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==Notable people== <!-- Note: · Only people who already have a Wikipedia article should appear here. This establishes notability. · The article must mention how they are associated with <city name>, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. · Alphabetical by last name please. · Others may be deleted. --> * [[Colin Brady]], American animator and film director, raised in Wood Dale.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120131/entlife/701319916/|author=Jamie Sotonoff and Dann Gire|title=Wood Dale native's animation dreams take flight in 'Hugo'|newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]]|date=2012-01-31|access-date=2015-09-08}}</ref> * [[Rick DeLorto]] (born 1949), American racing driver, born in Wood Dale and was a Wood Dale resident.<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Test in the West|date=February 26, 1996|publisher=[[motorsport.com]]|url=https://au.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-phoenix-testing-notes-96-02-26/1665929/|quote=Five rookies are on hand to take USAC driver's tests in preparation for the March 24 Phoenix 200. They are Fermin Velez of Barcelona, Spain, Jim Guthrie of Albuquerque, N.M., Racin Gardner of Las Vegas, Michel Jourdain Jr. of Mexico City and Rick DeLorto of Wood Dale, Ill.}}</ref> * [[Henry Hyde]] (1924–2007), [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1975 to 2007, resided in Wood Dale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tauntongazette.com/article/20071129/News/311299999|author=Heitz, David|title=Former U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde dies|publisher=[[Taunton Daily Gazette]]|date=2007-11-29|access-date=2015-09-26}}</ref> * [[Natalie Jaresko]] (born 1965), [[Ministry of Finance (Ukraine)|Ukraine's Minister of Finance]] (2014–2016); raised in Wood Dale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-03-05/putin-s-american-foe-in-ukraine-finance-minister-natalie-jaresko|author=Forrest, Brett|title=The American Woman Who Stands Between Putin and Ukraine|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=2015-03-05|access-date=2015-09-26}}</ref> * [[Monica Pedersen]], Chicago designer for [[HGTV]] shows [[Designed to Sell]] and [[HGTV Dream Home|Dream Home]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110913/news/709139925/|title=Tool belt unlocked HGTV career for Wood Dale native|date=September 14, 2011|access-date=May 7, 2017|first1=Jamie|last1=Sotonoff|first2=Dann|last2=Gire|newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]]}}</ref> * [[James Philip|James "Pate" Philip]] (1930–2023), 36th [[President of the Illinois Senate]] (1993–2003); lived in Wood Dale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/collections/oralhistory/illinoisstatecraft/legislators/Documents/Philip_Jam/Philip_Jam_1ABST.pdf|title=An Interview with James 'Pate' Philip & Carter Hendren|publisher=[[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum|Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library]]|date=2012-07-11|access-date=2015-09-08}}</ref> * [[Ray Soden]], Illinois state senator; lived in Wood Dale.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 2003–2004, Biographical Sketch of Ray R. Soden, pg. 91</ref> * [[Jim Spivey]] (born 1960), retired American middle-distance runner and three time Olympian, raised in Wood Dale.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/01/27/bally-invitational-facts/|title=Bally Invitational Facts|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=1985-01-27|access-date=2015-09-26}}</ref> * [[Christine Winger]], Republican member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] (2015–2019). She served as a member of the Wood Dale City Council prior to serving as State Representative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=99&MemberID=2271|title=Representative Christine Winger (R) - 45th District|publisher=[[Illinois General Assembly]]|date=2015-01-15|access-date=2015-09-26}}</ref>
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