List of Famous people born in Wisconsin, United States of America

Vinnie Ream

First Name Vinnie
Born on September 25, 1847
Died on January 12, 1914 (aged 66)

Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.

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Frank Olson

First Name Frank
Last Name Olson
Born on July 17, 1910
Died on November 28, 1953 (aged 43)

Frank Rudolph Emmanuel Olson was an American bacteriologist, biological warfare scientist, and an employee of the United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories (USBWL) who worked at Camp Detrick in Maryland. At a meeting in rural Maryland, he was covertly dosed with LSD by his colleague Sidney Gottlieb and, nine days later, plunged to his death from the window of the Hotel Statler. The U.S. government first described his death as a suicide, and then as misadventure, while others allege murder. The Rockefeller Commission report on the CIA in 1975 acknowledged their having conducted drug studies.

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Dennis Morgan

First Name Dennis
Last Name Morgan
Born on December 20, 1908
Died on September 7, 1994 (aged 85)

Dennis Morgan was an American actor-singer. He used the acting pseudonym Richard Stanley before adopting the name under which he gained his greatest fame.

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Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss
First Name Les
Born on June 9, 1915
Died on August 12, 2009 (aged 94)

Lester William Polsfuss, known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul. Paul taught himself how to play guitar, and while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in country music. He is credited with many recording innovations. His early experiments with overdubbing, delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention.

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Nancy Zieman

First Name Nancy
Last Name Zieman
Born on June 21, 1953
Died on November 14, 2017 (aged 64)

Nancy L. Zieman was an American author and designer widely known as the host of the television show Sewing with Nancy.

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Tyrese Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton is an American basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he plays the point guard position.

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Arthur J. Jones

First Name Arthur
Last Name Jones
Born on January 1, 1948 (age 78)

Arthur Joseph Jones is an American neo-Nazi and perennial candidate. After running unopposed in the primary election, he was the Republican candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in the November 2018 midterm elections, losing to Democrat Dan Lipinski.

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Marcus Raskin

First Name Marcus
Last Name Raskin
Born on April 30, 1934
Died on December 24, 2017 (aged 83)

Marcus Goodman Raskin was an American social critic, political activist, author, and philosopher, working for progressive social change in the United States.

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Beth Moore

First Name Beth
Last Name Moore
Born on June 16, 1957 (age 68)

Wanda Elizabeth "Beth" Moore is an American evangelist, author, and Word of Faith Bible teacher. She is the founder of Living Proof Ministries, a Bible-based organization for women based in Houston, Texas. The ministry focuses on aiding women who desire to model their lives on evangelical Christian principles.

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Latrell Sprewell

Latrell Fontaine Sprewell is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. During his basketball career, Sprewell received four NBA All-Star selections and an All-NBA First Team selection; he also helped lead the Knicks reach the 1999 NBA Finals and the Timberwolves to the 2004 Western Conference finals. Despite Sprewell's accomplishments, his career was overshadowed by a 1997 incident in which he choked then-Warriors coach P. J. Carlesimo during practice, which ultimately resulted in a 68-game suspension.

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