Famous Peorians

Did you know that many famous people trace their roots back to Peoria?

James and Marian Jordan (Fibber McGee and Molly)

Charles Correll ("Andy" of Amos and Andy)

Sam Kinnison (Comedian)

Richard Pryor (Comedian)

Dan Fogelberg (Musician, Same Old Lang Syne)

Susan Dey (T.V. Actress, The Partridge Family and L.A. Law)

David Ogden Stiers ("Major Charles Winchester" in M*A*S*H)

Gary Richrath(Rock Musician, REO Speedwagon)

Josh Taylor (T.V. Actor, Days of Our Lives and The Hogan Family)

Susan G. Komen and Nancy Brinker(Susan G. Komen For The Cure and the Race for the Cure)

Betty Friedan (Founded the National Organization for Women and Author of The Feminine Mystique)

General John Shalikashvili (former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)

General Wayne A. Downing (General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport was named after him)

Vice Admiral James Stockdale (the most decorated U.S. war hero in history and Ross Perot's 1992 presidential running mate)