List of people from Ottawa, Illinois

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

Academics and scientists

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Brusatte, Stephen L.Stephen L. Brusatte		Apr 24, 1984		Paleontologist	Born in Ottawa
Flanagan, TomTom Flanagan		Mar 5, 1944		Political scientist	Born in Ottawa

Arts and culture

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Durango, SantiagoSantiago Durango		1957		Musician
Johnson, Kim HowardKim Howard Johnson		Aug 6, 1955		Author of Monty Python books	Born in Ottawa
Kanellis, MariaMaria Kanellis		Feb 25, 1982		WWE wrestler, actress	Born in Ottawa	[1]
Lawrence, George R.George R. Lawrence		Feb 24, 1868	Dec 15, 1938	Photographer	Born in Ottawa
Lee, RussellRussell Lee		Jul 21, 1903	Aug 28, 1986	Photographer	Born in Ottawa
Malick, TerrenceTerrence Malick		Nov 30, 1943		Film writer and director	Born in Ottawa
McCulley, JohnstonJohnston McCulley		Feb 2, 1883	Nov 23, 1958	Author of short stories, novels, and screenplays	Born in Ottawa
McGrath, BobBob McGrath		Jun 13, 1932		Actor (Sesame Street)	Born in Ottawa
Willey, WaltWalt Willey		Jan 26, 1951		Actor (All My Children)	Born in Ottawa
Wilson, AlexanderAlexander Wilson		May 25, 1953	Oct 26, 1993	Writer and activist	Born in Ottawa

Crime

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Looney, John PatrickJohn Patrick Looney		1865	1947	Gangster	Born in Ottawa

Military

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Cameron, George H.George H. Cameron		Jan 8, 1861	Jan 28, 1944	World War I commander of 4th Infantry Division and V Corps	Born in Ottawa
Landis, Reed G.Reed G. Landis		Jul 17, 1896	May 30, 1975	World War I ace and National Commander of the American Legion	Born in Ottawa
Dickey, Theophilus LyleTheophilus Lyle Dickey		Oct 12, 1811	Jul 22, 1885	Federal judge and Mexican–American War cavalry officer	Resided in Ottawa
Wagner, Arthur L.Arthur L. Wagner		Mar 16, 1853	Jun 17, 1905	US Army brigadier general; born in Ottawa	Born in Ottawa
Wallace, W. H. L.W. H. L. Wallace		Jul 8, 1821	Apr 10, 1862	Union Army brigadier general in the US Civil War	Practiced law in Ottawa

Politics and law

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Boyce, William D.William D. Boyce		Jun 16, 1858	Jun 11, 1929	Founder of the Boy Scouts of America
Corcoran, TomTom Corcoran		May 23, 1939		US congressman	Born in Ottawa
Cullen, WilliamWilliam Cullen		Mar 4, 1826	Jan 17, 1914	US congressman
Kelly, HarryHarry Kelly		Apr 19, 1895	Feb 8, 1971	39th governor of Michigan	Born in Ottawa
Woodward, Charles EdgarCharles Edgar Woodward		Dec 1, 1876	May 15, 1942	Federal judge United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Sports

Baseball

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Hoffman, GuyGuy Hoffman		Jul 9, 1956		Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers	Born in Ottawa
Jaeger, CharlieCharlie Jaeger		1875	1942	Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers	Born in Ottawa
Mickelson, EdEd Mickelson		Sep 9, 1926		First baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, and Chicago Cubs; born in Ottawa	Born in Ottawa

Football

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Shea, AaronAaron Shea		Dec 5, 1976		Tight end and fullback for the Cleveland Browns and San Diego Chargers	Born in Ottawa

Golf

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Finchem, TimTim Finchem		Apr 19, 1947		Golf commissioner	Born in Ottawa

References

1. Gargiulo, Eric (March 17, 2008). "WWE Diva & Playboy cover girl, Maria speaks to phillyBurbs.com". PhillyBurbs.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2008.