The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Carbondale, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Carbondale, Illinois.
Arts and culture
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Actor (The Sheik) Born in Carbondale Grammy Award-winning singer and musician Grew up in Carbondale Winner of Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (2000) Born in Carbondale Actor (What to Expect When You're Expecting and Enough Said) Born in Carbondale Architect and futurist; built the geodesic domes found around Carbondale Taught at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Novelist and teacher (Grendel) Taught at Southern Illinois University CarbondaleThe Twenty - Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous: John Gardner Guitarist (Racer X, Mr. Big) Born in Carbondale Poet and nominee for the Pulitzer Prize Professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Actress (Roseanne, 2017 Tony Award winner) Born in Carbondale Composer and founder of the Thai Elephant Orchestra Born in Carbondale Saxophonist; contemporary of Bix Beiderbecke Born in Carbondale
Crime
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Serial killer; murdered two Carbondale women
Military
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference US Army officer; served as Intelligence officer (G-2) for Third United States Army during World War II Lived in Carbondale US Army officer; posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War Born in Carbondale
Politics
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Illinois Appellate Court judge Born in Carbondale Laura Cha-Yu Liu Obituary John Ratcliffe 6th director of National Intelligence Graduated from high school in Carbondale 46th lieutenant governor of Illinois Lives in Carbondale
Sports
Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Professional soccer playerBorn in Carbondale Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers Shooting guard at University of Illinois; ESPN college basketball analyst Head coach of the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts Wide receiver coach at Southern Illinois University Shooting guard for six different NBA teams Attended Southern Illinois University Professional basketball player, 2010 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League Born in Carbondale, went to Carbondale Elementary schools and Carbondale Community High School Point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors Born in Carbondale Running back for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers Played football at Southern Illinois University Head football coach for the University of Minnesota and Southern Illinois University Linebacker for the New York Jets Played football for Southern Illinois University Manager for the Minnesota Twins Born in Carbondale Soccer midfielder for St. Louis City SC 2 Born in Carbondale, went to Carbondale Elementary schools and Carbondale Community High School Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals Born in Carbondale Quarterbacks coach for the Louisville Cardinals football team Born in Carbondale
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