We have brainiacs, athletes, fashion forward ladies and some drama kids. Though we can brag about our school ranking and the fact that our sports teams are pretty damn good, we definitely deserve bragging rights for many famous people that have come from our state as well as our school.

1. Pleasant Rowland: You may have heard of a little brand called American Girl that has swept the nation and most likely your mall. The creator of this brand who has reached the charts of Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest people in the country graduated from our school and continues to give back to the place she loves.

2. Chris Noth: For all you Sex & the City addicts out there, you might appreciate that the pompous ass that is Big is actually from little ole’ Madison. Apparently they don’t only raise cows in Wisconsin.

3 Mike Richter: The first New York Ranger to record 300 wins, this hockey player has given Wisconsin something to brag about.

4. Phil Hellmuth: Thank g-d this guy never decided to fold. This famous poker player who has taken home more championship poker tournament wins then I have time to watch on rerun T.V. was born in Madison and attended the university.

5. Joan Cusack: With famous films such as School of Rock and Sixteen Candles, this New York native who attended the university has surely made all the drama kids proud as well as optimistic.

6. Meinhardt Raabe: Dorothy, we aren’t in Kansas anymore. We are in Wisconsin, which is apparently where the only surviving munchkin of The Wizard of Oz movie graduated from and is currently living in Madison.

7. Alando Tucker: Though the Phoenix Suns may have stolen our #42 player off the court, Tucker played four good years of college basketball on our very own turf.

8. Butch Vig: The drummer for a small time band turned big called Garbage grew up in Madison. Guess someone decided to take out the garbage and get a recording deal.

9. Chris Farley: One of the funniest men who ever walked this earth clearly had to keep himself occupied with jokes and humor in order to survive his boring upbringing in cow town. He may have played a moron in Tommy Boy, but the boy clearly had some brains, attending and graduating from the university.

10. Chris Chambers: This San Diego Chargers football player definitely gave fans something to cheer about when he played for Wisconsin. Not to mention that he played backup guard on the basketball team freshman year.
2 teams at once? Yeah, I would be bragging too.

10 more reasons to be proud of your school colors

Oh c’mon, you know you can’t wait to brag to your friends that the American Girl creator may have sat in your science class seat..