List of athletes from Chicago

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The following list includes notable athletes who were born or raised in Chicago, Illinois.

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Doe Boyland Jan 6, 1955 Major League Baseball player Born in Chicago [1]
Cesar Carrillo Apr 29, 1984 MLB player Born in Chicago [2]
Charles Comiskey Aug 15, 1859 Oct 26, 1931 MLB player and team owner, namesake of Comiskey Park Born in Chicago [3]
Josephine D'Angelo Nov 23, 1924 Aug 18, 2013 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [citation needed]
Irene DeLaby Aug 12, 1922 Oct 6, 2012 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [4]
Dave Dombrowski Jul 27, 1956 Baseball executive Born in Chicago [citation needed]
Sal Fasano Aug 10, 1971 Former MLB player, currently catching coach for the Atlanta Braves Born in Chicago [citation needed]
Chick Fraser Aug 26, 1873 May 8, 1940 MLB player Born in Chicago [5]
Barbara Gates May 4, 1934 Dec 1, 2000 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [6]
Philomena Gianfrancisco Apr 20, 1923 Jan 10, 1992 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [7]
Florence Hay May 24, 1982 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [8]
Arlene Kotil May 22, 1934 Jul 10, 2014 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [9]
Irene Kotowicz Dec 10, 1919 Jan 24, 2002 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [10]
Herman Long Apr 13, 1866 Sep 17, 1909 MLB player and minor league manager Born in Chicago [11]
Alex McCarthy May 12, 1889 Mar 12, 1978 MLB player Born in Chicago [12]
Owen Murphy Sep 27, 2003 MLB player Born in Chicago
Wally Pipp Feb 17, 1893 Jan 11, 1965 First baseman for the Detroit Tigers (1913), New York Yankees (1915–1925), and Cincinnati Reds; World Series champion (1923); American League home run champion (1916, 1917; 1926–1928) Born in Chicago [13]
Kirby Puckett Mar 14, 1960 Mar 6, 2006 MLB player, MLB Hall of Famer Born in Chicago [14]
Larry Rothschild Mar 12, 1954 Major League Baseball pitcher and coach Born in Chicago [15]
Gloria Schweigerdt Jun 10, 1934 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [16]
Alek Thomas April 28, 2000 Major League Baseball player Born in Chicago
Stan Wasiak Apr 8, 1920 Nov 20, 1992 Minor league manager, King of Baseball Born in Chicago [citation needed]
Phil Weintraub Oct 12, 1907 Jun 21, 1987 Major League Baseball first baseman & outfielder; 11 RBIs in one game Born in Chicago [17]

Basketball


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Rashaun Agee Nov 2, 2000 College basketball power forward Born in Chicago
Nick Anderson Jan 20, 1968 NBA guard Born in Chicago [18]
Amari Bailey Feb 17, 2004 NBA guard Born in Chicago
Patrick Beverley Jul 12, 1988 NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League player Born in Chicago [19]
Will Bynum Jan 4, 1983 NBA and Israel Basketball Premier League player Born in Chicago [20]
Anthony Davis Mar 11, 1993 NBA player Born in Chicago [21]
Gene Dyker Feb 17, 1930 Jan 1, 1966 NBA player [22]
Larry Friend Apr 14, 1935 Feb 27, 1998 NBA player Born in Chicago [23]
Tim Hardaway Sep 1, 1966 NBA player Born in Chicago [24]
Juwan Howard Feb 7, 1973 NBA player Born in Chicago [25]
Johnny Kerr Jul 17, 1932 Feb 26, 2009 NBA player Born in Chicago [26]
Mike Krzyzewski Feb 13, 1947 Basketball coach and player; coach at Duke University, known as "Coach K" Born in Chicago [27]
Walt Lemon Jr. Jul 26, 1992 NBA player Born in Chicago [28]
Gabe Levin Aug 2, 1994 Israeli Basketball Premier League player Born in Chicago [29]
Ray Meyer Dec 18, 1913 Mar 17, 2006 Men's basketball coach at DePaul University Born in Chicago [30]
George Mikan Jun 18, 1924 Jun 1, 2005 NBA player, NBA Hall of Famer Attended Quigley Prep in Chicago [31]
Aneesah Morrow Feb 2, 2003 WNBA player Born in Chicago [32]
Nazr Mohammed Sep 5, 1977 NBA player Born in Chicago [33]
Jabari Parker Mar 15, 1995 NBA player Born in Chicago [34]
Jack Phelan Nov 6, 1925 Mar 20, 2021 NBA player Born in Chicago [35]
Cappie Pondexter Jan 7, 1983 WNBA player; Olympic gold medalist (Beijing 2008) Raised in Chicago [36]
Quentin Richardson Apr 13, 1980 NBA player Born in Chicago [37]
Doc Rivers Oct 13, 1961 NBA player and coach Born in Chicago [38]
Derrick Rose Oct 4, 1988 NBA player, 2011 NBA MVP Born in Chicago [39]
Isiah Thomas Apr 30, 1961 NBA player, NBA Hall of Famer Born in Chicago [40]
Dwyane Wade Jan 17, 1982 NBA player Born in Chicago [41]
Antoine Walker Aug 12, 1976 NBA player Born in Chicago [42]

Boxing


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Jesús Chávez Nov 12, 1972 World boxing champion Raised in Chicago [43]

Football


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Flozell Adams May 18, 1975 NFL offensive lineman Born in Chicago [44]
Norm Amundsen Sep 28, 1932 NFL guard Born in Chicago [45]
Jason Avant Apr 20, 1983 NFL wide receiver Born in Chicago [46]
Dick Barwegan Dec 25, 1921 Sep 3, 1966 NFL offensive lineman Born in Chicago [47]
Tom Baugh Dec 1, 1963 NFL center Born in Chicago [48]
Ed Bell Sep 20, 1921 Dec 6, 1990 NFL guard and tackle Born in Chicago [49]
Harold Bradley Jr. Oct 13, 1929 NFL offensive guard, singer of spirituals and blues; painter, actor, TV host, part of first African-American father-son duo in NFL history Born in Chicago
Harold Bradley Sr. Sept 7, 1905 Nov 30, 1973 Second black lineman, part of first African-American father-son duo in NFL history Raised and died in Chicago
Dick Butkus Dec 9, 1942 Oct 5, 2023 NFL linebacker, Hall of Fame linebacker for the Bears Born in Chicago [50]
Bill Callahan Jul 31, 1956 Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys Born in Chicago [50][51]
Larry Canada Dec 16, 1954 NFL running back Born in Chicago [52]
Leo Cantor Feb 28, 1919 Jun 4, 1995 NFL running back Born in Chicago [53]
Joe Carey Nov 14, 1895 NFL guard and tackle Born in Chicago [54]
Sean Cattouse Oct 4, 1988 NFL safety Born in Chicago [55]
Steve Collier Apr 19, 1963 NFL offensive tackle Born in Chicago [56]
Larry Coutre Apr 11, 1928 May 19, 2008 NFL halfback Born in Chicago [57]
Dick Evans May 31, 1917 May 26, 2008 NFL player Born in Chicago [58]
Fred Evans Nov 6, 1983 Defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins Born in Chicago [59]
Dick Fencl Feb 24, 1909 Jun 25, 1972 NFL end Born in Chicago [60]
Tom Finnin Sep 28, 1927 NFL defensive tackle Born in Chicago [61]
Ray Frankowski Sep 14, 1919 Nov 27, 2001 NFL guard Born in Chicago [62]
Chuck Gelatka Jan 28, 1914 May 23, 2001 NFL end Born in Chicago [63]
George Halas Feb 2, 1895 Oct 31, 1983 Coach and owner of the Bears [64]
Napoleon Harris Feb 25, 1979 NFL linebacker Born in Chicago [65]
Arnold Horween Jul 7, 1898 Aug 5, 1985 Harvard Crimson All American football player and NFL football player Born in Chicago [66]
Ralph Horween Aug 3, 1896 May 26, 1997 Harvard Crimson All American football player and NFL football player Born in Chicago [67]
Tony Ippolito Sep 19, 1917 Nov 12, 1951 NFL guard Born in Chicago [68]
Clarence Janecek Apr 1, 1911 Jan 16, 1990 NFL offensive guard Born in Chicago [69]
Johnny Karras Jan 29, 1928 NFL halfback Born in Chicago [70]
John Kenerson Mar 18, 1938 Dec 6, 1995 NFL, AFL and CFL player Born in Chicago [71]
John Kropke Jan 3, 1966 CFL defensive lineman Born in Chicago [72]
Larry Lauer Aug 27, 1927 NFL center Born in Chicago [73]
Marv Levy Aug 3, 1925 Coach of Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills and the Chicago Blitz of the USFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Born in Chicago [74]
Marc May Jan 1, 1956 NFL tight end Born in Chicago [75]
John McGarry Nov 24, 1963 NFL guard Born in Chicago [76]
Donovan McNabb Nov 25, 1976 NFL quarterback, current analyst on NFL Network and Fox Sports Born in Chicago [77]
Ahmad Merritt Feb 5, 1977 NFL player Born in Chicago
John Meyer Feb 20, 1942 NFL player and coach Born in Chicago [78]
Ed Mieszkowski Oct 14, 1925 Feb 15, 2004 AAFC tackle Born in Chicago [79]
Nate Ollie Jan 8, 1992 NFL coach Born in Chicago
Bill O'Neill Apr 25, 1910 Oct 27, 2000 NFL back for the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Rams Born in Chicago [80]
David Petway Oct 17, 1955 NFL defensive back Born in Chicago [81]
Jim Psaltis Dec 14, 1927 NFL defensive back Born in Chicago [82]
Simeon Rice Feb 24, 1974 NFL defensive end Born in Chicago [83]
Knute Rockne Mar 4, 1888 Mar 31, 1931 Football player and coach at Notre Dame Grew up in the Logan Square area of Chicago [84][85]
George Schmidt Oct 28, 1927 NFL defensive end Born in Chicago [86]
Tony Simmons Dec 8, 1974 NFL player, CFL player Born in Chicago
Joe Skibinski Dec 23, 1928 NFL guard Born in Chicago [87]
Ed Skoronski Oct 15, 1910 Dec 22, 1996 NFL player Born in Chicago [88]
John Spilis Oct 14, 1947 NFL wide receiver Born in Chicago [89]
Jimmy Tays Mar 10, 1899 Jun 21, 1986 NFL player Born in Chicago [90]
Pierre Thomas Dec 18, 1984 NFL running back, current running back for the New Orleans Saints Born in Chicago [91]
Chuck Ulrich Dec 14, 1929 Apr 10, 2006 Defensive tackle for the Chicago Cardinals Born in Chicago [92]
Lou Usher Jan 1, 1927 NFL offensive lineman for the Bears Born in Chicago [93]
Joe Vodicka Mar 4, 1921 Feb 28, 1995 NFL halfback Born in Chicago [94]
Marty Wendell Nov 22, 1926 Mar 7, 2012 Football guard Born in Chicago [95]
Ken Wendt Jan 29, 1910 Jan 19, 1982 NFL guard Born in Chicago [96]
Chuck Winfrey Mar 27, 1949 NFL linebacker Born in Chicago [97]
Chet Winters Oct 22, 1960 NFL running back Born in Chicago [98]
Harry Wunsch Nov 20, 1910 NFL guard Born in Chicago [99]
Joe Young Aug 3, 1933 Defensive end in the AFL Born in Chicago [100]
Bob Zimny Dec 11, 1921 Aug 11, 2011 NFL tackle Born in Chicago [101]

Golf

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Lucia Mida 1890 1960 Winner of the 1930 Women's Western Open Born in Chicago [102]

Gymnastics


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Bart Conner Mar 28, 1958 Olympic gymnastic gold medalist (1984) Raised in Chicago [103]
Philip Erenberg 1909 1992 Gymnast and Olympic silver medalist

Hockey


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Chris Chelios Jan 25, 1962 NHL defenseman Born in Chicago [104]
Christian Fischer April 15, 1997 NHL forward Born in Chicago [105]
John Hayden Feb 14, 1995 NHL forward Born in Chicago [106]
Al Montoya Feb 13, 1995 NHL goalie Born in Chicago [107]
Eddie Olczyk Aug 16, 1966 NHL player and color commentator Born in Chicago [108]

Ice skating

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Shani Davis Aug 13, 1982 Olympic speed skater Born in Chicago [109]
Dorothy Hamill Jul 26, 1956 Figure skater, 1976 Olympic champion and 1976 World champion Born in Chicago [110]
Emery Lehman Jun 13, 1996 Olympic speed skater Born in Chicago
Evan Lysacek Jun 4, 1985 Figure skater, 2010 Olympic champion and 2009 World champion Born in Chicago [111]
Janet Lynn Apr 6, 1953 Figure skater, 1972 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time world medalist Born in Chicago [112]

Martial arts


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Irwin Cohen Jan 21, 1952 Aug 27, 2012 Olympic judoka Born in Chicago
Steve Cohen Aug 29, 1955 Olympic judoka Born in Chicago
James Chico Hernandez

(a.k.a., "Chico")

 Apr 14, 1954 Sambo practitioner; member of the USA National Team Born in Chicago [113]
Andrew Tate Dec 14, 1986 Former two-time world champion mixed martial artist[114] Born in Chicago [114][115]

NASCAR


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Bobby Dotter Jul 11, 1960 NASCAR driver turned owner Born in Chicago [116]

Rowing and yachting


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Robert Halperin Jan 26, 1908 May 8, 1985 Olympic and Pan American Games yachting medalist; quarterback for the Brooklyn Dodgers; decorated World War II US-Navy sailor; co-founder of Lands' End; chairman of Commercial Light Company Born in Chicago [117]
Donald Spero Aug 9, 1939 Physicist; venture capitalist; European Rowing Championships bronze medalist and Olympic rower (1964) [118]

Soccer


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Andrew Akindele Jan 11, 2000 Forward Born in Chicago [119]
Marcelo Balboa Aug 8, 1967 Defender, captain of the United States men's national soccer team, and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Born in Chicago [120]
Victor Bezerra Feb 5, 2000 Forward Born in Chicago [121]
Michael Brady Jul 1, 1964 Midfielder, forward Born in Chicago [122]
Renato Bustamante Apr 14, 1990 Forward, midfielder, and coach Immigrated to Chicago [123]
David Cabán Mar 30, 1993 Midfielder Born in Chicago [124]
Reggie Cannon Jun 11, 1998 Defender Born in Chicago [125]
Bill Conterio Nov 29, 1929 Aug 9, 2017 Midfielder who represented the United States national team Born in Chicago [126]
Enzo Ferrario Mar 3, 2000 Defender Born in Chicago [127]
Brian Rowe Nov 16, 1998 Goalkeeper Born in Chicago

Sports commentators


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Stuart Scott Jul 19, 1965 Jan 4, 2015 Sportscaster and anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter Born in Chicago [128]
Michael Wilbon Nov 19, 1958 ESPN commentator and co-host of Pardon the Interruption; sportswriter and columnist for the Washington Post Born in Chicago [129]

Swimming

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Johnny Weissmuller Jun 2, 1904 Jan 20, 1984 Olympic gold medalist swimmer (1924 Paris games & 1928 Amsterdam games), later Hollywood actor Raised in Chicago [130]

Tennis


Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Laura Granville May 12, 1981 Tennis player and head coach of Princeton University women's tennis team Born in Chicago [131]
Seymour Greenberg Aug 10, 1920 Mar 3, 2006 Tennis player; ranked U.S. No. 5 in singles Born in Chicago [132]
Andrea Jaeger Jun 4, 1965 Tennis player and Anglican Dominican nun; winner of 10 singles titles Born in Chicago [133]

Track and field

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Mike Conley, Sr. Oct 5, 1962 Olympic gold medalist triple jumper (1992 Barcelona games) Born in Chicago [134]

Volleyball

Wrestling

References

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