Chicago

Famous Citizens

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.