Kankakee

Kankakee

Kankakee is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The city's name is probably derived from the Miami-Illinois word teeyaahkiki, meaning: "Open country/exposed land/land in open/land exposed to view", in reference to the area's prior status as a marsh.

People born in Kankakee (First 39 people) - Page 0

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

American actor

Adam Kinzinger

Adam Kinzinger

Former United States Representative

Jack Sikma

Jack Sikma

Basketball player

Harold Gray

Harold Gray

American cartoonist

Jamie Bernadette

Jamie Bernadette

American actress

Nancy Snyder

Nancy Snyder

American actress

Abbie Boudreau

Abbie Boudreau

American correspondent

Bryan Dattilo

Bryan Dattilo

American actor

Kristin Dattilo

Kristin Dattilo

American television actress

J. P. Boulee

J. P. Boulee

Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

David W. Brady

David W. Brady

Professor

Jill De Vries

Jill De Vries

Actress

Merna Kennedy

Merna Kennedy

American actress

Kara Zediker

Kara Zediker

American actress

C. O. Erickson

C. O. Erickson

American film producer

Steve Reick

Steve Reick


Vernon W. Hughes

Vernon W. Hughes

American physicist

Philip Van Cleave

Philip Van Cleave

Computer programmer

John J. Benoit

John J. Benoit

Former Member of the California State Senate

Tara Betts

Tara Betts

Author

Harv Schmidt

Harv Schmidt

American basketball player

Tom Prince

Tom Prince

American professional baseball player

Mike Russow

Mike Russow

American mixed martial artist

Vince Snowbarger

Vince Snowbarger

Former United States Representative

Randy Spears

Randy Spears

American pornographic actor

Lisa M. Dugan

Lisa M. Dugan


Jordan Black

Jordan Black

American comedy writer

La Velle Musician

La Velle Musician

Musical artist

Charlotte Thompson Reid

Charlotte Thompson Reid

U. S. representative

Ted Petersen

Ted Petersen

Former American football player

Billy Petrick

Billy Petrick

Professional baseball player

Tyjuan Hagler

Tyjuan Hagler

American football player

Dennis Tobenski

Dennis Tobenski

American composer

Kalisha Buckhanon

Kalisha Buckhanon

American author

Kendall Blanchard

Kendall Blanchard

Anthropologist

John Moisant

John Moisant

American aviator

Léo Dandurand

Léo Dandurand

Ice hockey coach

Romeo Roy Blanchette

Romeo Roy Blanchette


Len Small

Len Small

Former Governor of Illinois