Hall of Fame pro football player and coach, TV commentator, restaurateur (born in Pennsylvania) Michael Diversey, brewer, 19th-century alderman (born in Germany) Alan J. Dixon, state treasurer, U.S. Senator 1981–93 Jessy Dixon, gospel singer Leo Dixon, MLB catcher 1925–29 Malik Dixon, American basketball player, top scorer in the 2005 Israel Basketball Premier League Sherwood Dixon, lieutenant governor under Adlai Stevenson II Willie Dixon, blues musician (born in Mississippi) Do–Dt Conrad Dobler, NFL offensive lineman 1972–81 Larry Doby, baseball pioneer, outfielder, manager for Chicago White Sox (born in South Carolina) Townsend F. Dodd, World War I pilot, Distinguished Service Medal Katherine Sturges Dodge, illustrator Dorothy L. Dodson, U.S. champion in javelin and shot put Eddie Doherty, journalist, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Edward A. Doisy, biochemist, 1943 Nobel Prize Dave Dombrowski, President of Baseball Operations of Boston Red Sox Jim Donahue, 19th-century baseball player John Donahoe, CEO of eBay, chairman of PayPal Mark Donahue, lineman for Michigan and Cincinnati Bengals Dorothy Donegan, jazz pianist Mike Donlin, baseball player and actor George Donner, organizer of Donner Party (born in North Carolina) Ral Donner, singer Professor Mike Donovan, middleweight boxer of bare-knuckle era Jimmy Dore, stand-up comedian, political commentator Tom Dore, basketball player and broadcaster Dolores Dorn, actress, The Bounty Hunter, Underworld U.S.A. Thomas A. Dorsey, gospel musician John Dos Passos, novelist Emily Taft Douglas, politician, U.S. Representative, first female Democrat from state elected to Congress Mike Douglas, singer and television talk-show host Paul Douglas, professor, politician (Democrat), 18-year U.S. Senator of Illinois (born in Massachusetts) Stephen A. Douglas, politician (Democrat), U.S. Senator 1847–61, presidential candidate vs. Abe Lincoln (born in Vermont) John A. Dowie, faith healer, Zion, Illinois founder (born in Scotland) Dave Downey, basketball player, holder of University of Illinois single-game scoring record Mike Downey, Los Angeles and Chicago newspaper columnist Susan Downey, film producer, Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2, The Judge, wife of Robert Downey Jr. Wayne A. Downing, four-star U.S. Army general Larry Doyle, infielder, New York Giants, 1912 National League MVP Larry Doyle, writer, I Love You, Beth Cooper, The Simpsons Betsy Drake, actress, wife of Cary Grant (born in France) Francis M. Drake, Civil War general, Governor of Iowa Frank Drake, astronomer, astrophysicist John Drake, co-founder of the Drake Hotel Johnny Drake, NFL running back 1937–41 Tracy Drake, co-founder of the Drake Hotel Yochi Dreazen, journalist Jack Drees, television sportscaster Lance Dreher, 1986 Mr. Universe Theodore Dreiser, author, social activist