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

Academics and scientists

Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Oncologist; developer of The Medical Directive: health policy adviser to the federal government 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics co-winner

Acting and modeling

Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Academy Award-nominated actor Grew up in Wilmette Actor, Saturday Night Live cast member Born in Wilmette Comedian, writer, director, producer, actor Lived in Wilmette as a child between 1978 and 1986 Actor Grew up in Wilmette Actor Born in Wilmette Academy Award-winning actor Born in WilmetteHeston, Charlton: In The Arena, Simon & Schuster, 1995. . Actress Born in Wilmette Academy Award-nominated actress Model; Playboy Playmate of the Month Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor and comedian. Recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Grew up in Wilmette Actor Born in Wilmette Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor Lived in Wilmette Actress and entertainer, winner of five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award, nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammys and a SAG Award Lived in Wilmette Actor Grew up in Wilmette American actress best known for her role as the Borg drone, Seven of Nine, in Star Trek: Voyager, lived in WilmetteLived in Wilmette Chicago children's television personality, best known for Garfield Goose and Friends Lived in Wilmette Model and actor Born in Wilmette Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actor; best known for role as Dwight Schrute on The Office.

Architects Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Landscape architect. Served as the superintendent of the Chicago Park District Lived in Wilmette Designed such buildings as the Drake Hotel Lived in Wilmette Principal architect at Ross Barney Architects Lived in Wilmette

Business

Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Businessman, son of Lester Crown and brother of Susan Crown, president of Henry Crown and Company, director of JPMorgan Chase, General Dynamics and Sara Lee Corporation, managing partner of Aspen Skiing Company Grew up in Wilmette Billionaire businessman, son of industrialist Henry Crown, father of James and Susan Crown Lives in Wilmette Businesswoman, daughter of Lester Crown and sister of James Crown, chairman and founder of Susan Crown Exchange (SCE), chairman and CEO of Owl Creek Partners, chairman of Crown Family Philanthropies and partner of Henry Crown & Co., executive at Illinois Tool Works, board member of Northern Trust Corporation, vice-chair of Rush University Medical Center, former Fellow of Yale Corporation and board member of Baxter International Grew up in Wilmette Co-founder of Endeavor Talent Agency Grew up in Wilmette Former CEO of Playboy, daughter of Hugh Hefner Born in Wilmette Founder of Kraft Foods Inc Lived in Wilmette Co-head of Global Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Citigroup, head of Chicago Citi office Lives in Wilmette Restaurateur, political fundraiser convicted of fraud Lived in Wilmette Co-owner of Chicago Cubs; board member of Lambda Legal and Housing Opportunities for Women organization; daughter of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts Lives in Wilmette Co-owner and chairman of Chicago Cubs; CEO of Incapital; director of TD Ameritrade Holding Company; son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts Lives in Wilmette

Chefs Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Chef and restaurant-owner Born in Wilmette

Music

Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Singer and musician; finalist on American Idol season 10 Lived in Wilmette; attended McKenzie Elementary School (a.k.a. K.Flay) Rapper Born in Wilmette Alt-country singer and musician Moved to Wilmette from Lindenhurst in 2005 Singer-songwriter Lived in Wilmette for several months in 2016 Drummer for Filter, The Smashing Pumpkins and Morrissey Celloist Lived in Wilmette Bassist and primary lyricist for the band Fall Out Boy Grew up in Wilmette

Photography Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Street photographer Lived as a nanny in Wilmette from 1989 until 1993

Politics

Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReferenceEsther Dunshee BowerSeptember 1879October 13, 1962lawyer, co-founder of Illinois League of Women Voters; worked almost 20 years for the state's Women's Jury Bill (1939)Lived in Wilmette from 1880s to 1950s Commissioner of Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district since 2011 Lives in Wilmette 55th mayor of Chicago; White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama; senior advisor to President Bill Clinton, Democratic Caucus Chairman of the House of Representatives; Ambassador to Japan under President Joe Biden Grew up in Wilmette Former member of the Illinois House of Representatives Lived in Wilmette Served as a member of the International Trade Commission from 2007 until 2015 Grew up in Wilmette Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Was originally named by Donald Trump for nomination as the Deputy Secretary of Commerce but withdrew, unable to satisfy the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

Ricketts is a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs; owner of the shuttered Higher Gear Bike Shops chain; CEO of Ending Spending Super PAC; member of the World Bicycle Relief board of directors; son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts. Lives in Wilmette Former commander of the United States Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency Grew up in Wilmette Candidate for the United States Senate Grew up in Wilmette Candidate for the United States House of Representatives Lives in Wilmette General manager of the Merchandise Mart; first head of the Peace Corps; vice presidential nominee for George McGovern's presidential campaign Lived in Wilmette

Sports

Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Sportscaster for the Chicago Cubs Lived in Wilmette Tennis player Born in Wilmette Wrestler with WWE Olympic rower Major League Baseball player Grew up in Wilmette Gold medalist Olympic swimmer Born in Wilmette Major League Baseball player Born in WilmetteAlex VlasicJune 5, 2001Defenseman in the National Hockey LeagueBorn in Wilmette (a.k.a. Larry Sweeney) Wrestler and manager Center in National Hockey League Grew up in Wilmette

Writing and journalism

Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Columnist Born in Wilmette Radio personality Lived in Wilmette Newspaper journalist Lived in Wilmette Author Lived in Wilmette Writer/ illustrator Grew up in Wilmette Cartoonist; creator of Dick Tracy Lived in Wilmette Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic for Chicago Tribune Lives in Wilmette Television news anchor and reporter (longtime personality on WBBM-TV) Lived in Wilmette Chief meteorologist at WMAQ-TV Lives in Wilmette Co-hosted Fox Thing in the Morning on WFLD Lives in Wilmette Jun 6, 1976 British-American author and screenwriter Screenwriter Lives in Wilmette Radio broadcaster Born in Wilmette Radio broadcaster on WLS-AM, television news anchor Lives in Wilmette Nov 24, 1930Mar 7, 2020 Radio broadcaster Lives in Wilmette Best-selling and award-winning journalist, author, film-maker, and humanitarian Grew up in Wilmette Best-selling children's author/illustrator Grew up in Wilmette

Other Name ImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference Sole survivor of the 1960 New York air disaster until dying a day later Born and lived in Wilmette Serial killer Lived in Wilmette Fur trader who was among the earliest settlers of Chicago Lived in Wilmette and is a member of the town's namesake family

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