List of people from Carbondale, Illinois

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Carbondale, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Carbondale, Illinois.

Arts and culture

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Agnes Ayres Apr 4, 1898 Dec 25, 1940 Actor (The Sheik) Born in Carbondale
Shawn Colvin Jan 10, 1956 Grammy Award-winning singer and musician Grew up in Carbondale
Darva Conger Sep 21, 1965 Winner of Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (2000) Born in Carbondale
Ben Falcone Aug 25, 1973 Actor (What to Expect When You're Expecting and Enough Said) Born in Carbondale
R. Buckminster Fuller Jul 12, 1895 Jul 1, 1983 Architect and futurist; built the geodesic domes found around Carbondale Taught at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
John Gardner Jul 21, 1933 Sep 14, 1982 Novelist and teacher (Grendel) Taught at Southern Illinois University Carbondale [1]
Paul Gilbert Nov 6, 1966 Guitarist (Racer X, Mr. Big) Born in Carbondale
Rodney Jones 1950 Poet and nominee for the Pulitzer Prize Professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Laurie Metcalf Jun 16, 1955 Actress (Roseanne, 2017 Tony Award winner) Born in Carbondale
Dave Soldier Nov 6, 1956 Composer and founder of the Thai Elephant Orchestra Born in Carbondale
Frankie Trumbauer May 30, 1901 Jun 11, 1956 Saxophonist; contemporary of Bix Beiderbecke Born in Carbondale

Crime

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Timothy Krajcir Nov 28, 1944 Serial killer; murdered two Carbondale women

Military

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Oscar Koch Jan 10, 1897 May 16, 1970 US Army officer; served as Intelligence officer (G-2) for Third United States Army during World War II Lived in Carbondale [2]
John Alexander Logan Jr. Jul 24, 1865 Nov 11, 1899 US Army officer; posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War Born in Carbondale

Politics

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Laura Liu Jul 19, 1966 Apr 17, 2016 Illinois Appellate Court judge Born in Carbondale [3]
Sheila Simon Mar 13, 1961 46th lieutenant governor of Illinois Lives in Carbondale
John Ratcliffe Oct 20, 1965 6th Director of National Intelligence Graduated from high school in Carbondale

Sports

Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Sola Abolaji Mar 27, 1985 Professional soccer player Born in Carbondale
Ron Acks Oct 3, 1944 Nov 21, 2023 Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers
Stephen Bardo Apr 5, 1968 Shooting guard at University of Illinois; ESPN college basketball analyst [4]
Jim Caldwell Jan 16, 1955 Head coach of the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts Wide receiver coach at Southern Illinois University
Chris Carr Mar 12, 1974 Shooting guard for six different NBA teams Attended Southern Illinois University
Justin Dentmon Sep 5, 1985 Professional basketball player, 2010 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League Born in Carbondale, went to Carbondale Elementary schools and Carbondale Community High School
Troy Hudson Mar 13, 1976 Point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors Born in Carbondale
Brandon Jacobs Jul 6, 1982 Running back for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers Played football at Southern Illinois University
Jerry Kill Aug 24, 1961 Head football coach for the University of Minnesota and Southern Illinois University
Bart Scott Aug 18, 1980 Linebacker for the New York Jets Played football for Southern Illinois University
Wan Kuzain bin Wan Kamal Sep 14, 1998 Soccer midfielder for St. Louis City SC 2 Born in Carbondale, went to Carbondale Elementary schools and Carbondale Community High School
Steve Waterbury Apr 6, 1952 May 19, 2017 Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals Born in Carbondale
Shawn Watson Sep 21, 1959 Quarterbacks coach for the Louisville Cardinals football team Born in Carbondale

References

  1. ^ The Twenty - Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous: John Gardner Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Brig. Gen. Oscar Koch Dies Saturday at 73". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, IL. May 17, 1970. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Laura Cha-Yu Liu Obituary Archived 2016-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Bardo Returns to Carbondale".
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