List of people from Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Arts and culture

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Anderson, LaurieLaurie Anderson		Jun 5, 1947		Performance artist and musician	Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard West
Bacsik, ElekElek Bacsik		May 22, 1926	Feb 14, 1993	Gypsy jazz violinist	Lived and died in Glen Ellyn
Deaver, JefferyJeffery Deaver		May 6, 1950		Best-selling mystery novelist (The Bone Collector, James Bond novel Carte Blanche)	Graduate of Glenbard West (1968)
Dunham, KatherineKatherine Dunham		Jun 22, 1909	May 21, 2006	Dancer	Grew up in Glen Ellyn
Koh, JenniferJennifer Koh				Violinist	Born in Glen Ellyn
Krieglstein, WernerWerner Krieglstein		Oct 31, 1941		Philosopher, author, and actor; College of DuPage professor, University of Chicago fellow and Fulbright Scholar	Lives in Glen Ellyn
Rose, Mark DanielMark Daniel Rose				Front-man of rock band Spitalfield	From Glen Ellyn
Shue, LarryLarry Shue		Jul 23, 1946	Sep 23, 1985	Playwright (The Foreigner, The Nerd)
St. Clair, BrianBrian St. Clair		May 24, 1968		Drummer of rock band Local H	From Glen Ellyn
Worthen, MollyMolly Worthen		1981		Author and journalist	Raised in Glen Ellyn

Media

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Carlson, AmyAmy Carlson		Jul 7, 1968		Actress (Another World, Third Watch)	Attended Glenbard West High School
Drury, JohnJohn Drury		Jan 4, 1927	Nov 25, 2007	Local 10:00 pm news anchor (WTMJ, WBBM, WGN, WLS)	Lived in Glen Ellyn
Hayes, SeanSean Hayes		Jun 26, 1970		Actor (Jack McFarland on Will and Grace)	Attended Glenbard West High School
Herbick, MichaelMichael Herbick				Sound engineer (The Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption); Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award winner ('Lonesome Dove)	Grew up in Glen Ellyn
Kelley, RyanRyan Kelley		Aug 31, 1986		Actor (Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, Ben 10: Alien Swarm)	Born in Glen Ellyn
McPartlin, RyanRyan McPartlin		Jul 3, 1975		Actor (Devon Woodcomb on Chuck)	Raised in Glen Ellyn
Miller, GregGreg Miller		Apr 27, 1983		Internet personality (IGN, The GameOverGreggy Show, Kinda Funny)	Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Utley, NancyNancy Utley				Co-president of Fox Searchlight and member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Grew up in Glen Ellyn; Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1973)	[1][2]
Main, FrankFrank Main		Sep 8, 1964		Journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2011)	Lived in Glen Ellyn
Pullman, BillBill Pullman		Dec 17, 1953		Actor (Spaceballs, Independence Day, Lost Highway, Casper)
Tallman, PatriciaPatricia Tallman		Sep 4, 1957		Actress (Babylon 5, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, 1990)	Graduated Glenbard West High School (1975)
Wass, TedTed Wass		Oct 27, 1952		Actor and director (Blossom, Soap, Oh, God! You Devil)	Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1970)

Military

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Jones, MarcellusMarcellus Jones		Jun 5, 1830	Oct 9, 1900	Thought to have fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863)	Lived in Danby, Illinois (now called Glen Ellyn)

Politics and activism

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Ayers, BillBill Ayers		Dec 26, 1944		Co-founder of the radical Weatherman organization (1969)	Born in Glen Ellyn
Krieglstein, MaryannMaryann Krieglstein		Jul 11, 1944		Social worker, community organizer, and Human Services Professor emeritus at the college of DuPage	Lives in Glen Ellyn	[3]
Patel, EbooEboo Patel				Author and member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships	Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Roskam, PeterPeter Roskam		Sep 13, 1961		US congressman	Grew up in Glen Ellyn; graduated from Glenbard West High School (1979)
Spandikow, Betty WagnerBetty Wagner Spandikow		Sep 27, 1923	Oct 26, 2008	Author and breastfeeding advocate; co-founder of the La Leche League International

Sports

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Bowen, MattMatt Bowen		Nov 12, 1976		Strong safety for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Redskins	Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Carstens, CarolenaCarolena Carstens		Jan 18, 1996		Martial artist (taekwondo); 2012 Summer Olympian	Lives in Glen Ellyn	[4]
Tselios, NikosNikos Tselios		Jan 20, 1979		Defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Hounds, KalPa (Finland) and Färjestad BK (Sweden)	Born and raised in Glen Ellyn
Demmitt, RayRay Demmitt		Feb 2, 1884	Feb 19, 1956	Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers	Lived and died in Glen Ellyn
Hall, MikeMike Hall		Feb 1, 1982		Winner of ESPN Dream Job; anchor with the Big Ten Network	Born in Glen Ellyn
MacLeod, BobBob MacLeod		Oct 15, 1917	Jan 13, 2002	Halfback for the Chicago Bears	Born in Glen Ellyn
Pukstys, TomTom Pukstys		May 28, 1968		Javelin thrower; silver medalist at the Goodwill Games (1998)	Born in Glen Ellyn
Rahal, BobbyBobby Rahal		Jan 10, 1953		Indycar driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500	Graduate of Glenbard West (1971)
Shurna, JohnJohn Shurna		Apr 30, 1990		All-American forward for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team	Born in Glen Ellyn		Sorey, RevieRevie Sorey		Sep 10, 1953		Guard for the Chicago Bears	Lived in Glen Ellyn
Williams, BillyBilly Williams		Jun 15, 1938		Hall of Fame left fielder for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics	Lived in Glen Ellyn

References

1. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/nancy-utley-268689
2. http://www.glenbardwest73.com/class_profile.cfm?member_id=6022563
3. Krieglstein, Werner (1992). "Building the Smallest Democracy at the Heart of Society". The Creative Woman (University Park, IL: Governors State University) 12 (2): 4–8. ISSN 0736-4733. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
4. Schmid, Scott (July 24, 2012). "Youngest challenger and Glen Ellyn resident Carstens expects to medal". The Associated Press. Retrieved 4 November 2012.