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Famous People From Wisconsin

Situated in the vicinity of the splendid Great Lakes region, Wisconsin is a nature lover’s paradise. According to various sources on the internet, Wisconsin apparently has around 15,000 lakes. Filmmaker Zack Snyder, actress Heather Graham, Gene Wilder and model Laura Kaeppeler are a few famous celebrities who hail from Wisconsin. Maverick filmmaker Zack Snyder is the man behind Hollywood blockbusters like ‘Man Of Steel’, ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ as well as ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice’. Laura Kaeppeler was crowned ‘Miss America’ in 2012 and thus, she became the first woman from Milwaukee to hold the title. The 1988 flick ‘License To Drive’ marked the debut of actress Heather Graham and since then there has been no looking back for this talented woman who is one of the most seasoned Hollywood artistes. Listed below are the names of a few other famous celebrities from Wisconsin. The bond these eminent personalities share with their state cannot be described in a few words.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick.
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Racing driver
Birthdate: March 25, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 2 Orson Welles

Orson Welles.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 6, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: October 10, 1985
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
New York
California
Illinois

 3 Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo.
4
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 22, 1967
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 4 Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright.
3
Listed In: Architects
Famous As: Architect
Birthdate: June 8, 1867
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: April 9, 1959
Recommended Lists:
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio

 5 Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick.
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American Football Quarterback
Birthdate: November 3, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 6 Chris Farley

Chris Farley.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 15, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: December 18, 1997
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Massachusetts
Florida
New Jersey

 7 Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe.
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: November 15, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: March 6, 1986
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 8 Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: July 22, 1955
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Michigan
Georgia
Louisiana

 9 JJ Watt

JJ Watt.
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American Football Player
Birthdate: March 22, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

 10 Heather Graham

Heather Graham.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: January 29, 1970
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Virginia
Connecticut
Missouri

 11 Chris Gardner

Chris Gardner.
3
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Entrepreneur
Birthdate: February 9, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius

 12 Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Brosnahan.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: July 12, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Indiana
Washington
North Carolina

 13 Ava Max

Ava Max
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Singer-Songwriter
Birthdate: February 16, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius

 14 Liberace

Liberace.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Pianist
Birthdate: May 16, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: February 4, 1987
Recommended Lists:
Maryland
Alabama
Minnesota

 15 Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film Director
Birthdate: March 1, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces

 16 Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 10, 1959
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kentucky

 17 Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 18 Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: American actor
Birthdate: April 5, 1900
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: June 10, 1967
Recommended Lists:
Iowa
South Carolina
Oklahoma

 19 Chris Noth

Chris Noth.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 13, 1954
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 20 Dan Harmon

Dan Harmon.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Screenwriter, Producer, Actor
Birthdate: January 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Colorado
Kansas
Arizona

 21 Mike Webster

Mike Webster
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American Football Player
Birthdate: March 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: September 24, 2002
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 22 Jidenna

Jidenna.
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: May 4, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Oregon
Arkansas
Nebraska

 23 T. J. Watt

T. J. Watt
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American football player
Birthdate: October 11, 1994
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 24 Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: July 3, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Utah
Rhode Island
Hawaii

 25 Andrea Anders

Andrea Anders.
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: May 10, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 26 Allen Ludden

Allen Ludden.
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Game Show Host
Birthdate: October 5, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: June 9, 1981
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire

 27 Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 9, 1953
Sun Sign: Libra

 28 Peter Weller

Peter Weller.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Idaho
West Virginia
New Mexico

 29 Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: June 19, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini

 30 Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 21, 1955
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Vermont
Delaware
North Dakota

 31 Bob Uecker

Bob Uecker.
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 26, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 32 John Matuszak

John Matuszak
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 25, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 17, 1989
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Montana
South Dakota
Alaska

 33 Skylar Grey

Skylar Grey.
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Birthdate: February 23, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 34 David Giuntoli

David Giuntoli.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 18, 1980
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Wyoming
Wisconsin Actors
Wisconsin Actresses

 35 Johanna Konta

Johanna Konta
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Tennis player
Birthdate: May 17, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 36 William Rehnquist

William Rehnquist.
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Birthdate: October 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: September 3, 2005
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Wisconsin Musicians
Wisconsin YouTubers
Wisconsin

 37 Trixie Mattel

Trixie Mattel.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Drag Queen
Birthdate: August 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo

 38 George Kittle

George Kittle
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American football player
Birthdate: October 9, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Wisconsin Leaders
Wisconsin Scientists
Wisconsin Basketball Players

 39 Mary Cheney

Mary Cheney.
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Dick Cheney's daughter
Birthdate: March 14, 1969
Sun Sign: Pisces

 40 Greta Van Susteren

Greta Van Susteren.
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: News Anchor
Birthdate: June 11, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Wisconsin Football Players
Wisconsin Singers
Milwaukee

 41 Mona Simpson

Mona Simpson.
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: June 14, 1957
Sun Sign: Gemini

 42 Paris Berelc

Paris Berelc.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 29, 1998
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Recommended Lists:
Madison

 43 Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 44 Don Ameche

Don Ameche.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 31, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: December 6, 1993
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 45 Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: April 22, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: August 5, 2018
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

 46 Steve Miller

Steve Miller
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 5, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra

 47 George F. Kennan

George F. Kennan.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Diplomat
Birthdate: February 16, 1904
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: March 17, 2005

 48 Eric Benét

Eric Benét
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: October 15, 1966
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 49 Angelica Ross

Angelica Ross
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessperson
Birthdate: November 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 50 Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: December 6, 1953
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)