Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Walter Annenberg |
Business |
13-Mar-1908 |
1-Oct-2002 |
Media mogul, created TV Guide |
Les Aspin |
Politician |
21-Jul-1938 |
21-May-1995 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1993-94 |
Tom Barrett |
Politician |
8-Dec-1953 |
|
Mayor of Milwaukee |
Eric Benét |
Singer |
15-Oct-1966 |
|
Spend My Life With You |
Lamont Bentley |
Actor |
25-Oct-1973 |
18-Jan-2005 |
Hakeem Campbell on Moesha |
William Berke |
Film Director |
3-Oct-1903 |
15-Feb-1958 |
Dick Tracy |
Andy Biersack |
Singer |
26-Dec-1990 |
|
Lead singer, Black Veil Brides |
Robert A. Bowman |
Business |
c. 1955 |
|
President and CEO, MLB Advanced Media |
Arthur Bremer |
Assassin |
21-Aug-1950 |
|
Shot Governor George Wallace |
Pamela Britton |
Actor |
19-Mar-1923 |
17-Jun-1974 |
Mrs. Brown on My Favorite Martian |
Felice Bryant |
Songwriter |
7-Aug-1925 |
22-Apr-2003 |
Wake Up, Little Susie |
Michael A. Callen |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Avalon Argus Associates |
Gus Carr |
Actor |
16-Nov-1983 |
|
Bring It On: All or Nothing |
James Chance |
Musician |
20-Apr-1953 |
|
James Chance and the Contortions |
Robert Cialdini |
Psychologist |
27-Apr-1945 |
|
Influence |
Paul Clement |
Government |
24-Jun-1966 |
|
US Solicitor General, 2005-08 |
Wilbur J. Cohen |
Government |
10-Jun-1913 |
17-May-1987 |
HEW Secretary, 1968-69 |
Michael Copps |
Government |
? |
|
FCC Commissioner |
Crash Corrigan |
Actor |
14-Feb-1902 |
10-Aug-1976 |
Undersea Kingdom |
Alexander M. Cutler |
Business |
28-May-1951 |
|
CEO of Eaton |
Jeffrey Dahmer |
Criminal |
21-May-1960 |
28-Nov-1994 |
Homosexual serial killer cannibal |
Tom Dempsey |
Football |
12-Jan-1947 |
|
Retired NFL Placekicker |
Lee S. Dreyfus |
Politician |
20-Jun-1926 |
2-Jan-2008 |
Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83 |
Lawrence Eagleburger |
Government |
1-Aug-1930 |
4-Jun-2011 |
US Secretary of State, 1992-93 |
Terence T. Evans |
Judge |
25-Mar-1940 |
10-Aug-2011 |
7th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1995-2011 |
Jack Finney |
Novelist |
2-Oct-1911 |
14-Nov-1995 |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers |
Dennis Flemion |
Singer/Songwriter |
6-Jun-1955 |
7-Jul-2012 |
The Frogs |
Jimmy Flemion |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Aug-1960 |
|
The Frogs |
Eduard Franz |
Actor |
31-Oct-1902 |
10-Feb-1983 |
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake |
Chris Gardner |
Author |
9-Feb-1954 |
|
The Pursuit of Happyness |
David Giuntoli |
Actor |
18-Jun-1980 |
|
Nick Burkhardt on Grimm |
Aimee Graham |
Actor |
20-Sep-1971 |
|
Brokedown Palace |
Heather Graham |
Actor |
29-Jan-1970 |
|
Rollergirl in Boogie Nights |
Horace Gregory |
Poet |
10-Apr-1898 |
11-Mar-1982 |
Chelsea Rooming House |
Deidre Hall |
Actor |
31-Oct-1947 |
|
Days of Our Lives |
Mildred Fish Harnack |
Spy |
16-Sep-1902 |
16-Feb-1943 |
Guillotined by the Gestapo |
Jerry Harrison |
Musician |
21-Feb-1949 |
|
Guitar and keyboard player for Talking Heads |
Woody Herman |
Jazz Musician |
16-May-1913 |
29-Oct-1987 |
1940s Big Band leader, jazz clarinetist |
Bruce Herschensohn |
Activist |
10-Sep-1932 |
|
Conservative activist |
Donald F. Hornig |
Educator |
17-Mar-1920 |
21-Jan-2013 |
President of Brown University, 1970-76 |
Andy Hurley |
Drummer |
31-May-1980 |
|
Drummer for Fall Out Boy |
Al Jarreau |
Singer |
12-Mar-1940 |
12-Feb-2017 |
We're In This Love Together |
Salome Jens |
Actor |
8-May-1935 |
|
Angel Baby |
Jeffrey A. Joerres |
Business |
1960 |
|
CEO of Manpower |
Jane Kaczmarek |
Actor |
21-Dec-1955 |
|
Pleasantville |
Kato Kaelin |
Socialite |
9-Mar-1959 |
|
O. J. Simpson's friend |
Colin Kaepernick |
Football |
3-Nov-1987 |
|
San Francisco 49ers QB |
Bob Kasten |
Politician |
19-Jun-1942 |
|
US Senator from Wisconsin, 1981-93 |
Phil Katz |
Computer Programmer |
3-Nov-1962 |
14-Apr-2000 |
Creator of PKZIP |
George F. Kennan |
Diplomat |
16-Feb-1904 |
17-Mar-2005 |
Architect of US policy of Soviet containment |
Jerry Kleczka |
Politician |
26-Nov-1943 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1984-2005 |
Scott L. Klug |
Politician |
16-Jan-1953 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1991-99 |
Donald E. Knuth |
Computer Programmer |
10-Jan-1938 |
|
The Art of Computer Programming |
Herb Kohl |
Politician |
7-Feb-1935 |
|
US Senator from Wisconsin, 1989-2013 |
Kay Koplovitz |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Co-Founder, USA Network |
Tony Kubek |
Baseball |
12-Oct-1936 |
|
NY Yankees Shortstop, 1957-65 |
Barbara Lawton |
Politician |
5-Jul-1951 |
|
Lt. Governor of Wisconsin |
Alfred Lunt |
Actor |
12-Aug-1892 |
3-Aug-1977 |
American stage actor |
Thomas E. Mann |
Government |
10-Sep-1944 |
|
Brookings Institution |
Verne Meisner |
Musician |
4-Dec-1938 |
10-Jun-2005 |
Wisconsin's Polka King |
Frederick Merk |
Historian |
15-Aug-1887 |
24-Sep-1977 |
Slavery and the Annexation of Texas |
Albert Cardinal Meyer |
Religion |
9-Mar-1903 |
9-Apr-1965 |
Archbishop of Chicago, 1958-65 |
Candice Michelle |
Wrestling |
30-Sep-1978 |
|
WWE wrestler |
Abner J. Mikva |
Politician |
21-Jan-1926 |
4-Jul-2016 |
Illinois Congressman, Clinton Counsel |
Steve Miller |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Oct-1943 |
|
The Steve Miller Band |
Newton N. Minow |
Government |
17-Jan-1926 |
|
FCC Chairman, 1961-63 |
Robert D. Murphy |
Diplomat |
28-Oct-1894 |
9-Jan-1978 |
Envoy in French North Africa, 1940-42 |
Donald T. Nicolaisen |
Business |
1944 |
|
SEC's Chief Accountant, 2003-05 |
Keith D. Nosbusch |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO of Rockwell |
Pat O'Brien |
Actor |
11-Nov-1899 |
15-Oct-1983 |
Angels with Dirty Faces |
Nancy Olson |
Actor |
14-Jul-1928 |
|
Sunset Blvd. |
Rick Perlstein |
Historian |
3-Sep-1969 |
|
Nixonland |
Amy Pietz |
Actor |
6-Mar-1969 |
|
Caroline in the City |
Charlotte Rae |
Actor |
22-Apr-1926 |
|
Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life |
William Rehnquist |
Judge |
1-Oct-1924 |
3-Sep-2005 |
US Chief Justice, 1986-2005 |
Henry S. Reuss |
Politician |
22-Feb-1912 |
12-Jan-2002 |
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1955-83 |
James E. Risch |
Business |
3-May-1943 |
|
US Senator from Idaho |
Brad Rowe |
Actor |
15-May-1970 |
|
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss |
Patrick G. Ryan |
Business |
15-May-1937 |
|
CEO of Aon, 1982-2005 |
Christopher Scarver |
Criminal |
6-Jul-1969 |
|
Murdered Jeffrey Dahmer |
John G. Schmitz |
Politician |
12-Aug-1930 |
10-Jan-2001 |
Congressman from California, 1970-73 |
Martin J. Schreiber |
Politician |
8-Apr-1939 |
|
Governor of Wisconsin, 1977-79 |
Michael Schudson |
Sociologist |
3-Nov-1946 |
|
Discovering the News |
Kurt W. Schuller |
Politician |
21-Jun-1955 |
|
State Treasurer of Wisconsin |
Bud Selig |
Baseball |
30-Jul-1934 |
|
Commissioner of Baseball, 1992-2015 |
Paul Shenar |
Actor |
12-Feb-1936 |
11-Oct-1989 |
The Secret of NIMH |
Al Simmons |
Baseball |
22-May-1902 |
26-May-1956 |
Lifetime batting average .334 |
Herbert A. Simon |
Economist |
15-Jun-1916 |
9-Feb-2001 |
Administrative Behavior |
David J. Skorton |
Educator |
22-Nov-1949 |
|
Smithsonian Institution |
Cordwainer Smith |
Author |
11-Jul-1913 |
6-Aug-1966 |
The Rediscovery of Man |
Tom Snyder |
Talk Show Host |
12-May-1936 |
29-Jul-2007 |
The Tomorrow Show |
Jerry I. Speyer |
Business |
23-Jun-1940 |
|
Tishman Speyer Properties |
Latrell Sprewell |
Basketball |
8-Sep-1970 |
|
NBA player tried to choke his head coach |
Kenneth M. Stampp |
Historian |
20-Jul-1912 |
10-Jul-2009 |
The Peculiar Institution |
Pete Stark |
Politician |
11-Nov-1931 |
|
Former U.S. Congressman |
Thomas A. Steitz |
Scientist |
23-Aug-1940 |
|
Ribosomes |
Peter Straub |
Novelist |
2-Mar-1943 |
|
Ghost Story |
Bart Stupak |
Politician |
29-Feb-1952 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1993-2011 |
Diane S. Sykes |
Judge |
23-Dec-1957 |
|
7th Circuit Court of Appeals |
John Sylvester |
Radio Personality |
1961 |
|
Shock jock |
Eric Szmanda |
Actor |
24-Jul-1975 |
|
Greg Sanders on CSI |
Jessica Szohr |
Actor |
31-Mar-1985 |
|
Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl |
Tank |
Singer |
1-Jan-1976 |
|
Force of Nature |
Peter G. Torkildsen |
Politician |
28-Jan-1958 |
|
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1993-97 |
Spencer Tracy |
Actor |
5-Apr-1900 |
10-Jun-1967 |
Two consecutive Best Actor Oscars |
Judy Tyler |
Actor |
9-Oct-1933 |
4-Jul-1957 |
Jailhouse Rock |
Bob Uecker |
Baseball |
26-Jan-1935 |
|
Mr. Baseball |
Lynde B. Uihlein |
Activist |
1945 |
|
Schlitz heiress, Founder of Brico Fund |
Hoyt Vandenberg |
Government |
24-Jan-1899 |
2-Apr-1954 |
CIA Director, 1946-47 |
Marvin Wachman |
Educator |
24-Mar-1917 |
22-Dec-2007 |
Temple University President, 1973-83 |
Bruce Weber |
Basketball |
19-Oct-1956 |
|
Head Coach, Fighting Illini |
Don Weis |
Film Director |
13-May-1922 |
25-Jul-2000 |
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini |
Gene Wilder |
Actor |
11-Jun-1933 |
28-Aug-2016 |
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory |
Glenn Yarbrough |
Singer |
12-Jan-1930 |
11-Aug-2016 |
Lead singer, The Limeliters |
Thomas J. Zimbrick |
Business |
? |
|
CEO of Zimbrick, Inc. |
Edward J. Zore |
Business |
1945 |
|
CEO of Northwestern Mutual |
David Zucker |
Film Director |
16-Oct-1947 |
|
Airplane! |
Jerry Zucker |
Film Director |
11-Mar-1950 |
|
Ghost |