century (born in Alabama) Bruce Dern, Oscar-nominated actor, Black Sunday, The Great Gatsby, Silent Running, Family Plot, Coming Home, Nebraska Ed Derwinski, politician, U.S. Representative 1959–83 and U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs 1989–92 Tony DeSantis, theatre owner, Drury Lane Jackie DeShannon, singer, "What the World Needs Now Is Love" Paul Des Jardien, University of Chicago center, College Football Hall of Fame, MLB pitcher (born in Kansas) Sam DeStefano, mobster Armand Deutsch, film producer William Emmett Dever, Mayor of Chicago 1923–27 (born in Massachusetts) Karla DeVito, singer and actress Laura Devon, actress, Red Line 7000, Goodbye Charlie Peter De Vries, author, Pete 'n' Tillie, Reuben, Reuben James Dewar, baker, creator of Hostess Twinkie John Dewey, philosopher (born in Vermont) Lee DeWyze, singer, American Idol Season 9 winner Susan Dey, actress, The Partridge Family, L.A. Law Dennis DeYoung, musician for rock band Styx Di–Dn David Díaz, lightweight boxing champion 2007–08 Victor Diaz, baseball player (born in Dominican Republic) Andy Dick, comedian, NewsRadio (born in South Carolina) Philip K. Dick, science-fiction author, stories became films Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall Augustus Dickens, brother of Charles Dickens (born in England) Basil Dickey, screenwriter Frances Dickinson, physician, clubwoman, writer Johnny Dickshot, MLB outfielder 1936–45 Bo Diddley, rock and blues musician, composer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (born in Mississippi) Nelson Diebel, swimmer, 1992 Olympic gold medalist David Diehl, offensive tackle, two-time Super Bowl champion with New York Giants 2003–13 Pony Diehl, Wild West outlaw Doug Dieken, offensive lineman for Cleveland Browns 1971–84 Ryan Diem, offensive tackle for Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts 2001–11 Scott Dierking, running back for New York Jets 1977–83 William H. Dieterich, U.S. Senator of Illinois 1933–39 Charles Henry Dietrich, U.S. Senator and Governor of Nebraska Vince DiFrancesca, football coach, Western Illinois, Iowa State Tracy Dildy, basketball coach for Chicago State John Dillinger, notorious bank robber, lived and died in Chicago, subject of films Dillinger, Public Enemies (born in Indiana) Frank Dillon, baseball player Melinda Dillon, Oscar-nominated actress, A Christmas Story, Absence of Malice, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Paul Dinello, actor, comedian, The Colbert Report Gerald Di Pego, screenwriter Everett Dirksen, politician (Republican), United States Senator 1951–69, Senate Minority Leader Louis Disbrow, auto racer, drove in first four Indianapolis 500s Roy O. Disney, co-founder of Walt Disney Productions Walt Disney, iconic film and TV director, producer and animator, Disney studio founder and creator of Disneyland Mike Ditka,