#1Famous people · Madison
10 famous people from Madison, many of them leaders
Edward Maynard, the American firearms inventor, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The American politician Elmer D. Morse ranks second, ahead of Henry Cleveland Putnam. More than half were born in the early republic, 9 in all. From John Wilford Blackstone, Sr. to Louis M. Martin, the births on the list run from 1796 to 1863.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Edward Maynard
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1796
John Wilford Blackstone, Sr.
Youngest
1863
Louis M. Martin
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Madison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Madison’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1810s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Madison is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Madison
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Madison
Another 7, 4 of them leaders.
Theodore S. Gold
1818–190619th-century American farmer and Connecticut state secretary of agriculture
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
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 (11)
- Edward Maynard: George W. Maynard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer D. Morse: Halford Erickson, compiler of the 1903 Wisconsin Blue Book (Life time: 1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cleveland Putnam: The Eau Claire Leader, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wilford Blackstone, Sr.: Consul Willshire Butterfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis M. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise C. Purington: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore S. Gold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vincent Atanasoff: Eye Steel Film from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. H. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Palmer Usher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Chubbuck: Artist unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons