The following notable people are or have been associated with Madison, Wisconsin.
Artists and architects
Ruth Ball, sculptor Homer Fieldhouse, landscape architect Georgia O'Keeffe, artist; born in the suburb of Sun Prairie, she attended high school in Madison at Sacred Heart Academy, now Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart Vinnie Ream, sculptor of the statue of Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda Steve Rude, comic book artist Maria Schneider, illustrator Simon Sparrow, mixed media artist Michael Velliquette, artist Frank Lloyd Wright, architect
Athletes and sports figures
Frank Baker, NFL player Jim Bakken, NFL player Drake Baldwin, MLB player Peter Barrett, Olympic gold medalist Ed Barry, MLB player Sam Barry, head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team and USC Trojans men's basketball, baseball, and football teams; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Les Bartholomew, MLB player Marc Behrend, NHL player Henry Benn, baseball player Dave Besteman, Olympic athlete Sandy Botham, head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team Jules Boykoff, academic, author, and soccer player Gene Brabender, MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers Art Bramhall, MLB player Tyrone Braxton, NFL player Alex Brooks, NHL player Craig Brown, national champion curler Erika Brown, national champion curler Bob Bruer, NFL player Roman Brumm, NFL player Adam Burish, NHL player John Byce, NHL player Gabe Carimi, All-American football player Connie Carpenter-Phinney, road cyclist and ice speed skater; winner of first-ever women's Olympic road race (1984) Charlie Chech, MLB player Bruce Christensen, MLB player Geep Chryst, quarterbacks coach of the San Francisco 49ers Paul Chryst, former head coach of the University of Wisconsin football team Rick Chryst, commissioner of the Mid-American Conference, 1999–2009 John Coatta, NFL scout Eddie Cochems, "father of the forward pass" Bill Cofield, head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team; first African American head coach of a major sport in the Big Ten Conference; 1976–1982 Casey Cramer, NFL player Annabelle Cripps, Olympic athlete Kevin Dean, NHL player Dorcas Denhartog, Olympic athlete Mary Docter, Olympic athlete Sarah Docter, Olympic athlete Clarence Esser, NFL player Paul Feldhausen, professional football player Casey FitzRandolph, Olympic gold medalist Mary Froning, AAGPBL player Steve Furniss, Olympic medalist, Pan American Games gold medalist Reece Gaines, NBA player for the Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, and the Milwaukee Bucks Vern Geishert, MLB player Gale Gillingham, NFL player Mike Gosling, professional baseball player Carie Graves, Olympic gold medalist, head coach of the Harvard Crimson and Texas Longhorns women's crew teams Steve Green, NBA player Paul Gruber, NFL player Megan Gustafson, WNBA player for the Las Vegas Aces Dale Hackbart, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Denver Broncos Donald Hayes, NFL player Beth Heiden, Olympic speedskater Eric Heiden, Olympic speedskater Russell Hellickson, Olympic wrestler Phil Hellmuth, professional poker player Jack Ikegwuonu, NFL player Dan Immerfall, Olympic medalist, head referee for the International Skating Union, member of National Speedskating Hall of Fame Mark Johnson, 1980 Miracle on Ice USA Olympic hockey team gold medalist, NHL player Nicole Joraanstad, national champion curler Tim Jordan, NFL player Jerry Kelly, professional golfer Amanda Kessel, Olympic gold medalist in women's ice hockey and NWHL player for the Metropolitan Riveters Phil Kessel, NHL player for the Vegas Golden Knights Logan Ketterer, soccer player Gordon King, NFL player George Kittle, NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers Phyllis Koehn, AAGPBL player Scott Kooistra, NFL player Joe Kurth, NFL player Dan Lanphear, professional football player Debi Laszewski, IFBB professional bodybuilderFeatured Trainer - Debi Laszewski Mike London, professional football player Helene Madison, won three gold medals at the 1932 Olympics in swimming Wesley Matthews, basketball player Greg Mattison, NFL coach Jeronne Maymon (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Dave McClain, head coach of the Ball State Cardinals and Wisconsin Badgers football teams Debbie McCormick, world champion curler, Olympic athlete Milton McPike, NFL player Walter Meanwell, former head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Bob Mionske, Olympic athlete Jim Montgomery, world champion swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Eric Morel, boxer, former WBA Flyweight champion Peter Mueller, Olympic speed skater Pat Neshek, MLB player Rick Neuheisel, NFL player, former head coach of the UCLA Bruins football team Kid Nichols, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Andy North, professional golfer Jay Norvell, NFL player, head coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack football team Jeff Nygaard, Olympic athlete Karl Pagel, MLB player Bill Reay, NHL player and head coach Rick Reichardt, MLB player Andrew Rein, Olympic wrestler, winner of a silver medal Barry Richter, hockey player Pat Richter, NFL player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, athletic director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libby Riddles, first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Michelle Rohl, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games medalist Dan Schachte, former NHL official Nick Schmaltz, NHL player Pete Schmitt, NFL player Jack Skille, right winger for the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL Shaka Smart, head coach of the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team Craig Smith, NHL player Zane Smith, MLB player Chris Solinsky, professional runner Bill Southworth, MLB player Dave Stalls, NFL player Derek Stanley, NFL player Ken Starch, NFL player Sherri Steinhauer, LPGA player Lisa Stone, head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team Tim Stracka, NFL player Steve Stricker, professional golfer Eric Studesville, head coach of the Denver Broncos in the NFL Bob Suter, 1980 Miracle on Ice USA Olympic hockey team gold medalist Gary Suter, retired NHL player Ryan Suter, NHL player Lindsay Tarpley, WPS player Matt Tegenkamp, professional distance runner Donnel Thompson, NFL player Al Toon, former professional football player Stu Voigt, NFL player Jack Waite, professional tennis player Pete Waite, head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers women's volleyball team Lisa Wang, national champion rhythmic gymnast Henry Willegale, NFL player Brad Winchester, NHL player Ari Wolfe, sports announcer Tony Yelk, NFL player Jackie Zoch, Olympic medalistJackie Zoch at Sports Reference
Business and industry figures
Noah Dietrich, CEO of the majority of enterprises owned by Howard Hughes, including RKO Pictures, Trans World Airlines, and Hughes Aircraft Judith R. Faulkner, CEO and founder of Epic Systems John Geisse, founder of Target Corporation Burton E. Green, one of the developers of Beverly Hills, California Alex Jordan, Jr., businessman, architect Peter Koechley, co-founder of Upworthy and former managing editor of The Onion Jim Lillie, CEO of Jarden Corporation; spent a part of his childhood there and attended the UW in 1983 Oscar G. Mayer, Jr., chairman of Oscar Mayer Oscar G. Mayer, Sr., chairman of Oscar Mayer Odessa Piper, chef and co-founder of the restaurant L'Etoile Pleasant Rowland, businesswoman, creator of the American Girl product line
Entertainers Actors, radio personalities, and filmmakers
Andrea Anders, actress, comedian Randy Chestnut, comedian, actor, 17-year resident of Madison Michael Cole, actor Tyne Daly, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Melvyn Douglas, Academy Award-winning actor Chris Farley, actor, comedian, grew up in Madison John P. Farley, actor and comedian Kevin Farley, actor Michael Feldman, radio personality for Public Radio International Nick Grinde (1893–1979), film director and screenwriterNick Grinde (1893–1979), imdb.com Uta Hagen, actress, recipient of the National Medal of Arts Kurt Johnson, radio personality, director for RKO, CBS, Viacom and others Nietzchka Keene, filmmaker Imran Khan, Bollywood actor Rob Marshall, Academy Award-nominated director Sandra Nelson, actress Chris Noth, actor, born in Madison Zorba Paster, radio show host Bill Rebane, filmmaker Grace Reiter, actress and comedian, born in Madison Ann Risley, actress Gena Rowlands, Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actress Matt Sloan, voice actor, comedian Mary Sweeney, film editor and producer, partner of director David Lynch J.D. Walsh, actor Marc Webb, film, television, and music video director Bradley Whitford, actor, born in Madison Gideon Yago, CBS and MTV News correspondent Leigh Zimmerman, actress
Musicians
Brother Ali, hip hop musician Lou and Peter Berryman, musicians and songwriters Jeff Conrad, drummer of Phantom Planet Brent Michael Davids, composer for the National Symphony Orchestra Richard Davis, bassist and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison John DeMain, conductor Christine Nielson Dreier, singer Ari Herstand, musician, actor, blogger Nick Hexum, musician, lead vocalist of 311 Lee Hoiby, composer INOJ, singer and songwriter Zola Jesus, musician; raised in Merrill and got her start in Madison Jennifer Korbee, member of Hi-5; contestant on American Idol Alicia Lemke, singer, famous for appearing on Matt Harding's "Where the Hell is Matt?" video Barbara K. MacDonald, musician Pat MacDonald, musician Joel McNeely, composer Billy Moll, songwriter Tracy Nelson, singer Geoff Palmer, musician, singer, and songwriter; member of The Connection, the Kurt Baker band, and The Queers Otis Redding, musician, died in Madison Art Paul Schlosser, musician Jim Schwall, musician, singer-songwriter Ben Sidran, musician, jazz pianist Clyde Stubblefield, musician, died in Madison Butch Vig, alternative music producer and drummer of Garbage; from Viroqua, got his start in Madison Chris Vrenna, musician and producer Ben Weasel, lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel Jane Wiedlin, musician and actress Glenn Worf, Nashville session bass player Yung Gravy, hip hop musician
Government officials, politicians, and activists
Stacey Abrams, Georgia State politician Henry Cullen Adams, U.S. representative Rasmus B. Anderson, U.S. diplomat Dwight Armstrong (1951–2010), perpetrator of the Sterling Hall bombingFox, Margalit. "Dwight Armstrong, Who Bombed a College Building in 1970, Dies at 58", The New York Times, June 26, 2010. Accessed June 28, 2010. David Atwood, Mayor of Madison, newspaper publisher/editor, U.S. representative Tammy Baldwin, U.S. senator for Wisconsin George V. Borchsenius, first clerk of the court of the Nome judicial division of Alaska Dorothy Bradley, Montana state legislator John R. Burke, U.S. diplomat Michael J. Cantwell, Wisconsin state assemblyman Richard Cates, Wisconsin legislator and lawyer William Charlton, Wisconsin state assemblyman and farmer Liz Cheney, U.S. representative from Wyoming Jason Crow, U.S. representative from Colorado Leo Crowley, head of the Foreign Economic Administration Dexter Curtis, Wisconsin legislator and inventor Joseph E. Davies, U.S. diplomat Abiol Lual Deng, South Sudanese-American political scientist Brian Detter, Navy official, activist Jim Doyle, governor of Wisconsin 2003–2011 Scott Evertz, first openly gay director of the Office of National AIDS Policy William T. Evjue, Wisconsin State Assemblyman; founder of The Capital Times Lucius Fairchild, U.S. diplomat