List of people from Barrington, Illinois

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

Arts and culture

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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
William Beckett   February 11, 1985 Lead singer of The Academy Is... Resides in Barrington, Graduate of Barrington High School [1]
Charles Boyce September 21, 1949 Cartoonist, creator of Compu-toon [citation needed]
Sam Campbell August 1, 1895 April 13, 1962(1962-04-13) (aged 66) Author and nature writer Lived and died in Barrington [2]
Kristin Cavallari   January 5, 1987 Actress (Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County) Attended school in Barrington [3]
Bailey Chase   May 1, 1972 Actor [citation needed]
Edward D. Dart 1922 July 9, 1975 Modernist architect [citation needed]
Kallen Esperian June 8, 1961 Lyric soprano Born in Barrington [4]
William Fuller 1953 Poet Born in Barrington [citation needed]
Jeff Galfer   October 18, 1979 Actor, producer, writer. Graduate of Barrington High School [5]
Christopher Lasch June 1, 1932 February 14, 1994 Historian, moralist, and cultural critic [6]
Marvin Lipofsky September 1, 1938 Jan 15, 2016 Glass artist [4][7]
Connor Mackey September 12, 1996 Hockey Player Born and raised in Tower Lakes, Illinois
Charles L. Mee September 15, 1938 Playwright [8]
Terry Moran   December 9, 1959 Co-anchor of Nightline [4]
Bill Moseley   November 11, 1951 Actor Born in Barrington [citation needed]
Colleen Zenk Pinter January 20, 1953 Emmy-nominated actress, As the World Turns Born in Barrington [4]
Veronica Roth   August 19, 1988 Author of the Divergent trilogy Raised in Barrington
Cynthia Rowley July 29, 1958 Fashion designer Raised in Barrington [9]
Yury Shulman   April 29, 1975 Chess grandmaster; winner of the 2008 U.S. Chess Championship [10]
Carrie Snodgress October 27, 1945 April 1, 2004 Actress Born in Barrington [11]
Richard Threlkeld November 30, 1937 January 13, 2012 CBS news correspondent Raised in Barrington [12]
Waid Vanderpoel May 19, 1922 August 25, 2003 Author and former Chief Investment Officer for First National Bank of Chicago [13]
Gene Wolfe   May 7, 1931 Apr 14, 2019 Author [14]

Politics

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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Melissa Bean   January 22, 1962 US congresswoman representing Illinois's 8th congressional district Resides in Barrington [15][16]
Ira Joy Chase   December 7, 1834 May 11, 1895 Co-founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, 22nd governor of Indiana, and first Barrington citizen to enlist in the Union Army Moved to Barrington as a young man [17]
Kevin Furey January 24, 1983 US congressman from Montana Born in Barrington [18]
Gregory Garre   November 1, 1964 United States Solicitor General Was raised in Barrington [4]
Valerie Allen Marland 1917 1977 First Lady of West Virginia [citation needed]
William C. Marland   March 26, 1918 November 26, 1965 24th governor of West Virginia Lived and died in Barrington [19]
Henry Paulson   March 28, 1946 United States Secretary of the Treasury Graduate of Barrington High School
Richard J. Stephenson Businessman and backer of FreedomWorks

Sports

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Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference
Craig Anderson   May 21, 1981 Goaltender for the Ottawa Senators Graduate of Barrington High School [20]
Kirk Cousins
 
August 19, 1988 Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons Born in Barrington [citation needed]
Bryan Bulaga March 21, 1989 Offensive lineman for Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers Born in Barrington
Gary Fencik June 11, 1954 Safety for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears Graduate of Barrington High School [4][21]
Gary Hallberg May 31, 1958 Golfer on PGA Tour [4]
Scott Langley April 28, 1989 Golfer on PGA Tour, 2010 NCAA champion Born in Barrington
Jeff Likens August 28, 1985 Defenseman for the American Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga Born in Barrington [22]
Ryan Miller   December 14, 1984 Defender and midfielder for D.C. United Born in Barrington [4]
Scotty Miller July 31, 1997 Wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Born in Barrington, graduated Barrington High School [4]
Dan Wilson   March 25, 1969 Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners Born in Barrington [4][23]

References

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  1. ^ "Suburban band The Academy Is... re-forms to play Riot Fest". Daily Herald. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. ^ "Sam Campbell, Naturalist, Biography". Home.chattanooga.net. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Kristin Cavallari - Unknown Photoshoot » Free Full Downloads, Rapidshare, Hotfile, Megaupload with Crack, Serial, Keygen, Game, Movie". Flmsdown. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bell, Taylor (June 4, 2008). "Barrington: A Legacy of Top Athletes, Champions". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  5. ^ "Alumni Legends event to spotlight Barrington High School alumni in performing arts". Chicagotribune.com. 27 September 2017.
  6. ^ Christopher Lasch Biography. Retrieved September 23, 2011. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Baizerman, Suzanne. "Marvin Lipofsky: A Glass Odyssey." Oakland Museum of California/University of Washington Press, 2003.
  8. ^ "Signature Theatre Company - About the Playwright". Signaturetheatre.org. August 31, 2006. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  9. ^ Cynthia Rowley – IMDb
  10. ^ Westhoff, Jeffrey. "Features". Qbarrington.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  11. ^ "Carrie Snodgress". Tcm.com. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  12. ^ "Medill - Hall of Achievement - Richard Threlkeld". Medill.northwestern.edu. April 26, 2004. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  13. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SR0299". Ilga.gov. August 25, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  14. ^ Diane P. Kostick, "Voices of Barrington," p. 95, ISBN 0-7385-1980-4, 2002.
  15. ^ Becky Yerak (March 1, 2011). "Melissa Bean to lead Executives' Club of Chicago". www.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  16. ^ "U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, D-IL, on health care". YouTube. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  17. ^ "G.A.R. Department of Indiana Commander: Ira J. Chase". Suvcw.org. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  18. ^ "Montana Legislature: Sessions". Leg.mt.gov. December 23, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  19. ^ "William Casey Marland". Wvculture.org. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  20. ^ Craig Anderson Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Ottawa Senators - ESPN
  21. ^ "Gary Fencik Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. November 6, 1954. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  22. ^ "Jeff Likens hockey statistics & profile at". Hockeydb.com. August 28, 1985. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  23. ^ "Dan Wilson, MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball". Cbssports.com. March 25, 1969. Retrieved July 10, 2010.