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'''The Oak Park Hall of Fame''' of Oak Park, Illinois, is a non-profit organization formed to honor those who have elevated mankind and contributed to the betterment of our planet by their contributions to the arts, business, education, environment, medicine, philanthropy, sports, and science. It was created in the year 2000 to recognize the millennium and the contribution of Oak Parkers to the world.  It is not meant to be an acknowledgment of celebrity.   

==Criteria for Selection==
Those honored either spent most of their formative years living in Oak Park before moving elsewhere or have spent a significant portion of their creative lives living in Oak Park, and have contributed significantly to mankind and the world.  Membership is determined by the nominating committee of the Oak Park Hall of Fame Foundation, composed of  individuals who have distinguished themselves in various  fields of human endeavor.

==Members==
Dr. Bernard Abraham, Ph.D, physicist, National Academy of Sciences Fellow, Manhattan Project<br/>Richard Brennan, CEO, Sears Roebuck & Company<br/>Chuck Brooks, NFL end with St. Louis Cardinals<br/>Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan author*<br/>Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler, voice of Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters<br/>Jon Deak, bassist, New York Philharmonic, renowned jazz/classical composer<br/>Bruce DuMont, television and radio journalist<br/>Archbishop Edward Egan, Archbishop of New York<br/>Dr. Ellis Fields, Ph.D, National Academy of Sciences, industrial chemist<br/>Louis Fritzemeier, nationally-renowned secondary school educator<br/>John Gehlmann, nationally-renowned English teacher, founder of advanced placement<br/>[[Les Golden|Dr. Leslie Morris Golden]], Ph.D, award-winning NASA radio astronomer, gambling writer<br/>Father Andrew Greeley, sociologist<br/>Roy Gummerson, Illinois Hall of Fame track and cross-country coach<br/>Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize-Winning author*<br/>Adolph “Bud” Herseth, principal trumpet CSO, charter member trumpet Hall of Fame*<br/>Chuck Hoag, Olympic basketball player<br/>Doris Humphrey, founder of modern dance<br/>Terry Isaacson, All-American football and wrestling, Air Force Academy<br/>Erik Jacobsen, founder, Nob Lick Upper Ten Thousand, record producer<br/>Dr. Percy Julian, medical researcher*<br/>Col. Dr. John Kark, military AIDS researcher<br/>Otto Kerner, governor of Illinois<br/>Dr. Joseph Kerwin, NASA physician on Skylab<br/>Paul Kiesgen, music educator, DePaul University, baritone, Tel Aviv Opera<br/>Ray Kroc, founder, McDonald's corporation*<br/>Eric Kumerow, 1st round draft choice, Miami Dolphins<br/>John La Montaine, Pulitzer Prize winning composer<br/>Johnny Lattner, Heisman Trophy winner, Notre Dame<br/>Albert Lavin, CEO, Alberto-Culver, philanthropist<br/>Lona Lee Lendsey, mathematics instructor, textbook author<br/>Dr. Harold Levin, Ph.D, Chair, Department of Philosophy & Computer Science, North Carolina State University <br/>Dr. Louis Licht, Ph.D, physicist, University of Illinois Chicago<br/>Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Academey Award-nominated actress<br/>Dr. Robert Morawetz, Ph.D, professor of philosophy, Yale University<br/>E.E. Roberts, architect<br/>Robert St. John, internationally-renowned journalist<br/>Dr. James Schweitzer, Ph.D, astronomer, Antarctic observatory<br/>Ken Sitzberger, Olympic diver, television. commentator<br/>Egmont and Kay Sonderling, founder WOPA, media magnate, philanthropist<br/>Marv Staehle, major league 2nd baseman with White Sox and Expos<br/>Jerry Sullivan, NFL veteran offensive lineman<br/>Norm Van Lier, Chicago Bulls, broadcaster<br/>Bill Vogel, jazz trumpeter, Dukes of Dixieland<br/>Bob Wright, Big Ten Champion at Ohio State, Olympic hurdler, track coach<br/>Frank Lloyd Wright, architect*<br/>Louis Zahn, CEO Zahn Drugs, philanthropist<br/>Bob Zuppke, nationally-renowned football coach<br/><br>

*Denotes the Six Charter Members of the Oak Park Hall of Fame

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