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Arts and culture

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Laurie Anderson Jun 5, 1947 Performance artist and musician Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard West
Elek Bacsik May 22, 1926 Feb 14, 1993 Gypsy jazz violinist Lived and died in Glen Ellyn
Jeffery Deaver May 6, 1950 Best-selling mystery novelist (The Bone Collector, James Bond novel Carte Blanche) Graduate of Glenbard West (1968)
Katherine Dunham Jun 22, 1909 May 21, 2006 Dancer Grew up in Glen Ellyn
Jennifer Koh Violinist Born in Glen Ellyn
Werner Krieglstein Oct 31, 1941 Philosopher, author, and actor; College of DuPage professor, University of Chicago fellow and Fulbright Scholar Lives in Glen Ellyn
Mark Daniel Rose Front-man of rock band Spitalfield From Glen Ellyn [citation needed]
Larry Shue Jul 23, 1946 Sep 23, 1985 Playwright (The Foreigner, The Nerd)
Brian St. Clair May 24, 1968 Drummer of rock band Local H From Glen Ellyn
Molly Worthen 1981 Author and journalist Raised in Glen Ellyn

Media

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Amy Carlson Jul 7, 1968 Actress (Another World, Third Watch) Attended Glenbard West High School
John Drury Jan 4, 1927 Nov 25, 2007 Local 10:00 pm news anchor (WTMJ, WBBM, WGN, WLS) Lived in Glen Ellyn
Sean Hayes Jun 26, 1970 Actor (Jack McFarland on Will and Grace) Attended Glenbard West High School
Michael Herbick Sound engineer (The Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption); Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award winner ('Lonesome Dove) Grew up in Glen Ellyn
Ryan Kelley Aug 31, 1986 Actor (Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, Ben 10: Alien Swarm) Born in Glen Ellyn
Ryan McPartlin Jul 3, 1975 Actor (Devon Woodcomb on Chuck) Raised in Glen Ellyn
Greg Miller Apr 27, 1983 Internet personality (IGN, The GameOverGreggy Show, Kinda Funny) Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Nancy Utley Co-president of Fox Searchlight and member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grew up in Glen Ellyn; Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1973) [1][2]
Frank Main Sep 8, 1964 Journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2011) Lived in Glen Ellyn
Bill Pullman Dec 17, 1953 Actor (Spaceballs, Independence Day, Lost Highway, Casper)
Patricia Tallman Sep 4, 1957 Actress (Babylon 5, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, 1990) Graduated Glenbard West High School (1975)
Ted Wass Oct 27, 1952 Actor and director (Blossom, Soap, Oh, God! You Devil) Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1970)

Military

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Marcellus Jones Jun 5, 1830 Oct 9, 1900 Thought to have fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) Lived in Danby, Illinois (now called Glen Ellyn)

Politics and activism

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Bill Ayers Dec 26, 1944 Co-founder of the radical Weatherman organization (1969) Born in Glen Ellyn
Maryann Krieglstein Jul 11, 1944 Social worker, community organizer, and Human Services Professor emeritus at the college of DuPage Lives in Glen Ellyn [3]
Eboo Patel Author and member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Peter Roskam Sep 13, 1961 US congressman Grew up in Glen Ellyn; graduated from Glenbard West High School (1979)
Betty Wagner Spandikow Sep 27, 1923 Oct 26, 2008 Author and breastfeeding advocate; co-founder of the La Leche League International

Sports

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Matt Bowen Nov 12, 1976 Strong safety for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Redskins Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Carolena Carstens Jan 18, 1996 Martial artist (taekwondo); 2012 Summer Olympian Lives in Glen Ellyn [4]
Nikos Tselios Jan 20, 1979 Defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Hounds, KalPa (Finland) and Färjestad BK (Sweden) Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Ray Demmitt Feb 2, 1884 Feb 19, 1956 Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers Lived and died in Glen Ellyn
Mike Hall Feb 1, 1982 Winner of ESPN Dream Job; anchor with the Big Ten Network Born in Glen Ellyn
Bob MacLeod Oct 15, 1917 Jan 13, 2002 Halfback for the Chicago Bears Born in Glen Ellyn
Tom Pukstys May 28, 1968 Javelin thrower; silver medalist at the Goodwill Games (1998) Born in Glen Ellyn
Bobby Rahal Jan 10, 1953 Indycar driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500 Graduate of Glenbard West (1971) [citation needed]
John Shurna Apr 30, 1990 All-American forward for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team Born in Glen Ellyn
Revie Sorey Sep 10, 1953 Guard for the Chicago Bears Lived in Glen Ellyn
Billy Williams Jun 15, 1938 Hall of Fame left fielder for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics Lived in Glen Ellyn [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/nancy-utley-268689
  2. ^ http://www.glenbardwest73.com/class_profile.cfm?member_id=6022563
  3. ^ Krieglstein, Werner (1992). "Building the Smallest Democracy at the Heart of Society". The Creative Woman. 12 (2). University Park, IL: Governors State University: 4–8. ISSN 0736-4733. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ Schmid, Scott (July 24, 2012). "Youngest challenger and Glen Ellyn resident Carstens expects to medal". The Associated Press. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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