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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Cairo, Illinois . For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Cairo, Illinois .
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William P. Halliday
Jul 21, 1827
Sep 22, 1899
Banker, steamboat captain, owner of the Riverlore mansion, and businessman
Lived in and started several businesses in Cairo
Charles T. Hinde
Jul 12, 1832
Mar 10, 1915
Riverboat captain, railroad executive, founder of the Hotel del Coronado
Started his own shipping business in Cairo
1948
Business executive and television personality
Born in Cairo
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Rex Ingram
Oct 20, 1895
Sep 19, 1969
Stage, film, and television actor; first African-American actor to be hired for a contract role on a soap opera (The Brighter Day , The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Sahara )
Born in Cairo
Christopher Jackson
Sep 30, 1975
An award winning actor, singer, musician, and composer. Known for his Tony Award nominated Broadway performance as George Washington in Hamilton .
Graduated from Cairo High School in 1993.
[2]
Military [ ]
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Kelly Taggart
Dec 17, 1932
May 7, 2014
Rear admiral in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps); second Director of the NOAA Corps
Born in Cairo
Winifred Warder
May 22, 1885
Oct 8, 1918
Member of Gas Motor Unit No. 1, Women's Overseas Hospitals; died at American military hospital in Bordeaux, France, during World War I
Born in Cairo
Music [ ]
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Chris Clavin
Aug 23, 1973
Owner of Plan-It-X Records ; musician in Ghost Mice
[3]
Ted Joans
Jul 4, 1928
Apr 25, 2003
Musician, poet and painter
Born in Cairo
[4]
Kyle Lehning
Record producer and recording executive
Born in Cairo
George "Harmonica" Smith
Apr 22, 1924
Oct 2, 1983
Blues musician (harmonica)
Grew up in Cairo
Henry Townsend
Oct 27, 1909
Sep 24, 2006
Blues musician
Grew up in Cairo
Estelle Yancey
Jan 1, 1896
Apr 19, 1986
Blues vocalist
Born in Cairo
Politics [ ]
Religion [ ]
Sports [ ]
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Chet Covington
Nov 6, 1910
Jun 11, 1976
Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
Born in Cairo
Vern Curtis
May 24, 1920
Jun 24, 1992
Pitcher for the Washington Senators
Born and died in Cairo
Egyptian Healy
Oct 27, 1866
Mar 16, 1899
Pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams
Born in Cairo
Ed Morgan
May 22, 1904
Apr 9, 1980
Infielder for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox
Born in Cairo
Tyrone Nesby
Jan 31, 1976
Small forward for the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards , as well as four European teams
Born in Cairo
Caroline Smith
Jul 21, 1906
Nov 10, 1994
Diving gold medalist at 1924 Summer Olympics
Born in Cairo
Ken Trickey
Aug 30, 1933
Dec 4, 2012
College basketball coach for Oral Roberts University
Raised in Cairo; graduated from and coached at Cairo High School
[5]
References [ ]
^ Fischer, Leroy H. (1961). "Cairo's Civil War Angel, Mary Jane Stafford". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (54).
^ Parker, Molly (Mar 8, 2016). "FROM CAIRO TO BROADWAY Actor Christopher Jackson clings to his roots as his star rises" . The Southern. Retrieved 20 December 2017 .
^ Smith, Aaron Lake. "Trying to Revitalize a Dying Small Town" , TIME , February 15, 2010.
^ Kelley, Robin D. G. (May 20, 2003). "Ted Joans, 1928-2003". The Village Voice .
^ "Trickey returns 'home' to ORU for hoop revival" , The Southeast Missourian , July 17, 1987.
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