Editing Marion, Illinois (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:So. Illinois Retail Lumber Dealers Convention, Marion, Ill., Jan. 20, 1910 LCCN2007661717.tif|thumb|So. Illinois Retail Lumber Dealers Convention, Marion, Ill., January 20, 1910]]
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* [[Conrad Allen|Conrad Keene Allen]], exploration geologist
* [[Willis Allen]], Illinois attorney, senator, and representative; lived in Marion
* [[Cory Bailey]], professional baseball player in minors, majors and Taiwan
* [[Madelon Baker]], record producer, music publisher, actress, singer<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinwestinc0000unse/page/28/mode/2up?q=%22madelon+baker%22+%22marion+ill%22 Who's Who in the West]''. 14th Edition. Chicago : Marquis Who's Who. 1974. p.&nbsp;29. {{ISBN|0837909147}}.</ref>
* [[Wallace A. Bandy]], Illinois legislator and businessman
* [[Babe Borton]], Major League Baseball first baseman for [[Chicago White Sox]], [[New York Yankees]], [[St. Louis Terriers]] and [[St Louis Browns]]
* [[Nancy Elizabeth Brown]], United States Navy [[Vice Admiral]]
* [[O. H. Burnett]], Illinois legislator and lawyer
* [[Homer M. Butler]], Illinois legislator and newspaper editor
* [[Robert L. Butler]], mayor of Marion from May 1963 to January 31, 2018
* [[Edward E. Denison]], representative who practiced law in Marion
* [[Warren W. Duncan]], Illinois Supreme Court justice
* [[James Felts]], Illinois politician and newspaper editor
* [[Ray Fosse]], Major League Baseball catcher for [[Cleveland Indians]], [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Seattle Mariners]] and [[Milwaukee Brewers]], born in Marion
* [[Pete Rose]], Major League Baseball player, served five months in the US Penitentiary in Marion
* [[William L. Harris]], Illinois legislator and businessman
* [[Judith Ivey]], Tony Award-winning actress
* [[Gene Johns]], Illinois legislator and businessman
* [[Phillip McGilton]], racing driver
* [[Tom Murphy (luthier)|Tom Murphy]], luthier
* [[Jim Reed (racing driver)|Jim Reed]], racing driver
* [[Williametta Spencer]], composer
* [[Dolph Stanley]], legendary high school and college basketball coach
* [[Richard G. Wilson]], soldier and posthumous recipient of U.S. military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]], for actions in Korean War
* [[Jason Pargin]], editor of [[Cracked.com]] and author of ''[[John Dies at the End]]''<ref name="thesouthern2011">{{cite web |date= January 16, 2011|url = http://thesouthern.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/article_6fa3274a-212d-11e0-896c-001cc4c002e0.html|title = 'Cracked' Up: Local author finds niche in humor market|publisher = [[The Southern Illinoisan]]| access-date =May 21, 2012 | last=Testa| first= Adam}}</ref>
* [[Lance Lynn|Michael Lance Lynn]], pitcher for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
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