Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 29 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Richard C. Vogt
herpetologist
1949 – 2021
herpetologist
Beryl Newman
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1911-1998)
1911 – 1998
military personnel
Bob Regh
American basketball player
1912 – 1999
basketball player
Warner Engdahl
American basketball player
1918 – 1985
basketball player
Buck Batterman
American basketball player (1918-1999)
1918 – 1999
basketball player
Joseph Casper Husslein
Joseph Casper Husslein
American sociologist (1873-1952)
1873 – 1952
Catholic theologiansociologist
Mattie Gunterman
Mattie Gunterman
Canadian photographer (1872–1945)
1872 – 1945
photographer
Alonzo Myron Kimball
Alonzo Myron Kimball
American painter (1874–1923)
1874 – 1923
sculptorillustratorpainter
Kate Gordon Moore
American psychologist & scholar (1878-1963)
1878 – 1963
university teacherpsychologist
William Patrick Kenney
William Patrick Kenney
American business executive
1870 – 1939
business executive
William B. Jensen
William B. Jensen
American historian of chemistry
1948 – 2024
chemist
Marie Christine Kohler
American philanthropist
1876 – 1943
social worker
Clay Perry
American baseball player (1881-1954)
1881 – 1954
baseball player
Edith Juliet Rich Isaacs
American theatre critic (1878-1956)
1878 – 1956
theatre criticcriticjournalist
Robert H. Burns
Robert H. Burns
American politician in Wisconsin (1870-19__)
1870 – 1957
politician
Dennison Wheelock
Dennison Wheelock
American musician
1871 – 1927
lawyercomposer
Wheeler Peckham Bloodgood
American lawyer
1871 – 1930
lawyer
Laverne Nelson Black
American painter, illustrator, and sculptor (1887–1938)
1887 – 1938
sculptorpainterillustrator
Ray Krzoska
American basketball player (1918-2006)
1918 – 2006
basketball player
Les Kuplic
Les Kuplic
American basketball player
1911 – 1968
basketball player
Ray Terzynski
American basketball player (1919-1983)
1919 – 1983
basketball player
John Barnes
John Barnes
American jurist, born 1859
1859 – 1919
lawyerjudge
Thomas P. Corbett
American judge (1914-1995)
1914 – 1995
politicianjudge
Carla Casper
American female curler
1945 – 2023
curler
Edward Creutz
Edward Creutz
American physicist
1913 – 2009
physicist
Victor W. Voorhees
American architect
1876 – 1970
architect
Henry Dorman
American politician (1916–1998)
1916 – 1998
politicianlawyer
Herbert Kubly
American journalist (1915–1996)
1915 – 1996
journalistwriter
Herman Salmon
American test pilot (1913–1980)
1913 – 1980
test pilot
Thomas J. Mahon
American judge
1882 – 1927
politicianjudge
Hubert Louis Will
United States federal judge (1914-1995)
1914 – 1995
lawyerjudge
Irv Comp
American football player (1919-1989)
1919 – 1989
American football player
Jean Sutton
author of science fiction (1915-2003)
1917 – 2003
science fiction writernovelist
Jerome J. Hastrich
Catholic bishop (1914-1995)
1914 – 1995
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Karl Kassulke
American football player (1941-2008)
1941 – 2008
American football player
Jimmy Grant
American baseball player
1918 – 1970
baseball player
Joe Just
American baseball player
1916 – 2003
baseball player
John A. Decker
American judge (1915-2006)
1915 – 2006
lawyerjudge
Philip Hayes
Philip Hayes
United States general (1887–1949)
1887 – 1949
military personnel
John C. Becher
American actor (1915-1986)
1915 – 1986
actor
Edward R. Hauser
Edward R. Hauser
American animal scientist (1916-2014)
1916 – 2014
scientist
Tim Van Galder
American football player (1944–2022)
1944 – 2022
American football player
H. J. Mortensen
H. J. Mortensen
American lawyer and politician (1876-1970)
1876 – 1970
politicianlawyer
John Wilde
American painter (1919-2006)
1919 – 2006
painterartist
Johnny Gerlach
Major League Baseball shortstop
1917 – 1999
shortstopprofessional baseball player
Jon Schueler
(1916 - 1992) American artist (1916–1992)
1916 – 1992
painter
Joseph Sullivan
FBI agent
1917 – 2002
civil servant
Joseph Zimmermann
American inventor
1912 – 2004
inventor
Karl Priebe
Karl Priebe
American artist (1914-1976)
1914 – 1976
painter
Tom Larson
Tom Larson
American politician (1948–2017)
1948 – 2017
politician
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