Here Are 10 Of The Most Famous Actors From Illinois

Tons of celebrities have called Chicago “home” at some point or another, but that doesn’t mean they’re all native Illinoisans.

In fact, dozens of high-profile actors are from Illinois, and Stacker shared a list of 50 of the biggest stars on Sunday (October 10). Here’s how the data journalism hub tracked down the celebs on the list, which includes some iconic names:

“Stacker compiled a list of actors that were born in Illinois from IMDb’s most popular list. For each actor, we included a movie poster image from a film he is known for (all movie poster images from OMDb).”

Here are 10 of the most famous actors from Illinois:

• Harrison Ford, born in Chicago and known for playing Indiana Jones in the “Indiana Jones” films, among other roles.
• Robin Williams, born in Chicago and known for playing Daniel Hilliard in “Mrs. Doubtfire, among other roles.
• Jake Johnson, born in Evanston and known for playing Nick Miller in “New Girl,” among other roles.
• Fred Savage, born in Chicago and known for playing the Grandson in “The Princess Bride,” among other roles.
• Nick Offerman, born in Joliet and known for playing Ron Swanson in “Parks and Recreation, among other roles.
• Bill Murray, born in Wilmette and known for playing Bob Harris in “Lost in Translation,” among other roles.
• Billy Zane, born in Chicago and known for playing Cal Hockley in “Titanic,” among other roles.
• Chris Jackson, born in Cairo and known for playing George Washington in "Hamilton,” among other roles.
• Thomas Lennon, born in Chicago and known for playing Ned Gold in "17 Again,” among other roles.
• Neil Flynn, born in Waukegan and known for playing Cady’s Dad in “Mean Girls,” among other roles.

See the full star-studded list from Stacker here.