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Famous People from Illinois
Can you name these famous Illinoisans based on a short clue?
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| First submitted | April 4, 2012 |
| Times taken | 8,182 |
| Average score | 63.6% |
| Rating | 4.00 |
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LosScorpions
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Level 46
Jun 14, 2012
I'm surprised Derrick Rose didn't make the list
buck1017
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Level 77
Sep 22, 2014
He was on the list for about a week, but he got hurt and had to be taken off.
lespods
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Level 25
Jul 26, 2014
kanye west was not born in Chicago he is from the south suburbs
joeythelemur
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Level 86
Dec 1, 2014
So still Illinois then? Glad we got that cleared up.
aintno
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Level 42
Dec 2, 2014
True. Kanye's from Calumet City.
Bdubz
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Level 43
Jun 2, 2019
I'd consider Calumet City to be Chicago
ctleng76
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Level 65
Aug 20, 2019
Yes, but the point is that he is still from Illinois.
Jacktheguy
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Level 88
Aug 20, 2019
He was born in Atlanta but moved to the Chicago area when he was three.
ctleng76
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Level 65
Aug 20, 2019
This is just like New York. When someone mentions New York (the state) all people can think about is New York City. So it goes for Illinois. When Illinois is mentioned, most people only think about Chicago.
Packerswin14
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Level 82
Nov 3, 2014
100% and even got a rapper question for once!
lush
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Level 35
Nov 22, 2014
so of all the names that are misspelled but accepted, daly isn't accepted for chicago's mayor?
ander217
+1
Level 76
Dec 1, 2014
Neither was Dailey.
DonTheLamplighter
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Level 84
Aug 19, 2017
Nor Daily. A bit stringent, IMO.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Aug 16, 2019
Added some more spelling variations.
DorkmeisterBlu
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Level 71
Dec 1, 2014
Nice: knew Jackie Joyner-Kersee, missed Oprah.
pkerr116
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Level 74
Dec 1, 2014
Al Capone was a transplanted New Yorker - but he didn't live in Chicago. He only made his money there. He lived in next-door Cicero, just to the west of the city down Ogden Ave. Easier to buy the whole police department there, and safety was a quick drive away from the scene of the crimes.
Tino
+2
Level 67
Dec 1, 2014
Urg - 'Joyner' alone not accepted
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 16, 2019
That will work now.
QatariFerrari
+1
Level 91
May 12, 2019
Wade, Rose, Isiah Thomas, or Coach K? Basketball is an important part of Chicago.
ctleng76
+1
Level 65
Aug 20, 2019
Chicago isn't the only city in Illinois.
kalbahamut
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Level 84
Aug 20, 2019
:-/ I should have gotten Jackie. That was one of the few I missed. But she was the subject of one the readings in the text book I used with some of my lower level students in Saudi.
kinjapan
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Level 70
Aug 20, 2019
I feel like the word "from" needs to be changed in the description to something like "is associated with." In at least one case here I can personally vouch for having seen verified images of a birth certificate that proved the person was born in Hawaii. It was, in fact, a bit of a big deal at the time.
jmellor13
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Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
Hm. I don't know. I think "from" is flexible when people are talking about themselves. I've lived in Chicago for seven years, and when I last traveled abroad, I found myself telling people without even thinking about it that I'm from Chicago. I've been here long enough that it feels like home and I am not leaving any time soon. I personally feel much more kinship with this city than I ever did with New York, where I grew up. I know President Obama (unless you're talking about that big John Cusack birther debate) considers Chicago his hometown. He built his family here; he had his victory celebration here; and his presidential library is going here. So I think it's fair to say he's from Chicago. That's what he considers home.
kinjapan
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Level 70
Aug 20, 2019
I hear you on that. And, I totally get why Obama would be on the list, as well as why Capone would be on the list. But, don't you think "Illinoisan" implies that the people on this list are native daughters and sons?
Bdubz
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Level 43
Apr 25, 2020
I'm a big lib but I can't say I love the fact that far more people got Hefner than Reagan
pinkysbrain
+1
Level 80
May 2, 2020
For Elliot Ness answer could only think of Rex Banner (Simpsons) .Doh.
divantilya
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Level 37
Mar 2, 2022
Hillary Clinton was born in Ohio, not Illinois.
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