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Born in Milwaukee/Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the most populous city in Wisconsin, the 31st largest in the U.S. and the principal city of the 39th largest metro area. The city on Lake Michigan's shore is known for its brewing industry, the Summerfest, one of the world's largest music festivals, and for being one of the most racially segregated cities in the U.S. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Milwaukee.
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Last updated: November 17, 2022
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Co-founder of Harley-Davidson
1880
William S. Harley
Co-founder of Harley-Davidson
1881
Arthur Davidson
Film music composer, best known for his score for "The Wizard of Oz"
1885
Herbert Stothart
Actor, major star of Hollywood's Golden Age and first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards
1900
Spencer Tracy
Political scientist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and Turing Award winner
1916
Herbert A. Simon
Chief justice from 1986 to 2005 and Justice of the Supreme Court from 1972 to 1986
1924
William Rehnquist
Secretary of State from 1992 to 1993
1930
Lawrence Eagleburger
Actor, known for his role as Willy Wonka in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
1933
Gene Wilder
Commissioner of Baseball from 1992 to 2015 and former owner of the Milwaukee Brewers
1934
Bud Selig
Senator from Wisconsin from 1989 to 2013, former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks and co-founder of Kohl's
1935
Herb Kohl
Former host of "The Late Late Show" and "Tomorrow"
1936
Tom Snyder
Secretary of Defense from 1993 to 1994 and representative for Wisconsin's 1st district from 1971 to 1993
1938
Les Aspin
Nobel Prize winning biochemist, best known for his pioneering work on the ribosome
1940
Thomas A. Steitz
Senator from Idaho since 2009 and Governor of Idaho from 2006 to 2007
1943
Jim Risch
Nobel Prize winning physicist for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring of individual quantum systems
1944
David J. Wineland
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Director, "Airplane!" "The Naked Gun"
1947
David Zucker
Director, "Airplane!" "Ghost"
1950
Jerry Zucker
Govenor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023
1953
Steve Sisolak
Businessman and author of the memoir "The Pursuit of Happyness", he is portrayed by Will Smith in the film adaptation
1954
Chris Gardner
Actress, known for her role as Lois in "Malcolm in the Middle"
1955
Jane Kaczmarek
Actress, "Boogie Nights" "The Hangover" "Austin Powers"
1970
Heather Graham
Co-creator of "Rick and Morty" and "Community"
1973
Dan Harmon
Head Coach of the Orlando Magic
1978
Jamahl Mosley
Director, "The Green Knight" "The Old Man & the Gun"
1980
David Lowery
Lieutenant governor of Wisconsin since 2019 and first African American to serve in this position, he was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Senate Election in Wisconsin
1986
Mandela Barnes
Former quarterback who played for the San Francisco 49ers, he knelt during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and started a controversy in the NFL
1987
Colin Kaepernick
Actress, known for her roles as Miriam "Midge" Maisel in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and Rachel Posner in "House of Cards"
1990
Rachel Brosnahan
Singer. "Sweet but Psycho" "Kings & Queens"
1994
Ava Max
Actress, known for her roles as Skylar Storm in "Elite Force" and Alexa Mendoza in "Alexa & Katie"
1998
Paris Berelc
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