Waukesha, Wisconsin
Waukesha, Wisconsin ranks 3,474th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gisborne, New Zealand, Moriyama, Shiga, and Ratzeburg. Memorable people born in Waukesha, Wisconsin include Les Paul, Vernor Vinge, and Michael Ritchie. Waukesha, Wisconsin has been the birth place of many inventors, and computer scientists. Waukesha, Wisconsin is located in United States.
Waukesha is the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Fox River. Its population was 71,158 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The city is adjacent to the Village of Waukesha. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1915 and 1986, Waukesha, Wisconsin was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Les Paul, Vernor Vinge, and Michael Ritchie.
People Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Les Paul
INVENTOR
1915 - 2009
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 1
Vernor Vinge
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1944 - 2024
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 2
Michael Ritchie
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2001
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3
Brad Beyer
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 4
Gwen Jorgensen
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Waukesha, Wisconsin were inventors (1), computer scientists (1), film directors (1), actors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, computer scientists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, including Vernor Vinge. Whereas, throughout history, inventors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Waukesha, Wisconsin, including Les Paul.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Waukesha, Wisconsin since 1700.
