Gillett, a Wisconsin native who does not speak French, has said repeatedly that he has no plans to shift the franchise.

The Rice Lake, Wisconsin native was the head coach of the Ohio State University from 1922 to 1946.

Mary's husband, Harry Craig, a Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin native was nicknamed Bosco.

His first move was to enlist the help of Shannon, a fellow Wisconsin native who had worked with the Gillett Group while at the First National Bank of Chicago.

Wisconsin natives have waited, both anxiously and patiently, for the arrival of Robinson, a gifted ballplayer who was taken first in last June's National Basketball Association draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.

"It was not like the rest of New York," said Ms. Fish, a Wisconsin native who welcomed the idea of living in "a small town that's vertical instead of horizontal."

Nikol Hasler is a Wisconsin native who spent years in the foster care system, an experience described as "tumultuous", but one that provided her with a diversity of life experiences.

Selfridges was opened in March 1909 by Harry Gordon Selfridge, a Wisconsin native who managed a Marshall Field's in Chicago before moving to London.

Mr. Kasch, a Wisconsin native who is now 47 years old, became disenchanted with his family's toy business in the early 1980's and moved to Santa Barbara to invest in real estate.

Despite Trickle having come the closest previously, the last two NASCAR Nationwide Series races have been won by Wisconsin natives (Johnny Sauter/Necedah-2005 and Paul Menard/Eau Claire-2006).