List of people from Naperville, Illinois
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Naperville, Illinois, a city in the United States. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Naperville, Illinois.
- Andrea Beaty, author
- Shane Gericke, author
- Emily Giffin, author
- Louise Huffman, teacher and educator on US Antarctic programs[1]
- Fazlur Rahman Malik, author, scholar
- Paul Sereno, paleontologist
- Luis Alberto Urrea, author
- Jasmine Warga, children's and young adult author
- May Theilgaard Watts, naturalist and author; led efforts to establish the Illinois Prairie Path
Media and arts
- Dave Allen, actor
- Andrew Baggarly, baseball journalist
- Dave Bickler, singer for Survivor
- Paul Brittain, actor and comedian
- Steve Cochran, radio talk personality, WGN-AM; lives in Naperville
- David Eigenberg, actor
- Gina Glocksen, American Idol finalist
- Adrian Holovaty, journalist and web developer; creator of Django web framework
- James Holzhauer, Jeopardy all-time record-holder for one-day winnings[2]
- P. J. Hyett, software developer and co-founder of GitHub
- Harry Kalas, sportscaster, voice of Philadelphia Phillies 1971–2009
- Alan Krashesky, news anchor, WLS-TV
- Dick Locher, editorial writer and Dick Tracy cartoonist
- Gary Miller, sportscaster
- Marisol Nichols, actress, mostly known for her role as Hermione Lodge on Riverdale
- Matthew Prozialeck, musician, blues harmonica player, recording artist, music producer
- Bill Odenkirk, comedy writer, The Simpsons[3]
- Bob Odenkirk, actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, star of Better Call Saul[3]
- Danielle Panabaker, actress most notable for her role as Dr. Caitlin Snow on The Flash; spent her teenage years in Naperville.[4]
- Kay Panabaker, child actress (Phil of the Future, No Ordinary Family); raised in Naperville[4]
- Chris Redd, cast member on Saturday Night Live[5]
- Alene Robertson, musical theatre actress, winner of nine Joseph Jefferson Awards and 2014 Sarah Siddons Award[6]
- Andrew Santino, actor, comedian, and podcaster
- Hillary Scott, pornographic actress
- Jim Sonefeld, drummer for Hootie and the Blowfish
- Kim Spencer, founder of the WorldLink direct broadcast satellite channel
- Darling Squire, dancer and choreographer
- John Summit, music producer and DJ, born in Naperville
- Doug Walker, web reviewer, Nostalgia Critic[7]
- Trevor Wallace, comedian and content creator
- Paula Zahn, newscaster and television personality
