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

Pat Bowlen

First Name Pat
Last Name Bowlen
Born on February 18, 1944
Died on June 13, 2019 (aged 75)

Patrick Dennis Bowlen was the American majority owner of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). The Bowlen family, including his two brothers John Bowlen and Bill Bowlen, and sister Marybeth Bowlen, purchased the team from Edgar Kaiser in 1984. Bowlen served as the Broncos CEO from his purchase of the club in 1984 until July 2014, when he stepped down as Broncos' CEO due to the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease.

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Christopher Paul Gardner
First Name Louis
Last Name Mother
Born on February 9, 1954 (age 72)

Christopher Paul Gardner is an American businessman and motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stock broker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co in 1987. In 2006, Gardner sold his minority stake in the firm and published a memoir. That book was made into the motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith.

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Peter Weller

First Name Peter
Last Name Weller
Born on June 24, 1947 (age 78)
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Peter Frederick Weller is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian.

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Mike Webster

First Name Mike
Last Name Webster
Born on March 18, 1952
Died on September 24, 2002 (aged 50)

Michael Lewis Webster was an American professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1990 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, class of 1997. Nicknamed "Iron Mike", Webster anchored the Steelers' offensive line during much of their run of four Super Bowl victories from 1974 to 1979 and is considered by many as the greatest center in NFL history.

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Mark Proksch

First Name Mark
Last Name Proksch
Born on July 19, 1978 (age 47)

Mark Edward Proksch is an American comedian and character actor. He is best known for acting in the television series The Office, Better Call Saul and What We Do in the Shadows and as a fictionalized version of himself in the On Cinema universe.

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Bob Uecker

Robert George Uecker

Robert George Uecker is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and current sportscaster, comedian, and actor.

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Jidenna

Jidenna Theodore Mobisson
Born on May 4, 1985 (age 40)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, better known mononymously as Jidenna, is a Nigerian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 2015, Jidenna released two singles, "Classic Man" and "Yoga", promoting Janelle Monáe's label Wondaland Records' compilation EP The Eephus with Epic Records. His debut album, The Chief was released on February 17, 2017 and peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200.

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Kato Kaelin

First Name Kato
Last Name Kaelin
Born on March 9, 1959 (age 67)

Brian Gerard Kaelin, known as Kato Kaelin, is an American actor, radio and television personality who was a witness in the O.J. Simpson murder case.

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Stephen F. Hayes

First Name Stephen
Last Name Hayes
Born on January 1, 1974 (age 52)

Stephen Forester Hayes is an American journalist and author. In October 2019 Hayes founded the online opinion and news publication The Dispatch. Previously, he was a senior writer for National Journal and Editor-in-chief of The Weekly Standard. He was a staunch proponent of the Iraq War and an influential figure in promoting the claim that the Saddam Hussein regime and Al Qaeda had an operational relationship, which was later determined to be false.

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Liberace

Born on May 16, 1919
Died on February 4, 1987 (aged 67)

Władziu Valentino Liberace was an American pianist, singer and actor. A child prodigy born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin, Liberace enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to the 1970s, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established concert residencies in Las Vegas, and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, acquiring the nickname "Mr. Showmanship".

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