Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 26 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Wapello
Wapello
Musquakee (Meskwaki) chief
1787 – 1842
traditional leader or chief
Tom Lee
American baseball player (1862-1886)
1862 – 1886
baseball player
Adam Bob
American football player (1967-2019)
1967 – 2019
American football player
Hugh Griffith Jones
Canadian artist (1872–1947)
1872 – 1947
painterarchitectphotographer
Timothy Burke
Timothy Burke
American politician (1866-1926)
1866 – 1926
politicianlawyer
Ken Oberbruner
American basketball player and baseball manager (1918-1991)
1918 – 1991
baseball playerbasketball playerbaseball manager
Adrian Karsten
American sports announcer (1960-2005)
1960 – 2005
sports commentatorjournalist
Gene Puerling
American musician
1929 – 2008
musiciansinger
James Edward Doyle
United States federal judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin and a leader of the Wisconsin Democratic Party
1915 – 1987
military officerlawyerjudge
Robert Bruce McCoy
Robert Bruce McCoy
United States Army National Guard General (1867–1926)
1867 – 1926
military personnellawyerjudge
Dan Turk
player of American football (1962-2000)
1962 – 2000
American football player
Kenneth Lloyd Greenquist
Kenneth Lloyd Greenquist
American politician (1910-1968)
1910 – 1968
politicianlawyer
William H. Flett
American lawyer and politician
1856 – 1911
politicianlawyer
Fred Carisch
Fred Carisch
American baseball player
1881 – 1977
baseball player
Rod Johnston
American politician
1938 – 2018
prosecutormilitary officerpolitician
Thomas S. Nolan
Thomas S. Nolan
American politician (1856–1944)
1856 – 1944
politicianlawyer
Herbert Osborn
American entomologist
1856 – 1954
entomologist
Frank Gregory
American baseball player
1888 – 1955
baseball player
Octaviano Juarez-Corro
Octaviano Juarez-Corro
Mexican prisoner
1973 – 2023
fugitive
Mellona Moulton Butterfield
Mellona Moulton Butterfield
American china painter, teacher
1853 – 1924
porcelain painterartistteacher
Frank Joseph Bell
(1880-1957) American aviator
1880 – 1957
aircraft pilotdentist
Frank Lange
Frank Lange
Major League Baseball pitcher
1883 – 1945
baseball player
Humphrey Joseph Desmond
Humphrey Joseph Desmond
American lawyer (1858–1932)
1858 – 1932
editorpolitician
Henry Olerich
Henry Olerich
American writer
1851 – 1927
science fiction writernovelist
William Campbell North
William Campbell North
member of the Wisconsin Legislature (1859-1924)
1859 – 1924
politicianlawyer
Ewald O. Stiehm
Ewald O. Stiehm
American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator (1886-1923)
1886 – 1923
American football playerhead coachbasketball coach
Charles Henry Sykes
Charles Henry Sykes
American politician (1881-1966)
1881 – 1966
politician
Tomasz Gnat
American prelate
1936 – 2017
Catholic priest
Edward Linden
American cinematographer
1888 – 1956
cinematographer
Walter W. Austin
Walter W. Austin
American mayor (1880-1951)
1880 – 1951
politician
John Wallace
American competitive sailor, born 1903
1903 – 1990
sailor
Lester Orlebeck
American film editor
1907 – 1970
film editorfilm director
Therese A. Jenkins
Therese A. Jenkins
American suffragist
1853 – 1936
suffragist
Art Scholl
Art Scholl
American acrobatic pilot (1931-1985)
1931 – 1985
aircraft pilotstunt performer
Gene Ellenson
Gene Ellenson
American football player, coach, and administrator
1921 – 1995
American football player
Robert Campbell Reeve
Pioneering aviator, founder of Reeve Aleutian Airways (1902-1980)
1902 – 1980
businessperson
Conrad P. Olson
Conrad P. Olson
American politician (1882-1952)
1882 – 1952
politicianlawyerjudge
Bill Fischer
Bill Fischer
American baseball player and coach (1930-2018)
1930 – 2018
baseball playerscoutbaseball coach
Roland J. Teske
American theologian (1934–2015)
1934 – 2015
Catholic theologianphilosophermedievalist
Ron Vander Kelen
Ron Vander Kelen
American football player (1939-2016)
1939 – 2016
American football player
Larry Johnson
American football player (1909-1972)
1909 – 1972
American football player
Robert Whitney Burns
Robert Whitney Burns
United States general
1908 – 1964
military officer
Isabel Wilder
Isabel Wilder
American writer
1900 – 1995
writer
Frank Pooler
Frank Pooler
American conductor
1926 – 2013
choir directorsongwritermusician
Simon Gillen
Simon Gillen
American judge and politician (1855-1918)
1855 – 1918
farmerpoliticianjudge
Walter Ristow
Walter Ristow
American map curator (1908-2006)
1908 – 2006
map curatorcartographergeographer
Clarence R. Magney
Clarence R. Magney
American politician (1883-1962)
1883 – 1962
politicianlawyerjudge
Clifford Earle
American mathematician (1935-2017)
1935 – 2017
university teachermathematician
Walt Ambrose
American football player (1905-1968)
1905 – 1968
American football player
Judith Meuli
American feminist activist and scientist
1938 – 2007
women's rights activistscientist
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