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Born in Chicago Rod Blagojevich: Dec 10, 1956: Congressman; governor of Illinois: Born in Chicago James Bowler: Feb 5, 1875: Jul 18, 1957: Chicago alderman; U.S. Congressman Born in Chicago Frederick Van Ness Bradley: Apr 12, 1898: May 24, 1947: Politician from the U.S. state of Michigan Born in Chicago Lorenzo Brentano: Nov 4, 1813: Sep 18, 1891
Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born September 6, 1993), better known by his stage name Famous Dex, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois.His debut studio album, Dex Meets Dexter (2018) peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 while its singles, "Pick It Up" (featuring ASAP Rocky) and "Japan" peaked at numbers 54 and 28 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100.
Owen Murphy. Sep 27, 2003. MLB player. Born in Chicago. Wally Pipp. Feb 17, 1893. Jan 11, 1965. First baseman for the Detroit Tigers ( 1913 ), New York Yankees ( 1915 – 1925 ), and Cincinnati Reds; World Series champion ( 1923 ); American League home run champion (1916, 1917) ( 1926 – 1928 ) Born in Chicago.
Specialist 5th Class. Battles/wars. Vietnam War. Patrick Leonard Sajak ( / ˈseɪdʒæk / SAY-jak; né Sajdak, [ 3] born October 26, 1946) is an American consultant, former television personality, and game show host. He is best known as the host of the television game show Wheel of Fortune, a position which he held from 1981 to 2024.
Born in Cedarville, Illinois, [18] Jane Addams was the youngest of eight children born into a prosperous northern Illinois family of English-American descent which traced back to colonial Pennsylvania. [19] In 1863, when Addams was two years old, her mother, Sarah Addams (née Weber), died while pregnant with her ninth child. Thereafter Addams ...
Years of service. 1949–1955. Battles/wars. Korean War. Sheldon Allan Silverstein ( / ˈsɪlvərstiːn /; [ 1] September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, musician, U.S. Army veteran, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being ...
Raquel Welch. Jo Raquel Welch ( née Tejada; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first gained attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One ...
Margaret A. Wilcox (1838 – March 30, 1912) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best recognized for her late-nineteenth-century discoveries. The automotive heating system, her most famous invention, established the foundation for modern vehicle temperature control. She also contributed to the development of home appliance technology.