Harriet E. Garrison (1848–1930), physician, writer Jerry Hey: five-time Grammy winner. David Klamen: artist and academic Jeanie Linders: writer and producer of Menopause: The Musical. William H. McMaster: South Dakota state representative, state senator, lieutenant governor, governor, US senator, later banker in Dixon. Ward T. Miller: professional baseball player in early 1900s for Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Terriers (FL) and St. Louis Browns. Julia Swift Orvis, history professor at Wellesley College Louella Parsons (born Louella Rose Oettinger): influential newspaper columnist; born in Freeport and grew up in Dixon. Ronald Reagan: 40th President of the United States, 33rd Governor of California, noted actor; born in Tampico and grew up in Dixon. Rondi Reed: Tony Award-winning actress and singer. Fred E. Sterling: politician. Charles Rudolph Walgreen: founder of drugstore chain; he grew up in Dixon and began his career there as a pharmacist. Minnie Gow Walsworth, poet Larry Young: MLB umpire. Isaiah Roby: NBA Oklahoma City Thunder Sister cities Dixon has four sister cities. Dikson, Russia Herzberg, Germany Castlebar, Ireland Thika, Kenya See also Dixon High School Sauk Valley Community College Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges Nachusa House William H. Van Epps House Lincoln Highway Ronald Reagan Trail Nachusa Grasslands References External links Dixon Chamber of Commerce Cities in Illinois Cities in Lee County, Illinois County seats in Illinois Micropolitan areas of Illinois Populated places established in 1828 Ronald Reagan Trail 1828 establishments in Illinois