Editing Salem, Illinois (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home.jpg|thumb|[[William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home|Birthplace]] of [[William Jennings Bryan]]|alt=Photo of a white, multi-story house. Partially obscured by bushes and a tree. Four stairs with a handrail on each side lead to the front door.]]
* [[Jim Bredar]], basketball player for [[1950–51 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|1950{{En dash}}51 Illinois team]] that reached NCAA basketball tournament's Final Four; born in Salem
* [[Charles W. Bryan]], 20th and 23rd [[List of governors of Nebraska|governor of Nebraska]]; younger brother of William Jennings Bryan; born in Salem<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles W. Bryan|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_bryan_charles.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=24 September 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202055432/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_bryan_charles.html|archive-date=2 December 2012}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222347/https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_bryan_charles.html |date=30 September 2017 }}</ref>
* [[William Jennings Bryan]], 41st [[United States Secretary of State|US Secretary of State]]; US congressman representing [[Nebraska]]'s [[Nebraska's 1st congressional district|1st district]], 3-time U.S. presidential candidate; born in Salem<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/politics/bryanwj.htm|title=Nebraska State Historical Society|website=Nebraska State Historical Society|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925175512/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/politics/bryanwj.htm|archive-date=25 September 2017}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925175512/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/politics/bryanwj.htm |date=25 September 2017 }}</ref>
* [[Jim Finks]], pro football player and executive; attended high school in Salem
* [[Merle Harmon]], sports broadcaster; born in Salem
* [[Bill Laswell]], bassist, producer, and record label owner
* [[Jess Marlow]], television journalist; born in Salem
* [[Rockette Morton]], musician and bassist with [[Captain Beefheart]] and [[The Magic Band]]
* [[John T. Scopes]], science teacher who defended the teaching of evolution against William Jennings Bryan in [[Dayton, Tennessee|Dayton]], Tennessee, at the [[Scopes trial]]
* [[Morrie Steevens]], pitcher for [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]; born in Salem
* [[Erastus D. Telford]], Illinois state senator and lawyer