# List of people from Barrington, Illinois

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Barrington, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Barrington, Illinois.

## Arts and culture

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| William Beckett | February 11, 1985 | | Lead singer of The Academy Is... | Resides in Barrington, Graduate of Barrington High School |
| Charles Boyce | September 21, 1949 | | Cartoonist, creator of Compu-toon | |
| Sam Campbell | August 1, 1895 | April 13, 1962(1962-04-13) (aged 66) | Author and nature writer | Lived and died in Barrington |
| Kristin Cavallari | January 5, 1987 | | Actress (Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County) | Attended school in Barrington |
| Bailey Chase | May 1, 1972 | | Actor | |
| Edward D. Dart | 1922 | July 9, 1975 | Modernist architect | |
| Kallen Esperian | June 8, 1961 | | Lyric soprano | Born in Barrington |
| William Fuller | 1953 | | Poet | Born in Barrington |
| Jeff Galfer | October 18, 1979 | | Actor, producer, writer. | Graduate of Barrington High School |
| Christopher Lasch | June 1, 1932 | February 14, 1994 | Historian, moralist, and cultural critic | |
| Marvin Lipofsky | September 1, 1938 | Jan 15, 2016 | Glass artist | |
| Connor Mackey | September 12, 1996 | | Hockey Player | Born and raised in Tower Lakes, Illinois |
| Charles L. Mee | September 15, 1938 | | Playwright | |
| Terry Moran | December 9, 1959 | | Co-anchor of Nightline | |
| Bill Moseley | November 11, 1951 | | Actor | Born in Barrington |
| Colleen Zenk Pinter | January 20, 1953 | | Emmy-nominated actress, As the World Turns | Born in Barrington |
| Veronica Roth | August 19, 1988 | | Author of the Divergent trilogy | Raised in Barrington |
| Cynthia Rowley | July 29, 1958 | | Fashion designer | Raised in Barrington |
| Yury Shulman | April 29, 1975 | | Chess grandmaster; winner of the 2008 U.S. Chess Championship | |
| Carrie Snodgress | October 27, 1945 | April 1, 2004 | Actress | Born in Barrington |
| Richard Threlkeld | November 30, 1937 | January 13, 2012 | CBS news correspondent | Raised in Barrington |
| Waid Vanderpoel | May 19, 1922 | August 25, 2003 | Author and former Chief Investment Officer for First National Bank of Chicago | |
| Gene Wolfe | May 7, 1931 | Apr 14, 2019 | Author | |

## Politics

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Melissa Bean | January 22, 1962 | | US congresswoman representing Illinois's 8th congressional district | Resides in Barrington |
| Ira Joy Chase | December 7, 1834 | May 11, 1895 | Co-founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, 22nd governor of Indiana, and first Barrington citizen to enlist in the Union Army | Moved to Barrington as a young man |
| Kevin Furey | January 24, 1983 | | US congressman from Montana | Born in Barrington |
| Gregory Garre | November 1, 1964 | | United States Solicitor General | Was raised in Barrington |
| Valerie Allen Marland | 1917 | 1977 | First Lady of West Virginia | |
| William C. Marland | March 26, 1918 | November 26, 1965 | 24th governor of West Virginia | Lived and died in Barrington |
| Henry Paulson | March 28, 1946 | | United States Secretary of the Treasury | Graduate of Barrington High School |
| Richard J. Stephenson | | | Businessman and backer of FreedomWorks | |

## Sports

| Name | Birth | Known for | Association |
| Craig Anderson | May 21, 1981 | Goaltender for the Ottawa Senators | Graduate of Barrington High School |
| Kirk Cousins | August 19, 1988 | Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons | Born in Barrington |
| Bryan Bulaga | March 21, 1989 | Offensive lineman for Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers | Born in Barrington |
| Gary Fencik | June 11, 1954 | Safety for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears | Graduate of Barrington High School |
| Gary Hallberg | May 31, 1958 | Golfer on PGA Tour | |
| Scott Langley | April 28, 1989 | Golfer on PGA Tour, 2010 NCAA champion | Born in Barrington |
| Jeff Likens | August 28, 1985 | Defenseman for the American Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga | Born in Barrington |
| Ryan Miller | December 14, 1984 | Defender and midfielder for D.C. United | Born in Barrington |
| Scotty Miller | July 31, 1997 | Wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Born in Barrington, graduated Barrington High School |
| Dan Wilson | March 25, 1969 | Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners | Born in Barrington |