List of people from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Last updated October 07, 2025

The following notable people are or have been associated with Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Politics

W. J. Abrams, Wisconsin State Senator, Mayor of Green Bay^[1]
David Agry, jurist and legislator, twice Judge of Brown County (the second time for 28 years), district attorney (1948 at least), chair of the county board of supervisors and founder member of the Brown County Bar Association.^[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
Mike Gallagher, former U.S. representative^[4]
Eric Genrich, Wisconsin State Representative, Mayor of Green Bay
Mark Green, U.S. Representative
John A. Gronouski, U.S. Postmaster General
Dave Hansen (politician), Wisconsin State Senator
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

Military

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
Eugene Michael Lynch, U.S. 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

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
Cordell Tinch, 110 meter hurdler
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

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
Jesika von Rabbit, musician
Louise Adeline Weitzel (1862–1934), Pennsylvania Dutch poet

Inventors, business leaders

Leo Frigo, civic and philanthropic leader
John J. Gilman, educator and inventor
Augustin Grignon, fur trader and businessman
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

Science and academia

Robert L. Hall, specialized in the ethnohistory, ethnology, and archaeology of the Great Plains and Midwestern United States, the beliefs, rituals, and symbolisms of North American native Americans

References

↑ "W. J. Abrams (1829-1900)". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
↑ Martin, Deborah Beaumont (1913). History of Brown County, Wisconsin: Past and Present, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 99, 166, 270, 333, 335.
↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1960, Biographical Sketch of A. A. Deering, pg. 32
↑ https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/02/13/mike-gallaghers-departure-is-a-bad-sign-for-democracy/

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[1] "W. J. Abrams (1829-1900)". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

[2] Martin, Deborah Beaumont (1913). History of Brown County, Wisconsin: Past and Present, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 99, 166, 270, 333, 335.

[3] 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1960, Biographical Sketch of A. A. Deering, pg. 32

[4] ttps://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/02/13/mike-gallaghers-departure-is-a-bad-sign-for-democracy/

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