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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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0041 SINGER

Hasil Adkins

1937 - 2005

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0042 ENGINEER

Bradford Parkinson

Born 1935

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0048 POLITICIAN

Richard Lamm

Born 1935

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0098 ACADEMIC

John M. Dillon

Born 1939

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0119 HISTORIAN

James Wright (historian)

Born 1939

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0123 HISTORIAN

Alfred E. Senn

1932 - 2016

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0128 BASKET

Tom Nissalke

1932 - 2019

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0137 OLYMPIC

Peter Barrett (sailor)

1935 - 2000

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0147 SONGWRITER

Billy Edd Wheeler

Born 1932

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0148 MUSIC

John Dalley

Born 1935

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0165 NOVELIST

Virginia Lanier

1930 - 2003

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0181 NOVELIST

Raymond Andrews

1934 - 1991

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0205 PAINTER

Benny Andrews

1930 - 2006

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0210 PHYSICIST

David E. Aspnes

Born 1939

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0296 ACTOR

Lane Bradbury

Born 1938

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0327 TRANSLATOR

Helen Weaver

Born 1931

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0332 BASEBALL

Dale Hackbart

Born 1938

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0335 SCHOLAR

Eugene H. Merrill (academic)

Born 1934

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0365 BASEBALL

Corky Withrow

Born 1937

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0371 ECOLOGIST

Lincoln Brower

1931 - 2018

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0482 BASEBALL

John Braun

1939 - 2011

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0501 FOOTBALL

Dan Lanphear

1938 - 2018

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0507 OFFICER

Ronald J. Kurth

1931 - 2020

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0515 POLITICIAN

Carolyn Nelson (politician)

Born 1937

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0518 ROCK

Otto Friedli

1931 - 2008

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0519 LIEUTENANT

Johnnie H. Corns

1936 - 2020

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0521 BASEBALL

Shirley Stovroff

1931 - 1994

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0530 POLITICIAN

Jerome B. Lammers

Born 1937

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0564 PHYSICIST

Rogers H. Stolen

Born 1937

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