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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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0013 WRITER

Alice Sebold

Born 1963

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0047 WRITER

Frederic Prokosch

1906 - 1989

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0087 WRITER

Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson

1858 - 1942

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0139 WRITER

Randy Paul Gage

Born 1959

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0202 WRITER

William F. Jasper

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0204 WRITER

James Byron Huggins

Born 1959

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0217 WRITER

Jessica Nelson North

1891 - 1988

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0270 WRITER

Anne-Marie O'Connor

Born 1959

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0329 WRITER

Irving D. Tressler

1908 - 1944

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0372 WRITER

Peter Duncan (écrivain)

1918 - 1994

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0419 WRITER

Cheryl Chapman

Born 1948

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0484 WRITER

Jean Blashfield Black

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0493 WRITER

John C. Hunton

1839 - 1928

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