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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Franklin Pierce Adams: Nov 15, 1881: Mar 23, 1960: Columnist Born in Chicago [79]Nelson Algren: Mar 28, 1909
The following people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Chicago. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.
By 1857, Chicago was the largest city in what was then called the Northwest. In 20 years, Chicago grew from 4,000 people to over 90,000. Chicago surpassed St. Louis and Cincinnati as the major city in the West and gained political notice as the home of Stephen Douglas, the 1860 presidential
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]
Mike Adamle, NFL and Northwestern running back, TV personality; Berle Adams (1917–2009), founder of Mercury Records. Born and lived first thirty years in Illinois. [12] Franklin P. Adams (1881–1960), writer, member of Algonquin Round Table. Described as "a native of Chicago", he found fame and lived most of his life in New York. [13]
The city of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as the "Windy City". The earliest known reference to the "Windy City" was actually to Green Bay in 1856. [1] The first known repeated effort to label Chicago with this nickname is from 1876 and involves Chicago's rivalry with Cincinnati. The popularity of the ...
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Doe Boyland: Jan 6, 1955: Major League Baseball player Born in Chicago [1] Cesar Carrillo: Apr 29, 1984: MLB player Born in Chicago [2] Charles Comiskey: Aug 15, 1859: Oct 26, 1931: MLB player and team owner, namesake of Comiskey Park: Born in Chicago [3] Josephine D'Angelo: Nov 23, 1924 ...
May 1, over 100,000 people attended the procession of the State funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the viewing at the Old Chicago Court House. On June 12, Chicago's Lake Park was re-named Lincoln Park in his honor. 867 Confederate prisoners at Camp Douglas (Chicago) died, bringing the total death toll at the camp to 4,454.