Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 20 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Ella Giles Ruddy
Ella Giles Ruddy
American author, editor, essayist (1851–1917)
1851 – 1917
essayistlibrarianeditor
Sidney Lovell
American architect (1867–1938)
1867 – 1938
architect
George McBride
George McBride
Major League Baseball shortstop
1880 – 1973
shortstopprofessional baseball player
Fred Luderus
Fred Luderus
American baseball player
1885 – 1961
baseball player
Almah Jane Frisby
Almah Jane Frisby
American physician
1857 – 1931
physician
Emma A. Cranmer
Emma A. Cranmer
American reformer, suffragist, writer (1858-1937)
1858 – 1937
suffragistsocial reformerwriter
James Wright
American historian, 16th president of Dartmouth College (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
historian
John T. Kean
American politician, lawyer and judge (1857-1933)
1857 – 1933
politicianlawyerjudge
Don Kaye
American game designer (1938-1975)
1938 – 1975
role-playing game designergame designerpublisher
Frank Anger
American mathematician and fencer (1939–2004)
1939 – 2004
fenceruniversity teachermathematician
R. D. Blumenfeld
R. D. Blumenfeld
British journalist (1864–1948)
1864 – 1948
editorjournalist
Bruce Herschensohn
Bruce Herschensohn
American television personality (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
film screenwriteracademicfilm director
Barbara Gronemus
American politician (1931-2021)
1931 – 2021
politician
Bill Butler
American football player born 1937
1937 – 2025
American football player
Loret Miller Ruppe
Loret Miller Ruppe
American diplomat (1936-1996)
1936 – 1996
diplomatpolitician
Ada Celeste Sweet
Ada Celeste Sweet
American social reformer, humanitarian, editor
1853 – 1928
journalistwriter
Jerry Ziesmer
American film director
1939 – 2021
film actorfilm director
N. Patrick Crooks
American politician and judge (1938-2015)
1938 – 2015
politicianlawyerjudge
Clayton Bailey
Clayton Bailey
American artist (1939–2020)
1939 – 2020
artist
Arden Eversmeyer
Arden Eversmeyer
American activist
1931 – 2022
LGBTQ rights activistteacher
Jerome P. Theisen
Jerome P. Theisen
American Benedictine monk
1930 – 1995
Catholic priest
Ron Faber
actor
1933 – 2023
journalistauthoractor
Gary K. Nelson
American lawyer and politician (1935–2013)
1935 – 2013
politicianlawyerjudge
George Roger Sell
American mathematician (1937-2015)
1937 – 2015
mathematician
Stanley Starosta
American linguist (1939–2002)
1939 – 2002
linguist
Leah Lowenstein
American nephrologist, academic administrator, and cellist
1930 – 1984
academic administratornephrologistcellist
Frederic George Young
Frederic George Young
American educator; professor of economics and sociology at the University of Oregon, historian
1858 – 1929
academiceditoruniversity teacher
Thorvald Solberg
Thorvald Solberg
First Registrar of Copyrights (1852–1949)
1852 – 1949
juristmuseum registrarcataloger
Payne Erskine
Payne Erskine
American writer (1854–1924)
1854 – 1924
novelistartist
Lucius W. Nieman
Lucius W. Nieman
American journalist
1857 – 1935
journalist
Mary Mullarkey
American jurist
1943 – 2021
politicianlawyerjudge
Mike Manley
American athlete
1942 – 2025
steeplechase runnermarathon runner
Claudia Card
American philosopher (1940-2015)
1940 – 2015
academic staffphilosopher
William Duncan MacMillan
American astronomer
1871 – 1948
astronomer
John Moses Cheney
John Moses Cheney
American judge
1859 – 1922
lawyerjudge
Janet D. Spector
American archaeologist (1944–2011)
1944 – 2011
anthropologistarchaeologist
Lance Sijan
Lance Sijan
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
1942 – 1968
military officer
Frank Ackerman
American economist
1946 – 2019
university teachereconomist
John McCarthy
John McCarthy
American politician (1857-1943)
1857 – 1943
politicianlawyer
James G. Monahan
James G. Monahan
American politician (1855-1923)
1855 – 1923
journalisteditorpolitician
Hugh H. Price
Hugh H. Price
American politician (1859-1904)
1859 – 1904
politician
Richard Nelson
American cultural anthropologist (1941–2019)
1941 – 2019
cultural anthropologistanthropologistenvironmentalist
William Cornell Greene
William Cornell Greene
American businessman
1852 – 1911
explorerbusinessperson
Terence T. Evans
Terence T. Evans
American judge (1940–2011)
1940 – 2011
lawyerjudge
Tim Davis
American musician (1943–1988)
1943 – 1988
percussionistsinger-songwriter
Hobo Jim
Hobo Jim
singer
1952 – 2021
guitaristsinger-songwritercomposer
Herm Johnson
American racing driver (1953-2016)
1953 – 2016
racing driverengineer
Gustav Stickley
Gustav Stickley
American furniture designer (1858–1942)
1858 – 1942
furniture designerdesigner
Gustav Dietrichson
Bishop of the Church of Norway (1855-1922)
1855 – 1922
presbyterpolitician
F. H. Luce
F. H. Luce
American politician
1859 – 1937
politician
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