List of people from Danville, Illinois

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Danville, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Danville, Illinois.

Arts and culture

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Albert, Susan WittigSusan Wittig Albert		January 2, 1940		Fiction and non-fiction writer	Lived in Danville and area, 1946–1963; attended Lincoln, Garfield, DHS
Ankrum, MorrisMorris Ankrum		Aug 28, 1896	Sep 2, 1964	Actor	Born in Danville	[1]
Azoff, IrvingIrving Azoff		Dec 13, 1947		Record producer
Creason, Todd E.Todd E. Creason		May 26, 1967		Fiction and non-fiction writer
Ferris, JoshuaJoshua Ferris		1974		Novelist, author of Then We Came to the End	Born in Danville
Hackman, GeneGene Hackman		Jan 30, 1930		Academy Award–winning actor	Went to junior high and early high school in Danville
Luke, NedNed Luke		Oct 4, 1958		Film, TV, and video game actor	Born in Danville	[2]
Morgan, HelenHelen Morgan		Aug 2, 1900	Oct 9, 1941	Stage and screen star	Born in Danville
O'Connor, DonaldDonald O'Connor		Aug 28, 1925	Sep 27, 2003	Film star and dancer	Grew up in Danville
Oster, JeffJeff Oster		May 31, 1957		Jazz trumpet and flugelhorn recording artist	Born in Danville
Short, BobbyBobby Short		Sep 15, 1924	Mar 21, 2005	Cabaret singer, TV and film star, and recording artist	Born in Danville
Stover, MatthewMatthew Stover		1962		Author		[3]
Van Dyke, DickDick Van Dyke		Dec 13, 1925		Film, TV, and stage star	Grew up in Danville
Van Dyke, JerryJerry Van Dyke		Jul 27, 1931		Film, TV, and stage star	Born in Danville
Wells, HelenHelen Wells		1910	1986	Author of Nurse Cherry Ames books, volumes 1-7 and 17-27

Politics

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Cannon, Joseph GurneyJoseph Gurney Cannon		May 7, 1836	Nov 12, 1926	Speaker of the US House of Representatives (1903–1911)		[4]
Melching, MollyMolly Melching				Humanitarian and founder of Tostan

Space

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Tanner, Joseph R.Joseph R. Tanner		Jan 21, 1950		Astronaut

Sports

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Anderson, JasonJason Anderson		Jun 9, 1979		Pitcher for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees	Born in Danville	[5]
Bratkowski, ZekeZeke Bratkowski		Oct 20, 1931		Quarterback and coach for seven National Football League teams	Born in Danville
Daniels, BertBert Daniels		Oct 31, 1882	Jun 6, 1958	Outfielder for the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds	Born in Danville
Doan, JackJack Doan		Jun 12, 1972		Wrestling referee with the World Wrestling Entertainment	Lives in Danville
Clark, KeonKeon Clark		Apr 16, 1975		Power forward for the six National Basketball Association teams	Born in Danville
Howard, BenBen Howard		Jan 15, 1979		Pitcher for the San Diego Padres and Florida Marlins	Born in Danville
Marshall, JimJim Marshall		May 25, 1931		Second baseman and manager for seven Major League Baseball teams	Born in Danville
Myers, AlAl Myers		Oct 22, 1863	Dec 24, 1927	Second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Quakers, Kansas City Cowboys and Washington Nationals.	Born in Danville
Redden, CurtisCurtis Redden		Feb 8, 1881	Jan 16, 1919	All-Western football player and coach; died in World War I	Born in Danville
Slaughter, SterlingSterling Slaughter		Nov 18, 1941		Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs	Born in Danville
Yount, RobinRobin Yount		Sep 16, 1955		Hall of Fame center fielder and shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers	Born in Danville	[6]

References

1. "Morris Ankrum". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
2. "Ned Luke". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
3. "Star Wars Novelist Keeps The Force at Heart". Kentucky New Era. June 13, 2005. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
4. "CANNON, Joseph Gurney, (1836 - 1926)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
5. "Jason Anderson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
6. "Robin Yount Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.