#1Famous people · Madison
10 famous people come from Madison, Frederick Burr Opper the best known
At the top of the list is the cartoonist Frederick Burr Opper, covered in 10 languages. David R. Paige, the American politician, comes second, with Tyler Haskins third. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Frederick Burr Opper
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Rosa Miller Avery
Youngest
2001
Lauren Bernard
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known
Born in Madison
By how many languages cover them, Frederick Burr Opper comes first (10), then David R. Paige (7) and Tyler Haskins (6).
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Through the years
When Madison’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Madison is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 3 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.
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Everyone else born in Madison
Of the other 7, 2 are leaders.
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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 (5)
- Frederick Burr Opper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Paige: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Ernesto Branch: Herndon, Richard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosa Miller Avery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl R. Kimball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons