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Madison, Wisconsin (usa)

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Madison, Wisconsin ranks 475th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cremona, Santos, São Paulo, and Szeged. Memorable people born in Madison, Wisconsin include John Bardeen, Liz Cheney, and Thornton Wilder. Memorable people who died in Madison, Wisconsin include David Bordwell, Otis Redding, and Sewall Wright. Madison, Wisconsin has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many mathematicians, and historians. Madison, Wisconsin is located in United States.

Madison is the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the second-most populous city in the state with a population of 269,840 at the 2020 census, while the Madison metropolitan area has an estimated 708,000 residents. Centrally located on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona, the vicinity also encompass Lakes Wingra, Kegonsa and Waubesa. Madison was founded in 1836 and is named after American Founding Father and President James Madison. It is the county seat of Dane County. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1897 and 1995, Madison, Wisconsin was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including John Bardeen, Liz Cheney, and Thornton Wilder. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Madison, Wisconsin including David Bordwell, Otis Redding, and Sewall Wright.

People Born in Madison, Wisconsin

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Madison, Wisconsin were actors (7), athletes (5), politicians (3), writers (3), and swimmers (2),  while most who died were mathematicians (3), historians (2), biologists (2), writers (2), and musicians (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Madison, Wisconsin, including Chris Noth, Tyne Daly, and Chris Farley. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Madison, Wisconsin, including Chris Noth, Tyne Daly, and Chris Farley.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Madison, Wisconsin since 1700.