actor, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Best Man, Meet the Fockers Carlos Bernard, actor, 24 Dwight Bernard, MLB pitcher 1978–82 Jason Bernard, actor, All of Me, While You Were Sleeping, Liar Liar Ernani Bernardi, musician and politician Joseph Bernardin, Cardinal Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago Edward Bernds, director, Return of the Fly, Queen of Outer Space Edward Allen Bernero, TV writer, director, co-creator of Third Watch Ken Berry, actor, F Troop, Mayberry, R.F.D., Mama's Family Marcheline Bertrand, actress, mother of Angelina Jolie Dick Bertell, catcher for Cubs 1960–67 Jay Berwanger, football star for University of Chicago, first winner of Heisman Trophy (born in Iowa) William P. Bettendorf, inventor, Bettendorf, Iowa named for him Gary Bettenhausen, auto racer, third place in 1980 Indianapolis 500 Tony Bettenhausen, auto racer, five top-10 finishes in Indy 500 Tony Bettenhausen Jr., auto racer, 7th place in 1981 Indy 500 Tom Bettis, NFL linebacker, coach John Lourie Beveridge, Civil War officer and 16th Governor of Illinois (born in New York) Patrick Beverley, guard for NBA's Houston Rockets Bh–Bm Kapri Bibbs, NFL running back Bill Bidwill, owner of NFL's Arizona Cardinals Charles Bidwill, owner of Chicago Cardinals 1933–47 Judy Biggert, U.S. Representative 1999–2013 Michael Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago 1976–79, chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court George Binks, MLB outfielder 1944–48 Claude Binyon, journalist, screenwriter and film director William Morris Bioff, organized crime figure Andrew Bird, musician Chris Bisaillon, college football player Frank Biscan, MLB pitcher 1942–48 William Bissell, doctor, Governor of Illinois 1857–60 (born in New York) Uwe Blab, basketball player (born in Germany) Black Beaver, 19th-century scout Black Hawk, Sauk Indian Chief Edwin Black, columnist, author of IBM and the Holocaust John Charles Black, Civil War general, district attorney (born in Mississippi) Jordan Black, comedy writer, actor, Halfway Home Karen Black, Oscar-nominated actress, The Great Gatsby, Five Easy Pieces, Airport 1975, Family Plot Quincy Black, NFL linebacker 2007–12 Harry Blackmun, Supreme Court justice 1970–94 Harry Blackstone Sr., stage magician and illusionist Timothy Blackstone, railroad mogul, founder of Union Stock Yards, mayor of LaSalle, Illinois Ray Blades, MLB outfielder and manager Rod Blagojevich, Governor of Illinois 2003–09, imprisoned in 2012 Bonnie Blair, speed skater, five-time Winter Olympics gold medalist (born in New York) William M. Blair, financier Zach Blair, musician, Rise Against John Blake, football coach Rosa Blasi, actress, Strong Medicine, Make It or Break It, Hitz Neil Blatchford, two-time Olympian speed skater Tony Blazine, football player