Editing Charleston, Illinois (section)

== Notable people ==
{{hatnote|See also [[Eastern Illinois University#Notable alumni]] for a list of people who lived in Charleston while attending EIU.}}
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* [[Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls]], IFBB pro bodybuilder
* [[Ronald W. Davis]], director of the Stanford Genome Technology Center, biochemist, geneticist
* [[Frank K. Dunn]], Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
* [[Jim Edgar]], governor of Illinois from 1990 to 1998, was raised in Charleston and graduated from Eastern Illinois University
* [[Jeff Gossett]], longtime journeyman punter who played in the [[NFL]] for 16 years
* [[Ben Hess (baseball)|Ben Hess]], professional baseball player
* [[George Hilton Jones III]], historian and author
* [[Steel Magnolia|Joshua Scott Jones]], [[Big Machine Records]] recording artists ([[country music]]) and one-half of the duo "[[Steel Magnolia]]"
* [[Tom Koch]], longtime comedy writer for ''[[Mad Magazine]]'' and [[Bob and Ray]]
* [[David Lamb (musician)|David Lamb]], musician and songwriter for [[Brown Bird]]; born in Charleston in 1977
* [[James John Liautaud]], founder of the [[Jimmy John's]] restaurant franchise
* [[Lee Lynch (Illinois politician)|Lee Lynch]], Illinois newspaper editor and politician
* [[Rex Morgan (basketball)|Rex Morgan]], basketball player
* [[Marty Pattin]], pitcher for the [[California Angels]], [[Milwaukee Brewers|Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[Kansas City Royals]]
* [[Curtis Price]], the Principal of the Royal Academy of Music and a professor of music at the University of London; was raised in Charleston{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
* [[Eli Rosebraugh|Zeke Rosebraugh]], pitcher for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]; born in Charleston
* [[Stan Royer]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player. Graduated from Charleston High School
* [[Willis R. Shaw]], Illinois state senator; born in Charleston<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1915–1916,' Biographical Sketch of Willis R. Shaw, pg. 122</ref>
* [[Larry Stuffle]], member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985. He was born in Charleston and represented the area in the Illinois House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite news|title=Larry Ray Stuffle 1949-2016|newspaper=[[The State Journal-Register]]|date=January 18, 2016|access-date=February 14, 2019|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sj-r/obituary.aspx?n=larry-ray-stuffle&pid=177323676&fhid=7772}}</ref>
* [[Gregg Toland]], cinematographer of ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' and ''[[Wuthering Heights (1939 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' (for which he won an [[Academy Award|Oscar]]), was born and raised in Charleston.