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Famous People from Wisconsin
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
Baldwin, Tammy
(
Madison
)
The first openly gay U.S. senator
Bremer, Arthur
(
Milwaukee
)
The loner who shot George Wallace in 1972
Dafoe, Willem
(
Appleton
)
The Green Goblin in the 2002 movie
Spider-Man
Dahmer, Jeffrey
(
Milwaukee
)
The "Milwaukee Cannibal" serial killer
Dixon, Jeane
(
Medford
)
Popular astrologer and psychic
Farley, Chris
(
Madison
)
Star of TV's
Saturday Night Live
Fitzgerald, Edmund
(
Milwaukee
)
The namesake of the ship that sank on Lake Superior in 1975
Gein, Ed
(
La Crosse
)
Wisconsin killer who inspired the movie
Psycho
Gillette, King Camp
(
Fond du Lac
)
Inventor of the disposable safety razor
Graham, Heather
(
Milwaukee
)
Rollergirl in the 1997 movie
Boogie Nights
Jarreau, Al
(
Milwaukee
)
The singer of "We're in This Love Together"
Kaelin, Kato
(
Milwaukee
)
The houseguest who testified at the O.J. Simpson murder trial
Kaepernick, Colin
(
Milwaukee
)
The NFL quarterback who kneeled to protest racial injustice
Kaeppeler, Laura
(
Kenosha
)
Miss America 2012
Liberace
(
West Allis
)
The glitzy and popular pianist of the 1950s
Mayer, Marissa
(
Wausau
)
The early Google employee who became CEO of Yahoo in 2012
McCarthy, Joseph
(
Grand Chute
)
Communist-hating senator and namesake of "McCarthyism"
Murphy, Bridey
(
Madison
)
Hypnotic regression celebrity of the 1950s
Noth, Chris
(
Madison
)
Detective Mike Logan on TV's
Law & Order
O'Keeffe, Georgia
(
Sun Prairie
)
American artist who painted flowers and cow skulls
Patrick, Danica
(
Beloit
)
The woman driver who finished fourth in the 2005 Indy 500
Paul, Les
(
Waukesha
)
Inventor of the solid-body electric guitar
Ray, Nicholas
(
Galesville
)
The director of the movie
Rebel Without A Cause
Rehnquist, William
(
Milwaukee
)
16th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Ruffalo, Mark
(
Kenosha
)
The star of
You Can Count on Me
and
Just Like Heaven
Ryan, Paul
(
Janesville
)
U.S. Speaker of the House, 2015-2019
Shalhoub, Tony
(
Green Bay
)
Star of TV's
Monk
Slayton, Donald K. "Deke"
(
Sparta
)
The 'Original Seven' astronaut who later flew Apollo-Soyuz
Snyder, Zack
(
Green Bay
)
The director of '300' and 'Man of Steel'
Straub, Peter
(
Milwaukee
)
The author of
Ghost Story
Tracy, Spencer
(
Milwaukee
)
Crusty Hollywood legend who was in
Boys Town
Van Susteren, Greta
(
Appleton
)
Host of the Fox News show
On The Record
from 2002-16
Vernon, Justin
(
Eau Claire
)
The indie musician behind the band Bon Iver
Vinge, Vernor
(
Waukesha
)
Hugo-winning author of
A Fire Upon the Deep
Welles, Orson
(
Kenosha
)
The man who made
Citizen Kane
Wilder, Gene
(
Milwaukee
)
Frizzy-haired star of
Blazing Saddles
and
Young Frankenstein
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
(
Pepin County
)
Author of the
Little House on the Prairie
books
Wright, Frank Lloyd
(
Richland Center
)
Influential American architect
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