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Celebrities from Illinois

226 memorials
0 Funeral Homes
4 cemeteries
26 Counties
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Illinois: 225 memorial pages

of people who were born or died here, or were laid to rest here

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Portrait of Bobby Fischer (1943–2008) – memorial page

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Bobby Fischer

03/09/1943 – 01/17/2008

64 years

American chess player

Reykjavík
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Portrait of Dan Fogelberg (1951–2007) – memorial page

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Dan Fogelberg

08/13/1951 – 12/16/2007

56 years

American singer

Deer Isle
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Portrait of Sidney Coleman (1937–2007) – memorial page

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Sidney Coleman

03/07/1937 – 11/18/2007

70 years

American physicist

Cambridge
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Portrait of Paul Tibbets (1915–2007) – memorial page

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Paul Tibbets

02/23/1915 – 11/01/2007

92 years

United States Air Force pilot

Columbus
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Portrait of Fred Saberhagen (1930–2007) – memorial page

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Fred Saberhagen

05/18/1930 – 06/29/2007

77 years

American writer

Albuquerque
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Portrait of Paul Christian Lauterbur (1929–2007) – memorial page

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Paul Christian Lauterbur

05/06/1929 – 03/27/2007

77 years

American chemist

Urbana
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Portrait of Frankie Laine (1913–2007) – memorial page

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Frankie Laine

née Francesco Paolo LoVecchio

03/30/1913 – 02/06/2007

93 years

American pop singer, songwriter, and actor

San Diego
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Portrait of Willye White (1939–2007) – memorial page

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Willye White

12/31/1939 – 02/06/2007

67 years

American athlete – long jumper and sprinter

Chicago
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Sidney Sheldon

née Sidney Schechtel

02/11/1917 – 01/30/2007

89 years

American writer

Rancho Mirage
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Marcheline Bertrand

05/09/1950 – 01/27/2007

56 years

American actress and producer

Los Angeles
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Darlene Conley

07/18/1934 – 01/14/2007

72 years

American actress

Los Angeles
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Portrait of Anita O’Day (1919–2006) – memorial page

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Anita O’Day

née Anita Belle Colton

10/18/1919 – 11/23/2006

87 years

American jazz singer

West Hollywood
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Portrait of Annette Rogers (1913–2006) – memorial page

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Annette Rogers

10/22/1913 – 11/08/2006

93 years

athletics competitor

Des Plaines
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Portrait of Alvin M. Weinberg (1915–2006) – memorial page

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Alvin M. Weinberg

04/20/1915 – 10/18/2006

91 years

American nuclear physicist

Oak Ridge
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Portrait of Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino (1916–2006) – memorial page

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Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino

07/04/1916 – 09/26/2006

90 years

World War II propaganda announcer "Orphan Ann", and best-known "Tokyo Rose" announcer

Chicago
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Portrait of Iris Marion Young (1949–2006) – memorial page

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Iris Marion Young

01/02/1949 – 08/01/2006

57 years

American philosopher

Chicago
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Portrait of Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) – memorial page

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Katherine Dunham

06/24/1909 – 05/21/2006

96 years

American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, actress and activist (1909/1912–2006)

New York City
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Portrait of Betty Friedan (1921–2006) – memorial page

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Betty Friedan

02/04/1921 – 02/04/2006

85 years

American feminist writer and activist

Washington, D.C.
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Portrait of Anna Malle (1967–2006) – memorial page

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Anna Malle

née Anna Hotop

09/09/1967 – 01/25/2006

38 years

American pornographic actress and director

Las Vegas Valley
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Portrait of Shelley Winters (1920–2006) – memorial page

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Shelley Winters

née Shirley Schrift

08/18/1920 – 01/14/2006

85 years

American actress

Beverly Hills
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Portrait of Lou Rawls (1933–2006) – memorial page

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Lou Rawls

12/01/1933 – 01/06/2006

72 years

American singer

Los Angeles
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Portrait of Richard Pryor (1940–2005) – memorial page

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Richard Pryor

12/01/1940 – 12/10/2005

65 years

American comedian and actor

Encino
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Portrait of James Stockdale (1923–2005) – memorial page

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James Stockdale

12/23/1923 – 07/05/2005

81 years

US Navy admiral and aviator

Coronado
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Portrait of June Haver (1926–2005) – memorial page

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June Haver

06/10/1926 – 07/04/2005

79 years

American actress

Los Angeles
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