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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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0009 NOVELIST

Patrick Rothfuss

Born 1973

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0017 ACTOR

Andrea Anders

Born 1975

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0028 POLITICIAN

Stacey Abrams

Born 1973

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0034 RAPPER

Brother Ali

Born 1977

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0050 SKATER

Casey FitzRandolph

Born 1975

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0051 DRUMMER

Scott Phillips (musician)

Born 1973

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0066 ACTOR

Chris Tallman

Born 1970

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0073 ACTOR

Tate Ellington

Born 1979

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0095 BASKET

Maurice Baker

Born 1979

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0113 SCREENWRITER

J. D. Walsh (actor)

Born 1974

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0118 CURLER

Erika Brown

Born 1973

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0132 ACTOR

Sarayu Rao

Born 1975

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0182 HOCKEY

Alex Brooks

Born 1976

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0196 NOVELIST

Greg Olear

Born 1972

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0207 FILM

Matt Sloan (voice actor)

Born 1973

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0208 PLAYER

Jeff Nygaard

Born 1972

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0212 BASKET

Shaka Smart

Born 1977

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0218 HOCKEY

Barry Richter

Born 1970

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0228 CURLER

Craig Brown (curler)

Born 1975

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0232 SKI

Kurt Stein

Born 1970

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0237 SINGER

INOJ

Born 1976

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0241 FOOTBALL

Jules Boykoff

Born 1970

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0244 JOURNALIST

Gideon Yago

Born 1978

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0248 PRODUCER

Leo Sidran

Born 1976

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0260 LAWYER

Leslie Joyce Abrams

Born 1974

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0268 SINGER

Nick Hexum

Born 1971

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0277 ACTOR

Aaron Yonda

Born 1973

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0280 SINGER

Graham Lindsey

Born 1978

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0288 ARTIST

Andrew Swant

Born 1976

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0307 CLIMATOLOGIST

Kim Cobb

Born 1974

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0316 MUSIC

Josh Portman

Born 1979

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0324 ADVOCATE

Jeff Erlanger

1970 - 2007

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0328 COACH

Rod Carey

Born 1971

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0330 SPORT

Dave Pasch

Born 1972

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0342 MUSIC

Chris Broach

Born 1976

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0344 SKIER

Jeremy Nobis

Born 1970

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0353 POET

Stephen Roger Powers

Born 1974

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0367 POLITICIAN

Steve Stadelman

Born 1976

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0381 POLITICIAN

Dianne Hesselbein

Born 1971

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0405 LAWYER

Mark Radcliffe (politician)

Born 1971

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0428 HOCKEY

Steffon Walby

Born 1972

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0436 FOOTBALL

Donnel Thompson

Born 1978

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0438 FILM

Zachary Mortensen

Born 1972

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0451 POLITICIAN

Jason Crow

Born 1979

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0469 SCREENWRITER

Derek Kolstad

Born 1974

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0474 MUSIC

Carl Maguire

Born 1970

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0481 BUSINESS

Shannon Zimmerman

Born 1972

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0497 GENETICIST

Andrew Kasarskis

Born 1972

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0508 JOURNALIST

Matt Peckham

Born 1972

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0512 FOOTBALL

Troy Kopp

Born 1971

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0514 ROWER

Chris Sahs

Born 1970

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