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- Academics and sciences
- Arts and entertainment
- Military
- Politics and law
- Sports Baseball Basketball Football Gymnastics Hockey Skating Tennis
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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}{{more citations needed|date=April 2010}}The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Highland Park, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Highland Park, Illinois. Academics and sciences- Elisha Gray, invented and demonstrated a telephone in 1874; his Hazel Avenue house still stands
- Dr. John Grunsfeld, astronaut
- Eric Isaacs, director of Argonne National Laboratory and a professor at University of Chicago; lived in Highland Park{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}
- Dr. John Preskill, professor at the California Institute of Technology
- Dr. Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Dr. Graham Spanier, president of Penn State University
- Dr. Peter Suber, leader in the movement for open access to research[1]
- Aaron Swartz, pioneer in internet technology and activism for free digital culture[1]
Arts and entertainment- Alex Borstein, actress
- Paul Brickman, film director{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
- Rachel Brosnahan, actress
- Patrick Burns, reality TV star (Haunting Evidence)
- Jacqueline Carey, fantasy fiction novelist
- Mickie Caspi, artist
- Billy Corgan, lead singer and founder of the band Smashing Pumpkins
- Blag Dahlia, singer in The Dwarves
- Dot and Zach Duenow, husband-wife duo of the band Duenow{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
- Eric Engberg, broadcast journalist
- Brenda Ferber, author
- Jennie Fields, writer, author of Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, Lily Beach, and The Middle Ages
- Brett Gelman, actor
- Michael Gelman, producer, Live With Regis and Kelly
- Stephen Glass, discredited magazine journalist[2]
- James Goldman, screenwriter and playwright, author of The Lion in Winter
- William Goldman, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, author of The Princess Bride
- F. Gary Gray, film director
- Chief Keef, rapper and producer
- Brian Levant, film director
- Donald Lipski, artist
- Sebastian Maniscalco, comedian{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}
- Richard Marx, singer, songwriter, producer
- Jeff Melvin, television writer and producer
- Ken Olin, actor, director, producer
- Peter Orner, author{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
- Jeff Perry, actor
- Cory Provus, baseball broadcaster
- Robert Reed, actor
- Ben Savage, actor
- Fred Savage, actor
- Josh Server, actor
- Robert Seyfarth, architect
- Gary Sinise, actor
- Grace Slick, of the band Jefferson Airplane, born in Highland Park
- Harold Ramis, actor and director{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
- Brandon Ratcliff, actor
- Brian Ross, broadcast journalist{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
- David Seltzer, screenwriter, producer, and director
- Gene Siskel, film critic{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
- George Kirke Spoor, film pioneer
- Lauren Tom, actress
- D.B. Weiss, co-creator of Game of Thrones TV series[3]
- Orson Welles, actor and director
- Edward Weston, photographer[4]
- Dan Witz, artist
- Dean Zelinsky, founder of Dean Guitars
Military - Major General "Terrible Terry" Allen, World War II commander of 1st Infantry Division; featured on the cover of Time magazine[5][6]
- General Mark W. Clark, US Army general (World War II and the Korean War), lived in Highland Park[7][8][9]
- General Jonathan M. Wainwright, commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan, attended Highland Park High School
Politics and law - Lane Bray, Washington state legislator; born in Highland Park
- Bill Cassidy, United States Senator from Louisiana and former member of the United States House of Representatives; born in Highland Park
- Lauren Beth Gash, Illinois state legislator and lawyer; lived in Highland Park
- Mark Kirk, US senator; lived in Highland Park
- Daniel M. Pierce, Illinois state legislator who served three nonconsecutive terms as Mayor of Highland Park; lifelong resident.
- Rob Sherman, atheist activist, perennial candidate, and businessman; grew up in Highland Park
- Jill Stein, 2012 and 2016 Green Party presidential candidate; grew up in Highland Park
- Grace Mary Stern, Illinois state legislator; lived in Highland Park
- Stansfield Turner, United States admiral and Director of Central Intelligence; born in Highland Park
- David Shulkin, United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Sports Baseball - Ross Baumgarten, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates, was born in Highland Park
- Tony Cogan, relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, attended Highland Park High School
Basketball - Michael Jordan, iconic basketball player for the Chicago Bulls, six-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, lived in Highland Park[10]
- Toni Kukoč, forward for the Chicago Bulls and other NBA teams, lives in Highland Park
- Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls forward, six-time NBA champion and Basketball Hall-of-Famer
Football - Tunch Ilkin, offensive tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers, sports broadcaster, attended Highland Park High School
- Hugh "Shorty" Ray, football official, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, was born in Highland Park
Gymnastics- Jasmine Kerber, US National rhythmic gymnast, resides in Highland Park
Hockey - Billy Jaffe, hockey analyst, born in Highland Park
- David Meckler, professional hockey player, was born in Highland Park
Skating - Jason Brown, figure skater, 2015 national champion and medalist at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, attended Highland Park High School
Tennis - Seymour Greenberg (1920–2006), tennis player; lived in Highland Park
- Robert Wrenn, tennis player; won the US Championship Men's Singles title four times, was born in Highland Park
References1. ^1 {{cite web|last=Suber|first=Peter|title=Aaron Swartz, 1986–2013|url=https://plus.google.com/109377556796183035206/posts/SfSPrspa6bD|work=Blog self entry|publisher=Google +|accessdate=June 27, 2013}} 2. ^[https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1998/09/bissinger199809 Shattered Glass | Vanity Fair] 3. ^How This Highland Park Geek Became a Game of Thrones Writer | Chicago magazine | March 2013 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://edward-weston.com/edward-weston/|title=Edward Weston - edward-weston.com|work=edward-weston.com|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en-US}} 5. ^{{cite web |work=Abbott House |location=Highland Park, IL |title=About Our City |url=http://www.abbotthousenursing.com/go2/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=28 |accessdate=February 10, 2012 |quote=}} 6. ^{{cite news |newspaper=TIME |date=August 9, 1943 |title=Major Gen. Terry Allen (cover) |url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19430809,00.html |accessdate=February 10, 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web |work=HistoryLink.org |location=Seattle, Washington |title=Clark, General Mark Wayne (1896–1984) |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9004 |accessdate=February 10, 2012 |quote=..grew up in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb near Fort Sheridan...}} 8. ^{{cite news |newspaper=TIME |date=June 24, 1946 |title=General Mark W. Clark (cover) |url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19460624,00.html |accessdate=February 10, 2012}} 9. ^{{cite news |newspaper=TIME |date=July 7, 1952 |title=General Mark W. Clark (cover) |url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19520707,00.html |accessdate=February 10, 2012}} 10. ^{{YouTube|3lf_w0olusA|Concierge Auctions video preview of Michael Jordan's Highland Park, Illinois home}}.
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