List of people from Oshkosh, Wisconsin

This is a list of notable people from Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Politicians and judiciary

• Harvey R. Abraham, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[1]
• George R. Andrews, U.S. Representative from New York^[2]
• Melvin Baldwin, U.S. Representative from Minnesota^[3]
• Charles A. Barnard, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[4]
• Coles Bashford, Governor of Wisconsin, U.S. Congressional Delegate from the Arizona Territory^[5]
• Martin T. Battis, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman; born in Oshkosh^[6]
• Jule Berndt, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and Lutheran pastor; born in Oshkosh^[7]
• Gabriel Bouck, Wisconsin Attorney General^[8]
• William M. Bray, Wisconsin State Senator^[9]
• Richard S. Brown, Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals^[10]
• Shirley Brown, Florida State Representative^[11]
• Taylor G. Brown, Wisconsin State Senator^[12]
• Luther Buxton, New York and Wisconsin state legislator and physician^[13]
• William C. Cowling, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[14]
• James H. Davidson, U.S. Representative^[15]
• James Edward Doyle, U.S. federal court judge^[16]
• James Randall Durfee, U.S. federal court judge^[17]
• Edward Eastman, bookseller; first postmaster and first mayor of Oshkosh; Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[18]
• William Faber, Wisconsin State Assembly^[19]
• Earl Finch, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[20]
• Carlton Foster, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[21]
• Gary R. Goyke, Wisconsin State Senator^[22]
• Arthur H. Gruenewald, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[23]
• Richard W. Guenther, U.S. Representative^[24]
• Jon R. Guiles, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[25]
• Andrew Haben, Wisconsin state legislator^[26]
• Thomas S. Hanson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[27]
• F. Badger Ives, Wisconsin State Assembly and businessman^[28]
• Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator for Wisconsin
• Frank B. Keefe, U.S. Representative^[29]
• Emil Keup, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[30]
• Kenneth Kunde, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[31]
• Florian Lampert, U.S. Representative^[32]
• B. F. Langworthy, Minnesota State Representative^[33]
• Alfred R. Lea, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[34]
• Frank A. Leach, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[35]
• Freeman Lord, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[36]
• Gustav S. Luscher, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[37]
• Herman E. Manuel, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[38]
• Lucas Miltiades Miller, U.S. Representative^[39]
• Bernard N. Moran, Wisconsin State Senator^[40]
• Reid F. Murray, U.S. Representative^[41]
• Leo T. Niemuth, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[42]
• Alvin O'Konski, U.S. Representative^[43]
• Albert L. Osborn, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[44]
• Clark M. Perry, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[45]
• Leander J. Pierson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[46]
• George White Pratt, Wisconsin State Senator^[47]
• Charles Rahr, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[48]
• Christian Sarau, Wisconsin State Senator^[49]
• Philetus Sawyer, politician^[50]
• Casper Schmidt, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[51]
• Edward M. Schneider, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[52]
• Chester D. Seftenberg, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[53]
• Floyd E. Shurbert, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[54]
• Eber Simpson, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[55]
• Janet Dempsey Steiger, politician^[56]
• William A. Steiger, U.S. Representative^[57]
• Walter Tank, Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[58]
• Return Torrey, miller and Wisconsin state senator^[59]
• Gregg Underheim, politician^[60]
• Robert Scadden Vessey, Governor of South Dakota^[61]
• Esther K. Walling, Wisconsin State Assemblywoman^[62]
• Thomas Wall, Wisconsin businessman and state legislator^[63]
• Dayne Wescott, Wisconsin State Senator^[64]
• Edwin Wheeler, Wisconsin State Senator and jurist^[65]

Sportspersons

• Marty Below, member of the College Football Hall of Fame^[66]
• Cozy Dolan, MLB player^[67]
• Dick Erdlitz, NFL player^[68]
• Bill Gogolewski, MLB player^[69]
• Rudy Gollomb, NFL player^[70]
• Billy Hoeft, MLB player^[71]
• Hornswoggle, real name Dylan Postl, wrestler^[72]
• Peter Konz, NFL player^[73]
• Howie Koplitz, MLB player^[74]
• Hal Reilly, MLB player^[75]
• Dutch Rennert, Major League Baseball umpire^[76]
• Ted Richards, NFL player^[77]
• Hal Robl, NFL player^[78]
• Champ Seibold, NFL player^[79]
• Eber Simpson, NFL player^[80]
• Len Smith, NFL player^[81]
• Dave Tyriver, MLB player^[82]

Military

• Harold Medberry Bemis, U.S. Navy admiral^[83]
• Edmond Konrad, U.S. Navy admiral^[84]
• Ernest Dichmann Peek, U.S. Army Major General^[85]

Others

• Lee Baxandall, founder of The Naturist Society^[86]
• Erin Boheme, musician^[87]
• Michelle Grabner, painter^[88]
• Mark Gruenwald, Marvel Comics executive editor
• Lewis Hine, photographer^[89]
• James Horwitz, Rolling Stone author of They Went Thataway*
• Ken Krippene, journalist
• Arthur C. Lichtenberger, presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
• Kevin B. MacDonald, evolutionary psychologist at the California State University, Long Beach^[90]
• Helen Farnsworth Mears, sculptor^[91]
• Mike Melvoin, jazz pianist
• Paul Poberezny, founder of the Experimental Aircraft Association
• Tom Poberezny, former Chairman and President, Experimental Aircraft Association
• Stevie Rachelle, lead singer of Tuff
• Greg Dean Schmitz, film critic
• Kathie Sullivan, singer
• Baby Doe Tabor, Colorado pioneer^[92]
• Jim VandeHei, editor and co-founder of Politico

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