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.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of people from Carbondale Illinois news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Contents 1 Arts and culture 2 Crime 3 Military 4 Politics 5 Sports 6 ReferencesArts and culture editName Image Birth Death Known for Association ReferenceAgnes Ayres nbsp Apr 4 1898 Dec 25 1940 Actor The Sheik Born in CarbondaleShawn Colvin nbsp Jan 10 1956 Grammy Award winning singer and musician Grew up in CarbondaleDarva Conger nbsp Sep 21 1965 Winner of Who Wants to Marry a Multi Millionaire 2000 Born in CarbondaleBen Falcone nbsp Aug 25 1973 Actor What to Expect When You re Expecting and Enough Said Born in CarbondaleR Buckminster Fuller nbsp Jul 12 1895 Jul 1 1983 Architect and futurist built the geodesic domes found around Carbondale Taught at Southern Illinois University CarbondaleJohn Gardner nbsp Jul 21 1933 Sep 14 1982 Novelist and teacher Grendel Taught at Southern Illinois University Carbondale 1 Paul Gilbert nbsp Nov 6 1966 Guitarist Racer X Mr Big Born in CarbondaleRodney Jones 1950 Poet and nominee for the Pulitzer Prize Professor of English at Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleLaurie Metcalf nbsp Jun 16 1955 Actress Roseanne 2017 Tony Award winner Born in CarbondaleDave Soldier nbsp Nov 6 1956 Composer and founder of the Thai Elephant Orchestra Born in CarbondaleFrankie Trumbauer May 30 1901 Jun 11 1956 Saxophonist contemporary of Bix Beiderbecke Born in CarbondaleCrime editName Image Birth Death Known for Association ReferenceTimothy Krajcir nbsp Nov 28 1944 Serial killer murdered two Carbondale womenDaniel Woloson Serial Rape Robbery Strangle Susan SchumakeMilitary editName Image Birth Death Known for Association ReferenceOscar Koch nbsp 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 nbsp Jul 24 1865 Nov 11 1899 US Army officer posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine American War Born in CarbondalePolitics editName Image Birth Death Known for Association ReferenceLaura Liu Jul 19 1966 Apr 17 2016 Illinois Appellate Court judge Born in Carbondale 3 Sheila Simon nbsp Mar 13 1961 46th lieutenant governor of Illinois Lives in CarbondaleJohn Ratcliffe nbsp Oct 20 1965 6th Director of National Intelligence Graduated from high school in CarbondaleSports editName Image Birth Death Known for Association ReferenceRon Acks Oct 3 1944 Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons New England Patriots and Green Bay PackersStephen Bardo nbsp Apr 5 1968 Shooting guard at University of Illinois ESPN college basketball analyst 4 Jim Caldwell nbsp Jan 16 1955 Head coach of the Detroit Lions Indianapolis Colts Wide receiver coach at Southern Illinois UniversityChris Carr Mar 12 1974 Shooting guard for six different NBA teams Attended Southern Illinois UniversityJustin 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 SchoolTroy Hudson nbsp Mar 13 1976 Point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors Born in CarbondaleBrandon Jacobs nbsp Jul 6 1982 Running back for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers Played football at Southern Illinois UniversityJerry Kill nbsp Aug 24 1961 Head football coach for the University of Minnesota and Southern Illinois UniversityBart Scott nbsp Aug 18 1980 Linebacker for the New York Jets Played football for Southern Illinois UniversityWan 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 SchoolSteve Waterbury Apr 6 1952 May 19 2017 Pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals Born in CarbondaleShawn Watson Sep 21 1959 Quarterbacks coach for the Louisville Cardinals football team Born in CarbondaleReferences edit The Twenty Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous John Gardner Archived 2009 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Brig Gen Oscar Koch Dies Saturday at 73 The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale IL May 17 1970 p 4 via Newspapers com Laura Cha Yu Liu Obituary Archived 2016 04 21 at the Wayback Machine Bardo Returns to Carbondale Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of people from Carbondale Illinois amp oldid 1180963223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,