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== Notable people == <!-- Note: · Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. · The article must mention how they are associated with Glencoe, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. · Alphabetical by last name please. · All others will be deleted. -->{{div col|colwidth=}} * [[Curt Anderson]] Maryland legislator, grew up in Glencoe * [[Mike Bloomfield|Michael Bloomfield]], blues musician/guitarist/composer, lived in Glencoe * [[Leo Burnett]], advertising executive and the founder of Leo Burnett Company <ref name=autogenerated1>[https://jwcdaily.com/2015/07/21/if-you-build-it/ If You Build It …<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * [[Carl B. Camras]], ophthalmologist known for his research on the treatment of glaucoma, was born in Glencoe * [[Marshall Chess]], record producer, lived in Glencoe <ref name=Marshall_Chess>{{Cite web | url=https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/black-and-white-and-heard-all-over/ |title=Black and White and Heard All Over |website=[[Chicago Reader]] |date=September 21, 2000 }}</ref> * [[Ann Compton]], former news reporter and White House correspondent for ABC News Radio; grew up in Glencoe * [[Douglas Conant]], CEO of the [[Campbell Soup Company]]; grew up in Glencoe * [[Bruce Dern]], actor<ref>{{cite news|last1=Borelli|first1=Christopher|title=Bruce Dern's long run to 'Nebraska'|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/11/11/bruce-derns-long-run-to-nebraska/|access-date=August 24, 2016|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 11, 2013}}</ref> * [[Nick Foles]], quarterback for the [[Chicago Bears]]; resided in Glencoe from 2020 to 2022 <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-elite-street-nick-foles-bears-20201111-rvlqc5ixtrdlhcrwawetw64dca-story.html | title=Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles buys Glencoe 6-bedroom home for $2.8 million | website=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=November 10, 2020 }}</ref> * [[Paris Grey]], singer ("[[Big Fun (Inner City song)|Big Fun (song)]]"); ("[[Good Life (Inner City song)]]");([[Inner City (band)|Inner City]]) * [[Brian Griese]], quarterback for the Chicago Bears; lived in Glencoe briefly<ref>{{cite news | title=Former Bears QB Makes the Handoff—Glencoe | url=https://www.chicagomag.com/real-estate/july-2009/sale-of-the-week-former-bears-qb-makes-the-handoff-mdashglencoe/ | publisher=Chicago (magazine) | date=July 27, 2009}}</ref> * [[Granville D. Hall]], early and longtime village clerk, journalist, former president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and first Secretary of State of West Virginia * [[Rick Hahn]], [[Chicago White Sox]] general manager, lives in Glencoe <ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-chicago-white-sox-rick-hahn-20230327-mzdfime46nenjgvigxmipx4uqu-story.html | title=Chicago White Sox: Interview with GM Rick Hahn on '23 Season}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/2022/11/08/caucus-announces-three-person-slate-for-new-trier-high-school-board/ | title=Caucus announces three-person slate for New Trier High School Board}}</ref> * [[Charles Henry Howard]], Brevet Brigadier General for the Union Army during the American Civil War; was also the head of the school board at Central School, and was the first president of the New Trier High School school board; was President of the Village of Glencoe from 1891 to 1892<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.newtrier.k12.il.us/Page/2053 | title=About New Trier District 203 }}</ref> * [[Walter Jacobson]], former Chicago television news personality and a current Chicago radio news personality; grew up in Glencoe * [[Frank King (cartoonist)|Frank King]], cartoonist (''[[Gasoline Alley (comic strip)|Gasoline Alley]]''); lived in Glencoe<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shubart|first1=Ellen|title=Join the Gang at Gasoline Alley Gala|url=http://www.triblocal.com/glencoe/calendar/2011/07/30/join-the-gang-at-gasoline-alley-gala/|access-date=August 24, 2016|work=TribLocal Glencoe|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> * [[Eric Lefkofsky]], billionaire entrepreneur, private equity investor, and venture capitalist; co-founder of [[Groupon]]; resides in Glencoe <ref>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/eric-lefkofsky Eric Lefkofsky - Forbes]</ref> * [[Zoe Levin]], actress and star of ''[[Bonding (TV series)|Bonding]]'', moved to Glencoe when she was 11.<ref>[https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-scarlett-johansson-zoe-levin-and-jake-gyllenhaal "Jews in the News: Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Levin and Jake Gyllenhaal,"] Jewish Tampa. April 23, 2019</ref> * [[John Lippman]], television executive and the acting director of [[Voice of America]] * [[Khalil Mack]], linebacker for the Chicago Bears; resided in Glencoe from 2018 to 2021 <ref>[https://patch.com/illinois/winnetka/khalil-mack-snags-recently-completed-glencoe-mansion-report Khalil Mack Snags Recently Completed Glencoe Mansion: Report | Winnetka, IL Patch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * [[Archibald MacLeish]], poet; three-time [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner; Librarian of Congress (1939–1944); provides ongoing inspiration to the Men's Library Club (MLC); born in Glencoe * [[Newton N. Minow]], former Chair of the Federal Communications Commission <ref name=autogenerated1 /> * [[Harold Ramis]], comedian, actor, and director (''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'', ''[[Caddyshack]]'')<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140712033449/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-14C316E932CCC6A8.html "North Shore Mourns 'A Great Man'"], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', February 25, 2014.</ref> * [[Betty Robinson]], Olympic gold medalist; former fastest woman in the world; lived in Glencoe<ref>[https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a26747820/who-is-betty-robinson/ Betty Robinson: the fastest woman in the world who came back from the dead]</ref><ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rio-olympics-chicago-olympian-betty-robinson-met-20160818-story.html Betty Robinson: The greatest Chicago Olympian you've never heard of]</ref> * [[Ben Savage]], actor (''[[Boy Meets World]]''); lived in Glencoe as a child <ref>[https://www.glencoeanchor.com/news-marketplace-real-estate/fred-ben-savage%E2%80%99s-childhood-home-hits-real-estate-market-glencoe Cheap and Reliable Web Hosting – fast shared hosting and KVM VPS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * [[Fred Savage]], actor and director (''[[The Wonder Years]]'', ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]])''; lived in Glencoe as a child <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/dream-homes/ct-fred-savage-former-home-in-glencoe-23m-20180322-photogallery.html | title=Fred Savage former home in Glencoe: $2.3M | website=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=March 23, 2018 }}</ref> * [[Robert Shea]], co-author of the ''[[Illuminatus!]]'' trilogy.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Heise|first1=Kenan|title=Robert Shea, 61 Wrote fantasy, historical novels|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/03/12/robert-shea-61-wrote-fantasy-historical-novels/|access-date=August 24, 2016|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=March 12, 1994}}</ref> * [[James Simpson Jr.]], Member of the U.S. House of Representatives<ref name=autogenerated1 /> * [[Gene Siskel]], film critic and journalist for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.genesiskel.com/biography/|title=Biography|website=The Official Web Site of Gene Siskel|language=en-US|access-date=November 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gene-Siskel|title=Gene Siskel {{!}} American journalist and critic|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=November 22, 2018|language=en}}</ref> * [[Ellen Spertus]], former research scientist at [[Google]], grew up in Glencoe * [[Melville Elijah Stone]], newspaper publisher, founder of the Chicago Daily News, general manager of the Associated Press <ref name=autogenerated1 /> * [[Kenneth S. Suslick]], the world's leading expert on the chemical and physical effects of ultrasound; grew up in Glencoe<ref>{{Cite journal|doi = 10.1121/1.5036154|title = Acoustical Society of America Helmholtz-Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal in Physical Acoustics and Biomedical Acoustics: Kenneth S. Suslick 2018|journal = The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America|year = 2018|volume = 143|issue = 3|page = 1885|bibcode = 2018ASAJ..143.1885.|doi-access = free}}</ref> * [[Lili Taylor]], actress (''[[Mystic Pizza]]'', ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]]'', ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''); born in Glencoe<ref name="celebrities">{{cite web | title=Fun Facts - Chicago's North Shore | publisher=[[WTTW]] | url=http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=16,2 | access-date=October 23, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060320112426/https://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=16,2 | archive-date=March 20, 2006 | url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Paul Thomas (director)]] (aka Phil Toubus) actor, director<ref>{{cite web |title=New Trier High School Class of 1967 |url=https://www.classmates.com/siteui/yearbooks/121449?page=201 |website=Classmates.com |access-date=July 11, 2022}}</ref> * [[Mike Tomczak]], quarterback for the Chicago Bears; lived in Glencoe <ref name=autogenerated1 /> * [[Scott Turow]], bestselling author; lived in Glencoe<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rodkin|first1=Dennis|title=Sale closes on Scott Turow's Glencoe house|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Deal-Estate/December-2009/Sale-Closes-on-Scott-Turow-rsquos-Glencoe-House/|access-date=August 24, 2016|magazine=Chicago Magazine|date=December 18, 2009}}</ref> * [[Peter Van de Graaff]], singer and radio personality; grew up in Glencoe * [[James Wilkerson]], Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois<ref name=autogenerated1 /> {{div col end}}
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