List of people from Green Bay, Wisconsin
The following notable people are or have been associated with Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Politics
[edit]- W. J. Abrams, Wisconsin State Senator, Mayor of Green Bay[1]
- David Agry, jurist and legislator[2]
- Charles C. P. Arndt, Wisconsin Territorial Legislator
- John Penn Arndt, Wisconsin Territorial legislator
- William H. Bartran, Wisconsin State Representative and physician
- Robert C. Bassett, U.S. Presidential advisor
- John W. Byrnes, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- James R. Charneski, Wisconsin State Representative
- Ebenezer Childs, Wisconsin Territorial legislator
- Paul F. Clark, Nebraska State Representative
- Adolph A. Deering, Wisconsin State Representative[3]
- Thomas A. Delaney, Wisconsin State Representative
- Jacob Dietrich, Wisconsin State Representative
- Gary T. Dilweg, Wisconsin State Representative
- Charles Doty, surveyor, military officer, Wisconsin State Assembly
- James Duane Doty, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- W.F. Doyle, Michigan State Senator
- Albert Gallatin Ellis, Michigan and Wisconsin Territorial legislator
- William Finnegan, Wisconsin State Representative
- Albert Gall, Indiana State Treasurer and businessman
- Eric Genrich, Wisconsin State Representative, Mayor of Green Bay
- Mark Green, U.S. Representative
- John A. Gronouski, U.S. Postmaster General
- Rosemary Hinkfuss, Wisconsin State Representative
- William E. Hoehle, Wisconsin State Representative
- John S. Horner, Governor of Michigan Territory
- Timothy O. Howe, U.S. Postmaster General
- Thomas R. Hudd, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- James F. Hughes, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Alexander J. Irwin, Wisconsin Territorial Legislator and businessman
- Robert Irwin Jr., Michigan Territorial Legislator and businessman
- Joshua L. Johns, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Jay W. Johnson, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, Director of the U.S. Mint
- Fred F. Kaftan, Wisconsin State Senator
- David M. Kelly, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senator
- Carol Kelso, Wisconsin State Representative
- Gaines A. Knapp, Wisconsin State Representative
- Thomas F. Konop, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Gustav Kustermann, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Harvey Larsen, Wisconsin State Representative
- Barbara Lawton, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
- Joseph F. Loy, Wisconsin State Senator
- John Macco, Wisconsin State Representative
- Stephen Mack Jr., adventurer, founder of Rockton, Illinois
- Harold C. Malchow, Wisconsin State Representative
- John E. Martin, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Joseph Martin, Wisconsin State representative
- Walter Melchior, Wisconsin State Representative
- Bernard N. Moran, Wisconsin State Senator
- James T. Oliver, Wisconsin State Representative
- Ben Overton, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
- John W. Reynolds Jr., Governor of Wisconsin
- Samuel Ryan Jr., Wisconsin State Representative
- John Joseph Ryba, Wisconsin State Representative
- Parlan Semple, Wisconsin State Representative
- Jerome Van Sistine, Wisconsin State Senator
- Dave Hansen (politician), Wisconsin State Senator
Military
[edit]- Steven E. Day, U.S. Coast Guard admiral
- James H. Flatley, World War II naval aviator
- Lawrence J. Fleming, U.S. Air Force Major General
- George Clay Ginty, Union Army general
- William Emery Merrill, military engineer
- Dennis Murphy, Medal of Honor recipient
- Austin Straubel, World War II army aviator
- James R. Van Den Elzen, U.S. Marine Corps general
Religion
[edit]- Claude-Jean Allouez, Jesuit missionary
- Anton Anderledy, Superior General of the Society of Jesus
- Frank Joseph Dewane, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Adam Maida, Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
- Beth Moore, evangelical
- Otto Tank, and the Tank family
Sports
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- Nate Abrams, NFL player
- John Anderson, ESPN Sportscenter anchor, attended Southwest High School
- Ken Anderson, professional wrestler known as Mr. Kennedy in WWE and Mr. Anderson in TNA
- Mason Appleton, ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets
- Wayland Becker, NFL player
- Tony Bennett, University of Virginia men's basketball coach and former NBA player for Charlotte Hornets, attended Preble High School
- Jason Berken, MLB player
- Dan Buenning, guard for NFL Chicago Bears, attended Bay Port High School
- Art Bultman, NFL player for Brooklyn Dodgers and the Green Bay Packers
- George Whitney Calhoun, co-founder of Green Bay Packers
- Dick Campbell, NFL player
- Raymond Joseph Cannon, U.S. Representative, MLB player, attorney for Jack Dempsey and accused players of Black Sox Scandal
- Sandy Cohen, American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- James Cook, NFL player
- Jim Crowley, one-fourth of University of Notre Dame's legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield
- Jerry Daanen, NFL player
- Darroll DeLaPorte, NFL player
- Jay DeMerit, soccer player, English Premier League and Major League Soccer, 2010 World Cup team, attended Bay Port High School
- Dutch Dwyer, NFL player
- Riggie Dwyer, NFL player
- Jim Flanigan, NFL player for Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and Philadelphia Eagles
- Ted Fritsch, NFL player
- Ted Fritsch Jr., NFL player
- Rebecca Giddens, world champion canoer, Olympic medalist
- Scott Hansen, NASCAR driver
- Roger Harring, football coach, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
- Arnie Herber, NFL player for Green Bay Packers and New York Giants, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Natisha Hiedeman (born 1997), basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod and the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
- Jim Hobbins, NFL player
- Alec Ingold, NFL player for the Miami Dolphins
- Fee Klaus, professional football player
- Greg Knafelc, NFL player
- Tod Kowalczyk, head coach of University of Toledo men's basketball team
- Bob Kroll, NFL player
- Gary Kroner, professional football player
- Curly Lambeau, founder, player, and first coach of Green Bay Packers
- Wes Leaper, NFL player
- Jim Magnuson, MLB player
- Charlie Mathys, NFL player for Hammond Pros and Green Bay Packers
- Terrie Miller, Olympic athlete
- Dennis Murphy, Medal of Honor recipient
- Brian Noble, NFL player
- Drew Nowak, NFL player
- Dominic Olejniczak, Mayor of Green Bay, president and chairman of Green Bay Packers
- Robert J. Parins, Wisconsin Circuit Court judge and president of the Green Bay Packers
- Joe Perrault, Olympic athlete
- Joe Proski, NBA head trainer for the Phoenix Suns and member of the team's Ring of Honor
- Ken Radick, NFL player for Green Bay Packers and Brooklyn Dodgers
- Dick Rehbein, NFL assistant coach
- Chester J. Roberts, head coach of the Miami RedHawks football and men's basketball teams
- Chuck Sample, NFL player
- Mary Sauer, pole vaulter
- Max Scharping, NFL player
- Joe Secord, NFL player
- Lauren Sesselmann, professional soccer player
- Walter Wellesley Smith (1905–1982), Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter
- Aaron Stecker, NFL player, attended Ashwaubenon High School
- Horst Stemke, Olympic athlete
- Kevin Stemke, NFL player
- Jerry Tagge, NFL player
- Ron Vander Kelen, MVP of 1963 Rose Bowl and NFL player
- Brad Voyles, MLB player
- Max Wagner, MLB player
- Cowboy Wheeler, NFL player
- Charlie Whitehurst, NFL player
- Bob Wickman, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Paul Wilmet, MLB player
- Eliot Wolf, NFL executive
- Vince Workman, NFL player
- Dick Zoll, NFL player for Cleveland Rams and Green Bay Packers
Literature, music, arts
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- Karen Borca, musician
- Eric Bray, record producer
- Paul Gigot, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Richard Gilliam, fantasy author and editor
- Thom Hazaert, record producer, journalist, radio personality, film producer/director. Publicly credited with saving Slipknot/Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor's life.
- Joel Hodgson, creator and star of TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000, graduated from Ashwaubenon High School in 1978
- Alonzo Myron Kimball, portrait painter and illustrator
- Jim Knipfel, author
- Norbert Kox, painter and writer
- Jeff Kurtenacker, composer
- Doug Larson, newspaper columnist
- Rusty Lemorande, film director, writer, producer and actor
- Pat MacDonald, songwriter and singer in Timbuk3
- Kevin MacLeod, musician and composer
- Leo Ornstein, composer, pianist, finished his life in Green Bay
- Dave Pirner, lead singer of Soul Asylum
- Devon Rodriguez, dancer
- Tony Shalhoub, actor, star of films, stage and TV series Monk and Wings, attended Green Bay East High School
- Mona Simpson, novelist and essayist; younger sister of Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.; wife of Richard Appel, a writer for The Simpsons; Homer Simpson's mother is named after her
- Red Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter
- Zack Snyder, director of films Man of Steel, Dawn of the Dead (2004 version), 300, Watchmen, Justice League
- Margaret Teele (Margaret Poby), actress, attended St. Joseph's Academy (now Notre Dame de la Baie Academy)
- Louise Adeline Weitzel (1862–1934), Pennsylvania Dutch poet
Inventors, business leaders
[edit]- Leo Frigo, civic and philanthropic leader
- John J. Gilman, educator and inventor
- Augustin Grignon, fur trader and businessman
- Mark King, CEO, Taco Bell[4]
- Alfred Lawson, credited as inventor of the airliner
- James Mulva, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips
- Staci Simonich, scientist
- Daniel Whitney, businessman and pioneer
References
[edit]- ^ "W. J. Abrams (1829-1900)". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ Martin, Deborah Beaumont (1913). History of Brown County, Wisconsin: Past and Present, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 270.
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- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1960, Biographical Sketch of A.A. Deering, pg. 32
- ^ Bodilly, Sue (30 July 2019). "Yum Brands' new Taco Bell CEO is former Adidas executive Mark King". Inside UW-Green Bay News. University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Retrieved 2021-01-23.