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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 80 notable births.

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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0089 POLITICIAN

Theodore Christianson

1883 - 1948

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0093 MANAGER

Noah Dietrich

1889 - 1982

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0162 ATHLETIC

Clare Jacobs

1886 - 1971

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0206 POLITICIAN

Charles R. Robertson

1889 - 1951

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0250 ACTIVIST

Fola La Follette

1882 - 1970

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0362 FOOTBALL

Alfred L. Buser

1888 - 1956

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0382 BASEBALL

Ed Barry (baseball)

1882 - 1920

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0424 LAWYER

Timothy Brown (judge)

1889 - 1977

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0444 LAWYER

Ashton Dovell

1885 - 1949

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0461 BASEBALL

Ben Demott

1889 - 1963

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0532 BASEBALL

Bill Lindsay (baseball)

1881 - 1963

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