List of people from Eau Claire, Wisconsin

The following notable people were born in or are associated with Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Artists and performers

 * George Awsumb, Norwegian-American architect
 * Stanley Blystone, actor
 * Curt Boettcher, musician, producer, songwriter
 * Sean Carey, musician with Bon Iver
 * Alden Carter, ALA award-winning author
 * Lars Hanson, drummer for United Artists recording group Bad Boy
 * Cornelia Ellis Hildebrandt, portrait artist
 * Mike Kappus, music manager and record producer, inductee in the Blues Hall of Fame
 * Geoffrey Keezer, jazz pianist—the last to play with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
 * Cayla Kluver, author
 * Mark Kosower, cellist
 * John Myhers, actor
 * Ryan Olson, drummer and producer
 * Arthur Peabody, state architect of Wisconsin
 * Justin Vernon, Grammy award-winning frontman of Bon Iver

Athletes

 * Lemoine Batson, Olympic ski jumper
 * Dick Bennett, former Wisconsin and Washington State basketball coach; coached Eau Claire Memorial High School basketball
 * Cub Buck, NFL player and head coach of the Miami Hurricanes football team
 * Jake Dowell, NHL player
 * Cliff Fagan, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Marv Harshman, former college men's basketball coach for Washington, Washington State, and Pacific Lutheran
 * Alex Hicks, NHL player and only University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Alumnus to play in NHL regular season and playoff games.
 * Mike Hintz, NFL player
 * Herm Johnson, former CART / Indy 500 race car driver
 * Vic Johnson, MLB player
 * Steve Lingenfelter, NBA player
 * Adam Loomis, Nordic combined skier
 * Jake McCabe, NHL Player
 * Patrick McLain, MLS player
 * Paul Menard, NASCAR driver
 * Chuck Mencel, NBA player
 * Pat O'Donahue, NFL player
 * Willis S. Olson, Olympic ski jumper, member of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
 * Sis Paulsen, ice hockey and softball coach
 * Mike Peplinski, Olympic curler
 * Ralph Pond, baseball player
 * Tom Poquette, MLB player for Kansas City Royals (1973, 1976–79, 1982), Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers
 * Brad Radke, MLB pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, born in Eau Claire
 * Bill Schroeder, NFL wide receiver
 * Roderick Strong, Pro Wrestler, currently for All Elite Wrestling
 * John Stiegelmeier, head coach of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
 * Jerry Wunsch, NFL player
 * Reed Zuehlke, Olympic ski jumper

Journalists and activists

 * Waldemar Ager, Norwegian-American newspaperman and author
 * Ellen Gabler, New York Times investigative journalist
 * C. L. James, Anarchist writer and local journalist
 * Eppie Lederer, advice columnist who wrote under the pseudonym Ann Landers (during her time in Eau Claire she served as chair of the Eau Claire Democratic Party.)
 * Julie Nelson, TV news anchor affiliated with KARE-TV in Minnesota
 * Marcus Thrane, Norwegian labor organizer who died in Eau Claire in 1890
 * Abigail van Buren, advice columnist known for "Dear Abby"

Politicians

 * Thomas H. Barland, judge and state representative
 * Byron Buffington, state representative
 * Jonathan G. Callahan, state representative
 * Thomas Carmichael, state representative
 * Henry Cousins, state representative
 * Marshall Cousins, state representative
 * Charles H. Daub, state representative
 * John R. Davis Jr., American diplomat
 * Dave Duax, Wisconsin Cabinet Secretary, Vice President of the Eau Claire City Council, Chairman of the Eau Claire County Board
 * Julius C. Gilbertson, state representative
 * Charles R. Gleason, businessman and state representative
 * Karl J. Goethel, lawyer and state representative
 * Hiram P. Graham, state representative
 * Michael Griffin, U.S. representative
 * Steve Gunderson, CEO of the Council on Foundations and U.S representative
 * Joseph E. Irish, state senator
 * Raymond C. Johnson, State Senate Majority Leader
 * Ray Kuhlman, state representative
 * Jacquelyn J. Lahn, state representative
 * Herman Lange, state senator
 * Henry Laycock, state representative
 * Joseph Looby, state representative
 * Frank McDonough, state representative and senator
 * James D. Millar, state representative
 * James H. Noble, physician and state representative
 * Bradley Phillips, state representative
 * William T. Pugh, state representative
 * Bernard H. Raether, state representative
 * George B. Shaw, U.S. representative
 * Peter J. Smith, state senator
 * Hobart Stocking, state representative
 * Joseph G. Thorp, state senator
 * Dana Wachs, lawyer and state representative

Other

 * Mary Brunner, former girlfriend of Charles Manson
 * George Buffington, businessman
 * Moncena Dunn, inventor
 * Nancy B. Jackson, chemist
 * Scott D. Legwold, U.S. National Guard general
 * Hugh J. McGrath, Medal of Honor recipient
 * John Menard Jr., founder of Menards
 * William Arnold Newton, gay pornographic actor and victim of a notorious violent crime that occurred in Los Angeles in 1990.
 * John Joseph Paul, Roman Catholic Bishop, helped establish Regis High School in Eau Claire
 * Henry Cleveland Putnam, lumber baron and philanthropist who gave Putnam Park to the city of Eau Claire