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) Casey Andringa, freestyle skier 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)https://nbl.com.au/news/class-of-nbl25-getting-to-know-james-batemon 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, physicianWisconsin Historical Dictionary, Caryn Hannan, editor, North American Book Dist LCC: 2008, Biographical Sketch of Joseph Colt Bloodgood, pg. 38–39 Wheeler Peckham Bloodgood, lawyerHistory of Milwaukee, City and County, Josiah S. Curry, S. J. Clarke Publishing Company: 1922, Biographical Sketch of Wheeler Peckham Bloodgood Vander Blue, basketball player 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 Arthur Herman Bremer, George Wallace shooter 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 lawyerWisconsin Blue Book 1948, Biographical Sketch of John M. Cavey, pg. 57 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 assemblyman 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, 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 representativeWisconsin Blue Book 1899, Biographical Sketch of Edward J. Dengel, pg. 780 Abraham DeSomer, Medal of Honor recipient John R. Devitt, Wisconsin state representativeWisconsin Blue Book 1946, Biographical Sketch of John R. Devitt, pg. 57 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 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 Lorenzo Fayne, serial killer and rapist 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 Michael Foster Jr. (born 2003), basketball power forward in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Eduard Franz, actor Jacob Elias Friend, Wisconsin state legislator, businessman, lawyerWisconsin Blue Book 1885, Biographical Sketch of Jacob E. Friend, pg. 436 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 chaplains 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 Gregory Greiten, Roman Catholic priest Abraham L. Grootemaat, member of Wisconsin State Assembly James Groppi, Roman Catholic priest and civil rights activist Glenn Grothman, U.S. representative for Wisconsin 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 series Community, and co-creator of series Rick and Morty Mildred Harnack, German resistance fighter during World War II, executed under orders from Adolf Hitlerhttp://www.channel3000.com/news/14587490/detail.html 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 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 Tyler Herro, NBA player 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 IshDARR, rapper Robert Jacobson, Lutheran bishop, then Roman Catholic priest Jeff Jagodzinski, NFL assistant coach, head coach of Boston College Eddie Jankowski, NFL player