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National Famous Wisconsinites

Orson Welles born today

He was born George Orson Welles in Kenosha, Wisconsin on May 6, 1915. His father, Richard, was an inventor and his mother, Beatrice, was a concert...
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Allen Ludden, famed game show host born

On October 5, 1917, the first son of Elmer Ellsworth and Leila M. Allen was born in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. They named him Allen Packard...
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Small town beginning to sports writing legend

Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 25, 1905. His father was a grocer and his mother a homemaker....
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Hamlin Garland, Pulitzer prize winning writer

Hamlin Garland was born on September 14, 1860 in West Salem, Wisconsin. After the Civil War, his family, who made their living as farmers, moved...
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