List of people from Wisconsin

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This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The person's hometown is in parentheses.

Contents

Art and literature

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Alter Esselin Alter-esselin-wikipedia.jpg
Alter Esselin
E. Gary Gygax Gary Gygax Gen Con 2007.JPG
E. Gary Gygax
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Ron Kovic
Georgia O'Keeffe Georgiaokeefe.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls Wilder.jpg
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright portrait.jpg
Frank Lloyd Wright

Business

Carol Bartz Carol Bartz.jpg
Carol Bartz
Edward L. Doheny Edward L. Doheny.jpg
Edward L. Doheny
King C. Gillette King C. Gillette.jpg
King C. Gillette
William S. Harley William Sylvester Harley.jpg
William S. Harley

Brewing

Education

A. Starker Leopold A. Starker Leopold.jpg
A. Starker Leopold
Luna Leopold Dr Luna B Leopold.jpg
Luna Leopold
Margarethe Schurz Margarethe Schurz.jpg
Margarethe Schurz

Entertainment

Film and theatre

Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe 2014 (cropped).jpg
Willem Dafoe
Heather Graham HeatherGrahamByDimitriSarantis2011.jpg
Heather Graham
Harry Houdini Harry Houdini-b.jpg
Harry Houdini
Fredric March FredricMarch1939.jpg
Fredric March
Mark Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo in 2017 by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Mark Ruffalo
Spencer Tracy Spencer tracy sea of grass.jpg
Spencer Tracy
Orson Welles Orson Welles 1937.jpg
Orson Welles
Gene Wilder GeneWilderMay07.jpg
Gene Wilder
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Television

Rachel Brosnahan Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane (53817352801) (cropped).jpg
Rachel Brosnahan
Gary Burghoff GaryBurghoff03.jpg
Gary Burghoff
Tyne Daly Tyne Daly at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
Tyne Daly
Nancy Dickerson Nancy Dickerson.jpg
Nancy Dickerson
Bradley Whitford Bradleywhitford.jpg
Bradley Whitford
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NZ

Comedy

Music

History

George Mosse George L Mosse.jpg
George Mosse

Military

Fred Ascani MGen Fred J. Ascani USAF.jpg
Fred Ascani
Richard Bong Richard Bong photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg
Richard Bong
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James H. Flatley Lt James H Flatley.jpg
James H. Flatley
Amos Fries Amos Fries.jpg
Amos Fries
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Albert W. Grant
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Jay L. Johnson Admiral Jay Johnson, official military photo.JPEG
Jay L. Johnson
James Benjamin Lampert James Benjamin Lampert.JPG
James Benjamin Lampert
William D. Leahy William Leahy cropped.jpg
William D. Leahy
MO
Arthur MacArthur Jr. Arthur MacArthur Jr.jpg
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Douglas MacArthur MacArthur Manila.jpg
Douglas MacArthur
Charles C. McDonald General Charles C. McDonald, USAF (uncovered).jpg
Charles C. McDonald
Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell.jpg
Billy Mitchell
Marc Mitscher Marc Mitscher.jpg
Marc Mitscher
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Nathan Farragut Twining Nathan Twining 02.jpg
Nathan Farragut Twining
Hoyt Vandenberg Hoyt S Vandenberg.jpg
Hoyt Vandenberg
Elmo Zumwalt Elmo Zumwalt.jpg
Elmo Zumwalt

Nobel laureates

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John Bardeen

Politics and activism

Stacey Abrams Stacey Abrams by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Stacey Abrams
Les Aspin Les Aspin speaks aboard USS Roosevelt, 1993.jpg
Les Aspin
Tammy Baldwin SenTammyBaldwin (1).jpg
Tammy Baldwin
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CE
Charles G. Dawes Chas G Dawes-H&E.jpg
Charles G. Dawes
Ada Deer Ada E. Deer.jpg
Ada Deer
FI
Russ Feingold Senator Russ Feingold.jpg
Russ Feingold
Ezekiel Gillespie Ezekiel Gillespie, c. 1850.jpg
Ezekiel Gillespie
Timothy O. Howe Timothy O. Howe - Brady-Handy.jpg
Timothy O. Howe
JL
George F. Kennan George F. Kennan 1947.jpg
George F. Kennan
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Robert La Follette Sr.jpg
Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Mel Laird Melvin Laird official photo.JPEG
Mel Laird
MO
Joseph McCarthy Joseph McCarthy.jpg
Joseph McCarthy
Golda Meir Golda Meir 03265u.jpg
Golda Meir
Gaylord Nelson GaylordNelson.jpg
Gaylord Nelson
PS
Vel Phillips Vel Phillips at March on Milwaukee - 2007.jpg
Vel Phillips
William Rehnquist William Rehnquist.jpg
William Rehnquist
Paul Ryan Paul Ryan official photo.jpg
Paul Ryan
TZ
Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson.jpg
Tommy Thompson
Frances Willard Frances Willard.jpg
Frances Willard
William Freeman Vilas Vilas2.jpg
William Freeman Vilas

Religion

Stuart E. Barstad StuartEBarstad.jpg
Stuart E. Barstad
Raymond Leo Burke Raymond Cardinal Burke.jpg
Raymond Leo Burke
Franz Pieper FranzAugustOttoPieper.jpg
Franz Pieper

Science, including medicine

Roy Chapman Andrews Roy Chapman Andrews, 1913.jpg
Roy Chapman Andrews
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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
John Benjamin Murphy 19121018 John B. Murphy cropped.png
John Benjamin Murphy

Space exploration

Jim Lovell James Lovell.jpg
Jim Lovell

Sports

Kenny Bednarek Kenneth Bednarek Oregon 2022 (cropped).jpg
Kenny Bednarek
Ken Behring Ken Behring, US Senate.JPG
Ken Behring
Pat Bowlen Pat Bowlen.JPG
Pat Bowlen
Caron Butler Caron Butler.JPG
Caron Butler
Suzy Favor-Hamilton Suzy Favor Hamilton (cropped).jpg
Suzy Favor-Hamilton
Eric Heiden Eric Heiden at 2006 Winter Olympics 2006-02-11.jpg
Eric Heiden
Natisha Hiedeman Natisha Hiedeman Lynx 2024.jpg
Natisha Hiedeman
Dan Jansen Jansen Dan,portret (2).JPG
Dan Jansen
Addie Joss Addie Joss 1910.jpg
Addie Joss
Colin Kaepernick Colin Kaepernick - San Francisco vs Green Bay 2012.jpg
Colin Kaepernick
Phil Kessel Phil Kessel smiles for the crowd Toronto Ontario 2010.jpg
Phil Kessel
Curly Lambeau CurlyLambeauNotreDame.jpg
Curly Lambeau
Rose Namajunas Rose Namajunas.jpg
Rose Namajunas
Jim Otto Jim Otto 60-74.JPG
Jim Otto
Danica Patrick Danica Patrick 2008 Indy 500 Pole Day.jpg
Danica Patrick
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Notorious and infamous Wisconsinites

Bernadine Dohrn Bernardine Dohrn NLN.jpg
Bernadine Dohrn
Charles J. Guiteau Charles J Guiteau.jpg
Charles J. Guiteau

Fictional characters

Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan and Babe statues Bemidji Minnesota crop.JPG
Paul Bunyan

See also

By educational institution affiliation
By location

References

  1. Walter B. Wriston Archives, Biography
  2. US Department of State (1950). Register.