Park Ridge, Illinois, is a suburb of Chicago. Located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Chicago, it has a population of 37,775. Despite its relative small city status, Park Ridge has been home to several notable people. Among the most admired women in the world,[1] former first lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton grew up in Park Ridge and graduated from Maine South High School.[2] Actor Harrison Ford, the star of Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and The Fugitive also attended high school in Park Ridge. Ford's films have grossed over $3.5 billion domestically, making him the third-highest-grossing U.S. domestic box office star of all time.[3] Two-time Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII) Dave Butz and Hall of Fame third baseman Ron Santo, 1st baseman Detroit Tigers, 1984 World Series Champion Dave Bergman all grew up in Park Ridge.[4][5] Major League Baseball players Adam Rosales and Luke Gregerson are from Park Ridge, and Hall of Fame catcher Gabby Hartnett moved to Park Ridge later in life.[6] More recognized by his work than by name, Park Ridge resident Grant Wood painted American Gothic, one of the most familiar images in 20th-century American art.[7][8]
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Coordinates: 42°0′43″N 87°50′30″W / 42.01194°N 87.84167°W / 42.01194; -87.84167 |
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Park Ridge, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Park Ridge, Illinois.
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Susan Lindquist | June 5, 1949 | October 27, 2016 | Molecular biologist; biology professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the Whitehead Institute | Born in Park Ridge and attended Maine South High School | [9] | |
Vincent A. Mahler | November 26, 1949 | Political science professor; Undergraduate Program Director at Loyola University Chicago | Lived in Park Ridge | [10] | ||
Ray Ozzie | November 20, 1955 | Chief software architect for Microsoft | Maine South High School alum (1973) | [11][12] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Dulah Marie Evans | February 17, 1875 | July 24, 1951 | Artist specializing in the American Southwest; nicknamed "The Park Ridge Modernist"; married to Albert Henry Krehbiel | Lived in Park Ridge | [13] | |
Alfonso Iannelli | February 17, 1888 | March 23, 1965 | Artist, architect, Prairie School sculptor and designer; primary designer of the Pickwick Theater | Co-founder of Iannelli Studios in Park Ridge | [14][15] | |
Albert Henry Krehbiel | November 25, 1873 | June 29, 1945 | Art teacher; impressionist painter and muralist; married to Dulah Marie Evans | Lived in Park Ridge | [13][16] | |
Scott Mutter | 1944 | 2008 | Photographer specializing in photomontage | Born and died in Park Ridge | [17] | |
Richard Nickel | May 31, 1928 | April 13, 1972 | Photographer and art preservationist focusing on the architecture of Louis Sullivan | Lived in Park Ridge | [18] | |
John Paulding | April 5, 1883 | 1935 | Sculptor | Lived in Park Ridge | [19] | |
Frederick Richardson | 1862 | January 15, 1937 | Illustrator and art teacher | Lived in Park Ridge | [16] | |
Grant Wood | February 13, 1891 | February 12, 1942 | Painter (American Gothic) | Lived in Park Ridge | [7][8][20] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Greg Glienna | August 23, 1963 | Director and screenwriter (Meet the Parents, A Guy Thing, Relative Strangers) | Grew up in Park Ridge | [25][26] | ||
Rich Koz | March 12, 1952 | Horror movie host Svengoolie | Maine East High School Alum | [27] | ||
Frank Merle | Film director and screenwriter (The Employer) | Grew up in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum | [28] | |||
Mike North | 1952 | Sports radio personality | Lived in Park Ridge | [29] | ||
Marshall Seese | 20-year meteorologist for The Weather Channel and 8-year host of Your Weather Today | Native of Park Ridge | [30] | |||
Janet Shamlian | May 14, 1962 | National correspondent for NBC News | Born and raised in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum | [31] | ||
Steve Wilkos | March 9, 1964 | Talk show host (The Steve Wilkos Show); ex-security and co-host (The Jerry Springer Show) | Lived in Park Ridge | [32] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Sean Giambrone | May 30, 1999 | Child actor (Adam GoldberginThe Goldbergs) | Lives in Park Ridge | [33] | ||
Karen Black | July 1, 1939 | August 8, 2013 | Actress (Easy Rider, The Great Gatsby, Family Plot); two-time Golden Globe winner (1970, 1974) | Born in Park Ridge | [18][34] | |
Gary Cole | September 20, 1956 | Actor (The Brady Bunch Movie, Office Space, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Veep) | Born in Park Ridge | [35] | ||
Ali Ewoldt | October 6, 1990 | Broadway actress (Les Misérables, 2006) | Lived in Park Ridge | [36] | ||
Harrison Ford | July 13, 1942 | Actor (Blade Runner, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Fugitive) | Maine East High School alum | [37][38] | ||
Dave Mallow | October 19, 1948 | Voiceover artist (Digimon, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Call of Duty: Black Ops, World of Warcraft) | Born in Park Ridge; Maine South High School alum | [39] | ||
John Pankow | April 28, 1954 | Film and stage actor (Mad About You) | Grew up in Park Ridge | [40] | ||
Carrie Snodgress | October 27, 1945 | April 1, 2004 | Actress (Diary of a Mad Housewife); two-time Golden Globe winner (1970, 1971) | Born in Park Ridge | [18] | |
Perry Caravello | November 17, 1963 | Actor (Windy City Heat) | Born in Park Ridge | [41] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Ann Carlson | October 21, 1954 | Dancer and choreographer | Born in Park Ridge | [42] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Ted Ansani | Bass player and back-up vocalist for the 1985–1996 pop band Material Issue | Lived in Park Ridge | [43] | |||
Leon Berry | July 2, 1914 | August 23, 1996 | American organist | Lived in Park Ridge | [44] | |
John Alden Carpenter | February 28, 1876 | April 26, 1951 | Composer (Adventures in a Perambulator and The Song of Faith) | Born in Park Ridge | [45] | |
Adam Jones | January 15, 1965 | Guitar player for the alternative metal band Tool | Born in Park Ridge | [46] | ||
James Pankow | August 20, 1947 | Founding member of the rock band Chicago | Lived in Park Ridge | [20] | ||
Shana Petrone | May 8, 1972 | Singer ("I Want You") | Born in Park Ridge | [47] | ||
Dougie Thomson | March 24, 1951 | Bassist for Supertramp; manager of Disturbed and Dark New Day | Lived in Park Ridge | [48] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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William P. Black | November 11, 1842 | January 3, 1916 | Lawyer; defended the anarchists accused of starting the Haymarket Riot; Union Army veteran and Medal of Honor recipient | Lived in Park Ridge | [18] | |
Hillary Clinton | October 26, 1947 | First Lady of the United States, senator from New York, 67th U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic Party candidate for President of the United States | Lived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum | [49][50] | ||
Dorothy Howell Rodham | June 4, 1919 | November 1, 2011 | Mother of Hillary Clinton | Lived in Park Ridge | [50] | |
Hugh E. Rodham | April 2, 1911 | April 7, 1993 | Father of Hillary Clinton | Lived in Park Ridge | [50] | |
Hugh Edwin Rodham | May 26, 1950 | Younger brother of Hillary Clinton | Lived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum | [50] | ||
Tony Rodham | 1954 | Youngest brother of Hillary Clinton | Lived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum | [50] | ||
William Eich | Chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals | Born in Park Ridge | [51] | |||
Randy Hultgren | March 1, 1966 | US representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district | Born in Park Ridge | [52][53] | ||
Dan Kotowski | March 24, 1967 | Illinois state senator | Lived in Park Ridge | [54] | ||
Robert W. Kustra | March 21, 1943 | State senator and the 43rd lieutenant governor of Illinois | Lived in Park Ridge | [18][55] | ||
Dave Sullivan | December 29, 1964 | Illinois state senator | Lived in Park Ridge | [56] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Peter Bourjos | March 31, 1987 | Outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays | Born in Park Ridge | [57] | ||
Luke Gregerson | May 14, 1984 | Relief pitcher for the St.Louis Cardinals | Born in Park Ridge | [58] | ||
Gabby Hartnett | December 20, 1900 | December 20, 1972 | Hall of Fame catcher for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants | Lived and died in Park Ridge | [6] | |
Gene Rye | November 15, 1906 | January 21, 1980 | Only baseball player to hit three home runs in an inning. | Lived and died in Park Ridge | ||
Jim Hendry | July 27, 1955 | General manager of the Chicago Cubs | Lived in Park Ridge | [59] | ||
Al Levine | May 22, 1968 | Relief pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams | Born in Park Ridge | [60] | ||
Adam Rosales | May 20, 1983 | Infielder for six MLB teams | Born in Park Ridge | [61] | ||
Ron Santo | February 25, 1940 | December 3, 2010 | Hall of Fame third baseman for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox | Owner of Santo's Pizzeria in Park Ridge | [5] | |
Luke Williams | August 9, 1996 | MLB player | Born in Park Ridge |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Colin Falls | June 9, 1985 | Shooting guard for Notre Dame and Orlandina Basket (Italian First Division) | Born in Park Ridge | [62] |
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Dave Butz | June 23, 1950 | November 4, 2022 | Defensive end and tackle for Washington Redskins; two-time Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII) | Maine South High School alum | [4][63] | |
Jeff Francis | July 7, 1966 | Quarterback for Los Angeles Raiders and Cleveland Browns | Born in Park Ridge | [64] | ||
Chris Perez | June 21, 1969 | Offensive tackle in NFL and CFL | Born in Park Ridge | [65] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Craig Anderson | May 21, 1981 | Goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, and Colorado Avalanche | Born in Park Ridge | [66] | ||
Jeff Rohlicek | January 27, 1966 | Centre for the Vancouver Canucks | Born in Park Ridge | [67] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Maria-Elena Papasotiriou | January 27, 1990 | Figure skater; Greek national champion | Born in Park Ridge | [68] | ||
David Santee | July 22, 1957 | Olympic figure skater and judge; competed in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics | Lived in Park Ridge | [69][70] | ||
Deanna Stellato | June 22, 1983 | Champion figure skater | Born in Park Ridge | [71] | ||
Nancy Swider-Peltz | August 20, 1956 | Olympic speed skater; set the 3,000 meters world record in 1976 | Maine South High School alum | [72] |
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Sarah Zelenka | June 8, 1987 | Competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics; gold medalist at the 2011 World Rowing Championships | Born in Park Ridge | [73] |
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Adam Wolanin | November 13, 1919 | October 26, 1987 | Forward for the US national soccer team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup | Lived and died in Park Ridge | [74] |
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Thomas Hoff | June 9, 1973 | Team captain of the US Olympic men's volleyball team; gold medalist (2008) | Maine South High School alum (1991) | [75] |
Clinton has been the Most Admired Woman each of the last 11 years
Gary Possehl described Dave Butz this way: "A lot of other athletes have been hot dogs or are into drugs or steroids. Dave Butz has been a good role model. He's a native son of Park Ridge who did well." Indeed, Park Ridge officially declared March 15 Dave Butz Day ...
Santo sold pizza. Owned his own pizzeria out in Park Ridge.
The former Gabby Hartnett bowling alley in Lincolnwood has been demolished ... The new Hartnett bowling alley was located on North Lincoln Avenue in suburban Lincolnwood. Hartnett, himself, had also relocated from Chicago to the suburbs and lived in Park Ridge.
(p. 32) ... Wood left Cedar Rapids once again at the start of 1913 ... Through connections at the HAndicraft Guild, the artist joined the Kalo Art Craft Community in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge. At this large-scale studio, Wood made jewelry and chased patterns onto the handcrafted hollowware ... When the Kalo Art Craft Community dissolved in 1914, Wood and a fellow Kalo silversmith named Kristoffer Haga remained in the neighborhood to establish their own studio, the Volund Crafts Shop, Renting a large farmhouse in Park Ridge, Haga and Wood kept their shop on the top floor and shared rooms with B.B. Anderson and Daniel Pedersen
Address: Prospect Avenue Park Ridge, Illinois
Ray Ozzie – Chief software architect – Age:51 – Hometown:Park Ridge, Ill.
... Ozzie liked to build things, and was more interested in constructing model train layouts and assembling cool electronic contraptions than he was in schoolwork. He was, of course, a member of the audio-visual squad in his Park Ridge, Ill., high school.
Dulah and Albert Krehbiel were married in June 1906, shortly after he returned from Europe and accepted a teaching position at the Art Institute. The couple settled in suburban Park Ridge, Illinois ... Throughout the following decade Dulah exhibited her paintings in the annual members' shows at the Arts Club. Known as the "Park Ridge modernist," she continued to paint fantastic landscapes filled with female figures
Park Ridge, the northwest suburb, is best known as the one-time home of Hillary Clinton. Its fabulous, Art Deco Pickwick Theatre probably ranks a close second. But once upon a time, in the early years of the 20th Century, Park Ridge was the home of a thriving arts colony and the sculptor Alfonso Iannelli, best known for his collaborations with Frank Lloyd Wright, was one of its central figures.
A would-be developer's request to rezone a piece of Park Ridge property where sculptor Alfonso Iannelli once lived and worked was turned down ... Alfonso Iannelli, who is perhaps best known for his art deco work on Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre, lived and worked at his studio from about 1920 until his death in 1965. It was here he also designed sculptures for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and the Rock of Gibraltar relief on the Prudential building in downtown Chicago. His wife, Margaret, an illustrator, also lived and worked at the 225 N. Northwest Highway address for a short time.
(p. 103) In 1897, Frederick Richardson, an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) moved to Park Ridge to claim the hand of Josephine Wells ... two of Richardson's painting students Albert H. Krehbiel and Dulah Marie Evans, married and moved to Park Ridge to join the emerging artists colony.
Scott Mutter fit photographs together to produce montages that held fast in people's minds ... Mr. Mutter, 64, was found dead Saturday, March 8, in his Park Ridge home, said his brother ...
Famous people from Park Ridge include: Karen Black, Oscar nominee for her role in Five Easy Pieces ... Robert W. Kustra, Illinois State Senator, twice voted Lieutenant Governor of the state of Illinois ... Carrie Snodgrass, television and film actress ... Captain William P. Black (1842–1916) ... Richard Nickel, who photographed the architecture of Louis Sullivan
(p. 104) One of three prominent sculptors to make his home in Park Ridge was John Paulding, although he kept his studio in Chicago.
Other Famous Residents: Harrison Ford, Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry, James Pankow (founding member of the band Chicago), Grant Wood (who painted "American Gothic").
Designer 1 Artist/Artistic Group: Paulding, John
Felicity Rich, St. Francis Xavier Church (Barry Byrne, 1950), Kansas City, Missouri,
Park Ridge native Greg Glienna sure knows how to make people laugh. He's known best as the mastermind behind the hilarious comedy Meet the Parents.
Ever since his childhood in Park Ridge, Greg Glienna has pictured himself as a director of comedies. At age eight he, with the help of his best friend, Jim Vincent, made his first film in Super-8.
Koz cut his teeth in broadcasting at WMTH, a small low-powered non-commercial FM station operated by the students of Maine High School (now Maine East) in Park Ridge.
After appearing on the Maine South High School stage in the mid-1990s in plays like "The King and I," "Will Rogers Follies" and "Working," the Park Ridge native's real passion became the theater
Mike North, the ... and his wife, Be-Be, were all set to build their 9,000–square–foot dream house on a secluded lake in Park Ridge when they had a change of plans ... Once that happened, the Norths lost interest in building a new house on Murphy Lake. They now plan to stay in their longtime Park Ridge home and, as a result, have the two lakefront lots for sale at $1.1 million each.
A native of Park Ridge, IL a suburb of Chicago, Seese graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign–Urbana.
Reporter Janet Shamlian, who joined the station's news staff Nov. 1, competed nationally while growing up in Park Ridge
Before one recent taping of his syndicated television show, Steve Wilkos sits behind his desk in the NBC Tower ... He lives in Park Ridge with his wife, Rachelle ...
Park Ridge native Karen Black ("Five Easy Pieces") will attend the Naperville Independent Film Festival and screen a documentary about her career called "Woman at Work." In this interview, Black, 66, reflects on her Midwestern childhood, career and dedication to Scientology.
Birth Place: Park Ridge, IL
Carol Lawrence created the role of Maria in "West Side Story" on Broadway in 1957 ... Yet, when it comes to stage portrayals of Maria in the first part of the 21st century, Park Ridge–born Ali Ewoldt will probably be the actress who has clocked up the most performances in the most places.
Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
If Ford wasn't enamored of his limited vision of the working world, he at least excelled in his schoolwork. Growing up in the Chicago suburbs of Park Ridge and Morton Grove ...
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The works are also personal. "I grew up with a lot of animals and there was a special, revered place for them," says Carlson, who was raised in Park Ridge, Ill.
"You can date our era by how skinny our jeans are," joked Ansani, 17, the group's bassist, whose father belonged to the band Material Issue.
John Alden Carpenter was born in Park Ridge, Illinois in 1876.
Profile: b. January 15, 1965 - Park Ridge, Illinois
Shana Joy Petrone was born on May 8 in Parkridge, IL
Dougie was born 60 years ago in Scotland on March 24, 1951. He became a bass guitar player. He joined a rock group. He sold millions of records. He won Grammy Awards. He retired. He moved to Park Ridge.
Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947. The daughter of Dorothy Rodham and the late Hugh Rodham, she and her two younger brothers, Hugh and Tony, grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, as part of a close-knit family.
Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, Eich earned a bachelor's degree from Beloit College
Randy was born March 1, 1966 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Born in 1966 in Park Ridge, Senator Hultgren graduated from
Biography: Born and raised in Chicago, Dan lives with his wife, Anne, and his sons, Nate and Cooper, in Park Ridge, Illinois.
'I had to deal with a lot of different personalities,' says Mr. Sullivan, a Republican from Park Ridge.
Born: 3/31/1987 in Park Ridge, IL
Born: 5/14/1984 in Park Ridge, IL
Gov. Rod Blagojevich decreed that a stretch of Northwest Highway in Park Ridge would henceforth be known as Honorary Jim Hendry Way. When the Illinois Department of Transportation mounted the signs on some of its signal posts last month, the Cubs general manager, who is a resident of the northwest suburb, knew nothing about them.
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Born: May 22, 1968 in Park Ridge, IL
Adam Rosales' Wrigley experiences date to his childhood. It's where he saw his first big-league game, sitting in the upper deck. "Sat right up there. Must've been 4 or 5 years old," said Rosales, who grew up in nearby Park Ridge.
Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
Born: 7/7/1966 Park Ridge, IL
Birthplace: Park Ridge, IL, United States
Birthplace: Park Ridge, IL, United States
Place of birth: Park Ridge USA
Technical Specialist: David Santee, Park Ridge, IL
Scott Hamilton, ... won a gold medal for the second straight year at the national figure skating championships ... David Santee, 24, of Park Ridge, Ill,, was third.
She returned home to the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge and tried to rest the injury
There's Nancy Swider-Peltz, a 31-year-old distance racer from Park Ridge, Ill., the oldest member of the United States Olympic speed-skating team and the first to make the team four times.
Birthplace: Park Ridge, Ill.