1. Jordan Poole (1999)

Basketball Player

Guard who played two collegiate seasons at the University of Michigan and helped the team reach the 2018 NCAA Championship game. He was selected 28th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by...

2. Danny Gokey (1980)

Singer

American Idol contestant who launched his career as a country singer with the debut album My Best Days. He's also released the albums Hope in Front of Me and Christmas Is...

3. Lave Cross (1866)

American Baseball Player

Played 21 years of professional baseball in four different leagues.

4. Alvin Kraenzlein (1876)

Runner

Track medalist who won four gold medals - the first Olympian ever to do so - at the 1900 Olympic games in Paris.

5. David Giuntoli (1980)

American Actor

Supporting actor who had his breakout TV role starring as Nick Burkhardt on the series Grimm. In 2018, he began starring as Eddie on ABC's drama A Million Little Things.

6. David Adler (1882)

American Architect

Prominent architect who designed over 200 buildings in 35 years, including 27 country houses in the Chicago area. His most prosperous period was during the Roaring Twenties. Longstanding Art Institute...

7. Abraham DeSomer (1884)

United States Navy Medal Of Hono

Navy officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service during the American intervention at Veracruz, Mexico.

8. Alfred Lunt (1892)

Actor

Twentieth-century stage actor and director whose Broadway credits include There Shall Be No Night, Ondine, Idiot's Delight, and Design for Living. He frequently collaborated with his actress wife, Lynn Fontanne.

9. Joe Hauser (1899)

American Baseball Player

First baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and the Minneapolis Millers who was the first to hit 60 home runs in two separate seasons.

10. Hoyt Vandenberg (1899)

United States General

Air Force Chief of Staff during the Cold War era who was instrumental in the formation of a Strategic Air Command.

11. Spencer Tracy (1900)

American Actor

Received nine Academy Award nominations for Best Actor across his career and won the award two years in a row for the films Captains Courageous (1938) and Boys Town (1939).

12. Eduard Franz (1902)

Actor

Remembered best for his roles in the 1950s and '60s biblical movies The Ten Commandments and The Story of Ruth, Franz also appeared in episodes of The Joseph Cotten Show, Have Gun...

13. Al Simmons (1902)

Major League Baseball Player

3-time MLB All-Star who starred in the outfield for 20 seasons and collected 2,927 career hits.

14. Jack Finney (1911)

Novelist Short Story Writer

American author whose novels, Time and Again (1970) and The Body Snatchers (1955), became science fiction classics. The latter work was adapted into the 1956 film, Invasion of the Body...

15. Woody Herman (1913)

American Musician

Popular 1930s and 1940s bandleader who was also a singer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He worked a lot with Isham Jones.

16. John Wilde (1919)

Painter

Surrealist painter who crafted grotesque and darkly comical images. Foremost example of the Magic Realism movement.

17. Andy Hurley (1980)

American Musician

Drummer who became famous as a member of the rock band Fall Out Boy and has also performed with metal bands like The Damned Things. 

18. David Zucker (1947)

Film Producer

Film director, screenwriter and producer notable for the creation of parody comedies including Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. 

19. William Rehnquist (1924)

16th Chief Justice Of The United

United States Chief Justice appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Supreme Court. Prior to becoming Chief Justice in 1986, he had served under the Nixon administration as an Associate Supreme Court...

20. Jacob Latimore (1996)

American Entertainer

R&B singer turned actor whose 2012 mixtape titled "This is Me" featured the OMG Girlz. In 2018, he began starring as Emmett Washington in the Showtime drama The Chi. Other film credits...

21. Nic Nac (1989)

Rapper

Best known for producing the single "Loyal" from the Chris Brown album X, he is a songwriter and rapper who performs with the group Starting Six. He is also an...

22. Charlotte Rae (1926)

Actress

After six decades of television, she became known for playing Edna Garrett on the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life.

23. Newton Minow (1926)

Lawyer

Former Chairman of the FCC who is forever remembered for calling television a vast wasteland.

24. Kevon Looney (1996)

Basketball Player

Power forward who was selected 30th overall in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors after one season of college basketball at UCLA. He was a member of the Warriors' 2017...

25. Nancy Olson (1928)

American Actor

Actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Betty Schaefer in the classic film Sunset Boulevard.

26. Trixie Mattel (1989)

Reality Star

Reality star on RuPaul's Drag Race who was eliminated twice in the seventh season of the show, initially in episode four before returning in episode eight. In 2018, she went on to...

27. Ellen Raskin (1928)

American Writer Illustrator

Award-winning American children's book author and illustrator who is best known for her novel The Westing Game, published in 1978. She illustrated over 28 books between 1956 and 1970.

28. William Bast (1931)

Author Screenwriter

An American author and screenwriter, he is best known for his two biographies of screen legend James Dean. His script for The Legend of Lizzie Borden (a television movie starring...

29. Clifton Dean (2003)

TikTok Star

American TikTok star who is best known for his lifestyle, comedic, and lip sync oriented video clip content. He has worked professionally as a model for various different streetwear brands.

30. Judy Tyler (1932)

American Actor

Daughter of two prominent entertainers became a popular musical actress herself until her untimely death at age 24.

31. Gene Wilder (1933)

Comedic Actor

Illustrious actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his first major film role in The Producers.  He also portrayed Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He also appeared in Blazing...

32. Bud Selig (1934)

American Baseball Executive

MLB commissioner from 1992 who introduced the Wild Card and Interleague Play.

33. Bob Uecker (1935)

American Baseball Player

Former baseball player, best known for being the comedic play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers' radio broadcasts.

34. Tony Kubek (1935)

American Baseball Player

Four-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion who spent his entire career with the New York Yankees.

35. Herb Kohl (1935)

American Politician

Politician and Democrat who was a US Senator from Wisconsin from 1989 to 2013. He is also the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association (NBA) team.

36. Emily Roeske (1991)

Actress

Starred as Sophie Piper in the Disney Channel's Halloweentown film series. In 1997, she played Alicia in Fell's Redeemer.

37. Paul Shenar (1936)

American Actor

He played the murderous drug lord Alejandro Sosa in the 1983 mobster classic, Scarface. His other credits include Best Seller, The Big Blue, and Raw Deal.

38. Christopher Scarver (1969)

Convicted Murderer Of Jesse Ande

Convicted murderer known for beating notorious serial killers Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson to death with a metal bar while in prison in 1994. He was sentenced to two additional life sentences...

39. Michael Felger (1969)

American Sports Reporter

Sports radio personality best known as the host of the Boston radio show "Felger and Massarotti" with Tony Massarotti. On television, he has hosted pregame and postgame coverage of Boston...

40. Donald Knuth (1938)

Computer Science

Mathematician and engineer who was arguably most recognized as the Professor Emeritus at Stanford in Palo Alto, California.

41. Michael Schultz (1938)

American Director

Notable for his television and film directing work, he helmed episodes of The Rockford Files, Chicago Hope, and Everwood, and directed films such as Car Wash (1976) and Cooley High...

42. Les Aspin (1938)

American Politician

Former Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton who is most famous for introducing the controversial 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy which banned soldiers from being openly gay in the military. He...

43. Al Jarreau (1940)

American Musician

Jazz, pop, and R&B vocalist who sang the theme from Moonlighting. He collaborated with artists like Bill Withers and Al Green. His 12 Grammy nominations spanned the course of four...

44. Bernardine Dohrn (1942)

Teacher

Anti-Vietnam War organizer and Associate Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law.

45. Mark Grudzielanek (1970)

American Baseball Player

MLB infielder who recorded 2,040 hits during his 15-year career which spanned from 1995 to 2010.

46. Greg Eagles (1970)

American Actor

Voice actor known for his work on Sister, Sister and The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat.

47. Chuti Tiu (1970)

American Actor

Film and television star who first rose to fame portraying Judy Seng in the television series Port Charles. She has also gone on to star as Detective Rachel Lin in...

48. Jim Risch (1943)

American Politician

Republican politician who became a US Senator from Idaho in 2009 and who represents his state on committees of energy and natural resources. He also served as the 31st Governor...

49. Jim Peck (1943)

Game Show Host

TV and radio personality who gained fame for hosting the game show You Don't Say.

50. Peter Straub (1943)

American Writer

An American horror writer, he is known for novels such as Julia and Ghost Story. He was a recipient of the International Horror Guild Award.