Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 8 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert O. Cook
sound engineer (1903-1995)
1903 - 1995
audio engineerengineer
Fred R. Zimmerman
Fred R. Zimmerman
Governor of Wisconsin (1880-1954)
1880 - 1954
Esperantistgovernorpolitician
Richard Lamm
Richard Lamm
American politician (1935–2021)
1935 - 2021
university teacherjuristgovernor
Ole H. Olson
Ole H. Olson
American politician (1872–1954)
1872 - 1954
farmergovernorpolitician
Walter J. Kohler, Sr.
Walter J. Kohler, Sr.
American businessman and Wisconsin governor (1875-1940)
1875 - 1940
governorentrepreneurpolitician
Ned Hollister
American zoologist and botanical collector (1876 – 1924)
1876 - 1924
mammalogistzoologistnaturalist
Charles R. Van Hise
Charles R. Van Hise
American geologist (1857–1918)
1857 - 1918
university teachergeologist
Max Mason
Max Mason
American mathematician (1877–1961)
1877 - 1961
university teachermathematicianphysicist
John Dollard
American psychologist (1900-1980)
1900 - 1980
psychologist
Russell W. Peterson
Russell W. Peterson
American politician and chemist (1916-2011)
1916 - 2011
chemistgovernorpolitician
Jim Otto
Jim Otto
American football player (1938–2024)
1938 - 2024
American football playerbusinessperson
Florence Eliza Allen
American mathematician and women's suffrage activist
1876 - 1960
university teachermathematician
Jack Ritchie
Jack Ritchie
American writer (1922–1983)
1922 - 1983
prose writernovelistwriter
George L. Kelling
American criminologist (1935-2019)
1935 - 2019
criminologistsocial workersociologist
Russell Thorson
Russell Thorson
American actor (1906-1982)
1906 - 1982
television actoractor
Henry A. Cooper
Henry A. Cooper
American politician (1850–1931)
1850 - 1931
politicianlawyer
Tuffy Leemans
Tuffy Leemans
Player of American football (1912-1979)
1912 - 1979
American football player
Guila Bustabo
Guila Bustabo
American musician (1916–2002)
1916 - 2002
academic musicianviolinistmusician
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson
American astronomer (1912–2008)
1912 - 2008
university teacherastronomer
Harry Miller
Harry Miller
racecar driver (1875–1943)
1875 - 1943
automotive engineerbusinessperson
Gene Englund
Gene Englund
American basketball player (1917–1995)
1917 - 1995
basketball playerbasketball official
Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan
American journalist (1865–1947)
1865 - 1947
newspaperpersonnovelistjournalist
Magnus Wenninger
Magnus Wenninger
American mathematician, teacher, geometer (1919–2017)
1919 - 2017
Catholic priestmathematicianteacher
Lavelle Felton
Lavelle Felton
American basketball player (1979-2009)
1979 - 2009
basketball player
Jackie Cain
Jackie Cain
American singer (1928-2014)
1928 - 2014
jazz musicianmusiciansinger
William Frederick Meggers
William Frederick Meggers
American physicist (1888–1966)
1888 - 1966
physicist
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
American composer (1862–1946)
1862 - 1946
publishersinger-songwritercomposer
Edna Gladney
Edna Gladney
American activist (1886–1961)
1886 - 1961
activisthuman rights defender
Burr W. Jones
Burr W. Jones
American politician (1846–1935)
1846 - 1935
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
Dick Schulz
Dick Schulz
American basketball player (1917–1998)
1917 - 1998
basketball player
Robert Frederick Froehlke
Robert Frederick Froehlke
American businessman (1922-2016)
1922 - 2016
businesspersonlawyer
Gus Mercurio
American-Australian actor and boxer (1928-2010)
1928 - 2010
producerboxertelevision actor
Charlotte Zucker
American actress (1921–2007)
1921 - 2007
actor
John Friend Mahoney
John Friend Mahoney
American physician
1889 - 1957
physician
Scott Thorson
American showman (1959–2024)
1959 - 2024
showmanwriter
Howie Epstein
American musician (1955–2003)
1955 - 2003
musicianrecord producercomposer
George H. Hodges
George H. Hodges
American politician (1866-1947)
1866 - 1947
governorpoliticianmayor
Joseph D. Beck
Joseph D. Beck
American politician (1866-1936)
1866 - 1936
politicianbusinessperson
Frank Zeidler
Frank Zeidler
American politician (1912-2006)
1912 - 2006
primatorpolitician
Stan Fox
American racing driver (1952–2000)
1952 - 2000
racing automobile driverracing driver
Eugene Loring
American dancer and choreographer (1911-1982)
1911 - 1982
dancerchoreographeractor
Michael Burks
Michael Burks
American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1957–2012)
1957 - 2012
guitaristsongwritersinger
Anthony Cekada
American priest (1951-2020)
1951 - 2020
Catholic priest
Emma Helen Blair
American historian and journalist
1851 - 1911
journalisthistorianlibrarian
Edward E. Browne
Edward E. Browne
U.S. Representative from Wisconsin (1868-1945)
1868 - 1945
politicianlawyer
Marvin Panch
American racing driver (1926–2015)
1926 - 2015
racing automobile driverracing driver
Josiah Flynt
Josiah Flynt
American writer (1869–1907)
1869 - 1907
journalistnovelistdiarist
Ed Garvey
Ed Garvey
American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
1940 - 2017
trade unionistjuristlawyer
Gilbert Morgan Smith
American botanist (1885-1959)
1885 - 1959
scientific collectorphycologistbotanist
Lynne Cohen
Canadian and American photographer (1944-2014)
1944 - 2014
artistphotographer
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