The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Cairo, Illinois . For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Cairo, Illinois .
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference William P. Halliday Jul 21, 1827 Sep 22, 1899 Banker, steamboat captain, owner of the Riverlore mansion, and businessman Lived in and started several businesses in Cairo Charles T. Hinde Jul 12, 1832 Mar 10, 1915 Riverboat captain, railroad executive, founder of the Hotel del Coronado Started his own shipping business in Cairo
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Rex Ingram Oct 20, 1895 Sep 19, 1969 Stage, film, and television actor; first African-American actor to be hired for a contract role on a soap opera (The Brighter Day , The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Sahara ) Born in Cairo Christopher Jackson Sep 30, 1975 An award-winning actor, singer, musician, and composer. Known for his Tony Award nominated Broadway performance as George Washington in Hamilton . Graduated from Cairo High School in 1993. [ 2]
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Ray Butts Sep 22, 1919 Apr 20, 2003 inventor of the EchoSonic , a guitar amplifier with a built-in tape echo, and the Filter'Tron pickup , the first humbucker guitar pickup (used extensively on Gretsch guitars). Chris Clavin Aug 23, 1973 Owner of Plan-It-X Records ; musician in Ghost Mice [ 3] Ted Joans Jul 4, 1928 Apr 25, 2003 Musician, poet and painter Born in Cairo [ 4] Kyle Lehning Record producer and recording executive Born in Cairo George "Harmonica" Smith Apr 22, 1924 Oct 2, 1983 Blues musician (harmonica) Grew up in Cairo Henry Townsend Oct 27, 1909 Sep 24, 2006 Blues musician Grew up in Cairo Estelle Yancey Jan 1, 1896 Apr 19, 1986 Blues vocalist Born in Cairo [ 5]
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Chet Covington Nov 6, 1910 Jun 11, 1976 Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies Born in Cairo Vern Curtis May 24, 1920 Jun 24, 1992 Pitcher for the Washington Senators Born and died in Cairo Egyptian Healy Oct 27, 1866 Mar 16, 1899 Pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams Born in Cairo Ed Morgan May 22, 1904 Apr 9, 1980 Infielder for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox Born in Cairo Tyrone Nesby Jan 31, 1976 Small forward for the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards , as well as four European teams Born in Cairo Caroline Smith Jul 21, 1906 Nov 10, 1994 Diving gold medalist at 1924 Summer Olympics Born in Cairo Ken Trickey Aug 30, 1933 Dec 4, 2012 College basketball coach for Oral Roberts University Raised in Cairo; graduated from and coached at Cairo High School [ 6]
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