List of people from Quincy, Illinois
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Quincy, Illinois
See also: Category:People from Quincy, Illinois
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[edit] Actors
- John Anderson, (MacGyver, Star Trek:The Next Generation [The Survivors]).[1]
- Mary Astor, (The Maltese Falcon, The Great Lie).[1]
- Roy Brocksmith, (Total Recall, Arachnophobia).[1]
- Donald Gallaher, (The Great Train Robbery, A Royal Family)[2]
- Tad Hilgenbrink, (American Pie: Band Camp, The Curiosity of Chance).[3]
- Henry Kolker,[4]
- Robert Livingston,[1]
[edit] Musicians
- Ralph Carmichael, composer.
- Micki Free, professional musician.[1]
- The Graduate (2 members; Corey Warning and Jared Wuestenberg)[5]
- Bob Havens, jazz musician.[1]
- 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, Olympic volleyball player.[1]
- 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, major-league baseball player.[1]
- El Tappe,[1] Chicago Cubs coach (1961 season).
- D. A. Weibring,[1] professional golf player.
[edit] Politicians and Military veterans
- 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, World War II pilot, Enola Gay.[1]
- 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, author.[1]
- Jean Rabe, author.
- Robert S. Roeschlaub, architect.
- John Wingate, broadcaster, writer and communications consultant.
- Michaele Vollbracht, fashion designer and illustrator.
- Mike Estabrook, contemporary Artist (lives in Brooklyn, NY).[1]
[edit] Other
- Thomas Scott Baldwin, US aviationist.[1]
- 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, inventor of the postage meter.[1]
- James Scott, criminal who sabotaged the levee in West Quincy causing major flooding throughout the floodplain in 1993.
- Michael Swango, serial killer.[1]
- 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
