Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 18 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Anna L. Fisher
Anna L. Fisher
American advisor to Faisal I of Iraq
1878 – 1939
Harriet Ware
Harriet Ware
American composer
1877 – 1962
composer
Jane Peyton
Jane Peyton
American actress (1870-1946)
1870 – 1946
stage actoractor
Charles Kenneth Leith
Charles Kenneth Leith
American geologist (1875-1956)
1875 – 1956
university teachergeologist
Arthur W. Kopp
Arthur W. Kopp
U.S. Representative (1874-1967)
1874 – 1967
politicianlawyerjudge
Grant Showerman
American classical philologist (1870-1935)
1870 – 1935
classical philologistclassical scholar
William B. Cushing
William B. Cushing
United States Navy officer (1842-1874)
1842 – 1874
military officer
Hugh Carson Cutler
Hugh Carson Cutler
botanist (1912-1998)
1912 – 1998
explorerbotanist
Edward Dithmar
Edward Dithmar
lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
1873 – 1938
lawyer
John Brennan
American football player (1913-1982)
1913 – 1982
American football player
John L. Jerstad
John L. Jerstad
United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipient (1918-1943)
1918 – 1943
military personnel
John Baxter Kinne
John Baxter Kinne
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1877 – 1954
military personnel
Margaret Ashmun
American writer
1875 – 1940
poetwriter
Herman Ekern
Herman Ekern
Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (1872-1954)
1872 – 1954
politicianlawyer
Willis C. Cook
Willis C. Cook
American politician and diplomat (1874-1942)
1874 – 1942
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Van Cleave
Van Cleave
American composer
1910 – 1970
bandleaderconductorcomposer
Orville Emil Bloch
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1915-1983)
1915 – 1983
military personnel
Philip W. Buchen
Philip W. Buchen
American attorney (1916-2001)
1916 – 2001
lawyer
Robert E. Gilka
American photojournalist (1916–2013)
1916 – 2013
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
William James Aylward
William James Aylward
American artist known for nautical illustration (1875-1956)
1875 – 1956
illustratorpainter
James Cameron
American civil rights activist (1914-2006)
1914 – 2006
civil rights advocatewriter
Chester L. Krause
American numismatist and publisher (1923-2016)
1923 – 2016
publishernumismatist
Hiram Gill
Hiram Gill
American mayor (1866–1919)
1866 – 1919
politician
Jerry Donohue
American chemist (1920–1985)
1920 – 1985
chemist
Lou Conter
Lou Conter
American Navy Lieutenant commander
1921 – 2024
military personnel
Harry Bell
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1860–1938)
1860 – 1938
military personnel
George Otto Wirz
American bishop (1929–2010)
1929 – 2010
theologianCatholic priestCatholic bishop
Frederick Heath
Frederick Heath
American architect (1861–1953)
1861 – 1953
architect
Frank Albert Waugh
American landscape architect and botanist (1869-1943)
1869 – 1943
landscape architectbotanistbotanical collector
Edward J. Henning
Edward J. Henning
United States federal judge (1868-1937)
1868 – 1937
lawyerjudge
Lee Remmel
Lee Remmel
Sportswriter, Green Bay Packers Public Relations Executive, Historian
1924 – 2015
historian
Charlie Dougherty
American baseball player
1862 – 1925
baseball player
Red Wilson
Red Wilson
American baseball and college football player (1929–2014)
1929 – 2014
American football playerbaseball playerbanker
Richard M. Christiansen
Richard M. Christiansen
American politician (1928–2001)
1928 – 2001
politician
Richard Dickson Cudahy
Richard Dickson Cudahy
United States federal judge (1926–2015)
1926 – 2015
politicianjudge
Richard Nelson Bolles
author (1927–2017)
1927 – 2017
Christian ministernon-fiction writercleric
Robert H. Wentorf, Jr.
American chemical engineer (1926–1997)
1926 – 1997
chemical engineerengineer
Robert Peters
American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor (1924-2014)
1924 – 2014
literary criticjournalistuniversity teacher
Robert W. Aschenbrener
Robert W. Aschenbrener
American World War II flying ace (1920–2009)
1920 – 2009
aircraft pilot
Stanley R. Christianson
Stanley R. Christianson
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1925–1950)
1925 – 1950
military personnel
Val Heim
American baseball player (1920-2019)
1920 – 2019
baseball player
Angela von Neumann
American painter (1928-2010)
1928 – 2010
painter
Cal Broughton
Cal Broughton
American baseball player
1860 – 1939
baseball player
Lillian Heath
Doctor
1865 – 1962
physician
David C. Reed
David C. Reed
American mayor (1847-1938)
1847 – 1938
politician
Anton Falch
American baseball player
1860 – 1936
baseball player
Adam Emory Albright
American artist (1862-1957)
1862 – 1957
painter
Rose Schuster Taylor
Rose Schuster Taylor
American writer and naturalist (1863-1951)
1863 – 1951
botanistornithologistlibrarian
Frank Bencriscutto
American composer, conductor
1928 – 1997
saxophonistmusic professormusic educator
Herbert John Ryser
Herbert John Ryser
1923-1985, Professor of mathematics
1923 – 1985
university teachermathematician
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