List of Eastern Illinois University alumni
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Following is a list of notable Eastern Illinois University alumni.
- Glen Gabbard, psychiatrist and author of 20 books[1]
- Jan Spivey Gilchrist, children's book author and illustrator
- Lee Martin, novelist[citation needed]
Business
- Jimmy John Liautaud, Founder of Jimmy John's
Education
- Christine Korsgaard, Professor of Philosophy Emerita at Harvard University[2]
Entertainment
- Joan Allen, actress[3]
- Burl Ives, singer/actor who has the Burl Ives Studio on campus named after him (dropped out his junior year)[4]
- Gary Forrester, writer and composer
- Mike Genovese, actor
- Rob Kleiner, songwriter and producer[5]
- John Malkovich, actor[6]
- Charlotte Martin, singer-songwriter[7]
- LisaRaye McCoy, actress, notably from the sitcom All of Us
- William Edward Phipps, actor[8]
- Matthew Polenzani, opera singer[9]
- Craig Titley, American film writer
- Jerry Van Dyke, actor[10]
- Ron Westray, jazz trombonist, member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Mingus Big Band
Politics
- Tim Butler, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Chuck Curran, member of the Ohio Senate from the 6th district from 1979 to 1982
- Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999[11]
- Joe Knollenberg, representative of the Ninth District of Michigan, United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2009[12]
- Mary Miller, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Bill Mitchell, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Brandon Phelps, member of the Illinois House of Representatives[13]
- Dennis Reboletti, member of Illinois House of Representatives[14]
- Dale Righter, member of Illinois House of Representatives 1997–2003, Illinois State Senate 2003–2021
- Andy Skoog, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Larry Stuffle, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985. He was born in Charleston and represented the area in the Illinois House of Representatives.[15]
Science and medicine
- Ronald W. Davis, biochemist and genetics researcher at Stanford's Genome Technology Center, with patents on over 30 biochemical devices.[16][17]
- Darrell L. Judge (1934–2014), physicist and Fellow of the American Physical Society
