Academics and scientists Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Ezekiel Emanuel 1957 Oncologist; developer of The Medical Directive: health policy adviser to the federal government Roger Myerson March 29, 1951 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics co-winner [1]
Acting and modeling Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Ralph Bellamy June 17, 1904 November 29, 1991 Academy Award -nominated actorGrew up in Wilmette [2] [3] [4] Beck Bennett October 1, 1984 Actor, Saturday Night Live Born in Wilmette Neal Brennan October 19, 1973 Comedian, writer, director, producer, actor Lived in Wilmette as a child between 1978 and 1986 [5] Brian Doyle-Murray October 31, 1945 Actor Grew up in Wilmette Charlton Heston October 4, 1923 April 5, 2008 Academy Award-winning actor Born in Wilmette [4] [6] Seana Kofoed August 13, 1970 Actress Born in Wilmette Virginia Madsen September 11, 1961 Academy Award-nominated actress [7] [8] Crystal McCahill December 18, 1983 Model; Playboy Playmate of the Month [9] Bill Murray September 21, 1950 Emmy -winning and Academy Award-nominated actor and comedian. Recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor .Grew up in Wilmette Joel Murray April 17, 1963 Actor Born in Wilmette Hugh O'Brian April 19, 1925 September 5, 2016 Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe -winning actor Lived in Wilmette [4] [10] Ann-Margret Olsson April 28, 1941 Actress and entertainer, winner of five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award, nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammys and a SAG Award Lived in Wilmette [4] Kevin Quinn May 21, 1997 Actor Grew up in Wilmette [11] Jeri Ryan February 22, 1968 American actress best known for her role as the Borg drone, Seven of Nine, in Star Trek: Voyager , lived in Wilmette Lived in Wilmette [7] Frazier Thomas June 13, 1918 April 3, 1985 Chicago children's television personality, best known for Garfield Goose and Friends Lived in Wilmette [4] Nico Tortorella July 30, 1988 Model and actor Born in Wilmette [12] [13] Rainn Wilson January 20, 1966 Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actor; best known for role as Dwight Schrute on The Office [7]
Architects
Business Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference James Crown June 25, 1953 Businessman, son of Lester Crown and brother of Susan Crown, president of Henry Crown and Company , director of JPMorgan Chase , General Dynamics and Sara Lee Corporation , managing partner of Aspen Skiing Company Grew up in Wilmette [17] Lester Crown June 7, 1925 Billionaire businessman, son of industrialist Henry Crown , father of James and Susan Crown Lives in Wilmette [18] [19] [20] Susan Crown 1958 Businesswoman, daughter of Lester Crown and sister of James Crown, chairman and founder of Susan Crown Exchange (SCE), chairman and CEO of Owl Creek Partners, chairman of Crown Family Philanthropies and partner of Henry Crown & Co., executive at Illinois Tool Works , board member of Northern Trust Corporation , vice-chair of Rush University Medical Center , former Fellow of Yale Corporation and board member of Baxter International Grew up in Wilmette [17] Ari Emanuel March 29, 1961 Co-founder of Endeavor Talent Agency Grew up in Wilmette Christie Hefner November 8, 1952 Former CEO of Playboy , daughter of Hugh Hefner Born in Wilmette [4] [7] James L. Kraft December 11, 1874 February 16, 1953 Founder of Kraft Foods Inc Lived in Wilmette [21] Cary Kochman April 1965 Co-head of Global Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Citigroup , head of Chicago Citi office Lives in Wilmette [22] Tony Rezko 1955 Restaurateur, political fundraiser convicted of fraud Lived in Wilmette [23] Laura Ricketts December 15, 1967 Co-owner of Chicago Cubs ; board member of Lambda Legal and Housing Opportunities for Women organization; daughter of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts Lives in Wilmette [24] [25] Thomas S. Ricketts May 23, 1963 Co-owner and chairman of Chicago Cubs ; CEO of Incapital ; director of TD Ameritrade Holding Company ; son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts Lives in Wilmette [18] [24] [25]
Chefs Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Charlie Trotter September 8, 1959 November 5, 2013 Chef and restaurant-owner Born in Wilmette [4] [26]
Music
Photography
Politics Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Esther Dunshee Bower September 1879 October 13, 1962 lawyer, co-founder of Illinois League of Women Voters ; worked almost 20 years for the state's Women's Jury Bill (1939) Lived in Wilmette from 1880s to 1950s [33] Michael Cabonargi January 29, 1971 Commissioner of Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district since 2011 Lives in Wilmette [34] Rahm Emanuel November 29, 1959 55th mayor of Chicago ; White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama ; senior advisor to President Bill Clinton , Democratic Caucus Chairman of the House of Representatives ; Ambassador to Japan under President Joe Biden Grew up in Wilmette [7] Roger Keats August 12, 1948 Former member of the Illinois House of Representatives Lived in Wilmette [35] Dean A. Pinkert June 5, 1956 Served as a member of the International Trade Commission from 2007 until 2015 Grew up in Wilmette Todd Ricketts September 23, 1969 Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee . Was originally named by Donald Trump for nomination as the Deputy Secretary of Commerce but withdrew, unable to satisfy the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.Ricketts is a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs ; owner of the shuttered Higher Gear Bike Shops chain; CEO of Ending Spending Super PAC ; member of the World Bicycle Relief board of directors; son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts .
Lives in Wilmette [18] [24] [25] [36] [37] Michael S. Rogers October 31, 1959 Former commander of the United States Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency Grew up in Wilmette [38] Jack Ryan October 6, 1959 Candidate for the United States Senate Grew up in Wilmette Dan Seals June 19, 1971 Candidate for the United States House of Representatives Lives in Wilmette Sargent Shriver November 9, 1915 January 18, 2011 General manager of the Merchandise Mart ; first head of the Peace Corps ; vice presidential nominee for George McGovern's presidential campaign Lived in Wilmette
Sports Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Jack Brickhouse January 24, 1917 August 6, 1998 Sportscaster for the Chicago Cubs Lived in Wilmette [4] [39] Grant Golden August 21, 1929 December 15, 2018 Tennis player Born in Wilmette [40] Barry Horowitz March 24, 1960 Wrestler with WWE Jamie Schroeder September 9, 1981 Olympic rower [41] Mike Huff August 11, 1963 Major League Baseball playerGrew up in Wilmette [42] Bob Skelton June 25, 1903 June 25, 1977 Gold medalist Olympic swimmer Born in Wilmette Charlie Tilson December 22, 1992 Major League Baseball player Born in Wilmette Alexander K. Whybrow (a.k.a. Larry Sweeney)
February 18, 1981 April 11, 2011 Wrestler and manager Tommy Wingels April 12, 1988 Center in National Hockey League Grew up in Wilmette [43]
Writing and journalism Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Julia Allison February 28, 1981 Columnist Born in Wilmette Mal Bellairs November 9, 1919 July 12, 2010 Radio personality Lived in Wilmette [44] Robert Casey March 14, 1890 December 5, 1962 Newspaper journalist Lived in Wilmette [45] Jamie Gilson July 4, 1933 February 11, 2020 Author Lived in Wilmette Edward Gorey February 22, 1925 April 15, 2000 Writer/ illustrator Grew up in Wilmette [4] Chester Gould November 20, 1900 May 11, 1985 Cartoonist; creator of Dick Tracy Lived in Wilmette [4] [46] [47] [48] Blair Kamin Pulitzer Prize -winning architecture critic for Chicago Tribune Lives in Wilmette [18] [49] Linda MacLennan May 25, 1956 Television news anchor and reporter (longtime personality on WBBM-TV ) Lived in Wilmette [18] [50] Brant Miller February 8, 1950 Chief meteorologist at WMAQ-TV Lives in Wilmette [18] Marianne Murciano Co-hosted Fox Thing in the Morning on WFLD Lives in Wilmette [18] Jonathan Nolan Jun 6, 1976 British-American author and screenwriter Dana Olsen Screenwriter Lives in Wilmette Ian Punnett March 3, 1960 Radio broadcaster Born in Wilmette Bob Sirott August 9, 1949 Radio broadcaster on WLS-AM , television news anchor Lives in Wilmette [18] Clark Weber Nov 24, 1930 Mar 7, 2020 Radio broadcaster Lives in Wilmette [18] [51] Donovan Webster January 13, 1959 Best-selling and award-winning journalist, author, film-maker, and humanitarian Grew up in Wilmette Paul O. Zelinsky 1953 Best-selling children's author/illustrator Grew up in Wilmette [52]
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