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- Academics and authors
- Acting
- Business
- Journalism
- Music
- Politics and law
- Sports
- References
{{refimprove|date=April 2012}}The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Park Forest, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Park Forest, Illinois. Sheila McGann Academics and authors | Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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| Eugene|Izzi}} | {{dts|Mar 23, 1953}} | {{dts|Dec 7, 1996}} | Crime writer | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | David|Mamet}} | {{dts|Nov 30, 1947}} | Author, playwright, screenwriter, and film director; Pulitzer Prize winner | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Jeff|Mariotte}} | Author and editor | Born in Park Forest | | | Kathy|Reichs}} | {{dts|Mar 26, 1950}} | Professor of Anthropology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; forensic anthropologist and crime novelist | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Stephen|Shames}} | {{dts|1947}} | Photographer, artist, and author | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Charles J.|Shields}} | {{dts|Dec 2, 1951}} | Author | | |
Acting | Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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| Tom|Berenger}} | {{dts|May 31, 1949}} | Actor known for such films as Platoon, Major League and The Big Chill | Alumnus of Rich East HS | | | Etel|Billig}} | {{dts|Dec 16, 1932}} | {{dts|Mar 28, 2012}} | Actress and drama faculty at Prairie State College; co-founded the Illinois Theatre Center | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Aree|Davis}} | {{dts|Feb 19, 1991}} | Actress (The Haunted Mansion) | Born in Park Forest | | |
Business | Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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| Bruce|Pavitt}} | {{dts|Mar 7, 1959}} | Founder of Sub Pop record label | | | Howard|Putnam}} | {{dts|Aug 21, 1937}} | CEO of Southwest Airlines and Braniff International Airways | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | |
Journalism | Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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| Chris|Bury}} | {{dts|Dec 10, 1953}} | Journalist with ABC Nightline; Emmy Award winner | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | |
Music | Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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| Janna|Allen}} | {{dts|May 12, 1957}} | {{dts|Aug 25, 1993}} | Songwriter | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Bruce|Bromberg}} | {{dts|Oct 31, 1941}} | Record producer | | | David Liebe|Hart}} | {{dts|Error: Invalid time.}} | Musician and performance artist; cast member of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Born in Park Forest | | | Arthur W. ("Art")|Hodes}} | {{dts|Nov 14, 1904}} | {{dts|Mar 4, 1993}} | Ukraine-born jazz pianist, writer, and educator | [1] | | Susan|Kempter}} | Violinist, author and String Pedagogy Director, University of New Mexico | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Berry|Oakley}} | {{dts|Apr 4, 1948}} | {{dts|Nov 11, 1972}} | Bassist and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band | [2] | | Tom|Spahn}} | {{dts|Jul 30, 1955}} | Emmy Award-winning composer, musician, recording engineer, producer | [3] | | Kim|Thayil}} | {{dts|Sep 4, 1960}} | Guitarist for rock group Soundgarden | | | Dawn|Upshaw}} | {{dts|Jul 17, 1960}} | Soprano singer | | | Hiro|Yamamoto}} | {{dts|Apr 13, 1961}} | Bassist, singer-songwriter, co-founder of Soundgarden | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | |
Politics and law | Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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| Jim|Edgar}} | {{dts|Jul 22, 1946}} | 38th Governor of Illinois | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Philip|Klutznick}} | {{dts|Jul 9, 1907}} | {{dts|Aug 14, 1999}} | US ambassador to the United Nations; U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Chicago Bulls franchise President; President of World Jewish Congress | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Ann|Rest}} | {{dts|Apr 24, 1942}} | State senator from Minnesota | | |
Sports | Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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| Steve|Fisher}} | {{dts|Mar 24, 1945}} | Head basketball coach at San Diego State University and University of Michigan (1989 NCAA champions) | Began coaching at Rich East HS, Park Forest | | | Craig|Hodges}} | {{dts|Jun 27, 1960}} | Shooting guard for four NBA teams; two-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls (1991-1992) | Alumnus of Rich East HS | | | Chuck|Martin|Chuck Martin (American football)}} | {{dts|Jun 8, 1968}} | Football head coach, Miami of Ohio; former offensive coordinator for Notre Dame | Born in Park Forest | | | Larry|McCarren}} | {{dts|Nov 9, 1951}} | Pro Bowl center for the Green Bay Packers (1973–1984); sports commentator | Alumnus of Rich East HS | | | Pete|Stanicek}} | {{dts|Apr 16, 1963}} | Second baseman and left fielder for the Baltimore Orioles | Alumnus of Rich East HS | {{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} | | Steve|Stanicek}} | {{dts|June 19, 1961}} | Designated hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers | Alumnus of Rich East HS | | |
References1. ^Art Hodes & Chadwick Hansen, Hot Man: The Life of Art Hodes, p. 89
2. ^Scott Freeman, Midnight Riders: The Story of The Allman Brothers Band, 1995, p. 36
3. ^32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320094521/http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/32nd_daytimewinners_creative_b.html |date=2012-03-20 }}
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