# List of people from Milwaukee

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

## Born and raised in Milwaukee

The following people were born and spent a significant number of their growing-up years in Milwaukee.
* George A. Abert, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate
* Jim Abrahams, director and screenwriter
* David Adler, architect who designed over 200 estates during the "Great American Fashion era"
* Amy Aiken, winemaker
* Marc Alaimo, actor who played many Star Trek characters
* Tim Alioto, soccer player
* Tom Alioto, soccer player
* Carl Allen, musician
* Vivian Anderson, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Milwaukee Chicks)
* Joseph Anthony, playwright, actor, and director
* Antler, poet
* Lynne Arriale, musician; professor
* Les Aspin, U.S. Secretary of Defense
* Steve Avery, NFL player for the Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers
* Mitchell Ayres, bandleader for Perry Como and The Hollywood Palace
* David Backes, author; professor
* Gerhard A. Bading, U.S. diplomat
* Frank Ellis Bamford, U.S. military office
* J. C. Banks, soccer player
* Jimmy Banks, soccer player
* Ben Bard, actor
* Shorty Barr, NFL player and head coach
* Dede Barry, Olympic medalist
* Tommy Bartlett, entertainment mogul and showman; created Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
* Louis Bashell, Slovenian-style polka musician
* William Bast, screenwriter
* James Batemon III (born 1997), basketball player in the National Basketball League (Australia)
* John C. Becher, actor
* Robert J. Beck, professor
* Travis Beckum, NFL player for New York Giants
* Chuck Belin, NFL player
* Harry Bell, Medal of Honor recipient
* Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek, police officer convicted of murdering husband's ex-wife
* Eric Benet, R&B singer; was married to Halle Berry
* David Benke, President of Atlantic District of Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
* Mark W. Bennett, U.S. District Court Judge in Iowa
* Michael Bennett, NFL player
* James Benning, filmmaker
* Lamont Bentley, actor; best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on television series Moesha
* Paris Berelc, actress
* Scott Bergold, NFL player
* George Berry, NFL player
* Abner Biberman, actor and director
* Dick Bilda, NFL player
* Roman R. Blenski, Wisconsin State Senator
* Joseph Colt Bloodgood, physician
* Wheeler Peckham Bloodgood, lawyer
* Adam Bob, NFL player
* Otto Bock, Justice of Colorado Supreme Court
* Bill Boedeker, NFL player for the Chicago Rockets, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles
* Frank Bohlmann, NFL player
* Peter Bonerz, actor
* Mark Borchardt, independent filmmaker; best known as subject of American Movie
* Larry Borenstein, art and music promoter
* Bob Botz, MLB player
* Timmy Bowers, professional basketball player, 2006 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
* David Braden, NFL player
* Gil Brandt, executive of Dallas Cowboys
* John W. Breen, NFL general manager
* Cindy Bremser, Olympic athlete; Pan American Games medalist
* Terry Brennan, head coach of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
* Jeff Bridich, MLB general manager
* Pamela Britton, actress
* Mandy Brooks, MLB player
* Fred Brown, NBA player, First Team All American at the University of Iowa
* Judi Brown, Olympic medalist; Pan American Games gold medalist
* William George Bruce, author, historian, publisher, civic leader for Milwaukee Auditorium and Port of Milwaukee
* J.T. Bruett, MLB player
* George Brumder, newspaper publisher
* Fabian Bruskewitz, Roman Catholic bishop
* Felice Bryant, songwriter; member of Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Country Music Hall of Fame
* Art Bues, MLB player
* Rodney Buford, NBA player
* Brian Burke, Wisconsin politician
* Charles C. Butler, Chief Justice of Colorado Supreme Court
* Jackie Cain, musician
* Daryl Carter, NFL player
* John M. Cavey, Wisconsin legislator and lawyer
* Paul Cebar, musician
* James Chance (James Siegfried, a/k/a James White), saxophonist, songwriter and singer, key figure in No Wave movement
* John Moses Cheney, U.S. District Court Judge in Florida
* Ted Cieslak, MLB player
* Alvin J. Clasen, Wisconsin State Assembly man
* John Louis Coffey, Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
* James Kelsey Cogswell, U.S. Navy admiral
* Wilbur J. Cohen, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
* Irv Comp, NFL player
* Michael Copps, Commissioner of Federal Communications Commission
* Ray "Crash" Corrigan, actor; first celebrity featured on box of Wheaties
* Anthony Crivello, Tony Award-winning actor
* Lave Cross, MLB player for 21 years
* John Cudahy, U.S. diplomat
* Michael Cudahy, entrepreneur, grand-nephew of Michael Cudahy (industrialist)
* Richard Dickson Cudahy, Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
* Robert M. Curley, legislator and judge
* Pat Curran, NFL player
* James B. Currie, U.S. Air Force Major General
* John Thomas Curtis, botanist and ecologist; Bray Curtis dissimilarity is partially named for him
* Joseph Czerwinski, Wisconsin State Assembly member
* Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer
* DC the Don (Daijon Davis), rapper
* Randy Dean, NFL player and Olympic athlete
* Robert Dean, Olympic athlete
* Ashton Dearholt, actor
* Robert G. Dela Hunt, Wisconsin State Assembly member
* Steve de Shazer, psychotherapist who developed use of solution-focused brief therapy
* Tom Dempsey, NFL player
* Edward J. Dengel, Wisconsin State Representative
* Abraham DeSomer, Medal of Honor recipient
* John R. Devitt, Wisconsin State Representative
* Michael Dhuey, electrical and computer engineer; co-inventor of the Macintosh II and the iPod
* Lavern Dilweg, NFL player and U.S. Representative
* John Doehring, NFL player
* Bernardine Dohrn, leader of the Weather Underground Organization
* John P. Donnelly, Wisconsin State Representative
* Michael Dorf, entrepreneur, founder of Knitting Factory
* Stephanie Dosen, musician
* Jeff Doucette, actor
* Donn F. Draeger, martial artist
* Randee Drew, professional football player
* Wally Dreyer, NFL player; coach of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers football team
* Garrett Droppers, U.S. diplomat, President of University of South Dakota
* Ron Drzewiecki, NFL player
* Red Dunn, NFL player
* Zoe Dunning, U.S. Naval Commander and LGBT activist
* Will Durst, comedian
* Lawrence Eagleburger, U.S. Secretary of State
* Greg Eagles, actor
* Robert Easton, actor, acting teacher
* Al Eckert, MLB player
* Bob Eckl, NFL player
* Patrick Eddie, NBA player
* Kathryn Edwards, model, reality television star on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
* Herbert W. Ehrgott, U.S. Air Force general
* Brent Emery, Olympic medalist
* Trevor Enders, MLB player
* Howie Epstein, rock musician, producer, and bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
* Terence T. Evans, jurist
* Tony Evers, 46th Governor of Wisconsin
* Ralph Evinrude, son of Ole Evinrude, inventor of world's first outboard motor, CEO Outdoor Marine Corp
* Thomas E. Fairchild, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
* Raleigh W. Falbe, Wisconsin state legislator
* Anton Falch, professional baseball player
* Frank Farkas, Florida state representative
* Hudson Fasching, NHL player
* Michael Feldman, radio personality for Public Radio International
* Michael Felger, sports radio talk show host
* Gene Felker, NFL player
* Happy Felsch, MLB player
* Max Fernekes, artist
* Thomasita Fessler, painter
* Edgar Fiedler (1929–2003), economist
* Julius Fiege, Wisconsin State Representative
* James E. Finnegan, Attorney General of Wisconsin
* Jack Finney, science-fiction and thriller writer; his novel The Body Snatchers was basis for movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers
* Brian Firkus, Drag Queen
* Chris Foerster, NFL assistant coach
* Reginald Foster, Latinist
* Eduard Franz, actor
* Jacob Elias Friend, Wisconsin state legislator, businessman, lawyer
* Bruce Froemming, MLB umpire
* Todd Frohwirth, MLB player
* Fabian Gaffke, MLB player
* Max Galasinski, stonecutter, sculptor
* Chris Gardner, self-made millionaire whose bout with homelessness is portrayed in film The Pursuit of Happyness
* Diante Garrett (born 1988), basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Augusts F. Gearhard, Deputy Chief of Chaplain of U.S. Air Force
* Warren Giese, head coach of South Carolina Gamecocks football team, South Carolina State Senator
* Herschel Burke Gilbert, film and television composer
* Hank Gillo, NFL player and head coach
* Martin Glendon, MLB player
* Carlos Glidden, co-inventor of first practical typewriter, with Christopher Sholes and Samuel W. Soule
* Danny Gokey, American Idol contestant
* Lamar Gordon, NFL player
* Angelo F. Greco, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
* Joseph A. Greco, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
* Abraham L. Grootemaat, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
* James Groppi, Roman Catholic priest and civil rights activist
* Anthony Gruszka, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* Eric Gugler, architect
* Jay Guidinger, NBA player
* John Gurda, writer and historian
* Carl Haessler, political activist
* Luise Haessler, linguist
* Eric E. Hagedorn, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* Jeffrey Robert Haines, Roman Catholic bishop
* Jaida Essence Hall, drag queen superstar and winner of the 12th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
* Bo Hanley, NFL player and head coach
* Derrick Harden, NFL player
* Pat Harder, NFL player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
* Jason Hardtke, MLB player
* Kevin Harlan, sportscaster
* Dan Harmon, creator of the NBC television series Community, and co-creator of television series "Rick and Morty"
* Mildred Harnack, German resistance fighter during World War II, executed under orders from Adolf Hitler
* George Harper, MLB player
* Devin Harris, professional basketball player
* Jerry Harrison, keyboardist for new wave music group Talking Heads
* Kenny Harrison, world champion track and field athlete; Olympic gold medalist; Goodwill Games medalist
* Mike Hart, MLB player
* William Hartman, Distinguished Service Cross recipient
* James Michael Harvey, Roman Catholic bishop
* William Frederick Hase, U.S. Army Major General
* Jerome J. Hastrich, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup
* Joe Hauser, MLB player
* Ned R. Healy, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–44, member of Congress, 1945–47
* Bob Heinz, NFL player
* George Hekkers, NFL player
* Frederick Hemke, professor of saxophone at Northwestern University
* Marguerite Henry, award-winning children's author, known for books about animals
* Woody Herman, jazz singer, instrumentalist, and bandleader
* Keith K. Hilbig, General authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Elizabeth Hirschboeck, humanitarian
* Deb Hoffmann, Winnie-the-Pooh memorabilia collector
* Alice Holz, union organizer
* Jack Hueller, NFL player
* Doris Hursley, co-creator of General Hospital and daughter of Victor L. Berger
* Andy Hurley, Fall Out Boy
* Mike Huwiler, Olympic athlete; MLS player
* Caroline Ingalls (1839–1924), born in Brookfield, mother of famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder
* Einar H. Ingman Jr., Medal of Honor recipient
* Robert Jacobson, Lutheran bishop, then Roman Catholic priest
* Jeff Jagodzinski, NFL assistant coach, head coach of Boston College
* Eddie Jankowski, NFL player
* Dan Jansen, world champion speed skater; Olympic gold medalist; member of United States Olympic Hall of Fame; NHL assistant coach
* Al Jarreau, award-winning jazz singer
* Katherine Jashinski, United States Army soldier who refused orders to deploy to Afghanistan in 2006
* Salome Jens, actress, best known for portraying Female Shapeshifter on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* Jim Jodat, NFL player
* Harry G. John, philanthropist
* Mark Jones, NBA player
* Barbara Jordan, professional tennis player
* Elizabeth Jordan, writer, journalist
* Joe Just, MLB player
* Jane Kaczmarek, actress; best known as Lois in Malcolm in the Middle
* Brian "Kato" Kaelin, actor and house guest of O. J. Simpson during murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman
* Bob Kames, musician; popularized The Chicken Dance
* Karl Kassulke, NFL player
* Phil Katz, inventor of Zip archive file format
* Marie Kazmierczak, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Francis B. Keene, U.S. diplomat
* Ken Keltner, MLB player
* Skip Kendall (born 1964), professional golfer
* Jacob J. Killa, Wisconsin State Representative
* Don Kindt, NFL player
* Don Kindt Jr., NFL player
* Louis Joseph Kirn, U.S. Navy admiral
* Jerry Kleczka, U.S. Representative
* Red Kleinow, MLB player
* Scott Klement, computer scientist
* Al Klug, professional football player
* Tony Knap, head coach of Utah State, Boise State and UNLV football teams
* Richard A. Knobloch, U.S. Air Force general
* Donald Knuth, computer scientist and author of The Art of Computer Programming
* Oscar Koch, U.S. Army general, member of Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
* Herman Koehler, head coach of Army football team; Master of the Sword of the United States Military Academy
* John J. Koepsell, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
* Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator
* Don Kojis, NBA player
* Walter Charles Kraatz, zoologist
* Alvin Kraenzlein, Olympic gold medalist, member of National Track & Field Hall of Fame and United States Olympic Hall of Fame
* Jack Kramer, professional football player
* Ken Kranz, NFL player
* Ken Kratz (born c. 1960), lawyer, former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin; law license was suspended for four months after sexting scandal
* Clarence Kretlow, Wisconsin State Representative
* Gus Krock, MLB player
* Leo Krzycki (1881–1966), labor union leader
* Tony Kubek, MLB player
* Ray Kuffel, professional football player
* Walter Kunicki, Wisconsin State Assembly
* Ralph Kurek, NFL player
* Craig Kusick, MLB player
* August W. Laabs, Wisconsin State Assembly
* Chet Laabs, MLB player
* Lakeyah, musician
* Carl Landry, NBA player
* Marcus Landry, NBA player
* Irv Langhoff, NFL player
* Jacob Latimore, singer and dancer
* Donald Laub, noted plastic surgeon
* Jacob Laubenheimer, former chief of the Milwaukee Police Department and founder of the world's first police academy
* Tom Laughlin, actor
* Tom Lee, professional baseball player
* David Lenz, artist
* John Leonora, professor of physiology and pharmacology at Loma Linda University
* Louise Lester, actress
* Dave Levenick, NFL player
* DeAndre Levy, NFL player
* Liberace, pianist and entertainer (West Allis)
* Al Lindow, NFL player
* James G. Lippert, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
* Jacob J. Litza Jr., Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
* Dick Loepfe, NFL player
* Fred Luderus, MLB player
* Arno H. Luehman, U.S. Air Force Major General
* Otto Luening (1900–1996), composer, early pioneer of electronic music
* Jerry Lunz, NFL player
* Alfred Lunt, Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning Broadway actor; appeared in over 24 plays with his wife Lynn Fontanne
* Rube Lutzke, MLB player
* Mel Maceau, professional football player
* Sandy MacKay, Michigan state representative
* Steve Mackay, drummer of Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes, Radio Romeo
* Beezie Madden, Olympic gold medalist
* Mark Maddox, NFL player
* Ira Madison III, television writer and podcaster
* Greg Mahlberg, MLB player
* Lester Maitland, pioneer U.S. Army aviator. In 1927 with Albert Hegenberger completed first flight from California to Hawaii
* David John Malloy, Roman Catholic bishop
* Dave Manders, NFL player
* Tom Mangan, Minnesota state legislator and educator
* Bob Mann, pro golfer
* Carl von Marr, painter
* Trixie Mattel, competed on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race, winner of season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, co-hosts a show on YouTube and has her own television series (The Trixie and Katya Show) on Viceland
* Tracy Mattes, track and field athlete and humanitarian
* John Matuszak, actor and NFL player
* Bob Mavis, professional baseball player
* George McBride, MLB manager
* Tim McCann, NFL player
* Arthur L. McCullough, U.S. Air Force general
* Ed McCully, Christian missionary killed during Operation Auca
* John McGivern, actor and writer
* Darel McKinney, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient
* Chuck Mercein, NFL player for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, and the New York Jets
* John L. Merkt, Wisconsin State Assembly
* Walter L. Merten, Wisconsin State Senate
* Louis L. Merz, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* Albert Gregory Meyer, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
* Phil Micech, NFL player
* Candice Michelle, wrestler, model and actress, best known for television ads for Go Daddy
* Abner J. Mikva, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
* Dick Miller, NBA player
* Thomas L. Miller, TV producer, co-founder of Miller-Boyett Productions
* Milverine (John Hamann), local celebrity known for looking like Wolverine while walking shirtless
* Newton N. Minow, chairman of Federal Communications Commission
* Robert J. Modrzejewski, Medal of Honor recipient
* David Mogilka, lawyer and politician
* Jake Moreland, NFL player; assistant coach with Western Michigan Broncos football team
* Andrew "The Butcher" Mrotek, drummer for rock band The Academy Is...
* Aloisius Joseph Muench, Roman Catholic cardinal
* Joseph C. Murphy, Michigan state representative
* Robert Daniel Murphy, U.S. diplomat
* Rose Namajunas, mixed martial artist
* Alfredo Narciso, actor
* Clem Neacy, NFL player
* Kurt Neumann, singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the BoDeans
* Kurt Nimphius, NBA player
* Charles Niss, Wisconsin state legislator and businessman
* Haskell Noyes, conservationist
* Pat O'Brien, actor with over 100 screen credits
* Elli Ochowicz, Olympic athlete
* Robert Emmett O'Connor, actor
* Tad J. Oelstrom, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
* Nancy Olson, actress
* Chuck Ortmann, NFL player
* Oscar Osthoff, Olympic gold medalist; head coach of Washington State football team
* Nik Pace, first runner-up of America's Next Top Model, cycle 5
* Raymond A. Palmer, editor and author
* Frank Parker, International Tennis Hall of Fame member; won both the French and U.S. Championships
* Les Paul, jazz guitarist, inventor, pioneer in development of solid-body electric guitar (Waukesha)
* Don Pavletich, MLB player
* Cheryl Pawelski, record producer (Omnivore Recordings)
* Jim Peck, host of game shows The Big Showdown and Three's a Crowd; local history show I Remember Milwaukee
* Pat Peppler, NFL head coach
* Anthony Pettis, mixed martial artist signed with UFC
* Vel Phillips, politician, jurist and activist
* Amy Pietz, actress, known for role as Annie Spadaro in sitcom Caroline in the City
* Robert B. Pinter, biomedical engineer
* Paul Poberezny, founder of Experimental Aircraft Association and member of National Aviation Hall of Fame
* Milton Rice Polland, Marshall Islands diplomat
* Glen Pommerening, Wisconsin legislator
* Terry Porter, NBA player and head coach of Milwaukee Bucks
* Karl Priebe, artist
* Gene Puerling, singer
* Charlotte Rae (Lubotsky), TV/stage actress and singer; acted in Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life
* Ellen Raskin, author, illustrator, and fashion designer; recipient of Newbery Medal
* Scottie Ray, actor
* Joel Rechlicz, NHL player
* Marshall Reckard, mechanic and politician
* Louise Goff Reece, U.S. Representative from Tennessee
* William Rehnquist, former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (Shorewood)
* John E. Reilly Jr., Wisconsin legislator and judge
* Paul Samuel Reinsch, U.S. diplomat
* Henry S. Reuss, U.S. Representative
* John Ridley, author, television and movie producer
* Brad Rigby, MLB player
* Stuart Rindy, NFL player
* Jim Risch, U.S. Senator from Idaho
* Nick Roach, NFL player
* Fritz Roeseler, NFL player
* Brad Rowe, actor
* Loret Miller Ruppe, U.S. diplomat
* Margaret A. Rykowski, U.S. Navy admiral
* Herbert J. Ryser, mathematician, Bruck-Chowla-Ryser theorem and Ryser formula are named for him
* Ben L. Salomon, Medal of Honor recipient
* John Scardina, NFL player
* Christopher Scarver, convicted murderer who killed Jeffrey Dahmer
* John C. Schafer, U.S. Representative
* Arlie Schardt, Olympic gold medalist
* Bob Scherbarth, MLB player
* Richard Schickel, author, film critic, and filmmaker
* Augustine Francis Schinner, first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Superior
* Charles Asa Schleck, Roman Catholic bishop
* Herman Alfred Schmid, U.S. Air Force general
* Charles C. Schmidt, Wisconsin state legislator
* John G. Schmitz, U.S. Representative from California
* Frank Schneiberg, MLB player
* Roy Schoemann, NFL player
* Otto Schomberg, professional baseball player
* Paul Schramka, MLB player
* Charles M. Schrimpf, Wisconsin State Representative
* Michael Schultz, filmmaker and television director
* Mark J. Seitz, Roman Catholic bishop
* Bud Selig, MLB commissioner, owner of Milwaukee Brewers
* Paul Shenar, actor
* Paul Sicula, Wisconsin State Representative
* Cornelius Sidler, Wisconsin State Representative
* John Otto Siegel, Medal of Honor recipient
* Lance Sijan, first USAFA graduate to be awarded the Medal of Honor
* Carl Silvestri, NFL player
* Al Simmons, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
* Herbert A. Simon, Nobel Prize laureate and Turing Award winner for work in artificial intelligence, cognition, and decision-making
* John Sisk Jr., NFL player
* Steve Sisolak, Governor of Nevada
* Leland Sklar, bass player
* Fred R. Sloan, U.S. Air National Guard Major General
* Dave Smith, professional football player
* Dick Smith, software engineer and computer consultant
* Tom Snyder, talk show host of The Tomorrow Show and The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
* Samuel W. Soule, co-inventor of first practical typewriter, with Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden
* Speech (Todd Thomas), musician, lead singer of Arrested Development
* Latrell Sprewell, four-time All-Star professional basketball player
* Clement Stachowiak, Wisconsin State Representative
* Drew Stafford, NHL player
* Kenneth M. Stampp, professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley
* Howard Stark, NFL player
* Pete Stark, U.S. Representative from California
* Jerome Steever, Olympic medalist
* Henry J. Stehling, U.S. Air Force general
* Christian Steinmetz, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
* Erich C. Stern, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
* Bill Stetz, NFL player
* Brooks Stevens, automotive and industrial designer who developed the concept of planned obsolescence
* Lester Stevens, Olympic athlete
* Anne Steytler, activist and feminist who co-founded the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, one of the first six domestic violence response and prevention centers in the United States
* Philip Stieg, neurosurgeon
* Joseph Stika, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral
* Herbert Stothart, film composer, member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame
* Peter Straub, fiction writer and poet; best known as a horror-genre author
* Daryl Stuermer, lead guitarist for Phil Collins, guitar and bass for Genesis
* Johnny Strzykalski, NFL player
* Timothy S. Sullivan, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
* Jayapataka Swami, religious leader for International Society for Krishna Consciousness
* George Talsky, businessman and politician
* Jack Taschner, MLB player
* Todd Temkin, contemporary poet and cultural activist
* Clinton Textor, Wisconsin State Representative
* Reinhold Thiessenhusen, Wisconsin State Representative
* Fred Thomas, MLB player
* Arthur Thrall, artist
* Matthew Tonner, musician and music producer of The 502s
* Spencer Tracy, actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967
* Clement A. Trott, U.S. Army Major General
* Dan Turk, NFL player
* Alfred Tweedy, Connecticut state senator
* Aaron Twerski (born 1939), lawyer and the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, as well as a former Dean and professor of tort law at Hofstra University School of Law
* Judy Tyler (Judith Mae Hess), actress, starred opposite Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock
* Bob Uecker, MLB player, actor, and Hall of Fame sportscaster
* Neal Ulevich, photographer, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize
* James Valcq, composer
* Hoyt Vandenberg, General, U.S. Air Force
* Nick Viall, contestant on The Bachelor
* Paul Wagner, MLB player
* Steve Wagner, NFL player
* Lutz Wahl, U.S. Army Major General; Adjutant General of U.S. Army
* James W. Wahner, educator and Wisconsin State Representative
* Herman V. Wall, photographer
* John A. Wall, lawyer and Wisconsin State Representative
* Norm Wallen, MLB player
* Neale Donald Walsch, best-selling author of Conversations With God
* Jim Waskiewicz, NFL player
* Bruce Weber, head coach of University of Illinois men's basketball team
* Bill Weir, television journalist, co-anchor of ABC's Good Morning America Weekend Edition
* Norman Wengert, political scientist
* Gary George Wetzel, Medal of Honor recipient
* Joel Whitburn, American author and music historian
* Jane Wiedlin, guitarist, vocalist, most notably for The Go-Go's
* Ken Wiesner, Olympic medalist
* John Wilde, painter
* Gene Wilder, actor known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and collaborations with Mel Brooks, married Gilda Radner
* Robert Wilke, Air Force Cross recipient
* Mike Wilks, NBA player
* Red Wilson, MLB player
* Elmer Winter (1912–2009), founder of Manpower Inc.
* Edward Wollert, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient
* Whitey Wolter, NFL player
* Neil Worden, NFL player
* Sylvia Wronski, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (Milwaukee Chicks)
* Frank Albert Young, Medal of Honor recipient
* Clement J. Zablocki, U.S. Representative
* Ozias M. Zander, architect
* Frank P. Zeidler, ex-mayor of Milwaukee, Socialist Party USA leader
* Will Zens, filmmaker
* Nicholas S. Zeppos, chancellor of Vanderbilt University
* Steve Ziem, MLB player
* Chip Zien, actor
* Ray Zillmer, attorney, mountaineer, and conservationist
* John A. Zoller, Wisconsin legislator
* Charlotte Zucker, actress, mother of David and Jerry Zucker
* David Zucker, film director, Airplane! and Top Secret!
* Jerry Zucker, film director, Airplane! and Top Secret!

## Born elsewhere, raised in Milwaukee

The following people were not born in Milwaukee, but spent a significant amount of their growing-up years in the city.
* Naima Adedapo, American Idol finalist
* Shauna Singh Baldwin, Canadian-born author currently living in Milwaukee
* Elizabeth Banks, journalist
* Jacob Best, founder of what became the Pabst Brewing Company
* Elizabeth Baker Bohan, author, journalist, artist, social reformer
* Andrew H. Boncel, Wisconsin state legislator and newspaper editor
* Jack Carson, actor, Mildred Pierce, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Star Is Born
* Keo Coleman, NFL player
* Michael Cudahy, industrialist, great-uncle of Michael Cudahy (electronics)
* Patrick Cudahy, industrialist
* Victor DeLorenzo, drummer for punk-rock group, the Violent Femmes
* Humphrey J. Desmond, Wisconsin legislator, lawyer, writer, and newspaper editor
* Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-born actress raised in Milwaukee, two-time Tony Award winner, four-time Emmy Award winner
* Joel Ehrendreich, US Career Diplomat, current Ambassador to Palau (2023)
* Clarke Fischer, NFL player
* Garrett M. Fitzgerald, politician
* Evelyn Frechette, lover and accomplice of John Dillinger
* Gordon Gano, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the Violent Femmes
* Charles Goldenberg (1911–1986), Odessa-born All-Pro NFL player
* Wallace Wilson Graham, Wisconsin lawyer and politician
* Joseph Graybill, actor
* Elmer Grey, architect and painter
* Stone Hallquist, NFL player
* Albert Hammond, politician
* Matthea Harvey, poet
* Houdini, illusionist and stunt performer
* Jeffrey Hunter, actor, The Searchers, King of Kings
* John Johnson, NBA basketball player, First Team All-American at University of Iowa
* Warren S. Johnson, founder of Johnson Controls
* Kristen Johnston, born in Washington DC, raised in Whitefish Bay; played Sally Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun
* Josette Vieau Juneau, Métis "founding mother" of Milwaukee
* Al C. Kalmbach, born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, founder of Kalmbach Publishing
* Keedy, singer
* Harold Klemp, leader of Eckankar
* Tim Knoll, freestyle BMX rider
* Leon L. Lewis, attorney, spymaster, and Jewish community leader
* Rico Love, rapper and songwriter
* Jim Lovell, former NASA astronaut and commander of the Apollo 13 mission; North/South 7th Street through the downtown area was named James Lovell Street in his honor
* James Ludington, founder of Columbus, Wisconsin and Ludington, Michigan
* John Luick, American Civil War veteran; founder of Luick Ice Cream
* Arie Luyendyk Jr., professional auto racer, The Bachelorette contestant (Brookfield)
* Arthur MacArthur Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, military governor of the Philippines
* Rick Majerus, basketball coach; son of Raymond Majerus
* Golda Meir, a founder of State of Israel; served as Minister of Labor, Foreign Minister, and Prime Minister; graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
* Billy Mitchell, general, regarded as "father" of United States Air Force
* Ronald Myers, noted Baptist minister
* Joseph Arthur Padway, socialist politician
* Ray Phillips, NFL player
* Emma May Alexander Reinertsen, writer, social reformer
* Antonio R. Riley, Midwest Regional Administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
* Martin P. Robinson, creator and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company; puppeteer for Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus and Slimey (Brookfield)
* Gena Rowlands, Oscar-nominated actress, four-time Emmy Award winner
* Mark Rylance, theater actor and director; director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, two-time Tony Award winner
* David J. Saposs, economist
* Landy Scott, champion race car driver
* Edward Steichen, in 1900 left Milwaukee to NYC, met Alfred Stieglitz who was married to Georgia O'Keeffe; world's highest-paid photographer
* Mike Taylor, NBA player
* Fred W. Vetter Jr., U.S. Air Force general
* George H. Walther, Wisconsin State Representative
* Walter Wangerin Jr., author
* Garrett Weber-Gale, U.S. Olympic swimmer
* Stanley G. Weinbaum, science fiction writer
* Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and media mogul
* Roger H. Zion, U.S. Representative from Indiana

## Born in Milwaukee, raised elsewhere

The following people were born in Milwaukee, but spent most (if not all) of their growing-up years away from the city.
* Walter Annenberg, billionaire publisher, philanthropist, and creator of Annenberg Foundation
* Austin Aries, professional wrestler, former world champion
* J. Ogden Armour, owner and president of Armour and Company
* Paul M. Blayney, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
* Richard Nelson Bolles, author
* Jonah Bride, baseball player
* Rachel Brosnahan, actress
* Coo Coo Cal, singer, rapper
* Raja Chari, astronaut candidate
* Leroy Chiao, astronaut, commander and science officer of 10th expedition to International Space Station (ISS)
* George Croil, Royal Canadian Air Force Air Marshal; first Chief of the Air Staff
* Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer raised in Ohio; returned to Milwaukee where he also committed acts of necrophilia and cannibalism
* Dan Davies, actor and screenwriter
* Ruth Bachhuber Doyle, member of Wisconsin Assembly, raised in Wausau; mother of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle
* Edward T. Foote II, former president of the University of Miami
* Alex Galchenyuk, hockey player for the AHL's Colorado Eagles
* Jeff Gillan, journalist
* Doug Gottlieb, ESPN analyst, host of The Doug Gottlieb Show
* Heather Graham, film actress; best known for role as Roller Girl in Boogie Nights
* Mark Grudzielanek, MLB player
* Herbert James Hagerman, governor of New Mexico Territory
* Andrea Hall, twin sister of soap actress Deidre Hall; best known for her role as Samantha Evans on Days of Our Lives
* Deidre Hall, actress on soap opera Days of Our Lives and twin sister of actress Andrea Hall
* Dennis Hall, world champion wrestler, Olympic medalist; Pan American Games gold medalist
* Susan Lynn Hefle, food allergen scientist
* Ben Heller, MLB pitcher
* Ed Hochuli, NFL referee
* Michael Huebsch, politician
* Ernie Johnson Jr., Emmy Award-winning sportscaster
* Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for San Francisco 49ers
* Eric Kelly, NFL player
* George F. Kennan, architect of U.S. Cold War policy of containment of Soviet Union
* Jalmar M. Kerttula, longest-serving member of the Alaska Legislature (1961–1963 and 1965–1995)
* Pee Wee King, songwriter, recording artist, and television entertainer; inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
* Jacob Latimore, R&B singer
* James J. Lindsay, U.S. Army General; first commander of United States Special Operations Command
* Bobby Marshall, NFL player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
* Ava Max, singer-songwriter
* Verne Meisner, polka musician
* Chris Mihm, NBA player
* Steve Miller, musician, Steve Miller Band
* Raymond J. Moyer, politician
* Amir Omar, Texas politician
* Leslie Osborne, WPS player
* Peter Palmer, Broadway and film actor, most notably as Li'l Abner
* Otto A. Paulsen, Minnesota state representative and farmer
* Andre Phillips, Olympic gold medalist
* Armintie Price, WNBA player
* Joe Randa, MLB player
* Robert D. Richardson, biographer and historian
* Jay Schroeder, NFL player
* Mary Shane, pioneer sportscaster
* Cordwainer Smith (Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger), science fiction writer, East Asian scholar and expert in psychological warfare
* Bart Stupak, U.S. Representative from Michigan
* Austin Surhoff, swimmer
* Eric Szmanda, actor, played Greg Sanders on CSI
* Peter G. Torkildsen, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
* Butch Woolfolk, NFL player

## Born and raised elsewhere

The following people were not born or raised in Milwaukee, but have a significant connection(s) to the city.
* Hank Aaron, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer; all-time leader in home runs; played majority of MLB career in Milwaukee
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Famer and first draft choice of Milwaukee Bucks
* George Abert, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; father of George A. Abert
* Andrew J. Aikens, newspaper editor
* Anson Allen, politician and businessman
* Ray Allen, Milwaukee Bucks player from 1996 to 2003
* Edward P. Allis, co-founder of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
* John Anderson, NFL player
* Mathilde Franziska Anneke, feminist
* Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks player
* Jimmy Archer, MLB player
* Philip Danforth Armour, founder of Armour and Company
* Jap Barbeau, MLB player
* Lloyd Barbee, Wisconsin legislator
* William A. Barstow, Governor of Wisconsin; Union Army general
* John M Barth, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Controls
* John Knowlton Bartlett, Vice President of American Medical Association
* Charles S. Benton, U.S. Representative from New York
* Insoo Kim Berg, psychotherapist
* Victor L. Berger, first Socialist elected to U.S. House of Representatives
* William Joshua Blackmon, street preacher and artist
* Fred Blair, labor activist and politician
* Valentin Blatz, founder of Valentin Blatz Brewing Company
* Aaron T. Bliss, U.S. Representative from Michigan
* Robert Bloch, science fiction, fantasy and horror writer, author of Psycho
* Ernest Borgnine, Academy Award-winning actor
* Matthias J. Bovee, U.S. Representative from New York
* Emil Breitkreutz, Olympic medalist; head coach of USC Trojans men's basketball team
* Arthur Louis Breslich, president of German Wallace College and Baldwin-Wallace College
* Bunny Brief, MLB player
* Erhard Brielmaier, architect, designed many Milwaukee churches, buildings, and schools including The Basilica of St. Josaphat recipient
* Cecil B. Brown Jr., civil rights activist and legislator
* John A. Bryan, U.S. diplomat
* Larry Bucshon, U.S. Representative from Illinois
* Chris Bury, television journalist, Nightline correspondent
* Charles C. Byrne, U.S. Army general
* James Cameron, civil rights activist
* Raymond Joseph Cannon, U.S. Representative, attorney for the accused players during Black Sox Scandal
* Al Capone, Chicago gangster; had a "home" in Brookfield during Prohibition
* Carrie Carlton (1834–1868), poet, writer, journalist; published a book of poetry in Milwaukee during the early Civil War era
* Bill Carollo, NFL referee
* Sam Cassell, NBA player for Milwaukee Bucks
* Benjamin F. Church, 1835 pioneer, builder and contractor; built Benjamin Church House, now a museum
* Pep Clark, MLB player
* Dighton Corson, Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
* Georgia Cozzini, politician
* Harriet L. Cramer, publisher of The Evening Wisconsin, a daily newspaper in Milwaukee
* John D. Cummins, U.S. Representative from Ohio
* Lysander Cutler, Union Army general
* Steven E. Day, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
* Willem Dafoe, actor, from Appleton, WI., lived in Milwaukee while with Theatre X in Third Ward; before moving to NYC, where he spent 10 years before becoming well known.
* Peter V. Deuster, diplomat
* Gene DeWeese, author
* Dustin Diamond, actor, "Screech" from Saved by the Bell TV sitcom; resided in Port Washington
* Joseph Doe, U.S. Assistant Secretary of War
* Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
* Charlie Dougherty, MLB player
* Tom Dougherty, MLB player
* David Draiman, rock musician, singer in heavy metal band Disturbed
* F. Ryan Duffy, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
* Clifford Durr, member of Federal Communications Commission
* Hi Ebright, MLB player
* Lois Ehlert, illustrator; Caldecott Medal recipient
* Michael Elconin, member of Wisconsin State Assembly
* Gary Ellerson, NFL player for Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions
* Alter Esselin, Yiddish poet, carpenter, 1889–1974
* Charles E. Estabrook, Wisconsin Attorney General
* Ole Evinrude, founder of Evirude Outboard Motors, inventor of first outboard motor with practical commercial application
* Edward T. Fairchild, jurist
* Chris Farley, born in Madison, Wisconsin, graduated from Marquette University; comedian and actor; cast member on Saturday Night Live
* Asahel Finch Jr., lawyer and politician
* Albert Fowler, mayor of Rockford, Illinois
* Charles F. Freeman, businessman and politician
* Harold A. Fritz, Medal of Honor recipient
* Ezekiel Gillespie, activist for equal rights for African Americans
* Luther F. Gilson, businessman and politician
* Guy D. Goff, U.S. Senator from West Virginia
* Paul Grottkau, radical newspaper publisher and labor organizer
* William G. Haan, U.S. Army Major General
* Jackson Hadley, politician and businessman
* Ardie Clark Halyard (1896–1989), co-owner of the first black-owned bank in Milwaukee
* J.J. Hagerman, industrialist
* Doc Hamann, baseball player
* Charles Smith Hamilton, Union Army Major General
* Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine, owner of Heine-Velox
* James L. Herdt, 9th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
* Osia Joslyn Hiles, philanthropist and poet, heavily involved in many Milwaukee philanthropies such as the Wisconsin Humane Society
* Harrison Carroll Hobart, Union Army general
* Adrian Hoecken, Dutch missionary to the first nations
* Timothy E. Hoeksema, Chairman of Midwest Air Group
* Roy Hoffmann, U.S. Navy admiral
* James Holliday, lawyer
* Gertrude Hull, educator
* Bert Husting, MLB player
* John L. Jerstad, Medal of Honor recipient
* Electa Amanda Wright Johnson, philanthropist, writer
* Solomon Juneau, fur trader, land speculator, and co-founder of City of Milwaukee
* Francis Enmer Kearns, bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church
* Alice Beck Kehoe, anthropologist
* Byron Kilbourn, Wisconsin railroad executive, politician, and co-founder of Milwaukee
* Jack Kilby, Nobel laureate and co-inventor of the integrated circuit (IC)
* Charles King, U.S. Army general
* Rufus King, Union Army general
* Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative from Illinois
* Al Klawitter, MLB player
* Nap Kloza, professional baseball player and manager
* Elmer Klumpp, MLB player
* Conrad Krez, Union Army general
* Ivanka Mandunić Kuzmanović, Croatian poet and historian
* Dan Lally, MLB player
* John H. Lang, war hero
* Increase A. Lapham, scientist; "father of the U.S. Weather Service"
* Alfred Lawson, credited as inventor of the airliner
* Jerris G. Leonard, administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
* Judith Light, actress, star of Who's the Boss; acted in Milwaukee theater at "the Rep"
* Reginald Lisowski, professional wrestler known as "The Crusher"
* Casey Loomis, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient
* Scott Lorenz, MLS player
* Frank Luce, MLB player
* Arie Luyendyk, two-time Indianapolis 500 winner (Brookfield)
* Arthur MacArthur Sr, judge; father of Arthur MacArthur Jr and grandfather of General Douglas MacArthur
* Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army General; U.S. Army Chief of Staff; Medal of Honor recipient
* Raymond Majerus, labor leader; father of Rick Majerus
* Dan Marion, MLB player
* Henry H. Markham, U.S. Representative from California
* Hattie McDaniel, Academy Award-winning actress; the first African American to win an Academy Award
* Francis E. McGovern, 22nd Governor of Wisconsin
* Al McGuire, college basketball coach and television commentator, head coach of Marquette national championship team
* Eschines P. Matthews, Wisconsin Assemblyman and businessman
* Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks player
* Frederick Miller, brewing magnate and founder of Miller Brewing Company; grandfather of Fred Miller
* Elias Molee, journalist; linguist
* Paul Molitor, baseball Hall of Famer; longtime player for Milwaukee Brewers
* Mary Mortimer (1816–1877), British-born American educator
* Frank Murray, head coach of Marquette Golden Avalanche and Virginia Cavaliers football teams, member of College Football Hall of Fame
* George New, artist
* George Nicol, MLB player
* Richard J. Nolan, Medal of Honor recipient
* Bill Norman, MLB player and manager
* Karl F. Nystrom, rail engineer; introduced a number of important innovations, including welded lightweight freight and passenger railcars
* John O'Malley, Wisconsin State Representative
* Frederick Pabst, brewing magnate of Pabst Brewing Company
* Halbert E. Paine, Union Army general; U.S. Representative
* Henry C. Payne, U.S. Postmaster General
* George Wilbur Peck, Governor of Wisconsin
* Hal Peck, MLB player
* Carlotta Perry, poet
* Joseph Perry, auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
* Jane and Lloyd Pettit, philanthropists of Bradley family fortune, who gifted Bradley Center and Pettit National Ice Center
* Marjorie Peters, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player, born in Greenfield, WI and a longtime resident of Milwaukee
* Emanuel L. Philipp, 23rd Governor of Wisconsin and resident of Milwaukee
* Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee
* Michael Redd, Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard, holds Bucks' franchise record for points in a single game with 57
* Adolph Walter Rich, manufacturer and merchant
* Chester J. Roberts, head coach of Miami Redskins football and men's basketball teams
* Paul Robeson, pro football player, actor, singer and social activist
* Henry C. Runkel, lawyer and politician
* Carl Sandburg, author, reporter, poet; worked as organizer for Wisconsin Social Democratic Party at headquarters in Milwaukee; met wife Lilian Steichen (Menomonee Falls) in 1907
* Joseph Schlitz, brewing magnate of now defunct Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
* Carl Schurz, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
* John Sharpstein, Justice of the California Supreme Court
* Christopher Sholes, printer, politician, and newspaper editor; best known for inventing the modern day typewriter with its QWERTY key layout, while living in Milwaukee
* Abram D. Smith, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
* Albert Smith, U.S. Representative from New York
* George A. Starkweather, U.S. Representative from New York
* John Converse Starkweather, Union Army general
* Thomas E. Stidham, NFL assistant coach
* Ellicott R. Stillman, Wisconsin State Representative
* William Story, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
* Samuel Stritch, Roman Catholic cardinal
* Kenneth E. Stumpf, Medal of Honor recipient
* Ted Sullivan, MLB player and manager
* Monroe Swan, Wisconsin politician
* Jeffrey Tambor, actor, performed at Milwaukee Repertory Theater ("The Rep")
* Paul Francis Tanner, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
* Adonis Terry, MLB player and umpire
* Thomas Toohey, Medal of Honor recipient
* Don A. J. Upham, 4th Mayor of Milwaukee
* Franklin Van Valkenburgh, Medal of Honor recipient
* Henry Vianden, artist
* Dwyane Wade, guard for NBA's Miami Heat who played collegiately at Marquette University
* George H. Walker, trader, politician, and co-founder of City of Milwaukee
* Howard Weiss, NFL player
* Tony Welzer, MLB player
* Don S. Wenger, U.S. Air Force Major General
* Mae West, actress, screenwriter, playwright, named 15th Greatest Female Film Star of All-Time by the American Film Institute
* Philo White, U.S. diplomat
* James Wieghart, journalist
* Frederick L. Wieseman, U.S. Marine Lieutenant general
* Frederick C. Winkler, Union Army general
* George A. Woodward, U.S. Army general
* Christian Yelich, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers
* Cassin Young, Medal of Honor recipient
* Sheila Young, world champion speed skater and cyclist; Olympic gold medalist; member of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, International Women's Sports Hall of Fame, and National Speedskating Hall of Fame
* Robin Yount, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer; player and bench coach for Milwaukee Brewers
* Elmo Zumwalt, Chief of Naval Operations