List of people from Arlington Heights, Illinois

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

Entertainment

Name	Birth	Known for	Association	Reference
Margaret Judson	1985	Television actor (The Newsroom)	Born in Arlington Heights
Matteo Lane	1982	Comedian	Raised in Arlington Heights
Sebastian Maniscalco	July 8, 1973	Comedian and actor	Attended Rolling Meadows High School
Marlee Matlin	Aug 24, 1965	Actress	Graduated from John Hersey High School
Jim Michaels	Sep 12, 1965	Producer, director, and actor	Graduated from John Hersey High School
Jennifer Morrison	Apr 12, 1979	Actress (House, Once Upon A Time)	Attended Prospect High School
Anson Mount	Feb 25, 1973	Actor (Hell on Wheels)	Born in Arlington Heights^{[citation needed]}
Jeff Speakman	Nov 8, 1958	Martial artist and actor	Graduated from John Hersey High School	^{[citation needed]}

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Steve Chen	Aug 18, 1978		Co-founder of YouTube	Attended John Hersey High School	^[1]
Ray Kroc	Oct 5, 1902	Jan 14, 1984	Businessman behind McDonald's success	Lived in Arlington Heights
Robert A. Roth	Mar 19, 1947		Publisher and art collector, founder of Chicago Reader	Grew up in Arlington Heights	^[2]

Name	Birth	Known for	Association	Reference
Jay Bennett	Nov 15, 1963	Guitarist, ex member of Wilco	Lived in Arlington Heights	^[3]
Davis Daniel	Mar 1, 1961	Country music artist	Born in Arlington Heights
Lee DeWyze	Apr 2, 1986	Winner of American Idol (season 9)	Attended Prospect High School
Alan Gratzer		Co-founder of REO Speedwagon	Graduate of Arlington High School (1966)	^{[citation needed]}
Tim McIlrath	Nov 3, 1978	Lead singer of the band Rise Against	Grew up in Arlington Heights and attended Rolling Meadows High School
Ted Nugent	Dec 13, 1948	Musician	Attended St. Viator High School

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Dick Bokelmann	Oct 26, 1926	Dec 27, 2019	Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals	Born in Arlington Heights
Zach Borenstein	Jul 23, 1990		Outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization	Born in Arlington Heights
Kurt Knudsen	Feb 20, 1967		Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers	Born in Arlington Heights
Bobby Murcer	May 20, 1946	Jul 12, 2008	Outfielder for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and the Chicago Cubs	Lived Arlington Heights	^{[citation needed]}
Mike Myers	Jun 26, 1969		Pitcher for the New York Yankees	Born in Arlington Heights
Fritz Peterson	Feb 8, 1942		All-Star pitcher for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers		^{[citation needed]}
Paul Splittorff	Oct 8, 1946	May 25, 2011	Pitcher for the Kansas City Royals; grew up in Arlington Heights and graduated from Arlington High School		^[4]
Bruce Sutter	Jan 8, 1953	Oct 13, 2022	Hall of Fame relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1976–1980) and St. Louis Cardinals (1981-1984)	Lived in Arlington Heights	^{[citation needed]}
Dan Wilson	Mar 25, 1969		Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners		^{[citation needed]}

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Dave Corzine		Apr 25, 1956		Center for six National Basketball Association teams	Born in Arlington Heights; attended John Hersey High School and Thomas Middle School
Ray Meyer		Dec 18, 1913	Mar 17, 2006	Head coach of DePaul University's men's basketball program	Lived in Arlington Heights	^{[citation needed]}

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association
Brett Basanez	May 11, 1983		Quarterback with Northwestern University (2002–2005), Carolina Panthers (2006–2008), and the Chicago Bears (2009)	Born in Arlington Heights; attended Saint Viator High school
Doug Betters	Jun 11, 1956		All-Pro defensive end with the Miami Dolphins	Attended Arlington High School
Jimmy Garoppolo	Nov 2, 1991		Quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots	Born in Arlington Heights; graduated from Rolling Meadows High School
Tom Nelson	Dec 4, 1986		Free safety, punt and kick returner with the Chicago Bears and Illinois State University; attended John Hersey High School	Grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois; attended John Hersey High School, Thomas Middle School, and Ivy Hill Elementary School
Jarrett Payton	Dec 26, 1980		Walter Payton's son; running back with the Tennessee Titans; sportscaster	Attended Saint Viator High School
Walter Payton	Jul 25, 1954	Nov 1, 1999	Hall of Fame running back with the Chicago Bears	Lived in Arlington Heights
Tom Zbikowski	May 22, 1985		Boxer and football player for Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Chicago Bears	Attended Buffalo Grove High School	Emmett Cleary

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Tom Preissing		Dec 3, 1978		Defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings	Born in Arlington Heights

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Brian McBride		Jun 19, 1972		Striker for the Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire S.C., VfL Wolfsburg (Germany), Fulham F.C. (England), and US national team (USMNT); current general manager of the USMNT	Attended Buffalo Grove High School
Jonathan Spector		Mar 1, 1986		Defender and centre midfielder for the US men's national team, and the English teams Manchester United, West Ham United, and Birmingham City	Attended Saint Viator High School

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Chris Nowinski		Sep 24, 1978		Wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment	Born in Arlington Heights; attended John Hersey High School

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^ Anderson, Jon (March 14, 1986). "A publisher who is proud of his readers" (PDF). Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
^ Kot, Greg (2004). Wilco: Learning How to Die (1st ed.). New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-1558-5.
^ "Paul Splittorff, Royals' Biggest Winner, Dies at 64". NYTimes.com.