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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.
Les Aspin
Tony Evers
Diante Garrett
Tom Snyder
Spencer Tracy
Liberace
Jim Abrahams , director and screenwriter
David Adler , architect who designed over 200 estates during the "Great American Fashion era"
Amy Aiken , winemaker
Marc Alaimo , actor who played many
Star Trek characters
Carl Allen , musician
[2]
Vivian Anderson ,
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (
Milwaukee Chicks )
Joseph Anthony , playwright, actor, and director
Antler , poet
Lynne Arriale , musician; professor
Les Aspin , U.S. Secretary of Defense
Steve Avery ,
NFL player for the
Houston Oilers ,
Green Bay Packers , and the
Pittsburgh Steelers
[3]
Mitchell Ayres , bandleader for
Perry Como and
The Hollywood Palace
David Backes , author; professor
Gerhard A. Bading , U.S. diplomat
Frank Ellis Bamford , U.S. military office
Jimmy Banks , soccer player
Ben Bard , actor
Shorty Barr , NFL player and head coach
Dede Barry ,
Olympic medalist
[4]
Tommy Bartlett , entertainment mogul and showman; created
Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show in
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Louis Bashell ,
Slovenian-style polka musician
William Bast , screenwriter
James Batemon III (born 1997), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
John C. Becher , actor
Robert J. Beck , professor
Travis Beckum , NFL player for
New York Giants
Jeffery Dahmer , serial killer
Chuck Belin , NFL player
Harry Bell ,
Medal of Honor recipient
Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek , police officer convicted of murdering husband's ex-wife
Eric Benet , R&B singer; was married to
Halle Berry
David Benke , President of
Atlantic District of
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Mark W. Bennett , U.S. District Court Judge in
Iowa
Michael Bennett , NFL player
[5]
James Benning , filmmaker
Lamont Bentley , actor; best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on television series
Moesha
Scott Bergold , NFL player
George Berry , NFL player
Abner Biberman , actor and director
Dick Bilda , NFL player
Roman R. Blenski ,
Wisconsin State Senator
Joseph Colt Bloodgood , physician
[6]
Wheeler Peckham Bloodgood , lawyer
[7]
Adam Bob , NFL player
Otto Bock , Justice of
Colorado Supreme Court
Bill Boedeker , NFL player for the
Chicago Rockets ,
Cleveland Browns ,
Green Bay Packers , and the
Philadelphia Eagles
[8]
Frank Bohlmann , NFL player
Peter Bonerz , actor
Mark Borchardt , independent filmmaker; best known as subject of
American Movie
Larry Borenstein , art and music promoter
Bob Botz ,
MLB player
[9]
Timmy Bowers , professional basketball player, 2006
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
David Braden , NFL player
Gil Brandt , executive of
Dallas Cowboys
John W. Breen , NFL general manager
Cindy Bremser ,
Olympic athlete;
Pan American Games medalist
[10]
Terry Brennan , head coach of
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Jeff Bridich , MLB general manager
Pamela Britton , actress
Mandy Brooks , MLB player
[11]
Fred Brown ,
NBA player, First Team All American at the University of Iowa
[12]
Judi Brown , Olympic medalist; Pan American Games gold medalist
[13]
William George Bruce , author, historian, publisher, civic leader for
Milwaukee Auditorium and
Port of Milwaukee
J.T. Bruett , MLB player
George Brumder , newspaper publisher
Fabian Bruskewitz , Roman Catholic bishop
Felice Bryant , songwriter; member of
Songwriters Hall of Fame ,
[14] and
Country Music Hall of Fame
Art Bues , MLB player
[15]
Rodney Buford , NBA player
[16]
Brian Burke , Wisconsin politician
Charles C. Butler , Chief Justice of
Colorado Supreme Court
Jackie Cain , musician
Daryl Carter , NFL player
John M. Cavey , Wisconsin legislator and lawyer
[17]
Paul Cebar , musician
James Chance (James Siegfried,
a/k/a James White), saxophonist, songwriter and singer, key figure in
No Wave movement
John Moses Cheney , U.S. District Court Judge in
Florida
Ted Cieslak , MLB player
[18]
Alvin J. Clasen , Wisconsin State Assembly man
John Louis Coffey , Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
James Kelsey Cogswell ,
U.S. Navy admiral
Wilbur J. Cohen , U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
[19]
Irv Comp , NFL player
[20]
Michael Copps , Commissioner of
Federal Communications Commission
[21]
Ray "Crash" Corrigan , actor; first celebrity featured on box of
Wheaties
[22]
Anthony Crivello ,
Tony Award -winning actor
Lave Cross , MLB player for 21 years
[23]
John Cudahy , U.S. diplomat
[24]
Michael Cudahy , entrepreneur, grand-nephew of
Michael Cudahy (industrialist)
Richard Dickson Cudahy , Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
Robert M. Curley , legislator and judge
Pat Curran , NFL player
[25]
James B. Currie ,
U.S. Air Force Major General
John Thomas Curtis , botanist and ecologist;
Bray Curtis dissimilarity is partially named for him
Joseph Czerwinski , Wisconsin State Assembly member
Jeffrey Dahmer , serial killer
DC the Don (Daijon Davis) , rapper
Randy Dean , NFL player
[26] and
Olympic athlete
[27]
Robert Dean ,
Olympic athlete
[28]
Ashton Dearholt , actor
Robert G. Dela Hunt , Wisconsin State Assembly member
Steve de Shazer ,
psychotherapist who developed use of
solution-focused brief therapy
Tom Dempsey , NFL player
[29]
Edward J. Dengel , Wisconsin State Representative
[30]
Abraham DeSomer ,
Medal of Honor recipient
[31]
John R. Devitt , Wisconsin State Representative
[32]
Michael Dhuey , electrical and computer engineer; co-inventor of the
Macintosh II and the
iPod
[33]
Lavern Dilweg , NFL player and U.S. Representative
[34]
John Doehring , NFL player
[35]
Bernardine Dohrn , leader of the
Weather Underground Organization
[36]
John P. Donnelly , Wisconsin State Representative
Michael Dorf , entrepreneur, founder of
Knitting Factory
Stephanie Dosen , musician
[37]
Jeff Doucette , actor
Donn F. Draeger , martial artist
Randee Drew , professional football player
Wally Dreyer , NFL player; coach of
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers football team
[38]
Garrett Droppers , U.S. diplomat, President of
University of South Dakota
Ron Drzewiecki , NFL player
[39]
Red Dunn , NFL player
[40]
Zoe Dunning , U.S. Naval Commander and LGBT activist
Will Durst , comedian
Lawrence Eagleburger , U.S. Secretary of State
Greg Eagles , actor
[41]
Robert Easton , actor, acting teacher
Al Eckert , MLB player
Bob Eckl , NFL player
Patrick Eddie , NBA player
Kathryn Edwards , model, reality television star on
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Herbert W. Ehrgott , U.S. Air Force general
Brent Emery ,
Olympic medalist
[42]
Trevor Enders , MLB player
[43]
Howie Epstein , rock musician, producer, and bassist for
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Terence T. Evans , jurist
Tony Evers , 46th
Governor of Wisconsin
Ralph Evinrude , son of
Ole Evinrude , inventor of world's first outboard motor, CEO Outdoor Marine Corp
Thomas E. Fairchild , Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
Raleigh W. Falbe , Wisconsin state legislator
Anton Falch , professional baseball player
[44]
Frank Farkas ,
Florida state representative
Hudson Fasching , NHL player
Michael Feldman , radio personality for
Public Radio International
Michael Felger , sports radio talk show host
Gene Felker , NFL player
[45]
Happy Felsch , MLB player
Max Fernekes , artist
[46]
Thomasita Fessler , painter
Edgar Fiedler (1929–2003), economist
Julius Fiege , Wisconsin State Representative
James E. Finnegan , Attorney General of
Wisconsin
Jack Finney , science-fiction and thriller writer; his novel
The Body Snatchers was basis for movie
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Brian Firkus , Drag Queen
Chris Foerster , NFL assistant coach
Reginald Foster ,
Latinist
Eduard Franz , actor
Jacob Elias Friend , Wisconsin state legislator, businessman, lawyer
[47]
Bruce Froemming , MLB umpire
[48]
Todd Frohwirth , MLB player
[49]
Fabian Gaffke , MLB player
[50]
Max Galasinski , stonecutter, sculptor
Chris Gardner , self-made millionaire whose bout with homelessness is portrayed in film
The Pursuit of Happyness
Diante Garrett (born 1988), basketball player for
Ironi Ness Ziona of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Augusts F. Gearhard , Deputy Chief of Chaplain of U.S. Air Force
Warren Giese , head coach of
South Carolina Gamecocks football team,
South Carolina State Senator
Herschel Burke Gilbert , film and television composer
[51]
Hank Gillo , NFL player and head coach
[52]
Martin Glendon , MLB player
[53]
Carlos Glidden , co-inventor of first practical typewriter, with Christopher Sholes and Samuel W. Soule
Danny Gokey ,
American Idol contestant
Lamar Gordon , NFL player
[54]
Angelo F. Greco , member of Wisconsin State Assembly
Joseph A. Greco , member of Wisconsin State Assembly
Abraham L. Grootemaat , member of Wisconsin State Assembly
James Groppi ,
Roman Catholic priest and
civil rights activist
Eric Gugler , architect
Jay Guidinger , NBA player
[55]
John Gurda , writer and historian
Carl Haessler , political activist
[56]
Luise Haessler , linguist
Eric E. Hagedorn , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Jeffrey Robert Haines , Roman Catholic bishop
Jaida Essence Hall , drag queen superstar and winner of the 12th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Bo Hanley , NFL player and head coach
[57]
Derrick Harden , NFL player
[58]
Pat Harder , NFL player, member of
College Football Hall of Fame
Jason Hardtke , MLB player
[59]
Kevin Harlan , sportscaster
Dan Harmon , creator of the NBC television series
Community ,
[60] and co-creator of television series "Rick and Morty"
Mildred Harnack ,
German resistance fighter during
World War II , executed under orders from
Adolf Hitler
[61]
George Harper , MLB player
[62]
Devin Harris , professional
basketball player
Jerry Harrison , keyboardist for
new wave music group
Talking Heads
Kenny Harrison , world champion track and field athlete;
Olympic gold medalist;
Goodwill Games medalist
[63]
Mike Hart , MLB player
William Hartman ,
Distinguished Service Cross recipient
[64]
James Michael Harvey , Roman Catholic bishop
William Frederick Hase ,
U.S. Army Major General
Jerome J. Hastrich , bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup
Joe Hauser , MLB player
[65]
Ned R. Healy , Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–44, member of Congress, 1945–47
Bob Heinz , NFL player
[66]
George Hekkers , NFL player
[67]
Frederick Hemke , professor of saxophone at
Northwestern University
Marguerite Henry , award-winning children's author, known for books about animals
Woody Herman , jazz singer, instrumentalist, and bandleader
Keith K. Hilbig ,
General authority of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Elizabeth Hirschboeck , humanitarian
Deb Hoffmann ,
Winnie-the-Pooh memorabilia collector
Jack Hueller , NFL player
[68]
Doris Hursley , co-creator of
General Hospital and daughter of
Victor L. Berger
Andy Hurley ,
Fall Out Boy
Mike Huwiler ,
Olympic athlete;
MLS player
[69]
Caroline Ingalls (1839–1924), born in Brookfield, mother of famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder
Einar H. Ingman Jr. ,
Medal of Honor recipient
[70]
Robert Jacobson , Lutheran bishop, then Roman Catholic priest
Jeff Jagodzinski , NFL assistant coach, head coach of
Boston College
Eddie Jankowski , NFL player
Dan Jansen , world champion speed skater;
Olympic gold medalist; member of
United States Olympic Hall of Fame ;
NHL assistant coach
[71]
Al Jarreau , award-winning jazz singer
Katherine Jashinski , United States Army soldier who refused orders to deploy to Afghanistan in 2006
Salome Jens , actress, best known for portraying Female Shapeshifter on
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Jim Jodat , NFL player
[72]
Harry G. John , philanthropist
Mark Jones , NBA player
[73]
Barbara Jordan , professional tennis player
Elizabeth Jordan , writer, journalist
Joe Just , MLB player
[74]
Jane Kaczmarek , actress; best known as
Lois in
Malcolm in the Middle
Brian "Kato" Kaelin , actor and house guest of
O. J. Simpson during murders of
Nicole Brown Simpson and
Ronald Goldman
Bob Kames , musician; popularized
The Chicken Dance
[75]
Karl Kassulke , NFL player
[76]
Phil Katz , inventor of
Zip archive file format
Marie Kazmierczak ,
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Francis B. Keene , U.S. diplomat
Ken Keltner , MLB player
[77]
Skip Kendall (born 1964), professional golfer
Jacob J. Killa , Wisconsin State Representative
Don Kindt , NFL player
[78]
Don Kindt Jr. , NFL player
Louis Joseph Kirn ,
U.S. Navy admiral
Jerry Kleczka , U.S. Representative
Red Kleinow , MLB player
[79]
Scott Klement , computer scientist
[80]
Al Klug , professional football player
[81]
Tony Knap , head coach of
Utah State ,
Boise State and
UNLV football teams
Richard A. Knobloch , U.S. Air Force general
Donald Knuth ,
computer scientist and author of
The Art of Computer Programming
Oscar Koch , U.S. Army general, member of
Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
Herman Koehler , head coach of
Army football team;
Master of the Sword of the
United States Military Academy
John J. Koepsell , Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
Herb Kohl ,
U.S. Senator
Don Kojis , NBA player
Walter Charles Kraatz , zoologist
Alvin Kraenzlein ,
Olympic gold medalist, member of
National Track & Field Hall of Fame and
United States Olympic Hall of Fame
[82]
Jack Kramer , professional football player
Ken Kranz , NFL player
[83]
Ken Kratz (born
c. 1960 ), lawyer, former district attorney of
Calumet County, Wisconsin ; law license was suspended for four months after sexting scandal
[84]
Clarence Kretlow , Wisconsin State Representative
Gus Krock , MLB player
[85]
Leo Krzycki (1881–1966), labor union leader
Tony Kubek , MLB player
[86]
Ray Kuffel , professional football player
[87]
Walter Kunicki , Wisconsin State Assembly
Ralph Kurek , NFL player
[88]
Craig Kusick , MLB player
[89]
August W. Laabs , Wisconsin State Assembly
Chet Laabs , MLB player
[90]
Carl Landry , NBA player
[91]
Marcus Landry , NBA player
Irv Langhoff , NFL player
[92]
Jacob Latimore , singer and dancer
Donald Laub , noted plastic surgeon
Tom Laughlin , actor
Tom Lee , professional baseball player
David Lenz , artist
John Leonora , professor of physiology and pharmacology at
Loma Linda University
Louise Lester , actress
Dave Levenick , NFL player
[93]
DeAndre Levy , NFL player
Liberace , pianist and entertainer (West Allis)
Al Lindow , NFL player
James G. Lippert , Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
[94]
Jacob J. Litza Jr. , Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
[95]
Dick Loepfe , NFL player
[96]
Fred Luderus , MLB player
[97]
Arno H. Luehman , U.S. Air Force Major General
Otto Luening (1900–1996), composer, early pioneer of electronic music
Jerry Lunz , NFL player
[98]
Alfred Lunt ,
Tony Award and
Emmy Award -winning
Broadway actor; appeared in over 24 plays with his wife
Lynn Fontanne
Rube Lutzke , MLB player
[99]
Mel Maceau , professional football player
[100]
Sandy MacKay ,
Michigan state representative
Steve Mackay , drummer of Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes, Radio Romeo
Beezie Madden , Olympic gold medalist
[101]
Mark Maddox , NFL player
[102]
Ira Madison III , television writer and podcaster
Greg Mahlberg , MLB player
Lester Maitland , pioneer U.S. Army aviator. In 1927 with Albert Hegenberger completed first flight from California to Hawaii
David John Malloy , Roman Catholic bishop
Dave Manders , NFL player
[103]
Tom Mangan , Minnesota state legislator and educator
Bob Mann , pro golfer
Carl von Marr , painter
[104]
Trixie Mattel , competed on season 7 of
RuPaul's Drag Race , winner of season 3 of
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars , co-hosts a show on YouTube and has her own television series (The Trixie and Katya Show) on Viceland
Tracy Mattes , track and field athlete and humanitarian
John Matuszak , actor and NFL player
[105]
Bob Mavis , professional baseball player
[106]
George McBride , MLB manager
[107]
Tim McCann , NFL player
Arthur L. McCullough , U.S. Air Force general
Ed McCully , Christian missionary killed during
Operation Auca
John McGivern , actor and writer
[108]
Darel McKinney ,
Navy Cross and
Distinguished Service Cross recipient
[109]
Chuck Mercein , NFL player for the
New York Giants ,
Green Bay Packers , and the
New York Jets
[110]
John L. Merkt , Wisconsin State Assembly
Walter L. Merten , Wisconsin State Senate
[111]
Louis L. Merz , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
[112]
Albert Gregory Meyer , Archbishop of
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
Phil Micech , NFL player
[113]
Candice Michelle , wrestler, model and actress, best known for television ads for
Go Daddy
Abner J. Mikva , Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
[114]
Dick Miller , NBA player
[115]
Thomas L. Miller , TV producer, co-founder of
Miller-Boyett Productions
Milverine (John Hamann), local celebrity known for looking like Wolverine while walking shirtless
[116]
Newton N. Minow , chairman of
Federal Communications Commission
[117]
Robert J. Modrzejewski , Medal of Honor recipient
[118]
David Mogilka , lawyer and politician
Jake Moreland , NFL player; assistant coach with
Western Michigan Broncos football team
[119]
Andrew "The Butcher" Mrotek , drummer for rock band
The Academy Is...
Aloisius Joseph Muench , Roman Catholic cardinal
Joseph C. Murphy ,
Michigan state representative
Robert Daniel Murphy , U.S. diplomat
[120]
Rose Namajunas , mixed martial artist
Alfredo Narciso , actor
Clem Neacy , NFL player
[121]
Kurt Neumann , singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the BoDeans
Kurt Nimphius , NBA player
[122]
Charles Niss , Wisconsin state legislator and businessman
[123]
Haskell Noyes , conservationist
Pat O'Brien , actor with over 100 screen credits
Elli Ochowicz , Olympic athlete
[124]
Robert Emmett O'Connor , actor
Tad J. Oelstrom , U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
Nancy Olson , actress
Chuck Ortmann , NFL player
[125]
Oscar Osthoff ,
Olympic gold medalist; head coach of
Washington State football team
[126]
Nik Pace , first runner-up of
America's Next Top Model , cycle 5
Raymond A. Palmer , editor and author
Frank Parker ,
International Tennis Hall of Fame member; won both the French and U.S. Championships
Les Paul , jazz guitarist, inventor, pioneer in development of solid-body electric guitar (Waukesha)
Don Pavletich , MLB player
[127]
Cheryl Pawelski , record producer (
Omnivore Recordings )
Jim Peck , host of game shows
The Big Showdown and
Three's a Crowd ; local history show I Remember Milwaukee
Pat Peppler , NFL head coach
Anthony Pettis , mixed martial artist signed with
UFC
Vel Phillips , politician, jurist and activist
Amy Pietz , actress, known for role as Annie Spadaro in sitcom
Caroline in the City
Robert B. Pinter , biomedical engineer
Paul Poberezny , founder of
Experimental Aircraft Association and member of
National Aviation Hall of Fame
Milton Rice Polland ,
Marshall Islands diplomat
Glen Pommerening , Wisconsin legislator
Terry Porter , NBA player and head coach of
Milwaukee Bucks
Karl Priebe , artist
Gene Puerling , singer
Charlotte Rae (Lubotsky) , TV/stage actress and singer; acted in
Diff'rent Strokes and
The Facts of Life
Ellen Raskin , author, illustrator, and fashion designer; recipient of
Newbery Medal
[128]
Scottie Ray , actor
Joel Rechlicz , NHL player
Marshall Reckard , mechanic and politician
[129]
Louise Goff Reece , U.S. Representative from
Tennessee
[130]
William Rehnquist , former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (
Shorewood )
John E. Reilly Jr. , Wisconsin legislator and judge
[131]
Paul Samuel Reinsch , U.S. diplomat
Henry S. Reuss , U.S. Representative
John Ridley , author, television and movie producer
Brad Rigby , MLB player
[132]
Stuart Rindy , NFL player
[133]
Jim Risch , U.S. Senator from
Idaho
[134]
Nick Roach , NFL player
[135]
Fritz Roeseler , NFL player
[136]
Brad Rowe , actor
Loret Miller Ruppe , U.S. diplomat
Margaret A. Rykowski , U.S. Navy admiral
Herbert J. Ryser , mathematician,
Bruck-Chowla-Ryser theorem and
Ryser formula are named for him
Ben L. Salomon , Medal of Honor recipient
[137]
John Scardina , NFL player
[138]
Christopher Scarver , convicted murderer who killed
Jeffrey Dahmer
John C. Schafer , U.S. Representative
Arlie Schardt ,
Olympic gold medalist
[139]
Bob Scherbarth , MLB player
[140]
Richard Schickel , author, film critic, and filmmaker
[141]
Augustine Francis Schinner , first
Roman Catholic Bishop of the
Diocese of Superior
Charles Asa Schleck , Roman Catholic bishop
Herman Alfred Schmid ,
U.S. Air Force general
Charles C. Schmidt , Wisconsin state legislator
John G. Schmitz , U.S. Representative from
California
Frank Schneiberg , MLB player
[142]
Roy Schoemann , NFL player
Otto Schomberg , professional baseball player
Paul Schramka , MLB player
Charles M. Schrimpf , Wisconsin State Representative
Michael Schultz , filmmaker and television director
[143]
Mark J. Seitz , Roman Catholic bishop
Bud Selig , MLB commissioner, owner of
Milwaukee Brewers
Paul Shenar , actor
Paul Sicula , Wisconsin State Representative
Cornelius Sidler , Wisconsin State Representative
John Otto Siegel ,
Medal of Honor recipient
Lance Sijan , first
USAFA graduate to be awarded the Medal of Honor
Carl Silvestri , NFL player
[144]
Al Simmons , Hall of Fame
Major League Baseball player
Herbert A. Simon ,
Nobel laureate and
Turing Award winner for work in
artificial intelligence , cognition, and decision-making
John Sisk Jr. , NFL player
[145]
Steve Sisolak , Governor of
Nevada
Leland Sklar , bass player
Fred R. Sloan ,
U.S. Air National Guard Major General
Dave Smith , professional football player
[146]
Dick Smith , software engineer and computer consultant
Tom Snyder , talk show host of The Tomorrow Show and
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
Samuel W. Soule , co-inventor of first practical typewriter, with Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden
Speech (Todd Thomas) , musician, lead singer of
Arrested Development
Latrell Sprewell , four-time All-Star professional
basketball player
Clement Stachowiak , Wisconsin State Representative
[147]
Drew Stafford , NHL player
[148]
Kenneth M. Stampp , professor of history at the
University of California, Berkeley
Howard Stark , NFL player
Pete Stark , U.S. Representative from
California
Jerome Steever ,
Olympic medalist
[149]
Henry J. Stehling , U.S. Air Force general
Christian Steinmetz , member of
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
[150]
Erich C. Stern , Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
Bill Stetz , NFL player
[151]
Brooks Stevens , automotive and industrial designer who developed the concept of
planned obsolescence
Lester Stevens , Olympic athlete
[152]
Anne Steytler , activist and feminist who co-founded the
Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh , one of the first six domestic violence response and prevention centers in the United States
[153]
Philip Stieg , neurosurgeon
Joseph Stika ,
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral
Herbert Stothart , film composer, member of the
Songwriters Hall of Fame
[154]
Peter Straub , fiction writer and poet; best known as a
horror -genre author
Daryl Stuermer , lead guitarist for
Phil Collins , guitar and bass for
Genesis
Johnny Strzykalski , NFL player
Timothy S. Sullivan , U.S. Coast Guard admiral
Jayapataka Swami , religious leader for
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
George Talsky , businessman and politician
Jack Taschner , MLB player
[155]
Todd Temkin , contemporary poet and cultural activist
Clinton Textor , Wisconsin State Representative
Reinhold Thiessenhusen , Wisconsin State Representative
Fred Thomas , MLB player
[156]
Arthur Thrall , artist
Matthew Tonner , musician and music producer of
The 502s
Spencer Tracy , actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967
Clement A. Trott , U.S. Army Major General
Dan Turk , NFL player
Alfred Tweedy ,
Connecticut state senator
Aaron Twerski (born 1939), lawyer and the Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law at
Brooklyn Law School , as well as a former Dean and professor of
tort law at
Hofstra University School of Law
Judy Tyler (Judith Mae Hess), actress, starred opposite
Elvis Presley in
Jailhouse Rock
Bob Uecker , MLB player, actor, and Hall of Fame sportscaster
Neal Ulevich , photographer, recipient of the
Pulitzer Prize
James Valcq , composer
Hoyt Vandenberg , General, U.S. Air Force
Nick Viall , contestant on
The Bachelor
Paul Wagner , MLB player
Steve Wagner , NFL player
Lutz Wahl , U.S. Army Major General; Adjutant General of U.S. Army
James W. Wahner , educator and Wisconsin State Representative
Herman V. Wall , photographer
John A. Wall , lawyer and Wisconsin State Representative
Norm Wallen , MLB player
Neale Donald Walsch , best-selling author of
Conversations With God
Jim Waskiewicz , NFL player
[157]
Bruce Weber , head coach of University of Illinois men's basketball team
Bill Weir , television journalist, co-anchor of ABC's
Good Morning America Weekend Edition
Norman Wengert , political scientist
Gary George Wetzel , Medal of Honor recipient
Joel Whitburn , American author and music historian
Jane Wiedlin , guitarist, vocalist, most notably for The Go-Go's
Ken Wiesner ,
Olympic medalist
[158]
John Wilde , painter
[159]
Gene Wilder , actor known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and collaborations with
Mel Brooks , married
Gilda Radner
Robert Wilke ,
Air Force Cross recipient
[160]
Mike Wilks , NBA player
[161]
Red Wilson , MLB player
[162]
Elmer Winter (1912–2009), founder of
Manpower Inc.
[163]
Edward Wollert ,
Navy Cross and
Distinguished Service Cross recipient
[164]
Whitey Wolter , NFL player
[165]
Neil Worden , NFL player
[166]
Sylvia Wronski ,
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (
Milwaukee Chicks )
Frank Albert Young ,
Medal of Honor recipient
[167]
Clement J. Zablocki , U.S. Representative
Ozias M. Zander , architect
Frank P. Zeidler , ex-mayor of Milwaukee, Socialist Party USA leader
Will Zens , filmmaker
Nicholas S. Zeppos , chancellor of
Vanderbilt University
Steve Ziem , MLB player
[168]
Chip Zien , actor
[169]
Ray Zillmer , attorney, mountaineer, and conservationist
John A. Zoller , Wisconsin legislator
Charlotte Zucker , actress, mother of David and Jerry Zucker
David Zucker , film director,
Airplane! and
Top Secret!
Jerry Zucker , film director, Airplane! and Top Secret!
Born elsewhere, raised in Milwaukee
The following people were not born in
Milwaukee , but spent a significant amount of their growing-up years in the city.
Houdini
Jim Lovell
Golda Meir
Oprah Winfrey
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[
citation needed ]
Ben Heller , MLB pitcher
Ed Hochuli , NFL referee
Michael Huebsch , politician
Ernie Johnson Jr. ,
Emmy Award -winning sportscaster
Colin Kaepernick , quarterback for
San Francisco 49ers
Eric Kelly , NFL player
George F. Kennan , architect of U.S.
cold war policy of containment of Soviet Union
Jalmar M. Kerttula , longest-serving member of the
Alaska Legislature (1961–1963 and 1965–1995)
Pee Wee King , songwriter, recording artist, and television entertainer; inducted into the
Country Music Hall of Fame
Jacob Latimore , R&B singer
James J. Lindsay ,
U.S. Army General; first commander of
United States Special Operations Command
Bobby Marshall , NFL player, member of
College Football Hall of Fame
Ava Max , singer-songwriter
Chris Mihm , NBA player
Steve Miller , musician, Steve Miller Band
Raymond J. Moyer , politician
Amir Omar , Texas politician
Leslie Osborne ,
WPS player
Peter Palmer , Broadway and film actor, most notably as
Li'l Abner
Otto A. Paulsen , Minnesota state representative and farmer
Andre Phillips ,
Olympic gold medalist
Armintie Price ,
WNBA player
Joe Randa , MLB player
Robert D. Richardson , biographer and historian
Jay Schroeder , NFL player
Mary Shane , pioneer sportscaster
Cordwainer Smith (Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger), science fiction writer,
East Asian scholar and expert in
psychological warfare
Bart Stupak , U.S. Representative from
Michigan
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
[170]
Andrew J. Aikens , newspaper editor
Anson Allen , politician and businessman
[171]
Ray Allen ,
Milwaukee Bucks player from 1996 to 2003
Edward P. Allis , co-founder of
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
John Anderson , NFL player
Mathilde Franziska Anneke , feminist
Giannis Antetokounmpo ,
Milwaukee Bucks player
Jimmy Archer , MLB player
[172]
Philip Danforth Armour , founder of
Armour and Company
Jap Barbeau , MLB player
[173]
Lloyd Barbee , Wisconsin legislator
[174]
William A. Barstow , Governor of
Wisconsin ;
Union Army general
John M Barth , chairman and chief executive officer of
Johnson Controls
John Knowlton Bartlett , Vice President of
American Medical Association
Charles S. Benton , U.S. Representative from New York
Insoo Kim Berg , psychotherapist
Victor L. Berger , first Socialist elected to U.S. House of Representatives
Fred Blair , labor activist and politician
Valentin Blatz , founder of
Valentin Blatz Brewing Company
Aaron T. Bliss , U.S. Representative from
Michigan
Robert Bloch ,
science fiction ,
fantasy and
horror writer, author of Psycho
Ernest Borgnine ,
Academy Award -winning actor
Matthias J. Bovee , U.S. Representative from New York
Emil Breitkreutz ,
Olympic medalist; head coach of
USC Trojans men's basketball team
[175]
Arthur Louis Breslich , president of
German Wallace College and
Baldwin-Wallace College
Bunny Brief ,
MLB player
[176]
Erhard Brielmaier ,
architect , designed many Milwaukee churches, buildings, and schools including The
Basilica of St. Josaphat recipient
[177]
Cecil B. Brown Jr. , civil rights activist and legislator
[178]
John A. Bryan , U.S. diplomat
Larry Bucshon , U.S. Representative from
Illinois
Chris Bury , television journalist,
Nightline correspondent
Charles C. Byrne ,
U.S. Army general
James Cameron , civil rights activist
Raymond Joseph Cannon , U.S. Representative, attorney for the accused players during
Black Sox Scandal
Al Capone , Chicago gangster; had a "home" in Brookfield during Prohibition
Bill Carollo , NFL referee
Sam Cassell , NBA player for
Milwaukee Bucks
Benjamin F. Church , 1835 pioneer, builder and contractor; built
Benjamin Church House , now a museum
Pep Clark ,
MLB player
[179]
Dighton Corson , Justice of the
South Dakota Supreme Court
Georgia Cozzini , politician
Harriet L. Cramer , publisher of The Evening Wisconsin , a daily newspaper in Milwaukee
John D. Cummins , U.S. Representative from
Ohio
[180]
Lysander Cutler , Union Army general
Steven E. Day ,
U.S. Coast Guard admiral
Willem Dafoe , actor, from Appleton, WI., lived in Milwaukee while with Theatre X in Third Ward; before moving to NYC where he spent 10 years before becoming well-known.
Peter V. Deuster , diplomat
Gene DeWeese , author
Dustin Diamond , actor, "Screech" from
Saved by the Bell TV sitcom; resides in Port Washington
Joseph Doe , U.S. Assistant Secretary of War
Timothy Dolan , Archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Charlie Dougherty , MLB player
[181]
Tom Dougherty , MLB player
David Draiman , rock musician, singer in
heavy metal
band
Disturbed
F. Ryan Duffy , Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
[182]
Clifford Durr , member of
Federal Communications Commission
Hi Ebright , MLB player
Lois Ehlert , illustrator;
Caldecott Medal recipient
Michael Elconin , member of
Wisconsin State Assembly
[183]
Gary Ellerson , NFL player for
Green Bay Packers and
Detroit Lions
Alter Esselin ,
Yiddish poet, carpenter, 1889–1974
Charles E. Estabrook ,
Wisconsin Attorney General
Ole Evinrude , founder of Evirude Outboard Motors, inventor of first outboard motor with practical commercial application
Edward T. Fairchild , jurist
[184]
Chris Farley , born in Madison, Wisconsin, graduated from Marquette University; comedian and actor; cast member on
Saturday Night Live
Asahel Finch Jr. , lawyer and politician
Albert Fowler , mayor of
Rockford, Illinois
Charles F. Freeman , businessman and politician
Harold A. Fritz ,
Medal of Honor recipient
[185]
Ezekiel Gillespie , activist for equal rights for African Americans
[186]
Luther F. Gilson , businessman and politician
Guy D. Goff , U.S. Senator from
West Virginia
[187]
Paul Grottkau , radical newspaper publisher and labor organizer
William G. Haan ,
U.S. Army Major General
Jackson Hadley , politician and businessman
[188]
Ardie Clark Halyard (1896–1989), co-owner of the first black-owned bank in Milwaukee
J.J. Hagerman , industrialist
Doc Hamann , baseball player
[189]
Charles Smith Hamilton ,
Union Army Major General
Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine , owner of
Heine-Velox
James L. Herdt , 9th
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Harrison Carroll Hobart ,
Union Army general
Adrian Hoecken , Dutch missionary to the first nations
Timothy E. Hoeksema , Chairman of
Midwest Air Group [
citation needed ]
Roy Hoffmann ,
U.S. Navy admiral
James Holliday , lawyer
[190]
Gertrude Hull, educator
Bert Husting , MLB player
[191]
John L. Jerstad ,
Medal of Honor recipient
Electa Amanda Wright Johnson , philanthropist, writer
Solomon Juneau , fur trader, land speculator, and co-founder of City of Milwaukee
Francis Enmer Kearns , bishop of
The Methodist Church and the
United Methodist Church
Alice Beck Kehoe , anthropologist
Byron Kilbourn , Wisconsin railroad executive, politician, and co-founder of Milwaukee
Jack Kilby ,
Nobel laureate and co-inventor of the
integrated circuit (IC)
Charles King ,
U.S. Army general
Rufus King ,
Union Army general
Adam Kinzinger , U.S. Representative from
Illinois
Al Klawitter , MLB player
Nap Kloza , professional baseball player and manager
Elmer Klumpp , MLB player
Conrad Krez ,
Union Army general
Ivanka Mandunić Kuzmanović , Croatian poet and historian
Dan Lally , MLB player
John H. Lang , war hero
Increase A. Lapham , scientist; "father of the
U.S. Weather Service "
Alfred Lawson , credited as inventor of the
airliner
Jerris G. Leonard , administrator of the
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Judith Light , actress, star of
Who's the Boss ; acted in Milwaukee theater at "the Rep"
Reginald Lisowski , professional wrestler known as "The Crusher"
Casey Loomis ,
Navy Cross and
Distinguished Service Cross recipient
[192]
Scott Lorenz ,
MLS player
Frank Luce , MLB player
Arie Luyendyk , two-time
Indianapolis 500 winner (Brookfield)
Arthur MacArthur Sr , judge; father of
Arthur MacArthur Jr and grandfather of General
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur ,
U.S. Army
General ;
U.S. Army Chief of Staff ;
Medal of Honor recipient
[193]
Raymond Majerus , labor leader; father of Rick Majerus
Dan Marion ,
MLB player
[194]
Henry H. Markham , U.S. Representative from
California
[195]
Hattie McDaniel ,
Academy Award -winning actress; the first
African American to win an Academy Award
Francis E. McGovern , 22nd Governor of Wisconsin
[196]
Al McGuire , college basketball coach and television commentator, head coach of Marquette national championship team
Eschines P. Matthews , Wisconsin Assemblyman and businessman
Khris Middleton ,
Milwaukee Bucks player
Frederick Miller , brewing magnate and founder of
Miller Brewing Company ; grandfather of
Fred Miller
Elias Molee , journalist; linguist
Paul Molitor , baseball Hall of Famer; longtime player for
Milwaukee Brewers
Mary Mortimer (1816–1877), British-born American educator
Frank Murray , head coach of
Marquette Golden Avalanche and
Virginia Cavaliers football teams, member of
College Football Hall of Fame
George New , artist
George Nicol , MLB player
[197]
Richard J. Nolan ,
Medal of Honor recipient
[198]
Bill Norman , MLB player and manager
[199]
Karl F. Nystrom , rail engineer; introduced a number of important innovations, including welded lightweight freight and passenger railcars
John O'Malley , Wisconsin State Representative
Frederick Pabst , brewing magnate of
Pabst Brewing Company
Halbert E. Paine ,
Union Army general; U.S. Representative
Henry C. Payne , U.S. Postmaster General
George Wilbur Peck , Governor of
Wisconsin
Hal Peck ,
MLB player
[200]
Carlotta Perry , poet
[201]
Joseph Perry , auxiliary bishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
Jane and
Lloyd Pettit , philanthropists of Bradley family fortune, who gifted
Bradley Center and
Pettit National Ice Center
Marjorie Peters ,
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player, born in
Greenfield, WI and a longtime resident of Milwaukee
Emanuel L. Philipp , 23rd Governor of Wisconsin and resident of Milwaukee
[202]
Reince Priebus , Chairman of the
Republican National Committee
Michael Redd ,
Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard, holds Bucks' franchise record for points in a single game with 57
Adolph Walter Rich , manufacturer and merchant
Chester J. Roberts , head coach of
Miami Redskins football and men's basketball teams
Paul Robeson , pro football player, actor, singer and social activist
Carl Sandburg , author, reporter, poet; worked as organizer for Wisconsin Social Democratic Party at headquarters in Milwaukee; met wife Lilian Steichen (Menomonee Falls) in 1907
Joseph Schlitz , brewing magnate of now defunct
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
Carl Schurz , U.S. Secretary of the Interior
John Sharpstein , Justice of the
California Supreme Court
Christopher Sholes , printer, politician, and newspaper editor; best known for inventing the modern day
typewriter with its
QWERTY key layout, while living in Milwaukee
Abram D. Smith , Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
Albert Smith , U.S. Representative from New York
George A. Starkweather , U.S. Representative from New York
John Converse Starkweather ,
Union Army general
Thomas E. Stidham , NFL assistant coach
Ellicott R. Stillman , Wisconsin State Representative
William Story , Lieutenant Governor of
Colorado
Samuel Stritch , Roman Catholic cardinal
Kenneth E. Stumpf ,
Medal of Honor recipient
[203]
Ted Sullivan ,
MLB player and manager
Monroe Swan , Wisconsin politician
Jeffrey Tambor , actor, performed at Milwaukee Repertory Theater ("The Rep")
Paul Francis Tanner , Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
Adonis Terry ,
MLB player and umpire
[204]
Thomas Toohey ,
Medal of Honor recipient
[205]
Don A. J. Upham , 4th
Mayor of Milwaukee
[206]
Franklin Van Valkenburgh , Medal of Honor recipient
Henry Vianden , artist
Dwyane Wade , guard for NBA's
Miami Heat who played collegiately at
Marquette University
George H. Walker , trader, politician, and co-founder of City of Milwaukee
Howard Weiss , NFL player
Tony Welzer , MLB player
[207]
Don S. Wenger ,
U.S. Air Force Major General
Mae West , actress, screenwriter, playwright, named 15th Greatest Female Film Star of All-Time by the
American Film Institute
Philo White , U.S. diplomat
James Wieghart , journalist
Frederick L. Wieseman , U.S. Marine Lieutenant general
Frederick C. Winkler ,
Union Army general
George A. Woodward , U.S. Army general
Christian Yelich, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers
[208]
Cassin Young , Medal of Honor recipient
[209]
Sheila Young , world champion speed skater and cyclist;
Olympic gold medalist; member of
United States Bicycling Hall of Fame , International Women's Sports Hall of Fame, and National Speedskating Hall of Fame
Robin Yount ,
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer; player and bench coach for
Milwaukee Brewers
Elmo Zumwalt ,
Chief of Naval Operations
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