Milwaukee
Milwaukee ranks #140 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cincinnati, Seville, and Chennai. The most famous people from Milwaukee are Herbert A. Simon, Spencer Tracy, and Jeffrey Dahmer. The most famous people who died in Milwaukee are Arthur MacArthur Jr., Christopher Latham Sholes, and Erik Olin Wright. Milwaukee has been the birthplace of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many writers, and military personnels. Milwaukee is located in United States.
People
Between 1883 and 2002, present-day Milwaukee was the birthplace of 98 globally memorable people, including Herbert A. Simon, Spencer Tracy, and Jeffrey Dahmer. Additionally, 10 globally memorable people died in present-day Milwaukee, including Arthur MacArthur Jr., Christopher Latham Sholes, and Erik Olin Wright.
People Born in Present-Day Milwaukee
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Herbert A. Simon
Economist
1916 - 2001
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 1
Spencer Tracy
Actor
1900 - 1967
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 2
Jeffrey Dahmer
Extremist
1960 - 1994
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 3
Thomas A. Steitz
Chemist
1940 - 2018
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 4
Donald Knuth
Computer Scientist
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 5
Gene Wilder
Actor
1933 - 2016
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 6
Chris Gardner
Businessperson
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 7
George F. Kennan
Diplomat
1904 - 2005
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 8
David J. Wineland
Physicist
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 9
Neale Donald Walsch
Writer
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 10
Al Jarreau
Singer
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 11
David Zucker
Film Director
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Milwaukee
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George Tillman Jr.
Film Director
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 79
Dennis Hall
Wrestler
1971 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 88
Lamont Bentley
Actor
1973 - 2005
HPI: 33.11
Rank: 91
Tank
Singer
1976 - Present
HPI: 31.44
Rank: 92
People Deceased in Present-Day Milwaukee
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Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Military Personnel
1845 - 1912
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1
Christopher Latham Sholes
Inventor
1819 - 1890
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 2
Erik Olin Wright
Sociologist
1947 - 2019
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 3
John D. MacDonald
Writer
1916 - 1986
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4
Blind Blake
Musician
1893 - 1934
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 5
Stanley G. Weinbaum
Writer
1902 - 1935
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 6
Monte Blue
Actor
1887 - 1963
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 7
Phil Katz
Computer Scientist
1962 - 2000
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 8
Herb Kohl
Businessperson
1935 - 2023
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 9
Jimmy Banks
Soccer Player
1964 - 2019
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Milwaukee were actors (25), basketball players (8), athletes (7), politicians (6), and musicians (6), while most who died were writers (2), military personnels (1), inventors (1), sociologists (1), and musicians (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Milwaukee since 1700.
