1. Bill Geist (1945)

Journalist

Illinois-born author, newspaper columnist, and television personality who appeared on CBS as a news correspondent and wrote for The New York Times. His bestselling literary works include City Slickers and...

2. Katherine Reutter (1988)

American Short Track Speed Skate

American speed skater and coach who made her Olympic debut in 2010, winning bronze in the 3,000-meter relay and silver in the 1,000 meters. She won her first World Short...

3. Harold Edwards (1936)

Mathematician

A famous mathematician who is most recognized for his work with number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of Mathematics.

4. Megyn Kelly (1970)

American Television Newsreader A

Fox News host known for her work on America Live and America's Newsroom. She hosted The Kelly File from 9 to 10 p.m. EST on weekdays. She began hosting Megyn...

5. Ludacris (1977)

Rapper Actor

Grammy Award-winning rapper who hit the charts in 2000 with the album Back for the First Time. He has had a second career as an actor and has appeared in...

6. Bryan W. Simon (1956)

American Film And Stage Director

Writer and director of the 2009 documentary film I'm No Dummy. His other films include The Second Room and Along for the Ride.

7. Tom Bodett (1955)

American Writer Voice Actor And

Voice actor and radio host best known for his "we'll leave the light on for you" voiceover for Motel 6 commercials.

8. Mark Kirk (1959)

Senator From Illinois

Republican politician who became a US Senator from Illinois in 2010. He previously served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th district from 2001 to...

9. David Ayer (1968)

American Filmmaker

Famous screenwriter and producer whose credits include Suicide Squad, SWAT and Training Day.

10. Melanie Paxson (1972)

Actress

Actress best known for her roles in the sitcoms Notes from the Underbelly and Happy Family. In 2015, she played the Fairy Godmother in the Disney TV movie Descendants and portrayed Judith...

11. Amy Chua (1962)

Professor Of Law At Yale Law Sch

A law Professor at Yale University, she is also known for her memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011). Her first book, World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market...

12. Jeremy Leman (1985)

All-american College Football Pl

Jeremy Jacob Junior J Leman is an American football linebacker who last played for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He played college football at the University of...

13. Adria Dawn (1974)

Actress

14. Trenton Meacham (1985)

American Basketball Player

Trenton Trent Meacham is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for JSF Nanterre of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball at both the University of Dayton...

15. Patrick Melton (1975)

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Patrick Melton is an American screenwriter producer and novelist.

16. Trenesha Biggers (1981)

American Wrestler

Trenesha Biggers is a model and professional wrestler who worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rhaka Khan. She was in the final top 25 in the...

17. Annisteen Allen (1920)

Singer

Annisteen Allen was an American blues singer. Allen's first recordings were made in 1945 and included Miss Annie's Blues and Love for Sale. She sang with Big John Greer...

18. Tyler McGill (1987)

American College Swimmer Interna

Tyler Tennant McGill is an American international swimmer who is a butterfly specialist and has been a member of two world champion relay teams from the United States. He was...

19. Roger Young (1942)

Director

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Roger E. Young is an American TV and film director. He won an Emmy Award in 1980 in Outstanding Directing in a Drama...

20. Debbie Drechsler (1953)

Cartoonist

Debbie Drechsler is an American illustrator and comic book creator. Her semi-autobiographical graphic novel about incest Daddy's Girl was nominated for an Ignatz Award. Drechsler was born in Champaign Illinois...

21. Marc Beeson (1954)

Country Singer And Songwriter

Marc Beeson is an American country music singer and songwriter. Beeson has co-written several singles which have reached the Hot Country Songs charts. Beeson moved to Nashville Tennessee in 1990.

22. Benjamin F. Bailar (1934)

American Politician

Benjamin F. Bailar served as the United States Postmaster General from February 16 1975 to March 15 1978. He took office on February 16 1975 succeeding Elmer T. Klassen. Previously...

23. Saul Perlmutter (1959)

American Astrophysicist And Nobe

Saul Perlmutter is an American astrophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of California Berkeley. He is a member of the American...

24. Sandra Steingraber (Unknow)

American Biologist

Sandra Steingraber is an American biologist author and cancer survivor in the tradition of Rachel Carson. Steingraber writes and lectures on the environmental factors that contribute to reproductive health problems...

25. Clyde M. Reed (1871)

American Politician

Clyde Martin Reed was an American politician from Kansas who served as both the 24th Governor of Kansas and U. S. Senator from that state.

26. Rayvonte Rice (1992)

American Basketball Player

Rayvonte Ray Rice is an American basketball player from Champaign Illinois who plays shooting guard for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He previously played at Drake University in Des...

27. Eric Bina (1964)

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Eric J. Bina is the co-creator of Mosaic and the co-founder of Netscape. In 1993 Bina along with Marc Andreessen authored the first version of Mosaic while working as a...

28. Todd Peat (1964)

Player Of American Football

Marion Todd Peat is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals and the Los Angeles Raiders....

29. M. David Lee III (1965)

American Film Director And Produ

M. David Lee III is an award-winning American film director producer writer editor and director of photography. Lee is noted for his use of a version of the Dogme95 principals...

30. Bob Richards (1926)

Athletics (sport) Competitor Pol

Robert Eugene 'Bob' Richards nicknamed the Vaulting Vicar or the Pole Vaulting Parson in his competitive days was a versatile athlete who made three US Olympic Teams in two events....

31. David Wilhelm (1956)

American Political Operative And

David Wilhelm is a renewable energy developer venture capitalist and former political campaign manager who oversaw the 1992 U. S. Presidential campaign of Bill Clinton. He was raised in Athens...

32. Phil Coleman (footballer) (1960)

English Footballer

Phillip Coleman is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League. He currently works as the Head of Physical Education at Colne Community School and College.

33. Daniel B. Shapiro (1969)

American Diplomat

Daniel B. Shapiro is a diplomat and the 19th and current Ambassador of the United States of America to the State of Israel. He was nominated by President Obama on...

34. Stanford Parris (1929)

Former U.s. Congressman From Vir

Stanford Elmer Stan Parris was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Virginia's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for six two year terms. He...

35. Zach Clay (1988)

Instagram Star

36. Nichole Millage (1977)

American Paralympic Volleyballer

Nichole Millage is an American Paralympic volleyballist.

37. Big Jeff Pfeffer (1882)

American Baseball Player

s Xavier Big Jeff Pfeffer was a Major League pitcher from 1905 to 1911. He threw a no-hitter in 1907. He was the older brother of Jeff Pfeffer.

38. Matt Herges (1970)

American Baseball Player

Matthew Tyler Herges is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Herges is an alumnus of Illinois State University and is the brother-in-law of former Major League Baseball player Todd...

39. Troy Mattes (1975)

American Baseball Player

Troy Walter Mattes is a former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher Mattes played for the Montreal Expos in 2001. Mattes is currently the pitching coach for the Delmarva Shorebirds...

40. Fred Brainard (1892)

Major League Baseball Player

. Brainard was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants between 1914–1916. He then played for various minor league teams including a stint as...

41. Roy Radebaugh (1881)

American Baseball Player

Roy Radebaugh was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Radebaugh played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1911. In 2 career games he had a 0–0 record with a 2. 70...

42. Rod Fletcher (1930)

Professional Footballer

James Rodney Rod Fletcher is an English former professional footballer who scored 60 goals from 201 games in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Crewe Alexandra Lincoln...

43. James Kinney (1869)

Canadian Politician

James Andrew Kinney was a politician in Alberta Canada and the first Labour member of the Edmonton City Council. Kinney was born in Ontario in 1869.