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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in
Quincy, Illinois
. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page
People from Quincy, Illinois
.
Acting and comedy
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Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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John Anderson
|
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October 20, 1922
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August 7, 1992
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Actor and director (
Twilight Zone
,
Gunsmoke
)
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Raised in Quincy
|
[1]
[2]
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Mary Astor
|
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May 3, 1906
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September 25, 1987
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Actress (
The Maltese Falcon
,
The Great Lie
)
|
Born in Quincy
|
[3]
|
Roy Brocksmith
|
|
September 15, 1945
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December 16, 2001
|
Actor (
Total Recall
,
Arachnophobia
)
|
Born in Quincy and graduated from
Quincy University
in 1970.
|
[4]
|
Harry Fleer
|
|
March 26, 1916
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October 14, 1994
|
Actor (
Little Giants
,
Tormented
)
|
Born in Quincy
|
[5]
|
Donald Gallaher
|
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June 25, 1895
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August 14, 1961
|
Actor and director (
The Great Train Robbery
,
Temple Tower
)
|
Born in Quincy
|
[6]
|
Tad Hilgenbrink
|
|
October 9, 1981
|
|
Actor (
American Pie Presents: Band Camp
,
The Curiosity of Chance
)
|
Born in Quincy and attended
Quincy Senior High School
|
[7]
|
Henry Kolker
|
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November 13, 1874
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July 15, 1947
|
Actor
|
Family moved to Quincy when he was young
|
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Robert Livingston
|
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December 9, 1904
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March 7, 1988
|
Actor (
The Three Mesquiteers
,
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
)
|
Born in Quincy
|
[8]
|
Irving Sayles
|
|
1872
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February 8, 1914
|
Vaudeville entertainer
|
Born in Quincy
|
[9]
|
Ireene Wicker
|
|
November 24, 1905
|
November 17, 1987
|
Actress and singer (
The Singing Lady
)
|
Born in Quincy
|
[10]
|
Jonathan Van Ness
|
|
March 28, 1987
|
|
Hairdresser and TV Personality (
Queer Eye (2018 TV series)
)
|
First male cheerleader of
Quincy Senior High School
|
[11]
|
Crime
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Fine arts
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Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
|
Known for
|
Association
|
Reference
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Mike Estabrook
|
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June 4, 1970
|
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Multi-medium artist
|
Born in Quincy
|
[14]
|
Neysa McMein
|
|
January 25, 1889
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May 12, 1949
|
Illustrator and portrait painting
|
Born in Quincy
|
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John Quidor
|
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January 26, 1801
|
December 14, 1881
|
History painting
|
Lived in Quincy from 1837 to 1851
|
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Robert S. Roeschlaub
|
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July 6, 1843
|
October 25, 1923
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Architect
|
Raised in Quincy
|
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Michaele Vollbracht
|
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November 17, 1947
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June 7, 2018
|
Illustrator and fashion designer
|
Raised in Quincy
|
[15]
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Journalism and writing
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Military
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Music
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Politics
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- A. Otis Arnold
, Illinois state legislator and businessman
- Thomas Awerkamp
, Illinois State Senator and businessman
- Horace S. Cooley
, Illinois Secretary of State
- Laura Kent Donahue
, Illinois State Senator
- Stephen Arnold Douglas
, youngest supreme court justice in Illinois history (27 years old); ran as a Democrat against Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election
[17]
- Mary Lou Kent
, Illinois state legislator
- Frederick Kreismann
, mayor of
St. Louis
- Charles E. Lippincott
, California State Senator and Illinois Auditor
- Benjamin M. Mitchell
, state representative, born in Quincy
[18]
- Charles E. Morris
, state assemblyman for
Wisconsin
- Isaac N. Morris
, state representative
- Brian Munzlinger
, state representative for
Missouri
- Mark A. Penick
, Illinois state senators
- William Alexander Richardson
, U.S. Senator
- Lillian E. Schlagenhauf
, Illinois state senator and lawyer
- Onias C. Skinner
, Illinois jurist and legislator
- William Rudolph Smith
, attorney general of
Wisconsin
- Max C. Starkloff
(1858-1942), St. Louis Health Commissioner who introduced
social distancing
during the
1918 flu pandemic
[19]
[20]
- Art Tenhouse
, Illinois state legislator
- William D. Turner
, state assemblyman for Wisconsin
- John Wood
, city founder and the 12th
governor of Illinois
Religion
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Sports
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- Brian Clark
, Canadian football player
- Jack Cornell
, professional football player
- Al Demaree
, professional baseball player
- Bruce Douglas
, basketball player
- Bruce Edwards
, major-league baseball catcher
- Jim Finigan
, major-league baseball player
- Art Fromme
, professional baseball player
- Luke Guthrie
, professional golfer
- John W. Henry
, principal owner of the
Boston Red Sox
, the
Boston Globe
,
Liverpool F.C.
; co-owner of
Roush Fenway Racing
- Chase Hilgenbrinck
, former major-league soccer player
- Caren Kemner
, Olympic volleyball player
[14]
- Dutch Kemner
, baseball player
- Nicole Kramer
, Olympic swimmer
- Luke Lutenberg
, major-league baseball player
- Fritz Ostermueller
, major-league baseball player
- Gary Phillips
, basketball player
- Josh Rabe
, former major-league baseball player
- Paul Reuschel
, major-league baseball player
- Rick Reuschel
, major-league baseball player
- Ike Samuels
, third baseman for the
St. Louis Browns
- El Tappe
,
[14]
Chicago Cubs
catcher and coach (1961 season)
- F. Morgan Taylor Jr.
, golfer
- D. A. Weibring
,
[14]
professional golfer
References
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]
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Society, Historical (2010-09-14).
"Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County: John Anderson Returns to Quincy"
.
Adamscountyhistory.blogspot.com
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"John Anderson : Biography"
.
IMDb.com
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"Mary Astor"
.
IMDb.com
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"Roy Brocksmith"
.
IMDb.com
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"Harry Fleer"
.
IMDb.com
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"Donald Gallaher"
.
IMDb.com
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"Tad Hilgenbrink"
.
IMDb.com
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"Robert Livingston"
.
IMDb.com
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"Photographic Image of Death Certificate of Irving Sayles"
(JPG)
.
Nugrape.net
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
- ^
Robertson, Nan (1987-11-18).
"Ireene Wicker Hammer Dies, 86 - Storyteller to Millions of Children"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
2016-10-31
.
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"LIFE STORIES: Van Ness on whirlwind journey as one of Fab Five on 'Queer Eye' reboot"
.
Herald-Whig
. 2018-03-05
. Retrieved
2018-04-30
.
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Carter, Tamara (February 19, 2011).
A Memoir of Injustice
. Trine Day.
ISBN
978-1936296057
.
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Pitluk, Adam (December 18, 2007).
Damned To Eternity
. Da Capo Press.
ISBN
978-0306815270
.
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"Adams County History"
. Archived from
the original
on 2006-11-18
. Retrieved
2008-06-11
.
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La Ferla, Ruth (June 12, 2018).
"Michael Vollbracht, Fashion Designer and Illustrator, Dies at 70"
.
The New York Times
.
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Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013).
Blues - A Regional Experience
.
Santa Barbara, California
, United States:
Praeger Publishers
. p. 134.
ISBN
978-0313344237
.
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Johannsen, Robert (1973).
Stephen A. Douglas
. New York: Oxford University Press.
- ^
'Illinois Blue Book 1927-1928,' Biographical Sketch of Benjamin M. Mitchell, pg. 252-253
- ^
"How Public Health Policies Saved Citizens in St. Louis During the 1918 Flu Pandemic"
.
bioMerieux Connection
. 2018-10-25
. Retrieved
2020-03-15
.
- ^
"St. Louis, Missouri and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic"
.
The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia
. 2019-02-13
. Retrieved
2020-03-15
.