List of people from Waukesha, Wisconsin explained

The following list includes notable people who were born in or have lived in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Academics, authors, and journalists

• Tim Cahill, adventure travel writer
• Gordon Keith Chalmers, scholar
• John Thomas Curtis, ecologist
• David J. Eicher, editor and author
• Margo Huston, reporter who won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
• Mary Schendlinger, writer and editor
• Robert R. Spitzer, agricultural researcher
• Michelle Thaller, astrophysicist
• Sidney Dean Townley, astronomer and geodeticist
• Vernor Vinge, science fiction author
• Ray Wendland, petrochemist
• Viola S. Wendt, poet

Artists and performers

• Brad Beyer, actor
• Frank Caliendo, comedian
• Carmen De La Paz, television personality
• Danny Gokey, American Idol contestant
• Sue Hawk, reality television personality
• Drew Kunz, artist and poet
• Johnny Lechner, actor
• Sam Llanas, musician
• Mark Mallman, musician
• Les Paul, guitarist and inventor
• Rose Polenzani, folk musician
• Michael Ritchie, film director
• Heidi Stober, opera singer
• Nick Viall, reality television personality^[1]
• Hayward Williams, musician

Athletes

American Football

• John Anderson, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
• Erik Bickerstaff, NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders
• Dick Blanchard, NFL player for the New England Patriots
• Max Broadhurst, NFL player for the Dayton Triangles
• Chuck DeShane, NFL player for the Detroit Lions
• Terry Dillon, NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders
• John Golemgeske, NFL player for the Brooklyn Dodgers
• Pat Harder, NFL player for the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals
• Frank Harris, NFL player for the Chicago Bears
• Frank Hertz, NFL player for the Milwaukee Badgers
• Matt Katula, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Ken Keuper, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants
• Kurt Larson, NFL player for the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers
• Will McDonald IV, NFL player for the New York Jets
• Bill Miklich, NFL player for the New York Giants and Detroit Lions
• Joe Schobert, NFL player for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Pittsburgh Steelers
• Bill Stetz, NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Derek Watt, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• J. J. Watt, NFL player for the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals
• T. J. Watt, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Kevin Zeitler, NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens

Baseball

• Jack Kading, MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Jarred Kelenic, MLB player for the Seattle Mariners
• Jim Pruett, MLB player for the Philadelphia Athletics

Other

• Austin Aries, professional wrestler
• Mike Cahill, tennis player
• Paul Hamm, Olympic gymnastic gold medalist
• Morgan Hamm, Olympic gymnast
• Kirstin Holum, speed ice skater
• Mary Beth Iagorashvili, Olympic pentathlete
• Gwen Jorgensen, 2014 World Triathlon Series Champion
• Ulvis Katlaps, ice hockey player
• Lauri Merten, professional golfer and winner of the 1993 U.S. Women's Open
• Nick Moon, soccer player
• Melissa Mueller, Olympic pole vaulter
• Elli Ochowicz, Olympic Speed Skater
• Leslie Osborne, U.S. women's national soccer team
• John Pearson, Olympic gymnast
• Erik Sowinski, middle-distance runner
• Lester Stevens, Olympic athlete
• Tim Ward, soccer player for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer
• Mitchell Whitmore, Olympic speedskater

Businesspeople

• Donald Goerke, inventor of SpaghettiOs^[2]
• Richard W. Sears, founder of Sears and Roebuck

Military personnel

• Miriam Ben-Shalom, activist and former staff sergeant
• Joseph E. Carberry, aviator
• Alfred Gorham, Tuskegee Airman
• John Patten Story, U.S. Army major general^{[3] [4]}

Politicians and government officials

Wisconsin State Legislators

• Roderick Ainsworth, Wisconsin State Representative
• Scott Allen, Wisconsin State Representative
• Winchel Bacon, Wisconsin State Representative
• Silas Barber, Wisconsin State Representative
• William Blair, Wisconsin State Senator
• John F. Buckley, Wisconsin legislator and lawyer
• Phineas Clawson, Wisconsin State Senator
• Dave Craig, Wisconsin State Representative and Senator
• David L. Dancey, Wisconsin State Legislator and jurist
• J. Mac Davis, jurist and Wisconsin State Senator
• Elihu Enos, educator and Wisconsin state legislator
• William A. Freehoff, Wisconsin State Senator
• Joseph J. Hadfield, Wisconsin state legislator
• Joanne Huelsman, Wisconsin State Representative and Senator
• Edward Jackamonis, speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Scott Jensen, speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Alfred M. Jones, Illinois State Representative and Wisconsin State Senator
• Edwin B. Kelsey, Wisconsin State Representative
• Joel Kleefisch, Wisconsin State Representative
• Bill Kramer, Wisconsin State Representative
• William Langer, Wisconsin State Representative
• Vincent R. Mathews, Wisconsin State Representative
• Ernst Merton, Wisconsin State Senator and lawyer
• Roger P. Murphy, Wisconsin State Senator and jurist
• Scott Newcomer, Wisconsin State Representative
• Alexander Randall, Wisconsin governor
• Jon Richards, Wisconsin State Representative and circuit court judge
• John C. Schober, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer
• Ellicott R. Stillman, Wisconsin State Representative
• Daniel H. Sumner, Wisconsin State Representative
• Vernon Tichenor, Wisconsin State Representative
• Henry Totten, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman
• Joseph Turner, Wisconsin Territorial and State Senator
• Daniel P. Vrakas, Wisconsin State Representative
• John M. Wells, Wisconsin State Representative
• E. B. West, Wisconsin State Senator
• John W. Whelan, Wisconsin State Representative and Senator
• George Winans, Wisconsin State Representative

Other

• William A. Barstow, Governor of Wisconsin, Union Army general
• William G. Callow, Wisconsin Supreme Court
• Eugene W. Chafin, Prohibition Party Presidential candidate
• Glenn R. Davis, U.S. Representative
• Lee S. Dreyfus, Governor of Wisconsin
• Daniel Hoan, Mayor of Milwaukee
• Edmund C. Moy, businessman and U.S. Mint director
• Edwin M. Randall, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Paul F. Reilly, Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
• Eleazer Root, Episcopal priest and local politician
• Donald E. Tewes, U.S. Representative
• Tom Tillberry, Minnesota State Representative
• Robert William Wright, lawyer and politician

Other

• Little Lord Fauntleroy, unidentified homicide victim found in 1921^[5]
• Deb Hoffmann, collector
• Florence E. Kollock (1848–1925), Universalist minister and lecturer
• Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, convicted in Waukesha's infamous Slender Man stabbing case

See also

• Waukesha, Wisconsin
• List of people from Wisconsin

References

1. Web site: Hauer, Sarah. August 31, 2016. Waukesha native Nick Viall ABC's next 'Bachelor'. January 27, 2017. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
2. Web site: 14 January 2010. Waukesha native Goerke, creator of SpaghettiOs, dies at 83. 28 November 2017. On Milwaukee.
3. Book: The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. 1880. Western Historical Company. Chicago, Illinois. . Internet Archive.
4. Book: Cullum. George W.. Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy. Robinson. Wirt. 1920. Seemann & Peters. Supplement, Volume VI-A. Saginaw, MI. 111. . Google Books.
5. Web site: 2012. Little Lord Fauntleroy – Section 1 Lot 39 Grave 6. August 2, 2014. Prairie Home Cemetery.