University Of Wisconsin–Madison

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Discover the notable alumni of University Of Wisconsin–Madison. The list includes people like Jim Jordan, Virgil Abloh, Tammy Baldwin, Joe Thomas & Tony Evers. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as miscellaneous, intellectuals & academics, writers, leaders and sportspersons etc.
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 1 
JJ Watt
(One of the Greatest Defensive Linemen of All Time)
JJ Watt
39
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 22, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 2 
Frank Lloyd Wright
20
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: June 8, 1867
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Richland Center, Wisconsin, United States
Died: April 9, 1959
 3 
Virgil Abloh
(Fashion designer)
Virgil Abloh
11
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: September 30, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
 4 
Joan Cusack
(Actress and Comedian Best Known for Her Roles in the Comedy-Drama Films: ‘Working Girl’ and ‘In & Out’)
Joan Cusack
19
Birthdate: October 11, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
Abraham Maslow
(American Psychologist Who was Known for Creating Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)
Abraham Maslow
7
Birthdate: April 1, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: June 8, 1970
 6 
Gena Rowlands
(Retired American Actress)
Gena Rowlands
8
Birthdate: June 19, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cambria, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 7 
Bell Hooks
Bell Hooks
9
Birthdate: September 25, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States
Died: December 15, 2021
 8 
Dick Cheney
(46th Vice President of the United States (2001 - 2009))
Dick Cheney
42
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
 9 
Jonathan Taylor
(American football player)
Jonathan Taylor
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 19, 1999
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Salem, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 10 
Melvin Gordon
(American football player)
Melvin Gordon
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 13, 1993
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 11 
Fredric March
(One of Hollywood's Most Celebrated, Versatile Stars of the 1930s and 1940s)
Fredric March
2
Birthdate: August 31, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Died: April 14, 1975
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 12 
Dale Chihuly
(Glass Artist)
Dale Chihuly
8
Birthdate: September 20, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States
 13 
Joe Thomas
(Football player)
Joe Thomas
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 4, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 14 
Eric Heiden
(American Former Long Track Speed Skater, Road and Track Cyclist and Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
Eric Heiden
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 14, 1958
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 15 
Saule Omarova
(Lawyer)
Saule Omarova
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 2, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: West Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan
 16 
Cole Caufield
(American Professional Ice Hockey Right Winger)
Cole Caufield
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 2, 2001
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 17 
James White
(Football player)
James White
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 3, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 18 
Uta Hagen
(German-American Theatre Practitioner and Actress)
Uta Hagen
2
Birthdate: June 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Göttingen, Germany
Died: January 14, 2004
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 19 
Sam Dekker
(Basketball player)
Sam Dekker
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 6, 1994
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 20 
Carrie Coon
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Nora Durst’ in the TV Series ‘The Leftovers’)
Carrie Coon
12
Birthdate: January 24, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copley, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 21 
Jim Jordan
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th District)
Jim Jordan
30
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 17, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Urbana, Ohio, United States
 22 
Greta Van Susteren
(News Anchor for 'Newsmax TV')
Greta Van Susteren
12
Birthdate: June 11, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 23 
Jill Soloway
(Director)
Jill Soloway
0
Birthdate: September 26, 1965
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
 24 
Suzy Favor Hamilton
(American Former Middle-Distance Runner)
Suzy Favor Hamilton
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 8, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 25 
Travis Frederick
(American Football player)
Travis Frederick
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 18, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sharon, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 26 
Tammy Baldwin
(Political Leader)
Tammy Baldwin
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 11, 1962
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
 27 
Mel Tucker
(American Football coach)
Mel Tucker
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 4, 1972
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
 28 
Macdonald Carey
(Actor)
Macdonald Carey
0
Birthdate: March 15, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Died: March 21, 1994
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 29 
Corinna Everson
(American Bodybuilder and Actress)
Corinna Everson
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 4, 1958
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 30 
Ryan McDonagh
(American Professional Ice Hockey Defenseman)
Ryan McDonagh
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 13, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 31 
Herb Kohl
(Politician)
Herb Kohl
4
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 7, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
 32 
Dany Heatley
(Canadian Former Professional Ice Hockey Winger)
Dany Heatley
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 21, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 33 
Nancy Dickerson
(American journalist)
Nancy Dickerson
1
Birthdate: January 19, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Died: October 18, 1997
 34 
John Searle
(Philosopher)
John Searle
1
Birthdate: July 31, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
 35 
Troy Vincent
(American football player)
Troy Vincent
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 8, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 36 
Tony Evers
(Politician)
Tony Evers
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 5, 1951
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Plymouth, Wisconsin Plymouth, Wisconsin, U.S.
 37 
Darrell Bevell
(Coach, American football player)
Darrell Bevell
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 6, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yuma, Arizona, United States
 38 
Kevin Zeitler
(American football player)
Kevin Zeitler
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 39 
David Susskind
(Producer)
David Susskind
0
Birthdate: December 19, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: February 22, 1987
 40 
Delmore Schwartz
(Writer)
Delmore Schwartz
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 8, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: July 11, 1966
 41 
Beau Allen
(American football player)
Beau Allen
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 42 
Clifford D. Simak
(Fiction writer)
Clifford D. Simak
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 3, 1904
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Millville, Wisconsin, United States
Died: April 25, 1988
 43 
Zachery Ziemek
(American Decathlete)
Zachery Ziemek
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 23, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Itasca, Illinois, United States
Height: 3'3" (99 cm)
 44 
Mohammed Ahmed
(Canadian Long-Distance Runner and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Mohammed Ahmed
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 5, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 45 
Jerry Bock
(Composer)
Jerry Bock
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: November 3, 2010
 46 
Dana Rettke
(American Professional Volleyball Player Who Plays as Middle Blocker)
Dana Rettke
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 20, 1999
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Riverside, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 47 
Jennifer Arcuri
(American Entrepreneur, Video Producer and Actress)
Jennifer Arcuri
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: United States
 48 
Carl Djerassi
(American Chemist and Writer Best Known for His Contribution to the Development of Oral Contraceptive Pills)
Carl Djerassi
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 30, 2015
 49 
Graham Mertz
(American football player)
Graham Mertz
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthplace: Unknown
 50 
Baron Waqa
(14th President of Nauru)
Baron Waqa
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 31, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boe District Boe, Nauru