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MADISON

Most Famous People Born in Madison, United States

Notable people
567
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1950
Most distinctive
Skater 9.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Madison during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Madison Is Known For

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Politician is Madison's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (73).

Madison over-indexes on skater — 9.5× the global rate.

Madison under-produces writer — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician73
  2. Football54
  3. Actor36
  4. Baseball33
  5. Lawyer28
  6. Hockey26
  7. Basket21
  8. Business14
  1. Skater139.5×
  2. Baseball335.1×
  3. Hockey263.9×
  4. Basket212.9×
  5. Lawyer282.8×
  6. Novelist62.7×
  7. Physicist62.5×
  8. Business142.5×
  1. Writer130.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Madison's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0046 COMIC

Frederick Burr Opper

1857 - 1937

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0087 WRITER

Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson

1858 - 1942

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0144 GOVERNOR

Charles N. Herreid

1857 - 1928

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0146 ASTRONOMER

George Comstock (astronomer)

1855 - 1934

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0175 POLITICIAN

Ernest W. Roberts

1858 - 1924

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0369 SOLDIER

Clinton Greaves

1855 - 1906

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0452 POLITICIAN

Eugene T. Wilson

1852 - 1925

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0502 POLITICIAN

Ole G. Kinney

1858 - 1922

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0538 POLITICIAN

Robert Joseph Wells

1856 - 1941

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0558 MISSING

Livingston C. Lord

1851 - 1933

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0565 PAINTER

Adeline Albright Wigand

1852 - 1944

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