- Tom Barrett
Thomas Mark "Tom" Barrett (born December 8, 1953) is an American politician, former Congressman from Wisconsin and the current mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - Hank Aaron
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed "Hammer","Hammerin' Hank", or "Bad Henry", is a retired American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the 1950s through the 1970s. After playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and in the minor leagues, Aaron started his Major League Baseball career in 1954. He played 21 seasons with the Milwaukee Braves and the Atlanta Braves, … - Bud Selig
Allan Huber "Bud" Selig, Jr. (born July 30, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the Commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the team owner and administrator of the Milwaukee Brewers. On August 21, 2004, Selig's contract was extended by the MLB through 2009, at which point he plans to retire. Selig is a resident of Milwaukee. Before entering baseball, he worked for his father who owned a car leasing business in Milwaukee. - Speech
Speech (born Todd Thomas on October 25, 1968) is a musician and member of the progressive hip hop group Arrested Development. In addition to his work with Arrested Development, Speech has released a number of solo albums. - Herb Kohl
Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Mark Belling
Mark Belling (born July 4, 1956, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin) is a radio talk-show host for 1130 WISN in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Belling hosts a three-hour weekday radio program, "The Mark Belling Late Afternoon Show", which is regularly rated No. 1 for the afternoon-drive time slot. Belling also hosts a Sunday-morning television panel, "Belling and Company", on WDJT-TV, and writes a weekly newspaper column for The Waukesha Freeman. - Golda Meir
Golda Meir (born Golda Mabovitz on 3 May 1898, died December 8, 1978, also known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956), was one of the founders of the State of Israel. Meir served as the Minister of Labour, Foreign Minister, and then as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel from March 17, 1969, to June 3, 1974. As the BBC put it, Golda Meir was the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics years before the epithet was coined for Margaret Thatcher. - Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Wisconsin's fourth Senate district. She is a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Taylor was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from Rufus King High School in 1984. She received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1990 and a law degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1993. - Frederick Pabst
Frederick Pabst (March 28, 1836-January 1, 1904) was an American brewer, born in Saxony, Germany. In 1848, he emigrated with his parents to Chicago. There he became, first a hotel waiter, then a cabin-boy on a Lake Michigan steamer. Eventually, he became a captain of one of these vessels. In this last capacity, he met a German, Phillip Best, the owner of a small but prosperous brewery founded in 1844 in Milwaukee, and married his daughter. - Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman (born July 3, 1955) is the current Wisconsin State Senator for the 20th Senate District. This area of the state includes parts of Fond du lac, Dodge, Sheboygan, Washington, and Ozaukee counties. - Tank
Tank is the stage name of an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, Durrell Babbs. Tank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Clinton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Tank took an instant interest in singing and playing the piano, partially due to his alliance to religion — his cousin directed the church choir and helped the aspiring vocalist foster his singing talent from an early age. - Devin Harris
Devin Lamar Harris (born February 27, 1983 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks. Harris attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and gained national attention for his play at the collegiate level. - John Gard
John Gard (born August 3, 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 89th district from 1987 until 2007. He served as Speaker of the State Assembly. He graduated from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin. John Gard was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district. Gard defeated State Rep. Terri McCormick of Appleton in the September 12, … - Terry Porter
Terry Porter (born April 8 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former professional basketball player and coach in the NBA. He played college ball at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and had a 17-year career in the NBA. - Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk (born 1951) is the County Executive for Dane County, Wisconsin. She was the 2006 Democratic nominee for the office of Attorney General of Wisconsin. - Candice Michelle
Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich (born September 30 1978), better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice, is an American professional wrestler, actress, and model, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its "RAW" brand, where she is the current WWE Women's Champion. - Alfred Lunt
Alfred Lunt (August 12, 1892 - August 3, 1977) was a Tony Award-winning American actor. - Steve Miller
Steve Miller (born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. - Clement J. Zablocki
Clement John Zablocki (November 18, 1912 - December 3, 1983) was an American politician from the state of Wisconsin. Zablocki was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he graduated from Marquette University. Zablocki was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1942. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948 as a Democrat. Zablocki was the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee from 1977 until his death in 1983. - Latrell Sprewell
Latrell Fontaine Sprewell (born September 8 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2004-05 NBA season. A 6'5" guard/forward who built his career around his athleticism, versatility, and combative manners. - Bob Uecker
Robert George Uecker ((born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American former Major League Baseball player, later an award-winning sportscaster, comedian and actor. Uecker jokingly identifies himself by the title of "Mr. Baseball". - Al McGuire
Al McGuire (born September 7 1928 in New York City - died January 26, 2001 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) coached the Marquette University men's basketball team from 1964 to 1977. He compiled impressive numbers throughout his coaching career, resulting in his induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, and was also well known for his colorful personality. McGuire was born poor, the son of an Irish immigrant saloonkeeper. He played three years of basketball at St. - Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 - November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer. Dahmer murdered at least 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, with the majority of the murders occurring between 1989 and 1991. His murders were particularly gruesome, involving acts of forced sodomy, necrophilia, dismemberment, and cannibalism. - Warren Spahn
Warren Edward Spahn was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 21 seasons, all in the National League. Although never quite as dominating as some, he was both astonishingly consistent and durable. He won 20 games in 13 different seasons, and compiled a 23-7 record when he was aged 42. He won more games than any other left-handed pitcher, or any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era, … - Bob Wickman
Robert Joe Wickman is a closer in Major League Baseball who plays with the Atlanta Braves. Previously, Wickman played for the New York Yankees (1992-96), Milwaukee Brewers (1996-2000), and the Cleveland Indians (2000-2006). He bats and throws right-handed. During his career through 2006, Wickman has compiled a 60-57 win-loss record with 247 saved games and a 3.57 ERA in 778 appearances. - Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy is generally regarded as one of the finest actors in motion picture history. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Tracy among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking 9th on the list of 100. He has been nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor. - Eddie Mathews
Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews was a Hall of Fame third baseman in Major League Baseball and is widely regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, third baseman to play the game. Born in Texarkana, Texas, Eddie Mathews was six years old when his family moved to Santa Barbara, California where he developed into a star high school player. - Spencer Coggs
Spencer Coggs (born August 6, 1949) is an American politician. He currently serves as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the state's sixth senate district. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Coggs was born in Milwaukee and graduated from Riverside University High School. He received an associate degree from Milwaukee Area Technical College in 1975 and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1976. - Pat O'Brien
Pat O'Brien was an American movie actor with over 100 screen credits. O'Brien was born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien to an Irish American Catholic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served as an alter boy at Gesu Church while growing up near 13th & Clybourn streets. O'Brien attended Marquette Academy with fellow actor Spencer Tracy, and later attended Marquette University. - Frank Jude Jr.
Frank Jude Jr. is a Milwaukee man beaten by off-duty Milwaukee Police Department officers on October 24, 2004. Jude has been incarcerated since his probation was revoked in November, 2005 after he was accused of beating his mother. The officers, Jon Bartlett, Andrew Spengler, and Daniel Masarik, were all charged with battery, with Bartlett and Masarik also being charged with second-degree reckless endangerment. - Jack Carson
Jack Carson (October 27 1910 - January 3 1963) was a Canadian-born U.S.-based film actor. Jack Carson was one of the most popular character actors during the golden age of Hollywood, with a film career which spanned the 30's, 40s and 50s. Primarily employed for comic relief, his work in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" proved he could also master dramatic material. During his career, he worked at RKO, MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in "Love Crazy"), … - Sheldon Wasserman
Sheldon A. Wasserman, M.D. (born August 5, 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American politician, representing Wisconsin's 22nd Assembly District in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He is a Democrat. He has been in the Assembly since 1994. He earned his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1987. He is married and has three children. - Tommy Bartlett
Thomson "Tommy" Bartlett (July 11, 1914 - September 6, 1998) was a Wisconsin showman and entertainment mogul. He most often associated with the water skiing thrill show based in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin named the Tommy Barlett's Thrill Show. The success of this and other traveling water ski shows led to Bartlett's induction into the Water Ski Hall of Fame in 1993. - Timothy Dolan
Timothy Michael Dolan (born February 6, 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri) is the tenth Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. - Jerry Kleczka
Gerald (Jerry) Daniel Kleczka (born November 26, 1943), an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2005, representing the Fourth Congressional District of Wisconsin. The district includes the city of Milwaukee, where he was born. After graduating from Milwaukee's Don Bosco High School, in 1961, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for two years. - Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano (born on June 7, 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the lead singer and guitarist from the band Violent Femmes. He has written almost all of the band's songs. During a Violent Femmes hiatus in the late 1980s, Gano formed a gospel group called The Mercy Seat with vocalist Zena Von Heppinstall, bassist Patrice Moran, and drummer Fernando Menendez. The group released one album in 1987, on Slash Records. Gano released his first solo album in 2002, … - Victor Delorenzo
Victor DeLorenzo was born on October 25, 1954. He grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and has lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since. He has been a drummer since the age of sixteen, but an actor since the age of five. While attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he auditioned for and was accepted into Theatre X in 1976, and worked with them in various roles for more than twenty years. As a drummer, DeLorenzo paired up with bassist Brian Ritchie in 1981, … - Brian Ritchie
Brian Ritchie (born 21 November, 1960) is the bass guitarist for the folk/punk/rock band Violent Femmes. His distinct sound comes from using Ernie Ball acoustic bass guitars, which is very uncommon in rock music. He is also one of the more high-profile users of the relatively new Barker Bass. In addition to his bass playing, Ritchie is also proficient at the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. - Mark Borchardt
Mark Borchardt (born 1966) is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known as the subject of "American Movie: The Making of Northwestern" (1999), a film that documented two of the three and a half years he spent writing, shooting and editing his horror short, "Coven" (1997). Borchardt was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He started making films at the age of fourteen with a super-8 camera that he bought from a garage sale for $40. - Mark Grudzielanek
Mark James Grudzielanek (born June 30, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Kansas City Royals. Previously, Grudzielanek played with the Montreal Expos (1995-1998), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2002), Chicago Cubs (2003-04) and St.Louis Cardinals (2005). He signed a contract on December 16, 2005 to be the second baseman for the Kansas City Royals. He bats and throws right handed.
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