B. Hershey - Illinois Supreme Court justice; lived in and served as mayor of Taylorville Randy Hopper - Wisconsin State Senator; born in Taylorville Vern Mullen - professional football player Johnny Orr - basketball player and coach; born in Taylorville Pat Perry - former MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs; born in Taylorville Edward Mills Purcell - discovered nuclear magnetic resonance (MRI); winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1952); born in Taylorville James B. Ricks - Illinois Supreme Court justice; served as mayor of Taylorville Ruth Robertson - photojournalist; born in Taylorville Joyce Taylor - 1960s film and television actress; born in Taylorville Rolland F. Tipsword - Illinois state representative, judge, and lawyer; lived and practiced law in Taylorville Stuart J. Traynor - Illinois state legislator and lawyer, lived and practiced law in Taylorville. Clifford J. Vogelsang - Illinois state senator, judge, and lawyer; lived and practiced law in Taylorville References External links Taylorville city website Taylorville Schools Lincoln Land Community College-Taylorville Taylorville Park District Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Taylorville Main Street Cities in Christian County, Illinois Cities in Illinois Micropolitan areas of Illinois County seats in Illinois