List of people from Quincy, Illinois
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Quincy, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Quincy, Illinois.
Acting and comedy
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, JohnJohn Anderson |  |
October 20, 1922 | August 7, 1992 | Actor and director (Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke) | Raised in Quincy | [1][2] |
| Astor, MaryMary Astor |  |
May 3, 1906 | September 25, 1987 | Actress (The Maltese Falcon, The Great Lie) | Born in Quincy | [3] |
| Brocksmith, RoyRoy Brocksmith | September 15, 1945 | December 16, 2001 | Actor (Total Recall, Arachnophobia) | Born in Quincy and graduated from Quincy University in 1970. | [4] | |
| Fleer, HarryHarry Fleer | March 26, 1916 | October 14, 1994 | Actor (Little Giants, Tormented) | Born in Quincy | [5] | |
| Gallaher, DonaldDonald Gallaher | .jpg) |
June 25, 1895 | August 14, 1961 | Actor and director (The Great Train Robbery, Temple Tower) | Born in Quincy | [6] |
| Hilgenbrink, TadTad Hilgenbrink | October 9, 1981 | Actor (American Pie Presents: Band Camp, The Curiosity of Chance) | Born in Quincy and attended Quincy Senior High School | [7] | ||
| Kolker, HenryHenry Kolker |  |
November 13, 1874 | July 15, 1947 | Actor | Family moved to Quincy when he was young | |
| Livingston, RobertRobert Livingston | December 9, 1904 | March 7, 1988 | Actor (The Three Mesquiteers, The Lone Ranger Rides Again) | Born in Quincy | [8] | |
| Sayles, IrvingIrving Sayles |  |
1872 | February 8, 1914 | Vaudeville entertainer | Born in Quincy | [9] |
| Wicker, IreeneIreene Wicker |  |
November 24, 1905 | November 17, 1987 | Actress and singer (The Singing Lady) | Born in Quincy | [10] |
Crime
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray, James EarlJames Earl Ray |  |
March 10, 1928 | April 23, 1998 | Convicted of shooting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Raised in Quincy | [11] |
| Scott, JamesJames Scott | November 20, 1969 | Charged with sabotaging a levee in West Quincy, Missouri during the Great Flood of 1993 | Born in Quincy | [12] | ||
| Swango, MichaelMichael Swango |  |
October 21, 1954 | Serial killer | Raised in Quincy and attended Quincy Notre Dame High School | [13] |
Fine arts
- Mike Estabrook, contemporary artist (lives in Brooklyn, NY)[13]
- Neysa McMein, artist
- John Quidor, painter
- Robert S. Roeschlaub, architect
- Michaele Vollbracht, fashion designer and illustrator
Journalism and writing
- Ernest Hemmings, founder of the popular Hemmings Motor News magazine
- Rick Hummel, baseball writer
- Thomas A. Oakley, CEO and chairman of Quincy Newspapers
- Arthur Pitney, inventor of the postage meter[13]
- Jean Rabe, author
- James B. Stewart, author[13]
- John Wingate, broadcaster, writer and communications consultant
Military
Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay
- Thomas Scott Baldwin, US Army major during World War I; aviation pioneer and balloonist [13]
- Albert Cashier, Union Army soldier during the Civil War
- James Dada Morgan, Union Army general during the Civil War
- Benjamin Prentiss, Union Army general during the Civil War
- Scott L. Thoele, US Army National Guard brigadier general
- Paul Tibbets, World War II pilot, Enola Gay[13]
Music
- Ray Burke clarinetist
- Ralph Carmichael, composer
- Micki Free, professional musician[13]
- Tom Goss, musician, born in Quincy
- The Graduate (members Corey Warning and Jared Wuestenberg)
- Bob Havens, jazz musician[13]
- Charlie "Specks" McFadden, country blues singer and songwriter[14]
- Tony Peck, member of the rock band The Forecast
Politics
- Horace S. Cooley, Illinois Secretary of State
- Laura Kent Donahue, Illinois State Senator
- Stephen Arnold Douglas, youngest supreme court justice in Illinois history (27 years old); ran as a Democrat against Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election[15]
- Mary Lou Kent, Illinois state legislator
- Frederick Kreismann, mayor of St.Louis
- Charles E. Lippincott, California State Senator and Illinois Auditor
- Benjamin M. Mitchell, state representative, born in Quincy[16]
- Isaac N. Morris, state representative
- Brian Munzlinger, state representative for Missouri
- William Alexander Richardson, U.S. Senator
- Onias C. Skinner, Illinois jurist and legislator
- William Rudolph Smith, attorney general of Wisconsin
- William D. Turner, state assemblyman for Wisconsin
- John Wood, city founder and the 12th governor of Illinois
Religion
- Edgar Johnson Goodspeed, theologian and scholar
- Etta Semple, atheist activist
- Father Augustine Tolton, first African-American priest
Sports
- Brian Clark, Canadian football player
- Jack Cornell, professional 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
- Luke Guthrie, professional golf player
- John W. Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool F.C.; co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing
- Chase Hilgenbrinck, former major-league soccer player
- Caren Kemner, Olympic volleyball player[13]
- Dutch Kemner, baseball player
- Nicole Kramer, Olympic swimmer.
- 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
- Ike Samuels, third baseman for the St. Louis Browns
- El Tappe,[13] Chicago Cubs coach (1961 season)
- F. Morgan Taylor, Jr., golfer
- D. A. Weibring,[13] professional golf player
References
- ↑ Society, Historical (2010-09-14). "Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County: John Anderson Returns to Quincy". Adamscountyhistory.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "John Anderson : Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Mary Astor". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Roy Brocksmith". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Harry Fleer". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Donald Gallaher". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Tad Hilgenbrink". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Robert Livingston". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Photographic Image of Death Certificate of Irving Sayles" (JPG). Nugrape.net. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ Robertson, Nan (1987-11-18). "Ireene Wicker Hammer Dies, 86 - Storyteller to Millions of Children". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ Carter, Tamara (February 19, 2011). A Memoir of Injustice. Trine Day. ISBN 1936296055.
- ↑ Pitluk, Adam (December 18, 2007). Damned To Eternity. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306815273.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Adams County History". Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ↑ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California, United States: Praeger Publishers. p. 134. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ↑ Johannsen, Robert (1973). Stephen A. Douglas. New York: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1927-1928,' Biographical Sketch of Benjamin M. Mitchell, pg. 252-253
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