List of people from Appleton, Wisconsin
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The following notable people are from or have been associated with Appleton, Wisconsin.
- Judah Bauer, guitarist
- Willem Dafoe, actor[1]
- Theodore Hardeen, magician
- Harry Houdini, illusionist and stunt performer[1]
- Lynn Kellogg, singer
- Steven Krueger, actor
- Maury Laws, composer[1]
- Jeff Loomis, guitarist
- Michael Patrick McGill, actor
- Roy Purdy, rapper
- Brenda Rae, operatic soprano
- Mark Stewart, musician
- Mary Ann Wells, dancer and ballet dance teacher
- Terry Zwigoff, filmmaker
Athletes and sports personnel
- Esmir Bajraktarevic, soccer player
- Myrt Basing, NFL player
- Rocky Bleier, NFL player, four-time Super Bowl Champion
- Brian Butch, NBA player
- Mark Catlin Sr., football coach
- Clarence Currie, MLB player
- Christopher DeMarco, basketball coach
- Matt Erickson, MLB, Manager Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Royal T. Farrand, physician and college football player
- Sarah Hagen, NWSL player
- J. P. Hayes, PGA golfer
- Joe Hietpas, baseball player
- George Hogreiver, MLB player
- Danny Jansen, MLB player
- Roger Jenkins, hockey player
- Erik Jensen, NFL player
- Swede Johnston, NFL player
- Ross Kenseth, America Stock car racing driver
- Cole Konrad, first-ever Bellator Heavyweight Champion
- Ron Kostelnik, football player
- Tony Kubek, World Series champion baseball player and Hall of Fame broadcaster
- Stu Locklin, baseball and educator
- Garrett Lowney, Olympic medalist
- Jack Mead, NFL player
- Chester J. Roberts, head coach of the Miami RedHawks football and men's basketball teams
- Paul Schommer, Olympic biathlete
- Don Werner, MLB player
- Silas Young, professional wrestler
Authors and journalists
- Mary Agria, author
- Gary Arndt, travel photographer and writer
- Lan Samantha Chang, author and director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop
- Edna Ferber, author[1]
- Alfred Galpin, correspondent of H. P. Lovecraft
- Henry Golde, author and Holocaust survivor
- William Norman Grigg, author
- Kristine Jarinovska, legal scientist,[2][3] Secretary of State, Latvia[4]
- Walter Havighurst, author
- Gladys Taber, author
- Greta Van Susteren, journalist, Newsmax television anchor[1]
Businesspeople
- William Beverly Murphy, ex-president of Campbell Soup Company
- Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer at Microsoft[5]
- Travis VanderZanden, founder of Bird Rides[6]
- Walter B. Wriston, banker
Military personnel
- John Bradley, Iwo Jima Navy flag-raiser[1]
- Zuhdi Jasser, doctor, former lieutenant commander in the United States Navy
- John S. Mills, U.S. Air Force major general
- Erik M. Ross, U.S. Navy rear admiral
- William J. Van Ryzin, U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general