List of people from Quincy, Illinois

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

Acting and comedy
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
John Anderson
October 20, 1922 August 7, 1992 Actor and director (Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke) Raised in Quincy [1][2]
Mary Astor
May 3, 1906 September 25, 1987 Actress (The Maltese Falcon, The Great Lie) Born in Quincy [3]
Roy Brocksmith
September 15, 1945 December 16, 2001 Actor (Total Recall, Arachnophobia) Born in Quincy and graduated from Quincy University in 1970. [4]
Harry Fleer March 26, 1916 October 14, 1994 Actor (Little Giants, Tormented) Born in Quincy [5]
Donald Gallaher
June 25, 1895 August 14, 1961 Actor and director (The Great Train Robbery, Temple Tower) Born in Quincy [6]
Tad Hilgenbrink October 9, 1981 Actor (American Pie Presents: Band Camp, The Curiosity of Chance) Born in Quincy and attended Quincy Senior High School [7]
Henry Kolker
November 13, 1874 July 15, 1947 Actor Family moved to Quincy when he was young
Robert Livingston December 9, 1904 March 7, 1988 Actor (The Three Mesquiteers, The Lone Ranger Rides Again) Born in Quincy [8]
Irving Sayles 1872 February 8, 1914 Vaudeville entertainer Born in Quincy [9]
Ireene Wicker
November 24, 1905 November 17, 1987 Actress and singer (The Singing Lady) Born in Quincy [10]
Jonathan Van Ness
March 28, 1987 Hairdresser and TV Personality (Queer Eye (2018 TV series)) First male cheerleader of Quincy Senior High School [11]

Crime
Name Imagep Birth Death Known for Association Reference
James Earl Ray March 10, 1928 April 23, 1998 Convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Raised in Quincy [12]
James Scott November 20, 1969 Charged with sabotaging a levee in West Quincy, Missouri during the Great Flood of 1993 Born in Quincy [13]
Michael Swango October 21, 1954 Serial killer Raised in Quincy and attended Quincy Notre Dame High School [14]

Fine arts
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Mike Estabrook
June 4, 1970 Multi-medium artist Born in Quincy [14]
Neysa McMein
January 25, 1889 May 12, 1949 Illustrator and portrait painting Born in Quincy
John Quidor January 26, 1801 December 14, 1881 History painting Lived in Quincy from 1837 to 1851
Robert S. Roeschlaub July 6, 1843 October 25, 1923 Architect Raised in Quincy
Michaele Vollbracht November 17, 1947 June 7, 2018 Illustrator and fashion designer Raised in Quincy [15]

Journalism and writing

Military
Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay

Music

Politics

Religion

Sports

References
  1. Society, Historical (2010-09-14). "Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County: John Anderson Returns to Quincy". Adamscountyhistory.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. "John Anderson : Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. "Mary Astor". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. "Roy Brocksmith". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  5. "Harry Fleer". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  6. "Donald Gallaher". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  7. "Tad Hilgenbrink". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  8. "Robert Livingston". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  9. "Photographic Image of Death Certificate of Irving Sayles" (JPG). Nugrape.net. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  10. Robertson, Nan (1987-11-18). "Ireene Wicker Hammer Dies, 86 - Storyteller to Millions of Children". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  11. "LIFE STORIES: Van Ness on whirlwind journey as one of Fab Five on 'Queer Eye' reboot". Herald-Whig. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  12. Carter, Tamara (February 19, 2011). A Memoir of Injustice. Trine Day. ISBN 1936296055.
  13. Pitluk, Adam (December 18, 2007). Damned To Eternity. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306815273.
  14. "Adams County History". Archived from the original on 2006-11-18. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  15. La Ferla, Ruth (June 12, 2018). "Michael Vollbracht, Fashion Designer and Illustrator, Dies at 70" – via NYTimes.com.
  16. Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California, United States: Praeger Publishers. p. 134. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  17. Johannsen, Robert (1973). Stephen A. Douglas. New York: Oxford University Press.
  18. 'Illinois Blue Book 1927-1928,' Biographical Sketch of Benjamin M. Mitchell, pg. 252-253
  19. "How Public Health Policies Saved Citizens in St. Louis During the 1918 Flu Pandemic". bioMérieux Connection. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  20. "St. Louis, Missouri and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic". The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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