#1Famous people · Madison
The 17 famous people born in Madison, led by Robert Prince
Robert Prince, the American video game composer, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 8 were born, the most of any period. From Fielding Bradford Meek to Danny Gibson, the births on the list run from 1817 to 1984. More are athletes than anything else, 5 in all.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Robert Prince
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Fielding Bradford Meek
Youngest
1984
Danny Gibson
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Madison
Robert Prince, Paul Wolf and David Graham Phillips are written about in 21, 13 and 12 languages.
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#2Sports
Paul Wolf
1915–1972American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Madison’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawBusinessMusicFaithMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Madison is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 5 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Madison
Here are 14 more, born from 1817 to 1984.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Madison home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Madison, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Robert Prince: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wolf: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Graham Phillips: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Gibson: Andrzej Romański, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Reid Barnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fielding Bradford Meek: Fielding Bradford Meek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustin Reed Humphrey: Source Collection: Harris & Ewing photograph collection., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah C. Sullivan: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons