Editing Olney, Illinois (section)

== Notable people ==
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* [[Terry L. Bruce]], Illinois state senator and United States congressman; born in Olney<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000971|title= BRUCE, Terry Lee, (1944 - )|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= February 11, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Glenn Brummer]], catcher for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brummgl01.shtml |title=Glenn Edward Brummer |publisher=Baseball-Reference.Com|access-date= February 11, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Glenn Goodart]], hotel manager and politician; died in Olney in 1948<ref>{{cite news | title=Commissioner Glenn Goodart dies in Olney | work=Daily Republican Register | date=8 November 1948 }}</ref>
* [[Reginald C. Harmon]], first [[United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps|U.S. Air Force judge advocate general]]; mayor of [[Urbana, Illinois]]; born in Olney<ref>{{cite book|last=Kerns|first=Patricia|title=The First 50 Years: U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Department|date=2004|publisher=Government Printing Office|page=190|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z3-MlqecsWgC&q=Reginald+C.+Harmon+Olney%2C+Illinois&pg=PA190|isbn=9780160515903}}</ref>
* [[James R. Lindsay]], U.S. Army brigadier general; born in Olney<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/6474275?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a227a2b78374a5a592b5330515759493277346a63597a2b53586c636772327655353557455779537a66764a303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |title=Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1965, Entry for James R. Lindsay |date=April 25, 1940 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com LLC |location=Lehi, UT |access-date=September 23, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="General">{{cite news |date=February 13, 1919 |title=General "Bob" Lindsay |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/olney-advocate-general/132292606/ |work=Olney Advocate |location=Olney, IL |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/6474643?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a225575484c6a6e7361514c566e69486f4c466a32546c464e464c4b5a51496e6863764647544e6e456b7679553d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |title=U.S., Civil War and Later Wars, Remarried Widow Pension Applications Index, Entry for Milton C. Lindsay and Melissa Berninger |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com LLC |location=Lehi, UT |access-date=September 23, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Butch Lockley]], reality television personality known for ''[[Survivor: The Amazon]]''
* [[Herbert Murphy]], shortstop for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]; born in Olney<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphdu01.shtml|title=Herbert Murphy Stats|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Ollie Pickering]], outfielder for the six [[Major League Baseball]] teams; born in Olney<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pickeol01.shtml |title=Ollie Pickering  |publisher=Baseball-Reference.Com|access-date= February 11, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Stan Royer]], infielder for the [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]]; born in Olney<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/royerst01.shtml|title=Stanley Dean Royer|publisher=Baseball-Reference.Com|access-date= February 11, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Elaine Shepard]], actress; born in Olney