The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Danville, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Danville, Illinois.
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction and non-fiction writer | Lived in Danville and area, 1946–1963; attended Lincoln, Garfield, DHS | ||||||
| Actor | Born in Danville | [1] | |||||
| Music and movie producer, chairman of Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster | Attended school in Danville | ||||||
| Fiction and non-fiction writer | |||||||
| Nov 7, | Novelist, author of Then We Came to the End | Born in Danville | |||||
| Academy Award–winning actor | Went to junior high and early high school in Danville | ||||||
| Aug 17, 1983 | Film director | Born in Danville | |||||
| Film, TV, and video game actor | Born in Danville | [2] | |||||
| Stage and screen star, subject of The Helen Morgan Story | Born in Danville | ||||||
| Film star and dancer | Grew up in Danville | ||||||
| Cabaret singer, TV and film star, and recording artist | Born in Danville | ||||||
| Jan 29, | Author | [3] | |||||
| Film, TV, and stage star | Raised in Danville | ||||||
| Film, TV, and stage star | Born and raised in Danville | ||||||
| TV and adult film star | Born in Danville | ||||||
| Author of Nurse Cherry Ames books, volumes 1-7 and 17-27 |
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor recipient | Lived in Danville | ||||||
| U.S. Army brigadier general | Lived in Danville[4] [5] |
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the US House of Representatives (1903 - 1911) | Resided and died in Danville | [6] | ||||
| Teacher who went to trial for teaching evolution in a public school, in defiance of Tennessee's Butler Act, in the famous 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial. | Lived in Danville as a teenager. | [7] | ||||
| 1977/1978 | First African-American mayor of Danville | Raised in Danville | [8] | |||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees | Born in Danville | [9] | ||||
| Nov 11, 2019 | Quarterback and coach for seven National Football League teams | Born in Danville | ||||
| Power forward for the six National Basketball Association teams | Born in Danville | |||||
| Outfielder for the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds | Born in Danville | |||||
| Wrestling referee with the World Wrestling Entertainment | Lives in Danville | |||||
| Pitcher for the San Diego Padres and Florida Marlins | Born in Danville | |||||
| Second baseman and manager for seven Major League Baseball teams | Born in Danville | |||||
| Second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Quakers, Kansas City Cowboys and Washington Nationals. | Born in Danville | |||||
| All-Western football player and coach; died in World War I | Born in Danville | |||||
| Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs | Born in Danville | |||||
| Purdue and WNBA player, Vanderbilt coach | Born in Danville | |||||
| Hall of Fame center fielder and shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers | Born in Danville | [10] | ||||