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The following list includes notable people who were born in or have lived in
Waukesha,
Wisconsin.
Academics, authors, and journalists
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Tim Cahill,
adventure travel
writer
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Gordon Keith Chalmers, scholar
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John Thomas Curtis, ecologist
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David J. Eicher, editor and author
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Margo Huston, reporter who won the 1977
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
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Mary Schendlinger, writer and editor
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Robert R. Spitzer, agricultural researcher
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Michelle Thaller, astrophysicist
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Sidney Dean Townley,
astronomer and
geodeticist
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Vernor Vinge, science fiction author
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Ray Wendland, petrochemist
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Viola S. Wendt, poet
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Brad Beyer, actor
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Frank Caliendo, comedian
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Carmen De La Paz, television personality
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Danny Gokey,
American Idol contestant
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Sue Hawk, reality television personality
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Drew Kunz, artist and poet
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Johnny Lechner, actor
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Sam Llanas, musician
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Mark Mallman, musician
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Les Paul, guitarist and inventor
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Rose Polenzani, folk musician
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Michael Ritchie, film director
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Heidi Stober, opera singer
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Nick Viall, reality television personality
[1]
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Hayward Williams, musician
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John Anderson,
NFL player for the
Green Bay Packers
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Erik Bickerstaff, NFL player for the
Dallas Cowboys and
Oakland Raiders
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Dick Blanchard, NFL player for the
New England Patriots
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Max Broadhurst, NFL player for the
Dayton Triangles
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Chuck DeShane, NFL player for the
Detroit Lions
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Terry Dillon, NFL player for the
Minnesota Vikings and
Oakland Raiders
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John Golemgeske, NFL player for the
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Pat Harder, NFL player for the
Detroit Lions and
Arizona Cardinals
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Frank Harris, NFL player for the
Chicago Bears
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Frank Hertz, NFL player for the
Milwaukee Badgers
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Matt Katula, NFL player for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Ken Keuper, NFL player for the
Green Bay Packers and
New York Giants
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Kurt Larson, NFL player for the
Indianapolis Colts and
Green Bay Packers
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Will McDonald IV, NFL player for the
New York Jets
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Bill Miklich, NFL player for the
New York Giants and
Detroit Lions
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Joe Schobert, NFL player for the
Jacksonville Jaguars and
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Bill Stetz, NFL player for the
Philadelphia Eagles
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Derek Watt, NFL player for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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J. J. Watt, NFL player for the
Houston Texans and
Arizona Cardinals
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T. J. Watt, NFL player for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Kevin Zeitler, NFL player for the
Baltimore Ravens
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Austin Aries,
professional wrestler
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Mike Cahill, tennis player
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Paul Hamm,
Olympic gymnastic gold medalist
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Morgan Hamm, Olympic gymnast
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Kirstin Holum, speed ice skater
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Mary Beth Iagorashvili, Olympic
pentathlete
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Gwen Jorgensen,
2014 World Triathlon Series Champion
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Ulvis Katlaps, ice hockey player
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Lauri Merten, professional golfer and winner of the 1993
U.S. Women's Open
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Nick Moon, soccer player
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Melissa Mueller, Olympic
pole vaulter
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Elli Ochowicz, Olympic Speed Skater
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Leslie Osborne,
U.S. women's national soccer team
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John Pearson, Olympic gymnast
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Erik Sowinski,
middle-distance runner
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Lester Stevens, Olympic athlete
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Tim Ward, soccer player for the
Chicago Fire of
Major League Soccer
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Mitchell Whitmore, Olympic speedskater
Politicians and government officials
Wisconsin State Legislators
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Roderick Ainsworth, Wisconsin State Representative
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Scott Allen, Wisconsin State Representative
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Winchel Bacon, Wisconsin State Representative
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Silas Barber, Wisconsin State Representative
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William Blair, Wisconsin State Senator
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John F. Buckley, Wisconsin legislator and lawyer
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Phineas Clawson, Wisconsin State Senator
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Dave Craig, Wisconsin State Representative and Senator
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David L. Dancey, Wisconsin State Legislator and jurist
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J. Mac Davis, jurist and Wisconsin State Senator
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Elihu Enos, educator and Wisconsin state legislator
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William A. Freehoff, Wisconsin State Senator
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Joseph J. Hadfield, Wisconsin state legislator
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Joanne Huelsman, Wisconsin State Representative and Senator
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Edward Jackamonis, speaker of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Scott Jensen, speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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Alfred M. Jones, Illinois State Representative and Wisconsin State Senator
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Edwin B. Kelsey, Wisconsin State Representative
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Joel Kleefisch, Wisconsin State Representative
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Bill Kramer, Wisconsin State Representative
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William Langer, Wisconsin State Representative
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Vincent R. Mathews, Wisconsin State Representative
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Ernst Merton, Wisconsin State Senator and lawyer
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Roger P. Murphy, Wisconsin State Senator and jurist
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Scott Newcomer, Wisconsin State Representative
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Alexander Randall, Wisconsin governor
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Jon Richards, Wisconsin State Representative and circuit court judge
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John C. Schober, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
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Ellicott R. Stillman, Wisconsin State Representative
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Daniel H. Sumner, Wisconsin State Representative
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Vernon Tichenor, Wisconsin State Representative
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Henry Totten, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
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Joseph Turner, Wisconsin Territorial and State Senator
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Daniel P. Vrakas, Wisconsin State Representative
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John M. Wells, Wisconsin State Representative
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E. B. West, Wisconsin State Senator
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John W. Whelan, Wisconsin State Representative and Senator
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George Winans, Wisconsin State Representative
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William A. Barstow, Governor of Wisconsin,
Union Army general
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William G. Callow, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Eugene W. Chafin,
Prohibition Party Presidential candidate
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Glenn R. Davis, U.S. Representative
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Lee S. Dreyfus, Governor of Wisconsin
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Daniel Hoan, Mayor of
Milwaukee
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Edmund C. Moy, businessman and
U.S. Mint director
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Edwin M. Randall, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
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Paul F. Reilly, Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
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Eleazer Root,
Episcopal priest and local politician
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Donald E. Tewes, U.S. Representative
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Tom Tillberry, Minnesota State Representative
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Robert William Wright, lawyer and politician
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^ Hauer, Sarah (August 31, 2016).
"Waukesha native Nick Viall ABC's next 'Bachelor'".
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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"Waukesha native Goerke, creator of SpaghettiOs, dies at 83". On Milwaukee. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Chicago, Illinois: Western Historical Company. 1880 – via
Internet Archive.
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^ Cullum, George W.; Robinson, Wirt (1920).
Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy. Vol. Supplement, Volume VI-A. Saginaw, MI: Seemann & Peters. p. 111 – via
Google Books.
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"Little Lord Fauntleroy – Section 1 Lot 39 Grave 6" (PDF). Prairie Home Cemetery. 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2014.