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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 Moline, 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}} * [[Dorothy Sears Ainsworth]], director of physical education at [[Smith College]], 1926–1960 * [[Kevin Anderson (tenor)|Kevin Anderson]], opera singer * [[Jack Barlow]], country singer * [[Bonnie Bartlett]], television and film actress * [[Louie Bellson]], jazz drummer * [[Vincent Hugo Bendix]], inventor and industrialist * [[Dave Blunts]], hip-hop artist * [[Virgil Bozeman]], Illinois state representative and lawyer<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950,' Biographical Sketch of Virgil Bozeman, pg. 199</ref> * [[Ken Berry]], actor, ''[[F Troop]]'', ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'' * [[Grace Lincoln Hall Brosseau]], President General of the [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] * [[Don Carothers]], football player * [[Charles F. Carpentier]], businessman and politician, was born in Moline.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1963–1964, Biographical Sketch of Charles F. Carpentier, pg. 76</ref> * [[Donald D. Carpentier]], businessman and politician, was born in Moline.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1971-1972,' Biographical Sketch of Donald D. Carpentier, pg. 164-165</ref> * [[Roy James Carver]], industrialist and philanthropist * [[Albert M. Crampton]], Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court<ref>[http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Crampton.asp Illinois Supreme Court-Albert M. Crampton]</ref> * [[Brad Cresswell]], radio broadcaster and opera singer * [[Doris Davenport]], actress * [[John Deere (inventor)|John Deere]], tractor maker * [[Acie Earl]], power forward and center with several [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] teams<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/earlac01.html|title=Acie Earl|publisher= Basketball-Reference.Com |access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> * [[Carl Ed]], cartoonist (''[[Harold Teen]]'') * [[John Getz]], actor (''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'' and ''[[The Social Network]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315288/|title=John Getz trivia|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=2012-11-12}}</ref> * [[Warren Giles]], executive in [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Baseball Hall of Fame]], lived in Moline * [[Oscar Graham]], baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=grahaos01|title=Oscar Graham|publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> * [[Ron Hallstrom]], offensive tackle with Green Bay Packers<ref>{{Cite web|last=DeVrieze|first=Craig|date=September 27, 2010|title=Hallstrom was on front line of Bears-Packers rivalry|url=https://qctimes.com/sports/football/professional/hallstrom-was-on-front-line-of-bears-packers-rivalry/article_b1cb9416-c9eb-11df-9247-001cc4c002e0.html|website=[[The Quad City Times]]}}</ref> * [[Warren E. Hearnes]], Governor of Missouri 1965–73, born in Moline * [[Robert R. Heider]], Wisconsin State Assemblyman<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Robert R. Heider, pg. 55</ref> * [[Donald A. Henss]], Illinois state representative and lawyer; born in Moline<ref>'Illinois blue Book 1971-1972,' Biographical Sketch of Donald A. Henss, pg. 263-264</ref> * [[Brad Hopkins]], offensive tackle with the [[Tennessee Titans]] * [[The Funk Brothers#Detroit musicians|Corey Jahns]], drummer with the [[Funk Brothers]] * [[Jim Jamieson]], golfer with the [[PGA Tour]] * [[Robert White Johnson]], songwriter; co-writer of "[[Where Does My Heart Beat Now]]" ([[Celine Dion]]) * [[Steve Kuberski]], power forward and center with the [[Boston Celtics]], [[Milwaukee Bucks]] and [[Buffalo Braves]] * [[Katherine Lanpher]], journalist and podcaster * [[Becky Lynch]], WWE athlete; resides in Moline. * [[Dayton Moore]], general manager of [[Kansas City Royals]]; lived in Moline * [[Gene Oliver]], catcher, first baseman, outfielder for five [[Major League Baseball]] teams; born in Moline<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=olivege01|title=Gene Oliver Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> * [[Aisha Praught-Leer]], distance runner, two-time Olympian * [[Tom Railsback]], US congressman (1967–1983)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=r000012|title=RAILSBACK, Thomas Fisher, (1932 - )|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> * [[Heather Rattray]], actress * [[Ed Reimers]], television announcer * [[Wallace M. Rogerson]], exercise leader * [[Seth Rollins]], WWE athlete; resides in Moline. * [[Sharm Scheuerman]], Iowa basketball player and coach * [[Marjorie Allen Seiffert]], poet who was born and lived in Moline * [[Anne Ripley Smith]], wife of AA co-founder Bob Smith, nicknamed "Mother of Alcoholics Anonymous" * [[Dean Stone]], All-Star pitcher who played for six [[Major League Baseball]] teams; born in Moline<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=stonede01|title=Dean Stone Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> * [[Don Sundquist]], 47th [[List of Governors of Tennessee|governor of Tennessee]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_tennessee/col2-content/main-content-list/title_sundquist_don.html|title=Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> * [[Mildred Lund Tyson]], composer born in Moline<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2j062ZhTAcC&dq=mildred+lund+tyson+composer&pg=PA339|title=Art Song in the United States, 1759-1999: An Annotated Bibliography|year=2001|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810841376}}</ref> * [[Al Van Camp]], first baseman and outfielder for the [[Cleveland Indians]] and [[Boston Red Sox]]; born in Moline<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vancaal01.shtml|title=Al Van Camp|publisher= Basketball-Reference.Com |access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> * [[Dwight Deere Wiman]], Broadway producer * [[Merton Yale Cady]], architect and builder {{div col end}}
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