Neenah Notables

Many remarkable and noteworthy persons have called Neenah home over the years. Here are the stories of just a few:

EFFIE WALLER SMITH: Early 20th Century African American Poet.

ETHWELL "EDDY" HANSON: Musician and radio personality. Composer of Wisconsin's official State Waltz.

GEORGE EDWIN BERGSTROM: Chief architect and designer of the Pentagon.

HOWARD HAWKS: Noted movie director.

C.B. MANVILLE: Neenah photographer changed careers and became a multimillionaire.

MARCUS LEE HANSEN: Pulitzer Prize winning historian.

HARRISON REED: Neenah founder becomes governor of Florida.

MATHILDA KRUEGER: "Neenah's Florence Nightingale."

ARTHUR SHATTUCK: World-renowned concert pianist.

Neenah Joint School District Hall of Fame

In fall of 2015, the Neenah Joint School District (NJSD) inducted the first class into the Neenah Joint School District Hall of Fame.  From the NJSD website, "It is the mission of the NJSD Hall of Fame to recognize Neenah students, alumni, staff and others who have distinguished themselves through athletic, academic and artistic pursuits, by contributions to their profession or field of study, in their service to the NJSD, and through important contributions to their community. By honoring these fine people, the NJSD Hall of Fame hopes to inspire current Neenah students in every facet of their young lives."

Please visit the NJSD webpage to learn about these remarkable individuals who have been inducted into the Neenah Hall of Fame.