Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

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

Ted Kirkpatrick
Ted Kirkpatrick
American musician (1960–2022)
1960 - 2022
songwriterdrummercomposer
Freddie Slack
Freddie Slack
American musician
1910 - 1965
musicianbandleaderpianist
Ethel Wright
Ethel Wright
American actress (1884-1958)
1884 - 1958
actor
Alexander Campbell Botkin
Alexander Campbell Botkin
American politician (1842–1905)
1842 - 1905
politicianlawyer
Howie Epstein
American musician (1955–2003)
1955 - 2003
musicianrecord producercomposer
Stan Fox
American racing driver (1952–2000)
1952 - 2000
racing automobile driverracing driver
Michael Burks
Michael Burks
American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1957–2012)
1957 - 2012
guitaristsongwritersinger
Digby Bell
Digby Bell
American actor and singer (1849-1917)
1849 - 1917
stage actorsingeractor
Donald Edgar Tewes
Donald Edgar Tewes
American politician (1916-2012)
1916 - 2012
businesspersonpoliticianlawyer
Scott Thorson
American showman (1959–2024)
1959 - 2024
showmanwriter
Herman Dahle
Herman Dahle
American politician (1855-1920)
1855 - 1920
businesspersonpolitician
Henry Schoenfeld
Henry Schoenfeld
American conductor (1857-1936)
1857 - 1936
music educatorchoir directorpianist
Doris Deane
Doris Deane
American actress (1900–1974)
1900 - 1974
film actoractor
Halvor Steenerson
Halvor Steenerson
American politician (1852-1926)
1852 - 1926
politicianlawyer
William A. Richards
William A. Richards
American politician (1849-1912)
1849 - 1912
juristgovernorpolitician
Charles Gunn
Charles Gunn
American actor (1883-1918)
1883 - 1918
actor
Gilbert Morgan Smith
American botanist (1885-1959)
1885 - 1959
scientific collectorphycologistbotanist
Norval MacGregor
Norval MacGregor
American actor and film producer (1862-1933)
1862 - 1933
film actorfilm producerfilm director
Vel Phillips
Vel Phillips
American judge and politician
1924 - 2018
politicianlawyerjudge
Scott A. Mori
Scott A. Mori
American botanist and curator (1941-2020)
1941 - 2020
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Richard A. Cash
Richard A. Cash
American global health researcher (1941–2024)
1941 - 2024
internistphilosopheruniversity teacher
Francis Joseph Schenk
Catholic bishop (1901-1969)
1901 - 1969
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Susan Vreeland
American writer (1946–2017)
1946 - 2017
novelist
Francis J. Pettijohn
American geologist (1904–1999)
1904 - 1999
university teachergeologist
Alphonse James Schladweiler
Catholic bishop
1902 - 1996
theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Tom Black
American basketball player (1941-2017)
1941 - 2017
basketball player
Theodore Carstens
fencer (1879-1955)
1879 - 1955
fencerboxer
Reginald Lisowski
Reginald Lisowski
American professional wrestler (1926–2005)
1926 - 2005
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Pauline Kruger Hamilton
Pauline Kruger Hamilton
American photographer (1870–1918)
1866 - 1919
photographer
George Barnett
George Barnett
12th Commandant of the Marine Corps
1859 - 1930
naval officermilitary officer
John J. Esch
John J. Esch
American Congressman (1861-1941)
1861 - 1941
politicianlawyer
Tom Poberezny
Tom Poberezny
US aviation leader
1946 - 2022
aircraft pilotbusinessperson
John Miller Baer
John Miller Baer
American politician and political cartoonist (1886-1970)
1886 - 1970
politician
James F. Hughes
James F. Hughes
American politician (1883-1940)
1883 - 1940
politician
J. Leroy Johnson
J. Leroy Johnson
American politician (1888-1961)
1888 - 1961
politicianlawyer
James Miller
James Miller
American member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (1944-1982)
1944 - 1982
missionaryteacher
Thomas Cleland Dawson
American diplomat (1865–1912)
1865 - 1912
diplomatlawyer
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
Fletcher Allen
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer (1905–1995)
1905 - 1995
jazz musiciansaxophonistclarinetist
Lynn Kellogg
American actress and singer
1943 - 2020
actor
David G. Goodman
American academic (1946–2011)
1946 - 2011
editorhistorianwriter
Charles Asa Schleck
American archbishop (1925-2011)
1925 - 2011
university teacherCatholic priestCatholic bishop
Eddie Garrett
American actor (1927-2010)
1927 - 2010
film actortelevision actoractor
Bobby Marshall
Bobby Marshall
American football player (1880-1958)
1880 - 1958
American football playerbaseball player
Paul Sorensen
American actor (1926–2008)
1926 - 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Lewis Ralph Jones
Lewis Ralph Jones
botanist and agricultural biologist (1864-1945)
1864 - 1945
botanist
Barbara Flynn Currie
Barbara Flynn Currie
American politician
1940 - 2026
politician
Walter Edwin Lees
Walter Edwin Lees
American aviator
1887 - 1957
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
Jean Kraft
American operatic singer (1927-2021)
1927 - 2021
opera singersinger
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