Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 3 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Paul Russo
Paul Russo
racecar driver
1914 – 1976
Formula One driverracing automobile driverengineer
John Toland
John Toland
American writer (1912-2004)
1912 – 2004
novelisthistorianwriter
Lucian Pulvermacher
American Catholic priest (1918–2009)
1918 – 2009
Catholic priestmissionary
Michael Ritchie
American film director (1938–2001)
1938 – 2001
directorfilm producerfilm director
Barbara McNair
Barbara McNair
American singer and theater, television and film actress (1934–2007)
1934 – 2007
film actortelevision actormodel
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
American actor (1930–2011)
1930 – 2011
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Caroline Ingalls
Caroline Ingalls
wife of Charles Ingalls
1839 – 1924
autobiographerteacher
Thomas J. Walsh
Thomas J. Walsh
American politician (1859-1933)
1859 – 1933
juristpoliticianlawyer
Joseph Edward Davies
Joseph Edward Davies
American diplomat (1876-1958)
1876 – 1958
diplomatwriterscreenwriter
Henry Seiling
Henry Seiling
American tug of war competitor
1872 – 2000
athlete
Aloisius Joseph Muench
Aloisius Joseph Muench
Catholic cardinal (1889-1962)
1889 – 1962
Catholic theologianuniversity teacherCatholic priest
Molly Malone
Molly Malone
actress (1888-1952)
1888 – 1952
film actoractor
Abner Biberman
Abner Biberman
American actor, director, and screenwriter (1909–1977)
1909 – 1977
directorfilm actorfilm director
Albert Gregory Meyer
American Roman Catholic cardinal (1903–1965)
1903 – 1965
theologianCatholic priestCatholic bishop
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
American speed skater (1905–1973)
1905 – 1973
speed skater
Mary Lasker
Mary Lasker
American health activist, art collector and founder of Lasker Awards (1900-1994)
1900 – 1994
activistart collectorphilanthropist
Margaret Landon
American writer, missionary (1903–1993)
1903 – 1993
novelistmissionarywriter
Alexander H. Smith
U.S. mycologist (1904-1986)
1904 – 1986
mycologistbotanistbiologist
Dean Amadon
Dean Amadon
American ornithologist (1912–2003)
1912 – 2003
ornithologistzoologistnaturalist
Al Molinaro
Al Molinaro
American actor (1919-2015)
1919 – 2015
television actorfilm actoractor
Pamela Britton
Pamela Britton
American actress and singer (1923-1974)
1923 – 1974
film actortelevision actorsinger
Abraham J. Twerski
Abraham J. Twerski
American rabbi and psychiatrist (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
rabbiuniversity teacherpsychiatrist
Lamont Bentley
American actor (1973-2005)
1973 – 2005
film actortelevision actorrapper
Mary Ingalls
Mary Ingalls
elder sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder (1865–1928)
1865 – 1928
writer
William Morton Wheeler
William Morton Wheeler
U.S. entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor (1865–1937)
1865 – 1937
myrmecologistethologistentomologist
Mildred Harnack
Mildred Harnack
American-German literary historian, professor, translator; Resistance fighter and anti-Nazi activist, who was executed during WWII in Germany
1902 – 1943
Lehrbeauftragterliterary historianliterary scholar
William Nigh
William Nigh
American film director, writer and actor (1881-1955)
1881 – 1955
film actorfilm editorfilm director
Ray Corrigan
Ray Corrigan
American actor (1902-1976)
1902 – 1976
film actoractor
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony
American actor and director (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
film actortheatre directorstage actor
Marjorie Grene
Marjorie Grene
American philosopher (1910–2009)
1910 – 2009
philosopher of sciencephilosopheruniversity teacher
Viola Smith
American musician (1912-2020)
1912 – 2020
jazz musician
John Szarkowski
American curator (1925–2007)
1925 – 2007
art historianexhibition curatorhistorian
Joel Whitburn
American music historian (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
music historianmusicologistcollector
Al Strobel
American actor (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
television actoractor
James Budd
James Budd
Governor of California (1851-1908)
1851 – 1908
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Delia Akeley
Delia Akeley
American explorer
1869 – 1970
zoological collectorexplorerhunter
Philip Schuster
gymnast (1883-1926)
1883 – 1926
artistic gymnastathletics competitor
Edward Peil
Edward Peil
American film actor (1883-1958)
1883 – 1958
actor
Myron Fohr
Myron Fohr
racecar driver
1912 – 1994
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Dickey Chapelle
American photographer (1919–1965)
1919 – 1965
war photographerjournalistphotojournalist
Olin J. Eggen
Olin J. Eggen
American astronomer (1919–1998)
1919 – 1998
astronomer
John Stephenson
American actor (1923–2015)
1923 – 2015
video game actorfilm actortelevision actor
Ken Wiesner
Ken Wiesner
American high jumper (1925-2019)
1925 – 2019
athletics competitor
Robert Clouse
American film director (1928–1997)
1928 – 1997
science fiction writerfilm producerdirector
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
American film scholar (1933–2017)
1933 – 2017
film journalistfilm historianliterary critic
Curt Michel
Curt Michel
American astronaut
1934 – 2015
aircraft pilotastrophysicistphysicist
Brigid Bazlen
Brigid Bazlen
American actress (1944-1989)
1944 – 1989
film actortelevision actortelevision presenter
Tim Mickelson
American rower (1948–2017)
1948 – 2017
rower
Bob Suter
American ice hockey player (1957–2014)
1957 – 2014
ice hockey player
James Chance
James Chance
American saxophonist, composer, singer and pianist (1953–2024)
1953 – 2024
saxophonistjazz musiciansongwriter
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