List of people from Galesburg, Illinois
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Galesburg, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Galesburg, Illinois.
Academics and writing
- Ira Clifton Copley, publisher and statesman, founder of the Copley Press
- Emily Arnold McCully, children's book author, winner of the 1993 Caldecott Medal
- Carl Sandburg, writer and editor; winner of three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln; born in Galesburg
- Chad Simpson, short and flash fiction author[1]
- Richard L. Wilson, newspaperman, recipient of the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting; born in Galesburg in 1905[2]
- Sewall Wright, evolutionary biologist, a founder of modern population genetics
Business and invention
- Earnest Elmo Calkins, advertising executive
- George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., inventor of the Ferris wheel
- Whitcomb L. Judson, inventor of the zipper
- Charles Rudolph Walgreen, founder of Walgreens
Media and arts
- Hugh Gillin, actor
- Michael Greer, actor, comedian, and cabaret performer
- S.S. McClure, publisher
- Cameron Mitchell, actor, Disney Channel's High School Musical
- George Reeves, actor, played Superman in popular 1950s television show
- Dorothea Tanning, painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer
- Rudy Vaughn, singer-songwriter
- Chris Verene, artist
- Pete Weber, sports broadcaster
Military
- Joseph A. Ahearn, US Air Force general
- Mary Ann Bickerdyke, also known as "Mother Bickerdyke"; Civil War nurse for Union Army
- Gustavus Cheyney Doane, US Army officer and explorer
Politics and law
- John Rusling Block, Cabinet member in Ronald Reagan administration; born in Galesburg
- George Radcliffe Colton, US Army colonel; Governor of Puerto Rico (1909–1913)[3]
- Edwin H. Conger, US congressman, diplomat, and lawyer[4]
- Omer N. Custer, Illinois State Treasurer and newspaper editor; lived in Galesburg[5]
- Phil Hare, US congressman representing Illinois's 17th district[6]
- Carl Hawkinson, Illinois politician; born in Galesburg[7]
- Charles B. Lawrence, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court; lived in Galesburg[8]
- Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States; lived in Galesburg in his youth
- Wallace Thompson, Illinois State Senator; born in Galesburg[9]
Sports
- Grover Cleveland Alexander, Hall of Fame pitcher, spent the 1909 season with the Galesburg Boosters
- Mike Davison, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants; born in Galesburg
- A. J. Fike, driver with NASCAR
- Aaron Fike, driver with NASCAR
- Todd Hamilton, golfer with the PGA Tour, 2004 British Open champion; born in Galesburg
- Willie Heston, college football halfback and coach; state judge in Michigan; born in Galesburg
- Irma Hopper, Olympic fencer; born in Galesburg
- Elbert Kimbrough, safety with the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and New Orleans Saints; born in Galesburg
- Jim Sundberg, catcher with the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers; born in Galesburg
- Art Twineham, catcher for the St. Louis Browns; born in Galesburg
References
- ↑ Simpson, Chad (June 15, 2006). "Miracle". Smoke Long Quarterly. Retrieved September 2011. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes: National Reporting. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ↑ "George Radcliffe Colton". Find a Grave. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "Edwin H. Conger". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1929–1930,' Biographical Sketch of Omer N. Custer, pg. 96-97
- ↑ "HARE, Phil, (1949 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 2001–2002, Biographical Sketch of Carl Hawkinson, pg. 118
- ↑ Dead, Judge C. B. Lawrence of Illinois Passes Away-Death of Rev B. F. Crocker,' Monmouth Evening Gazette, April 10, 1883, pg. 1
- ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1951–1952,' Biographical Sketch of Wallace Thompson, pg. 232
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