List of people from Jacksonville, Illinois
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Jacksonville, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Jacksonville, Illinois.
- Dr. Greene Vardiman Black (1836–1915), considered the "father of modern dentistry"; first to use nitrous oxide gas for extracting teeth without pain
- Frank Haven Hall, inventor of the Hall Braille Writer and other Braille printing devices[1]
- Everett Dean Martin (born and raised in Jacksonville), writer, lecturer, social psychologist, and an advocate of adult education; final director of the People's Institute of Cooper Union in New York City, 1922–1934
- Martha Capps Oliver (1845–1917), poet, hymnwriter
- Bell Elliott Palmer (1873–1947), playwright, born and died in Jacksonville
- Willis Polk, architect
- J. F. Powers (1917–1999), Roman Catholic short story author and novelist; born in Jacksonville[2]
- Alfred Henry Sturtevant (1891–1970), geneticist; constructed the first genetic map of a chromosome (1913)
- Wilson "Bob" Tucker (1914–2006), mystery, adventure, and science fiction writer; lived in Jacksonville[3]
- Jonathan Baldwin Turner (1805–1899), classical scholar, botanist, and political activist
- Janice May Udry (1928–2023), Caldecott Medal-winning children's author, born in Jacksonville
- Bari Wood (1936–), science fiction, crime and horror author, born in Jacksonville
Media and arts
- Marjorie Best (1903–1997), Academy Award-winning costume designer; born in Jacksonville
- Roger Deem (1958–2020), photographer
- William Fitzsimmons, folk singer; lived in Jacksonville
- Richard Moore (1925–2009), cinematographer and co-founder of Panavision; born in Jacksonville
- Kyra Phillips, correspondent for CNN and HLN, raised in Jacksonville
- Frank Reaugh (1860–1945), western artist
- Liam Sullivan, actor; born in Jacksonville
Military
- Benjamin Grierson (1826–1911), Civil War era general; commanded the all-Black 10th Cavalry known as Buffalo Soldiers; music teacher from Jacksonville
- John J. Hardin (1810–1847), congressman; killed as a colonel leading the First Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War
- Martin Davis Hardin (1837–1923), brigadier general during the Civil War; born in Jacksonville