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This is a list of notable people from theU.S. state ofWisconsin. The person's hometown is in parentheses.

This is adynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help byediting the page to add missing items, with references toreliable sources.

Art and literature

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A–G

Frank Ackerman (1946–2019), economist, author, co-founder and editor ofDollars & Sense magazine (Madison)
David Adler (1882–1949), architect (Milwaukee)
Kevin J. Anderson (born 1962), writer (Racine)
Rasmus B. Anderson (1846–1936), author, professor, and historian (Albion)
Walter Annenberg (1908–2002), creator ofTV Guide andSeventeen magazines (Milwaukee)
Antler (born 1946), poet (Wauwatosa)
Ruth Ball (1879–1960), sculptor (Madison)
Annie Wall Barnett (1859–1942), writer, litterateur, poet (Richland County orCrawford County)
Lynda Barry (born 1956), author and cartoonist (Richland Center)
Gary Beecham (born 1955), glass artist (Ladysmith)
George Bergstrom (1876–1955), architect, designer ofThe Pentagon (Neenah)
Norbert Blei (1935–2013), writer (Ellison Bay)
Carrie Jacobs Bond (1862–1946), songwriter (Janesville)
Esther Bubley (1921–1998), photojournalist (Phillips)
Nancy Ekholm Burkert (born 1933), artist and illustrator, recipient ofCaldecott Medal (Milwaukee)
Ole Amundsen Buslett (1855–1924), author, newspaperman, politician (Town of Iola,Northland,La Crosse,Stoughton)
Nickolas Butler, writer, author, journalist (Eau Claire)
Kathryn Casey, 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 (1835–1906), translator (Milwaukee County)
Oliver Daniel (1911–1990), arts administrator, musicologist and composer (De Pere)
Tyler Dennett (1883–1949), biographer, recipient ofPulitzer Prize (Spencer)
August Derleth (1909–1971), writer (Sauk City)
Gene DeWeese (1934–2012), writer (Milwaukee)
Donn F. Draeger (1922–1982), writer and martial artist (Milwaukee)
Chip Duncan (born 1955), filmmaker, author and photographer (Milwaukee)
Bill Dwyre (born 1944), columnist and editor (Sheboygan)
Alter Esselin (1889–1974), poet (Milwaukee)
Ernest R. Feidler (1910–1976), Secretary and General Consul of theNational Gallery of Art (Superior)
Edna Ferber (1885–1968), writer (Appleton)
Jack Finney (1911–1995), writer (Milwaukee)
Daniel R. Fitzpatrick (1891–1969), cartoonist (Superior)
Lewis R. Freeman (1878–1960), journalist (Genoa Junction)
Ellen Gabler, journalist (Eau Claire)
Zona Gale (1874–1938), writer, playwright, recipient ofPulitzer Prize (Portage,Beaver Dam, Milwaukee)
Hamlin Garland (1860–1940), novelist, biographer, poet (West Salem)
Greg Graffin (born 1964), singer, songwriter, musician, professor, college lecturer, author (Madison,Racine,Milwaukee)
Elmer Grey (1872–1963), architect and painter (Milwaukee)
Eva Kinney Griffith (1852–1918), journalist, editor, publisher
E. Gary Gygax (1938–2008), novelist, co-creator ofDungeons & Dragons (Lake Geneva)

H–O

Jane Hamilton (born 1957), writer (Rochester)
Stephen Hayes, senior writer forThe Weekly Standard,Fox News contributor, author (Wauwatosa)
Kevin Henkes (born 1960), author and illustrator, recipient ofCaldecott Medal (Racine, Madison)
Sarah Dyer Hobart (1845–1921), author
Eastman Johnson (1824–1906), co-founder ofMetropolitan Museum of Art (Superior)
Russell Klika, combat photojournalist (Appleton)
Jim Knipfel (born 1965), writer (Green Bay)
Ron Kovic (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 (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, popularizedrosemaling (Stoughton)
Velma Caldwell (1858–1924), editor and writer
Karl E. Meyer, journalist forThe New York Times; editor ofWorld Policy Journal (Madison)
Jacquelyn Mitchard (born 1957), writer (Milwaukee, Madison)
John Nichols (born 1959), political correspondent forThe Nation (Union Grove)
Lorine Niedecker (1903–1970), poet (Fort Atkinson)
Lucius W. Nieman (1857–1935), founder ofMilwaukee Journal;Nieman Foundation for Journalism dedicated to him (Sauk County)
Jessica Nelson North (1891–1988), writer (Madison,Edgerton)
Sterling North (1906–1974), writer (Edgerton)
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986), artist (Sun Prairie)

P–Z

George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916), writer, newspaper editor, politician (Cold Spring,Ripon, La Crosse, Milwaukee)
George Pollard (1920–2008), artist (Waldo,Kenosha)
Marion Manville Pope (1859–1930), author
Richard Quinney (born 1934), sociologist and writer (Madison)
Ellen Raskin (1928–1984), writer and illustrator (Milwaukee)
Emma May Alexander Reinertsen (1853–1920), writer (Milwaukee)
Vinnie Ream (1847–1914), sculptor (Madison)
John Ridley (born 1965), novelist (Milwaukee)
David Robbins (born 1957), artist, writer (Whitefish Bay)
Adelaide Day Rollston (1854–1941), poet and author
Patrick Rothfuss (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 (born 1971), writer, journalist (Milwaukee)
Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988), writer (Millville)
Mona Simpson (born 1957), author (Green Bay)
Red Smith (1905–1982), Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist (Green Bay)
Peter Straub (1943–2022), writer (Milwaukee)
Arthur Thrall (1926–2015), artist (Milwaukee)
John Toland (1912–2004), Pulitzer Prize–winning writer (La Crosse)
Neal Ulevich (born 1946), Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer (Milwaukee)
Dave Umhoefer (born 1961), Pulitzer Prize recipient (La Crosse)
Jim VandeHei (born 1971), executive editor and co-founder ofPolitico (Oshkosh)
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (born 1986), film critic and essayist (Wauwatosa)
Viola S. Wendt (1907–1986), poet (West Bend)
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919), writer and poet (Johnstown)
John Wilde (1919–2006), artist (Milwaukee,Evansville)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957), writer (Pepin)
Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), writer (Madison)
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), architect (Richland Center, Madison,Spring Green)
David Zurawik, journalist, author (Milwaukee)

Business

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George Addes (1911–1990), founder ofUnited Auto Workers (La Crosse)
Edward P. Allis (1824–1899), co-founder ofAllis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company (Two Rivers, Milwaukee)
J. Ogden Armour (1863–1927), meatpacking magnate, owner ofArmour and Company (Milwaukee)
Carol Bartz (born 1948), president and chief executive officer ofYahoo! (Alma)
Ernest J. Briskey (1930–2006), vice president, technical and administration ofCampbell Soup Company (Waunakee)
William Wallace Cargill (1844–1909), business executive, founder ofCargill (Janesville)
Jerome Case (1819–1891), founder of an agricultural and construction equipment company (Racine)
Betty Cohen (born 1956) (Racine)
Leo Crowley (1889–1972), banker andFDIC director (Milton)
John Cudahy (1887–1943), industrialist (Milwaukee)
Michael Cudahy (1924–2022), entrepreneur (Milwaukee)
Craig Culver (born 1950), cofounder ofCulver’s fast food chain (Neenah)
Alexander M. Cutler, chief executive officer of theEaton Corporation (Milwaukee)
Arthur Davidson (1881–1950), co-founder ofHarley-Davidson (Milwaukee)
Edward L. Doheny (1856–1935), oil tycoon (Fond du Lac)
Ole Evinrude (1877–1924), inventor and entrepreneur (Cambridge, 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 (1922–2011), chief executive officer ofMotorola (Marshfield)
Chris Gardner (born 1954), entrepreneur, subject of movieThe Pursuit of Happyness (Milwaukee)
King C. Gillette (1855–1932), industrialist (Fond du Lac)
Donald Goerke (1926–2010),Campbell Soup Company executive, inventor ofSpaghettiOs (Waukesha)
William S. Harley (1880–1943), co-founder ofHarley-Davidson (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 ofGeneral Dynamics (West Salem)
Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. (1833–1919), founder of consumer products company (Racine)
Al C. Kalmbach (1910–1981), founder ofKalmbach Publishing Company (Sturgeon Bay)
Phil Katz (1962–2000), computer programmer (Glendale)
Carl Kiekhaefer (1906–1983), owner ofMercury Marine (Mequon)
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. (1869–1944), businessman (La Crosse)
Marissa Mayer (born 1975), chief executive officer of Yahoo (Wausau)
Oscar Mayer (1859–1955), founder of meat packing company (Milwaukee,Fitchburg)
John Menard Jr. (born 1940), business executive, founder ofMenards (Eau Claire)
George Safford Parker (1863–1937), pen inventor and entrepreneur (Shullsburg, Janesville)
Paul Poberezny (1921–2013), aircraft designer, military aviator and founder of theExperimental Aircraft Association (Oshkosh)
Tom Poberezny (1946–2022), world champion aerobatic aviator and president of the Experimental Aircraft Association (Oshkosh)
Charles Ringling (1863-1926), cofounder of theRingling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Prairie du Chien, Baraboo)
John Ringling (1866-1936), real estate developer, cofounder of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Prairie du Chien, Baraboo)
Pleasant Rowland (born 1941), businesswoman, founder of theAmerican Girl doll company (Madison)
Herbert A. Simon (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 ofTrane (La Crosse)
Elmer Winter (1912–2009), co-founder ofManpower Inc. (Milwaukee)
Dean Witter (1887–1969), founder ofDean Witter & Co. investment house (Wausau)
Walter Wriston (1919–2005), chairman and chief executive officer ofCiticorp (Appleton)^[1]

Brewing

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Valentin Blatz (Milwaukee)
Harry G. John (Milwaukee)
Frederick Miller (Milwaukee)
Frederick Pabst (Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay)
Joseph Schlitz (Milwaukee)

Education

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Florence Eliza Allen (1876–1960), mathematician and assistant professor atUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (Horicon)
Thomas Barnett (born 1962), professor of warfare analysis & research atNaval War College (Chilton,Boscobel)
Theodore Brameld (1904–1987), professor atLong Island University,Adelphi,Minnesota,NYU, andBoston University (Neillsville)
Arthur Louis Breslich (1873–1924), president ofGerman Wallace College andBaldwin-Wallace (Madison, Milwaukee)
Ernest J. Briskey (1930–2006), Dean of Agricultural Science ofOregon State University (Waunakee)
Albin C. Bro (1893–1956), president ofShimer College (Prentice)^[2]
Carlos Castillo-Chavez (born 1952), professor of mathematical biology atArizona State University
Edwin Copeland, noted botanist and founder ofUniversity of the Philippines Los Baños College of Agriculture
Joanne V. Creighton, president ofMount Holyoke College (Marinette)
Tyler Dennett (1883–1949), professor of American history atJohns Hopkins University andColumbia, professor of international relations atPrinceton, president ofWilliams College (Spencer)
Katharine Elizabeth Dopp (1863–1944), dean ofChicago Normal School (Dopp)
Lars Paul Esbjörn (1808–1870), professor of Theology atIllinois State Normal University (Clinton)
Ernst Guillemin (1898–1970), electrical engineer and computer scientist atMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Milwaukee)
Harlan Hanson (1925–1996), director ofAdvanced Placement program from 1965 to 1989 (Madison)
Frederick Hemke (1935–2019), professor of saxophone atNorthwestern University (Milwaukee)
Bruno E. Jacob (1899–1979), founder ofNational Forensic League (Valders)
Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833–1915), founding president ofLuther College
John Leonora (1928–2006), professor of physiology and pharmacology atLoma Linda University (Milwaukee)
A. Carl Leopold (1919–2009), graduate dean ofUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln (Madison)
A. Starker Leopold (1913–1983), professor of zoology and conservation atUniversity of California, Berkeley (Madison)
Luna Leopold (1915–2006), professor of geology and geophysicsUniversity of California, Berkeley (Madison)
Charles McCarthy, librarian and political scientist (Madison)
Thorbjorn N. Mohn (1844–1899), founding president ofSt. Olaf College (Columbia County)
Anna Augusta Von Helmholtz-Phelan (1890–1964), assistant professoremeritus of English,University of Minnesota
Cora Scott Pond Pope (1856 – unknown), professor
Christian Keyser Preus (1852–1921), president ofLuther College (Spring Prairie)
Margarethe Schurz (1851–1876), opened firstkindergarten in U.S. (Watertown)
Philip Stieg (born 1952), chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery atWeill Cornell Medicine andNew York-Presbyterian Medical Center (Milwaukee)
David F. Swensen, chief investment officer atYale University (1985–2021) (River Falls)
Rose Thering (1920–2006), professor of Catholic–Jewish dialogue atSeton Hall University (Plain, Racine)
Aaron Twerski (born 1939), the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law atBrooklyn Law School; former dean and professor oftort law atHofstra University School of Law
Norman Wengert (1916–2001), faculty member atCity College of New York,North Dakota State,Maryland,Wayne State,Penn State,University of Sarajevo (Milwaukee)
James Wright (born 1939), president ofDartmouth College (Madison)
Nicholas S. Zeppos (born 1954), chancellor ofVanderbilt University (Milwaukee)

Entertainment

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Film and theatre

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A–M

Jim Abrahams (born 1944), director (Shorewood,Eagle River)
Don Ameche (1908–1993), actor (Kenosha)
William Bast (1931–2015), screenwriter (Milwaukee, Kenosha)
Abner Biberman (1909–1977), actor and director (Milwaukee)
Marissa Bode (born 2000), actress (Mazomanie)
Mark Borchardt (born 1966), director (Menomonee Falls)
Joyce Carlson (1923–2008),Disney animator (Racine)
Jack Carson (1910–1963), actor (Milwaukee)
Ellen Corby (1911–1999), actress (Racine)
Anthony Crivello (born 1955),Tony Award-winning actor, singer (Milwaukee)
Willem Dafoe (born 1955), actor (Appleton)
Dan Davies (born 1965), actor and screenwriter (Milwaukee)
Brian Donlevy (1901–1972), actor (Racine)
Robert Easton (1930–2011), actor, voice actor, dialogue coach (Milwaukee)
Chris Farley (1964–1997), actor (Madison,Minocqua)
John P. Farley (born 1968), actor (Madison)
Kevin Farley (born 1965), actor (Madison)
Don Fellows (1922–2007), actor (Madison)
Lynn Fontanne (1887–1983),Emmy Award- andTony Award-winning actress (Genesee Depot)
Gloria Foster (1933–2001), actress (Janesville)
Heather Graham (born 1970), actress (Milwaukee)
Uta Hagen (1919–2004), actress (Madison)
Theodore Hardeen (1876–1945), magician and escape artist, founder of theMagicians Guild of America (Appleton)
Howard Hawks (1896–1977), director (Neenah)
Harry Houdini (1874–1926), magician (Appleton)
Tom Hulce (born 1953), actor (Whitewater)
Salome Jens (born 1935), actress and dancer (Milwaukee)
Jeana Keough (born 1955), actress,Playboy Playmate (Milwaukee)
Imran Khan (born 1983), actor (Madison)
David Koepp (born 1963), writer/director (Pewaukee,Wales)
Carole Landis (1919–1948), actor (Fairchild)
Tom Laughlin (1931–2013), actor (Milwaukee)
Joseph Losey (1909–1984), director (La Crosse)
Alfred Lunt (1892–1977), actor (Milwaukee, Genesee Depot)
Fred MacMurray (1908–1991), actor (Beaver Dam)
Michael Maize (born 1974), actor (Milwaukee)
Fredric March (1897–1975), actor (Racine)
Rob Marshall (born 1960), director (Madison)
Kerwin Mathews (1926–2007), actor (Janesville)
John Matuszak (1950–1989), actor and football player (Milwaukee,Oak Creek)
Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952), actress, first African-American to win anAcademy Award (Milwaukee)
Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974), actress, radio, stage, film, television (Reedsburg)
Niels Mueller (born 1961), writer/director (Milwaukee)

N–Z

Cyrus Nowrasteh (born 1956), writer/director (Madison)
Pat O'Brien (1899–1983), actor (Milwaukee)
Robert O'Connor (1885–1962), actor (Milwaukee)
Nancy Olson (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 (1911–1979), director (Galesville)
John Ridley (born 1965), screenwriter, director (Milwaukee)
Richard Riehle (born 1948), actor (Menomonee Falls)
Michael Ritchie (1938–2001), director (Waukesha)
Gena Rowlands (1930–2024), actor (Madison,Cambria, Milwaukee)
Mark Ruffalo (born 1967), actor (Kenosha)
Richard Schickel (1933–2017), critic (Milwaukee)
Greg Dean Schmitz (born 1970), online film journalist (Westfield,Middleton)
Tony Shalhoub (born 1953), actor (Green Bay)
Paul Shenar (1936–1989), actor (Milwaukee)
Oliver Smith (1918–1994), theatrical scenic designer (Waupun)
Zack Snyder (born 1966), director (Green Bay)
Ford Sterling (1882–1939), actor (La Crosse)
Eric Szmanda (born 1975), actor (Milwaukee)
George Tillman Jr., director (Milwaukee)
Spencer Tracy (1900–1967), actor (Milwaukee,Lake Geneva)
Judy Tyler (1932–1957), actress (Milwaukee)
Bob Uecker (1934–2025), actor and sports commentator (Milwaukee)
James Valcq (born 1963), theatre composer (Milwaukee)
Marc Webb (born 1974), director (Madison)
Peter Weller (born 1947), actor (Stevens Point)
Orson Welles (1915–1985), director (Kenosha)
Shannon Whirry (born 1964), actress (Green Lake)
Gene Wilder (1933–2016), actor (Milwaukee)
David Zucker (born 1947), director (Milwaukee)
Jerry Zucker (born 1950), director (Milwaukee)
Terry Zwigoff (born 1949), director (Appleton)

Television

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A–M

Marc Alaimo (born 1942), actor,Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Milwaukee)
Andrea Anders (born 1975), actress,Joey,Better Off Ted (Madison,DeForest)
Bonnie Bartlett (born 1929),Emmy Award-winning actress (Wisconsin Rapids)
Kristin Bauer van Straten (born 1966), actress (Racine)
Lamont Bentley (1973–2005), actor,Moesha (Milwaukee)
Val Bettin (1923–2021) (La Crosse)
Brad Beyer (born 1973), actor,Stanley Richmond onJericho (Waukesha)
Peter Bonerz (born 1938), actor and director (Milwaukee)
Rachel Brosnahan (born 1990), actress,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Milwaukee)
Gary Burghoff (born 1943), actor,Radar O'Reilly onM*A*S*H (Delavan)
Annie Burgstede (born 1983), actress (Waupaca)
Michael Cole (1940–2024), actor (Madison)
Ellen Corby (1911–1999), actress (Racine)
Alaqua Cox (born 1997), actress,Hawkeye,Echo (Keshena)
Rich Dahm,Emmy Award-winning writer and producer
James Daly (1918–1978), actor (Wisconsin Rapids)
Tyne Daly (born 1946), actress (Madison)
Nancy Dickerson (1927–1997),NBC News correspondent (Wauwatosa)
Sean Duffy (born 1971), reality television star,ESPN commentator (Hayward)
Jerry Dunphy (1920–2002), television newscaster (Milwaukee)
Greg Eagles (born 1970), voice actor,Grim & Evil (Milwaukee)
Kathryn Edwards (born 1964), model, reality television star,The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Milwaukee)
John Fiedler (1925–2005), actor, voice ofPiglet (Platteville,Shorewood)
Paul Gigot (born 1955), host and commentator onJournal Editorial Report (Green Bay,De Pere)
David Giuntoli (born 1980), actor,Grimm (Milwaukee)
Andrea Hall (born 1947), actress (Milwaukee)
Deidre Hall (born 1947), actress (Milwaukee)
Jaida Essence Hall (born 1986), drag queen and entertainer (Milwaukee)
Dan Harmon (born 1973), writer and producer (Milwaukee)
Joel Hodgson (born 1960), actor, comedian, creator ofMystery Science Theater 3000 (Stevens Point, Green Bay)
Isabella Hofmann (born 1958), actress,Lt. Megan Russert onHomicide: Life on the Street (East Troy)
Gregory Itzin (born 1948), actor,President Charles Logan on24 (Burlington)
Salome Jens (born 1935), actress and dancer,Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Milwaukee)
Ernie Johnson Jr. (born 1956), sportscaster forTurner Sports andCBS Sports (Milwaukee)
Jane Kaczmarek (born 1955), actress (Greendale)
Laura Kaeppeler (born 1988),Miss America 2012 (Kenosha)
Kathy Kinney (born 1954), actress (Stevens Point)
Trenni Kusnierek (born 1977), reporter and studio host forMLB Network (Muskego)
Allen Ludden (1917–1981), game show host (Mineral Point)
Trixie Mattel (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),Miss America 1973; co-host ofThe 700 Club (De Pere)
Carol Merrill (born 1941), prize presenter,Let's Make a Deal (Frederic)
Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974), actress, radio, stage, film, television (Reedsburg)
Chris Mulkey (born 1948), actor,Bakersfield P.D.,Twin Peaks (Viroqua)

N–Z

Chris Noth (born 1954), actor,Det. Mike Logan onLaw & Order and Mr. Big onSex and the City (Madison)
Caitlin O'Heaney (born 1953), actress,Tales of the Gold Monkey (Whitefish Bay)
Sam Page (born 1976), actor,Shark,Point Pleasant (Whitefish Bay)
Vic Perrin (1916–1989), actor (Menomonee Falls)
Michael Phillips (born 1961), film critic and co-host ofAt the Movies (Kenosha, Racine)
Amy Pietz (born 1969), actor (Milwaukee)
Charlotte Rae (1926–2018), actress (Milwaukee,Shorewood)
Brad Rowe (born 1970), actor,Wasteland (Milwaukee)
Tony Shalhoub (born 1953), actor (Green Bay)
Kurtwood Smith (born 1943), actor,Red Forman onThat '70s Show (New Lisbon)
Tom Snyder (1936–2007), talk show host (Milwaukee)
Melinda Stolp,The Real World: Austin cast member (Germantown)
Eric Szmanda (born 1975), actor (Milwaukee)
Jessica Szohr (born 1985), actress (Menomonee Falls)
Daniel J. Travanti (born 1940),Emmy Award-winning actor,Hill Street Blues (Kenosha)
Greta Van Susteren (born 1954), television commentator (Appleton)
Nick Viall (born 1980), actor, television personality,The Bachelor,The Bachelorette (Waukesha)
J. D. Walsh (born 1974), actor,Smart Guy (Madison)
Tom Welling (born 1977), actor (Janesville)
Bradley Whitford (born 1959), actor (Madison)
Tom Wopat (born 1951), actor (Lodi)
Linda Young (born 1953), anime dubbing voice actress withFUNimation (Milwaukee)
Chip Zien (born 1947), actor (Milwaukee)

Comedy

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Frank Caliendo (born 1974), comedian (Waukesha)
Randy Chestnut (born 1971), comedian (Baraboo, Madison)
Chris Farley (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, stand-up comedian (Webster)
Jackie Mason (born 1931), comedian and actor (Sheboygan)
John McGivern, comedian (Milwaukee)
Dwight York, stand-up comedian (Amery)

Music

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BoDeans (Waukesha)
Bon Iver (Eau Claire)
Howie Epstein (Milwaukee)
Garbage (Madison)
Daron Hagen (Milwaukee)
Jerry Harrison (Milwaukee)
Bobby Hatfield (Beaver Dam)
Andy Hurley (Menomonee Falls)
Al Jarreau (Milwaukee)
Stephen Jerzak (La Crosse)
Lakeyah (Milwaukee)
Liberace, Lee Liberace, or Władziu Valentino Liberace (West Milwaukee)
Ava Max (Milwaukee)
Steve Miller (Milwaukee)
Les Paul (Waukesha)
Butch Vig (Viroqua)
Violent Femmes (Milwaukee)

History

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Stephen Ambrose (1936–2002), historian (Whitewater)
William Cronon (born 1954), environmental historian (Madison)
Lyman Draper (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)
John Toland (1912–2004),Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author (La Crosse)
Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932), historian, known for hisFrontier 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 (Ripon)
James Roy Andersen (1904–1945), U.S. Army general (Racine)
Beauford T. Anderson (1922–1996), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Eagle,Soldiers Grove)
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 (Lake Geneva)
Merton W. Baker (1924–2000), U.S. Air Force major general (Tomahawk)
George Barnett (1859–1930), commandant of theUnited States Marine Corps (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 (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, 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)
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)
Elmer J. Burr (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)
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)
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, 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 theCSSAlbemarle; namesake of theUSSCushing (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 theUSSFrederick C. Davis (Rock County)
Leighton I. Davis (1910–1995), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general (Sparta)
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, 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

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)
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)
Art Fiala (1899–2005), World War I (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 theChemical 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)
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,Brodhead, Janesville,King)
Alfred Gorham (1920-2009),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)
Kenneth E. Gruennert (1922–1942), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Helenville)
Charles Smith Hamilton (1822–1891), Union Army major general (Milwaukee)
Melvin O. Handrich (1919–1950), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient (Manawa)
Rodney R. Hannula, U.S. National Guard major general (Saxon)
William Frederick Hase (1874–1935), U.S. Army major general (Milwaukee)
J. Michael Hayes, U.S. Marine Corps general (Milwaukee)
Philip Hayes (1887–1949), U.S. Army major general (Portage)
John Higgins (1899–1973), U.S. Navy admiral (Madison)
Frank E. Hill (1850–1906), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Mayfield)
Benjamin Hilliker, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (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)
Willard Ames Holbrook (1860–1932), U.S. Army major general (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

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 (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)
Emil C. Kiel (1895–1977), U.S. Air Force general
Charles King (1844–1933), U.S. Army general (Milwaukee)
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 theMilitary 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)
Daniel P. Leaf, U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, commander of theUnited States Pacific Command (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 theUnited States Special Operations Command (Portage)
Nathan J. Lindsay (1936–2015), U.S. Air Force major general (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)

M–O

Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845–1912), Medal of Honor Civil War, "On Wisconsin", father of General Douglas MacArthur (Milwaukee)
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), general of the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Medal of Honor recipient (Milwaukee)
Alexander Mackenzie (1844–1921), U.S. Army Chief of Engineers (Postosi)
Lester J. Maitland (1899–1990), U.S. Army Air Service general (Milwaukee)
Francis Marshall, U.S. Army general (Darlington)
Michael A. McAuliffe (born 1941), U.S. Air Force general (Ashland)
Michael J. McCarthy, U.S. Air Force major general (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,Sparta)
Arthur L. McCullough, U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee)
Charles C. McDonald (1933–2017), U.S. Air Force general (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 (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)
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)
Charles E. Mower (1924–1944), World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Chippewa Falls)
Dennis Murphy (1830–1901), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (Green Bay)
Peter Muschinske, U.S. Navy admiral (Sun Prairie,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,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,Cambridge)
Andrew P. O'Meara (1907–2005), U.S. Army general, commander-in-chief ofUnited States Southern Command andUnited 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 (1838–1922), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (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)
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,Merrillan)
Marcus Robbins (1851–1924), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient (Elba)
Carson Abel Roberts (1905–1983), U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general (Lancaster)
Marcus W. Robertson (1870–1948), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient (Suamico)
Davis C. Rohr, U.S. Air Force major general (Burlington)
Thomas H. Ruger (1833–1907), superintendent of theUnited 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)
Walter Schindler (1897–1991), U.S. Navy vice admiral (New Glarus)
Herman Alfred Schmid (1910–1985), U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee)
Carl Schurz (1829–1906), Union Army major general (Town of Watertown, Milwaukee)
Michael J. Schwerin, U.S. Navy admiral (Waukesha, Watertown)
Richard Severson, U.S. Air Force general (Brooklyn)
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)
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)
Fred R. Sloan, U.S. Air National Guard major general (Milwaukee)
Orvan R. Smeder, U.S. Coast Guard admiral (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)

T–Z

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)
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 (Prairie du Chien)
Francis A. Wallar (1840–1911), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (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 theUnited 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)
Hugh E. Wild (1918–2013), U.S. Air Force general (Elmwood)
Albert H. Wilkening, U.S. Air National Guard major general
Donald Erwin Wilson, U.S. Navy admiral (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

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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 theNobel 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 theintegrated 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 theNobel 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 theNobel Prize in Economics in 1979 (Madison)
Herbert A. Simon (1916–2001), B.A. 1936, Ph.D. 1943, recipient of theNobel 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

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A–B

Glenn A. Abbey (1898–1962), U.S. diplomat (Dodgeville)
Stacey Abrams (born 1973), voting rights activist, lawyer, Democratic nominee for2018 and 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election (Madison)
Alva Adams (1850–1922), governor ofColorado (Iowa County)
Billy Adams (1861–1954), governor ofColorado (Blue Mounds)
J. Frank Aldrich (1853–1933), U.S. representative fromIllinois (Two Rivers)
William Aldrich (1820–1885), U.S. representative from Illinois (Fond du Lac)
William A. Anderson (1873–1954), mayor ofMinneapolis (Adams County)
George R. Andrews (1808–1873), U.S. representative from New York (Oshkosh)
Walter Annenberg (1908–2002), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (Milwaukee)
Les Aspin (1938–1995), congressman andSecretary of Defense (Milwaukee)
Gerhard A. Bading (1870–1946), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee)
John Miller Baer (1886–1970), U.S. representative fromNorth Dakota (Black Creek)
Tammy Baldwin (born 1962),first openly lesbian woman elected to the U.S. Senate (Madison)
Hiram Barber Jr. (1835–1924), U.S. representative from Illinois (Horicon,Juneau)
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 theArizona 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 fromIowa (Weyauwega)
John J. Blaine (1875–1934), governor and U.S. senator (Wingville)
C. A. Bottolfsen (1891–1964), governor ofIdaho (Superior)
Matthias J. Bovee (1793–1872), U.S. representative from New York (Milwaukee,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 (1865–1918), justice of theMinnesota Supreme Court (Sparta)
John H. Burke (1894–1951), U.S. representative fromCalifornia (Excelsior)
John R. Burke (1924–1993), U.S. diplomat (Madison)
Charles C. Butler, chief justice of theColorado Supreme Court (Milwaukee)
John W. Byrnes (1913–1985), U.S. representative (Green Bay)

C–E

Thomas Cale (1848–1941), U.S. congressional Ddlegate from theAlaska Territory (Fond du Lac)
John Benton Callis (1828–1898), U.S. representative fromAlabama (Lancaster)
James Cameron (1914-2006), civil rights activist (La Crosse)
Lois Capps (born 1938), U.S. representative fromCalifornia (Ladysmith)
Milton Robert Carr (born 1943), U.S. representative fromMichigan (Janesville)
Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947), feminist (Ripon)
Eugene W. Chafin (1852–1920),Prohibition Party candidate for president of the United States (East Troy, Waukesha)
Liz Cheney (born 1966), U.S. representative fromWyoming (Madison)
Kathryn F. Clarenbach (1920–1994), first chairwoman of theNational Organization for Women (Sparta)
Paul Clement (born 1966),Solicitor General of the United States (Town of Cedarburg)
Cliff Clevenger (1885–1960), U.S. representative fromOhio (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)
Henry A. Cooper (1850–1931), U.S. representative (Spring Prairie,Burlington, Racine)
Michael Copps (born 1940), commissioner on theFederal 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 theWatergate scandal, later cleared (Wilson)
Henry C. A. Damm (1874–1929), U.S. diplomat (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, formerBIA official (Keshena)
Peter V. Deuster (1831–1904), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee,Port Washington)
August Dietrich, member of the State Assembly
Bernardine Dohrn (born 1942), activist (Milwaukee)
Michael Dombeck, chief of theUS 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 theUtah Territory (Kenosha)
Lawrence Eagleburger (1930–2011),U.S. Secretary of State (Milwaukee)
John E. Erickson (1863–1946), U.S. senator fromMontana (Stoughton)
John J. Esch (1861–1941), U.S. representative (Norwalk, La Crosse)
Experience Estabrook (1813–1894), U.S. congressional delegate fromNebraska Territory (Geneva)
Evan Alfred Evans (1876–1948), judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (Spring Green, Baraboo)
Tony Evers (born 1951),governor of Wisconsin (Plymouth)

F–I

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 theNebraska Supreme Court (Benton)
Russ Feingold (born 1953), U.S. senator and co-author ofMcCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act (Janesville,Middleton)
William R. Finch (1847–1913), U.S. diplomat (Walworth County)
Albert Fowler (1802–1883), mayor ofRockford, 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 ofSeattle (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 fromCalifornia (Viroqua,Sparta)
Callista Gingrich (born 1966), wife of formerSpeaker Newt Gingrich (Whitehall)
Glory of the Morning, the only female chief ever recorded in the oral history of theHo-Chunk nation
Guy D. Goff (1866–1933), U.S. senator fromWest Virginia (Milwaukee)
William Goodell (1792–1878), prominent abolitionist, candidate for president of the United States (Janesville)
Warren Green (1870–1945), governor ofSouth Dakota (Jackson County)
John A. Gronouski (1919–1996), U.S. Postmaster General (Dunbar, Green Bay)
Richard W. Guenther (1845–1913), U.S. diplomat (Oshkosh)
Herbert James Hagerman (1871–1935), governor of theNew Mexico Territory (Milwaukee)
Darwin Hall (1844–1919), U.S. representative fromMinnesota (Wheatland,Grand Rapids)
John Hammill (1875–1936), governor ofIowa (Linden)
Henry C. Hansbrough (1848–1933), U.S. senator fromNorth Dakota (Baraboo)
Ole Hanson (1874–1940), mayor ofSeattle (Racine County)
Mildred Harnack (1902–1943), resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (Milwaukee)
Gilbert N. Haugen (1859–1933), U.S. representative fromIowa (Orfordville)
Everis A. Hayes (1855–1942), U.S. representative fromCalifornia (Waterloo)
Ned R. Healy (1905–1977), U.S. representative from California (Milwaukee)
Charles N. Herreid (1857–1928), governor ofSouth Dakota (Madison)
Lorena Hickok (1893–1968), friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, helped Harry Hopkins with fact-finding missions during the New Deal (East Troy)
Fred H. Hildebrandt (1874–1956), U.S. representative fromSouth Dakota (West Bend,Waupun)
George H. Hodges (1866–1947), governor ofKansas (Orion)
Adoniram J. Holmes (1842–1902), U.S. representative fromIowa (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)
Paul O. Husting (1866–1917), U.S. senator (Fond du Lac)

J–L

Franklin M. Jahnke (born 1990), member of theWisconsin State Assembly
Edward H. Jenison (1907–1996), U.S. representative from Illinois (Fond du Lac)
J. Leroy Johnson (1888–1961), U.S. representative fromCalifornia (Wausau)
Martin N. Johnson (1850–1909), U.S. senator fromNorth Dakota (Racine County)
Ron Johnson (born 1955), U.S. Senator (Oshkosh)
Charles Jonas (1840–1896), U.S. diplomat (Racine)
Edgar A. Jonas (1885–1965), U.S. representative from Illinois (Mishicot)
Francis B. Keene, U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee)
Oscar Keller (1878–1927), U.S. representative fromMinnesota (Helenville)
John Edward Kelley (1853–1941), U.S. representative fromSouth Dakota (Portage)
George F. Kennan (1904–2005), diplomat (Milwaukee)
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 ofCalumet 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 fromMinnesota (Orfordville)
Robert M. La Follette (1855–1925), congressman, governor and U.S. senator (Primrose, Madison)
Robert M. La Follette Jr. (1895–1953), U.S. senator (Madison)
Mel Laird (1922–2016), congressman andSecretary of Defense (Marshfield)
Richard D. Lamm (1935–2021), governor ofColorado, Reform Party candidate for president of the United States (Madison)
Gilbert L. Laws (1838–1907), U.S. representative fromNebraska (Richland Center)
Irvine Lenroot (1869–1949), U.S. senator (Superior)
Jerris G. Leonard (1931–2006), administrator of theLaw Enforcement Assistance Administration (Milwaukee)
Debbie Lesko (born 1958), U.S. representative fromArizona (Sheboygan)
Francis O. Lindquist (1869–1924), U.S. representative fromMichigan (Marinette)
Thomas A. Livesley (1863–1947), mayor ofSalem, Oregon (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 ofLincoln, 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 fromMichigan (Potosi)
Henry Markham (1840–1923), U.S. representative fromCalifornia (Milwaukee)
John McCarthy (1857–1943), U.S. representative fromNebraska (Stoughton)
Joseph McCarthy (1908–1957), U.S. senator (Grand Chute, Shawano)
James McCleary (1853–1924), U.S. representative fromMinnesota (Maiden Rock)
James B. McLeran, state assembly member
Myron Hawley McCord (1840–1908), U.S. Representative, governor of theArizona Territory (Shawano,Merrill)
K. T. McFarland (born 1951), Deputy National Security Advisor (Madison)
George de Rue Meiklejohn (1857–1929), U.S. representative fromNebraska (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 fromMissouri (Pewaukee)
John Morrow (1865–1935), U.S. representative fromNew Mexico (Darlington)
Wayne L. Morse (1900–1974), U.S. senator fromOregon (Madison)
Mary Mullarkey (1943–2021), chief justice of theColorado Supreme Court (New London)
Robert Daniel Murphy (1894–1978), U.S. diplomat (Milwaukee)
Philleo Nash (1909–1987), commissioner of theUnited States Bureau of Indian Affairs (Wisconsin Rapids)
Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005), governor and U.S. senator (Clear Lake, Madison)
Knute Nelson (1843–1923), U.S. senator fromMinnesota (Palmyra, Madison)
Orsen N. Nielsen, U.S. diplomat (Beloit)
William Nordeen (1936–1988), U.S. diplomat assassinated by the terrorist groupRevolutionary Organization 17 November (Amery,Centuria)
Frank Nye (1852–1935), U.S. representative fromMinnesota (River Falls, Hudson)
Gerald Nye (1892–1971), U.S. senator fromNorth Dakota (Hortonville,Wittenberg)
Dave Obey (born 1938), U.S. representative (Wausau)
Mike O'Callaghan (1929–2004), governor ofNevada (La Crosse)
Kenneth J. O'Connell (1909–2000), chief justice of theOregon Supreme Court (Bayfield)
Alvin O'Konski (1904–1987), U.S. representative (Kewaunee, Rhinelander)
Ole H. Olson (1872–1954), governor ofNorth Dakota (Mondovi)

P–S

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 ofDelaware (Portage)
Tom Petri (born 1940), U.S. representative (Marinette, Fond du Lac)
Augustus Herman Pettibone (1825–1918), U.S. representative fromTennessee (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 (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 ofMinnesota (Columbia County)
Reince Priebus, chairman of theRepublican 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 (1819–1872), U.S. Postmaster General (Waukesha)
Edwin M. Randall (1822–1895), chief justice of theFlorida Supreme Court (Waukesha)
Louise Goff Reece (1898–1970), U.S. representative fromTennessee (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)
William A. Richards (1849–1912), Wyoming governor (Town of Hazel Green)
Ben A. Riehle (1897–1967), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Jim Risch (born 1943), U.S. senator fromIdaho (Milwaukee)
Charles R. Robertson (1889–1951), U.S. representative fromNorth Dakota (Madison)
Thomas J. B. Robinson (1868–1958), U.S. representative fromIowa (New Diggings)
Thomas H. Ruger (1833–1907), governor ofGeorgia (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 House, and2012 Republican nominee forvice president underMitt Romney
George Myron Sabin (1833–1890), U.S. District Court judge inNevada (Madison)
Elmore Y. Sarles (1859–1929), governor ofNorth Dakota (Wonewoc)
Charles R. Savage (1906–1976), U.S. representative fromWashington (La Farge)
John G. Schmitz (1930–2001), U.S. representative fromCalifornia, American Independent Party candidate for president of the United States (Milwaukee)
Lester Schnare, U.S. diplomat (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 fromMichigan (Walworth)
James Shields (1806–1879), U.S. senator from Illinois,Minnesota, andMissouri
Henry Hastings Sibley (1811–1891), U.S. congressional delegate, governor of Minnesota
Steve Sisolak (born 1953), governor ofNevada (Milwaukee)
Albert Smith (1805–1870), U.S. representative from New York (Milwaukee)
Daniel V. Speckhard (born 1959), U.S. diplomat (Clintonville)
William H. Stafford (1869–1957), U.S. representative (Milwaukee)
Pete Stark (1931–2020), U.S. representative fromCalifornia (Milwaukee)
George A. Starkweather (1794–1879), U.S. representative from New York (Milwaukee)
Halvor Steenerson (1852–1926), U.S. representative fromMinnesota (Pleasant Springs)
Janet Dempsey Steiger (1939–2004), chairwoman of theFederal Trade Commission (Oshkosh)
William Story (1843–1921), lieutenant governor ofColorado (Milwaukee)
William H. H. Stowell (1840–1922), U.S. representative fromVirginia (Appleton)
Robert C. Strong (1915–1999), U.S. diplomat (Beloit)
Bart Stupak (born 1952), Michigan congressman (Milwaukee)

T–Z

Clark W. Thompson, U.S. representative fromTexas (La Crosse)
Tommy Thompson (born 1941), governor,Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 2008 candidate for president (Elroy)
Peter G. Torkildsen (born 1958), U.S. representative fromMassachusetts (Milwaukee)
William M. Treloar (1850–1935), U.S. representative fromMissouri (Linden)
Ben Tremain (1888–1971)
Fran Ulmer (born 1947), lieutenant governor of Alaska (Horicon)
Robert Scadden Vessey (1858–1929), governor ofSouth 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 theWisconsin Supreme Court (Superior)
Davis H. Waite (1825–1901), governor ofColorado (Princeton)
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 (1840–1916), U.S. senator fromMissouri (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 (1839–1898), suffragist and temperance activist (Janesville)
John A. Williams (1835–1900), U.S. District Court judge inArkansas (Delafield)
Gardner R. Withrow (1892–1964), U.S. representative (La Crosse)
Leonard G. Wolf (1925–1970), U.S. representative fromIowa (Mazomanie)
Frank P. Woods (1868–1944), U.S. representative from Iowa (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 fromIndiana (Milwaukee)

Religion

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Anton Anderledy (1819–1892), superior general of theSociety of Jesus (Green Bay)
Stuart E. Barstad (1929–2009), Chief of Chaplains of theU.S. Air Force (Colfax)
David Benke (born 1946), president of theAtlantic District of theLutheran Church–Missouri Synod (Milwaukee)
Thea Bowman (1937–1990), Roman Catholic nun (La Crosse)
Fabian Bruskewitz (born 1935), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln (Milwaukee)
Raymond Leo Burke (born 1948), Prefect of theSupreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (Richland Center)
Solanus Casey (1870–1957), Roman Catholic priest, declaredVenerable byBlessed John Paul II (Oak Grove)
W. Patrick Donlin, Supreme Advocate of theKnights of Columbus (Madison)
Selena Fox (born 1949), Wiccan priestess, religious-rights activist, and founder ofCircle Sanctuary (Barneveld) andPagan Spirit Gathering
Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-founder of theFreedom From Religion Foundation (Madison)
Augustus F. Gearhard (1893–1975), Deputy Chief of Chaplains of theU.S. Air Force (Milwaukee)
Zenas H. Gurley Sr. (1801–1871), Apostle of theReorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Yellowstone)
Francis J. Haas (1889–1953), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids (Racine)
Jerome J. Hastrich (1914–1995), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Gallup (Milwaukee)
Carl Christian Hein (1868–1937), president of theAmerican Lutheran Church (Marion)
Keith K. Hilbig (1942–2015),General authority ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Milwaukee)
Francis Peter Leipzig (1895–1981), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Baker (Chilton)
Felix Ley (1909–1972), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Naha (Hewitt)
Arthur C. Lichtenberger (1900–1968), presiding bishop of theEpiscopal Church (Oshkosh)
Albert Gregory Meyer (1903–1965), archbishop of theRoman 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 (born 1948), auxiliary bishop of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (Mount Calvary, Milwaukee)
Franz Pieper (1852–1931), president of theLutheran Church–Missouri Synod (Manitowoc)
Herman Amberg Preus (1825–1894), president of theSynod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Spring Prairie)
Vincent James Ryan (1884–1951), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck (Arlington)
Augustine Francis Schinner (1863–1937), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Superior andRoman Catholic Diocese of Spokane (Milwaukee)
Mark Francis Schmitt (1923–2011), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Marquette (Algoma)
James Strang (1813–1856), founder of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) (Voree)
Hans Gerhard Stub (1849–1931), bishop of theNorwegian Lutheran Church of America (Muskego)
Paul Francis Tanner (1905–1994), bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine (Milwaukee)

Science, including medicine

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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 ofcolor television (Portage)
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843–1928), geologist (Beloit)
John Henry Comstock (1849–1931), entomologist (Janesville)
Edwin Copeland, noted botanist and founder of theUniversity of the Philippines Los Banos College of Agriculture
Seymour Cray (1925–1996), computer designer (Chippewa Falls)
John Thomas Curtis (1913–1961), botanist and ecologist; theBray Curtis dissimilarity is partially named for him (Milwaukee)
Marshall E. Cusic Jr., Chief of theU.S. Navy Medical Reserve Corps (Marshfield)
Farrington Daniels (1889–1972), pioneer researcher inSolar 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 theMacintosh II and theiPod (Milwaukee)
Olin J. Eggen (1919–1998), astronomer (Orfordville)
Milton Erickson (1901–1980), founding president of theAmerican Society for Clinical Hypnosis,NLP (Lowell)
Ernst Guillemin (1898–1970), recipient of theIEEE 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)
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 theWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) (Madison)
William Shainline Middleton (1890–1975), co-founder and secretary-treasurer of theAmerican Board of Internal Medicine (Madison)
John Muir (1838–1914), environmentalist (Portage)
John Benjamin Murphy (1857–1916), inventor ofMurphy's punch sign,Murphy's sign, and theMurphy 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,New Holstein, Madison)
Jeremiah Burnham Tainter (1836–1920), inventor of theTainter gate (Prairie du Chien)
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)
Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929), sociologist, economist, social theorist (Cato)
Warren Weaver (1894–1978), pioneer ofmachine translation (Reedsburg)
Louis Jolyon West (1924–1999), psychiatrist (Madison)
Daniel Hale Williams (1858–1931), surgeon (Janesville)
Oliver E. Williamson (1932–2020), economist (Superior)
Joseph Zimmermann (1912–2004), inventor of theanswering machine (Kenosha)
Otto Julius Zobel (1887–1970), inventor of them-derived filter and theZobel network (Ripon)

Space exploration

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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 theSpace Shuttle Columbia disaster (Racine)
Mark C. Lee (born 1952), astronaut (Viroqua)
Nathan J. Lindsay (1936–2015), astronaut (Monroe)
Jim Lovell (1928–2025), astronaut (Milwaukee)
Deke Slayton (1924–1993), astronaut (Sparta)
Eugene L. Tattini, deputy director of theJet Propulsion Laboratory (Madison)
Jeffrey Williams (born 1958), astronaut (Superior,Winter)

Sports

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A–B

Earl Abell (1892–1956), head coach ofColgate Raiders andVirginia Cavaliers football teams, member ofCollege Football Hall of Fame (Portage)
Ellen Ahrndt (1922–2009), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Racine,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),folkstyle andfreestyle wrestler, mixed martial artist (Hartland)
Ed Aspatore, football player (Fond du Lac)
Glena Avila (born 1975), mixed martial artist (Sparta)
Pete Banaszak (born 1944), football player (Crivitz)
Jimmy Banks (born 1964), soccer player (Milwaukee)
Peter Barrett (1935–2000),Olympic gold medalist (Madison)
Sam Barry (1892–1950), head coach,Iowa andUSC, basketball, baseball, football; member ofBasketball Hall of Fame (Madison)
Myrt Basing, football player (Appleton)
Mistie Bass (born 1983), basketball player (Janesville)
James Batemon III (born 1997), basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Lemoine Batson (1898–1991), Olympic athlete (Eau Claire)
Ginger Beaumont (1876–1956), baseball player, first player to bat inWorld Series (Rochester,Honey Creek,Burlington)
Kenny Bednarek (born 1998), Olympic medalist, world championsprinter (Rice Lake)
Wayland Becker (1910–1984), football player (Soperton)
Travis Beckum (born 1987), football player (Milwaukee)
Ken Behring (1928–2019), formerSeattle Seahawks owner (Monroe)
Chuck Belin (born 1970), football player (Milwaukee)
Michael Bennett (born 1978), football player (Milwaukee)
Tony Bennett (born 1969), basketball coach atVirginia men's basketball, player atUW-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, 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, 2006Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP (Milwaukee)
Pat Bowlen (1944–2019), owner ofDenver 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 (born 1973), national champion curler (Madison)
J.T. Bruett (born 1967), baseball player (Milwaukee)
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 (Stanley)
Mike Cahill (born 1952), tennis player (Waukesha,Germantown)
Jim Caldwell (born 1955), NFL head coach (Beloit)
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,Shorewood)
Kip Carpenter (born 1979), Olympic medalist, world champion speed skater (Brookfield)
Anthony Carter (born 1975), basketball player (Milwaukee)
Rick Chryst, Commissioner of theMid-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 (born 1995), American-Israeli basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Craig Counsell (born 1970), player and manager forMilwaukee 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)
Margaret Danhauser (1921–1987), baseball player (Racine)
Ralph Davis, football player (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)
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 forMinnesota Wild (Eau Claire)
Davis Drewiske (born 1984), hockey player forLos Angeles Kings (Hudson)
Alyson Dudek (born 1990), Olympic athlete (Hales Corners)
Mike Dunleavy Jr. (born 1980), basketball player (Mequon)
Ryne Duren (1929–2011), baseball player (Cazenovia)
Claude Elliott (1876–1923), baseball player (Pardeeville)
Brent Emery (born 1957), Olympic medalist (Milwaukee)
Molly Engstrom (born 1983), Olympic medalist (Siren)
Louise Erickson (born 1929), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Arcadia)
Alex Erickson (born 1992), NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals (Darlington)
Cory Everson (born 1958), bodybuilder, six-timeMs. 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 (1930–2018), MLB pitcher and coach (Wausau)
Clarke Fischer, football player (Milwaukee)
Jim Fitzgerald (1926–2012), basketball team owner (Janesville)
Stan Fox (1952–2000), Indycar driver (Janesville)
Travis Frederick (born 1991), football player (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 (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)
Charlie Ganzel (1862–1914), baseball player (Waterford)
Warren Giese (1924–2013), football head coach,South Carolina (Milwaukee)
George N. Gillett Jr. (born 1938), co-owner ofLiverpool F.C. andRichard Petty Motorsports, ownedMontreal 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)
Nick Greisen (born 1979), football player (Sturgeon Bay)
Burleigh Grimes (1893–1985), MLB player and manager,Baseball Hall of Fame (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 inGreco-Roman wrestling (Milwaukee)
Jim Haluska (1932–2012), football player (Racine)
Becca Hamilton (born 1990), Olympic curler (McFarland)
Matt Hamilton (born 1989), Olympic curler (McFarland)
Morgan Hamm (born 1982), Olympic medalist (Waukesha)
Paul Hamm (born 1982), Olympic gold medalist (Waukesha)
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)
Beth Heiden (born 1959), speedskater and cyclist (Madison)
Eric Heiden (born 1958), athlete, Olympic champion (Madison)
Ben Heller (born 1991), baseball player forNew York Yankees (Milwaukee)
Russ Hellickson (born 1948), Olympic silver medalist infreestyle 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 teamMaccabi Bnot Ashdod and theConnecticut Sun of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Eric Hinske (born 1977), baseball player forAtlanta 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)
Jeff Jagodzinski (born 1963), NFL assistant coach,Boston College coach (Milwaukee)
Dan Jansen (born 1965), speedskater (West Allis)
Chuck Jaskwhich (1911–1988), basketball coach,Ole Miss (Kenosha)
Mike Jirschele (born 1959), baseball coach,Kansas City Royals (Clintonville)
Larry Johnson (1909–1972), football player (Odanah)
Mark Johnson (born 1957), NHL player; gold medalist1980 Winter Olympics Miracle on Ice team (Madison)
Swede Johnston (1910–2002), football player (Appleton)
Davy Jones (1880–1972), baseball player (Cambria)
Whip Jones (1909–2001), founder Aspen Highlands Skiing (Oconomowoc)
Nicole Joraanstad (born 1980), Olympic athlete, national champion curler (Madison)
Barbara Jordan (born 1957), tennis player (Milwaukee)
Addie Joss (1880–1911), baseball player,Hall of Fame (Woodland)

K–L

Colin Kaepernick (born 1987), football player (Milwaukee)
John Kaiser (born 1962), NFL player (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)
Ken Kennedy (born 1976), professional wrestler (Wisconsin Rapids, Two Rivers, Green Bay)
Matt Kenseth (born 1972), NASCAR driver (Cambridge)
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 theMiami Hurricanes football team (Rhinelander)
Carl Kiekhaefer (1906–1983), NASCAR owner,Motorsports Hall of Fame (Mequon)
Ed Killian (1876–1928), baseball player (Racine)
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
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)
Clint Kriewaldt (born 1976), football player (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)
Garrott Kuzzy (born 1982), Olympic athlete
Travis Kvapil (born 1976), NASCAR driver (Janesville)
Steve Lacy (born 1956), Olympic athlete-runner (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 thePro Football Hall of Fame (Superior)
Jim Leonhard (born 1982), football player (Ladysmith)
DeAndre Levy (born 1987), football player (Milwaukee)
Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski (1926–2005), world champion professional wrestler (South Milwaukee, Milwaukee)
Garrett Lowney (born 1979), Olympic bronze medalist inGreco-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 ofMarquette,Utah,Ball State andSaint Louis men's basketball teams (Sheboygan)
Edgar Manske (1913–2002), football player, member of theCollege Football Hall of Fame (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, Madison)
Francis J. McCormick, football player (Antigo)
Chris McIntosh (born 1977), football player (Pewaukee)
John McNally (1903–1985), NFL player and head coach, member of thePro Football Hall of Fame (New Richmond)
Jack Mead (1921–2001), football player (Appleton)
John Menard Jr. (born 1940), owner ofTeam 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 (1856–1884), baseball player (Janesville)
Tom Morrissey (1860–1941), baseball player (Janesville)
Bob Morrow (1918–2003), football player (Madison)
Dom Moselle (1926–2010), football player (Gile)
Rose Namajunas (born 1992),UFC mixed martial artist (Milwaukee)
Pat Neshek (born 1980), baseball player (Madison)
Rick Neuheisel (born 1961), NFL player and assistant coach, head coach of theUCLA Bruins (Madison)
Kid Nichols (1869–1953), MLB player and manager, member of theNational Baseball Hall of Fame (Madison)
Andy North (born 1950), professional golfer (Thorp,Monona)
Brad Nortman (born 1989), NFL player (Brookfield)
Steve Novak (born 1983), basketball player (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)
Jim Otto (1938–2024), football player (Wausau)

P–R

Andy Pafko (1921–2013), baseball player (Boyceville)
Karl Pagel (born 1955), baseball player (Madison)
Marvin Panch (1926–2015), NASCAR driver (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)
Hal Peck (1917–1995), baseball player (Big Bend)
Joe Perrault (1924–2010), Olympic athlete (Green Bay)
Ben Peterson (born 1950), Olympic gold and silver medalist infreestyle wrestling (Cumberland)
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)
Shane Rawley (born 1955), baseball player (Racine)
Russ Rebholz (1909–2002), football player (Portage)
Joel Rechlicz (born 1987), hockey player (Milwaukee,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 theCollege 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 theMiami Redskins football and men's basketball teams (Birnamwood)
Andrew Rock (born 1982), track (Marshfield,Stratford)
Ryan Rohlinger (born 1983), third baseman forSan Francisco Giants (West Bend)
Tony Romo (born 1980), football player (Burlington)
Aaron Ross (born 1982), football player (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)
Jeffery “Duke” Roufus (born 1970), world championkickboxer (Milwaukee)
Pants Rowland (1879–1969), baseball manager (Platteville)
Courtney Rummel (born 2003), professionalsnowboarder (West Bend)
Steve Russ (born 1972), football player and assistant coach (Stetsonville)
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)
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)
Mike Schneck (born 1977), football player (Whitefish Bay)
Dave Schreiner (1921–1945), football player,Hall of Fame (Lancaster)
Bill Schroeder (1923–2003), football player (Sheboygan)
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), Olympiclong distance runner (Brookfield)
Bud Selig (born 1934), baseball commissioner (Milwaukee)
Lauren Sesselmann (born 1983), Olympic medalist, soccer player for theCanada 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 theNational Baseball Hall of Fame (Milwaukee)
Jack Skille (born 1987), hockey player (Madison)
Shaka Smart (born 1977), basketball head coach,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)
Kevin Stemke (born 1978), football player (Green Bay)
Greg Stiemsma (born 1985), basketball player (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 (1875–1965), baseball player (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 (born 1984), football player (Brookfield)
Mike Thompson (born 1971), football player (Portage)
Fuzzy Thurston (1933–2014), football player (Altoona)
Dick Trickle (1941–2013), racecar driver (Wisconsin Rapids)
Matt Turk (born 1968), punter forHouston Texans (Greenfield)

U–Z

Bob Uecker (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)
John Wallace (1903–1990), Olympic athlete (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 (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 atWashington State andVirginia,College Football Hall of Fame (Spooner)
Don Werner (born 1953), baseball player (Appleton)
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)
Jamil Wilson (born 1990), basketball player forHapoel Jerusalem in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League (Racine)
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 forWashington Nationals (Auburndale)
Reed Zuehlke (born 1960), Olympic athlete (Eau Claire)

Notorious and infamous Wisconsinites

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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 ofGeorge Wallace (Milwaukee)
Mary Brunner (born 1943), member of theManson 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 theWeather Underground (Whitefish Bay)
Evelyn Frechette (1907–1969), lover and accomplice ofJohn Dillinger (Neopit, Shawano)
Ed Gein (1906–1984), murderer (Plainfield)
Charles J. Guiteau (1841–1882), assassin of 20th president James A. Garfield, lived inUlao, 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

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Characters from the television seriesThe Bold and the Beautiful
Characters from the television seriesHappy Days
Characters from the television seriesLaverne and Shirley
Characters from the television seriesLiv and Maddie
Characters from the television seriesPicket Fences
Characters from the television seriesThat '70s Show
Characters from the television seriesThe Young and the Restless
Larry Appleton (portrayed byMark Linn-Baker), from the television seriesPerfect Strangers
Barbie, a doll manufactured byMattel, Inc. and a character from a series of novels published byRandom House
Ryan Bingham (portrayed byGeorge Clooney), from the filmUp in the Air (2009)
Robert Harrison Blake, from the short story "The Haunter of the Dark" byH.P. Lovecraft
Paul Bunyan, mythological lumberjack (various origins cited)
William Cross, the alter ego of the comic book supervillainCrossfire
Ashley Crawford, the alter ego of the comic book superheroBig Bertha
Jack Dawson (portrayed byLeonardo DiCaprio), from the filmTitanic (1997)
Roz Doyle (portrayed byPeri Gilpin), from the television seriesFrasier; fromBloomer
Alan Fagan, the fourth alter ego of the comic book supervillainMister Fear
Grand Slam, a character from theG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic book series, and cartoon series
Richard Harrow (portrayed byJack Huston), from the television seriesBoardwalk Empire
Jennifer-Lynn Hayden, the alter ego of the comic book superheroJade
Craig Hollis, the alter ego of the comic book superheroMister Immortal
Ethan Hunt (portrayed byTom Cruise) from the film seriesMission: Impossible
Jordan, a character in the novelCell byStephen King
Conrad Josten, the alter ego of the comic book superheroSmuggler
Erik Josten, a comic book superhero fromMarvel Comics
Karl Kaufman, the second alter ego of the comic book superheroPhantom Eagle
Jennifer Keller (portrayed byJewel Staite), from the television seriesStargate Atlantis
Hannibal King (portrayed byRyan Reynolds), from Marvel Comics and the filmBlade: Trinity (2004)
Vlad Masters (portrayed byMartin Mull), the alter ego of the supervillainVlad Plasmius from the television seriesDanny Phantom
Donna Moss (portrayed byJanel Moloney), from the television seriesThe West Wing
Sonny Munroe (portrayed byDemi Lovato), from the television seriesSonny with a Chance
Mike Nelson (portrayed byMichael J. Nelson), from the television seriesMystery Science Theater 3000
Pickles the Drummer (portrayed byBrendon Small), from the television seriesMetalocalypse
Daniel Plainview (portrayed byDaniel Day Lewis), from the filmThere Will Be Blood (from Fond du Lac)
Gwen Raiden (portrayed byAlexa Davalos), from the television seriesAngel and the comic book seriesAngel: After the Fall
Recondo, a character from theG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic book series, and cartoon series
Todd Rice, the alter ego of the comic book superheroObsidian
Stan Ross (portrayed byBernie Mac), a Milwaukee baseball star from the filmMr. 3000
President Andrew Shepherd (portrayed byMichael Douglas), a character from the filmThe American President
Samantha Spade (portrayed byPoppy Montgomery), from the television seriesWithout a Trace
Norbert Sykes, the alter ego of the comic book superheroThe Badger
Albert Tappman from the novelCatch-22 byJoseph Heller
Martha and Steven Thompson, from theSouth 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 superheroQuasar
Seth Voelker, the alter ego of the comic book supervillainSidewinder
Greg Willis, the alter ego of the comic book superheroGravity

References

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^Walter B. Wriston Archives,Biography
^US Department of State (1950).Register.

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