Aaron Fike (born November 24, 1982) is a NASCAR driver from Galesburg, Illinois. He is the driver of the #1 Toyota Tundra Craftsman Truck Series truck and the younger brother of former NASCAR driver A. J. Fike. Fike began racing in 2001 in the USAC Silver Crown Series. He became the youngest driver to win a Silver Crown race (breaking Jeff Gordon's record), and finished tenth in points, earning him the Rookie of the Year award.

Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 - July 5, 2005) was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy. Shot down over enemy territory in 1965, Stockdale was the highest ranking naval officer held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was released in 1973. He was awarded 26 personal combat decorations, including the Medal of Honor and four Silver Stars.

Jewel De'Nyle (born Stephany Schwarz on August 5 1977) is an American pornographic actress and director. Her stage name is presumably a reference to the 1985 mainstream film "The Jewel of the Nile". Born in Wetmore, Colorado, USA, De'Nyle was discovered by actress Selena Steele during her tenure as an exotic dancer. After being featured in "Hustler" magazine, she began her career in pornography, …

Justin Hartley (born January 29, 1977 in Knoxville, Illinois) is an American actor who is most popular for having portrayed the role of Fox Crane on the NBC daytime drama "Passions" and Oliver Queen/Green Arrow in "Smallville".

Daniel Freeman (1826-1908) was an American homesteader, physician and Civil War veteran. He was the first person to file a claim under Homestead Act of 1862. He was also the plaintiff in a landmark separation of church and state decision.

John Henry Gear (April 7 1825 - July 14 1900) was a United States Representative, Senator and Governor of Iowa. Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Galena, Illinois in 1836, to Fort Snelling, Iowa, in 1838, and to Burlington in 1843, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was mayor of Burlington in 1863 and a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1871 to 1873, serving as speaker for two terms.

William G. Bainbridge was the fifth Sergeant Major of the Army, was sworn in on July 1, 1975 and served until June, 1979. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on April 17, 1925. He entered the Army in June 1943 from Williamsfield, Illinois. He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge. Sergeant Major Bainbridge was recalled to active duty in January 1951. Following assignments at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, Fort Riley, and Fort Leonard Wood, …

Jonathan Blanchard (1811 - 1892) was a pastor, educator, social reformer, abolitionist and the first president of Wheaton College, which was founded in 1860. <br /><br

Pete Weber is the play-by-play voice of the NHL's Nashville Predators, a position he has held with the organization since the team's first season (the 1998-99 NHL season). During the lockout that caused the entire 2004-05 NHL season to be canceled, Weber spent time following the Nashville Sounds minor league baseball team, and served as host of a weekly video on demand show about the team available on Comcast in the Nashville metropolitan area.

A.J. Fike is an American racecar driver. He was born on December 29, 1980 and resides in Galesburg, Illinois. He is the older brother of Busch Series driver Aaron Fike. He drove the #43 Curb Agajanian Performance Group Dodge for 7 races in 2005.

James Knox was a member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois. He was born in Canajoharie, New York on July 4, 1807. Knox attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and was graduated from Yale College in 1830 with a law degree. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Utica, New York before moving to Illinois in 1836 and settling in Knoxville, where he continued the practice of law. In Illinois, Knox also engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Dorothea Tanning (born August 25 1910) is an American painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer. She has also designed sets and costumes for ballet and theatre.

Richard Lawson Wilson was an American journalist Wilson was born in Galesburg, Illinois, and raised in Newton, Iowa. He was the son of Frank and Emily (McCord) Wilson, and was the youngest of nine children. He attended the University of Iowa, at Iowa City, Iowa. There he met and later married fellow journalist Katherine Y. Macy, a graduate of the University of Iowa and the Columbia University School of Journalism.

Charles A. Blanchard (1848 - 1925) was the second president of Wheaton College. He succeeded his father, Jonathan Blanchard, to the office in 1882 and served Wheaton in that capacity until his death, in 1925. Named after the Duke of Sardinia, Charles Albert Blanchard was ten years old when his father left the Galesburg, Illinois area to assume the presidency of the Illinois Institute, which was soon to become Wheaton College.

Edwin Hurd Conger (March 7, 1843 - May 18, 1907) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and banker from Illinois and Iowa. Born in Knox County, Illinois, Conger graduated from Lombard College in 1862 and during the Civil War enlisted as a private in Company I of the 102nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, later being promoted to captain and brevetted major. At the close of the war, he studied law, …

John Harlan Stickell (31 July 1914 - 19 December 1943) was an aviator in the United States Navy during World War II. Stickell was born in Gilson, Illinois, on 31 July 1914. He attended Bradley Polytechnic Institute for two years before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force.

George Radcliffe Colton (1865 or 1866-1916) was the Governor of Puerto Rico from November 6, 1909 to November 5, 1913, a position to which he was appointed by President William Howard Taft. He was originally from Galesburg, Illinois. During the early part of the 1900s, he served in the United States Army and attained the rank of colonel by 1905. (However, this may not have been his final rank before retiring from the military.)