List of people from Quincy, Illinois
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The following notable people were either born or raised in Quincy, Illinois.
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[edit] Acting careers
- John Anderson[1] (MacGyver, Star Trek:The Next Generation [The Survivors])
- Mary Astor[1] (The Maltese Falcon, The Great Lie)
- Roy Brocksmith[1] (Total Recall, Arachnophobia)
- Donald Gallaher[2] (The Great Train Robbery, A Royal Family)
- Tad Hilgenbrink[3] (American Pie: Band Camp, The Curiosity of Chance)
- Henry Kolker[4]
- Robert Livingston[1]
[edit] Musicians
- Ralph Carmichael, composer.
- Micki Free,[1] professional musician.
- The Graduate (2 members; Corey Warning and Jared Wuestenberg)[5]
- Bob Havens,[1] jazz musician.
- The Maulers, fictional rock & roll group.
- Tony Peck, member of the rock band "The Forecast".
[edit] Sports figures
- Brian Clark, Canadian football player.
- Al Demaree, professional baseball player.
- Bruce Douglas, Basketball player.
- Bruce Edwards, major-league baseball catcher.
- Jim Finigan, major-league baseball player.
- Art Fromme, professional baseball player.
- Chase Hilgenbrinck, former major-league soccer player.
- Caren Kemner,[1] Olympic volleyball player.
- Dutch Kemner, baseball player.
- Luke Lutenberg, major-league baseball player.
- Fritz Ostermueller, major-league baseball player.
- Gary Phillips, Basketball player.
- Josh Rabe, former major-league baseball player.
- Paul Reuschel, major-league baseball player.
- Rick Reuschel,[1] major-league baseball player.
- El Tappe,[1] Chicago Cubs coach (1961 season).
- D. A. Weibring,[1] professional golf player.
[edit] Politicians and war heroes
- Albert Cashier, Union Soldier during the Civil War.
- Frederick Kreismann, a Mayor of St.Louis.
- Brian Munzlinger, Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- James Dada Morgan, Union general during the Civil War.
- Isaac N. Morris, Illinois Representative.
- Benjamin Prentiss, Union general during the Civil War.
- William Alexander Richardson, Illinois Senator,.
- William Rudolph Smith, Attorney General of Wisconsin.
- Paul Tibbets,[1] World War II pilot, Enola Gay.
- Scott L. Thoele, U.S. Army National Guard general.
- John Wood, city founder and 12th governor of Illinois.
[edit] Literature and the arts
- Edgar Johnson Goodspeed, scholar
- Neysa McMein, artist
- James B. Stewart,[1] author
- Jean Rabe, author
- Robert S. Roeschlaub, architect
- John Wingate, broadcaster, writer and communications consultant
- Michaele Vollbracht, fashion designer and illustrator
- Mike Estabrook,[1] Contemporary Artist (lives in Brooklyn, NY)
[edit] Other
- Thomas Scott Baldwin,[1] US aviationist.
- John W. Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing.
- Ernest Hemmings, Founder of the popular Hemmings Motor News magazine.
- Thomas A. Oakley, CEO and Chairman of Quincy Newspapers.
- Arthur Pitney,[1] inventor of the postage meter.
- James Scott, criminal who sabotaged the levee in West Quincy causing major flooding throughout the floodplain in 1993.
- Michael Swango,[1] serial killer.
- Father Augustine Tolton, first African-American priest.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Adams County History". http://www.adamscohistory.org/bios.html. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ "IMDB Profile for Donald Gallaher". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302368/. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ "Flixter". http://www.flixster.com/actor/tad-hilgenbrink/filmography. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ "IMDB Profile of Henry Kolker". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0464137/. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ http://www.thelocalq.com/node/2598
