Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

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

Ole H. Olson
Ole H. Olson
American politician (1872–1954)
1872 – 1954
farmergovernorpolitician
Abner Dalrymple
Abner Dalrymple
American baseball player (1857-1939)
1857 – 1939
baseball player
Ned Hollister
American zoologist and botanical collector (1876 – 1924)
1876 – 1924
mammalogistzoologistnaturalist
Max Mason
Max Mason
American mathematician (1877–1961)
1877 – 1961
university teachermathematicianphysicist
Charles R. Van Hise
Charles R. Van Hise
American geologist (1857–1918)
1857 – 1918
university teachergeologist
Russell W. Peterson
Russell W. Peterson
American politician and chemist (1916-2011)
1916 – 2011
chemistgovernorpolitician
Robert O. Cook
sound engineer (1903-1995)
1903 – 1995
audio engineerengineer
Florence Eliza Allen
American mathematician and women's suffrage activist
1876 – 1960
university teachermathematician
Linda Seger
American script consultant, author, seminar leader
1945 – 2026
authordocentwriter
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson
American astronomer (1912–2008)
1912 – 2008
university teacherastronomer
Henry A. Cooper
Henry A. Cooper
American politician (1850–1931)
1850 – 1931
politicianlawyer
Russell Thorson
Russell Thorson
American actor (1906-1982)
1906 – 1982
television actoractor
Tuffy Leemans
Tuffy Leemans
Player of American football (1912-1979)
1912 – 1979
American football player
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
Magnus Wenninger
Magnus Wenninger
American mathematician, teacher, geometer (1919–2017)
1919 – 2017
Catholic priestmathematicianteacher
Jackie Cain
Jackie Cain
American singer (1928-2014)
1928 – 2014
jazz musicianmusiciansinger
Lavelle Felton
Lavelle Felton
American basketball player (1979-2009)
1979 – 2009
basketball player
Gus Mercurio
American-Australian actor and boxer (1928-2010)
1928 – 2010
producerboxertelevision actor
Robert Frederick Froehlke
Robert Frederick Froehlke
American businessman (1922-2016)
1922 – 2016
businesspersonlawyer
Guila Bustabo
Guila Bustabo
American musician (1916–2002)
1916 – 2002
academic musicianviolinistmusician
Charlotte Zucker
American actress (1921–2007)
1921 – 2007
actor
Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan
American journalist (1865–1947)
1865 – 1947
newspaperpersonnovelistjournalist
Dick Holub
American basketball player and coach (1921-2009)
1921 – 2009
basketball coachbasketball player
Dick Schulz
Dick Schulz
American basketball player (1917–1998)
1917 – 1998
basketball player
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
American composer (1862–1946)
1862 – 1946
publishersinger-songwritercomposer
Caitlin O'Heaney
Caitlin O'Heaney
American actress
1952 – 2026
television actorfilm actoractor
William Frederick Meggers
William Frederick Meggers
American physicist (1888–1966)
1888 – 1966
physicist
Will Schaefer
American musician (1928–2007)
1928 – 2007
conductorcomposer
Edna Gladney
Edna Gladney
American activist (1886–1961)
1886 – 1961
activisthuman rights defender
Mark Gruenwald
Mark Gruenwald
American comic book writer (1953–1996)
1953 – 1996
comics writerpencillercomics artist
Burr W. Jones
Burr W. Jones
American politician (1846–1935)
1846 – 1935
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
Scott Johnson
American composer (1952–2023)
1952 – 2023
composer
John Friend Mahoney
John Friend Mahoney
American physician
1889 – 1957
physician
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
Eugene Loring
American dancer and choreographer (1911-1982)
1911 – 1982
dancerchoreographeractor
Frank Zeidler
Frank Zeidler
American politician (1912-2006)
1912 – 2006
primatorpolitician
Marvin Panch
American racing driver (1926–2015)
1926 – 2015
racing automobile driverracing driver
Michael Burks
Michael Burks
American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1957–2012)
1957 – 2012
guitaristsongwritersinger
Edward E. Browne
Edward E. Browne
U.S. Representative from Wisconsin (1868-1945)
1868 – 1945
politicianlawyer
Emma Helen Blair
American historian and journalist
1851 – 1911
journalisthistorianlibrarian
John Myhers
John Myhers
actor (1921-1992)
1921 – 1992
television actorstage actoractor
Newton N. Minow
Newton N. Minow
United States attorney and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
1926 – 2023
diplomatjuristlawyer
Lynne Cohen
Canadian and American photographer (1944-2014)
1944 – 2014
artistphotographer
Freddie Slack
Freddie Slack
American musician
1910 – 1965
musicianbandleaderpianist
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
Scott Thorson
American showman (1959–2024)
1959 – 2024
showmanwriter
Paul Weyrich
Paul Weyrich
American political activist (1942–2008)
1942 – 2008
journalistpolitician
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