Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 24 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Warren Schrage
American basketball player
1920 – 1999
basketball player
Boody Gilbertson
American basketball player
1922 – 2015
basketball player
Roger J. Fritz
American management consultant, columnist and author (1928-2011)
1928 – 2011
journalistcolumnist
Nathan Crook Twining
Nathan Crook Twining
United States Navy Rear Admiral
1869 – 1924
military officer
Harry C. Martin
Harry C. Martin
American lawyer, educator, politician (1854–1917)
1854 – 1917
politicianlawyerteacher
Earl Girard
Earl Girard
American football player (1927-1997)
1927 – 1997
American football player
Ed McCully
American Christian missionary
1927 – 1956
missionary
Charles F. Marsh
American economist
1903 – 1984
economist
Arthur G. Hansen
American philanthropist (1925–2010)
1925 – 2010
military officer
Carson Abel Roberts
Carson Abel Roberts
American Marine Corps general
1905 – 1983
military officer
Ben Lawton
American physician
1922 – 1987
military physiciansurgeonphysician
Bert Thiel
Major League Baseball pitcher
1926 – 2020
baseball player
Brick Owens
Brick Owens
American baseball umpire (1885-1949)
1885 – 1949
baseball umpire
Bob Corbin
American politician
1922 – 2013
politician
Vernon A. Forbes
Vernon A. Forbes
American attorney and politician (1883-1918)
1883 – 1918
politicianlawyer
Carl Holtz
American rower (1920-2006)
1920 – 2006
rowing coachrowerfarmer
George Marston
George Marston
American politician, businessperson, and philanthropist (1850–1946)
1850 – 1946
politician
Charles F. Cooper
American ecologist (1924-1994)
1924 – 1994
ecologist
Chuck Ortmann
Chuck Ortmann
American football player, coach and athletic director (1929-2018)
1929 – 2018
American football player
Clair Horton Voss
United States judge (1920-1998)
1920 – 1998
lawyerjudge
Clarence Esser
American football player (1925-2009)
1925 – 2009
American football player
Carl Zeidler
Carl Zeidler
Mayor of Milwaukee
1908 – 1942
politician
Paul Manning
Television producer and writer (1959–2005)
1959 – 2005
film producertelevision producerscreenwriter
Dave Schreiner
Dave Schreiner
American football player (1921-1945)
1921 – 1945
American football playermilitary officer
George G. Bingham
American judge (1855-1924)
1855 – 1924
lawyerjudge
David H. Shepard
American engineer (1923-2007)
1923 – 2007
engineer
Don Kindt
Don Kindt
American football player (1925-2000)
1925 – 2000
American football player
Lester W. Bentley
American artist (1908–1972)
1908 – 1972
painter
Carl Marchese
American racing driver (1905-1984)
1905 – 1984
engineer
Carl Kiekhaefer
Carl Kiekhaefer
NASCAR team owner
1906 – 1983
NASCAR team ownerengineer
Fremont Older
Fremont Older
American newspaper editor
1856 – 1935
newspaper editoreditor
Lave Cross
Lave Cross
American baseball player (1866-1927)
1866 – 1927
baseball player
Frank E. Beatty
Frank E. Beatty
United States admiral (1853-1926)
1853 – 1926
military officer
Karl A. Schleunes
American historian of modern age (1937-2021)
1937 – 2021
historian of Modern Ageuniversity teacher
Ed Konetchy
Ed Konetchy
American baseball player
1885 – 1947
baseball player
Ed Barry
American baseball player (1882-1920)
1882 – 1920
baseball player
Joe Wright
Joe Wright
American baseball player
1869 – 1909
baseball player
Raymond L. Erikson
American virologist, biologist and molecular biologist (1936-2020)
1936 – 2020
molecular biologistvirologistuniversity teacher
Emil Baensch
Emil Baensch
judge, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
1857 – 1939
politicianlawyerjudge
Joe Cantillon
Joe Cantillon
American baseball player, manager and umpire (1861-1930)
1861 – 1930
baseball player
Ellet J. Waggoner
Ellet J. Waggoner
American Seventh-day Adventist minister (1855-1916)
1855 – 1916
theologianediting staffpreacher
Frank Cramer
U.S. teacher and writer
1861 – 1948
ichthyologistteacher
George L. Blum
judge (1869-1939)
1869 – 1939
judge
Edward L. Doheny
Edward L. Doheny
Irish American oil tycoon (1856–1935)
1856 – 1935
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Joseph Blatchford
Joseph Blatchford
Director of the US Peace Corps
1934 – 2020
civil servant
Jeffrey Plale
Jeffrey Plale
American politician
1968 – 2022
stockbrokerpolitician
Red Kleinow
Red Kleinow
American baseball player (1877–1929)
1877 – 1929
baseball player
John E. McConnell
John E. McConnell
American politician (1863-1928)
1863 – 1928
politicianlawyer
David Stuart Rose
David Stuart Rose
American mayor
1856 – 1932
politicianlawyerjudge
Mary Maples Dunn
American historian (1931-2017)
1931 – 2017
university teacherhistorian
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