Famous citizens who were born in Chicago include:
Mayor Richard J. Daley (1902–1976).
Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947), First Lady of the United States.
Jesse Jackson (b. 1941), African-American civil rights leader.
Walter Elias (Walt) Disney (1901–1966), animator and filmmaker.
Jack Benny (1894–1974), comedian.
Saul Bellow, Nobel Prize-winning author.
John Dos Passos (1896–1970), author.
Jane Addams (1860–1935), founder of Hull House.
Benny Goodman (1909–1986), clarinetist.
David Mamet (b. 1947), playwright.
Michael Jordan (b. 1963), basketball superstar.