Here's a list of famous people who have ties to Wisconsin -- born, raised, died, educated, married, or jailed here.
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- Aaron, Hank - Baseball hall-of-famer, started w/ Milwaukee Braves (and EC Bluegolds)
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem - Basketball hall-of-famer, 1st draft choice of the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Abrahams, Jim - Director
- Alaimo, Marc - Actor
- Allen, Carl - Drummer
- Ambrose, Stephen - Historian, raised in Whitewater, earned his Ph.D. from UW-Madison.
- Ameche, Don - Actor
- Ames, Aldrich - Traitor
- Anderson, ken - Professional wrestler
- Aspin, Les - Congressman and Secretary of Defense
- Bardeen, John - Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- Barrett, Thomas - Congressman and Mayor of Milwaukee
- Behring, Ken - Former Seattle Seahawks owner
- Bembenek, Lawrencia - Convicted murderer
- Benet, Eric - R&B singer; was married to Halle Berry
- Bennett, Michael - Football player
- Bentley, Lamont - Actor
- Berigan, Bunny - Musician
- Blaine, John J. - Governor and U.S. Senator
- BoDeans - Rock Group
- Bong, Richard - World War II pilot
- Bradley, John - Iwo Jima flag-raiser. Born in Antigo, grew up in Appleton.
- Bremer, Arthur - Would-be assassin of George Wallace
- Bryant, Felice - Songwriter
- Butler, Caron - Basketball player
- Caliendo, Frank - Comedian
- Chapman Catt, Carrie - Feminist
- Chapman Andrews, Roy - Naturalist
- Cheney, Dick - The 46th U.S. Vice President studied at UW Madison.
- Chiao, Leroy - Astronaut
- Clark, Laurel - Astronaut from Racine. Died in space shuttle Columbia disaster in Feb 2003.
- Commodore, Chester - Cartoonist
- Corby, Ellen - Actress
- Cray, Seymour - Computer designer
- Cudahy, John - Industrialist
- Cudahy, Michael - Entrepreneur
- Cudahy, Patrick -
- Dafoe, Willem - Actor
- Dahmer, Jeffrey - Serial killer
- Daly, Tyne - Actress
- Derleth, August - Writer
- Dixon, Jeane - Psychic
- Dohrn, Bernardine - Activist
- Duffy, Ryan F. - U.S. Senator
- Eagleburger, Lawrence - Secretary of State
- Farley, Chris - Comedian, actor
- Farragut Twining, Nathan, - U.S. Air Force general
- Favre, Brett - Former Green Bay Packer Quarterback (4)
- Feingold, Russ - U.S. Senator, McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act
- Fiala, Art - World War I
- Gale, Zona - Writer
- Garbage - Rock Group
- Garland, Hamlin - Novelist, biographer, short-story writer and poet
- Gein, Ed - Serial killer whose crime influenced characters in Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs.
- Gillette, King C. - Industrialist
- Graffin, Greg - Singer
- Graham, Heather - Actress
- Gullikson, Tim - Tennis player
- Hall, Deidre - Actress
- Harris, Devin - Basketball player
- Hasenfus, Eugene - CIA cargo handler
- Heiden, Beth - Speedskater and cyclist
- Heiden, Eric - Athlete
- Herber, Arnie - Football player
- Herman, Woody - Musician
- Hickok, Lorena - Eleanor Roosevelt friend, helped w/ fact-finding in the New Deal
- Hildegarde - Cabaret singer
- Hirsch, Elroy - Athlete
- Vandenberg, Hoyt - U.S. Air Force general
- Hulce, Tom - Actor
- Husting, Paul O. - U.S. Senator
- Ingalls Wilder, Laura - Writer
- Jansen, Dan - Speedskater
- Jarreau, Al - Award winning jazz singer
- Kaczmarek, Jane - Actress; Malcolm in the Middle.
- Kaelin, Kato - O.J.'s houseguest
- Kasten, Bob - U.S. Senator
- Katz, Phil - Computer programmer
- Kazmaier, Bill - Powerlifter
- Kennan, George F. - Diplomat
- Kenseth, Matt - NASCAR driver
- King, Pee Wee - Musician
- Kinney, Kathy - Actress
- Knipfel, Jim - Writer
- Kohl, Herb - U.S. Senator and sports-franchise owner
- Kohler, Herbert - Business executive
- Kovic, Ron - Writer
- Kuenn, Harvey - Baseball player and manager
- Kulwicki, Alan - NASCAR driver
- La Follette, Robert M. Sr. - Congressman, Governor and U.S. Senator
- La Follette, Robert M. Jr. - U.S. Senator
- Laird, Melvin - Congressman and Secretary of Defense
- Lambeau, Curly - Football player and coach
- Landis, Carole - Actor
- Lee, Mark C. - Astronaut
- Lenroot, Irvine - U.S. Senator
- Liberace - Musician
- Lloyd Wright, Frank - Architect
- Loomis, Orland Steen - Governor-elect of Wisconsin
- Losey, Joseph - Director
- Lovell, Jim - Astronaut Apollo 8, Apollo 11, Apollo 13 (See Apollo 13 movie.)
- Ludden, Allen - Gameshow host
- Lunt, Alfred - Actor
- March, Fredric - Actor
- Mason, Jackie - Comedian
- McCarthy, Joseph - U.S. Senator
- Menard, John - Business Executive
- Miller, Steve - Musician
- Mitchell, Billy - U.S. general, aviation
- Mitchell, John - Congressman, U.S. Senator
- Mitscher, Marc - World War II admiral
- Muir, John - Environmentalist
- Murphy, Bridey - Alleged previous life
- Nelson, Gaylord - Governor, U.S. Senator, founder of Earth Day. Born in Clear Lake.
- Nelson North, Jessica, writer
- North, Sterling Writer
- Noth, Chris - Actor
- O'Brien, Pat - Actor
- O'Keeffe, Georgia - Artist
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Pabst, Frederick - Brewing magnate of Pabst Brewing Company.
- Paul, Les - Musician
- Pietz, Amy - Actress
- Pilson, Jeff - Musician
- Poage, George - Athlete
- Quarles, Joseph V. - U.S. Senator
- Rae, Charlotte - Actress
- Raskin, Ellen - Writer and illustrator
- Ray, Nicholas - Director
- Redcloud, Mitchell - Korean War Medal of Honor recipient
- Rehnquist, William - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice (Shorewood)
- Rowland, Pants - Baseball manager
- Rowlands, Gena - Actor
- Ruffalo, Mark - Actor
- Schickel, Richard - Critic
- Richards, William A. - Wyoming Governor
- Rock, Andrew - Track
- Selig, Bud - Baseball commissioner
- Shalhoub, Tony - Actor
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Simak, Clifford D. - Writer
- Simon, Herbert - Economist and computer scientist
- Slayton, Deke - Astronaut
- Smith, Kurtwood - Red Forman on "That '70s Show"
- Snyder, Tom - Talkshow host
- Sprewell, Latrell - Basketball player
- Stecker, Aaron - Football player
- Stubblefield, Clyde - Drummer
- Stuermer, Daryl - Guitarist
- Stupak, Bart - Michigan Congressman
- Szmanda, Eric - Actor
- Tauscher, Mark - Football player
- Thompson, Tommy - Governor and U.S. Health Secretary
- Toland, John - Writer
- Tracy, Spencer - Actor
- Trickle, Dick - Racecar Driver
- Tyler, Judy - Actress
- Uecker, Bob - Actor and sports commentator
- Van Exel, Nick - Basketball player
- Van Susteren, Greta - Commentator
- Veblen, Thorstein - Sociologist and economist
- Vig, Butch - Musician and producer
- Violent Femmes - Rock Group
- Webster, Mike - Football player
- Welles, Orson - Director
- Weyrich, Paul - Commentator
- Wheeler Wilcox, Ella - Writer and poet
- Whitford, Bradley - Actor
- Wickman, Bob - Baseball player
- Wiedlin, Jane - Musician
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Wilder, Gene - Actor
- Wilder, Thornton - Writer
- Wiley, Alexander - U.S. Senator
- Williams, Jeffrey - Astronaut from Winter, Wisconsin.
- Winfrey, Oprah - Talk show host
- Wopat, Tom - Actor
- Zucker, David - Director
- Zucker, Jerry - Director
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Famous People from Wisconsin, at some point
