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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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0143 BUSINESS

David J. Lesar

Born 1953

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0198 BUSINESS

Mary Burke

Born 1959

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0287 BUSINESS

Melissa Sargent

Born 1969

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0311 BUSINESS

Alexander Legge

1866 - 1933

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0358 BUSINESS

Burton E. Green

1868 - 1965

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0411 BUSINESS

Aaron Patzer

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0418 BUSINESS

Jeffrey Sprecher

Born 1956

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0457 BUSINESS

John Geisse

1920 - 1992

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0464 BUSINESS

John B. Pierce

1844 - 1917

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0481 BUSINESS

Shannon Zimmerman

Born 1972

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0495 BUSINESS

Richard E. Cross

1910 - 1996

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0498 BUSINESS

San W. Orr Jr.

1941 - 2014

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0541 BUSINESS

Maurice Nelles

Died 30

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0559 BUSINESS

Kim Taylor (entrepreneur)

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