List of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign people

This is a list of notable people affiliated with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a public research university in Illinois. [citation needed]

Notable alumni

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Not all listed alumni graduated from the university, and are so noted if the information is known.

Nobel Prize winners

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Phillip Allen Sharp with President George W. Bush

Pulitzer Prize winners

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Academia

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Notable professors and scholars

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College presidents and vice-presidents

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College provosts and vice provosts

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Architecture

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Astronauts

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Steven R. Nagel

Business

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Engineering and technology

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Panorama of the Bardeen Quad
 
Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube

Journalism and non-fiction broadcasting

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Literature

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Media

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Military

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Music

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Performing arts

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Politics and government

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U.S. Senate

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U.S. House of Representatives

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Rep. John Anderson in 1980

Executive branch officials

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Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker

Statewide offices

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State legislators

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Judiciary

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Local offices

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Activists

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International figures

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Other

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  • Jill Wine-Banks, B.S. – Watergate prosecutor; General Counsel of the Army (1977–1980); Executive Director of the American Bar Association

Science and mathematics

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Sports

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Administration

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Baseball

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Lou Boudreau
 
Ken Holtzman

Basketball

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Tal Brody
 
Brian Randle

Football

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Dick Butkus
 
Red Grange

Golf

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Tennis

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Wrestling

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Olympics

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Soccer

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Other

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Fictional

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Miscellaneous

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Notable faculty

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Presidents

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Chancellors

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Nobel laureates

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John Bardeen

Pulitzer Prize winners

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Other

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See also

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References

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