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.
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- George A. Abert, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate
- 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
- Tim Alioto, soccer player
- Tom Alioto, soccer player
- Carl Allen, musician[1]
- 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[2]
- 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[3]
- 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
- James Batemon III (born 1997), basketball player in the National Basketball League (Australia)[4]
- John C. Becher, actor
- Robert J. Beck, professor
- Travis Beckum, NFL player for New York Giants
- 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
- Paris Berelc, actress
- 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
- Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer
- DC the Don (Daijon Davis), rapper
- 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]
- Zoe Dunning, U.S. Naval Commander and LGBT activist
- 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
- Max Fernekes, artist[46]
- 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[47]
- Bruce Froemming, MLB umpire[48]
- Todd Frohwirth, MLB player[49]
- Fabian Gaffke, MLB player[50]
- 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[51]
- Hank Gillo, NFL player and head coach[52]
- Martin Glendon, MLB player[53]
- Carlos Glidden, co-inventor of first practical typewriter, with Christopher Sholes and Samuel W. Soule
- Danny Gokey, American Idol contestant
- Lamar Gordon, NFL player[54]
- 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
- Anthony Gruszka, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Eric Gugler, architect
- Jay Guidinger, NBA player[55]
- John Gurda, writer and historian
- Carl Haessler, political activist[56]
- 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[57]
- Derrick Harden, NFL player[58]
- Pat Harder, NFL player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
- Jason Hardtke, MLB player[59]
- Kevin Harlan, sportscaster
- Dan Harmon, creator of the NBC television series Community,[60] and co-creator of television series "Rick and Morty"
- Mildred Harnack, German resistance fighter during World War II, executed under orders from Adolf Hitler[61]
- George Harper, MLB player[62]
- 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[63]
- Mike Hart, MLB player
- William Hartman, Distinguished Service Cross recipient[64]
- 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[65]
- Ned R. Healy, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–44, member of Congress, 1945–47
- Bob Heinz, NFL player[66]
- George Hekkers, NFL player[67]
- 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
- Alice Holz, union organizer
- Jack Hueller, NFL player[68]
- Doris Hursley, co-creator of General Hospital and daughter of Victor L. Berger
- Andy Hurley, Fall Out Boy
- Mike Huwiler, Olympic athlete; MLS player[69]
- Caroline Ingalls (1839–1924), born in Brookfield, mother of famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Einar H. Ingman Jr., Medal of Honor recipient[70]
- 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[71]
- 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[72]
- Harry G. John, philanthropist
- Mark Jones, NBA player[73]
- Barbara Jordan, professional tennis player
- Elizabeth Jordan, writer, journalist
- Joe Just, MLB player[74]
- 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[75]
- Karl Kassulke, NFL player[76]
- 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[77]
- Skip Kendall (born 1964), professional golfer
- Jacob J. Killa, Wisconsin State Representative
- Don Kindt, NFL player[78]
- Don Kindt Jr., NFL player
- Louis Joseph Kirn, U.S. Navy admiral
- Jerry Kleczka, U.S. Representative
- Red Kleinow, MLB player[79]
- Scott Klement, computer scientist[80]
- Al Klug, professional football player[81]
- 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[82]
- Jack Kramer, professional football player
- Ken Kranz, NFL player[83]
- Ken Kratz (born c. 1960), lawyer, former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin; law license was suspended for four months after sexting scandal[84]
- Clarence Kretlow, Wisconsin State Representative
- Gus Krock, MLB player[85]
- Leo Krzycki (1881–1966), labor union leader
- Tony Kubek, MLB player[86]
- Ray Kuffel, professional football player[87]
- Walter Kunicki, Wisconsin State Assembly
- Ralph Kurek, NFL player[88]
- Craig Kusick, MLB player[89]
- August W. Laabs, Wisconsin State Assembly
- Chet Laabs, MLB player[90]
- Lakeyah, musician
- Carl Landry, NBA player[91]
- Marcus Landry, NBA player
- Irv Langhoff, NFL player[92]
- Jacob Latimore, singer and dancer
- Donald Laub, noted plastic surgeon
- Jacob Laubenheimer, former chief of the Milwaukee Police Department and founder of the world's first police academy
- 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[93]
- DeAndre Levy, NFL player
- Liberace, pianist and entertainer (West Allis)
- Al Lindow, NFL player
- James G. Lippert, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer[94]
- Jacob J. Litza Jr., Wisconsin State Representative and businessman[95]
- Dick Loepfe, NFL player[96]
- Fred Luderus, MLB player[97]
- Arno H. Luehman, U.S. Air Force Major General
- Otto Luening (1900–1996), composer, early pioneer of electronic music
- Jerry Lunz, NFL player[98]
- Alfred Lunt, Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning Broadway actor; appeared in over 24 plays with his wife Lynn Fontanne
- Rube Lutzke, MLB player[99]
- Mel Maceau, professional football player[100]
- Sandy MacKay, Michigan state representative
- Steve Mackay, drummer of Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes, Radio Romeo
- Beezie Madden, Olympic gold medalist[101]
- Mark Maddox, NFL player[102]
- 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[103]
- Tom Mangan, Minnesota state legislator and educator
- Bob Mann, pro golfer
- Carl von Marr, painter[104]
- 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[105]
- Bob Mavis, professional baseball player[106]
- George McBride, MLB manager[107]
- 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[108]
- Darel McKinney, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient[109]
- Chuck Mercein, NFL player for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, and the New York Jets[110]
- John L. Merkt, Wisconsin State Assembly
- Walter L. Merten, Wisconsin State Senate[111]
- Louis L. Merz, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[112]
- Albert Gregory Meyer, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
- Phil Micech, NFL player[113]
- 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[114]
- Dick Miller, NBA player[115]
- Thomas L. Miller, TV producer, co-founder of Miller-Boyett Productions
- Milverine (John Hamann), local celebrity known for looking like Wolverine while walking shirtless[116]
- Newton N. Minow, chairman of Federal Communications Commission[117]
- Robert J. Modrzejewski, Medal of Honor recipient[118]
- David Mogilka, lawyer and politician
- Jake Moreland, NFL player; assistant coach with Western Michigan Broncos football team[119]
- 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[120]
- Rose Namajunas, mixed martial artist
- Alfredo Narciso, actor
- Clem Neacy, NFL player[121]
- Kurt Neumann, singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the BoDeans
- Kurt Nimphius, NBA player[122]
- Charles Niss, Wisconsin state legislator and businessman[123]
- Haskell Noyes, conservationist
- Pat O'Brien, actor with over 100 screen credits
- Elli Ochowicz, Olympic athlete[124]
- Robert Emmett O'Connor, actor
- Tad J. Oelstrom, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
- Nancy Olson, actress
- Chuck Ortmann, NFL player[125]
- Oscar Osthoff, Olympic gold medalist; head coach of Washington State football team[126]
- 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[127]
- 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[128]
- Scottie Ray, actor
- Joel Rechlicz, NHL player
- Marshall Reckard, mechanic and politician[129]
- Louise Goff Reece, U.S. Representative from Tennessee[130]
- William Rehnquist, former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (Shorewood)
- John E. Reilly Jr., Wisconsin legislator and judge[131]
- Paul Samuel Reinsch, U.S. diplomat
- Henry S. Reuss, U.S. Representative
- John Ridley, author, television and movie producer
- Brad Rigby, MLB player[132]
- Stuart Rindy, NFL player[133]
- Jim Risch, U.S. Senator from Idaho[134]
- Nick Roach, NFL player[135]
- Fritz Roeseler, NFL player[136]
- 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[137]
- John Scardina, NFL player[138]
- Christopher Scarver, convicted murderer who killed Jeffrey Dahmer
- John C. Schafer, U.S. Representative
- Arlie Schardt, Olympic gold medalist[139]
- Bob Scherbarth, MLB player[140]
- Richard Schickel, author, film critic, and filmmaker[141]
- 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[142]
- 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[143]
- 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[144]
- 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[145]
- Steve Sisolak, Governor of Nevada
- Leland Sklar, bass player
- Fred R. Sloan, U.S. Air National Guard Major General
- Dave Smith, professional football player[146]
- 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[147]
- Drew Stafford, NHL player[148]
- 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[149]
- Henry J. Stehling, U.S. Air Force general
- Christian Steinmetz, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[150]
- Erich C. Stern, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
- Bill Stetz, NFL player[151]
- Brooks Stevens, automotive and industrial designer who developed the concept of planned obsolescence
- Lester Stevens, Olympic athlete[152]
- Anne Steytler, activist and feminist who co-founded the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, one of the first six domestic violence response and prevention centers in the United States[153]
- Philip Stieg, neurosurgeon
- Joseph Stika, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral
- Herbert Stothart, film composer, member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame[154]
- 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[155]
- Todd Temkin, contemporary poet and cultural activist
- Clinton Textor, Wisconsin State Representative
- Reinhold Thiessenhusen, Wisconsin State Representative
- Fred Thomas, MLB player[156]
- Arthur Thrall, artist
- Matthew Tonner, musician and music producer of The 502s
- 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[157]
- 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[158]
- John Wilde, painter[159]
- Gene Wilder, actor known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and collaborations with Mel Brooks, married Gilda Radner
- Robert Wilke, Air Force Cross recipient[160]
- Mike Wilks, NBA player[161]
- Red Wilson, MLB player[162]
- Elmer Winter (1912–2009), founder of Manpower Inc.[163]
- Edward Wollert, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient[164]
- Whitey Wolter, NFL player[165]
- Neil Worden, NFL player[166]
- Sylvia Wronski, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Milwaukee Chicks)
- Frank Albert Young, Medal of Honor recipient[167]
- 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[168]
- Chip Zien, actor[169]
- 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.
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- 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
- Joel Ehrendreich, US Career Diplomat, current Ambassador to Palau (2023)
- 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
- Josette Vieau Juneau, Métis "founding mother" of Milwaukee
- 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
- 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
- Jonah Bride, baseball player
- 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
- Edward T. Foote II, former president of the University of Miami
- 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
- Verne Meisner, polka musician
- 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
- Austin Surhoff, swimmer
- 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[170]
- Andrew J. Aikens, newspaper editor
- Anson Allen, politician and businessman[171]
- 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[172]
- Philip Danforth Armour, founder of Armour and Company
- Jap Barbeau, MLB player[173]
- Lloyd Barbee, Wisconsin legislator[174]
- 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
- William Joshua Blackmon, street preacher and artist
- 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[175]
- Arthur Louis Breslich, president of German Wallace College and Baldwin-Wallace College
- Bunny Brief, MLB player[176]
- Erhard Brielmaier, architect, designed many Milwaukee churches, buildings, and schools including The Basilica of St. Josaphat recipient[177]
- Cecil B. Brown Jr., civil rights activist and legislator[178]
- 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[179]
- 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[180]
- 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; resided 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[181]
- 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[182]
- Clifford Durr, member of Federal Communications Commission
- Hi Ebright, MLB player
- Lois Ehlert, illustrator; Caldecott Medal recipient
- Michael Elconin, member of Wisconsin State Assembly[183]
- 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[184]
- 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[185]
- Ezekiel Gillespie, activist for equal rights for African Americans[186]
- Luther F. Gilson, businessman and politician
- Guy D. Goff, U.S. Senator from West Virginia[187]
- Paul Grottkau, radical newspaper publisher and labor organizer
- William G. Haan, U.S. Army Major General
- Jackson Hadley, politician and businessman[188]
- Ardie Clark Halyard (1896–1989), co-owner of the first black-owned bank in Milwaukee
- J.J. Hagerman, industrialist
- Doc Hamann, baseball player[189]
- 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
- Osia Joslyn Hiles, philanthropist and poet, heavily involved in many Milwaukee philanthropies such as the Wisconsin Humane Society
- 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[190]
- Gertrude Hull, educator
- Bert Husting, MLB player[191]
- 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[192]
- 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[193]
- Raymond Majerus, labor leader; father of Rick Majerus
- Dan Marion, MLB player[194]
- Henry H. Markham, U.S. Representative from California[195]
- Hattie McDaniel, Academy Award-winning actress; the first African American to win an Academy Award
- Francis E. McGovern, 22nd Governor of Wisconsin[196]
- 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[197]
- Richard J. Nolan, Medal of Honor recipient[198]
- Bill Norman, MLB player and manager[199]
- 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[200]
- Carlotta Perry, poet[201]
- 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[202]
- 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
- Henry C. Runkel, lawyer and politician
- 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[203]
- 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[204]
- Thomas Toohey, Medal of Honor recipient[205]
- Don A. J. Upham, 4th Mayor of Milwaukee[206]
- 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[207]
- 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 C. Winkler, Union Army general
- George A. Woodward, U.S. Army general
- Christian Yelich, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers[208]
- Cassin Young, Medal of Honor recipient[209]
- 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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