Biographical Records

Notable People from Wisconsin

1,531 notable figures born in Wisconsin, showing page 9 of 31, ranked by historical prominence.

Bob Carpenter
American basketball player (1917–1997)
1917 - 1997
basketball player
Ben L. Salomon
Ben L. Salomon
United States Army dentist, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor (1914-1944)
1914 - 1944
surgeonmilitary personneldentist
Raphael Michael Fliss
Catholic bishop (1930–2015)
1930 - 2015
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
1937 - 2012
recording artistjazz musiciansession musician
Earl F. Ziemke
American historian
1922 - 2007
university teachermilitary historianhistorian
Donald Hornig
American chemist, explosives expert, teacher and presidential science advisor (1920-2013)
1920 - 2013
chemist
William Whipple Warren
William Whipple Warren
historian, interpreter, and legislator in the Minnesota Territory
1825 - 1853
journalistauthortranslator
Margaret Farrow
Margaret Farrow
American politician
1934 - 2022
politician
Cy Howard
American screenwriter and film producer (1915-1993)
1915 - 1993
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
David Adler
American architect (1882-1949)
1882 - 1949
deltiologistarchitect
David Sturtevant Ruder
American lawyer
1929 - 2020
university teacherlawyer
Eugene Loring
American dancer and choreographer (1911-1982)
1911 - 1982
dancerchoreographeractor
Glen Selbo
Glen Selbo
American basketball player (1926–1995)
1926 - 1995
baseball playerbasketball player
William M. Treloar
William M. Treloar
American politician (1850-1935)
1850 - 1935
politiciancomposer
Frank Zeidler
Frank Zeidler
American politician (1912-2006)
1912 - 2006
primatorpolitician
Connie Clausen
Connie Clausen
American actress, author, literacy agent and spokesperson (1923-1997)
1923 - 1997
film actorliterary agentwriter
Eugene W. Chafin
Eugene W. Chafin
American politician (1852–1920)
1852 - 1920
politician
Helen Boatwright
American soprano singer (1916–2010)
1916 - 2010
music educatoropera singer
Lyman E. Barnes
Lyman E. Barnes
American politician (1855-1904)
1855 - 1904
politicianlawyer
Alonzo Cushing
Alonzo Cushing
Union Army soldier (1841-1863)
1841 - 1863
military personnel
Donald Edgar Tewes
Donald Edgar Tewes
American politician (1916-2012)
1916 - 2012
businesspersonpoliticianlawyer
John Hammill
John Hammill
American politician (1875-1936)
1875 - 1936
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Ted Kirkpatrick
Ted Kirkpatrick
American musician (1960–2022)
1960 - 2022
songwriterdrummercomposer
Freddie Slack
Freddie Slack
American musician
1910 - 1965
musicianbandleaderpianist
Marvin Panch
American racing driver (1926–2015)
1926 - 2015
racing automobile driverracing driver
Howie Epstein
American musician (1955–2003)
1955 - 2003
musicianrecord producercomposer
Gilbert Morgan Smith
American botanist (1885-1959)
1885 - 1959
scientific collectorphycologistbotanist
Doris Deane
Doris Deane
American actress (1900–1974)
1900 - 1974
film actoractor
Michael Burks
Michael Burks
American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1957–2012)
1957 - 2012
guitaristsongwritersinger
Scott Thorson
American showman (1959–2024)
1959 - 2024
showmanwriter
Stan Fox
American racing driver (1952–2000)
1952 - 2000
racing automobile driverracing driver
Clifford E. Randall
Clifford E. Randall
American politician (1876-1934)
1876 - 1934
politicianlawyerjudge
Ethel Wright
Ethel Wright
American actress (1884-1958)
1884 - 1958
actor
John Myhers
John Myhers
actor (1921-1992)
1921 - 1992
television actorstage actoractor
Ned R. Healy
Ned R. Healy
American politician (1905-1977)
1905 - 1977
politician
Charles N. Herreid
Charles N. Herreid
American politician (1857–1928)
1857 - 1928
advocatejuristgovernor
John E. Murdoch
American philosopher of science (1927–2010)
1927 - 2010
university teacherhistorian
John Friend Mahoney
John Friend Mahoney
American physician
1889 - 1957
physician
Newton N. Minow
Newton N. Minow
United States attorney and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
1926 - 2023
diplomatjuristlawyer
Elizabeth Peckham
Elizabeth Peckham
American teacher, taxonomist, ethologist, arachnologist, and entomologist
1854 - 1940
arachnologistentomologistteacher
Ed Garvey
Ed Garvey
American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
1940 - 2017
trade unionistjuristlawyer
Castello Newton Holford
Castello Newton Holford
American novelist
1845 - 1905
non-fiction writernovelist
Rita Gross
Rita Gross
American theologian (1943–2015)
1943 - 2015
religious studies scholarnon-fiction writertheologian
J. A. O. Preus I
J. A. O. Preus I
American politician (1883-1961)
1883 - 1961
governorjuristpolitician
Hildegarde
Hildegarde
American singer (1906–2005)
1906 - 2005
musicianentertainersinger
Paul Weyrich
Paul Weyrich
American political activist (1942–2008)
1942 - 2008
journalistpolitician
Ward Christensen
Ward Christensen
computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
1945 - 2024
programmer
Robert J. Havighurst
American chemist, physicist, and expert on human development and aging (1900–1991)
1900 - 1991
physicist
George Washington Blanchard
George Washington Blanchard
American politician (1884-1964)
1884 - 1964
politicianlawyer
Alexander Campbell Botkin
Alexander Campbell Botkin
American politician (1842–1905)
1842 - 1905
politicianlawyer
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