Notable People
- Archibald MacLeish, poet; three time Pulitzer Prize winner; born in Glencoe
- Fred Savage, actor and director (The Wonder Years, The Princess Bride
- Ben Savage, actor (Boy Meets World)
- Frank King, cartoonist (Gasoline Alley); lived in Glencoe
- Gene Siskel, film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune
- Harold Ramis, comedian, actor, and director (Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Caddyshack)
- Bruce Dern, actor
- Eric Lefkofsky, billionaire entrepreneur, private equity investor, and venture capitalist; co-founder of Groupon; resides in Glencoe
- Lili Taylor, actress (Mystic Pizza, I Shot Andy Warhol, Six Feet Under); born in Glencoe
- Douglas Conant, CEO of the Campbell Soup Company; grew up in Glencoe
- Alan M. Krensky, National Institutes of Health deputy director; Stanford University associate dean; grew up in Glencoe
- Brian Griese, quarterback for the Chicago Bears; lived in Glencoe
- Mike Tomczak, quarterback for the Chicago Bears; lived in Glencoe
- Fred Miller; offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears, Tennessee Titans, and St. Louis Rams
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