#1Famous people · Racine
More famous people were born in Racine than in any other town in Wisconsin: 85
The best known is the American actor Fredric March, with articles in 58 languages. Ellen Corby and Jesse Marsch follow. Business people are unusually common here: 4, 1.8 times the usual share. The largest group, 39, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
85
notable people
Best known
Fredric March
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Payne Erskine
Youngest
2001
Logan Farrington
Most common field
Sports
32 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Racine’s famous people
Known worldwideFredric March has a Wikipedia article in 58 languages.A town of business peopleBusiness people make up 4 of the 85, 1.8 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2001, among 41 since 1950.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live in Racine, including Myla Dalbesio.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Racine
Two of the three are performers.
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Known for
What Racine is known for
Business people stand out most, at 1.8 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.
Through the years
When Racine’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 11 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicNotableBusinessMilitaryScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Racine
82 more, from 1854 to 2001.
Lawrence Henry Smith
1892–1958American politician (1892-1958) from Wisconsin
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A chosen home
Also called Racine home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Racine, though born elsewhere.
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Only Caledonia nearby has a name on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Racine 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 (42)
- Fredric March: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Corby: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caron Butler: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin J. Anderson: SouthernNights, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Bauer van Straten: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Moore: U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lojeski: Ultraslansi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Peil: Monogram Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Chones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Henkes: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warner Richmond: Unattributed: See Permission., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Scales: Jeff Kramer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gar Alperovitz: garalperovitz.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Kusche: Yardladdie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Schulz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Meerschaert: Show Me The Money, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Logic: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaitlin Keough: Jake Sisson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Weyrich: c.berlet/publiceye.org http://www.publiceye.org/gallery, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Asha Sharma: Jasonglewis, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold C. Agerholm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Henry Smith: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Madsen: OhWeh, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinny Rottino: Orixbaseballclub, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Maragos: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Kherdian: Chromes45, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Kuiper: Dave_Flemming,_Duane_Kuiper,_Jon_Miller,_and_Mike_Krukow_at_the_2012_GIants_victory_parade.jpg: Bruce Washburn derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Roy Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carey Lohrenz: Boomersooner11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Mason: US Department of Labor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Killian: American Tobacco Company-part of the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection of baseball cards at the Library of Congress., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Rasmussen: Johnny Spasm, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Cannon: Dante mutante, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Neubauer: Tony Evers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Jaramillo: dbking, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Bass: Longbomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jett Blaschka: Jett Blaschka, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clay: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Jerstad: US DoD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Zeleny: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Edward Edgerton: Michael Edward Edgerton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payne Erskine: No photographer named in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons