1. Erika Harold (1980)

American Politician

Initially famous as the winner of the 2003 Miss America pageant, she went on to pursue careers in law and politics, entering the 2014 Republican primary for an Illinois 13th...

2. Anne Tremko (1968)

American Actor

Actress best known for her portrayal of the character Leslie Burke in the Saved by the Bell spinoff The College Years. She also starred in the 2002 TV show The District. 

3. Ken Baumann (1989)

American Actor Writer And Publis

Played the role of Amy's boyfriend, Ben Boykewich, on the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. He wrote three Novels and two non-fictions.

4. Richard Dunn (1936)

TV Actor

American actor who is best known for his appearance on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! which premiered in 2007.

5. Dave Revsine (1969)

American Sportscaster

Sportscaster for Big Ten sports network as well as ESPN's SportsCenter.

6. Ella Masar (1986)

Association Footballer

Professional soccer forward and full-back who is known for her time with FC Rosengard in Sweden. She had previously played for the Chicago Red Stars and Houston Dash clubs of...

7. Gil Shaham (1971)

Israeli Musician

Violinist whose career was launched when he took Itzhak Perlman's place performing in a concert series with the London Symphony Orchestra.

8. Roger Ebert (1942)

American Film Critic

Legendary Chicago Sun-Times movie critic who worked with Gene Siskel and won a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.

9. Tom Harrell (1946)

American Musician

Winner of Down Beat's Trumpeter of the Year Award, as well as the BMI Composers Award.

10. Jennie Garth (1972)

Actress

Actress best known for her role as Kelly Taylor on the television series Beverly Hills 90210. She also appeared in 86 episodes of What I Like About You as Valerie Tyler.

11. Linda Sue Park (1960)

Young Adult Author

The author of young adult historical fiction novels and children's picture books, she is particularly notable for her Newbery Medal-winning novel A Single Shard (2001) and for her acclaimed books...

12. Chad Patton (1976)

Actor

American professional wrestling referee who is best recognized for his affiliation with World Wrestling Entertainment. He is also known for having officiated the 2014 Wrestlemania XXX fight between The Undertaker...

13. Cecil Bridgewater (1942)

American Jazz Trumpeter

Cecil Bridgewater is an American hard bop jazz trumpeter.

14. Dan Graham (baseball) (1954)

Baseball Player

Daniel Jay Graham is a retired American professional baseball player who appeared in 143 games in the Major Leagues — largely as a catcher — for the Minnesota Twins and...

15. José Graziano da Silva (1949)

Brazilian Politician

José Graziano da Silva is an American-born Brazilian agronomist and writer. As a scholar he has authored several books about the problems of agriculture in Brazil. Between 2003 and 2004...

16. Theodore C. Bestor (1951)

Professor Of Anthropology And Ja

Theodore C. Bestor is a Professor of Anthropology and Japanese Studies at Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts. He is currently the Director of the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and...

17. Karen Kurreck (1962)

Racing Cyclist

Karen Brems Kurreck is a retired female racing cyclist from the United States. She is best known for winning the inaugural women's individual time trial at the 1994 UCI Road...

18. Cindy Evans (1952)

American Politician

Cynthia 'Cindy' F. W. Evans is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 2003 representing District 7.

19. Lars Peter Hansen (1952)

American Economist

Lars Peter Hansen is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Best known for his work on the Generalized Method of Moments he is...

20. Theodore Gray (1964)

unknow

Theodore W. Theo Gray is a co-founder of Wolfram Research prominent science author and co-founder of app developer Touch Press.

21. Christopher Landsea (1965)

unknow

Christopher W. Landsea is an American meteorologist formerly a research meteorologist with Hurricane Research Division of Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory at NOAA and now the Science and Operations Officer...

22. Andy Propst (1965)

American Theatre Critic

Andy Propst is an arts journalist and theater critic living in New York City.

23. John Geanakoplos (Unknow)

American Economist

John Geanakoplos is an American economist and the current James Tobin Professor of Economics at Yale University.

24. Colin S. Bruce (1965)

United States District Judge

Colin Stirling Bruce is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

25. David Rothkopf (1955)

American Writer

David J. Rothkopf is President and CEO of Garten Rothkopf an international advisory firm specializing in transformational global trends notably those associated with energy security and emerging markets.

26. Peggy McCarthy (1956)

Olympic Medalists In Rowing

Margaret Peggy Ann McCarthy is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was born in Urbana Illinois. In 1976 she was a crew member of the...

27. Nina Paley (1968)

Artist

Nina Paley is an American cartoonist animator and free culture activist. She directed the animated feature film Sita Sings the Blues. She was the artist and often the writer of...

28. Eric Sievers (1957)

American Football Player

Eric Sievers is a former professional American football player. A 6'4 235-lb. tight end from the University of Maryland Sievers was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth...

29. Scott Garrelts (1961)

American Baseball Player

Scott William Garrelts is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants from 1982 to 1991. Garrelts's best year as a Giant came during the...

30. Ivan Doroschuk (1957)

Sound

31. Eugie Foster (1971)

American Writer

Eugie Foster is a Nebula Award winning Asian American short story writer columnist and editor. Her stories have been published in a number of magazines and book anthologies including Fantasy...

32. Benjamin Bowman (1979)

American Canadian Violinist

Benjamin Bowman is an American Canadian violinist. Benjamin Bowman has performed to critical acclaim throughout North America Europe and Asia. Benjamin performs regularly as a soloist and is a member...

33. Gia Lewis-Smallwood (1979)

American Track And Field Athlete

Gia Lewis-Smallwood is an American track and field athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the discus throw event finishing 15th in the qualifying round and not advancing...

34. Tyler Jacob Moore (1982)

American Actor

Tyler Jacob Moore is an American actor. He plays Tony Markovich in the Showtime dramedy Shameless. He is also known for his portrayal of Pastor John Tudor on GCB.

35. Jonathan Kuck (1990)

Speed Skater

Jonathan Kuck is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics. At the 2010 Winter Olympics Kuck won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with...

36. Jay Bennett (1963)

Singer-songwriter Producer

Jay Walter Bennett was an American guitarist multi-instrumentalist engineer producer and singer-songwriter best known for his work with the band Wilco.