#1Famous people · Wisconsin Rapids
Bonnie Bartlett tops a list of 11 famous people born in Wisconsin Rapids
Most widely known is Bonnie Bartlett, the American actress, with articles in 26 languages. Second and third on the list are James Daly and Grim Natwick. More are athletes than anything else, 4 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 671 towns in Wisconsin with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Bonnie Bartlett
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Bruno Block
Youngest
1982
Scott Scharff
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Wisconsin Rapids’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wisconsin Rapids’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wisconsin Rapids
Two of the three are performers.
#1
#2
#3Writing & Arts
Grim Natwick
1890–1990American artist, animator, and film director
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Wisconsin Rapids is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 4 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Wisconsin Rapids
A further 8 follow, born between 1885 and 1982.
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Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wisconsin Rapids 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 (7)
- Bonnie Bartlett: Alan Light, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Daly: CBS staff?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grim Natwick: Jud Hurd (1913-2005), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Trickle: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thor Johnson: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Sue Vruwink: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Delsing: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons