Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 12 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Edwin W. Rice
Edwin W. Rice
American engineer (1862–1935)
1862 - 1935
engineerphysicist
Darwin Hall
Darwin Hall
American politician (1844-1919)
1844 - 1919
editorpolitician
Richard A. Cash
Richard A. Cash
American global health researcher (1941–2024)
1941 - 2024
internistphilosopheruniversity teacher
Michael Reilly
Michael Reilly
American politician from Wisconsin (1869-1944)
1869 - 1944
prosecutorpoliticianjurist
John Morrow
John Morrow
American politician (1865-1935)
1865 - 1935
politicianlawyer
James A. Frear
James A. Frear
American politician (1861-1939)
1861 - 1939
juristprosecutorpolitician
William Van Pelt
William Van Pelt
American politician (1905–1996)
1905 - 1996
politicianbusinessperson
Harrison Forman
American photojournalist (1904–1978)
1904 - 1978
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Tom Black
American basketball player (1941-2017)
1941 - 2017
basketball player
David G. Goodman
American academic (1946–2011)
1946 - 2011
editorhistorianwriter
Samuel S. Barney
Samuel S. Barney
American politician (1846-1919)
1846 - 1919
politicianlawyerjudge
Steve Wittman
American aviator (1904–1995)
1904 - 1995
military flight engineeraircraft pilotengineer
Tom Poberezny
Tom Poberezny
US aviation leader
1946 - 2022
aircraft pilotbusinessperson
Jean Kraft
American operatic singer (1927-2021)
1927 - 2021
opera singersinger
Richard E. Blackwelder
Richard E. Blackwelder
American biologist, professor, author (1909–2001)
1909 - 2001
scientific collectorentomologistbotanical collector
Paul Sorensen
American actor (1926–2008)
1926 - 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Eddie Garrett
American actor (1927-2010)
1927 - 2010
film actortelevision actoractor
Garrett Droppers
Garrett Droppers
American diplomat
1860 - 1927
diplomateconomist
Harold C. Agerholm
Harold C. Agerholm
World War II Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1925-1944)
1925 - 1944
military personnel
James Miller
James Miller
American member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (1944-1982)
1944 - 1982
missionaryteacher
Stuart Palmer
American writer (1905-1968)
1905 - 1968
novelisthead teacherwriter
Pat Bowlen
Pat Bowlen
American football executive (1944-2019)
1944 - 2019
businessperson
Joseph John Fox
Joseph John Fox
Catholic bishop (1855-1915)
1855 - 1915
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Jack Rieley
American record producer and songwriter (1942-2015)
1942 - 2015
talent managersongwriterrecord producer
Daniel Starch
American academic (1883–1979)
1883 - 1979
market researcherpsychologist
Daniel Hoan
Daniel Hoan
American mayor and writer (1881-1961)
1881 - 1961
politicianlawyermayor
Emory Richard Johnson
American economist
1864 - 1950
economist
George Harold Brown
American engineer (1908–1987)
1908 - 1987
engineer
Frank Bateman Keefe
Frank Bateman Keefe
American politician (1887-1952)
1887 - 1952
politicianvice presidentlawyer
Christian Steinmetz
Christian Steinmetz
American basketball player (1882–1963)
1882 - 1963
basketball playerlawyer
Barbara Flynn Currie
Barbara Flynn Currie
American politician
1940 - 2026
politician
John Edward Kelley
John Edward Kelley
American politician, South Dakota (1853-1941)
1853 - 1941
journalisteditorpolitician
Lynn Kellogg
American actress and singer
1943 - 2020
actor
Glenn Robert Davis
Glenn Robert Davis
American politician (1914-1988)
1914 - 1988
juristpoliticianlawyer
Tommy Gumina
American accordionist (1931-2013)
1931 - 2013
accordionist
Gerald T. Flynn
Gerald T. Flynn
American politician (1910-1990)
1910 - 1990
politicianlawyer
Anthony Williamsen
cyclist
1880 - 1956
sport cyclist
Gilbert N. Haugen
Gilbert N. Haugen
American politician (1859-1933)
1859 - 1933
politician
Meinhardt Raabe
Meinhardt Raabe
American writer-actor (1915-2010)
1915 - 2010
film actor
Alfred Erich Senn
Alfred Erich Senn
American historian (1932–2016)
1932 - 2016
researcheruniversity teacherhistorian
George de Rue Meiklejohn
George de Rue Meiklejohn
American politician (1857-1929)
1857 - 1929
politicianlawyer
Adelaide Hasse
Adelaide Hasse
American librarian (1868–1953)
1868 - 1953
librarian
T. V. Olsen
American writer (1932-1993)
1932 - 1993
novelistwriter
Edward Theodore Newell
American historian (1886–1941)
1886 - 1941
numismatisthistorian
Alice Washburn
Alice Washburn
American actress (1861-1929)
1861 - 1929
actor
Estella Leopold
American botanist (1927-2024)
1927 - 2024
palynologistpaleobotanistenvironmentalist
Edwin N. Lightfoot
American chemical engineer
1925 - 2017
chemical engineerbiochemistuniversity teacher
Ernest J. Dawley
Ernest J. Dawley
United States Army Major general (1886–1973)
1886 - 1973
military personnel
Tom Snyder
Tom Snyder
American television and radio personality (1936–2007)
1936 - 2007
radio personalityjournalisttelevision presenter
Edgar A. Jonas
Edgar A. Jonas
American politician (1885–1965)
1885 - 1965
lawyerjudgepolitician
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