Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

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

Luther Reed
Luther Reed
American film director and screenwrigter (1888-1961)
1888 - 1961
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Clement J. Zablocki
Clement J. Zablocki
Wisconsin politician (1912-1983)
1912 - 1983
organistchoir directorpolitician
Richard J. Sklba
Catholic bishop
1935 - 2024
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Joe Wolf
Joe Wolf
American basketball coach and former player (1964–2024)
1964 - 2024
basketball playerbasketball coach
Irvine Lenroot
Irvine Lenroot
American politician (1869-1949)
1869 - 1949
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Brom
Roman Catholic bishop (1938–2022)
1938 - 2022
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Earnest Hooton
American anthropologist (1887–1954)
1887 - 1954
paleoanthropologistprehistoriancriminologist
Glenn Yarbrough
Glenn Yarbrough
American folk singer (1930–2016)
1930 - 2016
guitaristsinger
William Warner
William Warner
American politician, Missouri (1840-1916)
1840 - 1916
politicianlawyer
James Bidgood
American photographer
1933 - 2022
film screenwriterdirectorfilm director
Vic Perrin
American actor (1916-1989)
1916 - 1989
television actorvoice actoractor
Theodore Wharton
Theodore Wharton
American film director (1875-1931)
1875 - 1931
film producerfilm directordirector
George Safford Parker
American businessman (1863-1937)
1863 - 1937
inventorentrepreneur
Edwin Chapin Starks
US ichthyologist (1867 - 1932)
1867 - 1932
ichthyologistzoologist
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
Lorine Niedecker
Lorine Niedecker
American poet
1903 - 1970
librettistcleanerlibrarian
Rasmus Bjørn Anderson
Rasmus Bjørn Anderson
American diplomat, translator, and scholar (1846–1936)
1846 - 1936
linguistphilologisttranslator
Otis B. Thayer
Otis B. Thayer
actor, Director
1862 - 1935
film directoractorscreenwriter
Abner Mikva
Abner Mikva
American politician, jurist and law professor (1926–2016)
1926 - 2016
university teacherjuristpolitician
William Bunge
American geographer (1928–2013)
1928 - 2013
university teachergeographereconomist
Carl R. Eklund
Carl R. Eklund
American ornithologist (1909–1962)
1909 - 1962
polar explorerexplorerornithologist
Bob Galvin
American businessman (1922–2011)
1922 - 2011
chief executive officerbusinessperson
Arthur Davidson
Arthur Davidson
American motorcycle businessman (1881–1950)
1881 - 1950
businessperson
Ryne Duren
Ryne Duren
American baseball player (1929-2011)
1929 - 2011
baseball player
Emma Gillett
Emma Gillett
feminist law school teacher
1852 - 1927
feministjuristlawyer
Eda Nemoede Casterton
American artist (1877-1969)
1877 - 1969
painterartist
George Bergstrom
George Bergstrom
American architect (1876–1955)
1876 - 1955
architect
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Edgar Stillman Kelley
American composer, conductor, teacher, and writer on music
1857 - 1944
music criticjournalistorganist
Laura Cornelius Kellogg
Laura Cornelius Kellogg
Native American activist
1880 - 1949
linguist
Mary Willis Walker
American writer (1942–2023)
1942 - 2023
novelistwriter
Merta Sterling
Merta Sterling
American actress (1883-1944)
1883 - 1944
film actoractor
Edith Kellman
American astronomer
1911 - 2007
astronomer
Michael E. Burke
Michael E. Burke
American politician (1863-1918)
1863 - 1918
politicianlawyer
Ruth Florence Allen
American botanist, phytopathologist and mycologist (1879-1963)
1879 - 1963
botanistmycologistphytopathologist
Mike O'Callaghan
Mike O'Callaghan
United States politician, Democrat, Governor of Nevada 1971–1979 (1929–2004)
1929 - 2004
governorpolitician
Russell Bassett
Russell Bassett
actor (1845-1918)
1845 - 1918
actor
Frederic Prokosch
Frederic Prokosch
American writer (1906–1989)
1908 - 1989
racquetball playerlinguistcritic
Doane Robinson
Doane Robinson
American historian (1856–1946)
1856 - 1946
historianpoetlawyer
Gene Berce
Gene Berce
American basketball player (1926-2018)
1926 - 2018
basketball player
Alice Faber Tryon
Alice Faber Tryon
American botanist (1920-2009)
1920 - 2009
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Emanuel L. Philipp
Emanuel L. Philipp
American railroad executive and politician from Wisconsin (1861-1925)
1861 - 1925
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
Arthur Frank Mathews
American artist (1860-1945)
1860 - 1945
university teacherpainterarchitect
John William Byrnes
John William Byrnes
American politician (1913-1985)
1913 - 1985
politicianlawyer
Alva Adams
Alva Adams
American politician (1850-1922)
1850 - 1922
governorpolitician
Fay Holderness
Fay Holderness
American actress (1881-1963)
1881 - 1963
stage actorfilm actoractor
Kent Kennan
American composer (1913-2003)
1913 - 2003
music educatormusicologistmusic arranger
Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer
American botanist (1870-1942)
1870 - 1942
scientific collectorbotanical collectorbotanist
Franklin Matthias
Franklin Matthias
American nuclear engineer (1908–1993)
1908 - 1993
civil engineerphysicist
Conrad Elvehjem
Conrad Elvehjem
American biochemist (1901-1962)
1901 - 1962
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
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