The following notable people were born in or are associated with Janesville, Wisconsin.
Artists and performers
Tim Davis, co-founder of The Steve Miller Band
Gloria Foster, actress
Karron Graves, actress
Carrie Jacobs-Bond, songwriter
Tad Kubler, guitarist for The Hold Steady
Kerwin Mathews, actor
Manilla Powers, singer, Vaudeville performer, musical theater comedian
Leoni W. Robinson, architect
Tom Welling, actor (lived in Janesville briefly during childhood) Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet
Athletes
Mistie Bass (Mistie Williams), WNBA player
Frank Bliss, MLB player
Tommy Cronin, NFL player
Moxie Dalton, NFL player
Stan Fox, race car driver, eight-time starter at the Indianapolis 500
Tucker Fredricks, Olympic speedskater
Fred Hayner. baseball player
Larry Hough, Olympic rower
Paul Janus, NFL player
Travis Kvapil, NASCAR driver
John Morrissey, professional baseball player
Tom Morrissey, professional baseball player
Joe Riggert, MLB player
Terry Ryan, MLB manager
Peter Shorts, NFL player
Bob Strampe, MLB player
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Military personnel
Leslie Allen Bellrichard, Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam
James Bintliff, Union Army general
Victor Bleasdale, Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross recipient
Frank Matteson Bostwick, U.S. Navy Commodore
James E. Croft, Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War
Gerald L. Endl, Medal of Honor recipient, World War II
Theodore W. Goldin, Medal of Honor recipient, American Indian Wars
John Johnson, Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War
John E. McCoy, U.S. Air National Guard general
Henry Palmer, Union Army general
James Pond, Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War
Thomas H. Ruger, Civil War general and military governor of Georgia under occupation Claron A. Windus, Medal of Honor recipient