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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Danville, Illinois . For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Danville, Illinois .
Arts and culture
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Susan Wittig Albert
January 2, 1940
Fiction and non-fiction writer
Lived in Danville and area, 1946–1963; attended Lincoln, Garfield, DHS
Morris Ankrum
Aug 28, 1896
Sep 2, 1964
Actor
Born in Danville
[1]
Irving Azoff
Dec 13, 1947
Record producer
Attended school in Danville
Todd E. Creason
May 26, 1967
Fiction and non-fiction writer
Joshua Ferris
1974
Novelist, author of Then We Came to the End
Born in Danville
Gene Hackman
Jan 30, 1930
Academy Award–winning actor
Went to junior high and early high school in Danville
Ned Luke
Oct 4, 1958
Film, TV, and video game actor
Born in Danville
[2]
Helen Morgan
Aug 2, 1900
Oct 9, 1941
Stage and screen star
Born in Danville
Donald O'Connor
Aug 28, 1925
Sep 27, 2003
Film star and dancer
Grew up in Danville
Jeff Oster
File:Jeff Oster TRUE Headshot.jpg
May 31, 1957
Jazz trumpet and flugelhorn recording artist
Born in Danville
Bobby Short
Sep 15, 1924
Mar 21, 2005
Cabaret singer, TV and film star, and recording artist
Born in Danville
Matthew Stover
1962
Author
[3]
Dick Van Dyke
Dec 13, 1925
Film, TV, and stage star
Grew up in Danville
Jerry Van Dyke
Jul 27, 1931
Film, TV, and stage star
Born in Danville
Helen Wells
1910
1986
Author of Nurse Cherry Ames books, volumes 1-7 and 17-27
Politics
Space
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Joseph R. Tanner
Jan 21, 1950
Astronaut
Sports
Name
Image
Birth
Death
Known for
Association
Reference
Jason Anderson
Jun 9, 1979
Pitcher for the New York Mets , Cleveland Indians , and New York Yankees
Born in Danville
[5]
Zeke Bratkowski
Oct 20, 1931
Quarterback and coach for seven National Football League teams
Born in Danville
Bert Daniels
Oct 31, 1882
Jun 6, 1958
Outfielder for the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds
Born in Danville
Jack Doan
Jun 12, 1972
Wrestling referee with the World Wrestling Entertainment
Lives in Danville
Keon Clark
Apr 16, 1975
Power forward for the six National Basketball Association teams
Born in Danville
Ben Howard
Jan 15, 1979
Pitcher for the San Diego Padres and Florida Marlins
Born in Danville
Jim Marshall
May 25, 1931
Second baseman and manager for seven Major League Baseball teams
Born in Danville
Al Myers
Oct 22, 1863
Dec 24, 1927
Second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers , Philadelphia Quakers , Kansas City Cowboys and Washington Nationals .
Born in Danville
Curtis Redden
Feb 8, 1881
Jan 16, 1919
All-Western football player and coach; died in World War I
Born in Danville
Sterling Slaughter
Nov 18, 1941
Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Born in Danville
Stephanie White
June 20, 1977
Purdue and WNBA player, Vanderbilt coach
Born in Danville
Robin Yount
Sep 16, 1955
Hall of Fame center fielder and shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers
Born in Danville
[6]
References