This is a list of notable people from the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...

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. The person's hometown is in parentheses.

Art and literature

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* Frank Ackerman (1946–2019), economist, author, co-founder and editor of ''

Dollars & Sense ''Dollars & Sense'' is a magazine focusing on economics from a progressive perspective, published by Dollars & Sense, Inc, which also publishes textbooks in the same genre. ''Dollars & Sense'' describes itself as publishing "economic news and an ...

'' magazine ( Madison) * David Adler (1882–1949), architect (

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

) * Kevin J. Anderson (born 1962), writer ( Racine) *

Rasmus B. Anderson Rasmus Bjørn Anderson (January 12, 1846 – March 2, 1936) was an American author, professor, editor, businessman and diplomat. He brought to popular attention the fact that Viking explorers were the first Europeans to arrive in the New World ...

(1846–1936), author, professor, and historian (

Albion Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than "Britain" today. The name for Scot ...

) *

Walter Annenberg Walter Hubert Annenberg (March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat. Annenberg owned and operated Triangle Publications, which included ownership of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer' ...

(1908–2002), creator of ''

TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media In mass communication, digital media is any media (communication), communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, vi ...

'' and '' Seventeen'' magazines (Milwaukee) *

Antler Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) Family (biology), family. Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels. They are generally fo ...

(born 1946), poet ( Wauwatosa) * Ruth Ball (1879–1960), sculptor (Madison) * Annie Wall Barnett (1859–1942), writer, litterateur, poet ( Richland County or

Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States: * Crawford County, Arkansas * Crawford County, Georgia * Crawford County, Illinois * Crawford County, Indiana * Crawford County, Iowa * Crawford County, Kansas * Crawford County, ...

) *

Lynda Barry Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956), known professionally as Lynda Barry, is an American cartoonist. Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip '' Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good T ...

(born 1956), author and cartoonist ( Richland Center) * Gary Beecham (born 1955), glass artist ( Ladysmith) *

George Bergstrom George Edwin Bergstrom (March 12, 1876 – June 17, 1955) was an American architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California. He also designed The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Biography George Edwin Bergstrom was born in ...

(1876–1955), architect, designer of

The Pentagon The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As ...

(

Neenah Neenah ( ) is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on the banks of Lake Winnebago, Little Lake Butte des Morts, and the Fox River approximately northeast of Oshkosh and southwest of Green Bay. Neenah's popul ...

) *

Norbert Blei Norbert George Blei (August 23, 1935 – April 23, 2013) was an American writer of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. In 1994, he established Cross+Roads Press, dedicated to the publication of first chapbooks by poets, short story writers, novelis ...

(1935–2013), writer (

Ellison Bay Ellison Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, within the town of Liberty Grove and is located on Highway 42 along the Green Bay. As of the 2020 census, its population ...

) * Carrie Jacobs Bond (1862–1946), songwriter ( Janesville) * Esther Bubley (1921–1998), photojournalist ( Phillips) * Nancy Ekholm Burkert (born 1933), artist and illustrator, recipient of

Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...

(Milwaukee) * Ole Amundsen Buslett (1855–1924), author, newspaperman, politician ( Town of Iola, Northland,

La Crosse La Crosse ( ) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 20 ...

, Stoughton) *

Nickolas Butler Nickolas Butler (born 1979) is an American novelist and short story author. He is the author of four novels: ''Shotgun Lovesongs'' (2014), ''The Hearts of Men'' (2017), Little Faith (2019), and ''Godspeed'' (2021). He also authored the short sto ...

, writer, author, journalist (

Eau Claire Eau Claire (French for "clear water", ''pl.'' ''eaux claires'') is the name of a number of locations and features in North America. The name is pronounced as if it were spelled "O'Clare". Place names (Canada) Communities *Eau Claire, Calgary, a n ...

) *

Kathryn Casey Kathryn Casey is an American writer of mystery novels and non-fiction books. She is best known for writing ''She Wanted It All'', which recounts the case of Celeste Beard, who married an Austin multimillionaire only to convince her lesbian lover ...

, writer and journalist * Kashana Cauley, comedy writer, writer and columnist * Jessie Kalmbach Chase (1879–1970), painter (Door County and Madison) * Connie Clausen (1923–1997), literary agent ( Menasha) * Chester Commodore (1914–2004), cartoonist (Racine) * Harriet L. Cramer (1847–1922), newspaper publisher ( Waupun) * Alice Arnold Crawford (1850–1874), author *

Jeremiah Curtin Jeremiah Curtin (6 September 1835 – 14 December 1906) was an American ethnographer, folklorist, and translator. Curtin had an abiding interest in languages and was conversant with several. From 1883 to 1891 he was employed by the Bureau of Ame ...

(1835–1906), translator (

Milwaukee County Milwaukee County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, containing about 1 ...

) * Oliver Daniel (1911–1990), arts administrator, musicologist and composer ( De Pere) *

Tyler Dennett Tyler Dennett (June 13, 1883 Spencer, Wisconsin – December 29, 1949 in Geneva, New York) was an American historian and educator. He received the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for his 1933 book ''John Hay: From Poetry to ...

(1883–1949), biographer, recipient of

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

( Spencer) *

August Derleth August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. He was the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. He made contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the Lovecraftian horror, cosmi ...

(1909–1971), writer ( Sauk City) * Gene DeWeese (1934–2012), writer (Milwaukee) * Donn F. Draeger (1922–1982), writer and martial artist (Milwaukee) *

Chip Duncan Chip Duncan (born January 3, 1955) is an American filmmaker, author and photographer, known principally for documentaries on history, current affairs, travel, and natural history. He is also president of Duncan Group, Inc., a production company a ...

(born 1955), filmmaker, author and photographer (

) * Bill Dwyre (born 1944), columnist and editor ( Sheboygan) * Alter Esselin (1889–1974), poet (Milwaukee) * Ernest R. Feidler (1910–1976), Secretary and General Consul of the

National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in ...

(

Superior Superior may refer to: *Superior (hierarchy), something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind Places * Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful proposal for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to form a separate state *Lak ...

) *

Edna Ferber Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' So Big'' (1924), '' Show Boat'' (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), '' Cima ...

(1885–1968), writer ( Appleton) *

Jack Finney Walter Braden "Jack" Finney (born John Finney; October 2, 1911 – November 14, 1995) was an American writer. His best-known works are science fiction and thrillers, including '' The Body Snatchers'' and '' Time and Again''. The former was the b ...

(1911–1995), writer (Milwaukee) * Daniel R. Fitzpatrick (1891–1969), cartoonist (

) * Lewis R. Freeman (1878–1960), journalist ( Genoa Junction) * Ellen Gabler, journalist (Eau Claire) *

Zona Gale Zona Gale (August 26, 1874 – December 27, 1938), also known by her married name, Zona Gale Breese, was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921. The close r ...

(1874–1938), writer, playwright, recipient of

(

Portage Portage or portaging ( CA: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a '' ...

Beaver Dam A beaver dam or beaver impoundment is a dam built by beavers; it creates a pond which protects against predators such as coyotes, alligators, cougars, foxes, eagles, wolves and bears, and holds their food during winter. These structures modify th ...

, Milwaukee) *

Hamlin Garland Hannibal Hamlin Garland (September 14, 1860 – March 4, 1940) was an American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, Georgist, and psychical researcher. He is best known for his fiction involving hard-working Midwestern farmers. Biogr ...

(1860–1940), novelist, biographer, poet ( West Salem) *

Greg Graffin Gregory Walter Graffin (born November 6, 1964) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist and only constant member of the punk band Bad Religion, which he co-founded in 1980. He has also released three solo albums. Graffin obtained his PhD ...

(born 1964), singer, songwriter, musician, professor, college lecturer, author ( Madison, Racine,

) *

Elmer Grey Elmer Grey, FAIA (April 29, 1872 – November 14, 1963) was an Americans, American architect and artist based in Pasadena, California. Grey designed many noted landmarks in Southern California, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Huntingto ...

(1872–1963), architect and painter (Milwaukee) * Eva Kinney Griffith (1852–1918), journalist, editor, publisher * E. Gary Gygax (1938–2008), novelist, co-creator of ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical ...

'' (

Lake Geneva Lake Geneva is a deep lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. Sixty percent () ...

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Jane Hamilton Jane Hamilton (born July 13, 1957) is an American novelist. Early life Jane Hamilton was born and grew up in Oak Park, Illinois (U.S.), the youngest of five children. She won prizes for poetry and short stories throughout high school and colle ...

(born 1957), writer ( Rochester) * Stephen Hayes, senior writer for ''

The Weekly Standard ''The Weekly Standard'' was an American neoconservative political magazine of news, analysis, and commentary that was published 48 times per year. Originally edited by founders Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes, the ''Standard'' was described as a ...

'',

Fox News The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Conservatism in the United States, conservative List of news television channels, news and political commentary Television stati ...

contributor, author (Wauwatosa) * Kevin Henkes (born 1960), author and illustrator, recipient of

(Racine, Madison) * Sarah Dyer Hobart (1845–1921), author *

Eastman Johnson Jonathan Eastman Johnson (July 29, 1824 – April 5, 1906) was an American painter and co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, with his name inscribed at its entrance. He was best known for his genre paintings, paintings of ...

(1824–1906), co-founder of

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an Encyclopedic museum, encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the List of largest museums, third-largest museum in the world and the List of larg ...

(Superior) * Russell Klika, combat photojournalist (Appleton) * Jim Knipfel (born 1965), writer ( Green Bay) *

Ron Kovic Ronald Lawrence Kovic (born July 4, 1946) is an American anti-war activist, author, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His best selling 1976 memoir '' Born on the Fourth of July'' was made i ...

(born 1946), writer, '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (Ladysmith) * Mabel Johnson Leland (1871–1947), lecturer, translator * David Lenz (born 1962), painter (Milwaukee) *

Gerda Lerner Gerda Hedwig Lerner (née Kronstein; April 30, 1920 – January 2, 2013) was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author. In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theatre pieces, screenpl ...

(1920–2013), Women's Studies, founder of women's history (Madison) * Paul Linebarger (1913–1966), writer (Milwaukee) * Ben Logan (1920–2014), writer ('' The Land Remembers'') * Flora E. Lowry (1879–1933), anthologist * Per Lysne (1880–1947), folk artist, popularized

rosemaling Rose-painting, , or is a Scandinavian decorative Folk art, folk painting that flourished from the 1700s to the mid-1800s, particularly in Norway. In Sweden, rose-painting began to be called , c. 1901, for the region Dalecarlia where it had been ...

(Stoughton) * Velma Caldwell (1858–1924), editor and writer * Karl E. Meyer, journalist for ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

''; editor of ''

World Policy Journal ''World Policy Journal'' was the flagship publication of the World Policy Institute, published by Duke University Press. Focusing on international relations, the publication provided left-wing, non-United States-centric perspectives to world issu ...

'' (Madison) *

Jacquelyn Mitchard Jacquelyn Mitchard is an American journalist and author. She is the author of the best-selling novel ''The Deep End of the Ocean'', which was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club, on September 17, 1996.Kirkpatrick, David D. - "Oprah Will Cur ...

(born 1957), writer (Milwaukee, Madison) * John Nichols (born 1959), political correspondent for ''

The Nation ''The Nation'' is a progressive American monthly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper ...

'' ( Union Grove) * Lorine Niedecker (1903–1970), poet ( Fort Atkinson) *

Lucius W. Nieman Lucius William Nieman (December 13, 1857 – October 1, 1935) was an American businessman and founder of ''The Milwaukee Journal''. Biography Born at Bear Valley in Sauk County, Wisconsin, Lucius's father was Conrad Nieman; and Sara Elizabe ...

(1857–1935), founder of ''

Milwaukee Journal The ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper and also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely read. It was purchased by the G ...

'';

Nieman Foundation for Journalism The Nieman Foundation for Journalism is the primary journalism institution at Harvard University. History It was founded in February 1938 as the result of a $1.4 million bequest by Agnes Wahl Nieman, the widow of Lucius W. Nieman, founder of ...

dedicated to him (

Sauk County Sauk County is a county (United States), county in Wisconsin. It is named after a large village of the Sauk people. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 65,763. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo, Wiscon ...

) * Jessica Nelson North (1891–1988), writer (Madison, Edgerton) * Sterling North (1906–1974), writer (Edgerton) *

Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 March 6, 1986) was an American Modernism, modernist painter and drafter, draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements. Called the "M ...

(1887–1986), artist ( Sun Prairie) ;P–Z Laura Ingalls Wilder

George Wilbur Peck George Wilbur Peck (September 28, 1840 – April 16, 1916) was an American writer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 17th governor of Wisconsin and the 29th List of mayors of Milwaukee, mayor of Milwaukee. Biography Peck was ...

(1840–1916), writer, newspaper editor, politician ( Cold Spring,

Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, the ...

, La Crosse, Milwaukee) * George Pollard (1920–2008), artist ( Waldo,

Kenosha Kenosha () is a city in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is the fourth-most populous city in Wisconsin, with a population of 99,986 at the 2020 census. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Ke ...

) * Marion Manville Pope (1859–1930), author * Richard Quinney (born 1934), sociologist and writer (Madison) *

Ellen Raskin Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for '' The Westing Game'', a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, '' Figgs & Phantoms'', was a Newbery ...

(1928–1984), writer and illustrator (Milwaukee) * Emma May Alexander Reinertsen (1853–1920), writer (Milwaukee) * Vinnie Ream (1847–1914), sculptor (Madison) *

John Ridley John Ridley IV (born October 1, 1964) is an American screenwriter, television director, novelist, and showrunner, known for '' 12 Years a Slave'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is also the creator and showrunn ...

(born 1965), novelist (Milwaukee) * David Robbins (born 1957), artist, writer (

Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of Lake Superior between Michigan, United States, and Ontario, Canada. It is located between Whitefish Point in Michigan and Whiskey Point along the more rugged, largely wilderness Canadian Shield ...

) * Adelaide Day Rollston (1854–1941), poet and author *

Patrick Rothfuss Patrick James Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author. He is best known for his highly acclaimed series '' The Kingkiller Chronicle'', beginning with Rothfuss' debut novel, '' The Name of the Wind'' (2007), which won several awards, ...

(born 1973), writer (Madison) * Ella Giles Ruddy (1851–1917), author and editor * Mary Stebbins Savage (1850-1915), poet, writer * Joe Schoenmann, journalist and author *

Ruth Shalit Ruth Shalit Barrett (; born 1971) is an American freelance writer and journalist whose articles have appeared in ''The New Republic'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''ELLE'', ''New York Magazine'' and ''The Atlantic''. In 1994 and 1995, she wa ...

(born 1971), writer, journalist (Milwaukee) * Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988), writer ( Millville) *

Mona Simpson Mona Simpson (née Jandali; June 14, 1957) is an American novelist. She has written six novels and studied English at University of California, Berkeley, and languages and literature at Columbia University. She won a Whiting Award for her first ...

(born 1957), author (Green Bay) * Red Smith (1905–1982), Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist (Green Bay) *

Peter Straub Peter Francis Straub (; March 2, 1943 – September 4, 2022) was an American novelist and poet. He had success with several horror and supernatural fiction novels, among them ''Julia'' (1975), ''Ghost Story'' (1979) and ''The Talisman'' (198 ...

(1943–2022), writer (Milwaukee) * Arthur Thrall (1926–2015), artist (Milwaukee) *

John Toland John Toland (30 November 167011 March 1722) was an Irish rationalist philosopher and freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion, which are early expressions ...

(1912–2004), Pulitzer Prize–winning writer (La Crosse) *

Neal Ulevich Neal Hirsh Ulevich (born June 18, 1946) is an American photographer. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1977 for "photographs of disorder and brutality in the streets of Bangkok". Life Ulevich was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attende ...

(born 1946), Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer (Milwaukee) * Dave Umhoefer (born 1961), Pulitzer Prize recipient (La Crosse) *

Jim VandeHei James VandeHei (born February 12, 1971) is an American journalist and businessman who is the co-founder and CEO of Axios and the former executive editor and co-founder of ''Politico''. Previously, he was a national political reporter at ''The Wa ...

(born 1971), executive editor and co-founder of ''

Politico ''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007. It covers politics and policy in the Unit ...

'' ( Oshkosh) * Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (born 1986), film critic and essayist (Wauwatosa) * Viola S. Wendt (1907–1986), poet ( West Bend) *

Ella Wheeler Wilcox Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850October 30, 1919) was an American author and poet. Her works include the collection '' Poems of Passion'' and the poem "Solitude", which contains the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you ...

(1850–1919), writer and poet ( Johnstown) * John Wilde (1919–2006), artist (Milwaukee,

Evansville Evansville is a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is Indiana's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the most populous city in S ...

) *

Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, teacher, and journalist. She is best known as the author of the children's book series ''Little House on the Prairie'', published between 1932 and 1 ...

(1867–1957), writer ( Pepin) *

Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for the novel ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' and for the plays ''Our Town'' and ''The Skin of Our Teeth'', and a U. ...

(1897–1975), writer (Madison) *

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed List of Frank Lloyd Wright works, more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key ...

(1867–1959), architect ( Richland Center, Madison,

Spring Green Spring Green or spring green may refer to: Colors * Spring green ** Spring bud, formerly known as spring green Plants * Spring greens, edible young leaves of certain plants * Spring greens (Brassica oleracea), vegetables Places in the United S ...

) * David Zurawik, journalist, author (Milwaukee)

Business

* George Addes (1911–1990), founder of

United Auto Workers The United Auto Workers (UAW), fully named International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and sou ...

(La Crosse) * Edward P. Allis (1824–1899), co-founder of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company ( Two Rivers, Milwaukee) * J. Ogden Armour (1863–1927), meatpacking magnate, owner of

Armour and Company Armour & Company was an American company and was one of the five leading firms in the meat packing industry. It was founded in Chicago, in 1863, by the Armour brothers led by Philip Danforth Armour. By 1880, the company had become Chicago's mos ...

(Milwaukee) *

Carol Bartz Carol Ann Bartz (born August 28, 1948) is an American business executive, former president and CEO of the internet services company Yahoo!, and former chairman, president, and CEO at architectural and engineering design software company Autodesk ...

(born 1948), president and chief executive officer of

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Alma Alma or ALMA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film * ''Alma'', an upcoming film by Sally Potter * ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922 * ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017 * ''Alma'' ( ...

) * Ernest J. Briskey (1930–2006), vice president, technical and administration of

Campbell Soup Company The Campbell's Company (doing business as Campbell's and formerly known as the Campbell Soup Company) is an American company, most closely associated with its flagship canned soup products. The classic red-and-white can design used by many Campbe ...

( Waunakee) *

William Wallace Cargill William Wallace Cargill (December 15, 1844 – October 17, 1909) was an American businessman. In 1865, he founded Cargill, which by 2008 was the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue, employing over 150,0 ...

(1844–1909), business executive, founder of

Cargill Cargill, Incorporated is an American multinational food corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865 by William Wallace Cargill, it is the largest privately held c ...

(Janesville) * Jerome Case (1819–1891), founder of an agricultural and construction equipment company (Racine) *

Betty Cohen Betty Susan Cohen (born July 27, 1956) is an American businesswoman and media executive. She is best known as the founder and original president of The Cartoon Network, Inc. from 1992 to 2001, the CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Services from 2005 t ...

(born 1956) (Racine) * Leo Crowley (1889–1972), banker and

FDIC The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a State-owned enterprises of the United States, United States government corporation supplying deposit insurance to depositors in American commercial banks and savings banks. The FDIC was cr ...

director ( Milton) * John Cudahy (1887–1943), industrialist (Milwaukee) * Michael Cudahy (1924–2022), entrepreneur (Milwaukee) * Craig Culver (born 1950), cofounder of Culver’s fast food chain (Neenah) * Alexander M. Cutler, chief executive officer of the

Eaton Corporation Eaton Corporation plc is an American-Irish-domiciled multinational power management company, with a primary administrative center in Beachwood, Ohio. Eaton has more than 85,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countr ...

(Milwaukee) * Arthur Davidson (1881–1950), co-founder of

Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression along with i ...

(Milwaukee) * Edward L. Doheny (1856–1935), oil tycoon ( Fond du Lac) * Ole Evinrude (1877–1924), inventor and entrepreneur (

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

, Madison, Milwaukee) * Judith Faulkner (born 1943), formerly of New Jersey; billionaire; CEO and founder of Epic Systems, a healthcare software company located in Wisconsin *

Bob Galvin Robert William "Bob" Galvin (October 9, 1922 – October 11, 2011) was an American executive. He was the son of the founder of Motorola, Paul Galvin, and was the CEO of Motorola from 1959 to 1986. Motorola career Born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, ...

(1922–2011), chief executive officer of

Motorola Motorola, Inc. () was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was founded by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin in 1928 and had been named Motorola since 1947. Many of Motorola's products had been ...

( Marshfield) *

Chris Gardner Christopher Paul Gardner, Sr. (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaking, motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker a ...

(born 1954), entrepreneur, subject of movie ''

The Pursuit of Happyness ''The Pursuit of '' is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Christopher Jr. ...

'' (Milwaukee) * King C. Gillette (1855–1932), industrialist (Fond du Lac) * Donald Goerke (1926–2010),

executive, inventor of SpaghettiOs ( Waukesha) * William S. Harley (1880–1943), co-founder of

(Milwaukee) * Randolph E. Haugan (1902–1985), editor and publisher ( Martell) * Ken Hendricks (1941–2007), billionaire (Janesville, Beloit, Afton) * Electa Amanda Wright Johnson (1938–1929), philanthropist, writer * Jay L. Johnson (born 1946), chief executive officer of

General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales and fifth largest in the Unit ...

(West Salem) * Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. (1833–1919), founder of consumer products company (Racine) * Al C. Kalmbach (1910–1981), founder of Kalmbach Publishing Company ( Sturgeon Bay) *

Phil Katz Phillip Walter Katz (November 3, 1962 – April 14, 2000) was a computer programmer best known as the co-creator of the ZIP file format for data compression, and the author of PKZIP, a program for creating zip files that ran under DOS. ...

(1962–2000), computer programmer ( Glendale) *

Carl Kiekhaefer Elmer Carl Kiekhaefer (June 4, 1906 – October 5, 1983) was the founder of ''Kiekhaefer Mercury'' (later Mercury Marine) and ''Kiekhaefer Aeromarine'' and also a two-time NASCAR championship car owner. Kiekhaefer Mercury founder Kiekhaefer wa ...

(1906–1983), owner of

Mercury Marine Mercury Marine is a marine engine division of Brunswick Corporation headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The main product line is outboard motors. It also produces the MerCruiser line of sterndrives and inboard engines, as well as a li ...

(

Mequon Mequon () is the most populous city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,142 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on Lake Michigan's western shore with significant commercial developments along Int ...

) * Alan Klapmeier (born 1958), aircraft designer and aviation entrepreneur ( Baraboo) * Dale Klapmeier (born 1961), aircraft designer and aviation entrepreneur (Baraboo) * Herbert Kohler (born 1939), business executive ( Kohler) *

John H. MacMillan Sr. John Hugh MacMillan Sr. (August 11, 1869 – October 20, 1944) was an American businessman, president of Cargill Cargill, Incorporated is an American multinational food corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Minnetonka, Minnesota, and ...

(1869–1944), businessman (La Crosse) *

Marissa Mayer Marissa Ann Mayer (; born May 30, 1975) is an American business executive and investor who served as President (corporate title), president and chief executive officer of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017, when it was sold to Verizon. She was a long-tim ...

(born 1975), chief executive officer of Yahoo ( Wausau) *

Oscar Mayer Oscar Mayer is an American meat and cold cut producer known for its hot dogs, bologna sausage, bologna, bacon, ham, and Lunchables products. The company is a subsidiary of the Kraft Heinz, Kraft Heinz Company and based in Chicago, Chicago, Illin ...

(1859–1955), founder of meat packing company (Milwaukee, Fitchburg) * John Menard Jr. (born 1940), business executive, founder of

Menards Menard, Inc., doing business as Menards, ( ) is an American big-box home improvement retail chain headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is the third-largest home improvement retailer in the United States (behind Lowe's and Home Depot), wit ...

(

) * George Safford Parker (1863–1937), pen inventor and entrepreneur ( Shullsburg, Janesville) *

Paul Poberezny Paul Howard Poberezny (September 14, 1921 – August 22, 2013) was an American aviator, entrepreneur, and aircraft designer. He founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1953, and spent the greater part of his life promoting hom ...

(1921–2013), aircraft designer, military aviator and founder of the

Experimental Aircraft Association The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception, it has grown internationally with over 300,000 members and nearly 1,000 chapters worldwide. ...

( Oshkosh) *

Tom Poberezny Thomas Paul Poberezny (October 3, 1946 – July 25, 2022) was an American aerobatic world champion aviator, as well as chairman of the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Fly-In and Convention (now named AirVe ...

(1946–2022), world champion aerobatic aviator and president of the Experimental Aircraft Association (Oshkosh) * Charles Ringling (1863-1926), cofounder of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (

Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien may refer to: Places *Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Prairie du Chien ( ) is a city in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. Often called Wisconsin's second- ...

, Baraboo) *

John Ringling John Nicholas Ringling (May 31, 1866 – December 2, 1936) was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Brothers Circus, Ringling Br ...

(1866-1936), real estate developer, cofounder of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Prairie du Chien, Baraboo) *

Pleasant Rowland Pleasant T. Rowland (born Pleasant Williams Thiele; March 8, 1941) is an American educator, reporter, writer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Rowland is best known for creating the American Girl (company), American Girl brand. Rowland is known f ...

(born 1941), businesswoman, founder of the

American Girl American Girl is an American line of dolls released on May 5, 1986, by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old girls of various ethnicities, faiths, nationalities, and social classes throughout different time periods ...

doll company (Madison) *

Herbert A. Simon Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology. His primary research interest was decision-making within organi ...

(1916–2001), economist and computer scientist (Milwaukee) * James Trane (1857–1936), founder of heating and air conditioning company (La Crosse) * Reuben Trane (1886–1954), co-founder of Trane (La Crosse) * Elmer Winter (1912–2009), co-founder of

Manpower Inc. ManpowerGroup (formerly known as Manpower Inc.) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1948 by Elmer Winter and Aaron Scheinfeld, ManpowerGroup is the third-largest staffing firm i ...

(Milwaukee) * Dean Witter (1887–1969), founder of Dean Witter & Co. investment house (Wausau) * Walter Wriston (1919–2005), chairman and chief executive officer of

Citicorp Citigroup Inc. or Citi (Style (visual arts), stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services company based in New York City. The company was formed in 1998 by the merger of Citicorp, t ...

(Appleton)

Brewing

* Valentin Blatz (Milwaukee) * Harry G. John (Milwaukee) * Frederick Miller (Milwaukee) *

Frederick Pabst Johann Gottlieb Friedrich "Frederick" Pabst (March 28, 1836 – January 1, 1904) was a German-American ship's captain and brewer and the namesake of the Pabst Brewing Company. Pabst was born in Prussia and emigrated to the United States with his p ...

(Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay) * Joseph Schlitz (Milwaukee)

Education

* Florence Eliza Allen (1876–1960), mathematician and assistant professor at

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

( Horicon) * Thomas Barnett (born 1962), professor of warfare analysis & research at

Naval War College The Naval War College (NWC or NAVWARCOL) is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. The NWC educates and develops leaders, supports defining the future Navy and associa ...

( Chilton, Boscobel) *

Theodore Brameld Theodore Brameld (20 January 1904 – 18 October 1987) was an American philosopher and educator who supported the educational philosophy of social reconstructionism. His philosophy originated in 1928 when he enrolled as a doctoral student a ...

(1904–1987), professor at

Long Island University Long Island University (LIU) is a private university in Brooklyn and Brookville, New York, United States. The university enrolls over 16,000 students and offers over 500 academic programs at its main campuses, LIU Brooklyn and LIU Post on Long I ...

, Adelphi,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

NYU New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institutio ...

, and

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

( Neillsville) * Arthur Louis Breslich (1873–1924), president of

German Wallace College The history of Baldwin Wallace University dates back to 1828, when co-founder John Baldwin (educator), John Baldwin settled in present-day Berea, Ohio. His founding eventually established Baldwin–Wallace College. This founding of present-day B ...

and Baldwin-Wallace (Madison, Milwaukee) * Ernest J. Briskey (1930–2006), Dean of Agricultural Science of

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and a variety of graduate and doctor ...

( Waunakee) * Albin C. Bro (1893–1956), president of

Shimer College Shimer Great Books School ( ) is a Classic_book#University_programs, Great Books college that is part of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Prior to 2017, Shimer was an independent, accredited college on the south side of Chicago, or ...

( Prentice) *

Carlos Castillo-Chavez Carlos Castillo-Chavez (born March 29, 1952) is a Mexican-American mathematician. He held positions as a Regents Professor and the Joaquín Bustoz Jr. Professor of Mathematical Biology at Arizona State University. Castillo-Chavez founded the M ...

(born 1952), professor of mathematical biology at

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...

Edwin Copeland Edwin Bingham Copeland (September 30, 1873 – March 16, 1964) was an American botanist and agriculturist. He is known for founding the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture at Los Baños, Laguna and for being one of the America' ...

, noted botanist and founder of

University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Agriculture A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

* Joanne V. Creighton, president of

Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. It is the oldest member of the h ...

( Marinette) *

(1883–1949), professor of American history at

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

and Columbia, professor of international relations at

Princeton Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the Unit ...

, president of

Williams College Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim ...

( Spencer) * Katharine Elizabeth Dopp (1863–1944), dean of Chicago Normal School ( Dopp) * Lars Paul Esbjörn (1808–1870), professor of Theology at Illinois State Normal University ( Clinton) *

Ernst Guillemin Ernst Adolph Guillemin (May 8, 1898 – April 1, 1970) was an American electrical engineer and computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who spent his career extending the art and science of linear network analysis and synth ...

(1898–1970), electrical engineer and computer scientist at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

(Milwaukee) *

Harlan Hanson Harlan Philip Hanson (February 18, 1925 – November 28, 1996), also known as "Harpo" Hanson, was an American educator and the Director of the Advanced Placement Program from 1965 to 1989. Harvard and WWII Born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1925, Han ...

(1925–1996), director of

Advanced Placement Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board. AP offers undergraduate university-level curricula and examinations to high school students. Colleges and universities in the US and elsewhere ...

program from 1965 to 1989 (Madison) * Frederick Hemke (1935–2019), professor of saxophone at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

(Milwaukee) * Bruno E. Jacob (1899–1979), founder of

National Forensic League The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) is the largest interscholastic speech and debate organization serving middle school and high school students in the United States. It was formed as the National Forensic League in 1925 by Bruno Er ...

( Valders) * Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833–1915), founding president of Luther College * John Leonora (1928–2006), professor of physiology and pharmacology at

Loma Linda University Loma Linda University (LLU) is a private Seventh-day Adventist health sciences university in Loma Linda, California. , the university comprises eight schools and a Faculty of Graduate Studies. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist educatio ...

(Milwaukee) * A. Carl Leopold (1919–2009), graduate dean of

University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the M ...

(Madison) * A. Starker Leopold (1913–1983), professor of zoology and conservation at

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

(Madison) *

Luna Leopold Luna Bergere Leopold (October 8, 1915 – February 23, 2006) was a leading U.S. geomorphologist and hydrologist, and son of Aldo Leopold. He received a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1936; an M.S. in physics-meteor ...

(1915–2006), professor of geology and geophysics

(Madison) * Charles McCarthy, librarian and political scientist (Madison) *

Thorbjorn N. Mohn Thorbjorn Nelson Mohn, born Torbjørn Nilsen Moen (July 15, 1844 - November 18, 1899) was an American Lutheran church leader and the first president of St. Olaf College. Background Torbjørn Nilsen Moen was born in Sauherad, Saude, Norway on Ju ...

(1844–1899), founding president of St. Olaf College ( Columbia County) * Anna Augusta Von Helmholtz-Phelan (1890–1964), assistant professor ''emeritus'' of English,

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

* Cora Scott Pond Pope (1856 – unknown), professor *

Christian Keyser Preus Christian Keyser Preus (October 13, 1852 – May 28, 1921) was an American Lutheran minister who served as the second president of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Career Preus was born in the Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, parsonage to Norwegian ...

(1852–1921), president of Luther College ( Spring Prairie) * Margarethe Schurz (1851–1876), opened first

kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cen ...

in U.S. ( Watertown) * Philip Stieg (born 1952), chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at

Weill Cornell Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine (; officially Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University), originally Cornell University Medical College, is the medical school of Cornell University, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in Ne ...

and New York-Presbyterian Medical Center (Milwaukee) * David F. Swensen, chief investment officer at

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

(1985–2021) ( River Falls) * Rose Thering (1920–2006), professor of Catholic–Jewish dialogue at

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizab ...

(

Plain In geography, a plain, commonly known as flatland, is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and ...

, Racine) * Aaron Twerski (born 1939), the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law at

Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a Private university, private law school in New York City. Founded in 1901, it has approximately 1,100 students. Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time faculty, 15 emeriti faculty, and adjunct faculty. ...

; former dean and professor of

tort A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Tort law can be contrasted with criminal law, which deals with cri ...

law at

Hofstra University School of Law The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University – also known as Hofstra Law School and colloquially as Hofstra Law – is a law school located in Hempstead, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is affiliated with Hofstra U ...

* Norman Wengert (1916–2001), faculty member at

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a Public university, public research university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York ...

, North Dakota State,

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

, Wayne State,

Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with ca ...

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a List of universities in Bo ...

(Milwaukee) * James Wright (born 1939), president of

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America ...

(Madison) * Nicholas S. Zeppos (born 1954), chancellor of

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private university, private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provide ...

(Milwaukee)

Entertainment

Film and theatre

;A–M *

Jim Abrahams James Steven Abrahams (May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024) was an American film director and writer, best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. Life and career James Steven Abrahams was born on May 10, 1944, to a Jewish family in ...

(born 1944), director ( Shorewood, Eagle River) *

Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 19 ...

(1908–1993), actor (Kenosha) * William Bast (1931–2015), screenwriter (Milwaukee, Kenosha) *

Abner Biberman Abner Warren Biberman (April 1, 1909 – June 20, 1977) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Ruthless-looking, he was in demand to portray a wide variety of heavies and foreign nationalities during the Golden Years of Hollywo ...

(1909–1977), actor and director (Milwaukee) * Marissa Bode (born 2000), actress ( Mazomanie) *

Mark Borchardt Mark Borchardt (born August 20, 1966) is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known as the subject of the 1999 film '' American Movie'', which documented three years he spent writing, shooting and editing his horror short ''Coven'' (1997 ...

(born 1966), director ( Menomonee Falls) * Joyce Carlson (1923–2008),

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

animator (Racine) *

Jack Carson John Elmer Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963), known as Jack Carson, was a Canadian-born American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including '' The Strawberry Blonde'' ...

(1910–1963), actor (Milwaukee) *

Ellen Corby Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of List of The Waltons characters#Esther Walton, Esther "Grandma" Walton on the Columbia Broadcasting System, CBS television ...

(1911–1999), actress (Racine) * Anthony Crivello (born 1955),

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

-winning actor, singer (Milwaukee) *

Willem Dafoe William James "Willem" Dafoe ( ; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades including a Volpi Cup Award for ...

(born 1955), actor (Appleton) * Dan Davies (born 1965), actor and screenwriter (Milwaukee) *

Brian Donlevy Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 6, 1972) was an American actor, who was noted for playing dangerous and tough characters. Usually appearing in supporting roles, among his best-known films are '' Beau Geste'' (1939), '' The Great ...

(1901–1972), actor (Racine) * Robert Easton (1930–2011), actor, voice actor, dialogue coach (Milwaukee) *

Chris Farley Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. He was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and later a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' for fiv ...

(1964–1997), actor (Madison, Minocqua) * John P. Farley (born 1968), actor (Madison) *

Kevin Farley Kevin Prindiville Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor, singer, comedian, writer, producer and director. He is the younger brother of American comedian and actor Chris Farley. Early life, family and education Kevin Farley was born i ...

(born 1965), actor (Madison) *

Don Fellows Don Fellows (December 2, 1922 – October 21, 2007) was an American actor known for his roles in British theater and television. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Fellows served in the United States Merchant Marine ...

(1922–2007), actor (Madison) *

Lynn Fontanne Lynn Fontanne (; 6 December 1887 – 30 July 1983) was an English actress. After early success in supporting roles in the West End theatre, West End, she met the American actor Alfred Lunt, whom she married in 1922 and with whom she co-starred i ...

(1887–1983),

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

- and

-winning actress ( Genesee Depot) *

Gloria Foster Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 – September 29, 2001) was an American actress. She had acclaimed roles in plays ''In White America'' and '' Having Our Say,'' winning three Obie Awards during her career. Foster played the Oracle in ''The Matri ...

(1933–2001), actress (Janesville) *

Heather Graham Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. The accolades she has received include nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and an Independent Spirit Award. After appearing in tel ...

(born 1970), actress (Milwaukee) *

Uta Hagen Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a German-American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' by Edward Albee, who called her "a ...

(1919–2004), actress (Madison) * Theodore Hardeen (1876–1945), magician and escape artist, founder of the Magicians Guild of America (Appleton) *

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American ...

(1896–1977), director (Neenah) *

Harry Houdini Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known professionally as Harry Houdini ( ), was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts. Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in ...

(1874–1926), magician (Appleton) *

Tom Hulce Thomas Edward Hulce (; born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and theatre producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Academy Award-winning film '' Amadeus'' (1984), as well as the roles of Larry "Pinto" Kr ...

(born 1953), actor (

Whitewater Whitewater forms in the context of rapids, in particular, when a river's Stream gradient, gradient changes enough to generate so much turbulence that air is trapped within the water. This forms an unstable current that foam, froths, making t ...

) *

Salome Jens Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935) is an American dancer and actress of stage, film and television. She is also known for portraying the Female Changeling on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (19941999). Early years Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Je ...

(born 1935), actress and dancer (Milwaukee) * Jeana Keough (born 1955), actress, ''Playboy'' Playmate (Milwaukee) *

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician, philanthropist, and former cricketer who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He was the founder of the political party Pak ...

(born 1983), actor (Madison) *

David Koepp David Koepp (; born June 9, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He is the fourth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.6 billion. Koepp has achieved both critical ...

(born 1963), writer/director (

Pewaukee Pewaukee is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 15,914 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The name of the city of Pewaukee comes from that of the name of the village, the ori ...

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

) *

Carole Landis Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 ...

(1919–1948), actor (

Fairchild Fairchild may refer to: Organizations * Fairchild Aerial Surveys, operated in cooperation with a subsidiary of Fairey Aviation Company * Fairchild Camera and Instrument * List of Sherman Fairchild companies, "Fairchild" companies * Fairchild ...

) *

Tom Laughlin Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist. Laughlin was best known for co-producing and starring in the four '' Billy Jack'' films, ...

(1931–2013), actor (Milwaukee) *

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American film and theatre director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Hollywood ...

(1909–1984), director (La Crosse) *

Alfred Lunt Alfred David Lunt (August 12, 1892 – August 3, 1977) was an American actor and director, best known for his long stage partnership with his wife, Lynn Fontanne, from the 1920s to 1960, co-starring in Broadway theatre, Broadway and West End thea ...

(1892–1977), actor (Milwaukee, Genesee Depot) *

Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...

(1908–1991), actor (Beaver Dam) * Michael Maize (born 1974), actor (Milwaukee) *

Fredric March Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated stars of the 1930s and 1940s.Obituary '' Variety'', April 16, 1975, page 95. As ...

(1897–1975), actor (Racine) *

Rob Marshall Robert Doyle Marshall Jr.http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/images/editor_documents/alumnirelations/getinvolved/alumniawards/all_honorees_2018june1.pdf (born October 17, 1960) is an American film and theater director, producer, and choreographer. ...

(born 1960), director (Madison) *

Kerwin Mathews Kerwin Mathews (January 8, 1926 – July 5, 2007) was an American actor best known for playing the titular heroes in ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958), ''The Three Worlds of Gulliver'' (1960), and ''Jack the Giant Killer (1962 film), Jack the G ...

(1926–2007), actor (Janesville) * John Matuszak (1950–1989), actor and football player (Milwaukee, Oak Creek) *

Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the f ...

(1895–1952), actress, first African-American to win an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

(Milwaukee) *

Agnes Moorehead Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900April 30, 1974) was an American actress. In a career spanning five decades, her credits included work in radio, stage, film, and television.Obituary '' Variety'', May 8, 1974, page 286. Moorehead was th ...

(1900–1974), actress, radio, stage, film, television (Reedsburg) *

Niels Mueller Niels Mueller (born 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His directorial debut film, '' The Assassination of Richard Nixon'', screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Biography Mueller was born and raised in Mi ...

(born 1961), writer/director (Milwaukee) ;N–Z *

Cyrus Nowrasteh Cyrus Nowrasteh (Persian language, Persian: سیروس/کوروش نورسته; ; born September 19, 1956) is an American filmmaker. He has worked on numerous television series and Television movie, made-for-TV movies including ''The Day Reagan W ...

(born 1956), writer/director (Madison) * Pat O'Brien (1899–1983), actor (Milwaukee) * Robert O'Connor (1885–1962), actor (Milwaukee) *

Nancy Olson Nancy Ann Olson (born July 14, 1928) is an American retired actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Sunset Boulevard (film), Sunset Boulevard'' (1950). She co-starred with William Holden in ...

(born 1928), actress (Milwaukee) * Nick Oram (born 1979), television producer and actor * Jack Perkins (1921–1998), actor (Medford) * Jennie O'Neill Potter (1867–1900), actor and dramatic reader (Patch Grove) * Manilla Powers, actress (Janesville) *

Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., August 7, 1911 – June 16, 1979) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American cinem ...

(1911–1979), director ( Galesville) *

(born 1965), screenwriter, director (Milwaukee) *

Richard Riehle Richard Riehle (born May 12, 1948) is an American character actor. A prolific performer, he has appeared in over four hundred films, television shows and other projects, making him one of the most-credited live action performers. Life and career ...

(born 1948), actor (Menomonee Falls) * Michael Ritchie (1938–2001), director (Waukesha) *

Gena Rowlands Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (; June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy, Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe winner, and ...

(1930–2024), actor (Madison,

Cambria Cambria is a name for Wales, being the Latinised form of the Welsh name for the country, . The term was not in use during the Roman period (when Wales had not come into existence as a distinct entity) or the early medieval period. After the ...

, Milwaukee) *

Mark Ruffalo Mark Alan Ruffalo (; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor. He began acting in the late 1980s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play ''This Is Our Youth'' (1996) and drama film ''You Can Count on Me'' (2000) ...

(born 1967), actor (Kenosha) *

Richard Schickel Richard Warren Schickel (February 10, 1933 – February 18, 2017) was an American film historian, journalist, author, documentarian, and film and literary critic. He was a film critic for ''Time'' from 1965–2010, and also wrote for '' ...

(1933–2017), critic (Milwaukee) *

Greg Dean Schmitz Greg Dean Schmitz (born August 18, 1970) is an American online film critic known for his movie news website, ''Upcomingmovies.com'' (1997 to 2002), and its second version as ''Greg's Previews of Upcoming Movies'' as part of ''Yahoo! Movies'' (200 ...

(born 1970), online film journalist ( Westfield, Middleton) *

Tony Shalhoub Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; ; born October 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for a variety of roles ranging from comedic to dramatic on stage and screen. He has received several accolades including five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, s ...

(born 1953), actor (Green Bay) * Paul Shenar (1936–1989), actor (Milwaukee) * Oliver Smith (1918–1994), theatrical scenic designer ( Waupun) *

Zack Snyder Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with ''Dawn of the Dead (2004 film), Dawn of the Dead'', a remake of the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead (1978 film), of the same name ...

(born 1966), director (Green Bay) *

Ford Sterling Ford Sterling (born George Stitch; November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops. Early years Sterli ...

(1882–1939), actor (La Crosse) * Eric Szmanda (born 1975), actor (Milwaukee) * George Tillman Jr., director (Milwaukee) *

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the ...

(1900–1967), actor (Milwaukee,

) * Judy Tyler (1932–1957), actress (Milwaukee) *

Bob Uecker Robert George Uecker ( ; January 26, 1934 – January 16, 2025) was an American professional baseball catcher and sportscaster who served as the play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) for 54 seasons. He ...

(1934–2025), actor and sports commentator (Milwaukee) *

James Valcq James Valcq (born 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American musical theatre composer, lyricist, and librettist, as well as an actor and arts administrator. He contributed to various theatrical works. Education Valcq holds a BFA from the U ...

(born 1963), theatre composer (Milwaukee) *

Marc Webb Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American filmmaker and music video director. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy '' (500) Days of Summer.'' He then directed ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012 ...

(born 1974), director (Madison) *

Peter Weller Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in which he played RoboCop ( ...

(born 1947), actor ( Stevens Point) *

Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is among the greatest and most influential film ...

(1915–1985), director (Kenosha) * Shannon Whirry (born 1964), actress ( Green Lake) *

Gene Wilder Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, including his portrayal of Willy Wonka in ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Fa ...

(1933–2016), actor (Milwaukee) *

David Zucker David Samuel Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized for collaborating with Jim Abrahams and his brother Jerry as part of Zucker, Ab ...

(born 1947), director (Milwaukee) *

Jerry Zucker Jerry Gordon Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is one third of the filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. He is best known for his role in writing and directing comedy spoof films like ...

(born 1950), director (Milwaukee) *

Terry Zwigoff Terry Zwigoff (born May 18, 1949) is an American film director whose work often deals with misfits, antiheroes, and themes of alienation. He first garnered attention for his work in documentary filmmaking with ''Louie Bluie'' (1985) and '' Crumb' ...

(born 1949), director (Appleton)

Television

;A–M *

Marc Alaimo Marc Alaimo is an American actor known for his villainous roles. He is best known for his role as recurring villain Gul Dukat in the TV series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Early and personal life Alaimo was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He ...

(born 1942), actor, '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (Milwaukee) *

Andrea Anders Andrea Anders (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work on television, notably through her main roles on five short-lived sitcoms, '' Joey'', '' The Class'', '' Better Off Ted'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and '' Mr. Mom'' ...

(born 1975), actress, ''

Joey Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horace ...

'', '' Better Off Ted'' (Madison, DeForest) *

Bonnie Bartlett Bonnie Bartlett Daniels (born June 20, 1929) is an American retired actress. Her career spans about seven decades, with her first major role being on a 1950s daytime drama, '' Love of Life''. Bartlett is known for her role as Grace Snider Edwar ...

(born 1929),

-winning actress (

Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Wisconsin River. The population was 18,877 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Marshfield–Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan stati ...

) *

Kristin Bauer van Straten Kristin Bauer van Straten ( Neubauer) is an American film and television actress, notable for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series ''True Blood'', Jerry's girlfriend Gillian ("man hands") on ''Seinfeld'' ...

(born 1966), actress (Racine) *

Lamont Bentley Lamont Bentley (October 25, 1973 – January 19, 2005) was an American actor and rapper best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on the UPN sitcom ''Moesha''. Bentley was also known for his role as Crazy K in the 1995 horror film ''Tales from ...

(1973–2005), actor, ''

Moesha ''Moesha'' (, ) is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars Contemporary R&B, R&B singer Brandy Norwood, Brandy as Moesha Denise Mitchell, an African-American teenager living with ...

'' (Milwaukee) *

Val Bettin Valentine John Bettin (July 8, 1923 – January 7, 2021) was an American actor, known for using an English accent in all of his roles. He is perhaps best known for voicing Dr. David Q. Dawson in the 1986 Disney animated film ''The Great Mouse ...

(1923–2021) (La Crosse) * Brad Beyer (born 1973), actor, Stanley Richmond on ''

Jericho Jericho ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. Jericho is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It had a population of 20,907 in 2017. F ...

'' (Waukesha) *

Peter Bonerz Peter Roman Bonerz (, born August 6, 1938) is an American actor and director. Early life Bonerz was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Elfrieda (née Kern) and Christopher Bonerz. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquet ...

(born 1938), actor and director (Milwaukee) * Rachel Brosnahan (born 1990), actress, '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (Milwaukee) *

Gary Burghoff Gary Rich Burghoff (born May 24, 1943) is an American actor who is known for originating the role of Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'', and the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reill ...

(born 1943), actor,

Radar O'Reilly This is a list of characters from the ''M*A*S*H'' franchise created by Richard Hooker, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel '' MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors'' (1968) and its sequels '' M*A*S*H Goes to Main ...

on ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richa ...

'' ( Delavan) * Annie Burgstede (born 1983), actress ( Waupaca) * Michael Cole (1940–2024), actor (Madison) *

(1911–1999), actress (Racine) * Alaqua Cox (born 1997), actress, '' Hawkeye'', ''

Echo In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo is a reflection of sound that arrives at the listener with a delay after the direct sound. The delay is directly proportional to the distance of the reflecting surface from the source and the lis ...

'' ( Keshena) * Rich Dahm,

-winning writer and producer * James Daly (1918–1978), actor (Wisconsin Rapids) *

Tyne Daly Ellen Tyne Daly (; born February 21, 1946) is an American actress whose six-decade career included many leading roles in movies and theater. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work, a Tony Award, and is a 2011 American Theatre Hall of ...

(born 1946), actress (Madison) * Nancy Dickerson (1927–1997),

NBC News NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Media Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a subsidiary of Comcast. The news division's various operations r ...

correspondent (Wauwatosa) *

Sean Duffy Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, lawyer, former prosecutor, and former television personality who has served as the 20th United States Secretary of Transportation, United States secretary of transportation sinc ...

(born 1971), reality television star,

ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

commentator ( Hayward) * Jerry Dunphy (1920–2002), television newscaster (Milwaukee) *

Greg Eagles Greg Eagles (born October 28, 1970) is an American actor. He voiced the Grim Reaper in Cartoon Network's '' Grim & Evil'' and its spin-off '' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy''. He also voiced Captain Bob and Sketch Pad on HBO's Canadian-Am ...

(born 1970), voice actor, '' Grim & Evil'' (Milwaukee) * Kathryn Edwards (born 1964), model, reality television star, ''

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' (abbreviated as ''RHOBH'') is an American reality television series which has been broadcast on Bravo since October 14, 2010. Developed as the sixth installment of '' The Real Housewives'' franchise, i ...

'' (Milwaukee) *

John Fiedler John Donald Fiedler (February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American actor. Recognizable for his high, flutey voice, Fiedler's career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio. Fiedler was typecast beginning ear ...

(1925–2005), actor, voice of Piglet ( Platteville, Shorewood) * Paul Gigot (born 1955), host and commentator on '' Journal Editorial Report'' (Green Bay, De Pere) * David Giuntoli (born 1980), actor, ''

Grimm Grimm may refer to: People * Grimm (surname) * Brothers Grimm, German linguists ** Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist ** Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm * Christia ...

'' (Milwaukee) * Andrea Hall (born 1947), actress (Milwaukee) *

Deidre Hall Deidre Hall (born October 31, 1947) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her portrayal of Marlena Evans on the NBC/Peacock (streaming service), Peacock daytime drama ''Days of Our Lives'', whom she has played for over 45 year ...

(born 1947), actress (Milwaukee) * Jaida Essence Hall (born 1986), drag queen and entertainer (Milwaukee) *

Dan Harmon Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American television writer and producer. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC sitcom ''Community (TV series), Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast ' ...

(born 1973), writer and producer (Milwaukee) *

Joel Hodgson Joel Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian, and television actor. He is best known for creating ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K'') and starring in it; he played the character Joel Robinson. In 2007, ''MST3K'' ...

(born 1960), actor, comedian, creator of ''

Mystery Science Theater 3000 ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on WUCW, KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then ...

'' ( Stevens Point, Green Bay) * Isabella Hofmann (born 1958), actress, Lt. Megan Russert on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (

East Troy East Troy is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,673 at the 2020 census. The village is located southwest of the Town of East Troy. A small portion extends into the adjacent Town of Troy. As of 2020, th ...

) *

Gregory Itzin Gregory Martin Itzin (April 20, 1948 – July 8, 2022) was an American character actor of film and television best known for his role as U.S. President Charles Logan in the action thriller series '' 24''. Early life Itzin was born in Washing ...

(born 1948), actor, President Charles Logan on '' 24'' ( Burlington) *

(born 1935), actress and dancer, '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (Milwaukee) *

Ernie Johnson Jr. Ernest Thorwald Johnson Jr. (born August 7, 1956) is an American sportscaster for TNT Sports (United States), TNT Sports. He is the television voice and a studio host for Major League Baseball on TBS, hosts ''Inside the NBA'' for ESPN, Americ ...

(born 1956), sportscaster for

Turner Sports TNT Sports is the division of Warner Bros. Discovery in the United States that is responsible for Sports broadcasting, sports broadcasts on its parent company's streaming service, Max (streaming service), Max, and primarily the TruTV, TBS (Americ ...

and

CBS Sports CBS Sports is the American sports programming division of Paramount Global that is responsible for sports broadcasts carried by its broadcast network CBS and streaming service Paramount+, as well as the operator of its cable channel CBS Sports N ...

(Milwaukee) *

Jane Kaczmarek Jane Frances Kaczmarek (; born December 21, 1955) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lois on the Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2000–2006), which earned her 3 Golden Globe nominations and 7 Primetime Emmy nominat ...

(born 1955), actress ( Greendale) * Laura Kaeppeler (born 1988),

Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: ''Priva ...

2012 (Kenosha) *

Kathy Kinney Kathy Kinney (born 1954) is an American actress and comedian. After appearing as Prudence Godard on the CBS sitcom ''Newhart'' (1989–1990), she achieved fame with her portrayal of Mimi Bobeck on ABC's ''The Drew Carey Show'' (1995–2004). ...

(born 1954), actress (Stevens Point) * Trenni Kusnierek (born 1977), reporter and studio host for

MLB Network MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball, with TNT Sports (United States), TNT Sports, Comcast's NBC Sports Group, Charter Communications, and Cox Communications h ...

( Muskego) *

Allen Ludden Allen Ellsworth Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth; October 5, 1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television personality, actor, singer, emcee, and game show host. He hosted various incarnations of the game show ''Password'' between 1 ...

(1917–1981), game show host ( Mineral Point) *

Trixie Mattel Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, makeup entrepreneur, DJ and singer-songwriter originally from Silver Cliff, Wisconsin, Silver Cliff, Ma ...

(born Brian Michael Firkus, 1989), drag queen and entertainer (Milwaukee) * David Lee McInnis (born 1973), actor based in South Korea (Green Bay, Antigo) * Terry Meeuwsen (born 1949),

1973; co-host of ''

The 700 Club ''The 700 Club'' is the flagship television program of the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing each weekday in syndication in the United States and available worldwide on CBN.com. The news magazine program features live guests, daily news, p ...

'' ( De Pere) * Carol Merrill (born 1941), prize presenter, ''

Let's Make a Deal ''Let's Make a Deal'' (also known as ''LMAD'') is a television game show that originated in the United States in 1963 and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The program was created and produced by Stefan Hatos and Mo ...

'' ( Frederic) *

(1900–1974), actress, radio, stage, film, television (Reedsburg) * Chris Mulkey (born 1948), actor, '' Bakersfield P.D.'', ''

Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American Surrealist cinema, surrealist Mystery film, mystery-Horror film, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It Pilot (Twin Peaks), premiered on American Broad ...

'' ( Viroqua) ;N–Z *

Chris Noth Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on ''Law & Order'' (1990–1995), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The ...

(born 1954), actor, Det. Mike Logan on ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'' and Mr. Big on ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in th ...

'' (Madison) * Caitlin O'Heaney (born 1953), actress, ''

Tales of the Gold Monkey ''Tales of the Gold Monkey'' is an American adventure drama television series broadcast in prime time on Wednesday nights by ABC from September 22, 1982, to June 1, 1983. Debuting the year following the release of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', ...

'' (Whitefish Bay) * Sam Page (born 1976), actor, ''

Shark Sharks are a group of elasmobranch cartilaginous fish characterized by a ribless endoskeleton, dermal denticles, five to seven gill slits on each side, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the ...

'', '' Point Pleasant'' (Whitefish Bay) * Vic Perrin (1916–1989), actor (Menomonee Falls) * Michael Phillips (born 1961), film critic and co-host of '' At the Movies'' (Kenosha, Racine) * Amy Pietz (born 1969), actor (Milwaukee) *

Charlotte Rae Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018) was an American character actress and singer whose career spanned sixty-six years. Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and its spin-o ...

(1926–2018), actress (Milwaukee, Shorewood) * Brad Rowe (born 1970), actor, '' Wasteland'' (Milwaukee) *

(born 1953), actor (Green Bay) *

Kurtwood Smith Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in ''RoboCop'' (1987), Robert Griggs in '' Rambo III'' (1988), and Red Forman in ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) and '' That '90s Show' ...

(born 1943), actor,

Red Forman This is a list of characters appearing in the television series ''That '70s Show'' and ''That '90s Show''. Cast table Main characters Eric Forman Portrayed by Topher Grace: The protagonist; Eric is a nice guy, generally nerdy, clumsy, and ac ...

on ''

That '70s Show ''That '70s Show'' is an American television teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from 197 ...

'' ( New Lisbon) *

Tom Snyder Thomas James Snyder (May 12, 1936 – July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows '' Tomorrow'', on NBC in the 1970s and 1980s, and '' The Late Late Show'' ...

(1936–2007), talk show host (Milwaukee) * Melinda Stolp, ''The Real World: Austin'' cast member ( Germantown) * Eric Szmanda (born 1975), actor (Milwaukee) *

Jessica Szohr Jessica Szohr (; born March 31, 1985) is an American actress. She started her screen career appearing on television shows such as '' My Wife and Kids'' (2003), ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2004), '' What About Brian'' (2007) and '' CSI: Miami'' (2007). S ...

(born 1985), actress (Menomonee Falls) * Daniel J. Travanti (born 1940),

-winning actor, ''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff ...

'' (Kenosha) * Greta Van Susteren (born 1954), television commentator (Appleton) *

Nick Viall Nicholas Joseph Viall (born September 28, 1980) is an American actor, television personality and model who had a starring role on the 21st season of ABC's ''The Bachelor'', after finishing as runner-up in two consecutive seasons of '' The Bachel ...

(born 1980), actor, television personality, '' The Bachelor'', ''

The Bachelorette A bachelorette is an unmarried woman. Bachelorette may also refer to: Film, television, and related * ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions: ** ''The Bachelorette'' (Am ...

'' (Waukesha) * J. D. Walsh (born 1974), actor, ''

Smart Guy ''Smart Guy'' is an American sitcom television series centering on the exploits of child prodigy T.J. Henderson ( Tahj Mowry), who moves from being an elementary school student in the fourth grade to a high school student in the tenth grade, at ...

'' (Madison) *

Tom Welling Thomas John Patrick Welling (born April 26, 1977) is an American actor, director, producer, podcaster, and model. He is best known for his role as Clark Kent in The WB (now The CW) superhero drama ''Smallville'' (2001–2011). He also co-starr ...

(born 1977), actor (Janesville) *

Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in the NBC television political drama ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006), for which he ...

(born 1959), actor (Madison) *

Tom Wopat Thomas Steven Wopat (born September 9, 1951) is an American actor and singer. He first achieved fame as Lucas K. "Luke" Duke on the long-running television action/comedy series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. Since then, Wopat has worked regularly, ...

(born 1951), actor ( Lodi) * Linda Young (born 1953), anime dubbing voice actress with

FUNimation Funimation was an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime ...

(Milwaukee) *

Chip Zien Jerome Herbert "Chip" Zien (born March 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for originating the lead role of the Baker in the original Broadway production of the musical ''Into the Woods'' by Stephen Sondheim. He appeared in all of ...

(born 1947), actor (Milwaukee)

Comedy

Frank Caliendo Frank Caliendo Jr. (born January 19, 1974) is an American comedian, actor, and impressionist best known for his impersonations on the Fox Network television series ''MADtv'' as well as being the in-house prognosticator for ''Fox NFL Sunday''. ...

(born 1974), comedian (Waukesha) * Randy Chestnut (born 1971), comedian (Baraboo, Madison) *

(1964–1997), comedian (Madison) * Tim Harmston, stand-up comedian (Menomonie) * Charlie Hill (1951–2013), stand-up comedian (Oneida) * Jackie Kashian, stand-up comedian ( South Milwaukee) *

Mary Mack "Mary Mack", also known as "Miss Mary Mack", is a clapping game of unknown origin. It is well known in various parts of the United States, Australia, Canada, and in New Zealand and has been called "the most common hand-clapping game in the Engl ...

, stand-up comedian (Webster) *

Jackie Mason Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; ; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. His 1986 one-man show ''The World According to Me!'' won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, ...

(born 1931), comedian and actor (Sheboygan) *

John McGivern John McGivern (born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor and writer, known for playing Bruce McIntosh in the Disney film '' The Princess Diaries'' and many commercials for companies such as Kohl's department store, Sears, and Philadelph ...

, comedian (Milwaukee) * Dwight York, stand-up comedian (Amery)

Music

BoDeans BoDeans is an American rock band formed in Waukesha, Wisconsin who came to prominence in the 1980s. The band's sound encompasses multiple rock genres, including roots rock, heartland rock, and alternative rock. The band's biggest hit to dat ...

(Waukesha) *

Bon Iver Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon (vocals, guit ...

(Eau Claire) *

Howie Epstein Howard Norman Epstein (July 21, 1955 – February 23, 2003) was an American musician best known as a bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early life Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He grew up in a musical household. Epste ...

(Milwaukee) *

Garbage Garbage, trash (American English), rubbish (British English), or refuse is waste material that is discarded by humans, usually due to a perceived lack of utility. The term generally does not encompass bodily waste products, purely liquid or ...

(Madison) * Daron Hagen (Milwaukee) *

Jerry Harrison Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the Modern Lovers, before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for ...

(Milwaukee) * Bobby Hatfield (Beaver Dam) * Andy Hurley (Menomonee Falls) *

Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and ...

(Milwaukee) *

Stephen Jerzak Stephen Lewis Jerzak (born May 5, 1992) is an American alternative-pop musician, singer, and songwriter from La Crosse, Wisconsin. Some of his notable singles include "Cute" which gained popularity on social media networks in his early career, a ...

(La Crosse) * Lakeyah (Milwaukee) *

Liberace Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish Americans, Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, ...

, Lee Liberace, or Władziu Valentino Liberace (West Milwaukee) *

Ava Max Amanda Ava Koci (born Amanda Koçi; February 16, 1994), known professionally as Ava Max ( ), is an American Pop music, pop singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in 2018 with the release of her breakthrough single "Sweet but Psycho". The ...

(Milwaukee) * Steve Miller (Milwaukee) *

Les Paul Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz guitarist, jazz, country guitarist, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid body ...

(Waukesha) *

Butch Vig Bryan David "Butch" Vig (born August 2, 1955) is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter who is the drummer and co-producer of the rock band Garbage. Producer of the diamond selling Nirvana album ''Nevermind'' (1991), Vig also pro ...

(Viroqua) *

Violent Femmes Violent Femmes are an American folk punk band from Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The band consists of founding members Gordon Gano (guitar, lead vocals) and Brian Ritchie (bass, backing vocals), joined by multi-instrumentalist Blaise Garza ( ...

(Milwaukee) * sKitz Kraven (Madison)

History

Stephen Ambrose Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was an American historian, academic, and author, most noted for his books on World War II and his biographies of U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He was a long ...

(1936–2002), historian (

) *

William Cronon William Cronon (born September 11, 1954) is an American environmental historian and the Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography, and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was presi ...

(born 1954), environmental historian (Madison) *

Lyman Draper Lyman Copeland Draper (September 4, 1815August 26, 1891) was a librarian and historian who served as secretary for the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin. Draper also served as Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wis ...

(1815–1891), historian and librarian (Madison) * Harvey Goldberg (1922–1987), historian (Madison) * George Mosse (1918–1999), social and cultural historian (Madison) * Gerhard Brandt Naeseth (1913–1994), founder of the Norwegian-American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library (Madison) * James Breck Perkins (1847–1910), historian and U.S. congressman ( St. Croix Falls) * David Schoenbaum (born 1935), historian and social scientist (Milwaukee) * Kenneth M. Stampp (1912–2009), historian (Milwaukee) *

(1912–2004), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author (La Crosse) *

Frederick Jackson Turner Frederick Jackson Turner (November 14, 1861 – March 14, 1932) was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his front ...

(1861–1932), historian, known for his Frontier Thesis (Portage) * T. Harry Williams (1909–1979), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian ( Hazel Green)

Military

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;A–B * Harold C. Agerholm (1925–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Racine) * Frank L. Anders (1875–1966), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient (

) * James Roy Andersen (1904–1945), U.S. Army general (Racine) * Beauford T. Anderson (1922–1996), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (

Eagle Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...

, Soldiers Grove) *

Mark E. Anderson Mark E. Anderson is a Major general (United States), major general in the Army National Guard, currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Biography Anderson graduated from the Universit ...

, U.S. National Guard general (Wisconsin Rapids) * Peter Anderson (1847–1907), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient ( Lafayette County) * Fred Ascani (1917–2010), U.S. Air Force major general (Beloit) * Margaret H. Bair, U.S. Air National Guard general (

) * Merton W. Baker (1924–2000), U.S. Air Force major general (

Tomahawk A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Native Americans in the United States, Indian peoples and nations of North America, traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. Etymology The name comes from Powhatan langu ...

) * George Barnett (1859–1930), commandant of the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...

(Lancaster, Boscobel) * Stuart E. Barstad (1929–2009), Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force ( Colfax) * William A. Barstow (1813–1865), Union Army general (Waukesha, Janesville) * Frank E. Beatty (1853–1926), U.S. Navy admiral ( Aztalan) * Harry Bell (1860–1938), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Leslie Allen Bellrichard (1941–1967), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient (Janesville) *

Harold Medberry Bemis Harold Medberry Bemis (July 15, 1884 – February 16, 1970) was a Rear admiral (United States), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Early life Bemis was born July 15, 1884, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Personal life He married Hazel Haynes on N ...

(1884–1970), U.S. Navy admiral ( Oshkosh) * Paul M. Blayney, U.S. Coast Guard admiral (Milwaukee, Jefferson) * Orville Emil Bloch (1915–1983), World War II Medal of Honor recipient ( Big Falls) *

Robert D. Bohn Robert Dewey Bohn (November 30, 1921 – November 3, 2002) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps, reaching the rank of Major General. He served in three wars and concluded his career as Commanding General of Marine Cor ...

, U.S. Marine Corps major general (Neenah) * Richard Bong (1920–1945), World War II pilot (Superior) * Frank Matteson Bostwick (1857–1945), U.S. Navy commodore (Janesville) * Peter J. Boylan, U.S. Army major general (Portage) * John Bradley (1923–1994), Iwo Jima flag-raiser ( Antigo) * Edward S. Bragg (1827–1912), Union Army general (Fond du Lac) * Deming Bronson (1894–1957), World War I Medal of Honor recipient ( Rhinelander) * Oscar Brookin, Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient (

Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...

) * Clarence John Brown (1895–1973), U.S. Navy vice admiral ( Plum City) * F. Taylor Brown (1925–2011), U.S. Navy admiral ( Ashland) * Robert Whitney Burns (1908–1964), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general (

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

) *

Elmer J. Burr Elmer J. Burr (May 11, 1908 – December 25, 1942) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Biography Burr was born on May 11, ...

(1908–1942), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Neenah, Menasha) ;C–E * Joseph Cable (1848–1877), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Madison) * James J. Carey, U.S. Navy admiral ( Green Lake County,

Aurora An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...

) * Irving J. Carr (1875–1963), U.S. Army major general ( Chippewa Falls) * Guy W.S. Castle (1879–1919), Medal of Honor recipient * Arthur S. Champeny (1893–1979), U.S. Army general ( Briggsville) * Stanley R. Christianson (1925–1950), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient (

Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ), it has a population of 1,408,454, as of the 2020 census. It is located off the southwestern coast of ...

) * Paul Clemens, U.S. Army general (Superior) * Gerald W. Clusen, U.S. Navy admiral ( Manitowoc) * Jefferson Coates (1843–1880), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient ( Boscobel) * James Kelsey Cogswell (1847–1908), U.S. Navy admiral (Milwaukee) * Robert Grimes Coman (1887–1963), U.S. Navy Commodore ( Trempealeau) * Richard H. Cosgriff (1845–1910), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (

Hudson Hudson may refer to: People * Hudson (given name) * Hudson (surname) * Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back * Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos, Brazilian f ...

, Chippewa Falls) * James E. Croft (1833–1914), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Janesville) * Winfield S. Cunningham (1900–1986), U.S. Navy admiral ( Rockbridge) * James B. Currie (1925–2009), U.S. Air Force major general (Milwaukee) * William B. Cushing (1842–1874), Navy officer who sank the CSS ''Albemarle''; namesake of the USS ''Cushing'' ( Delafield) * Marshall E. Cusic Jr., U.S. Navy admiral (Marshfield) * Lysander Cutler (1807–1866), Union Army general (Milwaukee) * Clinton W. Davies (1899–1989), U.S. Air Force general (Racine) * Frederick Curtice Davis (1915–1941), highly decorated Navy officer; namesake of the USS ''Frederick C. Davis'' ( Rock County) * Leighton I. Davis (1910–1995), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general (

Sparta Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...

) * Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951), U.S. Army general (La Crosse) * Dirk J. Debbink, U.S. Navy vice admiral; Chief of Navy Reserve ( Oconomowoc) * Abraham DeSomer (1884–1974), Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * John Durham (1843–1918), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient ( Malone) * Herbert W. Ehrgott (1910–1982), U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee) *

Clarence Ekstrom Clarence Eugene Ekstrom (March 10, 1902 – January 11, 1986) was a naval aviator and vice admiral in the United States Navy, who served during World War II. Biography Ekstrom was born in Waupaca, Wisconsin, and graduated from the United Sta ...

, U.S. Navy vice admiral (Waupaca) * Horace Ellis (1843–1867), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Chippewa Falls) * William Ellis (1834–1875), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Watertown) * Gerald L. Endl (1915–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Fort Atkinson, Janesville) ;F–I Lt James H Flatley

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* Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896), Union Army general (Madison) * Peter Fanta, U.S. Navy admiral (Manitowoc) * Jack K. Farris (born 1934), U.S. Air Force major general (Fennimore, Wisconsin, Fennimore) * Ernest R. Feidler (1910–1976), U.S. Coast Guard admiral and Judge Advocate General (Superior) * Richard W. Fellows (1914–1998), U.S. Air Force general (Algoma, Wisconsin, Algoma) * Art Fiala (1899–2005), World War I (Kewaunee, Wisconsin, Kewaunee) * James H. Flatley (1906–1958), U.S. Navy vice admiral (Green Bay) * Lawrence J. Fleming (1922–2006), U.S. Air Force Major General (Green Bay) * James F. Flock, U.S. Marine Corps major general (Milwaukee) * Amos Fries (1873–1963), U.S. Army major general, Chief of the Chemical Corps, Chemical Warfare Service (Viroqua) * Harold A. Fritz (born 1944), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Julius A. Furer (1880–1963), U.S. Navy admiral (Mosel, Wisconsin, Mosel) * Augustus F. Gearhard (1893–1975), Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force (Milwaukee) * Theodore W. Goldin (1858–1935), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Avon, Wisconsin, Avon, Brodhead, Wisconsin, Brodhead, Janesville, King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, King) * Alfred Gorham (1920-2009), Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegee Airman and prisoner of war (Waukesha) * Albert W. Grant (1856–1930), U.S. Navy vice admiral ( Stevens Point) * Sandra A. Gregory, U.S. Air Force general (Loyal, Wisconsin, Loyal) * Kenneth E. Gruennert (1922–1942), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Helenville, Wisconsin, Helenville) * Charles Smith Hamilton (1822–1891), Union Army major general (Milwaukee) * Melvin O. Handrich (1919–1950), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient (Manawa, Wisconsin, Manawa) * Rodney R. Hannula, U.S. National Guard major general (Saxon, Wisconsin, Saxon) * William Frederick Hase (1874–1935), U.S. Army major general (Milwaukee) * J. Michael Hayes, U.S. Marine Corps general (Milwaukee) * Philip Hayes (general), Philip Hayes (1887–1949), U.S. Army major general (Portage) * John Higgins (admiral), John Higgins (1899–1973), U.S. Navy admiral (Madison) * Frank E. Hill (U.S. Army), Frank E. Hill (1850–1906), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Mayfield, Wisconsin, Mayfield) * Benjamin Hilliker, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Waupaca (town), Wisconsin, Town of Waupaca) * Harrison Carroll Hobart (1815–1902), Union Army general (Sheboygan, Chilton, Milwaukee) * Roy Hoffmann, U.S. Navy admiral (Milwaukee) * Lucius Roy Holbrook (1875–1952), U.S. Army major general (Arkansaw, Wisconsin, Arkansaw) * Willard Ames Holbrook (1860–1932), U.S. Army major general (Arkansaw, Wisconsin, Arkansaw) * David William Hutchison (1908–1982), U.S. Air Force major general (Mineral Point) * Einar H. Ingman Jr. (1929–2015), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee, Tomahawk) ;J–L William Leahy cropped

* Frank B. James (1912–2004), U.S. Air Force general (Delavan) * Marvin John Jensen (1908–1993), U.S. Navy admiral (Sheboygan) * John L. Jerstad (1918–1943), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Racine, Milwaukee) * Jay L. Johnson, Chief of Naval Operations (West Salem) * John Johnson (Union Army), John Johnson (1842–1907), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Janesville) * Stephen E. Johnson, U.S. Navy admiral (Wisconsin Rapids) * Donald S. Jones (1928–2004), U.S. Navy vice admiral (Madison) * Harley Sanford Jones (1902–1997), U.S. Air Force general (Fox Lake, Wisconsin, Fox Lake) * Emil C. Kiel (1895–1977), U.S. Air Force general * Charles King (general), Charles King (1844–1933), U.S. Army general (Milwaukee) * Rufus King (general), Rufus King (1814–1876), Union Army general (Milwaukee) * John Baxter Kinne (1877–1954), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient (Beloit) * Louis Joseph Kirn (1908–1995), U.S. Navy admiral (Milwaukee) * Russell Klika, combat photographer (Appleton) * Richard A. Knobloch (1918–2001), U.S. Air Force general (West Allis, Milwaukee) * Oscar Koch (1897–1970), U.S. Army general, member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame (Milwaukee) * Edmond Konrad, U.S. Navy admiral ( Oshkosh) * James Benjamin Lampert (1914–1978), U.S. Army lieutenant general * Thomas B. Larkin (1890–1968), quartermaster general of the U.S. Army (Louisburg, Wisconsin, Louisburg) * Daniel P. Leaf, U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, commander of the United States Pacific Command (Shawano, Wisconsin, Shawano) * William D. Leahy (1875–1959), U.S. Navy fleet admiral, first military officer to reach five-star rank (Ashland) * James J. LeCleir (born 1941), U.S. Air Force major general (Chippewa Falls) * Scott D. Legwold, U.S. National Guard general (Eau Claire) * James J. Lindsay (born 1932), U.S. Army general, first commander of the United States Special Operations Command (Portage) * Nathan J. Lindsay (1936–2015), U.S. Air Force major general (Monroe, Wisconsin, Monroe) * Arno H. Luehman (1911–1989), U.S. Air Force major general (Milwaukee) * Eugene Michael Lynch (1923–2003), U.S. Army general (Green Bay) * Edward E. Lyon (1871–1931), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient (Hixton, Wisconsin, Hixton) ;M–O

* Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845–1912), Medal of Honor Civil War, "On Wisconsin", father of General Douglas MacArthur (

) * Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), general of the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Alexander Mackenzie (engineer), Alexander Mackenzie (1844–1921), U.S. Army Chief of Engineers (Potosi, Wisconsin, Postosi) * Lester J. Maitland (1899–1990), U.S. Army Air Service general (Milwaukee) * Francis Marshall (U.S. Army officer), Francis Marshall, U.S. Army general (Darlington, Wisconsin, Darlington) * Michael A. McAuliffe (born 1941), U.S. Air Force general (Ashland) * Michael J. McCarthy (general), Michael J. McCarthy, U.S. Air Force major general (Niagara, Wisconsin, Niagara) * John E. McCoy, U.S. Air National Guard general (Janesville, Stoughton) * Robert Bruce McCoy (1867–1926), U.S. National Guard major general (Kenosha, Lafayette, Monroe County, Wisconsin, Lafayette,

) * Arthur L. McCullough, U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee) * Charles C. McDonald (1933–2017), U.S. Air Force general (Barron, Wisconsin, Barron) * Edward McGlachlin Jr., U.S. Army major general (Fond du Lac, Stevens Point) * Hugh J. McGrath (1858–1899), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient (Fond du Lac) * Andrew Miller (soldier), Andrew Miller (1916–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Manitowoc, Two Rivers) * John S. Mills (1906–1996), U.S. Air Force major general (Appleton) * Billy Mitchell (1879–1936), U.S. general, aviation (raised in West Allis) * Marc Mitscher (1887–1947), World War II admiral (Hillsboro, Wisconsin, Hillsboro) * Robert J. Modrzejewski (born 1934), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Daniel B. Moore (1838–1914), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Mifflin, Wisconsin, Mifflin) * Charles E. Mower (1924–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Chippewa Falls) * Dennis Murphy (Medal of Honor), Dennis Murphy (1830–1901), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Green Bay) * Peter Muschinske, U.S. Navy admiral (Sun Prairie, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Rice Lake) * Jason Naidyhorski, U.S. Navy admiral (Hudson) * Beryl Newman (1911–1998), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Baraboo) * Richard J. Nolan (1848–1905), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * William Nordeen (1936–1988), U.S. Navy officer, killed in terrorist attack (Amery, Wisconsin, Amery, Centuria, Wisconsin, Centuria) * Albert O'Connor, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient ( Lodi) * Tad J. Oelstrom, U.S. Air Force lieutenant general (Milwaukee) * Ralph A. Ofstie (1897–1956), U.S. Navy vice admiral (Eau Claire) * Truman O. Olson (1917–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Christiana, Dane County, Wisconsin, Christiana,

) * Andrew P. O'Meara (1907–2005), U.S. Army general, commander-in-chief of United States Southern Command and United States Army Europe (West Bend) * John Birdsell Oren (1909–2006), U.S. Coast Guard admiral (Madison) ;P–S * Halbert E. Paine (1826–1905), Union Army general (Milwaukee) * John Patterson (Medal of Honor), John Patterson (1838–1922), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Summit, Juneau County, Wisconsin, Summit, Mauston) * Ernest Dichmann Peek (1878–1950), U.S. Army major general ( Oshkosh) * Oscar V. Peterson (1899–1942), World War II Medal of Honor recipient ( Prentice) * George F. Pond (1844–1911), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Fairwater, Wisconsin, Fairwater) * James Pond (Medal of Honor), James Pond (1838–1903), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Janesville) * Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. (1924–1950), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient (Hatfield, Wisconsin, Hatfield, Merrillan, Wisconsin, Merrillan) * Marcus Robbins (1851–1924), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Elba, Wisconsin, Elba) * Carson Abel Roberts (1905–1983), U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general (Lancaster, Wisconsin, Lancaster) * Marcus W. Robertson (1870–1948), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient (Suamico, Wisconsin, Suamico) * Davis C. Rohr, U.S. Air Force major general ( Burlington) * Thomas H. Ruger (1833–1907), superintendent of the United States Military Academy (Janesville) * Margaret A. Rykowski, U.S. Navy admiral (Milwaukee) * Ben L. Salomon (1914–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Frederick Salomon (1826–1897), Union Army general (Manitowoc) * Elmer Salzman, U.S. Marine Corps major general (Kiel, Wisconsin, Kiel) * Walter Schindler (1897–1991), U.S. Navy vice admiral (New Glarus, Wisconsin, New Glarus) * Herman Alfred Schmid (1910–1985), U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee) * Carl Schurz (1829–1906), Union Army major general (Watertown (town), Wisconsin, Town of Watertown, Milwaukee) * Michael J. Schwerin, U.S. Navy admiral (Waukesha, Watertown) * Richard Severson, U.S. Air Force general (Brooklyn (village), Wisconsin, Brooklyn) * James Shields (politician, born 1810), James Shields (1810–1879), Union Army general * Henry Hastings Sibley (1811–1891), Union Army general * William Sickles (1844–1938), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Fall River, Wisconsin, Fall River) * John Otto Siegel (1890–1973), World War I Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Lance Sijan (1942–1968), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Clayton K. Slack (1896–1976), World War I Medal of Honor recipient (Plover, Wisconsin, Plover) * Fred R. Sloan, U.S. Air National Guard major general (Milwaukee) * Orvan R. Smeder, U.S. Coast Guard admiral (Holcombe, Wisconsin, Holcombe) * John Converse Starkweather (1829–1890), Union Army general (Milwaukee) * Henry J. Stehling (1918–2001), U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee) * Joseph Stika (1889–1976), U.S. Coast Guard vice admiral (Milwaukee, Kewaunee) * Kenneth E. Stumpf (1944–2022), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient (Neenah, Milwaukee) * Jerome A. Sudut (1930–1951), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient ( Wausau) * Dennis B. Sullivan (1927–2020), U.S. Air Force general (Chippewa Falls) * Timothy S. Sullivan, U.S. Coast Guard admiral (Milwaukee) * Woodrow Swancutt (1915–1993), U.S. Air Force major general (Edgar, Wisconsin, Edgar) ;T–Z Nathan Twining 02

* Eugene L. Tattini, U.S. Air Force lieutenant general (Madison) * Claude Taugher (1895–1963), World War I Distinguished Service Cross and Navy Cross recipient (Marathon City) * Thomas Toohey (1835–1918), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Robin G. Tornow (1942–2010), U.S. Air Force general (Monroe) * Charles Treat, U.S. Army general (Monroe) * Clement A. Trott, U.S. Army major general (Milwaukee) * Edwin M. Truell (1841–1907), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Mauston) * Merrill B. Twining (1902–1996), U.S. Marine Corps general (Monroe) * Nathan C. Twining (1869–1924), U.S. Navy admiral ( Boscobel) * Nathan Farragut Twining (1897–1982), U.S. Air Force general (Monroe) * William J. Van Ryzin (1914–2002), U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general (Appleton) * James M. Vande Hey (1916–2009), U.S. Air Force general * Hoyt Vandenberg (1899–1954), U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee) * James R. Van Den Elzen (1931–2012), U.S. Marine Corps general (Green Bay) * Alfred Verhulst (1921–1975), U.S. Air Force general (Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Sheboygan Falls) * Fred W. Vetter Jr. (1921–2002), U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee) * Lutz Wahl (1869–1928), adjutant general of the U.S. Army (Milwaukee) * William Miller Wallace (1844–1924), U.S. Army general (

) * Francis A. Wallar (1840–1911), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (De Soto, Wisconsin, De Soto) * Cadwallader C. Washburn (1818–1882), Union Army major general (Mineral Point, La Crosse) * Waldemar F.A. Wendt (1912–1997), U.S. Navy admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Naval Forces Europe * Don S. Wenger (1911–1986), U.S. Air Force major general (Monroe) * Leslie J. Westberg (1920–1997), U.S. Air Force general (Menasha) * Gary George Wetzel (born 1947), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient ( South Milwaukee, Milwaukee) * Charles W. Whittlesey (1884–1921), World War I Medal of Honor recipient (Florence (CDP), Wisconsin, Florence) * Hugh E. Wild (1918–2013), U.S. Air Force general (Elmwood, Wisconsin, Elmwood) * Albert H. Wilkening, U.S. Air National Guard major general * Donald Erwin Wilson, U.S. Navy admiral (Taylor County, Wisconsin, Taylor County) * Claron A. Windus, Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Janesville) * Arthur Wolcott Yates, U.S. Army general * Cassin Young (1894–1942), World War II Medal of Honor recipient * Frank Albert Young (1876–1941), China Relief Expedition Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee) * Elmo Zumwalt (1920–2000), Chief of Naval Operations (Milwaukee) * Ralph Wise Zwicker (1903–1991), U.S. Army major general (Stoughton)

Nobel laureates

* John Bardeen (1908–1991), B.S. 1928 and M.S. 1929, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 and 1972 (Madison) * Günter Blobel (1936–2018), Ph.D. 1967, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1999 (Madison) * Paul D. Boyer (1918–2018), M.S. 1941, Ph.D. 1943, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997 (Madison) * Joseph Erlanger (1874–1965), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944 (Madison) * Herbert Spencer Gasser (1888–1963), B.S. 1910, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944 ( Platteville) * Jack Kilby (1923–2005), M.S. 1950, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the integrated circuit in 2000 (Milwaukee) * Joshua Lederberg (1925–2008), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 (Madison) * Alan G. MacDiarmid (1927–2007), M.S. 1952, Ph.D. 1953, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 (Madison) * Stanford Moore (1913–1982), Ph.D. 1938, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 (Madison) * William P. Murphy (1892–1987), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 (Stoughton) * Erwin Neher (born 1944), M.S. 1967, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1991 (Madison) * Theodore Schultz (1902–1998), M.S. 1928, Ph.D. 1930, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979 (Madison) *

(1916–2001), B.A. 1936, Ph.D. 1943, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978 (Milwaukee) * Edward Lawrie Tatum (1909–1975), B.A. 1931, M.S. 1932, Ph.D. 1935, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 (Madison) * John H. van Vleck (1899–1980), A.B. 1920, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977 (Madison)

Politics and activism

;A–B * Glenn A. Abbey (1898–1962), U.S. diplomat (Dodgeville, Wisconsin, Dodgeville) * Stacey Abrams (born 1973), voting rights activist, lawyer, Democratic nominee for 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, 2018 and 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election (Madison) * Alva Adams (governor), Alva Adams (1850–1922), governor of Colorado (Iowa County, Wisconsin, Iowa County) * Billy Adams (politician), Billy Adams (1861–1954), governor of Colorado (Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, Blue Mounds) * J. Frank Aldrich (1853–1933), U.S. representative from Illinois (Two Rivers) * William Aldrich (1820–1885), U.S. representative from Illinois (Fond du Lac) * William A. Anderson (1873–1954), mayor of Minneapolis (Adams County, Wisconsin, Adams County) * George Rex Andrews, George R. Andrews (1808–1873), U.S. representative from New York ( Oshkosh) *

(1908–2002), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (Milwaukee) * Les Aspin (1938–1995), congressman and United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense (Milwaukee) * Gerhard A. Bading (1870–1946), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee) * John Miller Baer (1886–1970), U.S. representative from North Dakota (Black Creek, Wisconsin, Black Creek) * Tammy Baldwin (born 1962), List of first openly LGBTQ politicians in the United States, first openly lesbian woman elected to the U.S. Senate (Madison) * Hiram Barber Jr. (1835–1924), U.S. representative from Illinois ( Horicon, Juneau, Wisconsin, Juneau) * Tom Barrett (Wisconsin politician), Thomas M. Barrett (born 1953), congressman and mayor of Milwaukee (Milwaukee) * William A. Barstow (1813–1865), governor (Waukesha, Janesville) * Coles Bashford (1816–1878), governor, U.S. congressional delegate from the Arizona Territory ( Oshkosh) * David L. Bazelon (1909–1993), judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (Superior) * Charles S. Benton (1810–1882), U.S. representative from New York (Milwaukee, La Crosse) * Victor L. Berger (1860–1929), U.S. representative (Milwaukee) * Benjamin P. Birdsall (1858–1917), U.S. representative from Iowa (Weyauwega, Wisconsin, Weyauwega) * John J. Blaine (1875–1934), governor and U.S. senator (Wingville, Wisconsin, Wingville) * C. A. Bottolfsen (1891–1964), governor of Idaho (Superior) * Matthias J. Bovee (1793–1872), U.S. representative from New York (Milwaukee, Eagle, Wisconsin, Eagle) * Edward S. Bragg (1827–1912), U.S. diplomat (Fond du Lac) * John A. Bryan (1794–1864), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee, Menasha) * James Budd (1851–1908), California governor (Janesville) * George Bunn (lawyer), George Bunn (1865–1918), justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (

) * John H. Burke (1894–1951), U.S. representative from California (Excelsior, Richland County, Wisconsin, Excelsior) * John R. Burke (1924–1993), U.S. diplomat (Madison) * Charles C. Butler, chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (Milwaukee) * John W. Byrnes (1913–1985), U.S. representative (Green Bay) ;C–E * Thomas Cale (1848–1941), U.S. congressional Ddlegate from the Alaska Territory (Fond du Lac) * John Benton Callis (1828–1898), U.S. representative from Alabama (Lancaster) * James Cameron (activist), James Cameron (1914-2006), civil rights activist (La Crosse) * Lois Capps (born 1938), U.S. representative from California (Ladysmith) * Milton Robert Carr (born 1943), U.S. representative from Michigan (Janesville) * Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947), feminist (

) * Eugene W. Chafin (1852–1920), Prohibition Party candidate for president of the United States (

, Waukesha) * Liz Cheney (born 1966), U.S. representative from Wyoming (Madison) * Kathryn F. Clarenbach (1920–1994), first chairwoman of the National Organization for Women (

) * Paul Clement (born 1966), Solicitor General of the United States (Cedarburg (town), Wisconsin, Town of Cedarburg) * Cliff Clevenger (1885–1960), U.S. representative from Ohio (Appleton) * Wilbur J. Cohen (1913–1987), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (Milwaukee) * Harmon Sweatland Conger (1816–1882), U.S. representative from New York (Janesville) * Willis C. Cook (1874–1942), U.S. diplomat (Gratiot, Wisconsin, Gratiot) * Henry Allen Cooper, Henry A. Cooper (1850–1931), U.S. representative ( Spring Prairie, Burlington, Racine) * Michael Copps (born 1940), commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission (Milwaukee) * John W. Cox Jr. (born 1947), U.S. representative from Illinois ( Hazel Green) * Emma A. Cranmer (1858–1937), temperance activist, suffragist * Kenneth H. Dahlberg (1917–2011), figure in the Watergate scandal, later cleared (Wilson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Wilson) * Henry C. A. Damm (1874–1929), U.S. diplomat (Waushara County, Wisconsin, Waushara County) * Joseph E. Davies (1876–1958), U.S. diplomat (Watertown) * Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951), vice president of the United States (La Crosse) * Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865–1912), U.S. diplomat (Hudson) * Ada Deer (born 1935), Native-American/Menominee activist, former Bureau of Indian Affairs, BIA official (Keshena) * Peter V. Deuster (1831–1904), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee, Port Washington, Wisconsin, Port Washington) * August Dietrich, member of the State Assembly * Bernardine Dohrn (born 1942), activist (Milwaukee) * Michael Dombeck, chief of the US Forest Service * F. Ryan Duffy (1888–1979), chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (Fond du Lac) * Charles Durkee (1805–1870), U.S. senator, governor of the Utah Territory (Kenosha) * Lawrence Eagleburger (1930–2011), U.S. Secretary of State (Milwaukee) * John E. Erickson (Montana politician), John E. Erickson (1863–1946), U.S. senator from Montana (Stoughton) * John J. Esch (1861–1941), U.S. representative (Norwalk, Wisconsin, Norwalk, La Crosse) * Experience Estabrook (1813–1894), U.S. congressional delegate from Nebraska Territory (Geneva, Wisconsin, Geneva) * Evan Alfred Evans (1876–1948), judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (

, Baraboo) * Tony Evers (born 1951), Governor of Wisconsin, governor of Wisconsin (Plymouth, Wisconsin, Plymouth) ;F–I Senator Russ Feingold

* Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896), U.S. diplomat (Madison) * Thomas E. Fairchild (1912–2007), chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (Milwaukee) * Jacob Fawcett, chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court (Benton, Wisconsin, Benton) * Russ Feingold (born 1953), U.S. senator and co-author of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act (Janesville, Middleton) * William R. Finch (1847–1913), U.S. diplomat (Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County) * Albert Fowler (1802–1883), mayor of Rockford, Illinois (Milwaukee, Wauwatosa) * James A. Frear (1861–1939), U.S. representative (Hudson) * George A. Garrett (1888–1971), U.S. diplomat (La Crosse) * Hiram Gill (1866–1919), mayor of Seattle (Watertown) * Ezekiel Gillespie (1818-1892), civil rights leader, won a Supreme Court case which gave suffrage to male African-Americans in Wisconsin (Milwaukee) * James Gillett (1860–1937), U.S. representative from California (Viroqua,

) * Callista Gingrich (born 1966), wife of former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker Newt Gingrich (Whitehall, Wisconsin, Whitehall) * Glory of the Morning, the only female chief ever recorded in the oral history of the Ho-Chunk nation * Guy D. Goff (1866–1933), U.S. senator from West Virginia (Milwaukee) * William Goodell (abolitionist), William Goodell (1792–1878), prominent abolitionist, candidate for president of the United States (Janesville) * Warren Green (1870–1945), governor of South Dakota (Jackson County, Wisconsin, Jackson County) * John A. Gronouski (1919–1996), U.S. Postmaster General (Dunbar, Wisconsin, Dunbar, Green Bay) * Richard W. Guenther (1845–1913), U.S. diplomat ( Oshkosh) * Herbert James Hagerman (1871–1935), governor of the New Mexico Territory (Milwaukee) * Darwin Hall (1844–1919), U.S. representative from Minnesota (Wheatland, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Wheatland, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, Grand Rapids) * John Hammill (1875–1936), governor of Iowa (Linden, Wisconsin, Linden) * Henry C. Hansbrough (1848–1933), U.S. senator from North Dakota (Baraboo) * Ole Hanson (1874–1940), mayor of Seattle (Racine County) * Mildred Harnack (1902–1943), resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (Milwaukee) * Gilbert N. Haugen (1859–1933), U.S. representative from Iowa (Orfordville, Wisconsin, Orfordville) * Everis A. Hayes (1855–1942), U.S. representative from California (Waterloo, Wisconsin, Waterloo) * Ned R. Healy (1905–1977), U.S. representative from California (Milwaukee) * Charles N. Herreid (1857–1928), governor of South Dakota (Madison) * Lorena Hickok (1893–1968), friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, helped Harry Hopkins with fact-finding missions during the New Deal (

) * Fred H. Hildebrandt (1874–1956), U.S. representative from South Dakota (West Bend, Waupun) * George H. Hodges (1866–1947), governor of Kansas (Orion, Wisconsin, Orion) * Adoniram J. Holmes (1842–1902), U.S. representative from Iowa (Palmyra, Wisconsin, Palmyra) * Timothy O. Howe (1816–1883), U.S. Postmaster General (Green Bay) * Daniel Hugunin Jr. (1790–1850), U.S. representative from New York (Kenosha) * Merlin Hull (1871–1953), U.S. representative (Black River Falls, Wisconsin, Black River Falls) * Paul O. Husting (1866–1917), U.S. senator (Fond du Lac) ;J–L

* Franklin M. Jahnke (born 1990), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * Edward H. Jenison (1907–1996), U.S. representative from Illinois (Fond du Lac) * J. Leroy Johnson (1888–1961), U.S. representative from California (Wausau) * Martin N. Johnson (1850–1909), U.S. senator from North Dakota (Racine County, Wisconsin, Racine County) * Ron Johnson (born 1955), U.S. Senator (Oshkosh) * Charles Jonas (Wisconsin politician), Charles Jonas (1840–1896), U.S. diplomat (Racine) * Edgar A. Jonas (1885–1965), U.S. representative from Illinois (Mishicot, Wisconsin, Mishicot) * Francis B. Keene, U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee) * Oscar Keller (1878–1927), U.S. representative from Minnesota (Helenville) * John Edward Kelley (1853–1941), U.S. representative from South Dakota (Portage) * George F. Kennan (1904–2005), diplomat (Milwaukee) * Rufus King (general), Rufus King (1814–1876), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee) * Jerry Kleczka (1943–2017), U.S. representative (Milwaukee) * Herb Kohl (born 1935), U.S. senator and sports-franchise owner (Milwaukee) * Ken Kratz (born 1960/1961), former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin; law license was suspended for four months after sexting scandal * Julius Albert Krug (1907–1970), U.S. Secretary of the Interior (Madison) * Paul John Kvale (1896–1960), U.S. representative from Minnesota (Orfordville) * Robert M. La Follette (1855–1925), congressman, governor and U.S. senator (Primrose, Wisconsin, Primrose, Madison) * Robert M. La Follette Jr. (1895–1953), U.S. senator (Madison) * Melvin Laird, Mel Laird (1922–2016), congressman and United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense (Marshfield) * Richard D. Lamm (1935–2021), governor of Colorado, Reform Party candidate for president of the United States (Madison) * Gilbert L. Laws (1838–1907), U.S. representative from Nebraska (Richland Center) * Irvine Lenroot (1869–1949), U.S. senator (Superior) * Jerris G. Leonard (1931–2006), administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (Milwaukee) * Debbie Lesko (born 1958), U.S. representative from Arizona (Sheboygan) * Francis O. Lindquist (1869–1924), U.S. representative from Michigan (Marinette) * Thomas A. Livesley (1863–1947), mayor of Salem, Oregon (Ironton, Wisconsin, Ironton) * Thomas A. Loftus (born 1945), U.S. diplomat (Stoughton) * James B. Loken (born 1940), judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (Madison) * Don Lathrop Love (1863–1940), mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (Janesville) * Patrick Joseph Lucey (1918–2014), U.S. diplomat, independent candidate for vice president of the United States (La Crosse, Prairie du Chien) ;M–O

* William Josiah MacDonald (1873–1946), U.S. representative from Michigan (Potosi, Wisconsin, Potosi) * Henry Markham (1840–1923), U.S. representative from California (Milwaukee) * John McCarthy (Nebraska politician), John McCarthy (1857–1943), U.S. representative from Nebraska (Stoughton) * Joseph McCarthy (1908–1957), U.S. senator (Grand Chute, Wisconsin, Grand Chute, Shawano) * James McCleary (politician), James McCleary (1853–1924), U.S. representative from Minnesota (Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, Maiden Rock) * James B. McLeran, state assembly member * Myron Hawley McCord (1840–1908), U.S. Representative, governor of the Arizona Territory (Shawano, Merrill, Wisconsin, Merrill) * K. T. McFarland (born 1951), Deputy National Security Advisor ( Madison) * George de Rue Meiklejohn (1857–1929), U.S. representative from Nebraska (Weyauwega, Wisconsin, Weyauwega) * Golda Meir (1898–1978), Israeli prime minister (Milwaukee) * Abner J. Mikva (1926–2016), U.S. representative from Illinois (Milwaukee) * John L. Mitchell (1842–1904), congressman and U.S. senator (Milwaukee) * Charles Henry Morgan (1842–1912), U.S. representative from Missouri (Pewaukee) * John Morrow (New Mexico politician), John Morrow (1865–1935), U.S. representative from New Mexico (Darlington, Wisconsin, Darlington) * Wayne L. Morse (1900–1974), U.S. senator from Oregon (Madison) * Mary Mullarkey (1943–2021), chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (New London, Wisconsin, New London) * Robert Daniel Murphy (1894–1978), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee) * Philleo Nash (1909–1987), commissioner of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (Wisconsin Rapids) * Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005), governor and U.S. senator (Clear Lake, Wisconsin, Clear Lake, Madison) * Knute Nelson (1843–1923), U.S. senator from Minnesota (Palmyra, Wisconsin, Palmyra, Madison) * Orsen N. Nielsen, U.S. diplomat (Beloit) * William Nordeen (1936–1988), U.S. diplomat assassinated by the terrorist group Revolutionary Organization 17 November (Amery, Wisconsin, Amery, Centuria, Wisconsin, Centuria) * Frank Nye (1852–1935), U.S. representative from Minnesota (River Falls, Hudson) * Gerald Nye (1892–1971), U.S. senator from North Dakota (Hortonville, Wisconsin, Hortonville, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, Wittenberg) * Dave Obey (born 1938), U.S. representative (Wausau) * Mike O'Callaghan (1929–2004), governor of Nevada (La Crosse) * Kenneth J. O'Connell (1909–2000), chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court (Bayfield, Wisconsin, Bayfield) * Alvin O'Konski (1904–1987), U.S. representative (Kewaunee, Rhinelander) * Ole H. Olson (1872–1954), governor of North Dakota (Mondovi, Wisconsin, Mondovi) ;P–S Vel Phillips at March on Milwaukee - 2007

Vel Phillips at March on Milwaukee - 2007

* Halbert E. Paine (1826–1905), U.S. representative (Milwaukee) * Henry C. Payne (1843–1904), Postmaster General of the United States (Milwaukee) * James Breck Perkins (1847–1910), U.S. representative from New York ( St. Croix Falls) * Russell W. Peterson (1916–2011), governor of Delaware (Portage) * Tom Petri (born 1940), U.S. representative (Marinette, Fond du Lac) * Augustus Herman Pettibone (1825–1918), U.S. representative from Tennessee (La Crosse) * Vel Phillips (1924-2018), Secretary of State of Wisconsin and civil rights activist (Milwaukee) * Milton Rice Polland (1909–2006), Marshall Islands diplomat (Milwaukee) * John F. Potter (1817–1899), U.S. diplomat (East Troy (town), Wisconsin, Town of East Troy) * Steve Preston (born 1960), SBA administrator, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Janesville) * J. A. O. Preus (1883–1961), governor of Minnesota ( Columbia County) * Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, White House Chief of Staff (Kenosha) * William Proxmire (1915–2005), U.S. senator (Madison) * Joseph V. Quarles (1943–1911), U.S. senator (Kenosha) * Alexander Randall (Wisconsin politician), Alexander Randall (1819–1872), U.S. Postmaster General (Waukesha) * Edwin M. Randall (1822–1895), chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court (Waukesha) * Louise Goff Reece (1898–1970), U.S. representative from Tennessee (Milwaukee) * William Rehnquist (1924–2005), U.S. Supreme Court chief justice (Milwaukee, Shorewood) * Paul Samuel Reinsch (1869–1923), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee) * Henry S. Reuss (1912–2002), U.S. representative (Milwaukee) * James DeNoon Reymert (1821–1896), state legislator and newspaper publisher ( Muskego, Norway, Wisconsin, Norway) * William A. Richards (1849–1912), Wyoming governor (Hazel Green (town), Wisconsin, Town of Hazel Green) * Ben A. Riehle (1897–1967), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * Jim Risch (born 1943), U.S. senator from Idaho (Milwaukee) * Charles R. Robertson (1889–1951), U.S. representative from North Dakota (Madison) * Thomas J. B. Robinson (1868–1958), U.S. representative from Iowa (New Diggings, Wisconsin, New Diggings) * Thomas H. Ruger (1833–1907), governor of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia (Janesville) * Loret Miller Ruppe (1936–1996), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee) * Jeremiah McLain Rusk (1830–1893), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (Viroqua) * Paul Ryan (born 1970), U.S. representative (Janesville), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, and 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States, vice president under Mitt Romney * George Myron Sabin (1833–1890), U.S. District Court judge in Nevada (Madison) * Elmore Y. Sarles (1859–1929), governor of North Dakota (Wonewoc, Wisconsin, Wonewoc) * Charles R. Savage (1906–1976), U.S. representative from Washington (state), Washington (La Farge, Wisconsin, La Farge) * John G. Schmitz (1930–2001), U.S. representative from California, American Independent Party candidate for president of the United States (Milwaukee) * Lester Schnare, U.S. diplomat (Mondovi, Wisconsin, Mondovi) * Carl Schurz (1829–1906), U.S. Secretary of the Interior (Watertown, Milwaukee) * Lewis B. Schwellenbach (1894–1948), U.S. Secretary of Labor (Superior) * Stuart Nash Scott (1906–1991), U.S. diplomat (Madison) * Jim Sensenbrenner (born 1943), U.S. representative ( Shorewood) * Carlos D. Shelden (1840–1904), U.S. representative from Michigan (Walworth, Wisconsin, Walworth) * James Shields (politician, born 1806), James Shields (1806–1879), U.S. senator from Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri * Henry Hastings Sibley (1811–1891), U.S. congressional delegate, governor of Minnesota * Steve Sisolak (born 1953), governor of Nevada (Milwaukee) * Albert Smith (New York), Albert Smith (1805–1870), U.S. representative from New York (Milwaukee) * Daniel V. Speckhard (born 1959), U.S. diplomat (Clintonville, Wisconsin, Clintonville) * William H. Stafford (1869–1957), U.S. representative (Milwaukee) * Pete Stark (1931–2020), U.S. representative from California (Milwaukee) * George A. Starkweather (1794–1879), U.S. representative from New York (Milwaukee) * Halvor Steenerson (1852–1926), U.S. representative from Minnesota (Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin, Pleasant Springs) * Janet Dempsey Steiger (1939–2004), chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (Oshkosh) * William Story (attorney), William Story (1843–1921), lieutenant governor of Colorado (Milwaukee) * William H. H. Stowell (1840–1922), U.S. representative from Virginia (Appleton) * Robert C. Strong (1915–1999), U.S. diplomat (Beloit) * Bart Stupak (born 1952), Michigan congressman (Milwaukee) ;T–Z

* Clark W. Thompson (Texas politician), Clark W. Thompson, U.S. representative from Texas (La Crosse) * Tommy Thompson (born 1941), governor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 2008 candidate for president (Elroy, Wisconsin, Elroy) * Peter G. Torkildsen (born 1958), U.S. representative from Massachusetts (Milwaukee) * William M. Treloar (1850–1935), U.S. representative from Missouri (Linden, Wisconsin, Linden) * Ben Tremain (1888–1971) * Fran Ulmer (born 1947), lieutenant governor of Alaska ( Horicon) * Robert Scadden Vessey (1858–1929), governor of South Dakota (Oshkosh) * William Freeman Vilas (1840–1908), U.S. Postmaster General and U.S. Secretary of the Interior (Madison) * Aad J. Vinje (1857–1929), chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (Superior) * Davis H. Waite (1825–1901), governor of Colorado (Princeton, Wisconsin, Princeton) * Scott Walker (politician), Scott Walker (born 1967), governor of Wisconsin (Wauwatosa) * Thomas J. Walsh (1859–1933), U.S. senator and main prosecutor in the Teapot Dome Scandal hearings (Two Rivers) * William Warner (Missouri), William Warner (1840–1916), U.S. senator from Missouri ( Shullsburg, Madison) * Cadwallader C. Washburn (1818–1882), U.S. representative (Mineral Point, La Crosse) * Paul Weyrich (1942–2008), commentator (Racine) * Alexander Wiley (1884–1967), U.S. senator (Chippewa Falls) * Frances Willard (suffragist), Frances Willard (1839–1898), suffragist and temperance activist (Janesville) * John A. Williams (judge), John A. Williams (1835–1900), U.S. District Court judge in Arkansas ( Delafield) * Gardner R. Withrow (1892–1964), U.S. representative (La Crosse) * Leonard G. Wolf (1925–1970), U.S. representative from Iowa (Mazomanie) * Frank P. Woods (1868–1944), U.S. representative from Iowa (Sharon, Wisconsin, Sharon) * Caroline M. Clark Woodward (1840–1924), temperance activist * Clement J. Zablocki (1912–1983), U.S. representative (Milwaukee) * Carl Zeidler (1908–1942), mayor of Milwaukee * Frank Zeidler (1912–2006), mayor of Milwaukee, Socialist Party candidate for president in 1976 (Milwaukee) * Roger H. Zion (1921–2019), U.S. representative from Indiana (Milwaukee)

Religion

* Anton Anderledy (1819–1892), superior general of the Society of Jesus (Green Bay) * Stuart E. Barstad (1929–2009), Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force ( Colfax) * David Benke (born 1946), president of the Atlantic District (LCMS), Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (Milwaukee) * Thea Bowman (1937–1990), Roman Catholic nun (La Crosse) * Fabian Bruskewitz (born 1935), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln (Milwaukee) * Raymond Leo Burke (born 1948), Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (Richland Center) * Solanus Casey (1870–1957), Roman Catholic priest, declared Venerable by Blessed John Paul II (Oak Grove, Pierce County, Wisconsin, Oak Grove) * W. Patrick Donlin, Supreme Advocate of the Knights of Columbus (Madison) * Selena Fox (born 1949), Wiccan priestess, religious-rights activist, and founder of Circle Sanctuary (Barneveld, Wisconsin, Barneveld) and Pagan Spirit Gathering * Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (Madison) * Augustus F. Gearhard (1893–1975), Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force (Milwaukee) * Zenas H. Gurley Sr. (1801–1871), Apostle of the Community of Christ, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Yellowstone, Wisconsin, Yellowstone) * Francis J. Haas (1889–1953), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids (Racine) * Jerome J. Hastrich (1914–1995), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup (Milwaukee) * Carl Christian Hein (1868–1937), president of the American Lutheran Church (1930), American Lutheran Church (Marion, Wisconsin, Marion) * Keith K. Hilbig (1942–2015), General authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Milwaukee) * Francis Peter Leipzig (1895–1981), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker ( Chilton) * Felix Ley (1909–1972), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha (Hewitt, Wood County, Wisconsin, Hewitt) * Arthur C. Lichtenberger (1900–1968), presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church ( Oshkosh) * Albert Gregory Meyer (1903–1965), archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago * Aloisius Joseph Muench (1889–1962), Roman Catholic cardinal (Milwaukee) * Peter Muschinske, Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters of the U.S. Navy (Sun Prairie, Rice Lake) * Joseph Perry (bishop), Joseph Perry (born 1948), auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (Mount Calvary, Wisconsin, Mount Calvary, Milwaukee) * Franz Pieper (1852–1931), president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (Manitowoc) * Herman Amberg Preus (1825–1894), president of the Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( Spring Prairie) * Vincent James Ryan (1884–1951), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck (Arlington, Wisconsin, Arlington) * Augustine Francis Schinner (1863–1937), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior and Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane (Milwaukee) * Mark Francis Schmitt (1923–2011), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette (Algoma) * James Strang (1813–1856), founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) (Voree, Wisconsin, Voree) * Hans Gerhard Stub (1849–1931), bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States), Norwegian Lutheran Church of America ( Muskego) * Paul Francis Tanner (1905–1994), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine (Milwaukee)

Science, including medicine

* Frank Ackerman (1946–2019), economist (Madison) * Roy Chapman Andrews (1884–1960), naturalist (Beloit) * John Bardeen (1908–1991), Nobel Prize-winning physicist (Madison) * George Harold Brown (1908–1987), developer of color television (Portage) * Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843–1928), geologist (Beloit) * John Henry Comstock (1849–1931), entomologist (Janesville) *

, noted botanist and founder of the University of the Philippines Los Banos College of Agriculture * Seymour Cray (1925–1996), computer designer (Chippewa Falls) * John Thomas Curtis (1913–1961), botanist and ecologist; the Bray Curtis dissimilarity is partially named for him (Milwaukee) * Marshall E. Cusic Jr., Chief of the U.S. Navy Medical Reserve Corps (Marshfield) * Farrington Daniels (1889–1972), pioneer researcher in Solar energy (Madison) * Richard Davidson (born 1951), psychologist, pioneer of affective neuroscience (Madison) * Hector DeLuca, Vitamin D metabolism (Madison) * Michael Dhuey (born 1958), co-developer of the Macintosh II and the iPod (Milwaukee) * Olin J. Eggen (1919–1998), astronomer (Orfordville) * Milton Erickson (1901–1980), founding president of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis, Neuro-linguistic programming, NLP (Lowell, Wisconsin, Lowell) *

(1898–1970), recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor (Milwaukee) * Francis D. Hole (1913-2002), pedologist (Madison) * Ned Hollister (1876–1924), biologist (Delavan) * Donald Knuth (born 1938), computer scientist (Milwaukee) * Elmer Kraemer (1898–1943), chemist (Liberty, Vernon County, Wisconsin, Liberty) * Mary Lasker (1900–1994), philanthropist, founder of Planned Parenthood, American Cancer Society, established the modern era of medical research funding, specifically cancer research with federal funding (esp NIH) from millions of dollars to billions, started the Lasker Foundation, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal (Watertown) * Donald Laub (born 1935), plastic surgeon (Milwaukee) * Albert Lehninger (1917–1986), biochemist (Madison) * Aldo Leopold (1887–1948), ecologist (Madison) * Karl Paul Link (1901–1978), discovered warfarin (named for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) (Madison) * William Shainline Middleton (1890–1975), co-founder and secretary-treasurer of the American Board of Internal Medicine (Madison) * John Muir (1838–1914), environmentalist (Portage) * John Benjamin Murphy (1857–1916), inventor of Murphy's punch sign, Murphy's sign, and the Murphy drip (Appleton) * Robert B. Pinter (1937–2001), biomedical engineer (Milwaukee) * Carl Rogers (1902–1987), psychologist and originator of "client-centered therapy" (Madison) * Francis G. Slack (1897–1985), physicist (Superior) * Harry Steenbock (1886–1967), Vitamin D catalyzed by sunlight, D-fortified milk; rickets cured (Charlestown, Wisconsin, Charlestown, New Holstein, Wisconsin, New Holstein, Madison) * Jeremiah Burnham Tainter (1836–1920), inventor of the Tainter gate (Prairie du Chien) * James Thomson (cell biologist), James Thomson (born 1958), first scientist to isolate human embryonic stem cells (Madison) * Darold Treffert, psychiatrist (Fond du Lac) * Charles R. Van Hise (1857–1918), geologist and academic (Fulton, Wisconsin, Fulton) * Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929), sociologist, economist, social theorist (Cato, Wisconsin, Cato) * Warren Weaver (1894–1978), pioneer of machine translation (Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Reedsburg) * Louis Jolyon West (1924–1999), psychiatrist (Madison) * Daniel Hale Williams (1858–1931), surgeon (Janesville) * Oliver E. Williamson (1932–2020), economist (Superior) * Joseph Zimmermann (engineer), Joseph Zimmermann (1912–2004), inventor of the answering machine (Kenosha) * Otto Julius Zobel (1887–1970), inventor of the m-derived filter and the Zobel network (

)

Space exploration

* Daniel Brandenstein (born 1943), astronaut (Watertown) * Raja Chari (born 1977), astronaut candidate * Leroy Chiao (born 1960), astronaut (Milwaukee) * Laurel Clark (1961–2003), astronaut; died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster (Racine) * Mark C. Lee (born 1952), astronaut (Viroqua) * Nathan J. Lindsay (1936–2015), astronaut (Monroe) * Jim Lovell (born 1928), astronaut (Milwaukee) * Deke Slayton (1924–1993), astronaut (

) * Eugene L. Tattini, deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Madison) * Jeffrey Williams (astronaut), Jeffrey Williams (born 1958), astronaut (Superior, Winter, Wisconsin, Winter)

Sports

Phil Kessel smiles for the crowd Toronto Ontario 2010

;A–B * Earl Abell (1892–1956), head coach of Colgate Raiders football, Colgate Raiders and Virginia Cavaliers football, Virginia Cavaliers football teams, member of College Football Hall of Fame (Portage) * Ellen Ahrndt (1922–2009), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Racine, Brodhead, Wisconsin, Brodhead) * Bill Albright (1929–2013), football player (Racine) * Alan Ameche (1933–1988), football player, Heisman Trophy winner (Kenosha) * Austin Aries (born 1978), professional wrestler (Milwaukee) * Morrie Arnovich (1910–1959), MLB All-Star outfielder * Ben Askren (born 1984), Collegiate wrestling, folkstyle and Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler, mixed martial artist (Hartland, Wisconsin, Hartland) * Ed Aspatore, football player (Fond du Lac) * Glena Avila (born 1975), mixed martial artist (

) * Pete Banaszak (born 1944), football player (Crivitz, Wisconsin, Crivitz) * Jimmy Banks (born 1964), soccer player (Milwaukee) * Peter Barrett (sailor), Peter Barrett (1935–2000), Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist (Madison) * Sam Barry (1892–1950), head coach, Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball, Iowa and USC Trojans men's basketball, USC, basketball, baseball, football; member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Basketball Hall of Fame (Madison) * Myrt Basing, football player (Appleton) * Mistie Bass (born 1983), basketball player (Janesville) * James Batemon III (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Lemoine Batson (1898–1991), Olympic athlete (Eau Claire) * Ginger Beaumont (1876–1956), baseball player, first player to bat in World Series ( Rochester, Honey Creek, Walworth County, Wisconsin, Honey Creek, Burlington) * Kenny Bednarek (born 1998), Olympic medalist, world champion Sprint (running), sprinter (Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Rice Lake) * Wayland Becker (1910–1984), football player (Soperton, Wisconsin, Soperton) * Travis Beckum (born 1987), football player (Milwaukee) * Ken Behring (1928–2019), former Seattle Seahawks owner (Monroe) * Chuck Belin (born 1970), football player (Milwaukee) * Michael Bennett (running back), Michael Bennett (born 1978), football player (Milwaukee) * Tony Bennett (basketball, born 1969), Tony Bennett (born 1969), basketball coach at Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia men's basketball, player at University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, UW-Green Bay (Green Bay) * Jason Berken (born 1983), baseball player (Green Bay) * Dennis Berkholtz (born 1945), Olympic athlete (Appleton) * Ray Berres (1907–2007), baseball player and coach (Kenosha) * George Berry (American football), George Berry, football player (Milwaukee) * Rich Bickle (born 1961), NASCAR driver ( Edgerton) * Tom Bienemann, football player (Kenosha) * Dick Bilda, football player (Milwaukee) * Josh Bilicki, NASCAR driver (Menomonee Falls) * Kelly Bires (born 1984), NASCAR driver (Mauston) * Rocky Bleier (born 1946), football player, Pittsburgh Steelers (Appleton) * Bob Blewett (1877–1958), baseball player (Fond du Lac) * Dick Bosman (born 1944), MLB player and coach (Kenosha) * Timmy Bowers (born 1982), basketball player, 2006 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP (Milwaukee) * Pat Bowlen (1944–2019), owner of Denver Broncos (Prairie du Chien) * Gene Brabender (1941–1996), baseball player (Madison) * Gil Brandt (born 1933), NFL executive, Dallas Cowboys (Milwaukee) * Tyrone Braxton (born 1964), football player (Madison) * Erika Brown (curler), Erika Brown (born 1973), national champion curler (Madison) * J.T. Bruett (born 1967), baseball player (Milwaukee) * Maureen Clark, Maureen Brunt (born 1982), Olympic medalist, world champion curler (Portage) * Cub Buck (1892–1966), NFL player, college football coach (Eau Claire) * Ray Busler, football player (Watertown) * Brian Butch (born 1984), basketball player (Appleton) * Caron Butler (born 1980), basketball player (Racine) * Karyn Bye, Olympic gold medalist (River Falls) ;C–E * Dave Cahill (1942–2012), football player (

) * Mike Cahill (tennis), Mike Cahill (born 1952), tennis player (Waukesha, Germantown) * Jim Caldwell (American football), Jim Caldwell (born 1955), NFL head coach (Beloit) * Dick Campbell (American football), Dick Campbell (born 1935), football player (Green Bay) * Gabe Carimi (born 1988), All-American and NFL football player * Bill Carollo (born 1951), NFL referee (Brookfield, Wisconsin, Brookfield, Shorewood) * Kip Carpenter (born 1979), Olympic medalist, world champion speed skater (Brookfield, Wisconsin, Brookfield) * Anthony Carter (basketball), Anthony Carter (born 1975), basketball player (Milwaukee) * Rick Chryst, Commissioner of the Mid-American Conference (Madison) * Franklin Clarke (1934–2018), football player (Beloit) * John Coatta (1929–2000), NFL scout (Madison) * Colin Cochart (born 1987), football player (Kewaunee) * Eddie Cochems (1877–1953), college football coach ( Sturgeon Bay, Madison) * Sandy Cohen (basketball), Sandy Cohen (born 1995), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Craig Counsell (born 1970), player and manager for Milwaukee Brewers (Whitefish Bay) * Lave Cross (1866–1927), baseball player (Milwaukee) * Press Cruthers (1890–1976), baseball player (Kenosha) * Abner Dalrymple (1857–1939), baseball player, first player to ever be intentionally walked with the bases loaded (Gratiot, Wisconsin, Gratiot) * Margaret Danhauser (1921–1987), baseball player (Racine) * Ralph Davis (guard), Ralph Davis, football player (Seymour, Wisconsin, Seymour) * Claire Decker (born 1995), NASCAR driver ( Eagle River) * Natalie Decker (born 1997), NASCAR driver ( Eagle River) * Paige Decker (born 1993), NASCAR driver ( Eagle River) * Sam Dekker (born 1994), basketball player (Sheboygan) * Jay DeMerit (born 1979), soccer player (Green Bay) * John DeMerit (born 1936), baseball player (West Bend) * Dan Devine (1924–2002), Notre Dame and Green Bay Packers head coach, College Football Hall of Fame (Augusta, Wisconsin, Augusta) * Travis Diener (born 1982), basketball player (Fond du Lac) * Mary Docter (born 1961), Olympic athlete (Madison) * Sarah Docter (born 1964), Olympic athlete (Madison) * John Doehring (1909–1972), football player (Milwaukee) * Chad Dombrowski (born 1980), soccer player (West Allis) * Tighe Dombrowski (born 1982), soccer player (West Allis) * Gus Dorais (1891–1954), NFL head coach, College Football Hall of Fame (Chippewa Falls) * Jake Dowell (born 1985), hockey player for Minnesota Wild (Eau Claire) * Davis Drewiske (born 1984), hockey player for Los Angeles Kings (Hudson) * Alyson Dudek (born 1990), Olympic athlete (Hales Corners, Wisconsin, Hales Corners) * Mike Dunleavy Jr. (born 1980), basketball player (Mequon) * Ryne Duren (1929–2011), baseball player (Cazenovia, Wisconsin, Cazenovia) * Claude Elliott (baseball), Claude Elliott (1876–1923), baseball player (Pardeeville, Wisconsin, Pardeeville) * Brent Emery (born 1957), Olympic medalist (Milwaukee) * Molly Engstrom (born 1983), Olympic medalist (Siren, Wisconsin, Siren) * Louise Erickson (baseball), Louise Erickson (born 1929), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Arcadia, Wisconsin, Arcadia) *Alex Erickson (born 1992), NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals (Darlington, Wisconsin, Darlington) * Cory Everson (born 1958), bodybuilder, six-time Ms. Olympia (Racine) ;F–G * Yasmin Farooq (born 1965), Olympic rower ( Waupun) * Suzy Favor-Hamilton (born 1967), Olympic runner (Stevens Point) * Happy Felsch, baseball player (Milwaukee) * Bill Fischer (baseball), Bill Fischer (1930–2018), MLB pitcher and coach (Wausau) * Clarke Fischer, football player (Milwaukee) * Jim Fitzgerald (businessman), Jim Fitzgerald (1926–2012), basketball team owner (Janesville) * Stan Fox (1952–2000), Indycar driver (Janesville) * Travis Frederick (born 1991), football player (Sharon, Wisconsin, Sharon) * Tucker Fredricks (born 1984), Olympic athlete, world champion speedskater (Janesville) * Doug Free (born 1984), football player (Manitowoc) * Lewis R. Freeman (1878–1960), football head coach, USC Trojans football, USC ( Genoa Junction) * Ted Fritsch (1920–1979), football player and basketball player ( Spencer) * Ted Fritsch Jr. (born 1950), football player (Green Bay) * Bruce Froemming (born 1939), MLB umpire (Milwaukee) * Reece Gaines (born 1981), basketball player (Madison) * Jim Gantner (born 1953), baseball player (Fond du Lac, Eden, Wisconsin, Eden) * Charlie Ganzel (1862–1914), baseball player (Waterford, Wisconsin, Waterford) * Warren Giese (1924–2013), football head coach, South Carolina Gamecocks football, South Carolina (Milwaukee) * George N. Gillett Jr. (born 1938), co-owner of Liverpool F.C. and Evernham Motorsports, Richard Petty Motorsports, owned Montreal Canadiens (Racine) * Earl Girard (1927–1997), football player (Marinette) * Ed Glick (1900–1976), football player (Marinette) *Charles Goldenberg (1911–1986), All-Pro NFL player (Milwaukee) * Melvin Gordon (born 1993), NFL football player (Kenosha) * Bud Grant (born 1927), football player and coach, basketball player (Superior) * Jabari Greer (born 1982), football player (Milwaukee) * Chris Greisen (born 1976), football player (Berlin, Wisconsin, Berlin) * Nick Greisen (born 1979), football player ( Sturgeon Bay) * Burleigh Grimes (1893–1985), MLB player and manager, Baseball Hall of Fame (Emerald, Wisconsin, Emerald) * Ryan Groy (born 1990), football player ( Middleton) * Paul Gruber (born 1965), football player (Prairie du Sac) * Mark Grudzielanek (born 1970), baseball player (Milwaukee) * Ruth Grulkowski (1930–2012), Olympic athlete * Tim Gullikson (1951–1996), tennis player (La Crosse) * Tom Gullikson (born 1951), tennis player (La Crosse) ;H–J *Tyrese Haliburton (born 2000), Basketball Player (Oshkosh) * Dennis Hall (born 1971), Olympic silver medalist, World champion in Greco-Roman wrestling (Milwaukee) * Jim Haluska (1932–2012), football player (Racine) * Becca Hamilton (born 1990), Olympic curler (McFarland) * Matt Hamilton (curler), Matt Hamilton (born 1989), Olympic curler (McFarland) * Morgan Hamm (born 1982), Olympic medalist (Waukesha) * Paul Hamm (born 1982), Olympic gold medalist (Waukesha) * Hal Hanson (American football, born 1895), Hal Hanson (1895–1973), NFL player (La Crosse) * Pat Harder (1922–1992), football player, College Football Hall of Fame (Milwaukee) * Devin Harris (born 1983), basketball player (Milwaukee) * Art Hauser (born 1929), NFL player (Rubicon) * Joe Hauser (1899–1997), baseball player (Milwaukee, Sheboygan) * Nick Hayden (born 1986), football player (Hartland, Wisconsin, Hartland) * Beth Heiden (born 1959), speedskater and cyclist (Madison) * Eric Heiden (born 1958), athlete, Olympic champion (Madison) * Ben Heller (born 1991), baseball player for New York Yankees (Milwaukee) * Russ Hellickson (born 1948), Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling (Madison) * Phil Hellmuth (born 1964), professional poker player (Madison) * Arnie Herber (1910–1969), football player (Green Bay) * Tyler Herro (born 2000), basketball player (Milwaukee) * Natisha Hiedeman (born 1997), basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod and the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) * Eric Hinske (born 1977), baseball player for Atlanta Braves (Menasha) * Elroy Hirsch (1923–2004), football player, college administrator, actor, Pro Football Hall of Fame (Wausau, Madison) * Ed Hochuli (born 1950), NFL referee (Milwaukee) * Aaron Hohlbein (born 1985), soccer player ( Middleton) * Larry Hough (born 1944), Olympic medalist (Janesville) * Mitch Jacoby (born 1973), football player (Port Washington, Wisconsin, Port Washington) * Jeff Jagodzinski (born 1963), NFL assistant coach, Boston College Eagles football, Boston College coach (Milwaukee) * Dan Jansen (born 1965), speedskater (West Allis) * Chuck Jaskwhich (1911–1988), basketball coach, Ole Miss Rebels, Ole Miss (Kenosha) * Mike Jirschele (born 1959), baseball coach, Kansas City Royals (Clintonville, Wisconsin, Clintonville) * Larry Johnson (lineman), Larry Johnson (1909–1972), football player (Odanah, Wisconsin, Odanah) * Mark Johnson (ice hockey), Mark Johnson (born 1957), NHL player; gold medalist 1980 Winter Olympics Miracle on Ice team (Madison) * Swede Johnston (1910–2002), football player (Appleton) * Davy Jones (baseball), Davy Jones (1880–1972), baseball player (

) * Whip Jones (1909–2001), founder Aspen Highlands Skiing ( Oconomowoc) * Nicole Joraanstad (born 1980), Olympic athlete, national champion curler (Madison) * Barbara Jordan (tennis), Barbara Jordan (born 1957), tennis player (Milwaukee) * Addie Joss (1880–1911), baseball player, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame (Woodland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Woodland) ;K–L * Colin Kaepernick (born 1987), football player (Milwaukee) * John Kaiser (American football), John Kaiser (born 1962), NFL player (North Lake, Wisconsin, North Lake) * Coby Karl (born 1983), basketball player (Mequon) * Karl Kassulke (1941–2008), football player (Milwaukee) * Bill Kazmaier (born 1953), powerlifter ( Burlington) * Ken Keltner (1916–1991), baseball player (Milwaukee) * Lance Kendricks (born 1988), football player (Milwaukee) * Mr. Kennedy, Ken Kennedy (born 1976), professional wrestler (Wisconsin Rapids, Two Rivers, Green Bay) * Matt Kenseth (born 1972), NASCAR driver (

) * Amanda Kessel (born 1991), ice hockey player (Madison) * Phil Kessel (born 1987), ice hockey player for the Arizona Coyotes (Madison) * Walt Kichefski (1916–1992), NFL player and head coach of the Miami Hurricanes football team (Rhinelander) *

(1906–1983), NASCAR owner, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, Motorsports Hall of Fame (Mequon) * Ed Killian (1876–1928), baseball player (Racine) * Gordon King (American football), Gordon King (born 1956), football player (Madison) * A. J. Klein (born 1991), football player (Appleton) * Nap Kloza (1903–1962), baseball player and manager (Milwaukee) * Todd Kluever (born 1978), NASCAR driver ( Sun Prairie) * Gene Knutson (1932–2008), football player (Beloit) * Herman Koehler, football coach, Army Black Knights football, Army Black Knights * Phyllis Koehn (1922–2007), baseball player (Madison) * Ed Konetchy (1885–1947), baseball player (La Crosse) * Peter Konz (born 1989), football player (Oshkosh) * Dave Koslo (1920–1975), baseball player (Menasha) * Alvin Kraenzlein (1876–1928), Olympic champion (Milwaukee) * Wayne Kreklow (born 1957), basketball player (Neenah) * Dave Krieg (born 1958), football player (Iola, Wisconsin, Iola) * Clint Kriewaldt (born 1976), football player (Shiocton, Wisconsin, Shiocton) * Rocky Krsnich (1927–2019), baseball player (West Allis) * Tony Kubek (born 1935), baseball player (Milwaukee) * Harvey Kuenn (1930–1988), baseball player and manager (West Allis) * Duane Kuiper (born 1950), baseball player and sportscaster (Racine) * Alan Kulwicki (1954–1993), NASCAR driver (Greenfield, Wisconsin, Greenfield) * Garrott Kuzzy (born 1982), Olympic athlete * Travis Kvapil (born 1976), NASCAR driver (Janesville) * Steve Lacy (athlete), Steve Lacy (born 1956), Olympic athlete-runner (McFarland, Wisconsin, McFarland) * Maria Lamb (born 1986), Olympic athlete, national champion speedskater (River Falls) * Curly Lambeau (1898–1965), football player and coach (Green Bay) * Carl Landry (born 1983), NBA basketball player (Milwaukee) * Marcus Landry (born 1985), basketball player (Milwaukee) * Austen Lane (born 1987), football player (Iola) * Dan Lanphear (1938–2018), football player (Madison) * Debi Laszewski (born 1969), IFBB professional bodybuilder (Madison) * Alphonse Leemans (1912–1979), football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Superior) * Jim Leonhard (born 1982), football player (Ladysmith) * DeAndre Levy (born 1987), football player (Milwaukee) * The Crusher (wrestler), Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski (1926–2005), world champion professional wrestler (South Milwaukee, Milwaukee) * Garrett Lowney (born 1979), Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling (Appleton) * Fred Luderus (1885–1961), baseball player (Milwaukee) * Craig Ludwig (born 1961), NHL player and assistant coach (Rhinelander) * D. Wayne Lukas (born 1935), horse trainer ( Antigo) * Gavin Lux (born 1997), baseball player (Kenosha) ;M–O * Rick Majerus (1948–2012), basketball coach, head coach of Marquette University, Marquette, University of Utah, Utah, Ball State University, Ball State and Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball, Saint Louis men's basketball teams (Sheboygan) * Edgar Manske (1913–2002), football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Nekoosa) * Chris Maragos (born 1987), football player (Racine) * Kevin Mather, baseball executive (Madison) * Wesley Matthews (born 1986), basketball player (Madison) * Greg Mattison (born 1949), NFL assistant coach (Madison) * John Matuszak (1950–1989), football player (Milwaukee, Oak Creek) * Debbie McCormick (born 1974), Olympic athlete, world champion curler (Rio, Wisconsin, Rio, Madison) * Francis J. McCormick, football player ( Antigo) * Chris McIntosh (born 1977), football player (Pewaukee) * John McNally (American football), John McNally (1903–1985), NFL player and head coach, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (New Richmond, Wisconsin, New Richmond) * Jack Mead (1921–2001), football player (Appleton) * John Menard Jr. (born 1940), owner of Team Menard (Eau Claire) * Paul Menard (born 1980), NASCAR driver (Eau Claire) * David Merkow (born 1985), golfer (Hartland) * Candice Michelle (born 1978), professional wrestler (Milwaukee) * Chris Mihm (born 1979), basketball player (Milwaukee) * Damian Miller (born 1969), baseball player (La Crosse) * Bob Mionske (born 1962), former Olympic and professional bicycle racer (Madison) * John Morrissey (baseball), John Morrissey (1856–1884), baseball player (Janesville) * Tom Morrissey (baseball), Tom Morrissey (1860–1941), baseball player (Janesville) * Bob Morrow (American football), Bob Morrow (1918–2003), football player (Madison) * Dom Moselle (1926–2010), football player (Montreal, Wisconsin#Gile, Gile) * Rose Namajunas (born 1992), Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist (Milwaukee) * Pat Neshek (born 1980), baseball player (Madison) * Rick Neuheisel (born 1961), NFL player and assistant coach, head coach of the UCLA Bruins football, UCLA Bruins (Madison) * Kid Nichols (1869–1953), MLB player and manager, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Madison) * Andy North (born 1950), professional golfer (Thorp, Wisconsin, Thorp, Monona, Wisconsin, Monona) * Brad Nortman (born 1989), NFL player (Brookfield, Wisconsin, Brookfield) * Steve Novak (born 1983), basketball player (Brown Deer, Wisconsin, Brown Deer) * Scott O'Brien (born 1957), NFL player and assistant coach (Superior) * John Offerdahl (born 1964), football player (Wisconsin Rapids) * Leslie Osborne (born 1983), soccer player (Milwaukee, Brookfield, Wisconsin, Brookfield) * Jim Otto (1938–2024), football player (Wausau) ;P–R * Andy Pafko (1921–2013), baseball player (Boyceville, Wisconsin, Boyceville) * Karl Pagel (born 1955), baseball player (Madison) * Marvin Panch (1926–2015), NASCAR driver (Menomonie, Wisconsin, Menomonie) * Danica Patrick (born 1982), Indycar and NASCAR driver (Beloit) * Joe Pavelski (born 1984), ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars (Stevens Point) * Nick Pearson (born 1979), Olympic athlete, national champion speedskater (Vernon, Wisconsin, Vernon) * Hal Peck (1917–1995), baseball player (Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Big Bend) * Joe Perrault (1924–2010), Olympic athlete (Green Bay) * Ben Peterson (Wrestler), Ben Peterson (born 1950), Olympic gold and silver medalist in freestyle wrestling (Cumberland, Wisconsin, Cumberland) * John Peterson (wrestler), John Peterson (born 1948), Olympic gold and silver medalist in freestyle wrestling (Cumberland) * Phil Pettey (born 1961), NFL player and assistant coach (Kenosha) * Anthony Pettis (born 1987), former UFC and WEC lightweight champion (Milwaukee) * Sergio Pettis (born 1993), MMA/UFC-fighter and brother of Anthony Pettis (Milwaukee) * Dick Phillips (1931–1998), MLB player and coach (Racine) * Dan Plante, professional ice hockey player (Hayward) * George Poage (1880–1962), athlete (La Crosse) * Terry Porter (born 1963), NBA player and head coach (Milwaukee) * Dylan Postl (born 1986), professional wrestler (Oshkosh) * Armintie Price (born 1985), basketball player (Milwaukee) * Casey Rabach (born 1977), football player ( Sturgeon Bay) * Brad Radke (born 1972), baseball player (Eau Claire) * Catherine Raney-Norman (born 1980), Olympic athlete, national champion speedskater (Elm Grove, Wisconsin, Elm Grove) * Shane Rawley (born 1955), baseball player (Racine) * Russ Rebholz (1909–2002), football player (Portage) * Joel Rechlicz (born 1987), hockey player (Milwaukee, Brookfield, Wisconsin, Brookfield) * Hans Reese (1891–1973), Olympic athlete (Madison) * Tom Regner (1944–2014), football player (Kenosha) * Andrew Rein (born 1958), Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling ( Stoughton) * Mike Reinfeldt (born 1953), NFL player and general manager (Baraboo) * Lee Remmel (1924–2015), NFL historian (Shawano) * Pat Richter (born 1941), football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (Madison) * Joe Riggert (1886–1973), baseball player (Janesville) * Nick Roach (born 1985), football player (Milwaukee) * Chester J. Roberts, head coach of the Miami RedHawks, Miami Redskins football and men's basketball teams (Birnamwood, Wisconsin, Birnamwood) * Andrew Rock (born 1982), track (Marshfield, Stratford, Wisconsin, Stratford) * Ryan Rohlinger (born 1983), third baseman for San Francisco Giants (West Bend) * Tony Romo (born 1980), football player ( Burlington) * Aaron Ross (born 1982), football player (Hartford, Wisconsin, Hartford) * Braggo Roth (1892–1936), baseball player (Burlington) * Frank Roth (1878–1955), baseball player (Burlington) * Nina Roth (born 1988), Olympic curler (McFarland) * Ben Rothwell (born 1981), MMA fighter (Kenosha) * Duke Roufus, Jeffery “Duke” Roufus (born 1970), world champion Kickboxing, kickboxer (Milwaukee) * Pants Rowland (1879–1969), baseball manager ( Platteville) * Courtney Rummel (born 2003), professional Snowboarding, snowboarder ( West Bend) * Steve Russ (born 1972), football player and assistant coach (Stetsonville, Wisconsin, Stetsonville) * Terry Ryan (baseball), Terry Ryan (born 1953), baseball general manager (Janesville) ;S–T * Tracy Sachtjen (born 1969), Olympic athlete, world champion curler ( Lodi) * Zeke Sanborn (1899–1991), Olympic gold medalist ( Jefferson) * Jay Sauter (born 1964), NASCAR driver (Necedah, Wisconsin, Necedah) * Jim Sauter (NASCAR), Jim Sauter (1943–2014), former NASCAR driver (Necedah) * Johnny Sauter (born 1978), NASCAR driver (Necedah) * Tim Sauter (born 1964), NASCAR driver (Necedah) * Owen Schmitt (born 1985), football player (Gilman, Taylor County, Wisconsin, Gilman) * Mike Schneck (born 1977), football player (Whitefish Bay) * Dave Schreiner (1921–1945), football player, College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame (Lancaster) * Bill Schroeder (halfback), Bill Schroeder (1923–2003), football player (Sheboygan) * Bill Schroeder (wide receiver), Bill Schroeder (born 1971), football player (Eau Claire, Sheboygan) * Jay Schroeder (born 1961), football player (Milwaukee) * Champ Seibold (1911–1971), football player (Oshkosh) * Molly Seidel (born 1994), Olympic Long-distance running, long distance runner (Brookfield) * Bud Selig (born 1934), baseball commissioner (Milwaukee) * Lauren Sesselmann (born 1983), Olympic medalist, soccer player for the Canada women's national soccer team (Marshfield) * Rich Seubert (born 1979), football player (Stratford) * John Shinners (born 1947), football player (Hartford) * Al Simmons (1902–1956), baseball player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Milwaukee) * Jack Skille (born 1987), hockey player (Madison) * Shaka Smart (born 1977), basketball head coach, Virginia Commonwealth University Rams men's basketball, VCU (Madison) * Bill Southworth (born 1945), baseball player (Madison) * Latrell Sprewell (born 1970), basketball player (Milwaukee) * David Steckel (born 1982), ice hockey player for Nürnberg Ice Tigers (West Bend) * Aaron Stecker (born 1975), football player (Green Bay, Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, Ashwaubenon) * Kevin Stemke (born 1978), football player (Green Bay) * Greg Stiemsma (born 1985), basketball player (Randolph, Wisconsin, Randolph) * Terry Stieve (born 1954), football player (Baraboo) * Bob Strampe (born 1950), baseball player (Janesville) * Steve Stricker (born 1967), golfer ( Edgerton, Madison) * Eric Studesville (born 1967), NFL head coach (Madison) * Billy Sullivan (baseball, born 1875), Billy Sullivan (1875–1965), baseball player (Oakland, Burnett County, Wisconsin, Oakland) * Bob Suter (1957–2014), hockey player, 1980 Winter Olympics Miracle on Ice team (Madison) * Gary Suter (born 1964), NHL player, Olympic medalist (Madison) * Ryan Suter (born 1985), NHL player, Olympic athlete (Madison) * Jerry Tagge (born 1950), football player (Green Bay) * Tyree Talton (born 1976), football player (Beloit) * Lindsay Tarpley (born 1983), soccer player, Olympic gold medalist (Madison) * Claude Taugher (1895–1963), football player (Marathon City) * Mark Tauscher (born 1977), football player (Marshfield) * Matt Tegenkamp (born 1982), professional distance runner (Madison) * Doris Tetzlaff (1921–1998), baseball player (Watertown) * Joe Thomas (offensive tackle), Joe Thomas (born 1984), football player (Brookfield, Wisconsin, Brookfield) * Mike Thompson (American football), Mike Thompson (born 1971), football player (Portage) * Fuzzy Thurston (1933–2014), football player (Altoona, Wisconsin, Altoona) * Dick Trickle (1941–2013), racecar driver (Wisconsin Rapids) * Matt Turk (born 1968), punter for Houston Texans (Greenfield, Wisconsin, Greenfield) ;U–Z *

(1935-2025), baseball player, sportscaster and actor (Milwaukee) * Nick Van Exel (born 1971), basketball player (Kenosha) * Ron Vander Kelen (1939–2016), football player (Green Bay) * Gary Varsho (born 1961), MLB player and manager (Marshfield) * Joe Vavra (born 1959), MLB hitting coach (Chippewa Falls) * Jessie Vetter (born 1985), Olympic athlete, world champion hockey player (Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, Cottage Grove) * John Wallace (sailor), John Wallace (1903–1990), Olympic athlete (Prescott, Wisconsin, Prescott) * Jimmie Ward (born 1991), football player (Racine) * Jarrod Washburn (born 1974), baseball player (La Crosse) * Derek Watt (born 1992), football player (Waukesha) * J. J. Watt (born 1989), football player (Waukesha) * T. J. Watt (born 1994), football player (Pewaukee) * Kyle Weaver (born 1986), basketball player (Beloit) * Bruce Weber (basketball), Bruce Weber (born 1956), college basketball coach (Milwaukee) * Garrett Weber-Gale (born 1985), US Olympic swimmer (Stevens Point, Glendale) * Mike Webster (1952–2002), football player (Rhinelander) * Lee Weigel (born 1963), football player (Marshfield) * Gus Welch (1892–1970), Olympic athlete, NFL player, coach at Washington State Cougars football, Washington State and Virginia Cavaliers football, Virginia, College Football Hall of Fame (Spooner, Wisconsin, Spooner) * Don Werner (born 1953), baseball player (Appleton) *Morgan White (gymnast), Morgan White (born 1983), gymnast * Charlie Whitehurst (born 1982), football player (Green Bay) * Mitchell Whitmore (born 1989), Olympic athlete, national champion speedskater (Waukesha) * Bob Wickman (born 1969), baseball player (Abrams, Wisconsin, Abrams) * Jamil Wilson (born 1990), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C., Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (Racine) * Mark Wilson (golfer), Mark Wilson (born 1974), golfer (Menomonee Falls) * Chris Wimmer (born 1979), NASCAR driver (Wausau) * Scott Wimmer (born 1976), NASCAR driver (Wausau) * Joe Wolf (born 1964), NBA player and assistant coach (Kohler) * Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej (born 1986), Olympic athlete (Eagle River) * Kevin Zeitler (born 1990), football player (Waukesha) * Jordan Zimmermann (born 1986), pitcher for Washington Nationals (Auburndale, Wisconsin, Auburndale) * Reed Zuehlke (born 1960), Olympic athlete (Eau Claire)

Notorious and infamous Wisconsinites

* Aldrich Ames (born 1941), convicted spy (River Falls) * Dwight Armstrong (1951–2010), accomplice in the Sterling Hall bombing * Steven Avery (born 1962), convicted of murder after DNA exoneration from rape conviction * Lawrencia Bembenek (1958–2010), convicted murderer (Milwaukee) * Arthur Bremer (born 1950), would-be assassin of George Wallace (Milwaukee) * Mary Brunner (born 1943), member of the Manson Family * Jeffrey Dahmer (1960–1994), serial killer (West Allis, Milwaukee) * Jeane Dixon (1904–1997), psychic * Bernardine Dohrn (born 1942), co-founder and former leader of the Weather Underground (Whitefish Bay) * Evelyn Frechette (1907–1969), lover and accomplice of John Dillinger (Neopit, Wisconsin, Neopit, Shawano) * Ed Gein (1906–1984), murderer (Plainfield) * Charles J. Guiteau (1841–1882), assassin of 20th president James A. Garfield, lived in Ulao, Wisconsin, Ulao, 1850–1855 * Eugene Hasenfus (born 1941), CIA cargo handler (Marinette) * Kato Kaelin (born 1959), person of interest, O. J. Simpson criminal trial (Glendale) * Bridey Murphy, alleged previous life * Oleg Nikolaenko (born 1987), fugitive (Milwaukee) * Christopher Scarver (born 1969), convicted murderer (Milwaukee)

Fictional characters

Paul Bunyan and Babe statues Bemidji Minnesota crop

* Characters from the television series ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Characters from the television series ''Happy Days'' * Characters from the television series ''Laverne and Shirley'' * Characters from the television series ''Liv and Maddie'' * Characters from the television series ''Picket Fences'' * Characters from the television series ''

'' * Characters from the television series ''The Young and the Restless'' * Larry Appleton (portrayed by Mark Linn-Baker), from the television series ''Perfect Strangers (U.S. TV series), Perfect Strangers'' * Barbie, a doll manufactured by Mattel, Inc. and a character from a series of novels published by Random House * Ryan Bingham (portrayed by George Clooney), from the film ''Up in the Air (2009 film), Up in the Air'' (2009) * Robert Harrison Blake, from the short story "The Haunter of the Dark" by H.P. Lovecraft * Paul Bunyan, mythological lumberjack (various origins cited) * William Cross, the alter ego of the comic book supervillain Crossfire (comics), Crossfire * Ashley Crawford, the alter ego of the comic book superhero Big Bertha (comics), Big Bertha * Jack Dawson (portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio), from the film ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'' (1997) * Roz Doyle (portrayed by Peri Gilpin), from the television series ''Frasier''; from Bloomer, Wisconsin, Bloomer * Alan Fagan, the fourth alter ego of the comic book supervillain Mister Fear * Grand Slam (G.I. Joe), Grand Slam, a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic book series, and cartoon series * Richard Harrow (portrayed by Jack Huston), from the television series ''Boardwalk Empire'' * Jennifer-Lynn Hayden, the alter ego of the comic book superhero Jade (comics), Jade * Craig Hollis, the alter ego of the comic book superhero Mister Immortal * Ethan Hunt (portrayed by Tom Cruise) from the film series ''Mission: Impossible (film series), Mission: Impossible'' * Jordan, a character in the novel ''Cell (novel), Cell'' by Stephen King * Conrad Josten, the alter ego of the comic book superhero Smuggler (comics), Smuggler * Erik Josten, a comic book superhero from Marvel Comics * Karl Kaufman, the second alter ego of the comic book superhero Phantom Eagle * Jennifer Keller (portrayed by Jewel Staite), from the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * Hannibal King (portrayed by Ryan Reynolds), from Marvel Comics and the film ''Blade: Trinity'' (2004) * Vlad Masters (portrayed by Martin Mull), the alter ego of the supervillain Vlad Plasmius from the television series ''Danny Phantom'' * Donna Moss (portrayed by Janel Moloney), from the television series ''The West Wing'' * Sonny Munroe (portrayed by Demi Lovato), from the television series ''Sonny with a Chance'' * Mike Nelson (character), Mike Nelson (portrayed by Michael J. Nelson), from the television series ''

'' * Pickles the Drummer (portrayed by Brendon Small), from the television series ''Metalocalypse'' * Daniel Plainview (portrayed by Daniel Day Lewis), from the film ''There Will Be Blood'' (from Fond du Lac) * Gwen Raiden (portrayed by Alexa Davalos), from the television series ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'' and the comic book series ''Angel: After the Fall'' * Recondo (G.I. Joe), Recondo, a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic book series, and cartoon series * Todd Rice, the alter ego of the comic book superhero Obsidian (comics), Obsidian * Stan Ross (portrayed by Bernie Mac), a Milwaukee baseball star from the film ''Mr. 3000'' * President Andrew Shepherd (portrayed by Michael Douglas), a character from the film ''The American President'' * Samantha Spade (Without a Trace), Samantha Spade (portrayed by Poppy Montgomery), from the television series ''Without a Trace'' * Norbert Sykes, the alter ego of the comic book superhero Badger (comics), The Badger * Chaplain Tappman, Albert Tappman from the novel ''Catch-22'' by Joseph Heller * Martha and Steven Thompson, from the ''South Park'' episode "How to Eat with Your Butt" when a practical joke leads them to mistake Kenny for their missing son, Tommy Thompson, who has a butt on his face * Wendell Vaughn, the alter ego of the comic book superhero Quasar (Wendell Vaughn), Quasar * Seth Voelker, the alter ego of the comic book supervillain Sidewinder (character), Sidewinder * Greg Willis, the alter ego of the comic book superhero Gravity (comics), Gravity

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