List of people from Naperville, Illinois

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

Authors and academics

• Emily Giffin, author
• Fazlur Rahman Malik, author, scholar
• Paul Sereno, paleontologist
• Luis Alberto Urrea, author

Media and arts

• Dave Allen, actor
• Andrew Baggarly, baseball journalist
• Dave Bickler, singer for Survivor
• Paul Brittain, actor and comedian
• Steve Cochran, radio talk personality, WGN-AM; lives in Naperville
• David Eigenberg, actor
• Gina Glocksen, American Idol finalist
• Adrian Holovaty, journalist and web developer; creator of the Django web framework
• Harry Kalas, sportscaster
• Alan Krashesky, news anchor, WLS-TV
• Dick Locher, editorialist and Dick Tracy cartoonist
• Gary Miller, sportscaster
• Bill Odenkirk, comedy writer, primarily for ″The Simpsons″^[1]
• Bob Odenkirk, actor, comedian, writer, director, producer
• Danielle Panabaker, actress
• Kay Panabaker, actress
• Hillary Scott, pornographic actress
• Jim Sonefeld, drummer for Hootie and the Blowfish
• Doug Walker, web reviewer, Nostalgia Critic^[2]
• Paula Zahn, newscaster
• Alene Robertson musical theatre actress, winner of 9 Joseph Jefferson Awards and the 2014 Sarah Siddons Award.^[3]

Politics

• Mary Lou Cowlishaw, politician
• Joseph Naper, ship builder, businessman, politician, early settler, and founder of Naperville
• A. George Pradel, the longest running mayor in the city's history
• Robert Zoellick, retired president of the World Bank

Sports

Baseball

• Ryan Bukvich, relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
• Bert Haas, first baseman for the five MLB teams; National League All-Star (1947)
• Jerry Hairston, Jr., utility player for nine MLB teams; World Series champion (2009)
• Ian Krol, relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
• Collin McHugh, pitcher for the Houston Astros

Basketball

Anthony Parker with the Cavaliers

• Drew Crawford (born 1990), basketball player who last played for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Ligat HaAl^[4]
• Antonio Davis, power forward and center for several NBA teams; NBA All-Star (2001)^[5]
• Anthony Parker, shooting guard and small forward for the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers
• Candace Parker, forward for the Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) and women's national team; Olympic gold medalist

Football

• Cameron Brate, tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Chris Brown, running back for the Tennessee Titans
• Owen Daniels, tight end for the Denver Broncos
• Justin McCareins, wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets
• Babatunde Oshinowo, defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears
• Sean Payton, head coach of the New Orleans Saints, 2006 NFL Coach of the Year
• Joe Nussbaum, Was on NCHS state champ team

Gymnastics

• Bridgette Caquatto, gymnast on the U.S national team since 2010
• Mackenzie Caquatto, gymnast on the U.S national team since 2008

Ice skating

• Evan Lysacek, figure skater; Olympic gold medalist (2010)

Soccer

• Brittany Bock, defender for the WPS franchise Western New York Flash
• Megan Oyster, Washington Spirit

Softball

• Sammy Marshall, Chicago Bandits

Track and field

• Chris Derrick, distance runner at Stanford University and former American junior record holder in the 5000 meters
• (Tom Petronoff) Javalin former world record holder, Olympian

Swimming

• Kevin Cordes, breaststroker for the United States National Team and current American record holder in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke (short course), as well as the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke

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