People from Dolton, Illinois

Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, voice actress, author, singer and comedian. She is best known for her role as Sue Sylvester in the musical television series Glee. She also gained fame in Christopher Guest's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show.

Richard E. Roeper (born 1959/1960) is an American columnist and film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times. He co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008, serving as the late Gene Siskel's successor. From 2010 to 2014, he co-hosted The Roe and Roeper Show with Roe Conn on WLS-AM.

Susan Carlson (born 1970) was a newscast co-anchor for WMAQ-TV in Chicago.

Sam Mack (born May 26, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6'7" shooting guard from Dolton, Illinois played with five different NBA teams over a 10-year span and has had a 20-year international basketball career.

William "Bill" Shaw (July 31, 1937 – November 26, 2008) was an American politician.

Jeneva Stevens (née McCall, born October 28, 1989) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the shot put and hammer throw. Her biggest successes to date are the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan and 9th place at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

Ronnie Baker Brooks (born January 23, 1967) is an American Chicago blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a respected club performer in Chicago, before recording three solo albums for Watchdog Records. The son of fellow Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks, he is the brother of another blues guitarist, Wayne Baker Brooks.

Reginald Joseph Hayward Jr. (born March 14, 1979) is a former American football defensive end who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Iowa State, and was drafted by the Broncos in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft.

Ward Christensen (October 23, 1945 – October 11, 2024) was an American computer scientist who was the co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system (BBS) ever brought online.

Perry Johnson (born January 23, 1948) is an American businessman and author from Michigan. He has written several books on international quality control standards and certification. He is a member of the Republican Party, who campaigned in the 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election for the Republican nomination for governor of Michigan, but was disqualified from the primary ballot, failing to meet the 15,000 signature minimum. In 2023, he launched his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination for President of the United States.