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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Quincy, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Quincy, Illinois.
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson |  | October 20, 1922 | August 7, 1992 | Actor and director ( Twilight Zone , Gunsmoke ) | Raised in Quincy | [1] [2] |
| Mary Astor |  | May 3, 1906 | September 25, 1987 | Actress ( The Maltese Falcon , The Great Lie ) | Born in Quincy | [3] |
| Roy Brocksmith |  | September 15, 1945 | December 16, 2001 | Actor ( Total Recall , Arachnophobia ) | Born in Quincy and graduated from Quincy University in 1970. | [4] |
| Harry Fleer | March 26, 1916 | October 14, 1994 | Actor ( Little Giants , Tormented ) | Born in Quincy | [5] | |
| Donald Gallaher |  | June 25, 1895 | August 14, 1961 | Actor and director ( The Great Train Robbery , Temple Tower ) | Born in Quincy | [6] |
| Tad Hilgenbrink | October 9, 1981 | Actor ( American Pie Presents: Band Camp , The Curiosity of Chance ) | Born in Quincy and attended Quincy Senior High School | [7] | ||
| Henry Kolker |  | November 13, 1874 | July 15, 1947 | Actor | Family moved to Quincy when he was young | |
| Robert Livingston | December 9, 1904 | March 7, 1988 | Actor ( The Three Mesquiteers , The Lone Ranger Rides Again ) | Born in Quincy | [8] | |
| Irving Sayles | 1872 | February 8, 1914 | Vaudeville entertainer | Born in Quincy | [9] | |
| Ireene Wicker |  | November 24, 1905 | November 17, 1987 | Actress and singer (The Singing Lady) | Born in Quincy | [10] |
| Jonathan Van Ness |  | March 28, 1987 | Hairdresser and TV Personality ( Queer Eye (2018 TV series) ) | First male cheerleader of Quincy Senior High School | [11] |
| Name | Imagep | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Earl Ray |  | March 10, 1928 | April 23, 1998 | Convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. | Raised in Quincy | [12] |
| James Scott | November 20, 1969 | Charged with sabotaging a levee in West Quincy, Missouri during the Great Flood of 1993 | Born in Quincy | [13] | ||
| Michael Swango | October 21, 1954 | Serial killer | Raised in Quincy and attended Quincy Notre Dame High School | [14] |
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Estabrook |  | June 4, 1970 | Multi-medium artist | Born in Quincy | [14] | |
| Neysa McMein |  | January 25, 1889 | May 12, 1949 | Illustrator and portrait painting | Born in Quincy | |
| John Quidor | January 26, 1801 | December 14, 1881 | History painting | Lived in Quincy from 1837 to 1851 | ||
| Robert S. Roeschlaub | July 6, 1843 | October 25, 1923 | Architect | Raised in Quincy | ||
| Michaele Vollbracht | November 17, 1947 | June 7, 2018 | Illustrator and fashion designer | Raised in Quincy | [15] | |
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