List of people from Racine, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
This is a list of individuals who are or were natives of, or notable as residents of, or in association with the city of Racine
, Wisconsin
, USA.
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, USA.
Arts
- Kevin J. AndersonKevin J. AndersonKevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
, author - Kristin BauerKristin BauerKristin Bauer van Straten is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her role as vampire Pam in the HBO series True Blood.-Biography:...
, actress - Lane BrodyLane BrodyLane Brody is an American female singer-songwriter, active since the early 1980s, best known for her 1984 Billboard-topping country hit, "The Yellow Rose" , and for the Oscar nominated song "Over You" from the film "Tender Mercies". She is the first female in country music to have an...
, born Lynn Voorlas, singer - Joyce CarlsonJoyce CarlsonJoyce Carlson was an American artist and designer credited with creating the idyllic universe of singing children at "It's a Small World" rides at Walt Disney theme parks around the world. Carlson also worked as an ink artist in the Walt Disney Animation Studios, on such films as Cinderella, Peter...
, artist - Chi ColtraneChi ColtraneChi Coltrane is best known as an American rock-pop-jazz songwriter, pianist, and singer.-Career:...
, musician - Chester CommodoreChester CommodoreChester Commodore was an African American cartoonist, both of political cartoons and comic strips. Born in Racine,Wisconsin, Commodore was always interested in drawing...
, cartoonist, nominated for the Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
12 times - Ellen CorbyEllen CorbyEllen Corby was an American actress. She is most widely remembered for the role of "Grandma Esther Walton" on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards...
, television actress - Victor DeLorenzoVictor DeLorenzoVictor DeLorenzo was born on October 25, 1954, and is best known as the drummer for the folk-punk band the Violent Femmes.He grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and has lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since. He has been a drummer since the age of sixteen, but an actor since the age of five...
, drummer, Violent FemmesViolent FemmesViolent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
. - Peter DemingPeter DemingPeter Deming A.S.C. is an American cinematographer, winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography.Deming was born in Racine, Wisconsin.-Filmography:*Hollywood Shuffle - - Director of Photography...
, cinematographer - Norman D. Golden IINorman D. Golden IINorman D. Golden II was an American child actor.- Biography :Norman was noticeably talented and outgoing from the age of three. Norman would often entertain the women at his grandmother's beauty salon with his mimicry and monologues. Norman's mother decided to enroll him in a TV commercial...
, actor - Greg GraffinGreg GraffinGregory Walter Graffin, Ph.D. is an American punk rock musician, college professor, and author. He is most recognized as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the noted Los Angeles band Bad Religion, which he co-founded in 1979 and is the band's only constant member, even though it now features two...
, lead vocalist of political punk rockPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Bad ReligionBad ReligionBad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the... - Chad HarbachChad HarbachChad Harbach is an American writer. An editor at the journal n + 1, he is best known as author of the 2011 novel The Art of Fielding.-Background and education:...
, author - Max HardcoreMax HardcoreMax Hardcore is a male pornographic actor, producer and director, who rose to prominence in 1992 with the film series Anal Adventures of Max Hardcore. His work has been classified as gonzo pornography and described as "testing the limits of acceptability"...
, pornographer - Ben HechtBen HechtBen Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, and novelist. Called "the Shakespeare of Hollywood", he received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some 70 films and as a prolific storyteller, authored 35 books and created some of...
, author and playwright - Kevin HenkesKevin HenkesKevin Henkes is a successful children's book illustrator and author known for winning both the Caldecott Medal for illustration and the Newbery Honor for writing...
, author and Caldecott MedalCaldecott MedalThe Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
winner - Larry KuscheLarry KuscheLawrence David Kusche is an American author and pilot. He had been a commercial pilot, flight instructor, instrument-rated pilot, instrument instructor and librarian by the time he wrote The Bermuda Triangle Mystery - Solved and The Disappearance of Flight 19 .Larry Kusche was born in Racine,...
, commercial pilot and author - Fredric MarchFredric MarchFredric March was an American stage and film actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1932 for Dr. Jekyll and Mr...
, screen and stage actor - Barbara McNairBarbara McNairBarbara McNair was an African American singer and actress.Born Barbara Jean McNair in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, McNair studied music at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago...
, television and screen actress - Robert McRayRobert McRayRobert McRay is an American television actor, sculptor, and personal trainer.McRay's first experience in front of the camera was at the age of 5, on Romper Room. Backstage he was introduced to Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy...
, television and screen actor - Tina MooreTina MooreTina Moore is an American R&B musician.-Studio albums:-Singles:- External links :...
, R&B Singer - Milton K. OzakiMilton K. OzakiMilton K. Ozaki , born in Racine, Wisconsin from a Japanese father and an American mother, Augusta Rathbun, was a journalist, a reporter and a beauty parlor operator...
, mystery writer - Warner RichmondWarner RichmondWarner Richmond was an American actor. He appeared in 141 films between 1912 and 1946.He was born in Racine, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Brown of Harvard...
, screen actor - Ben SidranBen SidranBen Sidran is an American jazz and rock pianist, organist, vocalist and writer born in Chicago, noted for his work with the early Steve Miller Band.-Biography:...
, musician - Joseph Philbrick WebsterJoseph Philbrick WebsterJoseph Philbrick Webster, also known as J.P. Webster , was an American songwriter and composer most notable for his musical compositions during the Antebellum and American Civil War periods of United States history, and his post-war religious hymns.Amongst his most notable works are the ballad...
, songwriter and composer
Athletics
- Ellen AhrndtEllen AhrndtEllen Ahrndt [Babe] was a second basewoman who played briefly in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. Ahrndt batted and threw right-handed...
, AAGPBL player - Bill AlbrightBill AlbrightWilliam Charles Albright is a former all-star lineman who played in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League....
, NFL player - Kevin BarryKevin Barry (American football)Kevin Lee Barry is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
, NFL player - Caron ButlerCaron ButlerJames Caron Butler, widely known as Caron Butler , is an American professional basketball player who most recently played at small forward for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.-Early life:...
, NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player - Pancho CarterPancho CarterDuane "Pancho" Carter, Jr. is a retired American race car driver. He is most famous for his participation in CART races.-Background:...
, NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
driver, 1976 USAC Sprint Car Champion, member of the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of FameNational Midget Auto Racing Hall of FameThe National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame and museum for midget cars. The Hall of Fame is located at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and can be accessed during weekly Sunday races during the summer.-A-C:...
and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame - Jim ChonesJim ChonesJames Bernett Chones is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'11" forward/center, Chones starred at Marquette University, where he earned All-America honors as a junior in 1972 after averaging 20.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game...
, NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
basketball player - Margaret DanhauserMargaret DanhauserMargaret L. Danhauser [Marnie] was a first basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.-Career:...
, AAGPBL player - Norm DerringerNorm DerringerNorman W. Dieringer [Nummy], surname more commonly spelled Derringer , was a softball player and a baseball manager....
, fastpitch softball player and AAGPBL manager - Bob FosterBob Foster (American football)Bob Foster was a halfback in the National Football League. He played two seasons with the Racine Legion before playing his final season with the Milwaukee Badgers.-References:...
, NFL player - Jimmy GrantJimmy GrantJames Charles Grant was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for three seasons. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1942 to 1943 and the Cleveland Indians from 1943 to 1944.-External links:...
, MLB player - Jim HaluskaJim HaluskaJames David "Jim" Haluska is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was selected the Chicago Bears in the 30th round of the 1954 NFL Draft. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison...
, NFL player - Steve HansonSteve Hanson (American football)Steve Hanson was a player in the National Football League. He was a member of the Kansas City Cowboys during the 1925 NFL season, but did not see any playing time during a regular season game. The following season he was a member of the Louisville Colonels....
, NFL player - Jack HarrisJack Harris (American football)Welton John "Jack" Harris was a player in the National Football League.-Biography:Harris was born on September 29, 1902 in Jackson, Michigan. He would attend high school in Racine, Wisconsin.-Career:...
, NFL player - Fritz HeinischFritz HeinischGodfred F. "Fritz" Heinisch was an American football end in the National Football League Born in Racine, Wisconsin., Heinisch played for the Racine Legion/Tornadoes , the Kenosha Maroons , and the Duluth Eskimos .-References:...
, NFL player for the Racine LegionRacine Legion/TornadoesThe Racine Legion was a professional American football team based in Racine, Wisconsin of the National Football League from 1922 to 1924. Its official name was the Horlick-Racine Legion. The team then operated as the Racine Tornadoes in 1926....
, Kenosha MaroonsKenosha MaroonsThe Kenosha Maroons were a National Football League football team in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Officially, the club only played in the league during the 1924 season, dissolving after posting no wins in five games.-Origins:...
, and the Duluth Eskimos - Don HeinkelDon HeinkelDonald Elliott Heinkel is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Tigers in the 30th round of the amateur draft...
, MLB player - Sonja HenningSonja HenningSonja L. Henning is an attorney and former collegiate and professional basketball player. She grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, where she attended Horlick High School.-Stanford University:...
, WNBA player - Joe JagersbergerJoe JagersbergerJoe Jagersberger was an Austrian-American racecar driver.-Background:...
, early race car driver and founder of Rajo Motor and ManufacturingRajo Motor and ManufacturingRajo Motor and Manufacturing was a manufacturing company based in Racine, Wisconsin in the twentieth century. The company built performance enhancing cylinder heads for Model T cars that were designed by Joe Jagersberger . The company was named by combining the "RA" from Racine and the "JO" from... - Jason JaramilloJason JaramilloJason Cory Jaramillo is a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He played collegiately at Oklahoma State University. Jaramillo was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the 2004 MLB Draft. He was also ranked one of the top ten prospects in the Phillies system for...
, MLB player - Abdul JeelaniAbdul JeelaniAbdul Qadir Jeelani is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" and 210 lb small forward and played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside...
, NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
basketball player - Ed KillianEd KillianEdwin Henry Killian , nicknamed "Twilight Ed," was a Major League Baseball pitcher primarily of the Detroit Tigers....
, MLB player - Duane KuiperDuane KuiperDuane Eugene Kuiper is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, and is currently a five-time Emmy award-winning radio and television sportscaster for the San Francisco Giants...
, MLB player and broadcaster - Glen KuiperGlen KuiperGlen Alan Kuiper is a broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team. He is the younger brother of Duane Kuiper, a former Major League player and current broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants...
, MLB broadcaster - Jeff LeeJeff Lee (American football)Jeffrey Leroy Lee is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. He played with the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1980 NFL season.-References:...
, NFL player - Ed LytleEd LytleEdward Benson "Ed" Lytle , also known as "Dad" Lytle and "Pop" Lytle, was a professional baseball player and manager whose playing career spanned 12 seasons, including one in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Colts and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1890...
, baseball player - Jesse MarschJesse MarschJesse Marsch is a retired American soccer midfielder who will be the head coach of the Montreal Impact for their entrance in MLS in 2012, having previously been an assistant for the U.S. national team. He spent fourteen seasons in Major League Soccer, winning three league and four U.S. Open Cup...
, soccer - Jim McIlvaineJim McIlvaineJames Michael McIlvaine is a retired American professional basketball player who spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Washington Bullets, Seattle SuperSonics and New Jersey Nets...
, NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
basketball player - Kim MerrittKim MerrittKim Merritt is a former American long-distance runner who competed in the marathon. Her career coincided with the development of women's running in the United States and she was at the forefront of distance running in the mid-1970s.She won the 1975 New York City Marathon and in 1976 she took the...
, long distant runner - Jerry MertensJerry MertensJerry Mertens is a former American football cornerback who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers....
, NFL player - Brent MossBrent MossBrent Moss is a former American football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1991–1994. Moss also spent some time in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and St...
, NFL player - Leo MurphyLeo Murphy (baseball)Leo Joseph Murphy [Red] was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the season. Listed at 6' 1", 179 lb., Murphy batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana.Murphy started his professional career in 1912 with Double-A Columbus...
, professional baseball player and manager - Norm NelsonNorm NelsonNorm Nelson was an American stock car racer. He competed in the United States Auto Club Stock Cars in the 1950s through 1970s. He won the season championship in 1960, 1965, and 1966 as a driver. Nelson also won five owner's championships. He competed in five NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup ...
, three time USAC national stock car champion, NASCAR race winner - Dick PhillipsDick PhillipsRichard Eugene Phillips was a North American professional baseball player, manager and coach. A native of Racine, Wisconsin, who attended Valparaiso University, Phillips batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 feet tall and weighed 180 pounds .Phillips' playing career extended from ...
, MLB player - Eric RasmussenEric RasmussenEric Ralph Rasmussen is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors, between and...
, MLB player - Shane RawleyShane RawleyShane William Rawley is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors, from 1978 through 1989, for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and Minnesota Twins.Rawley was selected to the National League All-Star team in 1986 as...
, former Major League pitcher - Gene H. RoseGene H. RoseFor the New York Giants end, see Gene Rose.Gene H. Rose was a player in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals from 1929 to 1932. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, NFL player - Vinny RottinoVinny RottinoVincent Antonio Rottino is an Italian–American professional baseball catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He generally plays at catcher, first base, and outfield.He graduated from St...
, MLB player - Babe RuetzBabe RuetzGeorge Gerhard Ruetz was a professional football coach in the National Football League for the Racine Legion. Prior to that he had been one of Racine's finest amateur players from about 1910-1920. In June 1922 George traveled to Canton, Ohio and made a $100.00 payment to secure the Legion...
, NFL head coach - Howie RuetzHowie RuetzHoward "Howie" Peter Ruetz was a professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers . He played at the collegiate level at Loras College.-References:...
, NFL player - Joe RuetzJoe RuetzJoseph Hubert Ruetz was a professional football player in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets in 1946 and 1948. Prior to that he played at the collegiate level while attending the University of Notre Dame. He played guard for the Irish with the exception of playing one...
, professional football player - Charles RutkowskiCharles RutkowskiCharles Rutkowski is a former player in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills in 1960 as a defensive end. He played at the collegiate level at Ripon College.-Biography:...
, retired NFL player - Alex ScalesAlex Scales-Biography:Scales was born on July 3, 1978 in Racine, Wisconsin. He attended Racine Lutheran High School.-Career:Scales has most recently played with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. and Oyak Renault of the Turkish Basketball League, as well as BC Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and...
, NBA player - Tom SorensenTom SorensenThomas Sorensen is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
, OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
volleyball player - Jack TaschnerJack TaschnerJack Gerard Taschner is a left-handed relief pitcher, who is currently a police officer for the City of Appleton, Wisconsin.-Early career:...
, MLB player - Tim Van GalderTim Van GalderThomas Scott "Tim" Van Galder is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was with the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Jets...
, NFL player - Al ZupekAl ZupekAlbert Ernest Zupek was a fullback in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Zupek played collegiate ball for Lawrence University before playing professionally for one season in 1946. He retired that same season.-References:...
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Business
- Jerome CaseJerome CaseJerome Increase Case was an early American manufacturer of threshing machines. He founded what became the Case Corporation and raised champion race horses...
, inventor - George N. Gillett Jr.George N. Gillett Jr.-Biography:George Gillett graduated from Lake Forest Academy in 1956. He attended Amherst College and is a graduate of Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin....
, owner of the Montreal CanadiensMontreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
ice hockey team and co-owner of Premier League team, Liverpool F.C.Liverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
and the NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
auto racing team Gillett Evernham Motorsports. - Jay GrinneyJay GrinneyJay Grinney is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham, Alabama-based HealthSouth Corporation. Grinney has severed as the President of the Houston Division of Columbia Hospital Corporation. Grinney later became the President of HCA's Eastern Group...
, PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
and Chief Executive OfficerChief executive officerA chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of BirminghamBirmingham, AlabamaBirmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
-based HealthSouth Corporation. - Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr.Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr.Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr. , grandson of company founder Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr., was the third generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc of Racine, WI.-Cornell:...
, former head of S.C. Johnson & Son - Herbert Fisk Johnson, Sr.Herbert Fisk Johnson, Sr.Herbert Fisk Johnson, Sr., son of company founder Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr., was the second generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc of Racine, WI....
, former head of S.C. Johnson & Son - Herbert Fisk Johnson IIIHerbert Fisk Johnson IIIHerbert Fisk Johnson III or H. Fisk Johnson III , known as "Fisk", is the fifth generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc of Racine, WI. He is the current Chairman and CEO of the company. He is the son of Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr., who died in 2004, and Imogene Powers Johnson...
, Chairman and CEO of S.C. Johnson & Son, member of the Forbes 400Forbes 400The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans is a list published by Forbes Magazine magazine of the wealthiest 400 Americans, ranked by net worth. The list is published annually in September, and 2010 marks the 29th issue. The 400 was started by Malcom Forbes in 1982 and treats those in the list like... - Samuel C. Johnson, industrialist (wax)
- Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.Samuel Curtis Johnson created S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc of Racine, Wisconsin.In 1882 he moved to Racine where he became a parquet flooring salesman for the Racine Hardware Manufacturing Co. In 1886 he purchased the flooring business from the company and renamed it Johnson's Prepared Paste Wax Company...
, founder of S.C. Johnson & Son - Jim JorgensenJim JorgensenJim Jorgensen is a serial entrepreneur. He has started over 25 enterprises since getting his MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business at the age of 24. Jorgensen’s industry selection for these new enterprises has been wide, running from retail to manufacturing, from Internet to mail order, and...
, entrepreneur – Discovery ZoneDiscovery ZoneDiscovery Zone was a chain of entertainment facilities featuring games and elaborate indoor mazes designed for young children, including slides, climbing play structures and ball pits. The chain was founded by Ronald Matsch, Jim Jorgensen, Mike Geselbracht and Dr. David Schoenstadt in 1989. The...
, AllAdvantageAllAdvantageAllAdvantage was an Internet advertising company that positioned itself as the world’s first "infomediary" by paying its users/members a portion of the advertising revenue generated by their online viewing habits...
& AllAdvantage.de and Women's Sports FoundationWomen's Sports FoundationThe Women's Sports Foundation "is an educational nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by tennis legend Billie Jean King." Its stated mission statement is "To advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity."... - Craig LeipoldCraig LeipoldCraig Leipold is an American businessman. He is known for owning two professional ice hockey teams in the National Hockey League. He formerly owned the Nashville Predators and is the majority owner of the Minnesota Wild...
, majority owner of NHL ice hockey team, Minnesota WildMinnesota WildThe Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... - J. Frederick Rench, former CEO of Racine Industries, Trustee of the Heritage FoundationHeritage FoundationThe Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
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Military
- Harold C. AgerholmHarold C. AgerholmPrivate First Class Harold Christ Agerholm, USMCR served as a Marine during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously, the highest military decoration of the United States, for his actions while engaged with Japanese forces on Saipan in the Marianas Islands.-Biography:Agerholm was...
, World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
MarineUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
and Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient - James Roy AndersenJames Roy AndersenBrigadier General James Roy Andersen is a deceased United States Army Air Forces officer. He was declared killed in action after an aircraft accident on 26 February 1945 over the Pacific Ocean.General Andersen was born on 10 May 1904, in Racine, Wisconsin....
, U.S. Army general - Leroy C. AndersonLeroy C. AndersonLeroy C. Anderson served in the United States Army during World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during the Philippines Campaign .His award citation reads:...
, Distinguished Service CrossDistinguished Service Cross (United States)The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army, for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree...
recipient - Les AspinLes AspinLeslie "Les" Aspin, Jr. was a United States Representative from 1971 to 1993, and the United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from January 21, 1993 to February 3, 1994.-Early life:...
, U.S. Secretary of Defense - Charles F. BornCharles F. BornCharles F. Born was a Major General in the United States Air Force.-Career:Born graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1928. While there, he was an All-American member of the Army Black Knights football and lacrosse team. He was also a member of the ice hockey team. Upon graduation he...
, U.S. Army Major General - Dominic A. CarielloDominic A. CarielloDominic A. Cariello is a Brigadier General in the National Guard of the United States and is the Land Component Commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.-Biography:...
, U.S. National Guard general - Clinton W. DaviesClinton W. DaviesClinton William Davies was a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:Davies was born Clinton William Davies in Racine, Wisconsin in 1899. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
, U.S. Air Force general - John M. GrossJohn M. GrossJohn M. Gross served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Tarawa.His award citation reads:...
, Navy CrossNavy CrossThe Navy Cross is the highest decoration that may be bestowed by the Department of the Navy and the second highest decoration given for valor. It is normally only awarded to members of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard, but can be awarded to all...
recipient - John L. JerstadJohn L. JerstadJohn Louis "Jack" Jerstad was a United States Army Air Forces officer who was posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor...
, MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
, USAAF, World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
aviator and Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
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Politics
- Olympia BrownOlympia BrownOlympia Brown was an American suffragist. She is regarded as the first woman to graduate from a theological school, as well as becoming the first full time ordained minister...
, minister and champion of women's suffrageWomen's suffrageWomen's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or... - Melbert B. CaryMelbert B. CaryMelbert B. Cary was Chairman of the Democratic Party of Connecticut.-Biography:Cary was born Melbert Brinkerhoff Cary on July 23, 1852 in Racine, Wisconsin. In 1880, he married Julia Metcalf. Cary's son, Melbert, Jr., would become a noted graphic artist....
, Chairman of the ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
Democratic Party - Champion S. ChaseChampion S. ChaseChampion Spalding Chase was a Nebraska politician. Born in Cornish, New Hampshire, he went on to teach in Amsterdam, New York. He studied law. He moved to Wisconsin and served in the Wisconsin State Senate, and the Racine, Wisconsin Board of Education...
, Mayor of Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, NebraskaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
; Chase County, NebraskaChase County, Nebraska-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,068 people, 1,662 households, and 1,163 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile . There were 1,927 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
is named after him - Henry A. Cooper, U.S. Representative
- Joshua Eric DodgeJoshua Eric DodgeJoshua Eric Dodge was a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and legislator.Born in Arlington, Massachusetts, Dodge graduated from Grinnell College and Boston University School of Law. Moving to Racine, Wisconsin, Dodge practiced law and served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1891...
, Wisconsin Supreme Court - James Rood DoolittleJames Rood DoolittleJames Rood Doolittle was an American politician who served as a senator from the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1869. He was a strong supporter of President Abraham Lincoln's administration during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Born in Hampton, New York,...
, U.S. Senator - Edward EngerudEdward EngerudEdward Engerud was an American attorney who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1904 to 1907. He died at the age of 52. Engerud was born in Racine, Wisconsin. He was a Congregationalist....
, Justice of the North DakotaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
Supreme Court - Gerald T. FlynnGerald T. FlynnGerald Thomas Flynn was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born on a farm in Racine County near Racine, Wisconsin, Flynn attended a rural grade school and Racine High School....
, U.S. Representative. - Walter Goodland, Governor of WisconsinGovernor of WisconsinThe Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...
- Ole HansonOle HansonOle Hanson was an American politician who served as mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1918 to 1919. Hanson became a national figure promoting law and order when he took a hardline position during the 1919 Seattle General Strike...
, Mayor of Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
; founder of San Clemente, CaliforniaSan Clemente, CaliforniaSan Clemente is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 63,522 at the 2010 census. Located on the California Coast, midway between Los Angeles and San Diego at the southern tip of the county, it is known for its ocean, hill, and mountain views, a pleasant climate and its Spanish...
and co-founder of Lake Forest Park, WashingtonLake Forest Park, WashingtonLake Forest Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States, just north of Seattle. A bedroom community by design, most of the city consists of single-family housing on medium to large-sized lots, with an emphasis on retaining the natural features of the landscape... - James M. HareJames M. HareJames M. Hare was the Michigan Secretary of State.-Biography:Hare was born James McNeil Hare on July 31, 1910 in Racine, Wisconsin. He passed away in 1980. Hare was a Unitarian.-Career:...
, MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
Secretary of State - Charles JonasCharles Jonas (Wisconsin politician)Charles Jonas was a Czech journalist, linguist and political activist, who became a Wisconsin journalist and politician.- Background :Karel Jonáš was born in Malešov, Bohemia...
, Lieutenant Governor of WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is... - Henry F. MasonHenry F. MasonHenry F. Mason was a politician and justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.-Biography:Mason was born Henry Freeman Mason on February 17, 1860 to Lemuel and Lucy Mason in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1881...
, KansasKansasKansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
State Representative - John G. McMynnJohn G. McMynnJohn Gibson McMynn was an American educator.Born in Palatine Bridge, New York, McMynn graduated from Williams College in 1848. In 1848, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he started a school. Eventually, he moved to Racine, Wisconsin to set up the public school system...
, Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction - Gwen MooreGwen MooreGwendolynne Sophia Moore is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district is based in Milwaukee and also includes South Milwaukee, Cudahy and St. Francis, and part of West Allis. She is the first woman to represent the district...
, U.S. Representative - George PetakGeorge PetakGeorge Petak is a Republican Wisconsin politician.Born in Warren, Ohio, Petak graduated from Kent State University. He moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where he was a quality control manager. Petak was elected to the Racine School Board. In 1990, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate...
, Wisconsin politician - Kimberly PlacheKimberly PlacheKimberly Plache is a Wisconsin politician.Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Plache graduated from University of Wisconsin–Parkside. In 1989, she served in the Wisconsin State Assembly until she defeated George Petak in a recall election for the Wisconsin State Senate. Plache left office in...
, Wisconsin politician - Horace T. SandersHorace T. SandersHorace T. Sanders was an American politician, lawyer, and military officer.Born in Sheldon, New York, Sanders received his education in Lockport, New York and was admitted to the New York Bar. In 1842, he moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where he served as district attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin...
, Wisconsin politician and military leader - M. M. Secor, (Martin Mathias Secor) proprietor of M. M. Secor Trunk Company and mayor of Racine in the years 1884 and 1888
- Lawrence H. SmithLawrence H. SmithLawrence Henry Smith was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Smith attended the public schools and Milwaukee State Teachers College. He graduated from the Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1923...
, U.S. Representative - Lynn E. StalbaumLynn E. StalbaumLynn Ellsworth Stalbaum a Representative from Wisconsin; born on a farm near Waterford, Wisconsin, in Racine County; he attended the public schools; graduated from the Racine County Agricultural School in 1936; employed with the United States Department of Agriculture in Racine County, 1936–1944,...
, U.S. Representative
Religion
- Anton Marius AndersenAnton Marius AndersenAnton Marius Andersen was an American Lutheran minister and the founding President of Trinity Seminary at Dana College.-Background:...
, Lutheran minister - James DeKovenJames DeKovenJames DeKoven was a priest, an educator and a leader of the Oxford Movement in the Episcopal Church. DeKoven was born in Middletown, Connecticut and educated at Columbia College. In 1851 he was admitted to General Theological Seminary and was ordained as a deacon in 1854 in Middletown...
, Episcopal clergyman - Francis J. HaasFrancis J. HaasFrancis Joseph Haas was an American Roman Catholic bishop and advocate for social justice. He was the sixth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids from 1943 until his death in 1953.-Early Life and Training:...
, Roman Catholic bishop - Richard J. SklbaRichard J. SklbaRichard John Sklba is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.-Biography:...
, Roman Catholic bishop - Rose TheringSister Rose TheringSister Rose Thering, O.P., was a Roman Catholic Dominican Religious Sister, who gained note as an activist against antisemitism, educator and a professor of Catholic-Jewish dialogue at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.Rose Elizabeth Thering was born in Plain, Wisconsin, the sixth of 11 children...
, Racine Dominican sisterRacine Dominican SistersThe Congregation of Sisters of St. Dominic of St. Catherine of Siena is a Catholic religious order for women.The order was founded in 1862 in Racine, Wisconsin in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.The mother house is in Racine...
, professor Seton Hall UniversitySeton Hall UniversitySeton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
Other
- Laurel Clark, astronautAstronautAn astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
; died on reentry in her first space flight on Space Shuttle ColumbiaSTS-107-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter Liftoff: **Orbiter Landing: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 39.0°*Period: 90.1 min- Insignia :... - Marguerite DavisMarguerite DavisMarguerite Davis was the co-discoverer of Vitamin A and Vitamin B with Elmer Verner McCollum in 1913..-External links:*...
, co-discoverer of Vitamins AVitamin AVitamin A is a vitamin that is needed by the retina of the eye in the form of a specific metabolite, the light-absorbing molecule retinal, that is necessary for both low-light and color vision...
and B - Paul P. HarrisPaul P. HarrisPaul Percy Harris was a Chicago, Illinois, attorney best known for founding Rotary International in 1905, a service organization that currently has well over one million members worldwide.-Biography:...
, founder of Rotary InternationalRotary InternationalRotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help... - William D. Lutz, linguist
- Keith StattenfieldKeith StattenfieldKeith Stattenfield is a senior Apple Computer software engineer. He started at Apple Computer in 1989 in the Information Systems & Technology group. Then worked on the Macintosh operating system starting in 1995, from the Mac OS 7.5 release on. He led the Netbooting project starting in Mac OS 8.6,...
, lead engineer, Apple ComputerApple ComputerApple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad... - Chad CampbellChad CampbellDavid Chad Campbell is an American professional golfer.-Early years and amateur career:Campbell was born in Andrews, Texas and grew up in west Texas. He was a member of a strong junior college men's golf squad during the years he played at Midland College...
, professional golfer