Famous People From Wisconsin

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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.

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Orson Welles

(One of the Greatest Filmmakers of All Time and Director of 'Citizen Kane')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 6, 1915

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: October 10, 1985

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Danica Patrick

(Racing driver)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 25, 1982

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Jeffrey Dahmer

(American Serial Killer and Sex Offender)

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Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: May 21, 1960

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: November 28, 1994

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Mark Ruffalo

(Best Known for His Role of 'Bruce Banner/Hulk' in the Marvel Cinematic Universe SuperHero Films)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: November 22, 1967

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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(Architect)

Listed In: Architects

Birthdate: June 8, 1867

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: April 9, 1959

Ed Gein

(Murderer, Suspected Serial Killer & Body Snatcher)

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Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: August 27, 1906

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: July 26, 1984

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Florida

New Jersey

Gene Wilder

(Actor, Comedian)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 11, 1933

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: August 29, 2016

Willem Dafoe

(American Actor Who is Known for Portraying Several Real-Life Figures)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 22, 1955

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Colin Kaepernick

(American Football Quarterback)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 3, 1987

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Chris Farley

(Actor and Comedian)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: February 15, 1964

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: December 18, 1997

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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(American Modernist Artist Known for Her Flowers and New York Skyscrapers Paintings)

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birthdate: November 15, 1887

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: March 6, 1986

JJ Watt

(American Football Player)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 22, 1989

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

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Connecticut

Maryland

Spencer Tracy

(One of the Greatest Actors of Hollywood's Golden Age)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: April 5, 1900

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: June 10, 1967

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Heather Graham

(American Actress Known for Portraying Characters With Sex Appeal)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 29, 1970

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Tennessee

Rachel Brosnahan

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 12, 1990

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Ava Max

(Singer-Songwriter)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: February 16, 1994

Sun Sign: Aquarius

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(Entrepreneur)

Listed In: Business People

Birthdate: February 9, 1954

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Tony Shalhoub

(best known for playing Adrian Monk in the USA Network television series Monk)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: October 9, 1953

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Liberace

(Pianist, Actor, Singer and the Highest-Paid Entertainer in the World From the 1950s to 1970s)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 16, 1919

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: February 4, 1987

Christopher Scarver

(Serial Killer)

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Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: July 6, 1969

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Kansas

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Laura Ingalls Wilder

(American Author Known for Her Children's Book Series ‘Little House on the Prairie’)

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Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: February 7, 1867

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: February 10, 1957

Bradley Whitford

(Best Known for His Role as ‘Josh Lyman’ on the Series 'The West Wing')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: October 10, 1959

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Les Paul

(Jazz Guitarist and One of the Pioneers of the Solid-Body Electric Guitar)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: June 9, 1915

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: August 12, 2009

T. J. Watt

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 11, 1994

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Chris Noth

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: November 13, 1957

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Allen Ludden

(Game Show Host)

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: October 5, 1917

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: June 9, 1981

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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New Hampshire

Nevada

Tyler Herro

(Basketball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 20, 2000

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Tyne Daly

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: February 21, 1946

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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New Mexico

Idaho

Liz Cheney

(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's At-Large District)

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: July 28, 1966

Sun Sign: Leo

Dan Harmon

(Creator of the Sitcoms 'Community', 'Rick and Morty' and The Podcast 'Harmontown')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 3, 1973

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Kurtwood Smith

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 3, 1943

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Andrea Anders

(Best Known for Her Roles in the TV Sitcoms ‘Better Off Ted’, ‘The Class’ and ‘Joey’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 10, 1975

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Jidenna

(Known for The Singles 'Classic Man' and 'Yoga')

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: May 4, 1985

Sun Sign: Taurus

Jane Kaczmarek

(Best Known for Her Roles in the TV Series: ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ and ‘Equal Justice’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: December 21, 1955

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Bob Uecker

(Baseball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 26, 1934

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Skylar Grey

(Singer-Songwriter Known for Her Albums ‘Like Blood Like Honey’ and ‘Don't Look Down’)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: February 23, 1986

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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(Actor and Director)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: June 24, 1947

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

John Matuszak

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: October 25, 1950

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: June 17, 1989

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

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George Kittle

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 9, 1993

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Gena Rowlands

(Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winning Actress Best Known for Her Films: 'A Woman Under the Influence', 'Gloria')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 19, 1930

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

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Derek Watt

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 7, 1992

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

William Rehnquist

(Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: October 1, 1924

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: September 3, 2005

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Jordan Poole

(Basketball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 19, 1999

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Brendan Dassey

(Convicted Murderer)

Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: October 19, 1989

Sun Sign: Libra

Trixie Mattel

(Drag Queen Known for Winning the Third Season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars')

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: August 23, 1989

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Don Ameche

(Actor and Comedian Best Known for His Leading Man Roles in 1930's and 40's)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 31, 1908

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: December 6, 1993

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Paris Berelc

(Actress and Model Known for Her Role as ‘Skylar Storm’ in the ‘Disney XD’ TV Series ‘Mighty Med’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: December 29, 1998

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

David Giuntoli

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 18, 1980

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Sean Duffy

(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th District (2011 - 2019))

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: October 3, 1971

Sun Sign: Libra

Ellen Corby

(Actress and Screenwriter Known for Her Role in Film ‘I Remember Mama’ and the TV Series 'The Waltons')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 3, 1911

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: April 14, 1999

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)