9 Notable alumni of University of Wisconsin – Stout
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Wisconsin – Stout is 2357st in the world, 1st in North America, and 607st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from University of Wisconsin – Stout sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Wisconsin – Stout won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Vera C. Bushfield
1889-1976 (aged 87)
politician
Vera Sarah Bushfield was an American politician served as a U.S. senator from South Dakota in 1948, as well as the First Lady of South Dakota from 1939 to 1943. Bushfield's appointment also marked the first time one state had been represented by two female senators; Gladys Pyle served for two months in late 1938 and early 1939.
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2. David Zien
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
David Allen Zien is an American politician who represented Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
3. Bob Raczek
1938-2013 (aged 75)
American football player
Robert F. Raczek was an American high school football coach. One of the most successful coaches in the history high school football in the state of Wisconsin, he was the head football coach Pacelli High School in Stevens Point, Wisconsin from 1966 to 2013, leading them to three state championships in 1986, 1995, and 2005. Raczek won numerous awards in...
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4. Nettie McBirney
1887-1982 (aged 95)
journalist
Nettie Williams McBirney was a Tulsa inventor, writer and entrepreneur, who wrote a cooking column under the pseudonym Aunt Chick for the Tulsa Daily World from 1935 to 1955.
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5. Paige Decker
1993-. (aged 33)
racing driver
Paige Decker is an American professional stock car racing driver from Eagle River, Wisconsin. She has raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series and was a 2014 NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant.
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6. Joe Vavra
1959-. (aged 67)
baseball player
baseball coach
Joseph Alan Vavra is an American professional baseball coach. Vavra previously served as a coach for the Minnesota Twins from 2006 to 2017, and as the Detroit Tigers quality control coach in 2018 and 2019, and hitting coach in 2020.
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7. Cindy Pawlcyn
restaurateur
chef
Cynthia Pawlcyn is an American chef and cookbook author known for the restaurants she opened in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Napa Valley between 1983 and 2008. Pawlcyn was an early advocate for using local, sustainable meats, and produce in her restaurants. In 2009, Pawlcyn appeared in the first season of Bravo’s "Top Chef: Masters."
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8. Rikard Grönborg
1968-. (aged 58)
ice hockey player
Rikard Grönborg is a Swedish professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman.
9. Gus Johnson
1995-. (aged 31)
television producer
podcaster
YouTuber
comedian
Gustav Emil Johnson is an American YouTuber and comedian.