List of people from Oshkosh, Wisconsin explained
The following notable people are or have been associated with Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Politicians and judiciary
- Harvey R. Abraham, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[1]
- George R. Andrews, U.S. Representative from New York[2]
- Melvin Baldwin, U.S. Representative from Minnesota[3]
- Charles A. Barnard, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[4]
- Coles Bashford, Governor of Wisconsin, U.S. Congressional Delegate from the Arizona Territory[5]
- Martin T. Battis, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman; born in Oshkosh[6]
- Jule Berndt, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and Lutheran pastor; born in Oshkosh[7]
- Gabriel Bouck, Wisconsin Attorney General[8]
- William M. Bray, Wisconsin State Senator[9]
- Richard S. Brown, Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals[10]
- Shirley Brown, Florida State Representative[11]
- Taylor G. Brown, Wisconsin State Senator[12]
- Luther Buxton, New York and Wisconsin state legislator and physician[13]
- Frank Challoner, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman[14]
- William C. Cowling, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[15]
- James H. Davidson, U.S. Representative[16]
- James Edward Doyle, U.S. federal court judge[17]
- James Randall Durfee, U.S. federal court judge[18]
- Edward Eastman, bookseller; first postmaster and first mayor of Oshkosh; Wisconsin State Assemblyman[19]
- William Faber, Wisconsin State Assembly[20]
- Earl Finch, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[21]
- Carlton Foster, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[22]
- Gary R. Goyke, Wisconsin State Senator[23]
- Arthur H. Gruenewald, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[24]
- Richard W. Guenther, U.S. Representative[25]
- Jon R. Guiles, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[26]
- Andrew Haben, Wisconsin state legislator[27]
- Thomas S. Hanson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[28]
- F. Badger Ives, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman[29]
- Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator for Wisconsin
- Frank B. Keefe, U.S. Representative[30]
- Emil Keup, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[31]
- Gaines A. Knapp, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[32]
- Kenneth Kunde, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[33]
- Florian Lampert, U.S. Representative[34]
- B. F. Langworthy, Minnesota State Representative[35]
- Alfred R. Lea, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[36]
- Frank A. Leach, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[37]
- Freeman Lord, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[38]
- Gustav S. Luscher, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[39]
- Herman E. Manuel, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[40]
- Lucas Miltiades Miller, U.S. Representative[41]
- Bernard N. Moran, Wisconsin State Senator[42]
- Reid F. Murray, U.S. Representative[43]
- Leo T. Niemuth, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[44]
- Alvin O'Konski, U.S. Representative[45]
- Albert L. Osborn, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[46]
- Clark M. Perry, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[47]
- Leander J. Pierson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[48]
- George White Pratt, Wisconsin State Senator[49]
- Charles Rahr, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[50]
- Christian Sarau, Wisconsin State Senator[51]
- Philetus Sawyer, politician[52]
- Casper Schmidt, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[53]
- Edward M. Schneider, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[54]
- Chester D. Seftenberg, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[55]
- Floyd E. Shurbert, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[56]
- Eber Simpson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[57]
- Janet Dempsey Steiger, politician[58]
- William A. Steiger, U.S. Representative[59]
- Walter Tank, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[60]
- Return Torrey, miller and Wisconsin state senator[61]
- Gregg Underheim, politician[62]
- Robert Scadden Vessey, Governor of South Dakota[63]
- Esther K. Walling, Wisconsin State Assemblywoman[64]
- Thomas Wall, Wisconsin businessman and state legislator[65]
- Ganem W. Washburn, Wisconsin State Senator and jurist[66]
- Henry I. Weed, Wisconsin State Senator[67]
- Dayne Wescott, Wisconsin State Senator[68]
- Edwin Wheeler, Wisconsin State Senator and jurist[69]
- Alexander B. Whitman, Wisconsin State Senator[70]
Sportspersons
- Marty Below, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (1988)[71]
- Cozy Dolan, MLB player[72]
- Dick Erdlitz, NFL player[73]
- Bill Gogolewski, MLB player[74]
- Rudy Gollomb, NFL player[75]
- Tyrese Haliburton, NBA player
- Billy Hoeft, MLB player[76]
- Hornswoggle, real name Dylan Postl, wrestler[77]
- Peter Konz, NFL player[78]
- Howie Koplitz, MLB player[79]
- Hal Reilly, MLB player[80]
- Dutch Rennert, Major League Baseball umpire
- Ted Richards, NFL player[81]
- Hal Robl, NFL player[82]
- Champ Seibold, NFL player[83]
- Eber Simpson, NFL player[84]
- Len Smith, NFL player[85]
- Dave Tyriver, MLB player[86]
Military
Others
- Lee Baxandall, founder of The Naturist Society[93]
- Erin Boheme, musician[94]
- Michelle Grabner, painter[95]
- Mark Gruenwald, Marvel Comics executive editor[96]
- Lewis Hine, photographer[97]
- Jessie Jack Hooper, suffragist, peace activist, first president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate[98]
- KennyHoopla, musician[99]
- Arthur C. Lichtenberger, presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
- Kevin B. MacDonald, evolutionary psychologist at the California State University, Long Beach[100]
- Helen Farnsworth Mears, sculptor[101]
- Mike Melvoin, jazz pianist
- Luanna Meyer, professor of education in New Zealand
- Paul Poberezny, aircraft designer, military aviator and founder of the Experimental Aircraft Association, member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (1999)
- Tom Poberezny, aerobatic pilot and former chairman and president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (2016)
- Stevie Rachelle, lead singer of Tuff
- T.J. Rodgers, scientist and entrepreneur
- Cora Folsom Salisbury, vaudeville performer and ragtime composer[102]
- Greg Dean Schmitz, film critic
- Kathie Sullivan, singer
- Baby Doe Tabor, Colorado pioneer[103]
- Dave Truesdale, editor and literary critic
- Jim VandeHei, editor and co-founder of Politico
Notes and References
- Book: Legislative Reference Bureau. Blue Book. 1948. Legislative Reference Bureau. 73.
- Web site: ANDREWS, George Rex, (1808 - 1873). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. February 23, 2014.
- Web site: BALDWIN, Melvin Riley, (1838 - 1901). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. February 23, 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1929,' Biographical Sketch of Charles A. Barnard, pg. 542
- Web site: Coles Bashford. Wisconsin Historical Society. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1913, Biographical Stech of Martin T. Battis, pg. 555
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1981-1982,' Biographical Sketch of Jule Berndt, pg. 41
- Web site: Gabriel Bouck. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: William M. Bray. The Political Graveyard. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Richard S. Brown. Winnebago County Clerk's Office. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Shirley Brown (Florida politician). Florida House of Representatives. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Taylor G. Brown. The Oshkosh Public Library is a member of the Winnefox Library System.. 23 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228222406/http://sql.winnefox.org/Oshkosh/FAQ/details.asp?RecordID=25&Keyword=&Category=L&Time=Z&page=1. 28 February 2014. dead.
- 'Death of Dr. Luther Buxton-A Physician Who Made His Mark In Politics,' Milwaukee Weekly Wisconsin, August 28, 1897, pg. 7
- 'Hon Frank Challoner Dead,' Eau Claire Leader, January 12, 1899, pg. 5
- Web site: William C. Cowling. e SUVCW Department of Wisconsin. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: James H. Davidson. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: James Edward Doyle. 2002, American Inns of Court. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: James Randall Durfee. Federal Judicial Center. 23 February 2014.
- 'Regular Democratic Nominations,' Oshkosh Democrat, November 1, 1850, pg. 2, col. 1
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1891,' Biographical Sketch of William Faber, pg. 605
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1883,' Biographical Sketch of Earl Pierce Finch, pg. 504
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1883,' Biographical Sketch of Carlton Foster, pg. 507-508
- Web site: Gary R. Goyke . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111103611/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2958&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=G . dead . 11 November 2012 . 1996-2014 Wisconsin Historical Society . 23 February 2014 .
- 'Wisconsin blue Book 1915, Biographical Sketch of Arthur H. Gruenewald, pg. 537
- Web site: Richard W. Guenther. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1971,' Biographical Sketch of Jon R. Guiles, pg. 66
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1885,' Biographical Sketch of Andrew Haben, pg. 443
- Web site: Thomas S. Hanson. The State of Wisconsin. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1899,' Biographical Sketch of F. Badger Ives, pg. 791
- Web site: Frank B. Keefe. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1909,' Biographical Sketch of E. G. Keup, pg. 1144
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1887,' Biographical Sketch of Gaines A. Knapp, pg. 497=498
- Web site: Kenneth Kunde. 1996-2014 Wisconsin Historical Society. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Florian Lampert. 1996-2014 Wisconsin Historical Society. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: B. F. Langworthy. The Political Graveyard. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1891,' Biographical Sketch of Alfred R. Lea, pg. 604
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1875,' Biographical Biographical Sketch of Frank A. Leach, pg. 338
- Web site: Freeman Lord. US Genweb Archives. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1893,' Biographical Sketch of Gustav S. Luscher, pg. 444
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1901,' Biographical Sketch of H. E. Manuel, pg. 768
- Web site: Lucas Miltiades Miller. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 February 2014.
- Book: Teasdale, Howard. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1923. 1923. Legislative Reference Bureau, 1923 - Wisconsin. 615.
- Web site: Reid F. Murray. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940. The Political Graveyard. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Alvin O'Konski. 1996-2014 Wisconsin Historical Society. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Albert L. Osborn. Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1921,' Biographical Sketch of Clark M. Perry, pg. 293
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1921,' Biographical Sketch of Leander J. Pierson, pg. 281
- Book: Burdge, Richard. State of Wisconsin Blue Book. 1891. Wisconsin. 581.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1923,' Biographical Sketch of Charles Rahr, pg. 639
- Web site: Christian Sarau. US GenWeb Archives. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Philetus Sawyer. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1889,' Biographical Sketch of Casper Schmidt, pg. 522
- Book: Fritzen, James. Blue Book. 1946. Legislative Reference Bureau, Wisconsin. 69.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1927,' Biographical Sketch of Chester D. Seftenberg, pg. 726
- Book: Treutel, Arthur. Blue Book. 1960. Legislative Reference Bureau, Wisconsin. 63.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1919, Biographical Sketch of Eber Simpson, pg. 507-508
- Web site: Janet Dempsey Steiger. American Bar Association. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: William A. Steiger. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1944,' Biographical Sketch of Walter Tank, pg. 71
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1879,' Biographical Sketch of Return Torrey, pg. 459
- Web site: Gregg Underheim. 1996-2014 Wisconsin Historical Society. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Robert Scadden Vessey. National Governors Association. 23 February 2014.
- Web site: Esther K. Walling. 1996-2014 Wisconsin Historical Society. 23 February 2014.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1883,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas Wall, pg. 479
- 'Judge Washburn Dies,' Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, October 7, 1907, pg. 1
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1901,' Biographical Sketch of Henry Irwin Weed, pg. 734-735
- Book: McMullen, John. Blue Book for the State of Wisconsin. 1895. Wisconsin. 667.
- 'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, vol. 1, Wisconsin Bar Association: 1905, Biographical Sketch of Edwin Wheeler, pg. 141
- Book: The Law Makers of Wisconsin. Milwaukee. The Evening Wisconsin Company. 1899. 36.
- Web site: Marty Below. 2014 CBS Interactive 2013 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. 27 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305195714/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/052610aaz.html. 5 March 2014. dead.
- Web site: Cozy Dolan. Baseball-Reference.com. 18 October 2015.
- Web site: Dick Erdlitz. Pro-Football-Reference.com. 26 October 2015.
- Web site: Bill Gogolewski. Baseball-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Rudy Gollomb. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Billy Hoeft. Baseball-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Dylan Post. CBS Interactive Inc. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Peter Konz. Pro-Football-Reference.com. 2015-10-22.
- Web site: Howie Koplitz. Baseball-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Hal Reilly. Baseball-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Ted Richards. Pro-Football Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Hal Robl. Pro-Football-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Champ Seibold. Pro-Football-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Eber Simpson. Pro-Football-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Len Smith. Pro-Football-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Dave Tyriver. Baseball-Reference.com. 27 February 2014.
- Web site: Harold Medberry Bemis. Arlington National Cemetery. 27 February 2014.
- Book: Davis. Henry Blaine Jr.. Generals in Khaki. 1998. Pentland Press, Inc.. Raleigh, NC. 1571970886. 44.
- Web site: Edmond Konrad. Military Times.com.. 27 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140303093728/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=20608. 3 March 2014. live.
- Web site: Ernest Dichmann Peek. Arlington National Cemetery. 27 February 2014.
- https://www.pancanal.com/eng/history/biographies/potter.html Canal De Panama
- Web site: CHAPLAIN (BRIGADIER GENERAL) STEVEN A SCHAICK. United States Air Force. 1 July 2018.
- Book: Dennis, James. Robert Koehler's The Strike: The Improbable Story of an Iconic 1886 Painting of Labor Protest. 5 April 2011. Univ of Wisconsin Press, Apr 5, 2011 - Art. 170. 9780299251338.
- Web site: Erin Boheme. 2014 WiG Publishing. 25 February 2014.
- Web site: Michelle Grabner. Journal Sentenal Inc.. 25 February 2014.
- News: Mark Gruenwald Marvel Comics Editor, 43. August 18, 1996. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112172352/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/18/nyregion/mark-gruenwald-marvel-comics-editor-43.html. November 12, 2012 . live. December 26, 2021.
- Web site: Lewis Hine. 2013 Photographic Art & Science Foundation. 25 February 2014.
- Web site: Jessie Jack Hooper (1864-1935). March 3, 2017. Wisconsin State Journal.
- Web site: Baltin. Steve. Q&A: Meet KennyHoopla, One Of The Most Exciting New Rock Artists In Years. 2021-10-04. Forbes. en.
- Web site: Kevin B. McDonald. 2014. Southern Poverty Law Center. 25 February 2014.
- Web site: Helen Farnsworth Mears. Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 February 2014.
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9796166/cora_folsom_salisbury_1908/ "Will Make Tour of State"
- Web site: Baby Doe Tabor. American National Biography Online. 25 February 2014.