Arts and culture
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Performance artist and musician Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard West Hungarian-born American Gypsy jazz guitarist and violinist, also played on viola, violectra, violoncello, double bass and bouzouki Lived and died in Glen Ellyn Best-selling mystery novelist (The Bone Collector, James Bond novel Carte Blanche) Graduate of Glenbard West (1968) Dancer Grew up in Glen Ellyn Guitarist for Knockout Kid Grew up in Glen Ellyn Violinist Born in Glen Ellyn Front-man of rock band Spitalfield From Glen Ellyn Playwright (The Foreigner, The Nerd) Drummer of rock band Local H From Glen Ellyn Singer (SUGR?), YouTuber, actor (mlgHwnT, SourceFed, Sugar Pine 7), and Twitch streamer From Glen Ellyn Author and journalist Raised in Glen Ellyn
Media
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Actress (Another World, Third Watch, Blue Bloods) Attended Glenbard West High School Local 10:00 pm news anchor (WTMJ, WBBM, WGN, WLS) Lived in Glen Ellyn Actor (Jack McFarland on Will & Grace) Attended Glenbard West High School Sound engineer (The Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption); Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award winner (Lonesome Dove) Grew up in Glen Ellyn Actor (Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, Ben 10: Alien Swarm) Born in Glen Ellyn Journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2011) Lived in Glen Ellyn Actor (Clutch Powers on Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers) Raised in Glen Ellyn Internet personality (IGN, The GameOverGreggy Show, Kinda Funny) Born and raised in Glen Ellyn Actress (Babylon 5, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, 1990) Graduated Glenbard West High School (1975) Former co-chairman of Searchlight Pictures and former 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) Actor and director (Blossom, Soap, Oh, God! You Devil) Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1970)
Military
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Thought to have fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) Lived in Danby, Illinois (now called Glen Ellyn) Jan, 2016 U.S. Air Force Major General Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard High School
Politics and activism
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Co-founder of the radical Weatherman organization (1969) Born in Glen Ellyn Author and member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships Born and raised in Glen Ellyn Former US congressman Grew up in Glen Ellyn; graduated from Glenbard West High School (1979) Author and breastfeeding advocate; co-founder of the La Leche League International
Sports
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Strong safety for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Redskins Born and raised in Glen Ellyn Martial artist (taekwondo); 2012 Summer Olympian Lives in Glen Ellyn Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers Lived and died in Glen Ellyn Winner of ESPN Dream Job; anchor with the Big Ten Network Born in Glen Ellyn Halfback for the Chicago Bears, inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame Born in Glen Ellyn Wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts (2022–present) Born and raised in Glen Ellyn Javelin thrower; silver medalist at the Goodwill Games (1998) Born in Glen Ellyn Indycar driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500 Graduate of Glenbard West (1971) All-American forward for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team Born in Glen Ellyn Guard for the Chicago Bears Lived in Glen Ellyn Defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Hounds, KalPa (Finland) and Färjestad BK (Sweden) Born and raised in Glen Ellyn Hall of Fame left fielder for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics Lived in Glen Ellyn
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