List of people from Milwaukee

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This is a List of Milwaukeeans, notable citizens of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Born and raised in Milwaukee[edit]

The following people were born and spent a significant number of their growing-up years in Milwaukee.

  • Jim Abrahams, director and screenwriter
  • David Adler, architect who designed over 200 estates during the “Great American Fashion era”
  • Amy Aiken, winemaker
  • Marc Alaimo, actor who played many Star Trek characters
  • Carl Allen, musician[2]
  • Vivian Anderson, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Milwaukee Chicks)
  • Joseph Anthony, playwright, actor, and director
  • Antler, poet
  • Lynne Arriale, musician; professor
  • Les Aspin, U.S. Secretary of Defense
  • Steve Avery, NFL player for the Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers[3]
  • Mitchell Ayres, bandleader for Perry Como and The Hollywood Palace
  • David Backes, author; professor
  • Gerhard A. Bading, U.S. diplomat
  • Frank Ellis Bamford, U.S. military office
  • Jimmy Banks, soccer player
  • Ben Bard, actor
  • Shorty Barr, NFL player and head coach
  • Dede Barry, Olympic medalist[4]
  • Tommy Bartlett, entertainment mogul and showman; created Tommy Bartlett’s Thrill Show in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
  • Louis Bashell, Slovenian-style polka musician
  • William Bast, screenwriter
  • John C. Becher, actor
  • Robert J. Beck, professor
  • Travis Beckum, NFL player for New York Giants
  • Jeffery Dahmer, Serial Killer
  • Chuck Belin, NFL player
  • Harry Bell, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Lawrencia “Bambi” Bembenek, police officer convicted of murdering husband’s ex-wife
  • Eric Benet, R&B singer; was married to Halle Berry
  • David Benke, President of Atlantic District of Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
  • Mark W. Bennett, U.S. District Court Judge in Iowa
  • Michael Bennett, NFL player[5]
  • James Benning, filmmaker
  • Lamont Bentley, actor; best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on television series Moesha
  • Scott Bergold, NFL player
  • George Berry, NFL player
  • Abner Biberman, actor and director
  • Dick Bilda, NFL player
  • Roman R. Blenski, Wisconsin State Senator
  • Joseph Colt Bloodgood, physician[6]
  • Wheeler Peckham Bloodgood, lawyer[7]
  • Adam Bob, NFL player
  • Otto Bock, Justice of Colorado Supreme Court
  • Bill Boedeker, NFL player for the Chicago Rockets, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles[8]
  • Frank Bohlmann, NFL player
  • Peter Bonerz, actor
  • Mark Borchardt, independent filmmaker; best known as subject of American Movie
  • Larry Borenstein, art and music promoter
  • Bob Botz, MLB player[9]
  • Timmy Bowers, professional basketball player, 2006 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
  • David Braden, NFL player
  • Gil Brandt, executive of Dallas Cowboys
  • John W. Breen, NFL general manager
  • Cindy Bremser, Olympic athlete; Pan American Games medalist[10]
  • Terry Brennan, head coach of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
  • Jeff Bridich, MLB general manager
  • Pamela Britton, actress
  • Mandy Brooks, MLB player[11]
  • Fred Brown, NBA player, First Team All American at the University of Iowa[12]
  • Judi Brown, Olympic medalist; Pan American Games gold medalist[13]
  • William George Bruce, author, historian, publisher, civic leader for Milwaukee Auditorium and Port of Milwaukee
  • J.T. Bruett, MLB player
  • George Brumder, newspaper publisher
  • Fabian Bruskewitz, Roman Catholic bishop
  • Felice Bryant, songwriter; member of Songwriters Hall of Fame,[14] and Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Art Bues, MLB player[15]
  • Rodney Buford, NBA player[16]
  • Brian Burke, Wisconsin politician
  • Charles C. Butler, Chief Justice of Colorado Supreme Court
  • Jackie Cain, musician
  • Daryl Carter, NFL player
  • John M. Cavey, Wisconsin legislator and lawyer[17]
  • Paul Cebar, musician
  • James Chance (James Siegfried, a/k/a James White), saxophonist, songwriter and singer, key figure in No Wave movement
  • John Moses Cheney, U.S. District Court Judge in Florida
  • Ted Cieslak, MLB player[18]
  • Alvin J. Clasen, Wisconsin State Assembly man
  • John Louis Coffey, Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
  • James Kelsey Cogswell, U.S. Navy admiral
  • Wilbur J. Cohen, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[19]
  • Irv Comp, NFL player[20]
  • Michael Copps, Commissioner of Federal Communications Commission[21]
  • Ray “Crash” Corrigan, actor; first celebrity featured on box of Wheaties[22]
  • Anthony Crivello, Tony Award-winning actor
  • Lave Cross, MLB player for 21 years[23]
  • John Cudahy, U.S. diplomat[24]
  • Michael Cudahy, entrepreneur, grand-nephew of Michael Cudahy (industrialist)
  • Richard Dickson Cudahy, Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
  • Robert M. Curley, legislator and judge
  • Pat Curran, NFL player[25]
  • James B. Currie, U.S. Air Force Major General
  • John Thomas Curtis, botanist and ecologist; Bray Curtis dissimilarity is partially named for him
  • Joseph Czerwinski, Wisconsin State Assembly member
  • Randy Dean, NFL player[26] and Olympic athlete[27]
  • Robert Dean, Olympic athlete[28]
  • Ashton Dearholt, actor
  • Robert G. Dela Hunt, Wisconsin State Assembly member
  • Steve de Shazer, psychotherapist who developed use of solution-focused brief therapy
  • Tom Dempsey, NFL player[29]
  • Edward J. Dengel, Wisconsin State Representative[30]
  • Abraham DeSomer, Medal of Honor recipient[31]
  • John R. Devitt, Wisconsin State Representative[32]
  • Michael Dhuey, electrical and computer engineer; co-inventor of the Macintosh II and the iPod[33]
  • Lavern Dilweg, NFL player and U.S. Representative[34]
  • John Doehring, NFL player[35]
  • Bernardine Dohrn, leader of the Weather Underground Organization[36]
  • John P. Donnelly, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Michael Dorf, entrepreneur, founder of Knitting Factory
  • Stephanie Dosen, musician[37]
  • Jeff Doucette, actor
  • Donn F. Draeger, martial artist
  • Randee Drew, professional football player
  • Wally Dreyer, NFL player; coach of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers football team[38]
  • Garrett Droppers, U.S. diplomat, President of University of South Dakota
  • Ron Drzewiecki, NFL player[39]
  • Red Dunn, NFL player[40]
  • Will Durst, comedian
  • Lawrence Eagleburger, U.S. Secretary of State
  • Greg Eagles, actor[41]
  • Robert Easton, actor, acting teacher
  • Al Eckert, MLB player
  • Bob Eckl, NFL player
  • Patrick Eddie, NBA player
  • Kathryn Edwards, model, reality television star on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
  • Herbert W. Ehrgott, U.S. Air Force general
  • Brent Emery, Olympic medalist[42]
  • Trevor Enders, MLB player[43]
  • Howie Epstein, rock musician, producer, and bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • Terence T. Evans, jurist
  • Tony Evers, 46th Governor of Wisconsin
  • Ralph Evinrude, son of Ole Evinrude, inventor of world’s first outboard motor, CEO Outdoor Marine Corp
  • Thomas E. Fairchild, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
  • Raleigh W. Falbe, Wisconsin state legislator
  • Anton Falch, professional baseball player[44]
  • Frank Farkas, Florida state representative
  • Hudson Fasching, NHL player
  • Michael Feldman, radio personality for Public Radio International
  • Michael Felger, sports radio talk show host
  • Gene Felker, NFL player[45]
  • Happy Felsch, MLB player
  • Thomasita Fessler, painter
  • Edgar Fiedler (1929–2003), economist
  • Julius Fiege, Wisconsin State Representative
  • James E. Finnegan, Attorney General of Wisconsin
  • Jack Finney, science-fiction and thriller writer; his novel The Body Snatchers was basis for movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • Brian Firkus, Drag Queen
  • Chris Foerster, NFL assistant coach
  • Reginald Foster, Latinist
  • Eduard Franz, actor
  • Jacob Elias Friend, Wisconsin state legislator, businessman, lawyer[46]
  • Bruce Froemming, MLB umpire[47]
  • Todd Frohwirth, MLB player[48]
  • Fabian Gaffke, MLB player[49]
  • Max Galasinski, stonecutter, sculptor
  • Chris Gardner, self-made millionaire whose bout with homelessness is portrayed in film The Pursuit of Happyness
  • Diante Garrett (born 1988), basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Augusts F. Gearhard, Deputy Chief of Chaplain of U.S. Air Force
  • Warren Giese, head coach of South Carolina Gamecocks football team, South Carolina State Senator
  • Herschel Burke Gilbert, film and television composer[50]
  • Hank Gillo, NFL player and head coach[51]
  • Martin Glendon, MLB player[52]
  • Carlos Glidden, co-inventor of first practical typewriter, with Christopher Sholes and Samuel W. Soule
  • Danny Gokey, American Idol contestant
  • Lamar Gordon, NFL player[53]
  • Angelo F. Greco, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Joseph A. Greco, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Abraham L. Grootemaat, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
  • James Groppi, Roman Catholic priest and civil rights activist
  • Eric Gugler, architect
  • Jay Guidinger, NBA player[54]
  • John Gurda, writer and historian
  • Carl Haessler, political activist[55]
  • Luise Haessler, linguist
  • Eric E. Hagedorn, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Jeffrey Robert Haines, Roman Catholic bishop
  • Jaida Essence Hall, drag queen superstar and winner of the 12th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race
  • Bo Hanley, NFL player and head coach[56]
  • Derrick Harden, NFL player[57]
  • Pat Harder, NFL player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
  • Jason Hardtke, MLB player[58]
  • Kevin Harlan, sportscaster
  • Dan Harmon, creator of the NBC television series Community,[59] and co-creator of television series “Rick and Morty”
  • Mildred Harnack, German resistance fighter during World War II, executed under orders from Adolf Hitler[60]
  • George Harper, MLB player[61]
  • Devin Harris, professional basketball player
  • Jerry Harrison, keyboardist for new wave music group Talking Heads
  • Kenny Harrison, world champion track and field athlete; Olympic gold medalist; Goodwill Games medalist[62]
  • Mike Hart, MLB player
  • William Hartman, Distinguished Service Cross recipient[63]
  • James Michael Harvey, Roman Catholic bishop
  • William Frederick Hase, U.S. Army Major General
  • Jerome J. Hastrich, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup
  • Joe Hauser, MLB player[64]
  • Ned R. Healy, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–44, member of Congress, 1945–47
  • Bob Heinz, NFL player[65]
  • George Hekkers, NFL player[66]
  • Frederick Hemke, professor of saxophone at Northwestern University
  • Marguerite Henry, award-winning children’s author, known for books about animals
  • Woody Herman, jazz singer, instrumentalist, and bandleader
  • Keith K. Hilbig, General authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Elizabeth Hirschboeck, humanitarian
  • Deb Hoffmann, Winnie-the-Pooh memorabilia collector
  • Jack Hueller, NFL player[67]
  • Doris Hursley, co-creator of General Hospital and daughter of Victor L. Berger
  • Andy Hurley, Fall Out Boy
  • Mike Huwiler, Olympic athlete; MLS player[68]
  • Caroline Ingalls (1839–1924), born in Brookfield, mother of famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • Einar H. Ingman Jr., Medal of Honor recipient[69]
  • Robert Jacobson, Lutheran bishop, then Roman Catholic priest
  • Jeff Jagodzinski, NFL assistant coach, head coach of Boston College
  • Eddie Jankowski, NFL player
  • Dan Jansen, world champion speed skater; Olympic gold medalist; member of United States Olympic Hall of Fame; NHL assistant coach[70]
  • Al Jarreau, award-winning jazz singer
  • Katherine Jashinski, United States Army soldier who refused orders to deploy to Afghanistan in 2006
  • Salome Jens, actress, best known for portraying Female Shapeshifter on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Jim Jodat, NFL player[71]
  • Harry G. John, philanthropist
  • Mark Jones, NBA player[72]
  • Barbara Jordan, professional tennis player
  • Elizabeth Jordan, writer, journalist
  • Joe Just, MLB player[73]
  • Jane Kaczmarek, actress; best known as Lois in Malcolm in the Middle
  • Brian “Kato” Kaelin, actor and house guest of O. J. Simpson during murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman
  • Bob Kames, musician; popularized The Chicken Dance[74]
  • Karl Kassulke, NFL player[75]
  • Phil Katz, inventor of Zip archive file format
  • Marie Kazmierczak, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
  • Francis B. Keene, U.S. diplomat
  • Ken Keltner, MLB player[76]
  • Skip Kendall (born 1964), professional golfer
  • Jacob J. Killa, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Don Kindt, NFL player[77]
  • Don Kindt Jr., NFL player
  • Louis Joseph Kirn, U.S. Navy admiral
  • Jerry Kleczka, U.S. Representative
  • Red Kleinow, MLB player[78]
  • Scott Klement, computer scientist[79]
  • Al Klug, professional football player[80]
  • Tony Knap, head coach of Utah State, Boise State and UNLV football teams
  • Richard A. Knobloch, U.S. Air Force general
  • Donald Knuth, computer scientist and author of The Art of Computer Programming
  • Oscar Koch, U.S. Army general, member of Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
  • Herman Koehler, head coach of Army football team; Master of the Sword of the United States Military Academy
  • John J. Koepsell, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
  • Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator
  • Don Kojis, NBA player
  • Walter Charles Kraatz, zoologist
  • Alvin Kraenzlein, Olympic gold medalist, member of National Track & Field Hall of Fame and United States Olympic Hall of Fame[81]
  • Jack Kramer, professional football player
  • Ken Kranz, NFL player[82]
  • Ken Kratz (born c. 1960), lawyer, former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin; law license was suspended for four months after sexting scandal[83]
  • Clarence Kretlow, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Gus Krock, MLB player[84]
  • Leo Krzycki (1881–1966), labor union leader
  • Tony Kubek, MLB player[85]
  • Ray Kuffel, professional football player[86]
  • Walter Kunicki, Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Ralph Kurek, NFL player[87]
  • Craig Kusick, MLB player[88]
  • August W. Laabs, Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Chet Laabs, MLB player[89]
  • Carl Landry, NBA player[90]
  • Marcus Landry, NBA player
  • Irv Langhoff, NFL player[91]
  • Jacob Latimore, singer and dancer
  • Donald Laub, noted plastic surgeon
  • Tom Laughlin, actor
  • Tom Lee, professional baseball player
  • David Lenz, artist
  • John Leonora, professor of physiology and pharmacology at Loma Linda University
  • Louise Lester, actress
  • Dave Levenick, NFL player[92]
  • DeAndre Levy, NFL player
  • Liberace, pianist and entertainer (West Allis)
  • Al Lindow, NFL player
  • James G. Lippert, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer[93]
  • Jacob J. Litza Jr., Wisconsin State Representative and businessman[94]
  • Dick Loepfe, NFL player[95]
  • Fred Luderus, MLB player[96]
  • Arno H. Luehman, U.S. Air Force Major General
  • Otto Luening (1900–1996), composer, early pioneer of electronic music
  • Jerry Lunz, NFL player[97]
  • Alfred Lunt, Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning Broadway actor; appeared in over 24 plays with his wife Lynn Fontanne
  • Rube Lutzke, MLB player[98]
  • Mel Maceau, professional football player[99]
  • Sandy MacKay, Michigan state representative
  • Steve Mackay, drummer of Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes, Radio Romeo
  • Beezie Madden, Olympic gold medalist[100]
  • Mark Maddox, NFL player[101]
  • Ira Madison III, television writer and podcaster
  • Greg Mahlberg, MLB player
  • Lester Maitland, pioneer U.S. Army aviator. In 1927 with Albert Hegenberger completed first flight from California to Hawaii
  • David John Malloy, Roman Catholic bishop
  • Dave Manders, NFL player[102]
  • Tom Mangan, Minnesota state legislator and educator
  • Bob Mann, pro golfer
  • Carl von Marr, painter[103]
  • Trixie Mattel, competed on season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, winner of season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, co-hosts a show on YouTube and has her own television series (The Trixie and Katya Show) on Viceland
  • Tracy Mattes, track and field athlete and humanitarian
  • John Matuszak, actor and NFL player[104]
  • Bob Mavis, professional baseball player[105]
  • George McBride, MLB manager[106]
  • Tim McCann, NFL player
  • Arthur L. McCullough, U.S. Air Force general
  • Ed McCully, Christian missionary killed during Operation Auca
  • John McGivern, actor and writer[107]
  • Darel McKinney, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient[108]
  • Chuck Mercein, NFL player for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, and the New York Jets[109]
  • John L. Merkt, Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Walter L. Merten, Wisconsin State Senate[110]
  • Louis L. Merz, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[111]
  • Albert Gregory Meyer, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
  • Phil Micech, NFL player[112]
  • Candice Michelle, wrestler, model and actress, best known for television ads for Go Daddy
  • Abner J. Mikva, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals[113]
  • Dick Miller, NBA player[114]
  • Thomas L. Miller, TV producer, co-founder of Miller-Boyett Productions
  • Newton N. Minow, chairman of Federal Communications Commission[115]
  • Robert J. Modrzejewski, Medal of Honor recipient[116]
  • David Mogilka, lawyer and politician
  • Jake Moreland, NFL player; assistant coach with Western Michigan Broncos football team[117]
  • Andrew “The Butcher” Mrotek, drummer for rock band The Academy Is…
  • Aloisius Joseph Muench, Roman Catholic cardinal
  • Joseph C. Murphy, Michigan state representative
  • Robert Daniel Murphy, U.S. diplomat[118]
  • Rose Namajunas, mixed martial artist
  • Alfredo Narciso, actor
  • Clem Neacy, NFL player[119]
  • Kurt Neumann, singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the BoDeans
  • Kurt Nimphius, NBA player[120]
  • Charles Niss, Wisconsin state legislator and businessman[121]
  • Haskell Noyes, conservationist
  • Pat O’Brien, actor with over 100 screen credits
  • Elli Ochowicz, Olympic athlete[122]
  • Robert Emmett O’Connor, actor
  • Tad J. Oelstrom, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
  • Nancy Olson, actress
  • Chuck Ortmann, NFL player[123]
  • Oscar Osthoff, Olympic gold medalist; head coach of Washington State football team[124]
  • Nik Pace, first runner-up of America’s Next Top Model, cycle 5
  • Raymond A. Palmer, editor and author
  • Frank Parker, International Tennis Hall of Fame member; won both the French and U.S. Championships
  • Les Paul, jazz guitarist, inventor, pioneer in development of solid-body electric guitar (Waukesha)
  • Don Pavletich, MLB player[125]
  • Cheryl Pawelski, record producer (Omnivore Recordings)
  • Jim Peck, host of game shows The Big Showdown and Three’s a Crowd; local history show I Remember Milwaukee
  • Pat Peppler, NFL head coach
  • Anthony Pettis, mixed martial artist signed with UFC
  • Vel Phillips, politician, jurist and activist
  • Amy Pietz, actress, known for role as Annie Spadaro in sitcom Caroline in the City
  • Robert B. Pinter, biomedical engineer
  • Paul Poberezny, founder of Experimental Aircraft Association and member of National Aviation Hall of Fame
  • Milton Rice Polland, Marshall Islands diplomat
  • Glen Pommerening, Wisconsin legislator
  • Terry Porter, NBA player and head coach of Milwaukee Bucks
  • Karl Priebe, artist
  • Gene Puerling, singer
  • Charlotte Rae (Lubotsky), TV/stage actress and singer; acted in Diff’rent Strokes and The Facts of Life
  • Ellen Raskin, author, illustrator, and fashion designer; recipient of Newbery Medal[126]
  • Scottie Ray, actor
  • Joel Rechlicz, NHL player
  • Marshall Reckard, mechanic and politician[127]
  • Louise Goff Reece, U.S. Representative from Tennessee[128]
  • William Rehnquist, former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (Shorewood)
  • John E. Reilly Jr., Wisconsin legislator and judge[129]
  • Paul Samuel Reinsch, U.S. diplomat
  • Henry S. Reuss, U.S. Representative
  • John Ridley, author, television and movie producer
  • Brad Rigby, MLB player[130]
  • Stuart Rindy, NFL player[131]
  • Jim Risch, U.S. Senator from Idaho[132]
  • Nick Roach, NFL player[133]
  • Fritz Roeseler, NFL player[134]
  • Brad Rowe, actor
  • Loret Miller Ruppe, U.S. diplomat
  • Margaret A. Rykowski, U.S. Navy admiral
  • Herbert J. Ryser, mathematician, Bruck-Chowla-Ryser theorem and Ryser formula are named for him
  • Ben L. Salomon, Medal of Honor recipient[135]
  • John Scardina, NFL player[136]
  • Christopher Scarver, convicted murderer who killed Jeffrey Dahmer
  • John C. Schafer, U.S. Representative
  • Arlie Schardt, Olympic gold medalist[137]
  • Bob Scherbarth, MLB player[138]
  • Richard Schickel, author, film critic, and filmmaker[139]
  • Augustine Francis Schinner, first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Superior
  • Charles Asa Schleck, Roman Catholic bishop
  • Herman Alfred Schmid, U.S. Air Force general
  • Charles C. Schmidt, Wisconsin state legislator
  • John G. Schmitz, U.S. Representative from California
  • Frank Schneiberg, MLB player[140]
  • Roy Schoemann, NFL player
  • Otto Schomberg, professional baseball player
  • Paul Schramka, MLB player
  • Charles M. Schrimpf, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Michael Schultz, filmmaker and television director[141]
  • Mark J. Seitz, Roman Catholic bishop
  • Bud Selig, MLB commissioner, owner of Milwaukee Brewers
  • Paul Shenar, actor
  • Paul Sicula, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Cornelius Sidler, Wisconsin State Representative
  • John Otto Siegel, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Lance Sijan, first USAFA graduate to be awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Carl Silvestri, NFL player[142]
  • Al Simmons, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
  • Herbert A. Simon, Nobel laureate and Turing Award winner for work in artificial intelligence, cognition, and decision-making
  • John Sisk Jr., NFL player[143]
  • Steve Sisolak, Governor of Nevada
  • Leland Sklar, bass player
  • Fred R. Sloan, U.S. Air National Guard Major General
  • Dave Smith, professional football player[144]
  • Dick Smith, software engineer and computer consultant
  • Tom Snyder, talk show host of The Tomorrow Show and The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
  • Samuel W. Soule, co-inventor of first practical typewriter, with Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden
  • Speech (Todd Thomas), musician, lead singer of Arrested Development
  • Latrell Sprewell, four-time All-Star professional basketball player
  • Clement Stachowiak, Wisconsin State Representative[145]
  • Drew Stafford, NHL player[146]
  • Kenneth M. Stampp, professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley
  • Howard Stark, NFL player
  • Pete Stark, U.S. Representative from California
  • Jerome Steever, Olympic medalist[147]
  • Henry J. Stehling, U.S. Air Force general
  • Christian Steinmetz, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[148]
  • Erich C. Stern, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
  • Bill Stetz, NFL player[149]
  • Brooks Stevens, automotive and industrial designer who developed the concept of planned obsolescence
  • Lester Stevens, Olympic athlete[150]
  • Philip Stieg, neurosurgeon
  • Joseph Stika, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral
  • Herbert Stothart, film composer, member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame[151]
  • Peter Straub, fiction writer and poet; best known as a horror-genre author
  • Daryl Stuermer, lead guitarist for Phil Collins, guitar and bass for Genesis
  • Johnny Strzykalski, NFL player
  • Timothy S. Sullivan, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
  • Jayapataka Swami, religious leader for International Society for Krishna Consciousness
  • George Talsky, businessman and politician
  • Jack Taschner, MLB player[152]
  • Todd Temkin, contemporary poet and cultural activist
  • Clinton Textor, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Reinhold Thiessenhusen, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Fred Thomas, MLB player[153]
  • Arthur Thrall, artist
  • Spencer Tracy, actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967
  • Clement A. Trott, U.S. Army Major General
  • Dan Turk, NFL player
  • Alfred Tweedy, Connecticut state senator
  • Aaron Twerski (born 1939), lawyer and the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, as well as a former Dean and professor of tort law at Hofstra University School of Law
  • Judy Tyler (Judith Mae Hess), actress, starred opposite Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock
  • Bob Uecker, MLB player, actor, and Hall of Fame sportscaster
  • Neal Ulevich, photographer, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize
  • James Valcq, composer
  • Hoyt Vandenberg, General, U.S. Air Force
  • Nick Viall, contestant on The Bachelor
  • Paul Wagner, MLB player
  • Steve Wagner, NFL player
  • Lutz Wahl, U.S. Army Major General; Adjutant General of U.S. Army
  • James W. Wahner, educator and Wisconsin State Representative
  • Herman V. Wall, photographer
  • John A. Wall, lawyer and Wisconsin State Representative
  • Norm Wallen, MLB player
  • Neale Donald Walsch, best-selling author of Conversations With God
  • Jim Waskiewicz, NFL player[154]
  • Bruce Weber, head coach of University of Illinois men’s basketball team
  • Bill Weir, television journalist, co-anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America Weekend Edition
  • Norman Wengert, political scientist
  • Gary George Wetzel, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Joel Whitburn, American author and music historian
  • Jane Wiedlin, guitarist, vocalist, most notably for The Go-Go’s
  • Ken Wiesner, Olympic medalist[155]
  • John Wilde, painter[156]
  • Gene Wilder, actor known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and collaborations with Mel Brooks, married Gilda Radner
  • Robert Wilke, Air Force Cross recipient[157]
  • Mike Wilks, NBA player[158]
  • Red Wilson, MLB player[159]
  • Elmer Winter (1912–2009), founder of Manpower Inc.[160]
  • Edward Wollert, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient[161]
  • Whitey Wolter, NFL player[162]
  • Neil Worden, NFL player[163]
  • Sylvia Wronski, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Milwaukee Chicks)
  • Frank Albert Young, Medal of Honor recipient[164]
  • Clement J. Zablocki, U.S. Representative
  • Ozias M. Zander, architect
  • Frank P. Zeidler, ex-mayor of Milwaukee, Socialist Party USA leader
  • Will Zens, filmmaker
  • Nicholas S. Zeppos, chancellor of Vanderbilt University
  • Steve Ziem, MLB player[165]
  • Chip Zien, actor[166]
  • Ray Zillmer, attorney, mountaineer and conservationist
  • John A. Zoller, Wisconsin legislator
  • Charlotte Zucker, actress, mother of David and Jerry Zucker
  • David Zucker, film director, Airplane! and Top Secret!
  • Jerry Zucker, film director, Airplane! and Top Secret!

Born elsewhere, raised in Milwaukee[edit]

The following people were not born in Milwaukee, but spent a significant amount of their growing-up years in the city.

  • Naima Adedapo, American Idol finalist
  • Shauna Singh Baldwin, Canadian-born author currently living in Milwaukee
  • Elizabeth Banks, journalist
  • Jacob Best, founder of what became the Pabst Brewing Company
  • Elizabeth Baker Bohan, author, journalist, artist, social reformer
  • Andrew H. Boncel, Wisconsin state legislator and newspaper editor
  • Jack Carson, actor, Mildred Pierce, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Star Is Born
  • Keo Coleman, NFL player
  • Michael Cudahy, industrialist, great-uncle of Michael Cudahy (electronics)
  • Patrick Cudahy, industrialist
  • Victor DeLorenzo, drummer for punk-rock group, the Violent Femmes
  • Humphrey J. Desmond, Wisconsin legislator, lawyer, writer, and newspaper editor
  • Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-born actress raised in Milwaukee, two-time Tony Award winner, four-time Emmy Award winner
  • Clarke Fischer, NFL player
  • Garrett M. Fitzgerald, politician
  • Evelyn Frechette, lover and accomplice of John Dillinger
  • Gordon Gano, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the Violent Femmes
  • Charles Goldenberg (1911–1986), Odessa-born All-Pro NFL player
  • Wallace Wilson Graham, Wisconsin lawyer and politician
  • Joseph Graybill, actor
  • Elmer Grey, architect and painter
  • Stone Hallquist, NFL player
  • Albert Hammond, politician
  • Matthea Harvey, poet
  • Houdini, illusionist and stunt performer
  • Jeffrey Hunter, actor, The Searchers, King of Kings
  • John Johnson, NBA basketball player, First Team All-American at University of Iowa
  • Warren S. Johnson, founder of Johnson Controls
  • Kristen Johnston, born in Washington DC, raised in Whitefish Bay; played Sally Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun
  • Al C. Kalmbach, born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, founder of Kalmbach Publishing
  • Keedy, singer
  • Harold Klemp, leader of Eckankar
  • Tim Knoll, freestyle BMX rider
  • Leon L. Lewis, attorney, spymaster, and Jewish community leader
  • Rico Love, rapper and songwriter
  • Jim Lovell, former NASA astronaut and commander of the Apollo 13 mission; North/South 7th Street through the downtown area was named James Lovell Street in his honor
  • James Ludington, founder of Columbus, Wisconsin and Ludington, Michigan
  • John Luick, American Civil War veteran; founder of Luick Ice Cream
  • Arie Luyendyk Jr., professional auto racer, The Bachelorette contestant (Brookfield)
  • Arthur MacArthur Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, military governor of the Philippines
  • Rick Majerus, basketball coach; son of Raymond Majerus
  • Golda Meir, a founder of State of Israel; served as Minister of Labor, Foreign Minister, and Prime Minister; graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
  • Billy Mitchell, general, regarded as “father” of United States Air Force
  • Ronald Myers, noted Baptist minister
  • Joseph Arthur Padway, socialist politician
  • Ray Phillips, NFL player
  • Emma May Alexander Reinertsen, writer, social reformer
  • Antonio R. Riley, Midwest Regional Administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Martin P. Robinson, creator and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company; puppeteer for Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus and Slimey (Brookfield)
  • Gena Rowlands, Oscar-nominated actress, four-time Emmy Award winner
  • Mark Rylance, theater actor and director; director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, two-time Tony Award winner
  • David J. Saposs, economist
  • Gottfried Schloemer, maker of first gas automobile in Milwaukee
  • Landy Scott, champion race car driver
  • Edward Steichen, in 1900 left Milwaukee to NYC, met Alfred Stieglitz who was married to Georgia O’Keeffe; world’s highest-paid photographer
  • Mike Taylor, NBA player
  • Fred W. Vetter Jr., U.S. Air Force general
  • George H. Walther, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Walter Wangerin Jr., author
  • Garrett Weber-Gale, U.S. Olympic swimmer
  • Stanley G. Weinbaum, science fiction writer
  • Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and media mogul
  • Roger H. Zion, U.S. Representative from Indiana

Born in Milwaukee, raised elsewhere[edit]

The following people were born in Milwaukee, but spent most (if not all) of their growing-up years away from the city.

  • Walter Annenberg, billionaire publisher, philanthropist, and creator of Annenberg Foundation
  • Austin Aries, professional wrestler, former world champion
  • J. Ogden Armour, owner and president of Armour and Company
  • Paul M. Blayney, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
  • Richard Nelson Bolles, author
  • Rachel Brosnahan, actress
  • Coo Coo Cal, singer, rapper
  • Raja Chari, astronaut candidate
  • Leroy Chiao, astronaut, commander and science officer of 10th expedition to International Space Station (ISS)
  • George Croil, Royal Canadian Air Force Air Marshal; first Chief of the Air Staff
  • Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer raised in Ohio; returned to Milwaukee where he also committed acts of necrophilia and cannibalism
  • Dan Davies, actor and screenwriter
  • Ruth Bachhuber Doyle, member of Wisconsin Assembly, raised in Wausau; mother of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle
  • Alex Galchenyuk, hockey player for the AHL’s Colorado Eagles
  • Jeff Gillan, journalist
  • Doug Gottlieb, ESPN analyst, host of The Doug Gottlieb Show
  • Heather Graham, film actress; best known for role as Roller Girl in Boogie Nights
  • Mark Grudzielanek, MLB player
  • Herbert James Hagerman, governor of New Mexico Territory
  • Andrea Hall, twin sister of soap actress Deidre Hall; best known for her role as Samantha Evans on Days of Our Lives
  • Deidre Hall, actress on soap opera Days of Our Lives and twin sister of actress Andrea Hall
  • Dennis Hall, world champion wrestler, Olympic medalist; Pan American Games gold medalist
  • Susan Lynn Hefle, food allergen scientist[citation needed]
  • Ben Heller, MLB pitcher
  • Ed Hochuli, NFL referee
  • Michael Huebsch, politician
  • Ernie Johnson Jr., Emmy Award-winning sportscaster
  • Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for San Francisco 49ers
  • Eric Kelly, NFL player
  • George F. Kennan, architect of U.S. cold war policy of containment of Soviet Union
  • Jalmar M. Kerttula, longest-serving member of the Alaska Legislature (1961–1963 and 1965–1995)
  • Pee Wee King, songwriter, recording artist, and television entertainer; inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Jacob Latimore, R&B singer
  • James J. Lindsay, U.S. Army General; first commander of United States Special Operations Command
  • Bobby Marshall, NFL player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
  • Ava Max, singer-songwriter
  • Chris Mihm, NBA player
  • Steve Miller, musician, Steve Miller Band
  • Raymond J. Moyer, politician
  • Amir Omar, Texas politician
  • Leslie Osborne, WPS player
  • Peter Palmer, Broadway and film actor, most notably as Li’l Abner
  • Otto A. Paulsen, Minnesota state representative and farmer
  • Andre Phillips, Olympic gold medalist
  • Armintie Price, WNBA player
  • Joe Randa, MLB player
  • Robert D. Richardson, biographer and historian
  • Jay Schroeder, NFL player
  • Mary Shane, pioneer sportscaster
  • Cordwainer Smith (Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger), science fiction writer, East Asian scholar and expert in psychological warfare
  • Bart Stupak, U.S. Representative from Michigan
  • Eric Szmanda, actor, played Greg Sanders on CSI
  • Peter G. Torkildsen, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
  • Butch Woolfolk, NFL player

Born and raised elsewhere[edit]

The following people were not born or raised in Milwaukee, but have a significant connection(s) to the city.

  • Hank Aaron, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer; all-time leader in home runs; played majority of MLB career in Milwaukee
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Famer and first draft choice of Milwaukee Bucks
  • George Abert, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; father of George A. Abert[167]
  • Andrew J. Aikens, newspaper editor
  • Anson Allen, politician and businessman[168]
  • Ray Allen, Milwaukee Bucks player from 1996 to 2003
  • Edward P. Allis, co-founder of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
  • John Anderson, NFL player
  • Mathilde Franziska Anneke, feminist
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks player
  • Jimmy Archer, MLB player[169]
  • Philip Danforth Armour, founder of Armour and Company
  • Jap Barbeau, MLB player[170]
  • Lloyd Barbee, Wisconsin legislator[171]
  • William A. Barstow, Governor of Wisconsin; Union Army general
  • John M Barth, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Controls
  • John Knowlton Bartlett, Vice President of American Medical Association
  • Charles S. Benton, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Insoo Kim Berg, psychotherapist
  • Victor L. Berger, first Socialist elected to U.S. House of Representatives
  • Fred Blair, labor activist and politician
  • Valentin Blatz, founder of Valentin Blatz Brewing Company
  • Aaron T. Bliss, U.S. Representative from Michigan
  • Robert Bloch, science fiction, fantasy and horror writer, author of Psycho
  • Ernest Borgnine, Academy Award-winning actor
  • Matthias J. Bovee, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Emil Breitkreutz, Olympic medalist; head coach of USC Trojans men’s basketball team[172]
  • Arthur Louis Breslich, president of German Wallace College and Baldwin-Wallace College
  • Bunny Brief, MLB player[173]
  • Erhard Brielmaier, architect, designed many Milwaukee churches, buildings, and schools including The Basilica of St. Josaphat recipient[174]
  • Cecil B. Brown Jr., civil rights activist and legislator[175]
  • John A. Bryan, U.S. diplomat
  • Larry Bucshon, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Chris Bury, television journalist, Nightline correspondent
  • Charles C. Byrne, U.S. Army general
  • James Cameron, civil rights activist
  • Raymond Joseph Cannon, U.S. Representative, attorney for the accused players during Black Sox Scandal
  • Al Capone, Chicago gangster; had a “home” in Brookfield during Prohibition
  • Bill Carollo, NFL referee
  • Sam Cassell, NBA player for Milwaukee Bucks
  • Benjamin F. Church, 1835 pioneer, builder and contractor; built Benjamin Church House, now a museum
  • Pep Clark, MLB player[176]
  • Dighton Corson, Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
  • Georgia Cozzini, politician
  • Harriet L. Cramer, publisher of The Evening Wisconsin, a daily newspaper in Milwaukee
  • John D. Cummins, U.S. Representative from Ohio[177]
  • Lysander Cutler, Union Army general
  • Steven E. Day, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
  • Willem Dafoe, actor, from Appleton, WI., lived in Milwaukee while with Theatre X in Third Ward; before moving to NYC where he spent 10 years before becoming well-known.
  • Peter V. Deuster, diplomat
  • Gene DeWeese, author
  • Dustin Diamond, actor, “Screech” from Saved by the Bell TV sitcom; resides in Port Washington
  • Joseph Doe, U.S. Assistant Secretary of War
  • Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
  • Charlie Dougherty, MLB player[178]
  • Tom Dougherty, MLB player
  • David Draiman, rock musician, singer in heavy metal band Disturbed
  • F. Ryan Duffy, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals[179]
  • Clifford Durr, member of Federal Communications Commission
  • Hi Ebright, MLB player
  • Lois Ehlert, illustrator; Caldecott Medal recipient
  • Michael Elconin, member of Wisconsin State Assembly[180]
  • Gary Ellerson, NFL player for Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions
  • Alter Esselin, Yiddish poet, carpenter, 1889–1974
  • Charles E. Estabrook, Wisconsin Attorney General
  • Ole Evinrude, founder of Evirude Outboard Motors, inventor of first outboard motor with practical commercial application
  • Edward T. Fairchild, jurist[181]
  • Chris Farley, born in Madison, Wisconsin, graduated from Marquette University; comedian and actor; cast member on Saturday Night Live
  • Asahel Finch Jr., lawyer and politician
  • Albert Fowler, mayor of Rockford, Illinois
  • Charles F. Freeman, businessman and politician
  • Harold A. Fritz, Medal of Honor recipient[182]
  • Ezekiel Gillespie, activist for equal rights for African Americans[183]
  • Luther F. Gilson, businessman and politician
  • Guy D. Goff, U.S. Senator from West Virginia[184]
  • Paul Grottkau, radical newspaper publisher and labor organizer
  • William G. Haan, U.S. Army Major General
  • Jackson Hadley, politician and businessman[185]
  • Ardie Clark Halyard (1896–1989), co-owner of the first black-owned bank in Milwaukee
  • J.J. Hagerman, industrialist
  • Doc Hamann, baseball player[186]
  • Charles Smith Hamilton, Union Army Major General
  • Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine, owner of Heine-Velox
  • James L. Herdt, 9th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
  • Harrison Carroll Hobart, Union Army general
  • Adrian Hoecken, Dutch missionary to the first nations
  • Timothy E. Hoeksema, Chairman of Midwest Air Group[citation needed]
  • Roy Hoffmann, U.S. Navy admiral
  • James Holliday, lawyer[187]
  • Gertrude Hull, educator
  • Bert Husting, MLB player[188]
  • John L. Jerstad, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Electa Amanda Wright Johnson, philanthropist, writer
  • Solomon Juneau, fur trader, land speculator, and co-founder of City of Milwaukee
  • Francis Enmer Kearns, bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church
  • Alice Beck Kehoe, anthropologist
  • Byron Kilbourn, Wisconsin railroad executive, politician, and co-founder of Milwaukee
  • Jack Kilby, Nobel laureate and co-inventor of the integrated circuit (IC)
  • Charles King, U.S. Army general
  • Rufus King, Union Army general
  • Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Al Klawitter, MLB player
  • Nap Kloza, professional baseball player and manager
  • Elmer Klumpp, MLB player
  • Conrad Krez, Union Army general
  • Ivanka Mandunić Kuzmanović, Croatian poet and historian
  • Dan Lally, MLB player
  • John H. Lang, war hero
  • Increase A. Lapham, scientist; “father of the U.S. Weather Service”
  • Alfred Lawson, credited as inventor of the airliner
  • Jerris G. Leonard, administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
  • Judith Light, actress, star of Who’s the Boss; acted in Milwaukee theater at “the Rep”
  • Reginald Lisowski, professional wrestler known as “The Crusher”
  • Casey Loomis, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient[189]
  • Scott Lorenz, MLS player
  • Frank Luce, MLB player
  • Arie Luyendyk, two-time Indianapolis 500 winner (Brookfield)
  • Arthur MacArthur Sr, judge; father of Arthur MacArthur Jr and grandfather of General Douglas MacArthur
  • Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army General; U.S. Army Chief of Staff; Medal of Honor recipient[190]
  • Raymond Majerus, labor leader; father of Rick Majerus
  • Dan Marion, MLB player[191]
  • Henry H. Markham, U.S. Representative from California[192]
  • Hattie McDaniel, Academy Award-winning actress; the first African American to win an Academy Award
  • Francis E. McGovern, 22nd Governor of Wisconsin[193]
  • Al McGuire, college basketball coach and television commentator, head coach of Marquette national championship team
  • Eschines P. Matthews, Wisconsin Assemblyman and businessman
  • Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks player
  • Frederick Miller, brewing magnate and founder of Miller Brewing Company; grandfather of Fred Miller
  • Elias Molee, journalist; linguist
  • Paul Molitor, baseball Hall of Famer; longtime player for Milwaukee Brewers
  • Mary Mortimer (1816–1877), British-born American educator
  • Frank Murray, head coach of Marquette Golden Avalanche and Virginia Cavaliers football teams, member of College Football Hall of Fame
  • George New, artist
  • George Nicol, MLB player[194]
  • Richard J. Nolan, Medal of Honor recipient[195]
  • Bill Norman, MLB player and manager[196]
  • Karl F. Nystrom, rail engineer; introduced a number of important innovations, including welded lightweight freight and passenger railcars
  • John O’Malley, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Frederick Pabst, brewing magnate of Pabst Brewing Company
  • Halbert E. Paine, Union Army general; U.S. Representative
  • Henry C. Payne, U.S. Postmaster General
  • George Wilbur Peck, Governor of Wisconsin
  • Hal Peck, MLB player[197]
  • Carlotta Perry, poet[198]
  • Joseph Perry, auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
  • Jane and Lloyd Pettit, philanthropists of Bradley family fortune, who gifted Bradley Center and Pettit National Ice Center
  • Marjorie Peters, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player, born in Greenfield, WI and a longtime resident of Milwaukee
  • Emanuel L. Philipp, 23rd Governor of Wisconsin and resident of Milwaukee[199]
  • Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee
  • Michael Redd, Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard, holds Bucks’ franchise record for points in a single game with 57
  • Adolph Walter Rich, manufacturer and merchant
  • Chester J. Roberts, head coach of Miami Redskins football and men’s basketball teams
  • Paul Robeson, pro football player, actor, singer and social activist
  • Carl Sandburg, author, reporter, poet; worked as organizer for Wisconsin Social Democratic Party at headquarters in Milwaukee; met wife Lilian Steichen (Menomonee Falls) in 1907
  • Joseph Schlitz, brewing magnate of now defunct Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
  • Carl Schurz, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
  • John Sharpstein, Justice of the California Supreme Court
  • Christopher Sholes, printer, politician, and newspaper editor; best known for inventing the modern day typewriter with its QWERTY key layout, while living in Milwaukee
  • Abram D. Smith, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
  • Albert Smith, U.S. Representative from New York
  • George A. Starkweather, U.S. Representative from New York
  • John Converse Starkweather, Union Army general
  • Thomas E. Stidham, NFL assistant coach
  • Ellicott R. Stillman, Wisconsin State Representative
  • William Story, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
  • Samuel Stritch, Roman Catholic cardinal
  • Kenneth E. Stumpf, Medal of Honor recipient[200]
  • Ted Sullivan, MLB player and manager
  • Monroe Swan, Wisconsin politician
  • Jeffrey Tambor, actor, performed at Milwaukee Repertory Theater (“The Rep”)
  • Paul Francis Tanner, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
  • Adonis Terry, MLB player and umpire[201]
  • Thomas Toohey, Medal of Honor recipient[202]
  • Don A. J. Upham, 4th Mayor of Milwaukee[203]
  • Franklin Van Valkenburgh, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Henry Vianden, artist
  • Dwyane Wade, guard for NBA’s Miami Heat who played collegiately at Marquette University
  • George H. Walker, trader, politician, and co-founder of City of Milwaukee
  • Howard Weiss, NFL player
  • Tony Welzer, MLB player[204]
  • Don S. Wenger, U.S. Air Force Major General
  • Mae West, actress, screenwriter, playwright, named 15th Greatest Female Film Star of All-Time by the American Film Institute
  • Philo White, U.S. diplomat
  • James Wieghart, journalist
  • Frederick L. Wieseman, U.S. Marine Lieutenant general
  • Frederick Charles Winkler, Union Army general
  • George A. Woodward, U.S. Army general
  • Christian Yelich, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers[205]
  • Cassin Young, Medal of Honor recipient[206]
  • Sheila Young, world champion speed skater and cyclist; Olympic gold medalist; member of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame, and National Speedskating Hall of Fame
  • Robin Yount, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer; player and bench coach for Milwaukee Brewers
  • Elmo Zumwalt, Chief of Naval Operations

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