Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 4 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry Solomon Wellcome
Henry Solomon Wellcome
Anglo-American businessman
1853 – 1936
businesspersonphysician
James Gillett
James Gillett
American politician (1860–1937)
1860 – 1937
juristgovernorpolitician
John E. Erickson
John E. Erickson
American governor of Montana (1863-1946)
1863 – 1946
politicianlawyerjudge
Winifred Edgerton Merrill
Winifred Edgerton Merrill
American mathematician (1862–1951)
1862 – 1951
mathematicianteacher
Edwin Bingham Copeland
Edwin Bingham Copeland
American botanist (1873-1964)
1873 – 1964
pteridologistmycologistbotanical collector
Alexander Wiley
Alexander Wiley
American politician (1884–1967)
1884 – 1967
prosecutorjuristpolitician
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
American film actor (1885-1962)
1885 – 1962
actor
Addie Joss
Addie Joss
American baseball player (1880–1911)
1880 – 1911
baseball player
Jerome Steever
American water polo player (1880–1957)
1880 – 1957
water polo playerswimmer
William S. Harley
William S. Harley
American businessman and co-founder of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company
1880 – 1943
engineerbusinessperson
Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg
American businessman, ambassador, and philanthropist (1908–2002)
1908 – 2002
art collectorpublisherdiplomat
Otto Luening
American composer (1900–1996)
1900 – 1996
university teacherconductorcomposer
Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel
actor (1913-1965)
1913 – 1965
television actorvideographerfilm actor
Raymond Arthur Palmer
Raymond Arthur Palmer
American editor and science fiction author (1910-1977)
1910 – 1977
science fiction writerscience fiction fanfanzine editor
Val Bettin
Val Bettin
actor/Voice actor
1923 – 2021
television actorvoice actoractor
Wesley Lau
Wesley Lau
American actor (1921-1984)
1921 – 1984
television actoractorscreenwriter
Gloria Coates
Gloria Coates
American composer
1933 – 2023
illustratorpaintercomposer
Don Kojis
Don Kojis
American basketball player
1939 – 2021
basketball player
Tim Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
US tennis player (1951–1996)
1951 – 1996
tennis coachtennis player
Alan Kulwicki
Alan Kulwicki
American racecar driver (1954–1993)
1954 – 1993
NASCAR team ownerracing automobile driver
Daniel Quinn
Daniel Quinn
American actor (1956-2015)
1956 – 2015
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Guy Moon
American composer (1962–2026)
1962 – 2026
film score composercomposeractor
Vinnie Ream
Vinnie Ream
American sculptor (1847–1914)
1847 – 1914
sculptorartist
August Herman Pfund
American physicist, spectroscopy
1879 – 1949
university teacherphysicist
Lillian Leighton
Lillian Leighton
American actress (1874-1956)
1874 – 1956
film actoractor
Bessica Medlar Raiche
American aviator, dentist, and physician (1875-1932)
1875 – 1932
aircraft pilotphysicianlawyer
Frederick Hird
Frederick Hird
American sport shooter (1879-1952)
1879 – 1952
sport shooter
Ivy Kellerman Reed
Ivy Kellerman Reed
American author in the international language Esperanto
1877 – 1968
Latin teacherlinguistsuffragist
Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey
American actor (1887-1953)
1887 – 1953
actor
Emil Breitkreutz
Emil Breitkreutz
athletics competitor (1883-1972)
1883 – 1972
middle-distance runnerbasketball coach
Al Simmons
Al Simmons
Major League Baseball player (1902–1956)
1902 – 1956
baseball player
Marie Eline
Marie Eline
American actress (1902-1981)
1902 – 1981
film actoractor
Julius Albert Krug
Julius Albert Krug
American politician (1907-1970)
1907 – 1970
engineerpolitician
Wayne Morse
Wayne Morse
American politician (1900-1974)
1900 – 1974
juristprofessorpolitician
Patrick Lucey
Patrick Lucey
American politician (1918–2014)
1918 – 2014
diplomatambassadorgovernor
Frank Olson
Frank Olson
American chemist (1910-1953)
1910 – 1953
microbiologistchemist
Arthur Gardner
producer and actor from the United States (1910–2014)
1910 – 2014
film actorfilm producertelevision producer
Mary Tsingou
Mary Tsingou
American physicist and mathematician
1928
mathematicianphysicistcomputer scientist
Reginald Foster
Reginald Foster
American priest and Latinist (1939-2020)
1939 – 2020
latinistclassical philologistmonk
Tom Nissalke
American basketball coach
1932 – 2019
basketball coach
Tom Dempsey
Tom Dempsey
American football player (1947-2020)
1947 – 2020
American football player
Gerard John Schaefer
Gerard John Schaefer
American serial killer (1946–1995)
1946 – 1995
murdererpolice officerpolitician
John Matuszak
John Matuszak
American actor and American football player (1950–1989)
1950 – 1989
American football playertelevision actorfilm actor
Carl von Marr
Carl von Marr
American artist (1858-1936)
1858 – 1936
university teacherpainterillustrator
May Wright Sewall
May Wright Sewall
American suffragist (1844-1920)
1844 – 1920
feministwomen's rights activistsuffragist
John Henry Comstock
John Henry Comstock
American entomologist (1849–1931)
1849 – 1931
arachnologistentomologistuniversity teacher
John Benjamin Murphy
John Benjamin Murphy
American surgeon (1857–1916)
1857 – 1916
surgeonphysician
Hermann Irving Schlesinger
American chemist (1882-1960)
1882 – 1960
chemist
Anna Dodge
Anna Dodge
actress (1867-1945)
1867 – 1945
film actoractor
Dorr Felt
Dorr Felt
American inventor (1862–1930)
1862 – 1930
inventorbusinessperson
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