Past and Present
- Dr. Anthony Jones – President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1983 to 2007.
- Nicholas Rudall – Head of the Classic Department, University of Chicago (retired 2007).
- Jon Langford – The lead singer of the Chicago based band The Waco Brothers.
- Elia Einhorn – The lead singer of the Chicago based band Scotland Yard Gospel Choir.
- Christopher Mander – The Midwest Regional Manager of the Intercontinental hotel chain, a supporter of a number of local charities and was a consultant for the Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid committee. (retired 2008).
- Steve Morgan – Head of foreign media relations for the Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
- Father Jeremy Thomas – Pastor at St. Jerome Parish in Chicago.
- In 1984, Welsh athlete Steve Jones won the Chicago Marathon, coming in at 2:08:05 and thus breaking the world record of Australian Robert de Castella by 13 seconds.
- Jack Evans (ice hockey) - from Garnant, Wales, played for The Chicago Blackhawks 1958 to 1963.
- Cy Thomas - Dowlais Wales, played for The Chicago Blackhawks 1947/48.
- Wilf Cude - from Barry, played for The Chicago Blackhawks 1931/1932.
- Reverend Elam Davies – The longtime notorious minister of the 4th Presbyterian church in Chicago. In 1979 Time magazine called him one of the top 7 star preachers in the US.
- David Charles Davies - Originally from Llangeitho was the Director of Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History from December 19, 1921 to July 14, 1928.
- Jenkin Lloyd Jones - Welsh Unitarian minister who founded All Souls Unitarian Church in Chicago, Illinois, as well as its community outreach organization, the Abraham Lincoln Centre.
Read more about this topic: Welsh History In Chicago, Prominent Welsh Expatriates in Chicago
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