US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's father is Wayne Pompeo, an Italian-American who participated in the Korean War and was a naval veteran. He worked in the same company for nearly 50 years. Wayne Pompeo is also the coach of baseball and basketball teams. He likes tennis, bridge, politics, reading and delicious steak.

On April 30th, 2020, Wayne Pompeo died in Orange County, California at the age of 89. During the epidemic, Pompeo never revealed the specific cause of death of his father Wayne Pompeo.