Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 10 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Lynne Cohen
Canadian and American photographer (1944-2014)
1944 – 2014
artistphotographer
Ned R. Healy
Ned R. Healy
American politician (1905-1977)
1905 – 1977
politician
Herman Dahle
Herman Dahle
American politician (1855-1920)
1855 – 1920
businesspersonpolitician
Alonzo Cushing
Alonzo Cushing
Union Army soldier (1841-1863)
1841 – 1863
military personnel
Charles Gunn
Charles Gunn
American actor (1883-1918)
1883 – 1918
actor
Henry Schoenfeld
Henry Schoenfeld
American conductor (1857-1936)
1857 – 1936
music educatorchoir directorpianist
Halvor Steenerson
Halvor Steenerson
American politician (1852-1926)
1852 – 1926
politicianlawyer
Ed Garvey
Ed Garvey
American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
1940 – 2017
trade unionistjuristlawyer
Digby Bell
Digby Bell
American actor and singer (1849-1917)
1849 – 1917
stage actorsingeractor
Marvin Panch
American racing driver (1926–2015)
1926 – 2015
racing automobile driverracing driver
Alexander Campbell Botkin
Alexander Campbell Botkin
American politician (1842–1905)
1842 – 1905
politicianlawyer
Ward Christensen
Ward Christensen
computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
1945 – 2024
programmer
Norval MacGregor
Norval MacGregor
American actor and film producer (1862-1933)
1862 – 1933
film actorfilm producerfilm director
Newton N. Minow
Newton N. Minow
United States attorney and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
1926 – 2023
diplomatjuristlawyer
Peter Palmer
Peter Palmer
American actor (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
television actoractor
Henry H. Rose
Henry H. Rose
29th Mayor of Los Angeles
1856 – 1923
politician
William A. Richards
William A. Richards
American politician (1849-1912)
1849 – 1912
juristgovernorpolitician
Juan Conway McNabb
First bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas in the Piura Region of Peru (1925-2016)
1925 – 2016
Catholic bishopfriarCatholic priest
Eddie Garrett
American actor (1927-2010)
1927 – 2010
film actortelevision actoractor
Pauline Kruger Hamilton
Pauline Kruger Hamilton
American photographer (1870–1918)
1866 – 1919
photographer
Charles Asa Schleck
American archbishop (1925-2011)
1925 – 2011
university teacherCatholic priestCatholic bishop
Lynn Kellogg
American actress and singer
1943 – 2020
actor
John J. Esch
John J. Esch
American Congressman (1861-1941)
1861 – 1941
politicianlawyer
Frank P. Woods
Frank P. Woods
American politician (1868-1944)
1868 – 1944
politician
George Barnett
George Barnett
12th Commandant of the Marine Corps
1859 – 1930
naval officermilitary officer
Paul Sorensen
American actor (1926–2008)
1926 – 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Barbara Flynn Currie
Barbara Flynn Currie
American politician
1940 – 2026
politician
Fred Merkle
Fred Merkle
American baseball player (1888–1956)
1888 – 1956
baseball player
Pat Bowlen
Pat Bowlen
American football executive (1944-2019)
1944 – 2019
businessperson
Thomas Cleland Dawson
American diplomat (1865–1912)
1865 – 1912
diplomatlawyer
Bobby Marshall
Bobby Marshall
American football player (1880-1958)
1880 – 1958
American football playerbaseball player
Tommy Gumina
American accordionist (1931-2013)
1931 – 2013
accordionist
Jean Kraft
American operatic singer (1927-2021)
1927 – 2021
opera singersinger
Tom Snyder
Tom Snyder
American television and radio personality (1936–2007)
1936 – 2007
radio personalityjournalisttelevision presenter
Lewis Ralph Jones
Lewis Ralph Jones
botanist and agricultural biologist (1864-1945)
1864 – 1945
botanist
Walter Edwin Lees
Walter Edwin Lees
American aviator
1887 – 1957
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
T. V. Olsen
American writer (1932-1993)
1932 – 1993
novelistwriter
William Van Pelt
William Van Pelt
American politician (1905–1996)
1905 – 1996
politicianbusinessperson
Jack Rieley
American record producer and songwriter (1942-2015)
1942 – 2015
talent managersongwriterrecord producer
Harold C. Agerholm
Harold C. Agerholm
World War II Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1925-1944)
1925 – 1944
military personnel
James A. Blaisdell
James A. Blaisdell
American academic (1867–1957)
1867 – 1957
university presidentacademic
J. Leroy Johnson
J. Leroy Johnson
American politician (1888-1961)
1888 – 1961
politicianlawyer
James F. Hughes
James F. Hughes
American politician (1883-1940)
1883 – 1940
politician
John Miller Baer
John Miller Baer
American politician and political cartoonist (1886-1970)
1886 – 1970
politician
Helen Farnsworth Mears
Helen Farnsworth Mears
American sculptor (1872-1916)
1872 – 1916
sculptorpainterartist
Thomas J. B. Robinson
Thomas J. B. Robinson
American politician from Iowa (1868-1958)
1868 – 1958
bankerpolitician
Alfred Erich Senn
Alfred Erich Senn
American historian (1932–2016)
1932 – 2016
researcheruniversity teacherhistorian
Glenn Robert Davis
Glenn Robert Davis
American politician (1914-1988)
1914 – 1988
juristpoliticianlawyer
Richard E. Blackwelder
Richard E. Blackwelder
American biologist, professor, author (1909–2001)
1909 – 2001
scientific collectorentomologistbotanical collector
William A. Steiger
William A. Steiger
American politician (1938–1978)
1938 – 1978
politicianbusinessperson
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