Mozilla Corporation
Larry Ellison , attended (left after sophomore year) – founder of
Oracle Corporation
Michael Hart , B.A. 1973 – founder of
Project Gutenberg
Tomlinson Holman , B.S. 1968 – creator of
THX , professor at the
USC School of Cinematic Arts
John C. Houbolt , B.S. 1940, M.S. 1942 – retired
NASA engineer who successfully promoted
lunar orbit rendezvous for
Apollo Space Program
Jawed Karim , B.S. 2004 – co-founder of
YouTube
Fazlur Khan , Ph.D. 1955 – designer and builder of the
Sears Tower , the tallest building in the world when it was built in 1973
Shahid Khan , B.S. 1971 – owner of the
Jacksonville Jaguars ; owner of
Fulham F.C .; founder and CEO of Flex-N-Gate; recipient of the Mechanical Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award (1999)
Ed Krol – author of
Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
Chris Lattner – author of
LLVM and related projects, such as the compiler
Clang and the programming language
Swift . At the start of 2017 he started working at
Tesla Motors as vice president of
Autopilot Software .
[11]
Max Levchin , B.S. 1997 – co-founder of
PayPal
Jenny Levine , M.L.I.S. 1992 – evangelist for library technology and
American Library Association Internet strategist
Russel Simmons – co-founder and chief technical officer of
Yelp!
Bob Miner , B.A. (mathematics) 1963 – co-founder of
Oracle Corporation
Ray Ozzie , B.S. 1979 – creator of
Lotus Notes cofounder of Lotus, co-president of
Microsoft
Anna Patterson , Ph.D. 1988 – Vice President of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence at
Google and co-founder of
Cuil
Emily S. Patterson , M.S., 1996, Ph.D., 1999 – Professor at
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Cecil Peabody – writer, graduate of
MIT (1877) and professor at
MIT
Jerry Sanders , B.S. 1958 – co-founder and former chief executive officer of
Advanced Micro Devices
Peter Shirley , Ph.D. 1991 – Distinguished Scientist at
NVIDIA recognized for contributions to real time ray tracing
Thomas Siebel , B.A. 1975, M.B.A. 1983, M.S. 1985 – founder of
Siebel Systems
H. Gene Slottow , Ph.D. 1964
[12] – 2003
Emmy Award in Technical Achievement for the invention of the
plasma display
Nadine Barrie Smith , B.S. 1985, M.S. 1989, Ph.D. 1996 – biomedical researcher in therapeutic ultrasound
Jeremy Stoppelman – co-founder and chief executive officer of
Yelp!
Bill Stumpf – designer of the
Aeron and Ergon ergonomic chairs
Parisa Tabriz – head of security at
Google Chrome
Mark Tebbe – B.S. 1983 – co-founder of Lante Corporation and
Answers.com
Craig Vetter – BFA Industrial Design c. 1966 – founder of
Vetter Fairing Company and
Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee
Kevin Warwick – Senior Beckman Fellow, 2004 – cyborg scientist,
University of Reading
Vinay Hiremath – co-founder of
Loom, Inc.
Journalism and non-fiction broadcasting
Jabari Asim , scholar-in-residence 2008–2010 – former editor-in-chief of
The Crisis ,
The Washington Post Book World deputy editor, columnist; author
Dan Balz , B.A. 1968, M.A. 1972 –
Washington Post national political reporter and editor; author
Claudia Cassidy , 1921 –
Chicago Tribune music and drama critic
John Chancellor – political analyst and newscaster for
NBC Nightly News
Roger Ebert , B.S. 1964 – film critic
Sean Evans , B.A. 2008 – host of YouTube series
Hot Ones
Bill Geist , 1968 –
CBS News correspondent
Robert Goralski , 1949 –
NBC News correspondent
Bob Grant – radio talk show personality
Steven Hager – editor of
High Times and founder of the
Cannabis Cup
Herb Keinon – columnist and journalist for
The Jerusalem Post
Frederick C Klein , B.A. 1959 – sportswriter for
The Wall Street Journal and author
Will Leitch – writer and founding editor of
Deadspin
[13]
Jane Marie , B.A. 2002 – journalist and podcaster, former producer of
This American Life and founder of
Little Everywhere
[14]
Carol Marin , A.B. 1970 – former news anchor;
60 Minutes correspondent; Illinois Journalist of the Year (1988)
Tom Merritt , B.S. journalism – technology journalist and broadcaster on
TWiT.tv
Charles (Charlie) Meyerson , B.S., 1977; M.S., 1978, journalism —
radio, newspaper and internet reporter
Robert Novak , B.A. 1952 – political commentator and columnist
Suze Orman , B.A. 1976 – financial adviser and author
Steve Osunsami , B.S. 1993 – senior national correspondent, ABC News
Ian Punnett – radio talk-show personality, and Saturday-night host of
Coast to Coast AM
B. Mitchel Reed , B.S., M.A. – radio personality in Los Angeles and New York City
Taylor Rooks , B.S. broadcast journalism – Big Ten Network television personality and sideline reporter
Dan Savage – advice columnist (
Savage Love ) and theater director
Gene Shalit , 1949 – film critic
Loren Tate - sports journalist
Patricia Thompson , 1969 – film and television producer
Terry Teachout , M.A. music—theater critic and writer
Douglas Wilson – television personality and designer (
Trading Spaces )
Gregor Ziemer – author and journalist, provided expert testimony during the
Nuremberg Trials
Nelson Algren , B.S. 1931 – author of 1950
National Book Award -winning
The Man With the Golden Arm
William Attaway , B.A. 1935 – author of
Blood on the Forge
Ann Bannon , B.A. 1955 – pulp-fiction writer, author of
The Beebo Brinker Chronicles
Marianne Boruch , B.A. 1972 – poet
Dee Brown , M.S. 1951 – author of
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
John F. Callahan , M.A., Ph.D. –
literary executor for
Ralph Ellison
Iris Chang , B.A. 1989 – author of
The Rape of Nanking
Mary Tracy Earle (1864–1955), American author
Dave Eggers , attended 1980s and 90s, B.S. 2002 – author of
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius ,
What Is the What , and
Zeitoun
Stanley Elkin , B.A. 1952, Ph.D. 1961 –
National Book Critics Circle Award winner for George Mills in 1982 and for Mrs. Ted Bliss in 1995
Lee Falk , 1932 – creator of
The Phantom and
Mandrake the Magician
Rolando Hinojosa , Ph.D. 1969 – author of Klail City Death Trip Series
Irene Hunt , B.A. 1939 –
Newbery Medal -winning author of Up a Road Slowly
Richmond Lattimore , Ph.D. 1935 – poet; translator of the
Iliad and
the Odyssey
William Keepers Maxwell, Jr. , B.A. 1930 – novelist and fiction editor of
The New Yorker (1936–1976)
Tulika Mehrotra , B.A 2002 – Author of Delhi Stopover and Crashing B-Town. Writer for magazines such as
Harper's Bazaar ,
Vogue ,
India Today and
Men's Health
Nnedi Okorafor , B.A. 1996 – author of
Binti ,
Who Fears Death , and
Akata Witch
Porsha Olayiwola , B.A. 2010 –
Afrofuturist writer and
poet laureate of
Boston
Harry Mark Petrakis , attended – novelist
Richard Powers , M.A. 1979 – novelist and writer
Shel Silverstein , attended (expelled) – poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books (
Where the Sidewalk Ends )
Anne Valente , M.S. 2007 – novelist, author of Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down and By Light We Knew Our Name
Larry Woiwode , 1964 – poet and novelist
Robert "Buck" Brown –
Playboy cartoonist, creator of the libidinous "Granny" character, whose drawings also regularly addressed racial equality issues
Dianne Chandler –
Playboy
Playmate of the Month , 1966
Brant Hansen – radio personality for Air 1 network
Erika Harold –
Miss America 2003
Judith Ford (Judi Nash), B.S. —
Miss America 1969
Hugh Hefner , B.A. 1949 – founder of
Playboy magazine
Nicole Hollander , B.A. 1960 – syndicated cartoonist of Sylvia
James Holzhauer , B.S. 2005 –
Jeopardy record-breaker and professional gambler
Ken Paulson , J.D. –
editor-in-chief of
USA Today (2004–2008)
Henry Petroski , Ph.D. 1968 – civil engineer and writer
Irna Phillips , 1923 – creator of the soap opera
Lew Allen, Jr. , M.S. 1952, Ph.D. 1954 –
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Kenneth D. Bailey 1935 –
Medal of Honor recipient
Casper H. Conrad Jr. , B.S. 1922 – U.S. Army brigadier general
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Reginald C. Harmon , LLB 1927 – first
United States Air Force Judge Advocate General
Thomas R. Lamont , J.D. 1972 – United States
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Jerald D. Slack –
U.S. Air National Guard Major General, Adjutant General of
Wisconsin
Herbert Sobel –
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, commander of
Easy Company, 506th Infantry Regiment during
World War II , featured in
Band of Brothers
Eugene L. Tattini –
U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
David M. Van Buren , B.S. 1971 –
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)
Anton Armstrong – choral director
Jay Bennett – musician for band
Wilco
Charles L. Bestor – composer and music educator
Marty Casey , B.A. – lead vocalist of the band
Lovehammers
Rene Clausen – composer, conductor
Ron Dewar – jazz saxophonist
Alexander Djordjevic – pianist
Neal Doughty , attended late 1960s – keyboard player and founding member of
REO Speedwagon
Dan Fogelberg – singer-songwriter
GAWNE – rapper, singer, and songwriter
Nathan Gunn –
baritone , opera singer
John B. Haberlen – director of
Georgia State University school of music
Jerry Hadley – opera singer
Chan Hing-yan – composer and music educator
Kenneth Jennings – composer and music educator
Craig Hella Johnson – choir conductor
Curtis Jones – house music producer
Mike Kinsella , 1999 – indie-rock musician; frontman of
American Football
[16]
Brian Krock – multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader of Big Heart Machine and liddle
Jeffrey Kurtzman – musicologist and music editor
Jim McNeely – jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
Donald Nally – choral director
Bob Nanna – indie-rock musician; founder of the bands Friction,
Braid ,
Hey Mercedes , and
The City on Film
Psalm One – hip-hop artist
John Pierce (born 1959), operatic tenor and academic voice teacher
Mary McCarty Snow – composer
John Summit - House Music Producer
Matt Wertz – singer-songwriter
Carolyn Kuan – conductor, pianist, music director for Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Brian Courtney Wilson – Grammy Nominated Gospel artist
Noam Pikelny – Banjo player; recipient of Steve Martin Award for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass
Ruth Attaway – Broadway and film actress (
You Can't Take It With You ,
Raintree County ,
Porgy and Bess , and
Being There )
Barbara Bain , B.S. – winner of three consecutive
Emmy Awards for the role of Cinnamon Carter in
Mission: Impossible
Betsy Brandt , B.F.A. 1996 – television actress (
Marie Schrader in
Breaking Bad )
[17]
Timothy Carhart – film and television actor (
Pink Cadillac ,
The Hunt for Red October )
Terrence Connor Carson – singer and stage, voice, and television actor
Arden Cho – actress
Andrew Davis – film director (
The Fugitive )
Janice Ferri Esser , B.F.A. 1981, M.S. 1982 –
Daytime Emmy -winning writer (
The Young & the Restless )
Dominic Fumusa , M.F.A. 1994 – actor (
Nurse Jackie )
Grant Gee – film director (
Meeting People Is Easy )
Nancy Lee Grahn , briefly attended –
Daytime Emmy -winning actress
Gene Hackman , attended – five-time
Academy Award -nominated actor
Jonathan Hammond – film director (
We All Die Alone )
Shanola Hampton – actor (
Shameless )
Arte Johnson , 1949 –
Laugh-In television personality
Margaret Judson – television actress (
The Newsroom )
Chris Landreth , B.S. 1984, M.S. 1986 –
Academy Award -winning animator (Best Animated Short Film, 2004, '"
Ryan ")
Ang Lee , B.F.A. 1980 –
Academy Award -winning movie director (Best Director, 2005,
Brokeback Mountain ; 2012,
Life of Pi )
Ned Luke , 1979 – actor (
Grand Theft Auto V )
John Franklin , 1983– Isaac (
Children of the Corn (1984 film))
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio , 1980 – actress (
Scarface ,
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ,
The Color of Money )
John McNaughton – film and television director (
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer ,
Wild Things )
Ryan McPartlin – actor (
Chuck )
Donna Mills – film and television actress (
Knots Landing )
Ben Murphy – television actor (
Alias Smith and Jones )
Lucas Neff – actor (
Raising Hope )
Nick Offerman , 1993 – actor (
Parks and Recreation )
Jerry Orbach , B.A. – Broadway, film and television actor (
Dirty Dancing , Detective
Lennie Briscoe in
Law & Order )
Peter Palmer – actor and singer; played "
Li'l Abner " on
Broadway and
film
Larry Parks –
Academy Award -nominated actor; blacklisted in Hollywood after testifying before the
House Un-American Activities Committee
Andy Richter , briefly attended – actor and Conan O'Brien sidekick
Alan Ruck – actor (
Ferris Bueller's Day Off ,
Star Trek Generations ,
Spin City ,
Succession )
Jonathan Sadowski – actor (
$#*! My Dad Says )
Allan Sherman – comedian (known for the
Grammy Award -winning
novelty song "
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah "; television writer and producer (co-creator of
I've Got a Secret )
Jessica Steinrock – intimacy coordinator and TikToker
Sushanth , B.E. – Telugu actor
Lynne Thigpen , B.A. 1970–1997
Tony Award -winning actress (
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? )
Prashanth Venkataramanujam , B.S. 2009 – Television comedy writer and producer
Grant Williams – film actor (
The Incredible Shrinking Man ) and operatic tenor
Roger Young , M.S. –
Emmy Award -winning TV and movie director
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. John Anderson in 1980
John Anderson – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1961–1981); 1980 presidential candidate
[24]
Willis J. Bailey , 1879 –
United States Representative and the
16th
Governor of Kansas
[25]
Terry L. Bruce – U.S. Representative from
Illinois's 19th congressional district (1985–1993). He earned his B.A. in 1966 and his J.D. in 1969.
[26]
Larry Bucshon – U.S. Representative from Indiana (since 2011)
[27]
Nikki Budzinski – U.S. Representative from Illinois (Since 2023)
Edwin V. Champion – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1937–1939)
[28]
Donald C. Dobbins – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1933–1937)
William J. Graham , B.L. 1893 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1917–1924)
George Evan Howell , B.S. 1927, LL.B. 1930 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1941–1947)
Jesse Jackson, Jr. , J.D. 1993 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1995–2012)
[29]
Tim Johnson , B.A. 1969, J.D. 1972 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (2001–2013)
[30]
Lynn Morley Martin , B.A. 1960 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1981–1991) and
Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of
George H. W. Bush (1991–1993)
[31]
Peter Roskam , B.A. 1983 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (since 2007),
[32] House Republican Chief Deputy Whip (2011–2014)
Kurt Schrader , B.S. 1975, D.V.M. 1977 – U.S. Representative from Oregon (since 2009)
[33]
Jan Schakowsky , B.S. 1965 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (since 1999)
[34]
Steve Schiff , B.A. 1968 – U.S. Representative from
New Mexico (1989–1998)
[35]
Harold H. Velde , J.D. 1937 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1949–1957)
[36]
Jerry Weller , B.S. 1979 – U.S. Representative from Illinois (1995–2009)
[37]
Executive branch officials
Ambassador
Nancy G. Brinker
Nancy Brinker , 1968 – founder of
Susan G. Komen for the Cure ;
Chief of Protocol of the United States ,
United States Ambassador to Hungary (2001–2003)
[38]
Mark Filip , B.A. 1988 – acting
Attorney General of the United States (2009);
Deputy Attorney General of the United States (2008–2009);
Judge for the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2004–2008)
[39]
William Marion Jardine – served as the
United States Secretary of Agriculture and the
U.S. Ambassador to
Egypt
[40]
Neel Kashkari , B.S. 1995, M.S. 1997 – Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the United States Department of the Treasury
Julius B. Richmond , B.S., M.S. 1939 – 12th
United States Surgeon General and the
United States Assistant Secretary for Health (1977–1981);
vice admiral in the
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps ; first national director for
Project Head Start
Samuel K. Skinner , 1960 –
Secretary of Transportation (1989–1991);
White House Chief of Staff during the
George H. W. Bush Administration (1992)
Louis E. Sola , M.S. 1998 – Commissioner,
Federal Maritime Commission .
[41]
Phillips Talbot – United States diplomat,
United States Ambassador to Greece (1965–1969)
Aaron Ortiz , B.A. 2013 –
Illinois House of Representatives & Chicago 14th Ward Committeeman (since 2018)
David S. Olsen , B.S. 2011 –
Illinois House of Representatives (since 2016–2019)
Kiah Morris , B.S. 2006 – Vermont House of Representatives (since 2014)
Tom Fink , J.D. 1952 – Speaker of the
Alaska House of Representatives (1973),
Mayor of Anchorage (1987–1994)
Allen J. Flannigan –
Wisconsin State Assemblyman (1957–1966)
Jehan Gordon-Booth – Illinois House of Representatives (since 2009)
Chuck Graham , B.S. 1987 – Missouri House of Representatives (1996–2002),
Missouri State Senate 2004
Robert W. Pritchard – Illinois House of Representatives (since 2003), former Chairman of the DeKalb County Board (1998–2003)
Thomas P. Sinnett , 1909 – Illinois House of Representatives (1924–1940), Democratic Party Floor Leader (1932–1934)
Wayne Andersen , J.D. 1970 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Harold Baker , J.D. 1956 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Charles Guy Briggle , LL.B. 1904 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Colin S. Bruce , B.A. 1986, J.D. 1989 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Owen McIntosh Burns , B.A. 1916, LL.B. 1921 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Thomas R. Chiola , J.D. 1977 – Judge of the
Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County , first
openly gay elected official in Illinois
Brian Cogan , B.A. 1975 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Bernard Martin Decker , B.A. 1926 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Arno H. Denecke , LL.B. 1939 –
Chief Justice of the
Oregon Supreme Court
Richard Everett Dorr , B.S. 1965 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Thomas M. Durkin , B.S. 1975 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Mark Filip , B.A. 1988 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
James L. Foreman , B.S. 1950, J.D. 1952 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Rita B. Garman , B.S. 1965 – Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court (since 2001)
John Phil Gilbert , B.S. 1971 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
William J. Graham , B.L. 1893 – Judge of the
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
James F. Holderman , B.S. 1968, J.D. 1971 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
George Evan Howell , B.S. 1927, LL.B. 1930 – Judge of the
United States Court of Claims
William F. Jung , J.D. 1983 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Frederick J. Kapala , J.D. 1976 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Lloyd A. Karmeier , B.A. 1962, J.D. 1964 – Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court (since 2004)
Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. , B.A. 1941, J.D. 1943 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Ray Klingbiel , LL.B. 1924 – Chief Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court
Walter C. Lindley , LL.B. 1904, J.D. 1910 – Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
J. Warren Madden , B.A. 1911 – Judge of the
United States Court of Claims
George M. Marovich , B.S. 1952, J.D. 1954 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Prentice Marshall , B.S. 1949, J.D. 1951 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
William J. Martinez , B.A. 1977, B.S. 1977 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Frederick Olen Mercer , LL.B. 1924 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Patricia Millett , B.A. 1985 – Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Ramon Ocasio III – 6th Judicial Subcircuit
Judge ,
Cook County, Illinois (since 2006)
George True Page – Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Casper Platt , B.A. 1914 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
Philip Godfrey Reinhard , B.A. 1962, J.D. 1964 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Scovel Richardson , B.A. 1934, M.A. 1936 – Judge of the
United States Court of International Trade
Nancy J. Rosenstengel , B.A. 1990 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Stanley Julian Roszkowski , B.S. 1949, J.D. 1954 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Howard C. Ryan – Chief Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court
Roy Solfisburg , J.D. 1940 – Chief Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court
Robert C. Underwood , LL.B. 1939 – Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court (1962–1984)
Fred Louis Wham , LL.B. 1909 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
Harlington Wood Jr. , B.A. 1942, J.D. 1948 – Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Staci Michelle Yandle , B.S. 1983 – Judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Giorgi Kvirikashvili , M.S. 1998 – Prime Minister of
Georgia
Berhane Abrehe , M.S. 1972 – Third Minister of Finance of
Eritrea
Rafael Correa , Ph.D. 2001 — President and former Secretary (Minister) of Finances of
Ecuador
Cüneyd Düzyol , M.S. 1996 – Turkish Minister of Development
Mustafa Khalil , M.S. 1948, Ph.D., 1951 – former Prime Minister of
Egypt (1978–1980)
Atef Ebeid , Ph.D. 1962 – former Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
Annette Lu – former vice-president of
Taiwan (2000–2008)
Oran McPherson – former Speaker of the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta ; Minister of Public Works for the
United Farmers of Alberta government
Maxwell Mkwezalamba , Ph.D. 1995 – Commissioner for Economic Affairs for the
African Union Commission (since 2004)
Fidel V. Ramos M.S, 1951 – former President of the
Philippines (1992–1998)
Kandeh Yumkella , Ph.D. 1991 – Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Lin Chuan , Ph.D. – Current
Premier of
Taiwan and former
Minister of Finance .
Sri Mulyani Indrawati , M.Sc., Ph.D. – 26th Finance Minister of Indonesia (2016-now) & Managing Director of the World Bank Group (1 June 2010 – 27 July 2016)
Bambang Brodjonegoro , Prof., S.E., M.U.P., Ph.D. – 13th Minister of National Development Planning of Indonesia (2016-now) & 29th Finance Minister of Indonesia (27 October 2014 – 27 July 2016)
Rajai Muasher , M.Sc., Ph.D. – Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs
Sixtus Lanner – Austrian member of Parliament
Jill Wine-Banks , B.S. – Watergate prosecutor; General Counsel of the Army (1977–1980); Executive Director of the American Bar Association
MiMi Aung , BSEE 1988, MS 1990 – lead engineer on the
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity
Rudolf Bayer , Ph.D. 1966 – Mathematician and Computer Scientist known for
b-tree and
red–black tree
Ahmet Nihat Berker , Ph.D. 1977 –
condensed matter physicist ; president of
Sabancı University ,
Istanbul –Turkey
David Blackwell , Ph.D. 1941 – mathematician; 2010
Rao–Blackwell theorem ; first African American to be inducted into the
National Academy of Sciences (1965); first black tenured faculty member at the
University of California, Berkeley
Murray S. Blum –
entomologist , authority on
chemical ecology and
pheromones
Harold E. Brooks , Ph.D. 1990 – atmospheric scientist; tornado climatology expert
John Carbon , B.S. 1952 –
biochemist ;
National Academy of Sciences member
Stephen S. Chang , Ph.D. 1952 – food scientist; recipient, IFT Stephen S. Chang Award for Lipid or Flavor Science
Alfred Y. Cho , B.S. 1960, M.S. 1961, Ph.D. 1968 – father of
molecular beam epitaxy ; received the
National Medal of Science in 1993
Karl Clark , Ph.D. – discovered the hot water oil separation process
Cutler J. Cleveland , Ph.D. – editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy and the
Encyclopedia of Earth
Ronald Cohn , B.S. 1965, M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1971 – researcher and cameraman who helped document
Koko , the mountain gorilla
Ronald Fuchs , M.S. 1955, PhD in 1957 – physicist
Donald Geman , B.A. 1965 – applied mathematician, who discovered the
Gibbs sampler method in computer vision,
Random forests in machine learning, and the Top Scoring Pairs (TSP) classifier in bioinformatics; professor at Johns Hopkins University
Josephine Burns Glasgow , A.B., 1909, Master's degree, Ph.D. in mathematics, 1913 – the second woman to receive a Ph.D. from Illinois University
Gene H. Golub , B.S. 1953, M.A. 1954, Ph.D. 1959 – B. Bolzano Gold Medal for Merits in the Field of Mathematical
T. R. Govindachari , Post-doc 1946–49, Natural product chemist,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Temple Grandin , Ph.D. 1989 – animal scientist; bestselling author; consultant to the livestock industry in animal behavior; her biopic (about her life as a woman diagnosed with autism at age two) won five Emmy Awards in 2010
Paul Halmos , B.S. 1935, Ph.D. 1938 – mathematician
Richard Hamming , Ph.D. 1942 – mathematician; developed
Hamming code and
Hamming distance ; winner of 1968
ACM
Turing Award ; namesake of the
IEEE 's
Richard W. Hamming Medal
Leslie M. Hicks , Ph.D. 2005 – analytical chemist
Donald G. Higman , Ph.D. 1952 – mathematician, discovered the
Higman–Sims group
Deborah M. Hinton , M.S. 1976, Ph.D. 1980, microbiologist, chief of the gene expression and regulation section in the laboratory of cell and molecular biology at the
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases .
Donald Johanson , B.S. 1966 – anthropologist, discoverer of oldest known hominid, "
Lucy "
W. Dudley Johnson , B.S. 1951 – cardiac surgeon known as the father of
coronary artery bypass surgery
David A. Johnston , B.S. 1971 –
USGS
volcanologist killed in the
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
Charles David Keeling , B.S. 1948 – chemist, alerted the world about the possible connection between climate change and human activity
Michael Lacey , Ph.D. 1987 – awarded the
Salem Prize for solving conjectures about the Bilinear Hilbert Transform
Richard Leibler , Ph.D. 1939 – mathematician and cryptanalyst; formulated the
Kullback–Leibler divergence , a measure of similarity between probability distributions; directed the Princeton center of the Institute for Defense Analysis
Sandra Leiblum , Ph.D. – sexologist
Stephanie A. Majewski , B.S. 2002; Ph.D. Stanford University 2007 – physicist
Eloisa Biasotto Mano (1924–2019), Brazilian chemist, professor
Jeffrey S. Moore , Ph.D. 1989 – chemist
Catherine J. Murphy , B.S. 1986 – chemist
P. T. Narasimhan , Post-doc 1957–59 – theoretical chemist,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Rahul Pandit , MS and PhD 1977–82 – condensed matter physicist,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Francine Patterson , B.S. 1970 – researcher who taught a modified version of
American Sign Language to a mountain gorilla named
Koko
Mary Lynn Reed , Ph.D. 1995 – Chief of Mathematics Research at the
National Security Agency and president of the Crypto-Mathematics Institute
Harold Reetz , Ph.D. crop physiology and ecology, agronomist and former President of the Foundation for Agronomic Research
Idun Reiten , Ph.D. 1971 – professor of mathematics; considered to be one of Norway's greatest living mathematicians
John A. Rogers – physical chemist and a materials scientist
Allan Sandage , B.S., 1948 – astronomer and cosmologist; winner of 1991
Crafoord Prize
Pierre Sokolsky , Ph.D. 1973 – astrophysicist,
Panofsky Prize Laureate, directed the
HiRES Cosmic Ray Detector project and pioneer in
ultra-high-energy cosmic ray physics
Leia Stirling –
American Association for the Advancement of Science Leshner Leadership Fellow and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor in
Human–computer interaction
Steven Takiff , Ph.D. 1970 – mathematician
Charles W. Woodworth , B.S. 1885, M.S. 1886 – founder of the Division of Entomology,
University of California, Berkeley ; the PBESA gives the
C. W. Woodworth Award
Andrew Chi-Chih Yao , Ph.D. 1975 – computer scientist, winner of 2000
ACM
Turing Award
K. R. Sridhar , M.S. 1984, Ph.D. 1989 – Founder of
Bloom Energy
Alessandro Piccolo , chemist and agricultural scientist
Humboldt Prize in Chemistry 1999
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Ron Guenther , B.S. 1967, M.S. 1968 –
Illinois Fighting Illini
Athletic Director (1992–2011)
Tony Khan , B.S. 2007 – President of
All Elite Wrestling , Senior Vice President of Football Administration and Technology of
Jacksonville Jaguars , Vice Chairman and Director of Football Operations of
Fulham F.C. , son of
Shahid Khan
Chester Pittser , B.S. 1924 –
Miami University football and basketball coach (1924–1931),
Montclair State College football, basketball and baseball coach (1934–1943)
Doug Mills – (1926–1930),
Illinois Fighting Illini
Athletic Director (1941–1966),
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball Head Coach (1936–1947)
Josh Whitman , B.S. 2001, J.D. 2008 –
Illinois Fighting Illini
Athletic Director (2016–present), former
NFL player
[49]
Lou Boudreau
Ken Holtzman
Tal Brody
Brian Randle
Nick Anderson – (1987–1989), played professionally for the
NBA 's
Orlando Magic and
Sacramento Kings
James Augustine –
basketball (2002–2006), played two seasons for the
NBA 's
Orlando Magic , all-time leader in rebounds at Illinois
Steve Bardo – former
National Basketball Association player, current
ESPN &
Big Ten Network basketball analyst
Kenny Battle – played in 4 NBA seasons for the
Phoenix Suns ,
Denver Nuggets ,
Boston Celtics and
Golden State Warriors
Tal Brody – American-Israeli former Euroleague basketball player
Dee Brown – former National Basketball Association player
Chuck Carney – (1918–1921), First
Big Ten athlete to be named a football and basketball All-American,
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1922), twice named a
Helms Foundation All-American for basketball (1920 & 1922)
Jerry Colangelo – (1958–1962), Former owner of the NBA's
Phoenix Suns , the WNBA's
Phoenix Mercury , the
CISL's
Arizona Sandsharks , the
Arena Football League 's
Arizona Rattlers and
MLB's
Arizona Diamondbacks
Brian Cook – (1999–2003), Fifth all-time scorer for the Illini, played professionally in NBA
Ayo Dosunmu professional basketball player for the
National Basketball Association 's
Chicago Bulls
Nnanna Egwu – professional basketball player for the
National Basketball League of Australia and New Zealand
Kendall Gill – (1986–1990), 1990 consensus All-American and Big 10 Player of the Year, played professionally for 15 seasons in the NBA
Lowell Hamilton – (1985–1989), played Professional Basketball in Greece.
Derek Harper – (1980–1983), played professionally for 16 seasons in the NBA, ranked 11th all-time in steals and 17th in assists
Luther Head – (2001–2005), guard for the
Sacramento Kings
Malcolm Hill – (2013–2017), professional basketball player for the
Star Hotshots of the
Philippine Basketball Association
Eddie Johnson – played professionally for 17 seasons in the NBA, and the league's 35th all-time leading scorer
Johnny "Red" Kerr – member of the 1952
Final Four team, played professionally for 11 seasons in the NBA, first head coach for both the
Chicago Bulls and
Phoenix Suns , and a former broadcaster for the Chicago Bulls.
Meyers Leonard – (2010–2012), center for the
Portland Trail Blazers , eleventh overall pick in
2012 NBA draft
Demetri McCamey –
Turkish Basketball League player
Ken Norman – (1984–1987), played professionally for 10 seasons in the NBA
Don Ohl –
basketball (1954–1958), played 10 seasons (1960–1970) in the NBA for three teams (Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks ), 5xNBA All-Star
Johnny Orr –
basketball (1944–45), Named the National Coach of the Year for the 1976 season and
Big Ten Coach of the Year in college basketball while coaching at
Michigan
Stan Patrick – former National Basketball Association player
Andy Phillip –
basketball (1941–1943, 1946–1947), Member of the
"Whiz Kids" , played 11 seasons of professional basketball for the
Chicago Stags ,
Philadelphia Warriors ,
Fort Wayne Pistons and
Boston Celtics (1947–1958), Head Coach of the
St. Louis Hawks (1958–1959), 5xNBA All-Star, 2x Consensus All-American
Roger Powell – former National Basketball Association player
Brian Randle (born 1985) – basketball player for
Maccabi Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Basketball Super League
Dave Scholz – former National Basketball Association player
Cindy Stein –
basketball , head women's basketball coach at the
University of Missouri since 1998
Jaylon Tate – professional basketball player in the
National Basketball League of Canada
Deon Thomas – American-Israeli former Euroleague basketball player
Deron Williams – National Basketball Association player
Frank Williams – has been part of the NBA's
New York Knicks ,
Denver Nuggets ,
Chicago Bulls , and
Los Angeles Clippers
Ray Woods – basketball (1913–1917), Names
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1917), 3x
Helms Foundation
All-American (1915–1917), 3xFirst Team All-Big Ten
Dick Butkus
Red Grange
Paul Adams – Former
Deerfield High School coach
Alex Agase – Former
National Football League player,
Cleveland Browns , Member of the
College Football Hall of Fame
Ron Acks – former
National Football League player, linebacker for the
Atlanta Falcons
Jeff Allen –
football (2008–2011), offensive tackle for the
Kansas City Chiefs
Alan Ball –
National Football League player, cornerback for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
Arrelious Benn – National Football League player, wide receiver for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chuck Boerio – National Football League player, linebacker for the
Green Bay Packers
Ed Brady – former National Football League player, linebacker for the
Cincinnati Bengals
Josh Brent –
National Football League player, defensive tackles for the
Dallas Cowboys
Bill Brown – former
National Football League player, running back for the
Minnesota Vikings
Darrick Brownlow – former
National Football League player, linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
Lloyd Burdick –
National Football League tackle
Dick Butkus –
National Football League linebacker; member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Luke Butkus – National Football League coach, offensive line coach for the
Chicago Bears , nephew of Dick Butkus
J. C. Caroline – former National Football League player, defensive back and halfback for the Chicago Bears
Danny Clark IV – National Football League player, linebacker for the
New Orleans Saints
Steve Collier – National Football League player, offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers
Jameel Cook – former National Football League player, fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vontae Davis – National Football League player, cornerback for the
Indianapolis Colts
Mark Dennis – former National Football League player, offensive tackle for the
Miami Dolphins
David Diehl – National Football League player, offensive guard for the
New York Giants
Doug Dieken – former National Football League player, offensive tackle for the
Cleveland Browns
Ken Dilger – (1991–1994), played professionally for the
Indianapolis Colts and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ; starting Tight end in
Super Bowl XXXVII
Charles Carroll "Tony" Eason – (1979–1983) played professionally for the
New England Patriots ; led team to
Super Bowl XX
Moe Gardner – former National Football League player, former defensive line for the
Atlanta Falcons
Jeff George – first overall pick of 1990
NFL Draft by the
Indianapolis Colts , also played for a variety of teams including the
Atlanta Falcons ,
Oakland Raiders , and the
Washington Redskins
Lou Gordon – former National Football League player, defensive end for the
Chicago Cardinals
Red Grange – charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Howard Griffith – former National Football League player, fullback for the
Denver Broncos
George Halas – former National Football League coach for the Chicago Bears; charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Don Hansen – former National Football League player, linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Hardy – played professionally for the NFL's
Jacksonville Jaguars ,
Dallas Cowboys , and
Cincinnati Bengals
Kelvin Hayden – National Football League player, cornerback for the
Chicago Bears
Brad Hopkins – first round pick in the
1993 NFL Draft by the
Tennessee Titans and future all-pro.
Michael Hoomanawanui – (2007–2009), tight end for the
New England Patriots
A.J. Jenkins – (2008–2011)), wide receiver for the
Kansas City Chiefs , thirtieth overall pick in
2012 NFL Draft
Henry Jones – former National Football League player, safety for the
Buffalo Bills
Brandon Jordan –
Canadian Football League player, defensive tackle for the
BC Lions
William G. Kline – head coach for the
University of Florida and
University of Nebraska football and basketball teams
Mikel Leshoure –
National Football League player, running back for the
Detroit Lions
Greg Lewis – National Football League player, wide receiver for the
Philadelphia Eagles
Brandon Lloyd – (1999–2002), wide receiver for the
San Francisco 49ers , 2010 Pro Bowler and 2010 NFL receiving yards leader
Corey Liuget – (2008–2010), defensive end for the
San Diego Chargers , eighteenth overall pick in
2011 NFL Draft
Rashard Mendenhall – National Football League player, running back for the
Arizona Cardinals and
Pittsburgh Steelers .
Whitney Mercilus – (2009–2011), linebacker for the
Houston Texans , twenty-sixth overall pick in the
2012 NFL Draft
Brandon Moore – former National Football League player, former offensive guard for the
New York Jets
Aaron Moorehead – National Football League player, wide receiver for the
Indianapolis Colts
Ray Nitschke – played professionally for the NFL's
Green Bay Packers , and an enshrined member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Tony Pashos – National Football League player, offensive tackle for the
Baltimore Ravens
Preston Pearson – (1963–1967), Played 13 seasons in the NFL for the Colts, Steelers and Cowboys despite not playing college football
Frosty Peters – former National Football League player
Neil Rackers – National Football League player, kicker for the
Houston Texans
Simeon Rice – former National Football League player, defensive end
Scott Studwell –
football (1972–1976), Played 14 seasons (1977–1990) for the
Minnesota Vikings , 2-time Pro-Bowler
Marques Sullivan – Playboy All-American Tackle that played 4 season with NFL's
Buffalo Bills ,
New York Giants , and
New England Patriots
Pierre Thomas – National Football League player, running back for the
New Orleans Saints
Bruce Thornton – former National Football League player, defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
Fred Wakefield – National Football League player, offensive guard for the
Arizona Cardinals
Steve Weatherford – National Football League player, punter for the
New York Giants
Eugene Wilson – National Football League player, defensive back for the
New England Patriots
Isiah John "Juice" Williams –
football (2006–2009), NFL Free Agent
Kevin Anderson – Olympian in men's tennis
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley – gold medalist in women's volleyball
2020 (2021) Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Avery Brundage , B.S. 1909 – Olympian,
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President (1952–1972)
Dike Eddleman – (1947–49), also tied for 2nd at the 1948
Summer Olympics in the
high jump
Abie Grossfeld – Olympic, Pan Am, and Maccabiah Games gymnast and coach
George Kerr – (1958–1960), all-time Big Ten Olympian list, champion sprinter and 400/800 meter runner from Jamaica, 1960 Rome, Italy Summer Olympic bronze medal 800 meter winner
Don Laz –
track & field , record setting American pole vaulter and silver medalist in Pole Vault in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland
Daniel Kinsey – gold medalist in men's 110 m hurdles,
1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
Jonathan Kuck – silver medalist in speed skating in the
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Don Laz – silver medalist in pole vault in the 1952 Helsinki, Finland Games; architect in Champaign, Illinois; his design career was cut short by a stroke
Tatyana McFadden – USA paralympian athlete competing mainly in category T54 sprint events, team member for the 2012 London Olympics
Herb McKenley – silver medalist in 400 m,
1948 Summer Olympics in London; silver medal in 100 m and 400 m, gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay,
1952 Summer Olympics in
Helsinki
Harold Osborn – won two gold medals in the
1924 Summer Olympics , charter member of U.S. Track & Field Hall of Fame
Jordyn Poulter – gold medalist in women's volleyball
2020 (2021) Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Bob Richards – gold medalist in pole vault in the 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne Games
Ashley Spencer – bronze medalist in
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics , 400 meter hurdles; 2013 world champion, 4-x-400 relay
Justin Spring – (2002–2006), member of the
bronze medal -winning
men's gymnastics team at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Craig Virgin – long-distance runner, 1975 NCAA
cross country champion, 1980 and 1981 world cross-country champion
Deron Williams – USA basketball team member for the 2012 London Olympics
John Bardeen
John Bardeen , 1951–1991– awarded Nobel Prizes for
Physics in 1953 for co-inventing the
transistor and again in 1972 for work on
superconductivity (one of the four people in the world to win multiple
Nobel Prizes and the only one who won twice in Physics)
Elias James (E.J.) Corey , 1951–1959 – Nobel laureate (
Chemistry , 1990)
Leonid Hurwicz , 1950–1951, 2001 – Nobel laureate (
Economics , 2007)
Paul Lauterbur , 1985–2007 – Nobel laureate (
Physiology or Medicine , 2003)
Anthony James Leggett , 1983 – Nobel laureate (
Physics , 2003)
Salvador Luria , 1950–1959 – Nobel laureate (
Physiology or Medicine , 1969)
Rudolph Marcus , 1964–1968 – Nobel laureate (
Chemistry , 1992)
Franco Modigliani , 1948–1952 – Nobel laureate (
Economics , 1985)
Alvin E. Roth , 1974–1982 – Nobel laureate (
Economics , 2012 )
Elmer H. Antonsen , Ph.D. 1961, faculty 1967–1996, chair of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, later chair of the Department of Linguistics
William Bagley , faculty 1908–1917 – an original proponent of
educational essentialism
Tamer Başar
[62] – Swanlund Endowed Chair & CAS Professor of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; winner of
Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award in 2006
Gordon Baym , Professor Emeritus in Physics, a theoretician in a wide range of fields including
condensed matter physics ,
nuclear physics , and
astrophysics .
Nina Baym , Professor of English 1963–2004, literary critic and literary historian
Richard Blahut
[63] – former
chair of the
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , best known for his
Blahut–Arimoto algorithm used in
rate–distortion theory ; winner of
IEEE Claude E. Shannon Award in 2005 and the recipient of IEEE Third Millennium Medal
Leonard Bloomfield , faculty 1910–1921 – linguist who led the development of structural linguistics
Eleanor Blum , Professor Emerita of Library Science at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign .
[64]
Jean Bourgain , faculty –
Fields Medal in Mathematics of
International Mathematical Union , 1994
Zong-qi Cai , leads the Forum on Chinese Poetic Culture
Ira Carmen , 1968–2009 – first political scientist elected to the
Human Genome Organization ; co-founder of the social science subdiscipline of genetics and politics
Wallace Hume Carothers – organic chemist, inventor of nylon and first synthetic rubber (Neoprene)
Weng Cho Chew – professor of electrical and computer engineering, member of
National Academy of Engineering
Ron Dewar – music educator, jazz saxophonist, leader of influential
Memphis Nighthawks
Anne Haas Dyson , Professor in Curriculum and Instruction
Jan Erkert , chair of the Department of Dance;
Fulbright scholar
Joseph L. Doob , faculty 1935–1978 – developed a theory of mathematical
martingales
Donald B. Gillies , 1928–1975, professor of mathematics, pioneer in computer science and game theory
Heini Halberstam , 1980–1996 – professor of mathematics, known for the Elliott–Halberstam conjecture
Elliott–Halberstam conjecture
David Gottlieb , 1946–1982 – discovered chloramphenicol; Guggenheim Fellow, Biology-Plant Science, 1963
Donald J. Harris , 1966–1967 – asst. professor of economics, later prof. of economics at
Stanford University ; father of Vice President
Kamala D. Harris
William Walter Hay , 1956–1977 professor of
railway engineering remembered with the
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Hay Award
[65]
Lejaren Hiller , faculty 1952–1968 – chemist and composer; invented process for dyeing Orlon; pioneer in music composition by computer (1950s)
Walter Höllerer , faculty 1973–1996 – Modern German literature professor, novelist, poet[
citation needed ]
Nick Holonyak , Jr. –
Lemelson-MIT Prize (2004),
National Medal of Technology (2002),
National Medal of Science (1990); credited for the invention of the
LED and the first
semiconductor laser to operate in the visible spectrum
Sri Mulyani Indrawati , M.A., Ph.D. 1992 – managing director of the
World Bank Group (since 2010), former Finance Minister of
Indonesia (2005–2010)
Ivan R. King , 1956–1954, professor of astronomy
Donald William Kerst , 1938–1957 – developed the
betatron
Petar V. Kokotovic
[66] – winner of
Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award in 2002
Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster , Library and Information Science Professor from 1972 to 1992. He was later promoted to professor emeritus (a position he held until 2013) of Library and Information Science
[67]
Jean-Pierre Leburton – Gregory E. Stillman Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of Physics
Stephen E. Levinson – professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stephen P. Long – environmental
plant physiologist ,
Fellow of the Royal Society and member of the
National Academy of Sciences studying how to improve
photosynthesis to increase the yield of food and biofuel crops
Francis Wheeler Loomis , Head of Physics Department 1929–1957 – former Guggenheim Fellow; established school's physics department
Catherine J. Murphy – professor of chemistry
Lisa Nakamura , Director of the Asian American Studies Program – Author of "Digitizing Race: Visual Cultures of the Internet" (2008), "Cybertypes: Race, Ethnicity and Identity on the Internet" (2002), and co-editor of "Race in Cyberspace" (2002)
Marie Hochmuth Nichols , faculty 1939–1976 – influential rhetorical critic
Eric Oldfield , Harriet A. Harlin Professor of Chemistry
Mangalore Anantha Pai , power engineer,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Don Patinkin (1922–1995) – Israeli-American economist, and President of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Herbert Penzl , faculty 1938–1950 – Austrian-American linguist specialized in
Germanic philology
Ernst Alfred Philippson , faculty 1947–1968 – German philologist, longtime editor of the
Journal of English and Germanic Philology
Catherine Prendergast – scholar of English and intellectual history, 2004
Guggenheim Fellowship recipient
Irmengard Rauch – faculty 1968–82 – scholar of Germanic linguistics
Abram L. Sachar , 1923–1948 – founding president of
Brandeis University
Theodore Sougiannis , distinguished professor of accountancy
[68]
Timothy D. Stark , since 1991 – Professor of Geotechnical Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dora Dougherty Strother , 1949–1950 – aviation instructor, test pilot,
Women Airforce Service Pilot , and one of the first women to pilot a
B-29 bomber.
Fred W. Tanner , 1923–1956 – food microbiologist; charter member of the
Institute of Food Technologists ; founder of
scientific journal
Food Research (now the
Journal of Food Science )
Alexandre Tombini , Governor of the
Central Bank of Brazil
Brian Wansink , 1997–2005 – Julian Simon professor and author of
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
William Warfield , 1976–1990 – bass-baritone singer; chair of the Division of Voice in the College of Music
Carl Woese –
Crafoord Prize recipient (bioscience, 2003); professor of microbiology;
foreign member of the Royal Society ; defined the
Archaea
Charles Zeleny , zoologist
Ladislav Zgusta , faculty 1971–1995 – chair of the Department of Linguistics; director of the Center for Advanced Study; historical linguist and lexicographer from
Czechoslovakia
Rakesh M. Bhatt , MA 1987, PHD 1994 – linguist
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error control codes .
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