List of athletes from Chicago

The following list includes notable athletes who were born or raised in Chicago, Illinois.

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Doe Boyland	Jan 6, 1955		Major League Baseball player	Born in Chicago	^[1]
Cesar Carrillo	Apr 29, 1984		MLB player	Born in Chicago	^[2]
Charles Comiskey	Aug 15, 1859	Oct 26, 1931	MLB player and team owner, namesake of Comiskey Park	Born in Chicago	^[3]
Josephine D'Angelo	Nov 23, 1924	Aug 18, 2013	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Chicago	^{[citation needed]}
Irene DeLaby	Aug 12, 1922	Oct 6, 2012	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Chicago	^[4]
Dave Dombrowski	Jul 27, 1956		baseball executive	Born in Chicago	^{[citation needed]}
Sal Fasano	Aug 10, 1971		Former MLB player and currently the catching coach for the Atlanta Braves	Born in Chicago	^{[citation needed]}
Chick Fraser	Aug 26, 1873	May 8, 1940	MLB player	Born in Chicago	^[5]
Barbara Gates	May 4, 1934	Dec 1, 2000	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Chicago	^[6]
Philomena Gianfrancisco	Apr 20, 1923	Jan 10, 1992	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Chicago	^[7]
Florence Hay		May 24, 1982	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Chicago	^[8]
Arlene Kotil	May 22, 1934		All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Chicago	^[9]
Irene Kotowicz	Dec 10, 1919	Jan 24, 2002	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Chicago	^[10]
Herman Long	Apr 13, 1866	Sep 17, 1909	MLB player and minor league manager	Born in Chicago	^[11]
Alex McCarthy	May 12, 1889	Mar 12, 1978	MLB player	Born in Chicago	^[12]
Owen Murphy	Sep 27, 2003		MLB player	Born in Chicago
Wally Pipp	Feb 17, 1893	Jan 11, 1965	First baseman for the Detroit Tigers (1913), New York Yankees (1915–1925), and Cincinnati Reds; World Series champion (1923); American League home run champion (1916, 1917)(1926–1928)	Born in Chicago	^[13]
Kirby Puckett	Mar 14, 1960	Mar 6, 2006	MLB player, MLB Hall of Famer	Born in Chicago	^[14]
Larry Rothschild	Mar 12, 1954		Major League Baseball pitcher and coach	Born in Chicago	^[15]
Gloria Schweigerdt	Jun 10, 1934		All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Chicago	^[16]
Alek Thomas	April 28, 2000		Major League Baseball player	Born in Chicago
Stan Wasiak	Apr 8, 1920	Nov 20, 1992	Minor league manager, King of Baseball	Born in Chicago	^{[citation needed]}
Phil Weintraub	Oct 12, 1907	Jun 21, 1987	Major League Baseball first baseman & outfielder; 11 RBIs in one game	Born in Chicago	^[17]

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Nick Anderson	Jan 20, 1968		NBA guard	Born in Chicago	^[18]
Amari Bailey	Feb 17, 2004		NBA guard	Born in Chicago
Patrick Beverley	Jul 12, 1988		NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League player	Born in Chicago	^[19]
Will Bynum	Jan 4, 1983		NBA and Israel Basketball Premier League player	Born in Chicago	^[20]
Anthony Davis	Mar 11, 1993		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[21]
Gene Dyker	Feb 17, 1930	Jan 1, 1966	NBA player		^[22]
Larry Friend	Apr 14, 1935	Feb 27, 1998	NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[23]
Tim Hardaway	Sep 1, 1966		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[24]
Juwan Howard	Feb 7, 1973		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[25]
Johnny Kerr	Jul 17, 1932	Feb 26, 2009	NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[26]
Mike Krzyzewski	Feb 13, 1947		Basketball coach and player; coach at Duke University, known as "Coach K"	Born in Chicago	^[27]
Walt Lemon Jr.	Jul 26, 1992		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[28]
Gabe Levin	Aug 2, 1994		Israeli Basketball Premier League player	Born in Chicago	^[29]
Ray Meyer	Dec 18, 1913	Mar 17, 2006	Men's basketball coach at DePaul University	Born in Chicago	^[30]
George Mikan	Jun 18, 1924	Jun 1, 2005	NBA player, NBA Hall of Famer	Attended Quigley Prep in Chicago	^[31]
Nazr Mohammed	Sep 5, 1977		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[32]
Jabari Parker	Mar 15, 1995		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[33]
Jack Phelan	Nov 6, 1925	Mar 20, 2021	NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[34]
Cappie Pondexter	Jan 7, 1983		WNBA player; Olympic gold medalist (Beijing 2008)	Raised in Chicago	^[35]
Quentin Richardson	Apr 13, 1980		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[36]
Doc Rivers	Oct 13, 1961		NBA player and coach	Born in Chicago	^[37]
Derrick Rose	Oct 4, 1988		NBA player, 2011 NBA MVP	Born in Chicago	^[38]
Isiah Thomas	Apr 30, 1961		NBA player, NBA Hall of Famer	Born in Chicago	^[39]
Dwyane Wade	Jan 17, 1982		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[40]
Antoine Walker	Aug 12, 1976		NBA player	Born in Chicago	^[41]

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Flozell Adams	May 18, 1975		NFL offensive lineman	Born in Chicago	^[43]
Norm Amundsen	Sep 28, 1932		NFL guard	Born in Chicago	^[44]
Jason Avant	Apr 20, 1983		NFL wide receiver	Born in Chicago	^[45]
Dick Barwegan	Dec 25, 1921	Sep 3, 1966	NFL offensive lineman	Born in Chicago	^[46]
Tom Baugh	Dec 1, 1963		NFL center	Born in Chicago	^[47]
Ed Bell	Sep 20, 1921	Dec 6, 1990	NFL guard and tackle	Born in Chicago	^[48]
Harold Bradley Jr.	Oct 13, 1929		NFL offensive guard, singer of spirituals and blues; painter, actor, TV host, part of first African-American father-son duo in NFL history	Born in Chicago
Harold Bradley Sr.	Sept 7, 1905	Nov 30, 1973	Second black lineman, part of first African-American father-son duo in NFL history	Raised and died in Chicago
Dick Butkus	Dec 9, 1942	Oct 5, 2023	NFL linebacker, Hall of Fame linebacker for the Bears	Born in Chicago	^[49]
Bill Callahan	Jul 31, 1956		Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys	Born in Chicago	^[49]^[50]
Larry Canada	Dec 16, 1954		NFL running back	Born in Chicago	^[51]
Leo Cantor	Feb 28, 1919	Jun 4, 1995	NFL running back	Born in Chicago	^[52]
Joe Carey	Nov 14, 1895		NFL guard and tackle	Born in Chicago	^[53]
Sean Cattouse	Oct 4, 1988		NFL safety	Born in Chicago	^[54]
Steve Collier	Apr 19, 1963		NFL offensive tackle	Born in Chicago	^[55]
Larry Coutre	Apr 11, 1928	May 19, 2008	NFL halfback	Born in Chicago	^[56]
Dick Evans	May 31, 1917	May 26, 2008	NFL player	Born in Chicago	^[57]
Fred Evans	Nov 6, 1983		Defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins	Born in Chicago	^[58]
Dick Fencl	Feb 24, 1909	Jun 25, 1972	NFL end	Born in Chicago	^[59]
Tom Finnin	Sep 28, 1927		NFL defensive tackle	Born in Chicago	^[60]
Ray Frankowski	Sep 14, 1919	Nov 27, 2001	NFL guard	Born in Chicago	^[61]
Chuck Gelatka	Jan 28, 1914	May 23, 2001	NFL end	Born in Chicago	^[62]
George Halas	Feb 2, 1895	Oct 31, 1983	Coach and owner of the Bears		^[63]
Napoleon Harris	Feb 25, 1979		NFL linebacker	Born in Chicago	^[64]
Arnold Horween	Jul 7, 1898	Aug 5, 1985	Harvard Crimson All American football player and NFL football player	Born in Chicago	^[65]
Ralph Horween	Aug 3, 1896	May 26, 1997	Harvard Crimson All American football player and NFL football player	Born in Chicago	^[66]
Tony Ippolito	Sep 19, 1917	Nov 12, 1951	NFL guard	Born in Chicago	^[67]
Clarence Janecek	Apr 1, 1911	Jan 16, 1990	NFL offensive guard	Born in Chicago	^[68]
Johnny Karras	Jan 29, 1928		NFL halfback	Born in Chicago	^[69]
John Kenerson	Mar 18, 1938	Dec 6, 1995	NFL, AFL and CFL player	Born in Chicago	^[70]
John Kropke	Jan 3, 1966		CFL defensive lineman	Born in Chicago	^[71]
Larry Lauer	Aug 27, 1927		NFL center	Born in Chicago	^[72]
Marv Levy	Aug 3, 1925		Coach of Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills and the Chicago Blitz of the USFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee	Born in Chicago	^[73]
Marc May	Jan 1, 1956		NFL tight end	Born in Chicago	^[74]
John McGarry	Nov 24, 1963		NFL guard	Born in Chicago	^[75]
Donovan McNabb	Nov 25, 1976		NFL quarterback, current analyst on NFL Network and Fox Sports	Born in Chicago	^[76]
Ahmad Merritt	Feb 5, 1977		NFL player	Born in Chicago
John Meyer	Feb 20, 1942		NFL player and coach	Born in Chicago	^[77]
Ed Mieszkowski	Oct 14, 1925	Feb 15, 2004	AAFC tackle	Born in Chicago	^[78]
Bill O'Neill	Apr 25, 1910	Oct 27, 2000	NFL back for the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Rams	Born in Chicago	^[79]
David Petway	Oct 17, 1955		NFL defensive back	Born in Chicago	^[80]
Jim Psaltis	Dec 14, 1927		NFL defensive back	Born in Chicago	^[81]
Simeon Rice	Feb 24, 1974		NFL defensive end	Born in Chicago	^[82]
Knute Rockne	Mar 4, 1888	Mar 31, 1931	Football player and coach at Notre Dame	Grew up in the Logan Square area of Chicago	^[83]^[84]
George Schmidt	Oct 28, 1927		NFL defensive end	Born in Chicago	^[85]
Tony Simmons	Dec 8, 1974		NFL player, CFL player	Born in Chicago
Joe Skibinski	Dec 23, 1928		NFL guard	Born in Chicago	^[86]
Ed Skoronski	Oct 15, 1910	Dec 22, 1996	NFL player	Born in Chicago	^[87]
John Spilis	Oct 14, 1947		NFL wide receiver	Born in Chicago	^[88]
Jimmy Tays	Mar 10, 1899	Jun 21, 1986	NFL player	Born in Chicago	^[89]
Pierre Thomas	Dec 18, 1984		NFL running back, current running back for the New Orleans Saints	Born in Chicago	^[90]
Chuck Ulrich	Dec 14, 1929	Apr 10, 2006	Defensive tackle for the Chicago Cardinals	Born in Chicago	^[91]
Lou Usher		Jan 1, 1927	NFL offensive lineman for the Bears	Born in Chicago	^[92]
Joe Vodicka	Mar 4, 1921	Feb 28, 1995	NFL halfback	Born in Chicago	^[93]
Marty Wendell	Nov 22, 1926	Mar 7, 2012	Football guard	Born in Chicago	^[94]
Ken Wendt	Jan 29, 1910	Jan 19, 1982	NFL guard	Born in Chicago	^[95]
Chuck Winfrey	Mar 27, 1949		NFL linebacker	Born in Chicago	^[96]
Chet Winters	Oct 22, 1960		NFL running back	Born in Chicago	^[97]
Harry Wunsch	Nov 20, 1910		NFL guard	Born in Chicago	^[98]
Joe Young	Aug 3, 1933		Defensive end in the AFL	Born in Chicago	^[99]
Bob Zimny	Dec 11, 1921	Aug 11, 2011	NFL tackle	Born in Chicago	^[100]

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Bart Conner		Mar 28, 1958		Olympic gymnastic gold medalist (1984)	Raised in Chicago	^[102]
Philip Erenberg		1909	1992	Gymnast and Olympic silver medalist

Name	Birth	Known for	Association	Reference
Chris Chelios	Jan 25, 1962	NHL defenseman	Born in Chicago	^[103]
Christian Fischer	April 15, 1997	NHL forward	Born in Chicago	^[104]
John Hayden	Feb 14, 1995	NHL forward	Born in Chicago	^[105]
Al Montoya	Feb 13, 1995	NHL goalie	Born in Chicago	^[106]
Eddie Olczyk	Jan 25, 1962	NHL player and color commentator	Born in Chicago	^[107]

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Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Robert Halperin		Jan 26, 1908	May 8, 1985	Olympic and Pan American Games yachting medalist; quarterback for the Brooklyn Dodgers; decorated World War II US-Navy sailor; co-founder of Lands' End; Chairman of Commercial Light Company	Born in Chicago	^[116]
Donald Spero		Aug 9, 1939		Physicist; venture capitalist; European Rowing Championships bronze medalist and Olympic rower (1964)		^[117]