List of people from Barrington, Illinois

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

Arts and culture

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
William Beckett		February 11, 1985		Lead singer of The Academy Is...	Resides in Barrington, Graduate of Barrington High School	[1]
Charles Boyce		September 21, 1949		Cartoonist, creator of Compu-toon and the KeyPad Kid		[ citation needed ]
Sam Campbell		August 1, 1895	April 13, 1962(1962-04-13) (aged 66)	Author and nature writer	Lived and died in Barrington	[2]
Kristin Cavallari		January 5, 1987		Actress ( Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County)	Attended school in Barrington	[3]
Bailey Chase		May 1, 1972		Actor		[ citation needed ]
Edward D. Dart		1922	July 9, 1975	Modernist architect		[ citation needed ]
Kallen Esperian		June 8, 1961		Lyric soprano	Born in Barrington	[4]
William Fuller		1953		Poet	Born in Barrington	[ citation needed ]
Jeff Galfer		October 18, 1979		Actor, producer, writer.	Graduate of Barrington High School	[5]
Christopher Lasch		June 1, 1932	February 14, 1994	Historian, moralist, and cultural critic		[6]
Marvin Lipofsky		September 1, 1938	Jan 15, 2016	Glass artist		[4] [7]
Connor Mackey		September 12, 1996		Hockey Player	Born and raised in Tower Lakes, Illinois
Charles L. Mee		September 15, 1938		Playwright		[8]
Terry Moran		December 9, 1959		Co-anchor of Nightline		[4]
Bill Moseley		November 11, 1951		Actor	Born in Barrington	[ citation needed ]
Colleen Zenk Pinter		January 20, 1953		Emmy-nominated actress, As the World Turns	Born in Barrington	[4]
Veronica Roth		August 19, 1988		Author of the Divergent trilogy	Raised in Barrington
Cynthia Rowley		July 29, 1958		Fashion designer	Raised in Barrington	[9]
Yury Shulman		April 29, 1975		Chess grandmaster; winner of the 2008 U.S. Chess Championship		[10]
Carrie Snodgress		October 27, 1945	April 1, 2004	Actress	Born in Barrington	[11]
Richard Threlkeld		November 30, 1937	January 13, 2012	CBS news correspondent	Raised in Barrington	[12]
Waid Vanderpoel		May 19, 1922	August 25, 2003	Author and former Chief Investment Officer for First National Bank of Chicago		[13]
Gene Wolfe		May 7, 1931	Apr 14, 2019	Author		[14]

Politics

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Melissa Bean		January 22, 1962		US congresswoman representing Illinois's 8th congressional district	Resides in Barrington	[15] [16]
Ira Joy Chase		December 7, 1834	May 11, 1895	Co-founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, 22nd governor of Indiana, and first Barrington citizen to enlist in the Union Army	Moved to Barrington as a young man	[17]
Kevin Furey		January 24, 1983		US congressman from Montana	Born in Barrington	[18]
Gregory Garre		November 1, 1964		United States Solicitor General	Was raised in Barrington	[4]
Valerie Allen Marland		1917	1977	First Lady of West Virginia		[ citation needed ]
William C. Marland		March 26, 1918	November 26, 1965	24th governor of West Virginia	Lived and died in Barrington	[19]
Henry Paulson		March 28, 1946		United States Secretary of the Treasury	Graduate of Barrington High School
Richard J. Stephenson				Businessman and backer of FreedomWorks

Sports

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Craig Anderson		May 21, 1981		Goaltender for the Ottawa Senators	Graduate of Barrington High School	[20]
Kirk Cousins		August 19, 1988		Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons	Born in Barrington	[ citation needed ]
Bryan Bulaga		March 21, 1989		Offensive lineman for Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers	Born in Barrington
Gary Fencik		June 11, 1954		Safety for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears	Graduate of Barrington High School	[4] [21]
Gary Hallberg		May 31, 1958		Golfer on PGA Tour		[4]
Scott Langley		April 28, 1989		Golfer on PGA Tour, 2010 NCAA champion	Born in Barrington
Jeff Likens		August 28, 1985		Defenseman for the American Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga	Born in Barrington	[22]
Ryan Miller		December 14, 1984		Defender and midfielder for D.C. United	Born in Barrington	[4]
Scotty Miller		July 31, 1997		Wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Born in Barrington, graduated Barrington High School	[4]
Dan Wilson		March 25, 1969		Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners	Born in Barrington	[4] [23]

References

1. "Suburban band The Academy Is... re-forms to play Riot Fest". Daily Herald. September 9, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
2. "Sam Campbell, Naturalist, Biography". Home.chattanooga.net. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
3. "Kristin Cavallari - Unknown Photoshoot » Free Full Downloads, Rapidshare, Hotfile, Megaupload with Crack, Serial, Keygen, Game, Movie". Flmsdown. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
4. Bell, Taylor (June 4, 2008). "Barrington: A Legacy of Top Athletes, Champions". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
5. "Alumni Legends event to spotlight Barrington High School alumni in performing arts". Chicagotribune.com. September 27, 2017.
6. Christopher Lasch Biography . Retrieved September 23, 2011.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
7. Baizerman, Suzanne. "Marvin Lipofsky: A Glass Odyssey." Oakland Museum of California/University of Washington Press, 2003.
8. "Signature Theatre Company - About the Playwright". Signaturetheatre.org. August 31, 2006. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
9. Cynthia Rowley – IMDb
10. Westhoff, Jeffrey. "Features". Qbarrington.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
11. "Carrie Snodgress". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
12. "Medill - Hall of Achievement - Richard Threlkeld". Medill.northwestern.edu. April 26, 2004. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
13. "Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SR0299". Ilga.gov. August 25, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
14. Diane P. Kostick, "Voices of Barrington," p. 95, ISBN   0-7385-1980-4, 2002.
15. Becky Yerak (March 1, 2011). "Melissa Bean to lead Executives' Club of Chicago". www.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
16. "U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, D-IL, on health care". YouTube . Retrieved September 19, 2011.
17. "G.A.R. Department of Indiana Commander: Ira J. Chase". Suvcw.org. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
18. "Montana Legislature: Sessions". Leg.mt.gov. December 23, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
19. "William Casey Marland". Wvculture.org. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
20. Craig Anderson Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Ottawa Senators - ESPN
21. "Gary Fencik Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. November 6, 1954. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
22. "Jeff Likens hockey statistics & profile at". Hockeydb.com. August 28, 1985. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
23. "Dan Wilson, MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball". Cbssports.com. March 25, 1969. Retrieved July 10, 2010.