Editing Lincoln, Illinois (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Scott Altman]], NASA astronaut and space shuttle Columbia commander
* [[Brian Cook (basketball)|Brian Cook]], forward for five [[NBA]] teams
* [[Henry Darger]], writer and artist
* [[William D. Gayle]], Illinois State Representative and Mayor of Lincoln
* [[Langston Hughes]], poet, novelist, playwright
* [[Terry Kinney]], actor, cofounder of the [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]]
* [[David T. Littler]], Illinois state legislator and lawyer
* [[Edward R. Madigan]], U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1991–1993), congressman (1973–1991)
* [[Robert Madigan]], Illinois State Senator
* [[William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.]], author; his 1979 novel ''[[So Long, See You Tomorrow (novel)|So Long, See You Tomorrow]]'' is set in Lincoln
* [[Kelly McEvers]], journalist and correspondent for [[NPR]]
* [[Alberta Nichols]], composer for Broadway, radio and films of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s<ref>{{cite book|publisher = Bowker|year = 1980|title = ASCAP biographical dictionary of composers, authors and publishers|url = https://archive.org/details/ascapbiographica00amer_0|url-access = registration|author = American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers| isbn=978-0-8352-1283-0 }}</ref>
* [[H. Richard Niebuhr]], prominent American theologian, brother of Reinhold Niebuhr
* [[Reinhold Niebuhr]], prominent American theologian and author of [[Serenity Prayer]], brother of H. Richard Niebuhr
* [[Stella Pevsner]], children's book author
* [[Clifford Quisenberry]], Illinois State Representative
* [[Rip Ragan]], MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
* [[Dick Reichle]], MLB outfielder for the [[Boston Red Sox]]
* [[Bill Sampen]], former Major League baseball pitcher
* [[Kevin Seitzer]], former Major League Baseball player
* [[Tony Semple]], former National Football League player
* [[Willis R. Shaw]], Illinois state senator
* [[John Schlitt]], lead singer of Christian rock band [[Petra (band)|Petra]]
* [[Larry Tagg]], rock musician, songwriter, teacher, and historian
* [[John Turner (Illinois politician)|John Turner]] Illinois State Representative and judge
* [[Emil Verban]], MLB second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves
* [[Dennis Werth]], MLB first baseman for the [[New York Yankees]] and [[Kansas City Royals]]
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