personality Irving Kane Pond, architect (born in Michigan) Cappie Pondexter, pro basketball player, 2007 MVP of WNBA Finals (born in California) Ernest Poole, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Frederick Poole, first Chicago Public Library librarian, designed Newberry Library (born in Massachusetts) Carmelita Pope, actress Nathaniel Pope, politician and advocate of statehood (born in Kentucky) John Porter, U.S. Representative 1980–2001 H.V. Porter, coach, coined term "March Madness" Kevin Porter, guard for three NBA teams, 4-time league assist leader Glenn Poshard, U.S. Representative, Southern Illinois University president Michael Posner, attorney, human rights advocate, Assistant Secretary of State under Barack Obama C. W. Post, breakfast cereal mogul Marjorie Merriweather Post, founder of General Foods Philip S. Post, Civil War general, U.S. Representative (born in New York) Lou Pote, MLB pitcher 1999–2004 Nels Potter, pitcher for six MLB teams Leah Poulos-Mueller, speed skater, 1976 and 1980 Olympic medalist Jack Powell, MLB pitcher, won 245 games John Wesley Powell, explorer, Civil War officer, Illinois Wesleyan professor (born in New York) Maud Powell, violinist Paul Powell, controversial politician Jenny Powers, actress and 2000 Miss Illinois John A. "Shorty" Powers, NASA official, voice of Mercury Control A. George Pradel, mayor of Naperville 1995–2015 Deborah Pratt, actress, writer Toni Preckwinkle, teacher, president of Cook County Board Tom Preissing, NHL defenseman Mike Prendergast, MLB pitcher 1914–19 Patrick Prendergast, assassin of Chicago mayor, 1893 (born in Ireland) Keith Preston, writer Louis Price, singer with Temptations, Drifters Melvin Price, 33-year U.S. Representative Julian Priester, trombonist George W. Prince, 8-term U.S. Representative Tom Prince, MLB catcher 1987–2003 Joe Principe, musician, member of band Rise Against John Prine, singer-songwriter Bret Prinz, MLB pitcher 2001–07 Mike Prior, defensive back for Super Bowl XXXI champion Green Bay Packers A.N. Pritzker, lawyer and philanthropist (born in Russia) Donald Pritzker, co-founder and president of Hyatt hotels Jay Pritzker, co-founder, Hyatt Hotel chain J.B. Pritzker, principal owner of Hyatt, philanthropist, politician Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Robert Pritzker, president of Marmon Group Cory Provus, baseball broadcaster William Proxmire, 42-year U.S. Senator of Wisconsin Richard Pryor, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian and actor, The Mack, Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, The Toy, Superman III Roman Pucinski, politician (Democrat), U.S. Representative 1959–73 Kirby Puckett, Hall of Fame center fielder for two-time World Series champion Minnesota Twins Tom Pukstys, six-time U.S. javelin champion George M. Pullman, industrialist, designer of Pullman sleeping car (born in New York) Edward Mills Purcell, winner of Nobel