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The following list includes notable athletes who were born or have lived in Chicago, Illinois

Baseball

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Ernie Banks Jan 31, 1931 MLB Hall of Famer, known as "Mr. Cub" [1]
Lou Boudreau Jul 17, 1917 Aug 10, 2001 MLB Hall of Famer [2]
Doe Boyland Jan 6, 1955 MLB player Born in Chicago [3]
Cesar Carrillo Apr 29, 1984 MLB player Born in Chicago [4]
Charles Comiskey Aug 15, 1859 Oct 26, 1931 MLB player and team owner, namesake of Comiskey Park Born in Chicago [5]
Josephine D'Angelo Nov 23, 1924 Aug 18, 2013 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [6]
Andre Dawson Jul 10, 1954 MLB player, MLB Hall of Famer [7]
Chick Fraser Aug 26, 1873 May 8, 1940 MLB player Born in Chicago [8]
Philomena Gianfrancisco Apr 20, 1923 Jan 10, 1992 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [9]
Curtis Granderson Mar 16, 1981 MLB player, center fielder for the New York Mets [10]
Ozzie Guillén Jan 20, 1964 Manager of White Sox and Miami Marlins [11]
Al Lopez Feb 13, 1947 Oct 30, 2005 MLB Player and coach, MLB Hall of Famer [12]
Arlene Kotil May 22, 1934 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [13]
Irene Kotowicz Dec 10, 1919 Jan 24, 2002 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [14]
Herman Long Apr 13, 1866 Sep 17, 1909 MLB player and minor league manager Born in Chicago [15]
Alex McCarthy May 12, 1889 Mar 12, 1978 MLB player Born in Chicago [16]
Mark Mulder Aug 5, 1977 MLB player, left handed pitcher, American League All-Star 2003 and 2004 [17]
Wally Pipp February 17, 1893 January 11, 1965 First baseman for the Detroit Tigers (1913), New York Yankees (1915–1925), and Cincinnati Reds; World Series champion (1923); American League home run champion (1916, 1917)(1926–1928) Born in Chicago [18]
Kirby Puckett Mar 14, 1960 Mar 6, 2006 MLB Player, MLB Hall of Famer Born in Chicago [19]
Ryne Sandberg Sep 18, 1959 MLB player, MLB Hall of Famer, coach for the Philadelphia Phillies [20]
Ron Santo Feb 25, 1940 Dec 3, 2010 MLB player and WGN broadcaster; MLB Hall of Famer [21]
Gloria Schweigerdt Jun 10, 1934 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [22]
Billy Sianis 1895 Oct 22, 1970 Creator of the Cubs Curse and founder of the Billy Goat Tavern [23]
Sammy Sosa Nov 12, 1968 Right fielder for the White Sox and Cubs [24]
Stan Wasiak Apr 8, 1920 Nov 20, 1992 Minor league manager, King of Baseball Born in Chicago [25]
Billy Williams Jun 15, 1938 MLB player; MLB Hall of Famer [26]

Basketball

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Nick Anderson Jan 20, 1968 NBA guard Born in Chicago [27]
Patrick Beverley Jul 12, 1988 NBA player, plays for the Houston Rockets Born in Chicago [28]
Shannon Brown Nov 29, 1985 NBA guard, played for the Phoenix Suns [29]
Quinn Buckner Aug 20, 1954 NBA player and coach, NCAA, NBA and Olympic basketball player [30]
Will Bynum Jan 4, 1983 NBA player, plays for the Detroit Pistons Born in Chicago [31]
Jerry Colangelo Nov 20, 1939 Sports executive; owner of the Phoenix Suns and Diamondbacks [32]
Eddy Curry Dec 5, 1982 NBA player, player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls [33]
Anthony Davis Mar 11, 1993 NBA player, plays for the New Orleans Pelicans Born in Chicago [34]
Gene Dyker Feb 17, 1930 Jan 1, 1966 NBA player [35]
Michael Finley Mar 6, 1973 NBA player [citation needed]
Larry Friend Apr 14, 1935 Feb 27, 1998 NBA player Born in Chicago [36]
Kevin Garnett May 19, 1976 NBA player, plays for the Brooklyn Nets [37]
Tim Hardaway Sep 1, 1966 NBA player Born in Chicago [38]
Johnny Kerr Jul 17, 1932 Feb 26, 2009 NBA player Born in Chicago [39]
Mike Krzyzewski Feb 13, 1947 Basketball coach and player; coach at Duke University, known as "Coach K" Born in Chicago [40]
Johnny Kerr Jul 17, 1932 Feb 26, 2009 NBA player Born in Chicago [39]
Corey Maggette Nov 12, 1979 NBA player [citation needed]
Shawn Marion May 7, 1978 NBA player, plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers [41]
Ray Meyer Dec 18, 1913 Mar 17, 2006 Men's basketball coach at DePaul University Born in Chicago [42]
George Mikan Jun 18, 1924 Jun 1, 2005 NBA player, NBA Hall of Famer Attended Quigley Prep in Chicago [43]
Nazr Mohammed Sep 5, 1977 NBA player Born in Chicago [44]
Candace Parker Apr 19, 1986 WNBA All-Star for Los Angeles Sparks [45]
Jack Phelan Nov 6, 1925 NBA player Born in Chicago [46]
Cappie Pondexter Jan 7, 1983 WNBA All-Star for the New York Liberty; Olympic gold medalist (Beijing 2008) [47]
Quentin Richardson Apr 13, 1980 NBA player Born in Chicago [48]
Doc Rivers Oct 13, 1961 NBA player and coach Born in Chicago [49]
Derrick Rose Oct 4, 1988 Player for the Chicago Bulls, 2011 NBA MVP Born in Chicago [50]
Isiah Thomas Apr 30, 1961 NBA player, NBA Hall of Famer Born in Chicago [51]
Dwyane Wade Jan 17, 1982 NBA guard for Miami Heat Born in Chicago [52]
Antoine Walker Aug 12, 1976 NBA player Born in Chicago [53]

Boxing

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Jesús Chávez Nov 12, 1972 World boxing champion Raised in Chicago [54]

Football

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Flozell Adams May 18, 1975 NFL offensive lineman Born in Chicago [55]
Mike Alstott Dec 21, 1973 NFL fullback [55]
Norm Amundsen Sep 28, 1932 NFL guard Born in Chicago [56]
Ed Bell Sep 20, 1921 Dec 6, 1990 NFL guard and tackle Born in Chicago [57]
Dick Butkus Dec 9, 1942 NFL linebacker, Hall of Fame linebacker for the Bears Born in Chicago [58]
Bill Callahan Jul 31, 1956 Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys Born in Chicago [58][59]
Larry Canada Dec 16, 1954 NFL running back Born in Chicago [60]
Joe Carey Nov 14, 1895 NFL guard and tackle Born in Chicago [61]
Sean Cattouse Oct 4, 1988 NFL safety Born in Chicago [62]
Steve Collier Apr 19, 1963 NFL offensive tackle Born in Chicago [63]
Larry Coutre Apr 11, 1928 May 19, 2008 NFL halfback Born in Chicago [64]
Mike Ditka Oct 18, 1939 Coach and player for the Bears, TV analyst [65]
Dick Evans May 31, 1917 NFL player Born in Chicago [66]
Fred Evans Nov 6, 1983 Defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins Born in Chicago [67]
Dick Fencl February 24, 1909 June 25, 1972 NFL end Born in Chicago [68]
Tom Finnin Sep 28, 1927 NFL defensive tackle Born in Chicago [69]
Tim Foley Jan 22, 1948 Pro Bowl defensive back for the Miami Dolphins [citation needed]
Ray Frankowski Sep 14, 1919 Nov 27, 2001 NFL guard Born in Chicago [70]
Chuck Gelatka January 28, 1914 May 23, 2001 NFL end Born in Chicago [71]
Red Grange Jun 13, 1903 Jan 28, 1991 Halfback for the Bears and the New York Yankees [72]
George Halas Feb 2, 1895 Oct 31, 1983 Coach and owner of the Bears [73]
Napoleon Harris Feb 25, 1979 NFL linebacker Born in Chicago [74]
Arnold Horween Jul 7, 1898 Aug 5, 1985 Harvard Crimson All American football player and NFL football player Born in Chicago [75]
Ralph Horween Aug 3, 1896 May 26, 1997 Harvard Crimson All American football player and NFL football player Born in Chicago [76]
Tony Ippolito Sep 19, 1917 Nov 12, 1951 NFL guard Born in Chicago [77]
Clarence Janecek Apr 1, 1911 Jan 16, 1990 NFL offensive guard Born in Chicago [78]
Johnny Karras File:Johnny Karras.jpeg January 29, 1928 NFL halfback Born in Chicago [79]
John Kropke January 3, 1966 CFL defensive lineman Born in Chicago [80]
Larry Lauer Aug 27, 1927 NFL center Born in Chicago [81]
Marv Levy Aug 3, 1925 Coach of Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills and the Chicago Blitz of the USFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Born in Chicago [82]
Marc May Jan 1, 1956 NFL tight end Born in Chicago [83]
John McGarry Nov 24, 1963 NFL guard Born in Chicago [84]
Jim McMahon Aug 21, 1959 NFL quarterback, quarterback for the 1985 Super Bowl champion Bears [85]
Donovan McNabb Nov 25, 1976 NFL quarterback, current analyst on NFL Network and Fox Sports Born in Chicago [86]
Rashard Mendenhall Jan 4, 1983 NFL halfback [87]
John Meyer Feb 20, 1942 NFL player and coach Born in Chicago [88]
Ed Mieszkowski October 14, 1925 February 15, 2004 AAFC tackle Born in Chicago [89]
Walter Payton Jul 25, 1954 Nov 1, 1999 Running back for the Bears, NFL Hall of Famer [90]
Ray Nitschke Dec 29, 1936 Mar 8, 1998 NFL linebacker for the Packers, NFL Hall of Famer Lived in Chicago [91]
Bill O'Neill Apr 25, 1910 Oct 27, 2000 NFL back for the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Rams Born in Chicago [92]
David Petway Oct 17, 1955 NFL defensive back Born in Chicago [93]
Jim Psaltis Dec 14, 1927 NFL defensive back Born in Chicago [94]
Simeon Rice Feb 24, 1974 NFL defensive end Born in Chicago [95]
Knute Rockne Mar 4, 1888 Mar 31, 1931 Football player and coach at Notre Dame Grew up in the Logan Square area of Chicago [96][97]
George Schmidt Oct 28, 1927 NFL defensive end Born in Chicago [98]
Joe Skibinski Dec 23, 1928 NFL guard Born in Chicago [99]
Ed Skoronski October 15, 1910 December 22, 1996 NFL player Born in Chicago [100]
John Spilis Oct 14, 1947 NFL wide receiver Born in Chicago [101]
Amos Alonzo Stagg Aug 16, 1862 Mar 17, 1965 Football coach, College Football Hall of Fame inductee [102]
Jimmy Tays Mar 10, 1899 Jun 21, 1986 NFL player Born in Chicago [103]
Pierre Thomas Dec 18, 1984 NFL running back, current running back for the New Orleans Saints Born in Chicago [104]
Michael Turner Feb 13, 1982 NFL running back [citation needed]
Chuck Ulrich Dec 14, 1929 Apr 10, 2006 Defensive tackle for the Chicago Cardinals Born in Chicago [105]
Lou Usher Jan 1, 1927 NFL offensive lineman for the Bears Born in Chicago [106]
Joe Vodicka March 4, 1921 February 28, 1995 NFL halfback Born in Chicago [107]
Marty Wendell November 22, 1926 March 7, 2012 American football guard Born in Chicago [108]
Ken Wendt Jan 29, 1910 Jan 19, 1982 NFL guard Born in Chicago [109]
Chuck Winfrey Mar 27, 1949 NFL linebacker Born in Chicago [110]
Chet Winters Oct 22, 1960 NFL running back Born in Chicago [111]
Harry Wunsch Nov 20, 1910 NFL guard Born in Chicago [112]
Joe Young Aug 3, 1933 Defensive end in the AFL Born in Chicago [113]
Bob Zimny Dec 11, 1921 Aug 11, 2011 NFL tackle Born in Chicago [114]

Golf

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Lee Mida 1890 1960 Winner of the 1930 Women's Western Open Born in Chicago [115]

Gymnastics

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Bart Conner Mar 28, 1958 Olympic gymnastic gold medalist (1984) Raised in Chicago [116]

Hockey

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Chris Chelios Jan 25, 1962 NHL defenseman Born in Chicago [117]
Bobby Hull Jan 3, 1939 NHL player, NHL Hall of Famer Played for the Chicago Blackhawks [118]
Stan Mikita May 20, 1940 NHL centre, NHL Hall of Famer Played for the Chicago Blackhawks [119]

Ice skating

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Shani Davis Aug 13, 1982 Olympic speed-skater Born in Chicago [120]
Dorothy Hamill Jul 26, 1956 Figure skater, 1976 Olympic champion and the 1976 World champion Born in Chicago [121]
Evan Lysacek Jun 4, 1985 Figure skater, 2010 Olympic champion and 2009 World champion Born in Chicago [122]
Janet Lynn Apr 6, 1953 Figure skater, 1972 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time world medalist Born in Chicago [123]

Martial arts

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Andrei Arlovski 4 February 1979 Lives in Chicago
Rene Capo May 9, 1961 Jul 6, 2009 Represented the US on the 1988 Seoul and 1996 Atlanta Olympic Judo teams Lived in Chicago
Shonie Carter May 3, 1972 Mixed martial artist; WEC Welterweight Champion Born in Chicago
James Chico Hernandez

(a.k.a., "Chico")

File:Hernandez,medal.jpg Apr 14, 1954 Sambo practitioner; member of the USA National Team Born in Chicago
Juan Moreno Olympic Taekwondo silver medalist (Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992); National team taekwondo coach (2002) [citation needed]

NASCAR

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Bobby Dotter Jul 11, 1960 NASCAR driver turned owner Born in Chicago
Mike Joy Nov 25, 1949 NASCAR announcer on FOX Born in Chicago

Rowing and yachting

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Robert Halperin Jan 26, 1908 May 8, 1985 Olympic and Pan American Games yachting medalist; quarterback for the Brooklyn Dodgers; decorated World War II US-Navy sailor; co-founder of Lands' End; Chairman of Commercial Light Company Born in Chicago
Donald Spero Aug 9, 1939 American physicist; venture capitalist; European Rowing Championships bronze medalist and Olympic rower (1964) [124]

Soccer

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Marcelo Balboa Aug 8, 1967 Defender for MLS teams MetroStars and Colorado Rapids, and the Liga MX team Club León; captain of the U.S. national team; member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame Born in Chicago
Brad Guzan Sep 9, 1984 Goalkeeper for the MLS team Chivas USA and Premier League teams Aston Villa and Hull City A.F.C.; member of the U.S. national team [citation needed]
Frank Klopas Sep 1, 1966 Forward for the Chicago Sting and Chicago Fire; member of the U.S. national team; Head Coach for the Chicago Fire from 2011 to 2013 Lived in Chicago
Garth Lagerway Dec 12, 1972 Goalkeeper for the Kansas City Wiz, Dallas Burn, and Miami Fusion; general manager and vice president of Real Salt Lake [citation needed]
Eric Lichaj Nov 17, 1988 Defender for five English professional teams; member of the U.S. national team [citation needed]
Mike Magee Sep 2, 1984 Forward for the New York Red Bulls, Los Angeles Galaxy, and Chicago Fire; Major League Soccer MVP (2013) [citation needed]
Brian McBride Jun 19, 1972 Forward with the MLS Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire and five European soccer clubs; member of the U.S. national team [citation needed]
Matt Pyzdrowski Aug 17, 1986 Goalkeeper for Ängelholm in Sweden [citation needed]
Jonathan Spector Mar 1, 1986 Defender and midfielder for the Premier League teams Manchester United and West Ham United; member of the U.S. national team [citation needed]
Willy Roy Feb 8, 1943 Forward and coach with several NPSL and NASL teams; coach for the Chicago Sting with two championship titles (1981 & 1984); member of the U.S. national team Lived in Chicago

Sports commentators

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Jack Brickhouse Jan 24, 1917 Aug 6, 1998 TV and radio broadcaster; recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame (1983); American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame inductee (1985)
Harry Caray Mar 1, 1914 Feb 18, 1998 Baseball broadcaster on TV and radio
Stuart Scott Jul 19, 1965 Jan 4, 2015 Sportscaster and anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter Born in Chicago
Michael Wilbon Nov 19, 1958 ESPN commentator and co-host of Pardon the Interruption; sportswriter and columnist for the Washington Post Born in Chicago

Tennis

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Laura Granville May 12, 1981 Tennis player and head coach of Princeton University women's tennis team Born in Chicago
Andrea Jaeger Jun 4, 1965 Tennis player and an Anglican Dominican nun; winner of 10 singles titles Born in Chicago

Track and field

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Mike Conley, Sr. Oct 5, 1962 Olympic gold medalist triple jumper (1992 Barcelona games) Born in Chicago
Hal Higdon Jun 17, 1931 Distance runner, running writer; co-founder of the Road Runners Club of America. Grew up in Chicago

Volleyball

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Russ Rose Nov 29, 1953 Hall of Fame women's volleyball coach at Penn State Born in Chicago

Wrestling

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
D'Lo Brown Oct 22, 1970 Wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and Ring of Honor Lives in Chicago
Colt Cabana May 6, 1980 Wrestler with the Ring of Honor, World Wrestling Entertainment, and Wrestling Society X Billed from Chicago
Maria Kanellis Feb 25, 1982 WWE wrestler, actress, and singer. Billed from Chicago
CM Punk Oct 26, 1978 Seven-time World Champion with World Wrestling Entertainment; known as "the longest-reigning WWE Champion of the modern era"; retired from WWE in 2014; now a mixed martial artist Born in Chicago
Justin Roberts Dec 29, 1979 Ring announcer for the World Wrestling Entertainment Born in Chicago
Michael Hegstrand

(a.k.a. Road Warrior Hawk)

Sep 12, 1957 Oct 19, 2003 One-half of the wrestling tag team The Road Warriors or Legion of Doom Born in Chicago
Joseph Laurinaitis

(a.k.a. Road Warrior Animal)

Jan 26, 1960 One-half of the wrestling tag team The Road Warriors or Legion of Doom Born in Chicago

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