People from Evanston, Illinois

The list People from Evanston, Illinois includes John Cusack, Grace Slick, Marlon Brando, Eddie Vedder and Rosanna Arquette. The list consists of 449 members and 7 sublists.

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Evanston, Illinois

City in Illinois, United States

People from Evanston, Illinois, by occupation
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John Cusack

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Overview: John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and political activist. He began acting in films during the 1980s and has since starred in more than 85 films, including ...

Date of birth: 28 June 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Television producers from Illinois 123T

Screenwriters from Illinois 340T
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Grace Slick

American painter and musician (born 1939)

Overview: Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing, October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, artist and former model, widely known in rock and roll history for her role in San Francisco's burgeoning ...

Date of birth: 30 October 1939

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Castilleja School alumni 8T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T

21st-century women singers 8,493T
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Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

Overview: Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor with a career spanning 60 years, during which he won many accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Actor, three BAFTA Awards ...

Date of birth: 3 April 1924

Date of death: 1 July 2004

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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American bisexual male actors 79T

American bisexual men 161T

21st-century American LGBTQ people 3,024T
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Eddie Vedder

American singer (born 1964)

Overview: Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, one of three guitarists, and ...

Date of birth: 23 December 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Jill McCormick (Married)

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Guitarists from Illinois 142T

Guitarists from California 583T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T
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Jerry Springer

American, Talk Show Host

Overview: Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry ...

Date of birth: 13 February 1944

Date of death: 27 April 2023

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Talk Show Host

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Male actors from Sarasota, Florida 9T

Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Illinois 28T

Actors from Highgate 13T
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Rosanna Arquette

American actress (born 1959)

Overview: Rosanna Lisa Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982), and won the BAFTA Award for Best ...

Date of birth: 10 August 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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The American Library (Yinka Shonibare, 2018) people 220T

Film producers from Illinois 159T

Film producers from New York (state) 698T
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Jeremy Piven

Actor

Overview: Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is known for his role as Ari Gold in the comedy series Entourage, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three ...

Date of birth: 26 July 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Siobhan Dillon (Dating)

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Buddhist actors 13T

Television producers from Illinois 123T

Television producers from New York City 416T
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Bill Murray

American actor and comedian

Overview: William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Known for his deadpan delivery, he first rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, a series of performances that earned ...

Date of birth: 21 September 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male winners 31T

American male non-fiction writers 4,581T
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Jake Johnson

American actor

Overview: Jake Johnson (born Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger; May 28, 1978) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his role as Nick Miller in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–18), for which he was nominated ...

Date of birth: 28 May 1978

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Erin Payne Johnson (Married)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Male actors of English descent 380T

Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers 116T
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Zach Gilford

American, Actor

Overview: Zachary Michael Gilford (born January 14, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights. In 2021, he starred in the Netflix horror ...

Date of birth: 14 January 1982

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century American Jews 8,462T

Northwestern University School of Communication alumni 218T

Male actors from Evanston, Illinois 44T
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Patrick Stump

American musician

Overview: Patrick Martin Stumph (born April 27, 1984), known professionally as Patrick Vaughn Stump, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and film composer. He is the lead vocalist ...

Date of birth: 27 April 1984

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Elisa Yao (Married)

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Arma Angelus members 5T

21st-century American drummers 550T

Record producers from Illinois 203T
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Daniel Sunjata

American actor

Overview: Daniel Sunjata (born Daniel Sunjata Condon; December 30, 1971) is an American actor who performs in film, television and theater. He is known for his role as Franco Rivera in the FX television series Rescue ...

Date of birth: 30 December 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Male actors from Evanston, Illinois 37T

Male actors from Chicago, Illinois 564T

Male actors from Illinois 259T
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Seth Meyers

American writer and actor

Overview: Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host. He hosts Late Night with Seth Meyers, a late-night talk show on NBC. Prior to that, he was ...

Date of birth: 28 December 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Alexi Ashe Meyers (Married)

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Male actors of English descent 380T

Television personalities from New Hampshire 1T

Television personalities from Illinois 2T
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Charlton Heston

American, Actor

Overview: Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.

Date of birth: 4 October 1923

Date of death: 5 April 2008

Age: 84 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Presidents of the American Film Institute 6T

United Service Organizations entertainers 148T

Deaths from pneumonia in California 494T
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Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

Overview: Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor, and musician. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the 1981 film Ragtime ...

Date of birth: 18 July 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Simon Curtis (Married)

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American expatriate actresses in England 67T

Singer-songwriters from Illinois 266T

Singer-songwriters from California 1,065T
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Wes Parker

American baseball player

Overview: Maurice Wesley "Wes" Parker III (born November 13, 1939) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1964 to 1972. He also played one season in Japan ...

Date of birth: 13 November 1939

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Arizona Instructional League Dodgers players 53T

Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois 92T

Nankai Hawks players 58T
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Dick Cusack

American actor

Overview: Richard John "Dick" Cusack (August 29, 1925 – June 2, 2003) was an American actor, filmmaker and humorist.

Date of birth: 29 August 1925

Date of death: 2 June 2003

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

20th-century American male writers 6,911T

Screenwriters from New York (state) 1,175T
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Alicia Goranson

American actress

Overview: Alicia Linda "Lecy" Goranson (born June 22, 1974) is an American actress. She plays Becky Conner in the television sitcoms Roseanne, which debuted in 1988, and The Conners. She has also had supporting ...

Date of birth: 22 June 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Actresses from Evanston, Illinois 28T

Evanston Township High School alumni 69T

Actresses from Illinois 221T
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Josh Meyers

American actor and comedian

Overview: Joshua Dylan Meyers ( MY-ərz; born January 8, 1976) is an American actor and comedian, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy series Mad TV and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final ...

Date of birth: 8 January 1976

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: McKenzie Rollins (Married)

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American comedians of English descent 83T

Male actors of English descent 379T

Comedians from New Hampshire 15T
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Wally Cox

American actor

Overview: Wallace Maynard Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, particularly associated with the early years of television in the United States. He appeared in the U.S. ...

Date of birth: 6 December 1924

Date of death: 15 February 1973

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Denby High School alumni 19T

Military personnel from Detroit 77T

Male actors from Evanston, Illinois 37T