List of people from Cairo, Illinois
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Cairo, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Cairo, Illinois.
Academics
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Mary J. Safford | ![]() |
Dec 31, 1834 | Dec 8, 1891 | Union army nurse in the US Civil War; professor of Women's Diseases at the Boston University; later became a doctor | [1] | |
Hudson Strode | Oct 31, 1892 | Sep 22, 1976 | Author and professor of creative writing at the University of Alabama | Born in Cairo | ||
Business
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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William P. Halliday | ![]() |
Jul 21, 1827 | Sep 22, 1899 | Banker, steamboat captain, owner of the Riverlore mansion, and businessman | Lived in and started several businesses in Cairo | |
Charles T. Hinde | ![]() |
Jul 12, 1832 | Mar 10, 1915 | Riverboat captain, railroad executive, founder of the Hotel del Coronado | Started his own shipping business in Cairo | |
Media
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Rex Ingram | ![]() |
Oct 20, 1895 | Sep 19, 1969 | Stage, film, and television actor; first African-American actor to be hired for a contract role on a soap opera (The Brighter Day, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Sahara) | Born in Cairo | |
Christopher Jackson | ![]() |
Sep 30, 1975 | An award winning actor, singer, musician, and composer. Known for his Tony Award nominated Broadway performance as George Washington in Hamilton. | Graduated from Cairo High School in 1993. | [2] | |
Military
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Kelly Taggart | ![]() |
Dec 17, 1932 | May 7, 2014 | Rear admiral in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps); second Director of the NOAA Corps | Born in Cairo | |
Winifred Warder | ![]() |
May 22, 1885 | Oct 8, 1918 | Member of Gas Motor Unit No. 1, Women's Overseas Hospitals; died at American military hospital in Bordeaux, France, during World War I | Born in Cairo | |
Music
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Ray Butts | ![]() |
Sep 22, 1919 | Apr 20, 2003 | inventor of the EchoSonic, a guitar amplifier with a built-in tape echo, and the Filter'Tron pickup, the first humbucker guitar pickup (used extensively on Gretsch guitars). | ||
Chris Clavin | Aug 23, 1973 | Owner of Plan-It-X Records; musician in Ghost Mice | [3] | |||
Ted Joans | Jul 4, 1928 | Apr 25, 2003 | Musician, poet and painter | Born in Cairo | [4] | |
Kyle Lehning | Record producer and recording executive | Born in Cairo | ||||
George "Harmonica" Smith | ![]() |
Apr 22, 1924 | Oct 2, 1983 | Blues musician (harmonica) | Grew up in Cairo | |
Henry Townsend | ![]() |
Oct 27, 1909 | Sep 24, 2006 | Blues musician | Grew up in Cairo | |
Estelle Yancey | Jan 1, 1896 | Apr 19, 1986 | Blues vocalist | Born in Cairo | ||
Politics
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Charles Hayes | ![]() |
Feb 17, 1918 | Apr 8, 1997 | US congressman for Illinois's 1st congressional district (1983–1993) | Born in Cairo | |
Charles Koen
(aka Chuck Koen) |
1945 | Civil rights activist; founded the Black Liberators | ||||
Napoleon B. Thistlewood | ![]() |
Mar 30, 1837 | Sep 15, 1915 | US congressman for Illinois's 25th congressional district (1908–1913) | Two term mayor of Cairo; died in Cairo | |
Richard W. Townshend | ![]() |
Apr 30, 1840 | Mar 9, 1889 | US congressman for Illinois's 19th congressional district (1877–1889) | Lived in Cairo | |
Donne Trotter | ![]() |
Jan 30, 1950 | Illinois state senator for Illinois 17th district (1993–present) | Born in Cairo | ||
Religion
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Gracia Burnham | Jan 17, 1959 | Protestant missionary to the Philippines; kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf | Born in Cairo | |||
Sports
Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
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Chet Covington | Nov 6, 1910 | Jun 11, 1976 | Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies | Born in Cairo | ||
Vern Curtis | May 24, 1920 | Jun 24, 1992 | Pitcher for the Washington Senators | Born and died in Cairo | ||
Egyptian Healy | ![]() |
Oct 27, 1866 | Mar 16, 1899 | Pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams | Born in Cairo | |
Ed Morgan | ![]() |
May 22, 1904 | Apr 9, 1980 | Infielder for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox | Born in Cairo | |
Tyrone Nesby | Jan 31, 1976 | Small forward for the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards, as well as four European teams | Born in Cairo | |||
Caroline Smith | Jul 21, 1906 | Nov 10, 1994 | Diving gold medalist at 1924 Summer Olympics | Born in Cairo | ||
Ken Trickey | Aug 30, 1933 | Dec 4, 2012 | College basketball coach for Oral Roberts University | Raised in Cairo; graduated from and coached at Cairo High School | [5] | |
References
- Fischer, Leroy H. (1961). "Cairo's Civil War Angel, Mary Jane Stafford". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (54).
- Parker, Molly (Mar 8, 2016). "FROM CAIRO TO BROADWAY Actor Christopher Jackson clings to his roots as his star rises". The Southern. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- Smith, Aaron Lake. "Trying to Revitalize a Dying Small Town", TIME, February 15, 2010.
- Kelley, Robin D. G. (May 20, 2003). "Ted Joans, 1928-2003". The Village Voice.
- "Trickey returns 'home' to ORU for hoop revival", The Southeast Missourian, July 17, 1987.
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