Robert M. La Follette

Robert Marion La Follette Sr., was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906. A Republican for most of his life, he ran for president of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election. Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history".

14 June 1855

Born on the same birth day (14 June): Annia Hatch • Arthur Duffey • Cy Coleman • Johann Abraham Ihle • Jonathan Raban • June Walker • Margaret Bourke-White • Renaldo Benson • Trevor Barry

Born in the same month (June 1855): George Charles Haité • George F. Roesch • Richard Lodge • Sam Morris (cricketer)