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 A pronunciation guide for everything Wisconsin. (And by the way, please slap anyone who says WESconsin!)  Famous People from Wisconsin, at some point |
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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, writer 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 ownerBembenek, Lawrencia, convicted murderer Benét, 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 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 Chiao, Leroy, astronaut Clark, Laurel Astronaut. Died in space shuttle Columbia disaster in Feb 2003. 
Commodore, Chester, cartoonistCorby, Ellen, actress Cray, Seymour, computer designer Cudahy, John, industrialist Cudahy, Michael, entrepreneur 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 Feingold, Russ: U.S. Senator, McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act Fiala, Art, World War I Gale, Zona, writer GarbageRock Group Garland, Hamlin novelist, biographer, short-story writer and poet Gein, Ed, serial killer 
Gillette, King C., industrialistGraffin, 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, actorHusting, 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, married to West Wing actor (and Madison native) Bradley Whitford. 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, actorMason, 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, Enviromentalist Murphy, Bridey, alleged previous life Nelson, Gaylord, Governor and U.S. Senator Nelson North, Jessica, writer North, Sterling, writer Noth, Chris, actor O'Brien, Pat, actor O'Keeffe, Georgia, artist 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, actorRuffalo, Mark, actor Schickel, Richard, critic Richards, William A., Wyoming Governor Rock, Andrew, track Selig, Bud, baseball commissioner Shalhoub, Tony, actor Simak, Clifford D., writer Simon, Herbert, economist and computer scientist Slayton, Deke, astronaut Smith, Kurtwood, Red Forman on "That '70s Show" 
Snyder, Tom, talkshow hostSprewell, Latrell, basketball player Stecker, Aaron, football player Steve Miller Band Rock Group 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 Van Susteren, Greta, commentator Tracy, Spencer, actor Trickle, Dick Racecar Driver Tyler, Judy, actress Uecker, Bob, actor and sports commentator Van Exel, Nick, basketball player 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 
Wilder, Gene, actorWilder, Thornton, writer Wiley, Alexander, U.S. Senator Williams, Jeffrey Astronaut from Winter, Wisconsin. More info Winfrey, Oprah, Talk show host Wopat, Tom, actor Zucker, David, director Zucker, Jerry, director |
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