Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 6 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Clement J. Zablocki
Clement J. Zablocki
Wisconsin politician (1912-1983)
1912 – 1983
organistchoir directorpolitician
Theodore Wharton
Theodore Wharton
American film director (1875-1931)
1875 – 1931
film producerfilm directordirector
Lorine Niedecker
Lorine Niedecker
American poet
1903 – 1970
librettistcleanerlibrarian
Earnest Hooton
American anthropologist (1887–1954)
1887 – 1954
paleoanthropologistprehistoriancriminologist
Joe Wolf
Joe Wolf
American basketball coach and former player (1964–2024)
1964 – 2024
basketball playerbasketball coach
George Safford Parker
American businessman (1863-1937)
1863 – 1937
inventorentrepreneur
William Warner
William Warner
American politician, Missouri (1840-1916)
1840 – 1916
politicianlawyer
Edwin Chapin Starks
US ichthyologist (1867 - 1932)
1867 – 1932
ichthyologistzoologist
Vic Perrin
American actor (1916-1989)
1916 – 1989
television actorvoice actoractor
Pee Wee King
Pee Wee King
American country musician and songwriter (1914–2000)
1914 – 2000
country singercountry musicianrecording artist
Brooks Stevens
American automobile designer (1911–1995)
1911 – 1995
car designerindustrial designer
Carl F. H. Henry
American theologian (1913-2003)
1913 – 2003
journalisttheologian
Justin Orvel Schmidt
American entomologist
1947 – 2023
entomologistbiologistzoologist
Louise Lester
Louise Lester
American actress (1867-1952)
1867 – 1952
film actorstage actorscreenwriter
Everett C. Olson
U.S. paleontologist, zoologist, and geologist (1910–1993)
1910 – 1993
paleontologistuniversity teachergeologist
Kid Nichols
Kid Nichols
American baseball player (1869-1953)
1869 – 1953
baseball player
Irvine Lenroot
Irvine Lenroot
American politician (1869-1949)
1869 – 1949
politicianlawyerjudge
Walter Grauman
American director of stage shows, films and television shows (1922–2015)
1922 – 2015
film producertheatre directorfilm director
Carl R. Eklund
Carl R. Eklund
American ornithologist (1909–1962)
1909 – 1962
polar explorerexplorerornithologist
Mary Willis Walker
American writer (1942–2023)
1942 – 2023
novelistwriter
Gene Berce
Gene Berce
American basketball player (1926-2018)
1926 – 2018
basketball player
Emma Gillett
Emma Gillett
feminist law school teacher
1852 – 1927
feministjuristlawyer
George Bergstrom
George Bergstrom
American architect (1876–1955)
1876 – 1955
architect
Edith Kellman
American astronomer
1911 – 2007
astronomer
Arthur Davidson
Arthur Davidson
American motorcycle businessman (1881–1950)
1881 – 1950
businessperson
Eda Nemoede Casterton
American artist (1877-1969)
1877 – 1969
painterartist
Ryne Duren
Ryne Duren
American baseball player (1929-2011)
1929 – 2011
baseball player
Ruth Florence Allen
American botanist, phytopathologist and mycologist (1879-1963)
1879 – 1963
botanistmycologistphytopathologist
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Edgar Stillman Kelley
American composer, conductor, teacher, and writer on music
1857 – 1944
music criticjournalistorganist
Michael E. Burke
Michael E. Burke
American politician (1863-1918)
1863 – 1918
politicianlawyer
Merta Sterling
Merta Sterling
American actress (1883-1944)
1883 – 1944
film actoractor
Alice Faber Tryon
Alice Faber Tryon
American botanist (1920-2009)
1920 – 2009
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Laura Cornelius Kellogg
Laura Cornelius Kellogg
Native American activist
1880 – 1949
linguist
Russell Bassett
Russell Bassett
actor (1845-1918)
1845 – 1918
actor
Doane Robinson
Doane Robinson
American historian (1856–1946)
1856 – 1946
historianpoetlawyer
Mike O'Callaghan
Mike O'Callaghan
United States politician, Democrat, Governor of Nevada 1971–1979 (1929–2004)
1929 – 2004
governorpolitician
Emanuel L. Philipp
Emanuel L. Philipp
American railroad executive and politician from Wisconsin (1861-1925)
1861 – 1925
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
John William Byrnes
John William Byrnes
American politician (1913-1985)
1913 – 1985
politicianlawyer
Arthur Frank Mathews
American artist (1860-1945)
1860 – 1945
university teacherpainterarchitect
Kent Kennan
American composer (1913-2003)
1913 – 2003
music educatormusicologistmusic arranger
Fay Holderness
Fay Holderness
American actress (1881-1963)
1881 – 1963
stage actorfilm actoractor
Alva Adams
Alva Adams
American politician (1850-1922)
1850 – 1922
governorpolitician
M. Stanley Livingston
M. Stanley Livingston
U.S.-American physicist (1905–1986)
1905 – 1986
physicist
Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer
American botanist (1870-1942)
1870 – 1942
scientific collectorbotanical collectorbotanist
Mitzi Shore
Mitzi Shore
American comedy club owner
1930 – 2018
businessperson
Conrad Elvehjem
Conrad Elvehjem
American biochemist (1901-1962)
1901 – 1962
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
E. B. Babcock
American geneticist (1877-1954)
1877 – 1954
geneticistbotanist
Gerald Hiken
Gerald Hiken
American actor (1927-2021)
1927 – 2021
stage actoractor
Donn F. Draeger
martial artist (1922–1982)
1922 – 1982
judokamilitary officer
Joseph V. Quarles
Joseph V. Quarles
lawyer, politician, United States federal judge (1843-1911)
1843 – 1911
politicianlawyerjudge
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