The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Naperville, Illinois, a city in the United States. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Naperville, Illinois.
Authors and academics Andrea Beaty, author Shane Gericke, author Emily Giffin, author Louise Huffman, teacher and educator on US Antarctic programs Fazlur Rahman Malik, author, scholar Paul Sereno, paleontologist Luis Alberto Urrea, author Jasmine Warga, children's and young adult author May Theilgaard Watts, naturalist and author; led efforts to establish the Illinois Prairie Path
Media and arts
Dave Allen, actor Andrew Baggarly, baseball journalist Dave Bickler, singer for Survivor Paul Brittain, actor and comedian Belmont Cameli, actor Steve Cochran, radio talk personality, WGN-AM; lives in Naperville David Eigenberg, actor Gina Glocksen, American Idol finalist Adrian Holovaty, journalist and web developer; creator of Django web framework James Holzhauer, Jeopardy all-time record-holder for one-day winnings P. J. Hyett, software developer and co-founder of GitHub Harry Kalas, sportscaster, voice of Philadelphia Phillies 1971–2009 Alan Krashesky, news anchor, WLS-TV Dick Locher, editorial writer and Dick Tracy cartoonist Gary Miller, sportscaster Marisol Nichols, actress, mostly known for her role as Hermione Lodge on Riverdale Matthew Prozialeck, musician, blues harmonica player, recording artist, music producer Bill Odenkirk, comedy writer, The Simpsons Bob Odenkirk, actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, star of Better Call Saul Danielle Panabaker, actress most notable for her role as Dr. Caitlin Snow on The Flash; spent her teenage years in Naperville. Kay Panabaker, child actress (Phil of the Future, No Ordinary Family); raised in Naperville Chris Redd, cast member on Saturday Night Live Alene Robertson, musical theatre actress, winner of nine Joseph Jefferson Awards and 2014 Sarah Siddons Award Andrew Santino, actor, comedian, and podcaster Hillary Scott, pornographic actress Jim Sonefeld, drummer for Hootie and the Blowfish Kim Spencer, founder of the WorldLink direct broadcast satellite channel Darling Squire, dancer and choreographer John Summit, music producer and DJ, born in Naperville Doug Walker, web reviewer, Nostalgia Critic Trevor Wallace, comedian and content creator Paula Zahn, newscaster and television personality
Politics
Mary Lou Cowlishaw, politician Bill Foster, U.S. representative from Illinois's 11th congressional district S. Fitzgerald Haney, diplomat and businessman Dick Locher, syndicated cartoonist Joseph Naper, shipbuilder, businessman, politician, settler, founder of Naperville A. George Pradel, longest-serving mayor in city's history J. Glenn Schneider, educator and politician Lauren Underwood, U.S. representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank Group
Sports
Baseball
Ryan Bukvich, relief pitcher Bert Haas, first baseman; all-star for the Cincinnati Reds Jerry Hairston Jr., infielder and outfielder; World Series champion with the New York Yankees Ian Krol, pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League Nicky Lopez, infielder, who has played for multiple teams, including the Chicago White Sox, the Kansas City Royals, and the Chicago Cubs. Collin McHugh, relief pitcher; World Series champion with the Houston Astros Nick Solak, second baseman and outfielder
Basketball
John Clawson, small forward for the University of Michigan and Oakland Oaks; Olympic gold medalist Drew Crawford, shooting guard and small forward in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Porter Moser, head coach of the University of Oklahoma men's basketball team Anthony Parker, general manager of the Orlando Magic; shooting guard and small forward in the Israeli Super League and EuroLeague Candace Parker, power forward for the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, and Las Vegas Aces; three-time WNBA champion; two-time WNBA MVP; two-time Olympic gold medalist
Football
Cameron Brate, tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints Chris Brown, running back for the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans Owen Daniels, tight end for the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos Mike Dudek, wide receiver for the Illinois Fighting Illini Matt LaCosse, tight end for the New York Giants and New England Patriots Justin McCareins, wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets Babatunde Oshinowo, defensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns Sean Payton, head coach for the Denver Broncos Jayden Reed, wide receiver and punt returner for the Green Bay Packers
Gymnastics
Bridgette Caquatto, gymnast on U.S national team World silver medalist Mackenzie Caquatto, gymnast on U.S national team Nia Dennis, gymnast on U.S. national team
Ice skating
Evan Lysacek, figure skater; Olympic gold medalist (2010), 2-time national champion Mountain climbing Lucy Westlake, youngest American woman to summit Mount Everest
Prize fighting Curtis Blaydes, UFC fighter Jordan Johnson, RFA World Champ, UFC fighter Steve Kozola, MMA fighter
Soccer
Chase Adams, forward Devon Amoo-Mensah, defender Brittany Bock, midfielder Chris Brady, goalkeeper Roman Celentano, goalkeeper Bryan Ciesiulka, midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo, midfielder Casey Krueger, defender Megan Montefusco, defender Korede Osundina, forward
Swimming
Kevin Cordes, Olympic gold medalist in 4x100-meter medley relay, American record holder in 100- and 200-meter breaststroke (short course), as well as 100- and 200-yard breaststroke
Track and field
Chris Derrick, distance runner at Stanford, held junior record in 5000m Tyler Jermann, distance runner, 4-time U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon Tom Petranoff, javelin thrower, former world record holder, Olympian
Volleyball
Jordyn Poulter, Olympic gold medalist for the United States national indoor volleyball team & professional volleyball player
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