Green Bay, Wisconsin

1. Zack Snyder (1966)

American Filmmaker

Director of such blockbuster films as 300, Watchmen, and Man of Steel. He first became known for his work on the 2004 remake of the popular horror film Dawn of...

2. Curly Lambeau (1898)

American Football Player Coach A

Founder, player and first coach of the Green Bay Packers. The historic Lambeau Field, home of the Packers, was named in his honor.

3. Red Smith (1905)

Journalist

One of the most famous sports columnists of all time who became the first sportswriter to win the Pulitzer for Commentary in 1976.

4. Arnie Herber (1910)

American Football Player

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who was one of the Green Bay Packers' first great passers.

5. Bob Wickman (1969)

American Baseball Player

All-Star reliever known for a heavy sinker who led the American League in saves in 2005 with 45 playing for the Cleveland Indians.

6. Dave Pirner (1964)

American Musician

Singer and guitarist best known as the frontman for the band Soul Asylum, who released 90's hits like "Runaway Train."

7. Scott Hansen (1977)

Composer

Musician and composer, known professionally as Tycho, who shot to fame when 2016's Epoch earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He's recognized for his ambient melodies and downtempo synthesizer...

8. Tony Shalhoub (1953)

Actor

Best known for playing the obsessive-compulsive detective on the television show Monk and for portraying Antonio Scarpacci in Wings.  

9. Kevin MacLeod (1972)

Sound

Music and soundtrack composer who distributes music using a Creative Commons Attribution License, which has earned him credit as a composer in more than 1,000 films.

10. Mona Simpson (1957)

American Novelist

Lauded author whose debut novel, Anywhere but Here (1986), won the prestigious Whiting Prize. Her 2000 work, Off Keck Road, was the recipient of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize.

11. Beth Moore (1957)

Religious Leader

Notable for establishing a Texas-based evangelical organization known as Living Proof Ministries and a radio program called Living Proof with Beth Moore, this Christian teacher and activist also penned several...

12. Jay DeMerit (1979)

Professional Football Player

American soccer defender who played for the US national team from 2007 to 2011 and joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2011.

13. Aaron Stecker (1975)

American Football Player

Former pro running back who won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003 and was voted NFL Europe's offensive MVP in 2000.

14. Rich Zipperer (1974)

Wisconsin Politician

Rich Zipperer is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate representing the 33rd District since 2011. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly representing the 98th district from 2007...

15. Nick Gilliam (1978)

All-american College Golfer Prof

Nick Gilliam is an American professional golfer. Gilliam is best known for winning the individual NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship in 2001.

16. Paul Wilmet (1958)

American Baseball Player

Paul Richard Wilmet is a former professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in three games in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers during the 1989 Texas Rangers season.

17. Drew Nowak (1990)

American Football Player

Drew Nowak is an American football guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was signed by the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He...

18. Andrew Ribeiro (1990)

Footballer

Andrew Ribeiro is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.

19. Myron P. Lotto (1925)

American Politician

Myron P. Lotto was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate representing Wisconsin's 2nd Senate District from 1969 to 1973. He was a member of...

20. John W. Byrnes (1913)

American Politician

John William Byrnes was a U. S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Green Bay Wisconsin Byrnes contracted polio as a small child. He received his bachelor's degree from the University...

21. N. Patrick Crooks (1938)

American Politician

Justice N. Patrick Crooks is a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Justice Crooks was elected to the Supreme Court in 1996 and re-elected in 2006. Justice Crooks is a...

22. Sandy Cole (1953)

American Politician

Sandy Cole is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 62nd district since 2007.

23. James Soletski (1948)

American Politician

James Jim Soletski was a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 88th Assembly District from 2007 through 2011. He was born and currently resides in Green...

24. Ann Devroy (1948)

Political Journalist

Ann Devroy was an American political journalist. She was a White House correspondent for 15 years for the Gannett Company and USA Today and for The Washington Post. She covered...

25. Jeremy Borseth (1976)

American Football Player

Jeremy John Borseth is a former American football punter who played college football at the University of Louisville. Playing for the Louisville Cardinals football team from 1995 to 1998 he...

26. Becky Weber (1954)

American Politician

Becky Weber is an American Republican politician from Wisconsin.

27. Ted Fritsch, Jr. (1950)

American Football Player

Theodore Edward Fritsch Jr. is a former American football center in the National Football League. His father Ted Fritsch played for the Green Bay Packers in the 1940s. Fritsch...

28. Robert Cowles (1950)

Wisconsin State Senator

Robert L. Cowles is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate representing the 2nd District since 1987. In August 2011 Cowles faced a recall election but easily defeated the Democratic...

29. Bob Kroll (1950)

American Football Defensive Back

Robert Lee Kroll is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Kroll played college football at Northern Michigan University...

30. Kahlil McKenzie (1997)

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31. Terese Berceau (1950)

American Politician

Terese L. Berceau is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 76th Assembly District since 1998. Berceau was born in Green Bay Wisconsin and graduated from...

32. Frank Joseph Dewane (1950)

Catholic Bishop

Joseph Dewane is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Venice in Florida.

33. Alvin Ott (1949)

American Politician

Alvin Al Ott is a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Forest Junction. He represents the 3rd Assembly District. He serves as a member of Committee on Public...

34. Greg Knafelc (1959)

American Football Player

Gregory Kurt Greg Knafelc is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played for the New Orleans Saints in 1983. He played at the collegiate level...

35. Karl Van Roy (1938)

American Politician

Karl Van Roy is a Wisconsin politician and legislator. Born in Green Bay Wisconsin Van Roy graduated from St. Norbert College. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2003...

36. Barbara Lawton (1951)

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Barbara Lawton is an American politician from Green Bay Wisconsin who is the President and CEO of Americans for Campaign Reform. Lawton was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She...

37. John W. Reynolds (1921)

Actor

38. Jim Hobbins (1964)

American Football Player

Jim Hobbins was a player in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers in 1987 as a guard. He played at the collegiate level at the University of...

39. Eric Genrich (1979)

Wisconsin Politician

Eric Genrich is an American politician. Born in Green Bay Wisconsin Genrich graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison and received his masters from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He was legislative aide to...

40. Dick Rehbein (1955)

American Football Player And Coa

Dick Rehbein was an American football coach in the National Football League.

41. Mark Mazzoleni (Unknow)

American Ice Hockey Coach

Mark Mazzoleni is an American ice hockey coach. He was the head coach of the Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers from 1985 thru the end of the 1991 winning 3 consecutive Division...

42. J. H. Tayler (Unknow)

American Mayor

J. H. Tayler was mayor of Green Bay Wisconsin.

43. Dominic Olejniczak (1908)

American Politician Sports Execu

Dominic Olejniczak was the mayor of Green Bay Wisconsin and the president and chairman of the Board of the Green Bay Packers.

44. James F. Hughes (1883)

American Politician

James Frederic Hughes was a U. S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Green Bay Wisconsin Hughes graduated from West Green Bay High School in 1901. After moving to De Pere...

45. Jason Berken (1983)

American Baseball Player

Jason Thomas Berken is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently in the San Francisco Giants organization.

46. Henry F. Hagemeister (1855)

American Politician

Henry F. Hagemeister was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. He was born in Green Bay Wisconsin in 1855 and educated in the parochial...

47. Justis Bolding (1983)

American Actress

Justis Bolding is an American actress. She is known for her role as Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live.

48. Rebecca Giddens (1977)

Canoe Racer

Rebecca Giddens is a United States slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s.

49. Kevin Stemke (1978)

American Football Player

Kevin Stemke is a former professional American football punter. Stemke was born in 1978 to Horst Stemke a U. S. Olympic soccer player. He graduated from Green Bay's Preble High...

50. Chris Henry Coffey (1971)

American Actor

Chris Henry Coffey is an American-born actor best known for his role in the 2011 David Schwimmer-directed film Trust also starring Clive Owen Catherine Keener and Viola Davis. Coffey was...

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