List of people from Glen Ellyn, Illinois
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| 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 | Hungarian-born American Gypsy jazz guitarist and violinist, also played on viola, violectra, violoncello, double bass and bouzouki | 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 | |
| Jacob Fuerst | Oct 27, 1992 | Guitarist for Knockout Kid | Grew up in Glen Ellyn | |||
| Jennifer Koh | Violinist | Born 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 | |||
| Steven Suptic | Feb 5, 1993 | Singer (SUGR?), YouTuber, actor (mlgHwnT, SourceFed, Sugar Pine 7), and Twitch streamer | 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, Blue Bloods) | 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 | |
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Jun 26, 1970 | Actor (Jack McFarland on Will & 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 | ||
| Frank Main | Sep 8, 1964 | Journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2011) | Lived in Glen Ellyn | |||
| Ryan McPartlin |  |
Jul 3, 1975 | Actor (Clutch Powers on Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers) | Raised in Glen Ellyn | ||
| Greg Miller |  |
Apr 27, 1983 | Internet personality (IGN, The GameOverGreggy Show, Kinda Funny) | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn | ||
| Patricia Tallman | Sep 4, 1957 | Actress (Babylon 5, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, 1990) | Graduated Glenbard West High School (1975) | |||
| Nancy Utley | 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) | [1][2] | |||
| 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) | |
| David V. Miller |  |
Jan, 2016 | U.S. Air Force Major General | Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard High School | ||
