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Arts and culture
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Laurie Anderson
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Jun 5, 1947
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Performance artist and musician
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Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard West
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Elek Bacsik
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May 22, 1926
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Feb 14, 1993
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Hungarian-born American Gypsy jazz guitarist and violinist, also played on viola, violectra, violoncello, double bass and bouzouki
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Lived and died in Glen Ellyn
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Jeffery Deaver
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May 6, 1950
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Best-selling mystery novelist (The Bone Collector, James Bond novel Carte Blanche)
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Graduate of Glenbard West (1968)
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Katherine Dunham
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Jun 22, 1909
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May 21, 2006
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Dancer
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Grew up in Glen Ellyn
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Jacob Fuerst
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Oct 27, 1992
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Guitarist for Knockout Kid
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Grew up in Glen Ellyn
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Jennifer Koh
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Violinist
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Born in Glen Ellyn
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Werner Krieglstein
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Oct 31, 1941
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Philosopher, author, and actor; College of DuPage professor, University of Chicago fellow and Fulbright Scholar
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Lives in Glen Ellyn
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Mark Daniel Rose
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Front-man of rock band Spitalfield
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From Glen Ellyn
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[citation needed]
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Larry Shue
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Jul 23, 1946
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Sep 23, 1985
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Playwright (The Foreigner, The Nerd)
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Brian St. Clair
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May 24, 1968
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Drummer of rock band Local H
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From Glen Ellyn
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Steven Suptic
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Feb 6, 1993
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Youtuber, actor (mlgHwnT, SourceFed, Sugar Pine 7
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From Glen Ellyn
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Molly Worthen
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1981
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Author and journalist
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Raised in Glen Ellyn
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Amy Carlson
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Jul 7, 1968
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Actress (Another World, Third Watch, Blue Bloods)
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Attended Glenbard West High School
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John Drury
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Jan 4, 1927
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Nov 25, 2007
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Local 10:00 pm news anchor (WTMJ, WBBM, WGN, WLS)
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Lived in Glen Ellyn
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Sean Hayes
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Jun 26, 1970
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Actor (Jack McFarland on Will & Grace)
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Attended Glenbard West High School
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Michael Herbick
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Sound engineer (The Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption); Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award winner ('Lonesome Dove)
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Grew up in Glen Ellyn
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Ryan Kelley
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Aug 31, 1986
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Actor (Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, Ben 10: Alien Swarm)
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Born in Glen Ellyn
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Frank Main
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Sep 8, 1964
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Journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2011)
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Lived in Glen Ellyn
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Ryan McPartlin
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Jul 3, 1975
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Actor (Devon Woodcomb on Chuck)
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Raised in Glen Ellyn
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Greg Miller
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Apr 27, 1983
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Internet personality (IGN, The GameOverGreggy Show, Kinda Funny)
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Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
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Patricia Tallman
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Sep 4, 1957
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Actress (Babylon 5, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, 1990)
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Graduated Glenbard West High School (1975)
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Nancy Utley
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Co-Chairman of Disney and Fox Searchlight and member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Grew up in Glen Ellyn; Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1973)
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Ted Wass
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Oct 27, 1952
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Actor and director (Blossom, Soap, Oh, God! You Devil)
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Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1970)
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Military
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Marcellus Jones
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Jun 5, 1830
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Oct 9, 1900
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Thought to have fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863)
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Lived in Danby, Illinois (now called Glen Ellyn)
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David V. Miller
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1919
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U.S. Air Force Major General
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Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Dunbard High School
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Politics and activism
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Bill Ayers
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Dec 26, 1944
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Co-founder of the radical Weatherman organization (1969)
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Born in Glen Ellyn
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Maryann Krieglstein
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Jul 11, 1944
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Social worker, community organizer, and Human Services Professor emeritus at the college of DuPage
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Lives in Glen Ellyn
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[3]
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Eboo Patel
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Author and member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships
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Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
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Peter Roskam
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Sep 13, 1961
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Former US congressman
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Grew up in Glen Ellyn; graduated from Glenbard West High School (1979)
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Betty Wagner Spandikow
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Sep 27, 1923
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Oct 26, 2008
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Author and breastfeeding advocate; co-founder of the La Leche League International
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Sports
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Matt Bowen
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Nov 12, 1976
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Strong safety for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Redskins
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Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
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Carolena Carstens
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Jan 18, 1996
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Martial artist (taekwondo); 2012 Summer Olympian
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Lives in Glen Ellyn
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Ray Demmitt
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Feb 2, 1884
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Feb 19, 1956
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Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers
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Lived and died in Glen Ellyn
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Mike Hall
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Feb 1, 1982
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Winner of ESPN Dream Job; anchor with the Big Ten Network
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Born in Glen Ellyn
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Bob MacLeod
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Oct 15, 1917
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Jan 13, 2002
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Halfback for the Chicago Bears
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Born in Glen Ellyn
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Tom Pukstys
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May 28, 1968
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Javelin thrower; silver medalist at the Goodwill Games (1998)
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Born in Glen Ellyn
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Bobby Rahal
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Jan 10, 1953
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Indycar driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500
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Graduate of Glenbard West (1971)
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[citation needed]
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John Shurna
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Apr 30, 1990
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All-American forward for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
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Born in Glen Ellyn
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Revie Sorey
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Sep 10, 1953
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Guard for the Chicago Bears
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Lived in Glen Ellyn
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Nikos Tselios
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Jan 20, 1979
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Defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Hounds, KalPa (Finland) and Färjestad BK (Sweden)
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Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
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Billy Williams
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Jun 15, 1938
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Hall of Fame left fielder for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics
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Lived in Glen Ellyn
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[citation needed]
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