LUXEMBOURG-AMERICANS
Who has made a difference?
The following Luxembourg-Americans have had a noteworthy place in American history or have been leaders in fostering continued relations between Luxembourg and the United States. Do you have an idea of another person we should profile? Let us know!
Theodore Altman
1832-1908
Immigrant, first Luxembourger on Dubuque City Council, co-founder of the Luxemburger Gazette newspaper
Joan Wester Anderson
1938-2023
New York Times best-selling author, authority on angel spirituality
Mike Ansay
1954-
Dual citizen, co-founder of Luxembourg American Cultural Society, Honorary Consul of Luxembourg in Wisconsin, philanthropist
Ann Manette Ansay
1964-
Dual citizen, professor, New York Times best-selling author
Kate Ansay
1987-
Robert Arens
1937-
Dual citizen, genealogist, historian, creator of LuxembourgAmericanFamilies.org database
Francis Baasen
1829-1901
Immigrant, attorney, Civil War soldier, first Secretary of State in Minnesota, Minnesota House of Representatives
Maria Bach-Dunn
1910-2005
Immigrant, WWII war bride, translator, editor of Luxembourg News of America
Bishop Peter W. Bartholme
1893-1982
Bishop of St. Cloud, Minnesota
Nicholas E. Becker
1842-1920
Immigrant, poet, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, compiled index of Luxembourg nicknames in Wisconsin
Anita Kultgen Becker
1920-2005
Co-founder of Luxembourg Society of Wisconsin, register of deeds, historian, genealogist
Edward Peter ‘E. P.’ Bertrand
1838-1924
Immigrant, judge, banker, Minnesota state legislator
Theodore ‘Teddy’ Bettendorf
1889-1967
Immigrant, builder of the Bettendorf Castle (reminiscent of Vianden Castle) in Fox River Grove, Illinois
Henry Birren
1812-1880
Immigrant, founder of first funeral home in Chicago
Joseph Pierre Birren
1864-1933
Noted American landscape artist
William ‘Big Bill’ Bonifas
1864-1936
Immigrant, Michigan logger, lumber business owner, capitalist, millionaire
Mary Pat Breitfelder
1941-2023
Co-founder of St. Donatus Parish Museum, historian, genealogist, author
Bernard J. Cigrand
1866-1932
Teacher, naval officer, dentist, inventor of oral prosthetic devices, historian, author, father of U.S. Flag Day
Nicholas Colling
1906-1991
Immigrant, Honorary Consul General of Luxembourg, manager of Luxembourg Gardens Social Hall in Morton Grove, Illinois, tour organizer
Lloyd Croatt
1933-2022
Dual citizen, co-founder of Luxembourg American Cultural Society, genealogist, historian, tour leader
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