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This list includes notable people who were born or have lived in
Wheaton, Illinois .
Business
Media and entertainment
Shane Acker (born 1971), filmmaker and animator
Jane Adams (born 1965), film, television, and theatre actress
Selamawi Asgedom (born 1976), author of Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
Bobbie Battista (born 1952), CNN anchor; attended high school in Wheaton
[1]
Andrew Belle (born 1984), singer and songwriter
Jim Belushi (born 1954), actor (
According to Jim ,
K-9 ,
Red Heat )
John Belushi (1949–1982), actor (
Saturday Night Live ,
The Blues Brothers , and
Animal House )
Wes Craven (1939–2015), horror film director (
A Nightmare on Elm Street ); alumnus of Wheaton College
John Drury (1927–2007), Chicago television news anchor
Dennis Dugan (born 1946), actor and director (
Happy Gilmore and
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry )
Tami Erin (born 1974), actress and model (
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking )
Danny Gonzalez (born 1994), YouTuber and former Viner
A. Wilson Greene (born 1949), writer and historian
Paul Hendrickson (born 1944), author, journalist and professor
Clyde S. Kilby (1902–1986), author and professor at Wheaton College
Ned Locke (1919–1992), Chicago TV and radio announcer
[2]
Paul Maxey (1907–1963), actor who played character roles in films and television, starting in 1937
Brian McCann (born 1965), actor, writer, and comedian
Robert R. McCormick (1880–1955), publisher of the Chicago Tribune
Joseph Medill (1823–1899), Mayor of Chicago; co-owner and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune
Everett Mitchell (1898–1990), radio announcer
Gail O'Grady (born 1963), actress (
NYPD Blue ,
American Dreams )
Lorraine Olivia (born 1968), November 1990 Playboy
Playmate of the Month ; graduated from Wheaton Central High School (1986)
[3]
Kate Pierson (born 1948), lead singer of
the B-52s , past spokesperson for
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Janet Pilgrim (1934–2017), model and actress
Rick Santelli (born 1953), on-air editor for the
CNBC Business News cable network
Sonal Shah (born 1980), actress (
Scrubs )
Sandra Smith (born 1980), reporter for
Fox Business Network
Bob Woodward (born 1943), author and reporter with
The Washington Post ; broke the
Watergate scandal , co-writer of
All the President's Men
Military
Mark S. Inch (born 1960), retired US Army Major General and ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (2017–2018); graduate of
Wheaton College ; son of Morris Inch, Wheaton Professor
[4]
Robert James Miller (1983–2008), US Army Special Forces staff sergeant;
Medal of Honor recipient; graduate of Wheaton North High School
[5]
James Howard Monroe (1944–1967), US Army PFC; Medal of Honor recipient; graduate of Wheaton Central High School; namesake of James Howard Monroe Middle School
[6]
Music
Politics and law
Ralph H. Barger (1923–2002), Illinois state legislator and mayor of Wheaton
[7]
Joe Birkett (born 1955), Illinois Appellate Court justice; former DuPage County State's Attorney
George Peter Foster (1858–1928), U.S. congressman from Illinois, 3rd and 4th districts
Amy Grant , member of the
Illinois House of Representatives (2019–present)
[8]
William L. Guild (1910–1993), Illinois Attorney General and jurist
Randy Hultgren (born 1966), U.S. congressman, represented
Illinois's 14th congressional district from 2011 to 2019.
Jeanne Ives (born 1964), Illinois state legislator (2013-2018), and candidate for Governor of Illinois (2018).
[9]
Robert Jauch (born 1945), Wisconsin state legislator
John McCandish King (1927–2016), member of the
Illinois House of Representatives ; between 1951–2015, he held the record as the youngest person to serve in the
Illinois General Assembly
[10]
[11]
Prentice Marshall (1926–2004), U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (1973–1996)
Lewis V. Morgan (1929–2018), American judge, lawyer, and politician
[12]
Evelyn Sanguinetti (born 1970), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Samuel K. Skinner (born 1938), U.S. Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President
George H. W. Bush
[13]
Religion
Jonathan Blanchard (1811–1892), pastor, educator, social reformer, and abolitionist; founder of Wheaton College
Jim Elliot (1927–1956), evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who was killed while evangelizing to the
Waodani people; alumnus of Wheaton College
Billy Graham (1918–2018), Christian evangelist; alumnus of Wheaton College
R. Kent Hughes (born 1942), author; pastor Emeritus of
College Church
Isobel Miller Kuhn (1901–1957), Canadian missionary to the Lisu people of Yunnan Province, China, and northern Thailand
John R. Rice (1895–1980), Baptist evangelist and journalist
Miles J. Stanford (1914–1999), Christian author
Kenneth N. Taylor (1917–2005), translator of
The Living Bible and founder of
Tyndale House Publishers
Phil Vischer (born 1966), creator of the children's show
VeggieTales
Science and design
Edwin Hubble (1889–1953), astronomer after whom the Hubble Space Telescope is named
Jarvis Hunt (1863–1941), architect and designer of Chicago Golf Club's clubhouse in Wheaton
Grote Reber (1911–2002), amateur astronomer, radio engineer and pioneer of radio astronomy
Sports
Baseball
Herb Adams (1928–2012), outfielder for
Chicago White Sox
Don Bollweg (1921–1996), first baseman for
St. Louis Cardinals ,
New York Yankees , and
Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics
Mike Joyce (born 1941), pitcher for Chicago White Sox
Chet Lemon (born 1955), outfielder for Chicago White Sox and
Detroit Tigers ; World Series champion (1984)
J. C. Martin (born 1936), catcher for
New York Mets , and
Chicago Cubs ; World Series champion (1969)
Dave Otto (born 1964), pitcher for Chicago Cubs,
Oakland Athletics ,
Cleveland Indians ,
Pittsburgh Pirates , and Chicago White Sox; sports broadcaster
[14]
Milt Pappas (1939–2016), pitcher for
Baltimore Orioles ,
Cincinnati Reds ,
Atlanta Braves , and Chicago Cubs
Jimmy Piersall (1929–2017), outfielder for
Boston Red Sox , broadcaster for
Chicago White Sox , lived and died in Wheaton
Lee Pfund (1919–2016), pitcher for
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sy Sutcliffe (1862–1893), catcher for Baltimore Orioles and
Washington Statesmen
Ollie Voigt (1899–1970), pitcher for
St Louis Browns
Basketball
Boxing
Jon Beutjer (born 1980), former professional football
quarterback in the
Arena Football League and
Canadian Football League
Corey Davis (born 1995), NFL wide receiver for the
New York Jets
Titus Davis (1993–2020), former American professional football player who was a wide receiver
Scott Dierking (born 1955), former NFL running back
Rick Fox , football head coach,
Drake University
Kent Graham (born 1968), quarterback for eight
NFL teams; 1986 National High School Quarterback of the Year at
Wheaton North
Garland Grange (1906–1981), former Chicago Bears player and younger brother of Red Grange
Harold "Red" Grange (1903–1991), running back for the
Chicago Bears and
New York Yankees (NFL) ; known as "the Wheaton Ice Man"
A. J. Harris (born 1984), former Canadian football running back
Pete Ittersagen (born 1985), former NFL and CFL cornerback
Rick Johnson (born 1961), former CFL quarterback, actor and director
Jim Juriga (born 1964), former guard for the
Denver Broncos
[16]
Tim Lester (born 1977), head football coach at Western Michigan University, from 2017 - 2022
Chuck Long (born 1963), College Football Hall of Fame quarterback; offensive coordinator of
University of Kansas football
Tony Moeaki (born 1987), tight end for the
Kansas City Chiefs and
Buffalo Bills
Todd Monken (born 1966), offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for
University of Georgia
Matt Rahn (born 1982), retired American football player and since 2020, the acting head coach of the College of DuPage Chaparrals football team
Steve Thonn , American football coach
Clayton Thorson (born 1995), American football quarterback who is a free agent
Danny Vitale (born 1993), former American football fullback
Bob Zeman (1937–2019), defensive back for the
San Diego Chargers and
Denver Broncos , later coach for several college and professional teams
Golf
Hockey
Alain Chevrier (born 1961), goaltender for five
NHL teams
Jacques Cloutier (born 1960), goaltender for the
Buffalo Sabres ,
Chicago Blackhawks , and
Quebec Nordiques
Ryan Dzingel (born 1992), forward for the
Ottawa Senators
Bobby Hull (1939–2023), forward for the Chicago Blackhawks
Darren Pang (born 1964), goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks; commentator for the
St. Louis Blues
Wayne Presley (born 1965), right wing for five NHL teams
Denis Savard (born 1961), Hockey Hall of Fame centre and head coach for the Chicago Blackhawks,
Montreal Canadiens , and
Tampa Bay Lightning
Trent Yawney (born 1965), defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks,
Calgary Flames , and
St. Louis Blues
Olympics
Adam Harris (born 1987), Olympic sprinter
Thomas Jaeschke (born 1993), bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games for indoor volleyball
[17]
Sean Rooney (born 1982), Olympic volleyball outside hitter; gold medalist
Jim Spivey (born 1960), three-time Olympic 1500 meter and 5000 meter track and field athlete
Nancy Swider-Peltz (born 1956), Olympic speedskater (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988); mother of Nancy Jr.
Nancy Swider-Peltz Jr. (born 1987), Winter Olympian speed skater (2010)
Soccer
Tennis
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^ Dellios, Hugh (October 8, 1990).
"Son also arises as county worker" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 9 July 2014 .
^
Obituary of Morris Inch
^ Lauren Jiggetts and James Langton (2010-09-10).
"Wheaton Soldier Receives Posthumous Medal of Honor" . NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2010-10-04 .
^ Hanley, Matt (16 February 2009).
"Soldier's story highlighted in vet's magazine" . www.suburbanchicagonews.com . Archived from
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^ Grant, Amy (October 12, 2018).
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"Ives' anti-Rauner ad ripped as 'racist, sexist, homophobic' " .
Chicago Tribune .
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"22-year-old law student named to replace Rosenthal as state rep in 95th District" . The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2015-02-17 .
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