# List of people from Glen Ellyn, Illinois
## Arts and culture

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Laurie Anderson | Jun 5, 1947 | | Performance artist and musician | Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Glenbard West |
| Elek Bacsik | May 22, 1926 | Feb 14, 1993 | Hungarian-born American Gypsy jazz guitarist and violinist, also played on viola, violectra, violoncello, double bass and bouzouki | Lived and died in Glen Ellyn |
| Jeffery Deaver | May 6, 1950 | | Best-selling mystery novelist (The Bone Collector, James Bond novel Carte Blanche) | Graduate of Glenbard West (1968) |
| Katherine Dunham | Jun 22, 1909 | May 21, 2006 | Dancer | Grew up in Glen Ellyn |
| Jacob Fuerst | Oct 27, 1992 | | Guitarist for Knockout Kid | Grew up in Glen Ellyn |
| Jennifer Koh | | | Violinist | Born in Glen Ellyn |
| Mark Daniel Rose | | | Front-man of rock band Spitalfield | From Glen Ellyn |
| Larry Shue | Jul 23, 1946 | Sep 23, 1985 | Playwright (The Foreigner, The Nerd) | |
| Brian St. Clair | May 24, 1968 | | Drummer of rock band Local H | From Glen Ellyn |
| Steven Suptic | Feb 5, 1993 | | Singer (SUGR?), YouTuber, actor (mlgHwnT, SourceFed, Sugar Pine 7), and Twitch streamer | From Glen Ellyn |
| Molly Worthen | 1981 | | Author and journalist | Raised in Glen Ellyn |

## Media

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Amy Carlson | Jul 7, 1968 | | Actress (Another World, Third Watch, Blue Bloods) | Attended Glenbard West High School |
| John Drury | Jan 4, 1927 | Nov 25, 2007 | Local 10:00 pm news anchor (WTMJ, WBBM, WGN, WLS) | Lived in Glen Ellyn |
| Sean Hayes | Jun 26, 1970 | | Actor (Jack McFarland on Will & Grace) | Attended Glenbard West High School |
| Michael Herbick | | | Sound engineer (The Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption); Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award winner (Lonesome Dove) | Grew up in Glen Ellyn |
| Ryan Kelley | Aug 31, 1986 | | Actor (Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, Ben 10: Alien Swarm) | Born in Glen Ellyn |
| Frank Main | Sep 8, 1964 | | Journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2011) | Lived in Glen Ellyn |
| Ryan McPartlin | Jul 3, 1975 | | Actor (Clutch Powers on Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers) | Raised in Glen Ellyn |
| Greg Miller | Apr 27, 1983 | | Internet personality (IGN, The GameOverGreggy Show, Kinda Funny) | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn |
| Patricia Tallman | Sep 4, 1957 | | Actress (Babylon 5, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead, 1990) | Graduated Glenbard West High School (1975) |
| Nancy Utley | | | Former co-chairman of Searchlight Pictures and former member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Grew up in Glen Ellyn; Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1973) |
| Ted Wass | Oct 27, 1952 | | Actor and director (Blossom, Soap, Oh, God! You Devil) | Graduate of Glenbard West High School (1970) |

## Military

| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
| Marcellus Jones | | Jun 5, 1830 | Oct 9, 1900 | Thought to have fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) | Lived in Danby, Illinois (now called Glen Ellyn) | |
| David V. Miller | | Apr 23,1919 | Jan, 2016 | U.S. Air Force Major General | Born in Glen Ellyn, graduated from Dunbard High School | |

## Politics and activism

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Bill Ayers | Dec 26, 1944 | | Co-founder of the radical Weatherman organization (1969) | Born in Glen Ellyn |
| Eboo Patel | | | Author and member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn |
| Peter Roskam | Sep 13, 1961 | | Former US congressman | Grew up in Glen Ellyn; graduated from Glenbard West High School (1979) |
| Betty Wagner Spandikow | Sep 27, 1923 | Oct 26, 2008 | Author and breastfeeding advocate; co-founder of the La Leche League International | |

## Sports

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Matt Bowen | Nov 12, 1976 | | Strong safety for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Redskins | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn |
| Carolena Carstens | Jan 18, 1996 | | Martial artist (taekwondo); 2012 Summer Olympian | Lives in Glen Ellyn |
| Ray Demmitt | Feb 2, 1884 | Feb 19, 1956 | Outfielder for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers | Lived and died in Glen Ellyn |
| Mike Hall | Feb 1, 1982 | | Winner of ESPN Dream Job; anchor with the Big Ten Network | Born in Glen Ellyn |
| Bob MacLeod | Oct 15, 1917 | Jan 13, 2002 | Halfback for the Chicago Bears, inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame | Born in Glen Ellyn |
| Alec Pierce | May 2, 2000 | | Wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts (2022-present) | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn |
| Tom Pukstys | May 28, 1968 | | Javelin thrower; silver medalist at the Goodwill Games (1998) | Born in Glen Ellyn |
| Bobby Rahal | Jan 10, 1953 | | Indycar driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500 | Graduate of Glenbard West (1971) |
| John Shurna | Apr 30, 1990 | | All-American forward for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team | Born in Glen Ellyn |
| Revie Sorey | Sep 10, 1953 | | Guard for the Chicago Bears | Lived in Glen Ellyn |
| Nikos Tselios | Jan 20, 1979 | | Defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Hounds, KalPa (Finland) and Färjestad BK (Sweden) | Born and raised in Glen Ellyn |
| Billy Williams | Jun 15, 1938 | | Hall of Fame left fielder for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics | Lived in Glen Ellyn |