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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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0018 INVENTOR

Charles Martin Hall

1863 - 1914

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0057 BASEBALL

Kid Nichols

1869 - 1953

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0116 ACTOR

Charles Willis Lane

1869 - 1945

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0189 POLITICIAN

Albert G. Schmedeman

1864 - 1946

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0191 LAWYER

George Rublee

1868 - 1957

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0220 LAWYER

Edward Swann

1862 - 1945

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0311 BUSINESS

Alexander Legge

1866 - 1933

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0334 PHYSICIST

Clement D. Child

1868 - 1933

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0358 BUSINESS

Burton E. Green

1868 - 1965

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0417 INDUSTRIALIST

George Gordon Crawford

1869 - 1936

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