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Philanthropists from Illinois
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The list Philanthropists from Illinois includes
Kanye West, Michelle Obama, Keke Palmer, Ludacris and Dwyane Wade.
The list consists of 189 members.
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Illinois
State in the midwestern United States
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Ye
American, Rapper
Overview: Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977), commonly known as Kanye West ( KAHN-yay), is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the ...Date of birth: 8 June 1977Age: 48Nationality: AmericanOccupation: RapperGender: MaleHeight: 5' 8" (173 cm)Partner: Bianca Censori (Married)
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Michelle Obama
First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017
Overview: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (née Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African ...Date of birth: 17 January 1964Age: 61Nationality: AmericanOccupation: First LadyGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 11" (180 cm)Partner: Barack Obama (Married) 0
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Keke Palmer
American, Actress
Overview: Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer ( KEE-kee; born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer and television personality. Known for playing leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions, she ...Date of birth: 26 August 1993Age: 31Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm)Partner: Duke Riley (Dating) 0
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Ludacris
American rapper and actor (born 1977)
Overview: Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (), is an American rapper and actor. After forming his own label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s, Ludacris ...Date of birth: 11 September 1977Age: 47Nationality: AmericanOccupation: RapperGender: MaleHeight: 5' 8" (173 cm)Partner: Eudoxie Agnan (Married) 0
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Dwyane Wade
American basketball player
Overview: Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. ( dwayn; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat in the National Ba ...Date of birth: 17 January 1982Age: 43Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BasketballGender: MaleHeight: 6' 3" (190 cm)Partner: Gabrielle Union (Married) 0
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Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
Overview: Oprah Gail Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah ...Date of birth: 29 January 1954Age: 71Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Talk Show HostGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm)Partner: Stedman Graham (Engaged) 0
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Liesel Matthews
American actress, philanthropist
Overview: Liesel Pritzker Simmons (born Liesel Anne Pritzker), stage name Liesel Matthews, is an American heiress and former child actress. She starred as Sara Crewe in A Little Princess, a 1995 film adaptation ...Date of birth: 14 March 1984Age: 41Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemalePartner: Ian Simmons (IV) (Married) 0
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Walt Disney
American animator and producer (1901–1966)
Overview: Walter Elias Disney (DIZ-nee; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced ...Date of birth: 5 December 1901Date of death: 15 December 1966Age: 65 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: CreatorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm) 0
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Hugh O'Brian
American actor (1925–2016)
Overview: Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC Western television series The Life and Legend ...Date of birth: 19 April 1925Date of death: 5 September 2016Age: 91 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm) 0
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Tami Erin
American actress, model, singer, and fashion designer
Overview: Tamara Erin Klicman (born July 8, 1974), known professionally as Tami Erin, is an American actress, model, singer, and fashion designer. She is best known for her role as Pippi Longstocking in the 1988 ...Date of birth: 8 July 1974Age: 50Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 5" (165 cm) 0
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Pat Sajak
Television personality
Overview: Pat Sajak ( SAY-jak, born Patrick Leonard Sajdak; October 26, 1946) is an American television personality, former weatherman, and talk show host, best known as the host of the American television game ...Date of birth: 26 October 1946Age: 78Nationality: AmericanOccupation: TV PersonalityGender: MaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm)Partner: Lesly Brown (Married) 0
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Phillipa Soo
American actress
Overview: Phillipa Anne Soo (born May 31, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Soo is best known for originating the role of Eliza Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a performance for which she was ...Date of birth: 31 May 1990Age: 35Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemalePartner: Steven Pasquale (Married) 0
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Marjorie Merriweather Post
American businesswoman (1887–1973)
Overview: Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist, and owner of General Foods, Inc. She used much of her fortune to collect art ...Date of birth: 15 March 1887Date of death: 12 September 1973Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: PhilanthropistGender: Female 0
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Ari Emanuel
American businessman and CEO of Endeavor
Overview: Ari Emanuel (born March 29, 1961) is an American businessman and the CEO of Endeavor, an entertainment and media agency. He was a founding partner of the Endeavor Talent Agency and was instrumental in ...Date of birth: 29 March 1961Age: 64Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BusinessGender: MalePartner: Sarah Staudinger (Married) 0
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Page Hannah
American actor
Overview: Patricia Alberta Hannah (born April 13, 1964) is an American former television and film actress. Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is married to producer Lou Adler, and the couple have four sons: ... 0
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Bruce Karatz
American businessman
Overview: Bruce E. Karatz (born October 10, 1945) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is noted for his role as Chairman and CEO of KB Home, and for his philanthropic efforts to help re-build both Los ...Date of birth: 10 October 1945Age: 79Nationality: AmericanOccupation: HomemakerGender: MalePartner: Lilly Tartikoff (Married) 0
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Ray Kroc
Restaurateur
Overview: Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He joined the California company McDonald's in 1954, after the McDonald brothers had franchised six locations out from ...Date of birth: 5 October 1902Date of death: 14 January 1984Age: 81 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BusinessGender: Male 0
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Chris Zorich
American football player and administrator (born 1969)
Overview: Christopher Robert Zorich (born March 16, 1969) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in college for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and in the National Football League (NFL) for the ...Date of birth: 13 March 1969Age: 56Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Football (American)Gender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm) 0
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Ty Warner
American businessman
Overview: H. Ty Warner (born September 3, 1944) is an American billionaire toy manufacturer, businessman, and former actor. He is the CEO, sole owner and founder of Ty Inc. which manufactures and distributes stuffed ...Date of birth: 3 September 1944Age: 80Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BusinessGender: MaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm) 0
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Janet Langhart
American politician
Overview: Janet Leola Langhart Cohen (née Floyd; born December 22, 1940) is an American television journalist and anchor, and author. Beginning her career as a model, she started in television reporting the weather ... 0
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