Notable Persons
- Doug Beach - A Grammy award winning composer, arranger, and adjudicator, directs the Elmhurst College Jazz Band
- Peter M. Blau - A sociologist, received a bachelor's degree from Elmhurst College in 1942 (see George Ritzer's biographical sketch on Blau in Modern Sociological Theory, 2008:290).
- Walter Brueggemann
- Lee A. Daniels
- Anthony DeLuca
- Brett Eldredge - A Country music singer, attended Elmhurst College and sang in its ensembles before moving to Nashville. Brett's voice can be heard on various recordings produced by the college.
- Terri Hemmert (1970) - WXRT-FM radio personality since 1973.
- James Kryshak - A 2006 graduate, is a singer for the Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Ricardo Lamas (2005) - A UFC fighter
- Linda Marshall - President of Onstar Corporation
- Susan Moninger - Co-founder and director of Showchoir Camps of America, Inc., directs three choral ensembles at the college. Ms. Moninger's voice has been heard internationally on jingles for companies such as McDonald's, Green Giant, Miller, and Allstate.
- H. Richard Niebuhr - Brother of Reinhold Niebuhr, was also a theologian of the 20th century.
- Reinhold Niebuhr (1910) - A 20th-century theologian
- Jeff Quinn (1984) - the head coach of the University at Buffalo football team
- Suellen Rocca - One of the founding members of the Chicago Imagists, is curator of the college's art collection and director of exhibitions.
- Dave Wills (sportscaster) (1989 graduate) – former Chicago White Sox and current Tampa Bay Rays radio announcer.
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