Northwestern J. T. Compher (born 1995), center for NHL's Colorado Avalanche Billy Donlon (born 1977), head coach for Wright State Raiders men's basketball 2010-16 Han Chae-young (born 1980), actress who primarily stars in South Korean television dramas Luol Deng (born 1985), small forward for NBA's Chicago Bulls Anne Henning (born 1955), Olympic speed skater, 1972 gold medalist Dianne Holum (born 1951), Olympic speed skater, 1972 gold medalist John Hughes (1950–2009), film director and screenwriter Kaskade (born 1971), professional DJ Ken Goldstein (born 1969), documentary director; writer; musician, author of "The Way of the Nerd" book series Krewella, EDM group Jason Kipnis (born 1987), second baseman for MLB's Chicago Cubs Jayson Megna (born 1990), right wing for NHL's Vancouver Canucks Pat Misch (born 1981), pitcher for MLB's San Francisco Giants, New York Mets John Park (born 1988), former American Idol contestant; currently active as a musician in South Korea Kathleen Parker (born 1943), Illinois state senator Scott Sanderson (1955–2019), pitcher with several MLB teams Johnny Seo (born 1995), K-pop artist, member of the K-pop groups NCT 127 and NCT (group) Jon Scheyer (born 1987), American-Israeli All-American basketball player for national champion 2009–10 Duke basketball team, also played for Maccabi Tel Aviv Sister cities Northbrook became sister cities with Diegem, Belgium, in 1966. References External links Historical society Villages in Illinois Chicago metropolitan area Villages in Cook County, Illinois Populated places established in 1901 Jews and Judaism in Chicago 1901 establishments in Illinois