#1Famous people · South Milwaukee
6 famous people call South Milwaukee their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American professional wrestler Reginald Lisowski, covered in 6 languages. The American stand-up comedian Jackie Kashian ranks second, ahead of Gary George Wetzel. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. From Reginald Lisowski to Jeffrey Plale, the births on the list run from 1926 to 1968.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Reginald Lisowski
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Reginald Lisowski
Youngest
1968
Jeffrey Plale
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about South Milwaukee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When South Milwaukee’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in South Milwaukee
Counted by languages, Reginald Lisowski is ahead of Jackie Kashian and Gary George Wetzel: 6, 5 and 3.
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#3Military
Gary George Wetzel
born 1947United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What South Milwaukee is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in South Milwaukee
The other 3 span the years 1940 to 1968.
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2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Milwaukee and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Reginald Lisowski: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Kashian: Jackie Kashian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary George Wetzel: Gunnery Sergeant G. Mattson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Plale: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Brower: Greg Brower, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Domka: Bob Brents, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons