List of people from Glen Ellyn, Illinois explained

Arts and culture

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Performance artist and musicianBorn in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard West
Hungarian-born American Gypsy jazz guitarist and violinist, also played on viola, violectra, violoncello, double bass and bouzoukiLived and died in Glen Ellyn
Best-selling mystery novelist (The Bone Collector, James Bond novel Carte Blanche)Graduate of Glenbard West (1968)
DancerGrew up in Glen Ellyn
Guitarist for Knockout KidGrew up in Glen Ellyn
ViolinistBorn in Glen Ellyn
Front-man of rock band SpitalfieldFrom Glen Ellyn
Playwright (The Foreigner, The Nerd)
Drummer of rock band Local HFrom Glen Ellyn
Singer (SUGR?), YouTuber, actor (mlgHwnT, SourceFed, Sugar Pine 7), and Twitch streamerFrom Glen Ellyn
Author and journalistRaised in Glen Ellyn

Media

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Actress (Another World, Third Watch, Blue Bloods)Attended Glenbard West High School
Local 10:00 pm news anchor (WTMJ, WBBM, WGN, WLS)Lived in Glen Ellyn
Actor (Jack McFarland on Will & Grace)Attended Glenbard West High School
Sound engineer (The Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption); Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award winner (Lonesome Dove)Grew up in Glen Ellyn
Actor (Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, )Born in Glen Ellyn
Journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2011)Lived in Glen Ellyn
Actor (Clutch Powers on )Raised in Glen Ellyn
Internet personality (IGN, The GameOverGreggy Show, Kinda Funny)Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Actress (Babylon 5, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, 1990)Graduated Glenbard West High School (1975)
Former co-chairman of Searchlight Pictures and former member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesGrew up in Glen Ellyn; Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1973)[1] [2]
Actor and director (Blossom, Soap, Oh, God! You Devil)Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1970)

Military

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Thought to have fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863)Lived in Danby, Illinois (now called Glen Ellyn)
Apr 23,align=RightJan, 2016U.S. Air Force Major GeneralBorn in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Dunbard High School

Politics and activism

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Co-founder of the radical Weatherman organization (1969) Born in Glen Ellyn
Author and member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood PartnershipsBorn and raised in Glen Ellyn
Former US congressmanGrew up in Glen Ellyn; graduated from Glenbard West High School (1979)
Author and breastfeeding advocate; co-founder of the La Leche League International

Sports

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Strong safety for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Washington RedskinsBorn and raised in Glen Ellyn
Martial artist (taekwondo); 2012 Summer OlympianLives in Glen Ellyn[3]
Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Detroit TigersLived and died in Glen Ellyn
Winner of ESPN Dream Job; anchor with the Big Ten NetworkBorn in Glen Ellyn
Halfback for the Chicago Bears, inductee of the College Football Hall of FameBorn in Glen Ellyn[4]
Javelin thrower; silver medalist at the Goodwill Games (1998)Born in Glen Ellyn
Indycar driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500Graduate of Glenbard West (1971)
All-American forward for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team Born in Glen Ellyn
Guard for the Chicago BearsLived in Glen Ellyn
Defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Hounds, KalPa (Finland) and Färjestad BK (Sweden)Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Hall of Fame left fielder for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland AthleticsLived in Glen Ellyn

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nancy Utley - The Hollywood Reporter . www.hollywoodreporter.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120108081455/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/nancy-utley-268689 . 2012-01-08.
  2. Web site: Nancy Derk (Jacobs), Glen Ellyn, IL Illinois currently in los angeles, CA USA .
  3. News: Schmid. Scott. Youngest challenger and Glen Ellyn resident Carstens expects to medal. 4 November 2012. The Associated Press. July 24, 2012.
  4. News: Robert F. MacLeod, 85; Football Star, Publisher . . B15 . January 17, 2003 . June 26, 2023 . newspapers.com.