Talk:List of people from Milwaukee

To be included on this stand-alone list, each entry should meet the following list criteria:

Per the standard people list criteria, only people who meet the biographical notability requirements may appear here.
A reliable source must be cited for their association with Milwaukee, whether born, raised, or residing.

The sources to establish notability and association can either be cited in a Wikipedia article about the person, or at the list entry itself.

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"Derek M. Gallagher, Jr. Really nice guy and a good volleyball player as well." I've never heard of this guy, is this some jerk who decided it would be fun to put add his name to this page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.170.182 (talk) 00:17, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How could you have missed General Douglas MacArthur, or his father, General Arthur MacArthur, Jr.?

Douglas MacArthur always listed Milwaukee as his nominal home address, but spent little of his actual life here (he was assigned here from Feb.-April 1908 while with the Army Corps of Engineers). A classic Army brat, he was born in Little Rock, schooled in Texas, and spent his last years in New York, living in the Waldorf-Astoria. During his active duty years, I believe his address of record was a hotel room in the old Plankinton Hotel downtown, and Milwaukeeans always like to claim him as "Milwaukee's own" when he made the news; but it's a real stretch. --Orange Mike 17:28, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Song[edit]

OK, sports fans, back in the 80s or so, there was a song by a native, sung to the tune of Boy George's song hit Karma Chameleon, which contained this line...

I'm a, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a Milkwaukeean...

And ain't it, hey, ain't it, hey!

...or some such. Does anyone know anything about it?

I noticed you found the answer and added it under Milwaukee, Wisconsin#Colloquialisms. Thankfully I don't recall the song, but then again, in all my years of living here I don't think I've ever heard someone say "ainahey" either. :) 72.131.44.247 21:28, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Niether have I. Probably because the only people who ever said "ain'a'hey" were the Poles on the south side and they've pretty much all moved to Cudahy, St. Fancis and Franklin since then. --Illwauk 00:25, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Who qualifies?[edit]

Is this list meant to include only those people who lived within the precise city limits of Milwaukee, or the metropolitan area? Seems Illwauk (and what I guess is her/his IP address) seems to be taking a hardline approach and removing those who hail from Brown Deer or South Milwaukee. I find this a little troubling, since it is unlikely the encyclopedia will have an article of List of notable Brown Deer residents, and seems appropriate to include them here instead. Thoughts? --ZimZalaBim (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of course it's ridiculous to include a long list like this for small towns such as South Milwaukee and Brown Deer, but what's stopping the editors of those lists from including a line or two about the people from there who have been included (incorrectly) on this list? Brown Deer, or West Allis, or Tosa, etc. is NOT the same as Milwaukee. I mean, just think of how different the North, South and East sides are compared to one another. And no, simply being born here does not make you a Milwaukeean either. If that were the case, I'd be a New Jersey native in spite of the fact that I've lived in Milwaukee since I was 2, attended MPS schools, graduated from Washington High School and MATC, currently attending UWM and all of the family and friends I have close relationships with live for the most part live in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. In short, if we're gonna include people like Sykes, we might as well include Samuel L. Jackson. I'm sure he's changed planes at MKE a couple of times. --Illwauk 23:18, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've always considered it a list of denizens, and populated it as such... people who may or may not have been born in the city (although it scores points), but have been significantly impacted by the city and/or vice-versa. One example might be Golda Meir. She spent her impressionable years here and publicly identified with the city later in life. Another example is Liberace with West Allis/West Milwaukee. The Polish-Italian environment he grew up in was reflected in his character, career and music. People on the list can of course have "dual-citizenship" with other locales. I re-added Reginald Lisowski because made his career in Milwaukee and even billed himself as "The man who made Milwaukee famous." He grew up in South Milwaukee, so I'd also expect to see him listed there under a "Notable people from" section heading. I feel the line between Milwaukee and its suburbs are blurred in this respect, but when possible the person should be listed on the appropriate page. 72.131.44.247 04:40, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pro wresting has a long history of billing wrestlers from places they aren't really from. And as far as the Crusher making his career in Milwaukee, you could argue the same, if not more, for him "making it" in Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago as well. --Illwauk 23:18, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not too familiar with Diane S. Sykes, but after glossing over her Wikipedia article I wouldn't object to re-adding her either. She was born here, went to Marquette University Law School and practiced here before becoming a Milwaukee County judge (court house in downtown Milwaukee). 72.131.44.247 04:44, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so if anyone who has ever worked or went to school in downtown Milwaukee qualifies as a Milwaukeean, we should include everyone on wikipedia who ever played/coached the Bucks or graduated from MATC, MSOE or MU--Illwauk 23:18, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

-Dan Harmon-

Let's get him on this list. Milwaukee native, Comedysportz alum, now a Hollywood comedy writer of shows like Community and Rick & Morty. Tempus Edax Rerum (talk) 22:39, 3 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]