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This is a list of notable persons who were born or spent important time in the
American state of
Minnesota . People not born in Minnesota are marked with §.
A
Ed Ackerson
Anthony Adducci
Eddie Albert
Alan Anderson
Loni Anderson
Dave Arneson
Lew Ayres
Johan Arnd Aasgaard (1876–1966) – president,
Concordia College ; president,
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Barkhad Abdi § – Somali-American actor
Ed Ackerson (1965–2019) – musician and producer (
Polara ,
Flowers Studio )
Corey Adam – stand-up comedian
Amy Adams § (born 1974) – actress
Anthony Adducci § (1937–2006) – inventor of the worlds first
lithium-battery -powered
pacemaker
Peter Agre (born 1949) – co-recipient, 2003
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (shared with
Roderick MacKinnon )
Faysal Ahmed (born 1985) – Somali-American actor
Walden L. Ainsworth (1886–1960) – admiral,
U.S. Navy
Eddie Albert § (1906–2005) – actor, gardener and humanitarian activist
Frank Albertson (1909–1964) – actor
Grady Alderman § (1938–2018) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
Cole Aldrich (born 1988) –
Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player
Cyrus Aldrich § (1808–1871) – member of U.S. Congress
John G. Alexander § (1893–1971) – member of U.S. Congress
Brother Ali (Ali Newman) § (born 1977) – hip-hop artist
Beau Allen (born 1991) – NFL nose tackle
Bob Allison § (1934–1995) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Kyle Altman (born 1986) – soccer player
Luis Walter Alvarez § (1911–1988) – experimental physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1968
Janis Amatuzio (born 1950) – forensic pathologist
A. A. Ames § (1842–1911) – politician
Elmer L. Andersen § (1909–2004) – 30th
Governor of Minnesota , businessman, philanthropist
Herman Carl Andersen § (1897–1978) – member of U.S. Congress
Alan Anderson (born 1982) – basketball player
Barry Anderson (born 1954) – judge
Brad Anderson (born 1969) – professional wrestler
Clyde Elmer Anderson (1912–1998) – 28th
Governor of Minnesota ; 30th and 33rd
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Dan Anderson (1920–2003) –
psychologist
Eugenie Anderson (1909–1997) –
U.S. Ambassador to Denmark and
Bulgaria ; first woman appointed U.S. ambassador
Gary Anderson § (born 1959) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
Gene Anderson (1933–1991) – professional wrestler
Larry Anderson (born 1952) – actor
Liz Anderson (1927–2011) – songwriter
Loni Anderson (born 1945) – actress (
WKRP in Cincinnati ), former wife of
Burt Reynolds
Louie Anderson (1953–2022) – comedian, television personality (
Life with Louie ,
Family Feud )
Marc Anderson – percussionist
Nick Anderson (born 1990) –
relief pitcher for the
Tampa Bay Rays
Ole Anderson (born 1942) – professional wrestler
Patricia Anderson (born 1966) – politician, business owner, 17th state auditor
Paul Anderson (born 1943) – judge
Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950) – television actor (
MacGyver ,
Stargate SG-1 )
Russell A. Anderson (1942–2020) – judge
Scott D. Anderson (1965–1999) – author, engineer, military aviator,
Cirrus Airframe Parachute System test pilot
Sydney Anderson (1881–1948) – member of U.S. Congress
Wendell Anderson (1933–2016) – 33rd
Governor of Minnesota ; U.S. Senator
August H. Andresen § (1890–1958) – member of U.S. Congress
Christopher Columbus Andrews § (1829–1922) – soldier, diplomat, and author
LaVerne Andrews (1911–1967) –
contralto singer of 1940s sister act
The Andrews Sisters
Maxene Andrews (1916–1995) –
soprano singer of
The Andrews Sisters
Patty Andrews (1918–2013) – lead singer of
The Andrews Sisters
Sacar Anim (born 1997) – basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Kofi Annan § (1938–2018) – 7th
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Henry M. Arens § (1873–1963) – member of U.S. Congress; 26th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Richard Arlen (1899–1976) – actor
Thomas H. Armstrong § (1826–1891) – banker, lawyer, legislator, 5th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Dave Arneson (1955–2009) – game designer, co-creator of D&D, creator of the first fantasy RPG world (Blackmoor)
James Arness (1923–2011) – actor (
Gunsmoke )
Dorothy Arnold (Olson) (1917–1984) – film actress, first wife of baseball star
Joe DiMaggio
Jeanne Arth (born 1935) – tennis player
Antoine Auguelle § – explorer
Horace Austin § (1831–1905) – 6th
Governor of Minnesota
Roger Awsumb § (1928–2002) – children's television host of Lunch With Casey
Hy Averback (1920–1997) – director, producer, actor, and production manager
John T. Averill § (1825–1889) – member of U.S. Congress
Lew Ayres (1908–1996) – actor
B
Marion Barber III
Carol Bartz
Jessica Biel
Matt Birk
Justice
Harry Blackmun
Madeleine Bordallo
Norman Borlaug
Neal Broten
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Justice
Pierce Butler
Tim M. Babcock (1919–2015) – politician
Michele Bachmann § (born 1956) – politician
David Backes (born 1984) – hockey player
Tim Bagley (born 1957) – character actor,
Strip Mall ,
Will & Grace
Bill Baker (born 1956) – hockey player
Melvin Baldwin § (1838–1901) – member of U.S. Congress
Joseph H. Ball (1905–1993) – U.S. Senator
Keith Ballard (born 1982) – hockey player for the
Vancouver Canucks
Maria Bamford (born 1970) – comedian and actress
Ann Bancroft (born 1955) – polar explorer, first female to reach both the North and South Poles
Dominique Barber (born 1986) –
Houston Texans football player
Marion Barber III (1983–2022) –
Dallas Cowboys football player
Robert Baril – stand-up comedian
Dean Barkley (born 1950) – U.S. Senator
Lynsey Bartilson (born 1983) – actress
Alphonso Barto – 7th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Carol Bartz (born 1948) – president and chief executive officer of
Yahoo!
Earl Battey § (1935–2003) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Elgin Baylor § (1934–2021) – basketball player
Charles Baxter (born 1947) – author
John C. Beale (born 1948) –
EPA consultant, convicted felon
Dick Beardsley (born 1956) – former world-class marathoner, motivational speaker
Tracy Beckman (born 1945) – government official, politician, business owner and manager
James Bede § (1856–1942) – member of U.S. Congress
Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932–1972) – member of U.S. Congress
James Ford Bell § (1879–1961) – business leader, philanthropist, founder of
General Mills
Troy Bell (born 1980) – basketball player
Clyde Bellecourt (1936–2022) – Native American civil rights organizer
Nick Bellore (born 1989) –
Seattle Seahawks football player
Sharon Sayles Belton (born 1951) – first African-American mayor of Minneapolis
Charles "Chief" Bender (1884–1954) – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
Dorothy Benham (born 1955) –
Miss America 1977
Paris Bennett § (born 1988) – singer
Tony Benshoof (born 1975) – luger, Olympian
Elmer Austin Benson (1895–1985) – 24th
Governor of Minnesota ; U.S. Senator
Joanne Benson (born 1943) – 44th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
William Benton (1900–1973) – U.S. Senator
Juan Berenguer § (born 1954) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Patty Berg (1918–2006) – golfer, founding member of the
LPGA
Robert Bergland (1928–2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; member of U.S. Congress
Tim Bergland (born 1965) – hockey-player
Nate Berkus (born 1971) – interior designer, author and television personality
Jason Behr (born 1973) – actor
John Bernard § (1893–1983) – member of U.S. Congress
Philip Berrigan (1923–2002) – peace activist, Christian anarchist, and Roman Catholic priest
Bill Berry (born 1958) –
R.E.M. drummer
Jessica Biel (born 1982) – actress (
7th Heaven ), married to
Justin Timberlake
Bernie Bierman § (1894–1977) – college football coach
Big Eagle (c. 1827–1906) – leader of a band of Mdewakanton Sioux Indians
John Binkowski (born 1979) – politician
Matt Birk (born 1976) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
Andy Bisek (born 1986) – Olympic
Greco-Roman wrestler , two-time world bronze medalist
Harry Blackmun § (1908–1999) –
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Matt Blair § (1950–2020) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
Jason Blake (born 1973) – hockey player for the
Anaheim Ducks
John Blatnik (1911–1991) – member of the U.S. Congress
Jerome Blatz – politician
Kathleen A. Blatz (born 1954) – judge and politician
Theodore C. Blegen (1891–1969) – historian and author
Floyd E. Bloom (born 1936) – medical researcher specializing in chemical
neuroanatomy
Josh Blue § (born 1978) – comedian
Carol Bly (1930–2007) – short-story writer
Mary Bly (born 1962) – novelist and professor
Robert Bly (born 1926) – writer
Bert Blyleven § (born 1951) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Eduard Bøckmann (1849–1927) – ophthalmologist, physician and inventor
Haldor Boen § (1846–1936) – member of U.S. Congress
Roman Bohnen (1901–1949) – actor
Greg Boll (born 1960) – politician, activist
Brian Bonin (born 1973) – hockey player
Jeremy Borash (born 1977) – wrestling announcer
Madeleine Bordallo (born 1933) – politician
Lorraine Borg (1923–2006) –
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Norman Borlaug § (1914–2009) – agricultural scientist; recipient, 1970
Nobel Peace Prize
Rudy Boschwitz § (born 1930) – U.S. Senator
Lyman Bostock § (1950–1978) – baseball player
Todd Bouman (born 1972) – quarterback for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kevin Bowe (born 1961) – songwriter, record producer and musician
Lloyd Wheaton Bowers § (1859–1910) – Solicitor General
Gregory A. Boyd (born 1957) – pastor, theologian, author
Joe Brinkman (born 1944) – umpire
Ivar Brogger (born 1947) – actor,
The Bold and the Beautiful and
Invasion
Herb Brooks (1937–2003) – 1980 Olympics ice hockey coach, Minnesota Golden Gophers coach, Minnesota North Stars coach
Neal Broten (born 1959) –
Minnesota North Stars ice-hockey player
Jim Brower (born 1972) – baseball player
Aaron Brown (born 1948) – broadcast journalist
Bill Brown § (1938–2018) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
Brianna Brown (born 1979) – actress
Joey Browner § (born 1960) – football player
Brownmark (Brown Mark or Mark Brown) (born 1962) – musician and producer
Bob Bruer § (born 1953) – football player and coach
Tom Brunansky § (born 1960) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Bobby Bryant § (born 1944) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
Rich T. Buckler § (1865–1950) – member of U.S. Congress
Clarence Buckman § (1851–1917) – member of U.S. Congress
Warren E. Burger (1907–1995) –
Chief Justice of the United States
Michael C. Burgess (born 1950) – physician and politician
Tom Burgmeier (born 1943) – baseball player
Joseph A. A. Burnquist § (1879–1961) – 19th
Governor of Minnesota ; 20th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Jerry Burns (1927–2021) –
Minnesota Vikings football coach
Tom Burnett (1963–2001) – passenger on
United Airlines Flight 93
Pierce Butler (1866–1939) –
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Dominique Byrd (born 1984) – football player for the
Arizona Cardinals
Thomas R. Byrne – politician
C
Jonathan Carver
Tracy Caulkins
Sam Childers
Harlan Cleveland
Diablo Cody
Coen brothers
Rachael Leigh Cook
Melvin Calvin (1911–1997) – recipient, 1961
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (born 1937) – academic
Gino Cappelletti (born 1934) – former collegiate,
AFL and
NFL
wide receiver
Rod Carew § (born 1945) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Ron Carey – politician
Arne Carlson § (born 1934) – 37th
Governor of Minnesota
Bruce A. Carlson (born 1971) – Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
Curt Carlson (1914–1999) – businessperson (Carlson Companies, Radisson Hotels)
Gretchen Carlson – beauty queen, anchor
John Carlson (born 1984) –
tight end for the
Arizona Cardinals
Kelly Carlson (born 1976) – actor
Kyle and Lane Carlson (born 1978) – models
Richard Carlson (1912–1977) – actor
Herb Carneal (1923–2007) –
Minnesota Twins baseball announcer
David Carr (1956–2015) – journalist for
The New York Times
William Leighton Carss § (1865–1931) – member of U.S. Congress
Anthony Carter § (born 1975) –
Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player
Kiki Carter (Kimberli Wilson) § (born 1957) – environmental activist, organizer, musician, songwriter, and columnist
Ryan Carter (born 1983) – hockey player for the
New Jersey Devils
Jonathan Carver § (1710–1780) – explorer
Bob Casey (1925–2004) –
Minnesota Twins public-address announcer
Patrick Casey (born 1978) – writer and actor
Dave Casper (born 1951) – Hall of Fame NFL offensive lineman and tight end, primarily with the
Oakland Raiders
James Castle § (1836–1903) – member of U.S. Congress
Tracy Caulkins (born 1963) – swimmer
James M. Cavanaugh § (1823–1879) – member of U.S. Congress
Chelsea Charms (born 1976) – model
Derek Chauvin (born 1976) – former police officer, murderer of
George Floyd
Sam Childers § (born 1962) – former gang biker, founder of Angels of East Africa located in
Sudan
Leeann Chin – founder of the
Leeann Chin
Chinese restaurant chain
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Tom Chorske (born 1966) – hockey player
Chief Chouneau (William Cadreau) (1888–1946) – baseball player
Victor Christgau (1894–1991) – member of U.S. Congress
Theodore Christianson (1883–1948) – 21st
Governor of Minnesota ; member of U.S. Congress
Charles A. Christopherson (1871–1951) – politician
Nick Ciola (Dominic Ciola or Caesar) – musician
Moses E. Clapp (1851–1929) – U.S. Senator
Frank Clague § (1865–1952) – member of U.S. Congress
Harlan Cleveland (1918–2008) –
Club of Rome member, founding dean for the
H. H. Humphrey Institute , politician
Elizabeth Close (1912–2011) – pioneering female architect in Minneapolis
David Marston Clough § (1846–1924) – 13th
Governor of Minnesota ; 12th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Ben Clymer (born 1978) – hockey player
Cobi (born 1986) – musician
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Eddie Cochran (1938–1960) – musician
Diablo Cody § (born 1978) – screenwriter
Ethan Coen (born 1957) – screenwriter, director, producer
Joel Coen (born 1954) – screenwriter, director, producer
William Colby (1920–1996) – director of the
CIA
Chris Coleman (born 1961) – politician
Nick Coleman (1950–2018) – columnist
Nick Coleman (1925–1981) – politician
Norm Coleman § (born 1949) – U.S. Senator, Mayor of Saint Paul
Louis L. Collins – 23rd
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Mo Collins (born 1965) – comedic actor
William J. Colvill § (1830–1905) – Colonel of the 1st Minnesota Infantry at the battle of Gettysburg, 3rd Minnesota Attorney General
Tom Compton (born 1989) –
Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle
Ada Comstock (1876–1973) – educator and President of
Radcliffe College
Solomon Comstock § (1842–1933) – member of the U.S. Congress
Chester Adgate Congdon § (1853–1916) – lawyer and capitalist
George Contant (1864 – date of death unknown) – train robber; later lectured against crime
Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979) – actor, model
Roger Cooper (born 1944) – teacher, politician
Marisa Coughlan (born 1974) – model and actor
Carter Coughlin – football player
Gratia Countryman (1866–1953) – influential librarian
Christopher Cox (born 1952) – chairman,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ; U.S. representative
Fred Cox § (1938–2019) –
Minnesota Vikings football player, inventor of Nerf football
Brian Coyle (1944–1991) – openly gay politician
Christopher J. Cramer – University of Minnesota chemistry professor and vice president for research
Geno Crandall – basketball player with
Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Seymour Cray § (1925–1996) – founder Cray Research, supercomputer architect, inventor
Joseph Crétin § (1799–1857) – first Roman Catholic bishop of Saint Paul
Ward Cuff (1914–2002) – NFL running back and placekicker
Daunte Culpepper § (born 1977) – former
Minnesota Vikings football player
Randall Cunningham § (born 1963) – former
Minnesota Vikings football player
Robert E. Cushman Jr. (1914–1985) –
Commandant of the Marine Corps
D
Ike Davis
Stuart Davis
Dr. Demento
Pete Docter
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Bob Dylan
Arlene Dahl (1925–2021) – actress
Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm (born 1977) – models
Craig Dahl (born 1985) –
New York Giants football player
Cathee Dahmen (1945–1997) – supermodel in the 1960s and 1970s
Shawn Daivari (born 1984) – professional wrestler
Ian Anthony Dale (born 1978) – actor
Sean Daley (born 1972) – hip-hop artist
Teresa Daly (born 1956) – politician
Chad Daniels (born 1975) – comedian
Billy Dankert – singer-songwriter, drummer
Barry Darsow (born 1959) – professional wrestler
Charles Russell Davis § (1849–1930) – member of U.S. Congress
Cushman Davis (1838–1900) – 7th
Governor of Minnesota ; U.S. Senator
Ike Davis (born 1987) –
first baseman for the
Oakland A's
Stuart Davis § (born 1971) – musician and songwriter
Frank A. Day – 13th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Morris Day (born 1957) – musician and composer
Vox Day § (born 1968) – publisher, writer, musician and
video game designer
George Dayton (1857–1938) – banker, businessperson
Mark Dayton (born 1947) – former U.S. Senator, 40th
Governor of Minnesota
Julia Dean (1878–1952) – actress
Eric Decker (born 1987) – football player
Gary DeCramer (1944–2012) – politician, educator
Midge Decter (born 1927) –
neoconservative journalist
Jake Deitchler (born 1989) – Olympic
Greco-Roman wrestler
Marguerite De La Motte (1902–1950) – silent film actress
William Demarest (1892–1983) – film and television actor
Dr. Demento (born 1941) – radio personality (aka Barret Eugene Hansen)
Carol Dempster (1901–1991) – actor
Tony Denman (born 1979) – actor
Edward Devitt (1911–1992) – member of U.S. Congress
Kate DiCamillo (born 1964) – children's author
Dez Dickerson (born 1955) – guitarist and singer
Gordon R. Dickson (1923–2001) – author
Jessie Diggins (born 1991) – Olympian, first American woman to win the
cross-country skiing World Cup
Alan Dinehart (1889–1944) – actor
Richard Dix (1893–1949) – actor
Gil Dobie (1878–1948) – college football coach
Farrell Dobbs (1907–1983) – Trotskyist politician, trade unionist
Tod Dockstader (1932–2015) – composer of
electronic music
Pete Docter (born 1968) – director, writer, animator,
Up ,
WALL-E ,
Monsters, Inc.
William Dodd – historian, American ambassador to Nazi Germany
Chris Doleman (1961–2020) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831–1901) – member of U.S. Congress, 2nd
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota , author
Frank Doran – politician
Kelly Doran (born 1957) – businessperson
Michael Doran § (1827–1915) – politician
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998) – journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist
William O. Douglas (1898–1980) –
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Jeffrey Douma – choir director
Julia Duffy (born 1951) – comedic actor
John Lewis Dyer (1812–1901) – pioneering
Methodist
circuit rider ; left Minnesota in 1861 for
Colorado
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut § (1639–1710) – French explorer
Ryan Dungey (born 1989) – supercross and motocross racer
Mark H. Dunnell § (1823–1904) – member of the U.S. Congress
David Durenberger (born 1934) – U.S. Senator
Richard Dworsky (born 1953) – pianist and composer
Sally Dworsky – singer-songwriter
Bob Dylan (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, musician, poet
Joanell Dyrstad (born 1942) – 43rd
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
E
Charles Eastman
Keith Ellison
Patrick Eaves § (born 1984) – professional hockey player
Charles Eastman § (1858–1939) – Dakota writer, doctor, lobbyist, co-founder of
Boy Scouts of America
Adolph Olson Eberhart § (1870–1944) – 17th
Governor of Minnesota ; 17th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) – poet
Tony Eckstein (1923–2009) – politician, veterinarian, veteran
Frank Eddy (1856–1929) – member of U.S. Congress
Linda Eder § (born 1961) – Broadway star and recording artist
Alonzo J. Edgerton § (1827–1896) – U.S. Senator
Jim Eisenreich (born 1959) –
Minnesota Twins player
Christian Elder (born 1968) – stock-car driver
Kimberly Elise (born 1967) – actor
David Ellefson (born 1964) – musician
Paul Ellering (born 1953) – professional wrestler
Carl Eller § (born 1942) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
John F. Elliott (1920–1991) – professor of
metallurgy
Keith Maurice Ellison § (born 1963) – politician
Franklin Ellsworth (1879–1942) – member of U.S. Congress
Gil Elvgren (1914–1980) – pin-up artist
LaFayette Emmett – politician
Jonette Engan (born 1951) – politician, activist
Siri Engberg – curator of visual arts,
Walker Art Center
Ralph Engelstad (1930–2002) – businessperson
Leif Enger – author
Elmer William Engstrom (1901–1984) – engineer
Fred Enke (1897–1985) – college basketball coach
Eric Enstrom – photographer
Matt Entenza (born 1960) – politician, former gubernatorial candidate
Arlen Erdahl (born 1931) – member of the U.S. Congress
Louise Erdrich (born 1954) – novelist, poet, children's author
Bryan Erickson (born 1960) – hockey player
Ethan Erickson (born 1973) – actor,
Fashion House
Scott Erickson (born 1968) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Wendell Erickson (1925–2018) – politician, educator, veteran
Mike Erlandson – politician, corporate executive
Gilbert Esau (1919–2012) – politician, veteran
Helga Estby (1860–1942) – noted for her walk across the United States during 1896
John O. Evjen (1874–1942) – author, church historian and professor of theology
Douglas Ewart § (born 1946) – instrument builder and musician
Eyedea (Mike Averill or Oliver Hart) (1982–2010) – underground rapper
F
Larry Fitzgerald
Loren Fletcher
Vince Flynn
Al Franken
Thomas Friedman
Cliff Fagan (1911–1995) – high school basketball referee
Mike Farrell (born 1939) – actor (
M*A*S*H )
Mike Farrell (born 1978) – hockey player
Ciatrick Fason § (born 1982) –
Minnesota Vikings football player
Chris Faust § (born 1955) – photographer
Tammy Faye Messner (1942–2007) – televangelist, singer
George William Featherstonhaugh § (1780–1866) – explorer
Jay Feely (born 1976) –
placekicker for the
New York Jets
Trevor Fehrman (born 1981) – actor
Jim Finks § (1927–1994) –
Minnesota Vikings and
Chicago Bears executive
David Fischer (born 1988) – hockey player
Mardy Fish (born 1981) – tennis player
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) – novelist, short story writer
Frances Scott Fitzgerald (1921–1986) – writer, journalist
Larry Fitzgerald (born 1983) – football player
Marcus Fitzgerald (born 1985) – football player
David Flair (born 1979) – professional wrestler
Ric Flair § (born 1949) – professional wrestler
Richard E. Fleming (1917–1942) – sailor
Loren Fletcher § (1833–1919) – member of U.S. Congress
George Floyd (1973–2020) – murder victim
Michael Floyd (born 1989) – football player
Patrick Flueger (born 1983) – actor,
The 4400
Thomas Fluharty – illustrator
Harry Flynn § (1933–2019) – Roman Catholic archbishop
Vince Flynn – author
John R. Foley (1917–2001) – politician
Steve Foley (1959–2008) – drummer, member of The Replacements
Henry Fonda § – actor, attended the
University of Minnesota ; born in Nebraska
John M. Ford § (1957–2006) – science-fiction author and poet
Al Franken § (born 1951) – political humorist, author, radio commentator, U.S. Senator
Thomas Frankson (1869–1939) – lawyer, real estate developer, politician; 22nd
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Donald M. Fraser (1924–2019) – mayor of Minneapolis, member of U.S. Congress
James Earle Fraser (1876–1953) – sculptor
Jeff Frazee (born 1987) – hockey player
David Frederickson (born 1944) – politician, farmer, former president of National Farmers Union
Dennis Frederickson (born 1939) – politician, farmer, veteran
Orville Freeman (1918–2003) – 29th
Governor of Minnesota ,
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Frederick William Freking (1911–1998) – Roman Catholic Bishop
Bill Frenzel (1928–2014) – member of U.S. Congress
Thomas Friedman (born 1953) – journalist, columnist, author
Lindsay Frost (born 1962) – actor
Daniel Fry (1908–1992) – alien-spaceship passenger
Aurilla Furber (1847–1898) – poet, writer
Allen J. Furlow (1890–1954) – member of U.S. Congress
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Judy Garland
Terry Gilliam
Robert R. Gilruth
Adam Goldberg
Joe Guyon
Chad Gable (born 1986) –
professional wrestler and former
amateur wrestler ; competed at
2012 Summer Olympics in
Greco-Roman wrestling
Wanda Gág (1893–1946) – author, illustrator
John Gagliardi § (1926–2018) – St. John's College football coach
Greg Gagne § (born 1961) – baseball player
Greg Gagne (born 1948) – professional wrestler
Verne Gagne (1923–2015) – former professional wrestler and
amateur wrestler , founder of American Wrestling Association, U.S. alternate at 1948 Olympics in
freestyle wrestling
Daniele Gaither (born 1972) – comic actor
Thomas J. Galbraith – politician
Richard Pillsbury Gale (1900–1973) – member of U.S. Congress
William Gallagher (1875–1946) – member of U.S. Congress
Jane Gallop (born 1952) – professor, feminist
Chick Gandil (1887–1970) – baseball player
Roy Alexander Gano (1902–1971) – Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy
Ron Gardenhire § (born 1957) – manager of the
Minnesota Twins
Judy Garland (1922–1969) – singer, actor
Lorraine Garland – folk singer and fiddler
Edward R. Garvey § – activist, lawyer, and politician
Mike Garvey (born 1962) – stock-car driver
Charles Gilbert Gates – owned first home air conditioner in the United States in 1914
Larry Gates (1915–1996) – actor
Herbjørn Gausta (1854–1924) – landscape artist
Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber (born 1968) – disc jockey, pop music historian, and engineer
J. Paul Getty (1892–1976) – entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of
Getty Oil Company
John L. Gibbs – 14th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Tom Gibis (born 1964) – voice actor
Cass Gilbert § (1859–1934) – architect
Tom Gilbert – hockey player
Stan Gilbertson (born 1944) – hockey player
John Gilfillan § (1835–1924) – member of U.S. Congress
Terry Gilliam (born 1940) – actor (Monty Python ), writer, director
Sid Gillman (1911–2003) – football coach
Charles A. Gilman – 9th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Robert R. Gilruth (1913–2000) – aviation and space pioneer
Dan Gladden (born 1957) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Billy Glaze (1944–2015) – serial killer
Arne Glimcher (born 1938) – art dealer, founder of
Pace Gallery , film producer and director
Tony Glover (1939–2019) – musician, music critic
James B. Goetz § (1936–2019) – radio executive and the 38th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
William H. Goetzmann § (1930–2010) – historian
Adam Goldberg (born 1980) –
NFL tackle/guard
Godfrey G. Goodwin (1873–1933) – member of U.S. Congress
Genevieve Gorder (born 1974) – designer, television personality (Trading Spaces )
Samuel Y. Gordon – 19th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Willis Arnold Gorman § (1816–1876) – lawyer, soldier, politician
Irving I. Gottesman § (1930–2016) – behavior geneticist, psychologist
Billy Graham § (1918–2018) – evangelist, former president of Northwestern College
Moonlight Graham § (1876–1965) – doctor, baseball player
Rod Grams (1948–2013) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Mary GrandPré – illustrator (Harry Potter books)
Bud Grant § (born 1927) – former
Minnesota Vikings football coach
Jim "Mudcat" Grant § (1935–2021) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
Peter Graves (Peter Aurness) (1926–2010) – actor (
Mission: Impossible television series,
Airplane! ,
7th Heaven )
Dennis Green (1949–2016) –
Minnesota Vikings football coach
Lauren Green (born 1958) – beauty queen, anchor
Steven Greenberg (born 1950) – musician ("Funkytown"), record producer
Robert Grenier (born 1941) – poet
Ingebrikt Grose (1862–1939) – founding president of
Concordia College
Joan Growe (born 1935) – former Minnesota Secretary of State
Gabriele Grunewald (1986–2019) – middle-distance runner
Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928–2016) – actress,
The Dick Van Dyke Show ,
The Nanny
Bill Gullickson (born 1959) – baseball player
Gil Gutknecht § (born 1951) – former member of U.S. Congress
Joe Guyon (1892–1971) –
Hall of Fame NFL player
Cristian Guzmán § (born 1978) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
H
Winfield Scott Hammond
Courtney Hansen
Samantha Harris
Josh Hartnett
John Hawkes
Pudge Heffelfinger
James J. Hill
James Hong
Hubert Humphrey
Leonid Hurwicz
Tom Hagedorn (born 1943) – member of the U.S. Congress
Ra'Shede Hageman § (born 1990) – football player
Gulbrand Hagen (1864–1919) – newspaper editor and publisher
Harold Hagen (1901–1957) – member of U.S. Congress
Molly Hagan (born 1961) – actress
Camilla Hall (1945–1974) – artist, college trained member of the
Symbionese Liberation Army
Darwin Hall § (1844–1919) – member of U.S. Congress
Osee M. Hall § (1847–1914) – member of U.S. Congress
Philo Hall (1865–1938) – politician
Walter Halloran (1921–2005) – priest, chaplain
Kittel Halvorson § (1846–1936) – member of U.S. Congress
C. J. Ham (born 1993) –
fullback for the
Minnesota Vikings
Trina Hamlin – singer-songwriter
Winfield Scott Hammond § (1863–1915) – 18th
Governor of Minnesota ; member of U.S. Congress
Brad Hand (born 1990) – pitcher for the
Cleveland Indians
Greg Handevidt § (born 1965) – musician, attorney
Alan Hangsleben (born 1953) – hockey player
Dick Hanley (1894–1970) – football player and head coach
Jack Hannahan (born 1980) – third baseman for the
Cleveland Indians
Ben Hanowski (born 1990) – professional hockey player
Courtney Hansen (born 1975) – television host and personality, syndicated columnist, author, and actress
Duane Hanson (1925–1996) –
post-modern sculptor
Holly Henry (born 1994) – The Voice contestant and musician
Jeff Hanson § (1978–2009) – singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist
Har Mar Superstar (Sean Tillmann) (born 1978) – entertainer
Poppy Harlow (born 1982) – news anchor, reporter and journalist for
Forbes.com and
CNN
Brian Harper § (born 1959) – baseball player
Tim Harmston § – stand-up comedian
Donald Harris (1931–2016) – composer and music teacher
Irving Harris (1910–2004) – businessperson
William H. Harries § (1843–1921) – member of U.S. Congress
Napoleon Harris § (born 1979) – football player
Ryan Harris (born 1985) – football player
Samantha Harris (born 1973) – television hostess,
Dancing with the Stars ,
Entertainment Tonight
Ellen Hart § (born 1949) – mystery novelist
Grant Hart (1961–2017) – musician
Brynn Hartman (Vicki Omdahl) (1958–1998) – actor
Josh Hartnett (born 1978) – actor
Sid Hartman (1920–2020) – sports writer
Jon Hassler (1933–2008) – author
Mike Hatch (born 1948) – attorney general
Brenton G. Hayden – entrepreneur
Bernt B. Haugan (1862–1931) – minister, politician, and temperance leader
Randolph E. Haugan (1902–1985) – editor, author and publisher
Louis J. Hauge Jr. (1924–1945) – sailor
Marty Haugen (born 1950) – composer
Pete Hautman § (born 1952) – novelist
John Hawkes (born 1959) – actor
Joel Heatwole § (1856–1910) – member of U.S. Congress
Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005) – absurdist comic
Bret Hedican (born 1970) – hockey player
Garrett Hedlund (born 1984) – actor
Tippi Hedren (born 1930) – actor
Pudge Heffelfinger (1867–1954) – football player and coach,
College Football Hall of Famer
Michael Hegstrand (1957–2003) – professional wrestler
Lawrence Heinemi (born 1943) – professional wrestler
Steve Heitzeg (born 1959) – composer
Luke Helder (born 1981) – pipe bomber
E. J. Henderson – football player
Seantrel Henderson – football player
Skitch Henderson (Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson) (1918–2005) – pianist, conductor, and composer
Ben Hendrickson (born 1981) – baseball player
Darby Hendrickson (born 1972) – hockey player
Curt Hennig (1958–2003) – professional wrestler
Joseph Curtis Hennig – professional wrestler
Larry Hennig – professional wrestler
Father Hennepin § (1626–1705) – explorer
Abigail and Brittany Hensel (born 1990) – conjoined twins
Barton Hepburn (1906–1955) – actor
Don Herbert (1917–2007) – television host
Maureen Herman § (born 1966) – musician
Bryan Hickerson (born 1963) – baseball player
Wally Hilgenberg – football player
George Roy Hill (1921–2002) – film director
James J. Hill § (1838–1916) – railroad tycoon, founder of Great Northern Railway
Peter Himmelman (born 1960) – songwriter
John H. Hinderaker (born 1950) – lawyer, blogger
Larry Hisle § (born 1947) – baseball player
Charles Hoag § (1808–1888) – scholar
Tami Hoag – novelist
Leroy Hoard § (born 1968) – football player
Jamie Hoffmann – baseball player
Tobias Hogan – politician
Joel Hodgson § – comedian and creator of
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Einar Hoidale § – member of U.S. Congress
Mary Liz Holberg – politician
William Holcombe § (1804–1870) – first
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Perry Greeley Holden (1865–1959) – professor of agronomy
Justin Holl (born 1992) – hockey player
Bill Holm – poet
Paul Holmgren (born 1955) – hockey player
James Hong (born 1929) – actor
Quinton Hooker (born 1995) – basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Townsend Hoopes (1922–2004) – soldier
Eric Hoplin – Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota
George A. Hormel § (1860–1946) – founder of Hormel Foods
George "Geordie" Hormel (1928–2006) – musician and recording-studio proprietor
James Hormel (1933–2021) – philanthropist
Jay Catherwood Hormel (1892–1954) – businessman
Aaron Hosack § – football player
Harold Hotelling (1895–1973) – statistician and economist
David Housewright (born 1955) – novelist
Phil Housley (born 1964) – hockey player
Guy V. Howard (1879–1954) – U.S. Senator
Kent Hrbek (born 1960) – baseball player
Lucius Frederick Hubbard § (1836–1913) – 9th
Governor of Minnesota
Don Hultz – football player
Ramon Humber – football player
Oliver Humperdink (1949–2011) – wrestling manager
Hubert Humphrey § (1911–1978) – U.S. Senator, Vice President, and presidential candidate
Muriel Humphrey § (1912–1998) – U.S. Senator
Skip Humphrey (born 1942) – Minnesota attorney general
Kris Humphries (born 1985) –
power forward for the
New Jersey Nets
Torii Hunter § (born 1975) – baseball player
Leonid Hurwicz § (1917–2008) – economist, Nobel laureate
Lloyd Hustvedt (1922–2002) – professor, Norwegian-American scholar
Siri Hustvedt (born 1955) – novelist
Peter Hutchinson (born 1949) – politician and businessperson
I
J
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Ron Johnson
Bradley Joseph
Carl Richard Jacobi (1908–1997) – author
Lawrence R. Jacobs (born 1959) – political scientist
Sada Jacobson (born 1983) – Olympic fencing silver and bronze medalist
Sam Jacobson (born 1975) – basketball player
Jimmy Jam (born 1959) – songwriter, co-founder of Flyte Tyme Productions
Erasmus James (born 1982) – football player
Kathleen Hall Jamieson (born 1946) – professor and author
Harry August Jansen § (1883–1955) – professional magician
Lee Janzen (born 1964) – golfer
Kenny Jay (Kenny Benkowski) (born 1937) – professional wrestler
Sue Jeffers – political activist, radio commentator, businessperson
Claudia Jennings (Mary Eileen Chesterton) (1949–1979) – model and actor
Mason Jennings (born 1975) – pop-folk singer-songwriter
Carl Jensen (1920–1988) – politician, attorney, veteran
Doron Jensen (born 1957) – businessperson
Jim Jensen (1926–1999) – sportswriter
Richard A. Jensen (1934–2014) – author
Diane Jergens (1935–2018) – actor
Herb Joesting (1905–1963) – college and professional football player
Bob Johnson (1931–1991) – hockey coach
Brad Johnson § (born 1968) – football player
Craig Johnson (born 1972) – hockey player
Dan Johnson (born 1979) – baseball player
Dean Johnson (born 1947) – politician
Dewey Johnson (1899–1941) – member of U.S. Congress
Earl V. Johnson (1913–1942) – aviator
Erik Johnson (born 1988) – hockey player
Gordon Johnson (born 1952) – bass guitarist
Jellybean Johnson (Garry George Johnson) (born 1956) – songwriter, producer and musician
Jim Johnson (born 1962) – hockey player
John Albert Johnson (1861–1909) – 16th
Governor of Minnesota
Josh Johnson (born 1984) – baseball player
Magnus Johnson § (1871–1936) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Marcus Johnson (born 1981) – football player
Mark Johnson (born 1957) – hockey player
Mark Steven Johnson (born 1964) – director and screenwriter,
Ghost Rider ,
Daredevil
Marlene Johnson (born 1946) – 42nd
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Paul Johnson (1936–2016) – hockey player
Reynold B. Johnson (1906–1998) – inventor and computer pioneer
Ron Johnson – U.S. Senator for
Wisconsin
Scott W. Johnson (born 1940) – lawyer, blogger
Spencer Johnson – football player
Tyler Johnson (born 1998) – football player
Lance Johnstone (born 1973) – football player
Frederick McKinley Jones (1893–1961) – inventor, cofounder of
Thermo King
Jacques Jones (born 1975) – baseball player
Ray W. Jones – 16th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Tre Jones – NBA basketball player for the
San Antonio Spurs
Tyus Jones (born 1996) – NBA basketball player for the
Memphis Grizzlies
Bennie Joppru (born 1980) – football player
Cameron Jordan (born 1989) – football player
Steve Jordan § (born 1961) – football player
Carl O. Jorgenson (1881–1951) – politician
Bradley Joseph (born 1965) – composer, pianist, keyboardist
Walter Judd § (1898–1994) – member of U.S. Congress
Jerry Juhl (1938–2005) – television and movie writer, puppeteer
Dan Jurgens (born 1959) – writer and illustrator
K
Vincent Kartheiser
Garrison Keillor
Amy Klobuchar
Jim Kaat (born 1938) – baseball player
Dory Kahalé (born 1971) – electronic musician and DJ
Timothy M. Kaine (born 1958) –
United States Senator from
Virginia (2013–), former
Governor of Virginia (2006–2010)
John Anthony Kaiser (1932–2000) – Roman Catholic priest killed in Kenya
Henry Kalis (1937–2018) – politician, farmer, veteran
Rick Kamla –
NBA TV broadcaster
Joe Kapp (born 1939) – football player
Rich Karlis (born 1959) – football player
Joseph Karth (1922–2005) – member of U.S. Congress
Vincent Kartheiser (born 1979) – actor
Terry Katzman (1955–2019) – producer, sound engineer, archivist, record-store owner
Evan Kaufmann (born 1984) – professional ice hockey player in Germany
Maude Kegg (Ojibwa name Naawakamigookwe) (1904–1996) – writer, folk artist, and cultural interpreter
Tim Kehoe (born 1970) – inventor and author
Garrison Keillor (born 1942) – radio humorist and author (
A Prairie Home Companion )
Alexander M. Keith (1928–2020) – judge, politician; 37th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
James "J.R." Keller (1907–1972) – politician, farmer, contractor
Melissa Keller (born 1979) – model and actress
Oscar Keller (1878–1927) – member of U.S. Congress
Rachel Keller (born 1991) – actress,
Fargo
Wade Keller – columnist
Devin Kelley – actress,
The Chicago Code
John Edward Kelley § (1853–1941) – South Dakota politician
Steve Kelley (born 1953) – politician
Frank Kellogg § (1856–1937) – U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Kellogg-Briand Pact
Randy Kelly (born 1950) – politician
Tom Kelly (born 1950) – baseball coach
Linda Kelsey (born 1946) – actor
Mark Kennedy (born 1957) – former member of U.S. Congress
Elizabeth Kenny § (1880–1952) – nurse, discovered revolutionary treatment for polio
George Keogan (1890–1943) – basketball coach
Ancel Keys (1904–2004) – nutritionist
Leonard Kibrick (1924–1993) – child actor
Sidney Kibrick (born 1928) – child actor
Jefferson P. Kidder § (1815–1883) – lawyer and jurist
Dana Kiecker (born 1961) – baseball player
Andrew Kiefer § (1832–1904) – member of U.S. Congress
Mary Kiffmeyer (born 1946) – Minnesota Secretary of State
Craig Kilborn (born 1962) – television personality
John N. Kildahl (1857–1920) – Lutheran church minister, author and educator
Harmon Killebrew § (1936–2011) – baseball player
Ward Kimball (1914–2002) – animator, musician
Charles Kimbrough (born 1936) – actor
William S. King § (1828–1900) – member of U.S. Congress
William W. Kingsbury § (1828–1892) – politician
Sheila Kiscaden – politician
Jeremy James Kissner (born 1985) – actor
Norman Kittson § (1814–1888) – businessperson, politician
Trent Klatt (born 1971) – hockey player
Kurt Kleinendorst (born 1960) – hockey coach
Scot Kleinendorst (1960–2019) – hockey player
Jim Kleinsasser § (born 1977) – football player
John Kline § (born 1947) – member of U.S. Congress
Amy Klobuchar (born 1960) –
U.S. Senator
Chuck Klosterman (born 1972) – writer
Chris Kluwe § (born 1981) – football player
T. R. Knight (born 1973) – actor
Chuck Knoblauch § (born 1968) – baseball player
Chris Knutson – stand-up comedian
Coya Knutson § (1912–1996) – member of U.S. Congress
Harold Knutson § (1880–1953) – member of U.S. Congress
Paul Koering (born 1964) – politician; rare openly gay Republican
Spider John Koerner (born 1938) – musician
Nikita Koloff (born 1959) – professional wrestler
Jerry Koosman (born 1942) – baseball player
Charlie Korsmo § (born 1978) – actor
Corey Koskie § (born 1973) – baseball player
Kristina Koznick – downhill skier, Olympian
Tommy Kramer § (born 1955) – football player
Herbert Arthur Krause (1905–1976) – American historian
Paul Krause § (born 1942) – football player
Peter Krause (born 1965) – actor
Richard E. Kraus § (1925–1944) – sailor
Mitch Krebs – anchor
Joan B. Kroc (1928–2003) – philanthropist
Pat Kronebusch (1927–2004) – politician, educator
Helen Barbara Kruger (1913–2006) – entrepreneur
Robert T. Kuhn (born 1937) – Lutheran minister
Bernie Kukar –
National Football League referee
William F. Kunze (1872–1962) – banker, politician
Tom Kurvers (1962–2021) – hockey player
Ole J. Kvale § (1869–1929) – member of U.S. Congress
Paul John Kvale § (1896–1940) – member of U.S. Congress
Ben Kyle § (born 1981) – musician, songwriter
L
Sinclair Lewis
Charles Lindbergh
Charles M. Loring
Kelly Lynch
James D. La Belle (1924–1945) – sailor
Manuel Lagos (born 1971) – soccer player
Ann Landers (1918–2002) – columnist for
Minneapolis Star Tribune ; birth name
Eppie Lederer
Lenny Lane (born 1970) – professional wrestler
Odin Langen (1913–1976) – member of U.S. Congress
Jessica Lange (born 1949) – actor
Jim Lange (1932–2014) – television host
Jamie Langenbrunner (born 1975) – hockey player
Josh Langfeld (born 1977) – hockey player
Katherine Lanpher (born 1959) – radio personality, journalist
Gene Larkin (born 1962) – baseball player
Erik Larsen (born 1962) – comic-book writer, artist, and publisher
Gary Larsen (born 1942) – football player
Oscar Larson § (1871–1957) – member of U.S. Congress
Reed Larson (born 1956) – hockey player
George Latimer § (born 1935) – politician
Roger Laufenburger (1921–2001) – politician, radio announcer, insurance agent
Tom Laughlin (1931–2013) – actor
James Laurinaitis (born 1986) – football player
Trevor Laws § (born 1985) – football player
Matt Lawton § (born 1971) – baseball player
Bernie Leadon (born 1947) – musician
Carrie Lee – beauty queen
Carl Lee – football player
Tammy Lee (born 1971) – businessperson and politician
Pinky Lee (1907–1993) – actor and star of
The Pinky Lee Show
Sunisa Lee (born 2003) – Olympic gold medalist
James LeGros (born 1962) – actor
Tom Lehman (born 1959) – golfer
John D. LeMay (born 1962) – actor
Greg LeMond (born 1961) – Tour de France winner
Brock Lesnar § (born 1977) – professional wrestler,
folkstyle wrestler , and
UFC fighter
Meridel Le Sueur § (1900–1996) – writer
Jon Leuer (born 1989) – basketball player for the
Detroit Pistons
Harold LeVander § (1910–1992) – 32nd
Governor of Minnesota
David Levin – singer-songwriter
Mark LeVoir (born 1982) – offensive tackle for the
New England Patriots
Len Levy (1921–1999) – football player and professional wrestler
Bob Lewis (1924–2006) – businessperson, champion race horse owner
Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951) – Nobel Prize-winning novelist
Terry Lewis § (born 1956) – songwriter, co-founder of
Flyte Tyme Productions
Walter Liggett (1886–1935) – journalist, newspaper editor
C. Walton Lillehei (1918–1999) – doctor who performed first open heart surgery
John Lind § (1854–1930) – 14th
Governor of Minnesota ; member of U.S. Congress
Bruce Lindahl (1919–2014) – Minnesota legislator
Terrance Lindall (born 1944) – artist
Mike Lindell (born 1961) –
My Pillow inventor and advisor to
President Trump
Charles August Lindbergh, Sr. § (1859–1924) – member of U.S. Congress
Charles Lindbergh § (1902–1974) – aviator, first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Gottfrid Lindsten 29th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Chris Liwienski – football player
Charles M. Loring (1833–1922) – Minneapolis businessman, civic leader, "Father of Park System"
Maud Hart Lovelace (1892–1980) – author
Kirk Lowdermilk – football player
Cal Ludeman (born 1951) – politician, state commissioner, farmer
Ernest Lundeen § (1878–1940) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Bob Lurtsema – football player
Bill Luther (born 1945) – member of U.S. Congress
David Lykken (1928–2006) – behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry
Joseph Lykken (born 1957) – physicist
Dorothy Lyman (born 1947) – actor, director, and producer
Kelly Lynch (born 1959) – actor
Reggie Lynch (born 1994) – basketball player for
Bnei Herzliya of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Audra Lynn (born 1980) – model and actor
Jerry Lynn (born 1963) – professional wrestler
M
Kelli Maroney
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Joe Mauer
William Worrall Mayo
Eugene McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Catharine MacKinnon
Marcia McNutt
Jeremy Messersmith
Kate Millett
Paul Molitor
Walter Mondale
Dorilus Morrison
Melvin Maas (1898–1964) – member of U.S. Congress
John L. MacDonald § (1838–1903) – member of U.S. Congress
Clark MacGregor (1922–2003) – member of U.S. Congress
Mary Mack § (born 1975) – stand-up comedian
Catharine MacKinnon (born 1946) – legal scholar
George MacKinnon (1906–1995) – member of U.S. Congress
Cornell MacNeil – singer
Myles Mace (1911–2000) – Harvard Business School professor
Shane Mack § (born 1963) – baseball player
John Madden (1936–2021) – football coach and commentator
Chris Maddock – stand-up comedian
Amos Magee (born 1971) – soccer player, coach, and front office
Clarence R. Magney (1883–1962) – judge
Warren G. Magnuson (1905–1989) – politician
Tom Malchow (born 1976) – swimmer
Mark Mallman (born 1973) – musician
George Mann (1918–1984) – politician, farmer
Paul Manship (1885–1966) – sculptor
John Mariucci (1916–1987) – hockey coach
Roger Maris (1934–1985) – baseball player
Sharon Marko – politician
June Marlowe (1903–1984) – actor
Kelli Maroney – actress,
Ryan's Hope ,
One Life to Live
Forrest Mars, Sr. (1904–1999) – CEO,
Mars, Inc. , creator of
M&M's
Frank Mars (1883–1934) – founder of
Mars, Inc. , creator of
Milky Way candy bar
E. G. Marshall (1914–1998) – actor
Fred Marshall (1906–1985) – member of U.S. Congress
Jim Marshall § (born 1937) – football player
William Rainey Marshall § (1825–1896) – 5th
Governor of Minnesota
Theodore Marston (1868–1920) – film director and writer
Billy Martin § (1928–1989) – baseball coach
Homer Dodge Martin § (1836–1897) – painter
Paul Martin (born 1981) – hockey player
James Martinez (born 1958) – Olympic bronze medalist in
Greco-Roman wrestling
John Marty – politician
Brownie Mary (Mary Jane Rathbun) (1922–1999) – baker
Bob Mason (born 1961) – hockey player
Shirley Ardell Mason (1923–1998) – abuse victim
Tommy Mason (1939–2015) – football player
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (born 1985) – professional tennis-player
Mark Mattson (born 1957) – neuroscientist
Gene Mauch § (1925–2005) – baseball manager
Joe Mauer (born 1983) –
Minnesota Twins baseball player
John Mayasich (born 1933) – hockey player
Wendy Maybury – stand-up comedian
Charles Horace Mayo (1865–1939) – doctor, co-founder of the
Mayo Clinic
William J. Mayo (1861–1939) – doctor, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic
William Worrall Mayo § (1819–1911) – doctor, head of St. Mary's Hospital
Joe Mays (born 1975) – baseball player
Ryan McCartan (born 1993) – actor
Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005) – U.S. Senator; presidential candidate; member of U.S. Congress
Kevin McCarthy (1914–2010) – actor
James McCleary § (1853–1924) – member of U.S. Congress
Fancy Ray McCloney – stand-up comedian
Betty McCollum (born 1954) – member of U.S. Congress
Ed McDaniel – football player
Randall McDaniel (born 1964) – football player
James E. McDonald (1920–1971) – physicist
Denis McDonough (born 1969) – White House Chief of Staff
Heather McElhatton – writer, reporter, and radio host
Hugh McElhenny § (1928–2022) – football player
Margaret McFadden (1870–1932) – community leader
Bobby McFerrin § (born 1950) – jazz singer
Andrew Ryan McGill § (1840–1905) – 10th
Governor of Minnesota
Kevin McHale (born 1957) – basketball player
Bethany McLean (born 1971) – author
John McMartin (1929–2016) – actor
Samuel J. R. McMillan § (1826–1897) – judge, U.S. Senator
Audray McMillian – football player
Lesley J. McNair (1883–1944) – soldier
Graham McNamee (1888–1942) – broadcaster
Dugan McNeill – guitarist
Pamela McNeill – singer-songwriter
Marcia McNutt – geophysicist,
National Academy of Sciences president
Samuel Medary § (1801–1864) – politician, 3rd Governor of Minnesota Territory
Niko Medved (born 1973) – college basketball coach
Ralph Meeker (Ralph Rathgeber) (1920–1988) – actor
Mike Menning (born 1945) – politician, businessman, minister
William Rush Merriam § (1849–1931) – 11th
Governor of Minnesota
Jeremy Messersmith § – musician
James Metzen (1943–2016) – politician
Breckin Meyer (born 1974) – actor
Joe Micheletti (born 1954) – hockey player
Doug Mientkiewicz (born 1974) – baseball player
Boris Mikšić (born 1948) – Croatian-born businessman and politician
Keith Millard (born 1962) – football player
Archie H. Miller – 32nd
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Clarence B. Miller (1872–1922) – member of U.S. Congress
Joey Miller (born 1985) – stock-car driver
Stephen Miller § (1816–1881) – 4th
Governor of Minnesota
Worm Miller (born 1978) – writer, director, and actor
Kate Millett (1934–2017) – feminist and writer
Larry Millett (born 1947) – journalist and author
Tommy Milton (1893–1962) – race car driver
Don Mincher (1938–2012) – baseball player
David Minge (born 1942) – former member of U.S. Congress, state appeals court judge
William D. Mitchell (1874–1955) – U.S. Attorney General
Roger Moe (born 1944) – politician
Don Moen (born 1950) – worship leader and president of
Hosanna! Music
Mother Alfred Moes § (1828–1899) – founder of St. Mary's Hospital
Paul Molitor (born 1956) – baseball player, manager
Carol Molnau (born 1949) – 46th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Dorothy Molter (1907–1986) – entrepreneur
Eleanor Mondale (1960–2011) – television host, daughter of Walter Mondale
Joan Mondale § (1930–2014) – second lady of the United States
Walter Mondale (1928–2021) –
Vice President of the United States , U.S. Senator
Robert Mondavi (1913–2008) – winemaker
Warren Moon (born 1956) – football player
Freddy Moore (born 1950) – songwriter
Mewelde Moore (born 1982) – football player
Tom Moore (born 1938) – senior offensive assistant for the
Indianapolis Colts
Mike Morin (born 1991) – baseball player
Jack Morris (born 1955) – baseball player
Robert P. Morris § (1853–1924) – member of U.S. Congress
Dorilus Morrison § (1814–1898) – politician
Greg Mortenson – activist
Marnie Mosiman – actor, singer
Randy Moss § (born 1977) – football player
Mee Moua § (born 1969) – politician
Bob Mould § (born 1960) – musician
John Edward Mower § (1815–1879) – businessperson, politician
Karl Mueller (1963–2005) – musician
Peter Mueller (born 1988) – hockey player
Mark Mullaney – football player
Biggie Munn (1908–1975) – football player and coach
Adolph Murie (1899–1974) – biologist, author
Diana E. Murphy (1934–2018) – judge
Willie Murphy (1943–2019) – musician
Rick Mystrom – politician
N
Knute Nelson
Ernie Nevers
Michele Norris
O
Mark Olson
Laura Osnes
P
Zach Parise
Tim Pawlenty
Glen Perkins
Don Piccard
Jeannette Piccard
Robert M. Pirsig
Prince
Alan Page § (born 1945) – football player and
Minnesota Supreme Court justice
John U. D. Page (1903–1950) – soldier
Doug Pagitt – religion author
Floyd Palmer (born 1943) – businessperson
Carl Panzram (1891–1930) – serial killer, author
George Andreas Papandreou (born 1952) – Greek politician
Bob Paradise (born 1944) – hockey player
Alex Pareene – editor-in-chief of
Gawker
Zach Parise (born 1984) – hockey player
Robert Ezra Park § (1864–1944) – urban sociologist
Bradford Parkinson (born 1935) – father of the
Global Positioning System
Gordon Parks § (1912–2006) – photographer
Emory Parnell (1892–1979) – actor
Nancy Parsons (1942–2001) – actor
Camilo Pascual (born 1934) – baseball player
Brandon Paulson (born 1973) – Olympic silver medalist in
Greco-Roman wrestling
Gary Paulsen (born 1939) – author
Jeno Paulucci – founder of Jeno's Frozen Pizza, Chun King Corporation, and Luigino's
Mary Pawlenty – judge, first lady of the state
Tim Pawlenty (born 1960) – 39th
Governor of Minnesota
Barbara Payton (1927–1967) – actor
Pat Peake (born 1973) – hockey player
Westbrook Pegler (1894–1969) – journalist and writer
Mary Jo Pehl – actor, broadcaster, and writer
Tim Penny (born 1951) – member of U.S. Congress
Glen Perkins (born 1983) – baseball player
Rudy Perpich (1928–1995) – 34th and 36th
Governor of Minnesota ; 39th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Jim Perry § (born 1935) – baseball player
Melissa Peterman (born 1970) – actor
Christian T. Petersen – board game designer and founder of
Fantasy Flight Games
Hjalmar Petersen § (1890–1968) – 23rd
Governor of Minnesota ; 28th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Aaron Peterson – politician
Barbara Peterson –
Miss USA 1976
Collin Peterson (born 1944) – member of U.S. Congress
Darrel Peterson (1939–1994) – politician, farmer
Paul Peterson (St. Paul) – musician
Wayne Peterson (1925–2021) – composer, Pulitzer Prize winner
Jake Petricka (born 1988) – baseball player
Anna Augusta Von Helmholtz-Phelan – professor, author
William Wallace Phelps § (1826–1873) – member of U.S. Congress
Reynold Philipsek (born 1952) – musician
Arthur Phillips (born 1969) – author
Don Piccard (1926–2020) – balloonist
Jean Piccard § (1884–1963) – organic chemist, balloonist
Jeannette Piccard § (1895–1981) – teacher, balloonist, priest
Justin Pierre (born 1976) – musician
Janelle Pierzina (born 1980) – actor, model
Bernard Pietenpol (1901–1984) – mechanic, aircraft designer
Zebulon Montgomery Pike § (1779–1813) – explorer
John S. Pillsbury § (1828–1901) – founder of Pillsbury, 8th
Governor of Minnesota
Chellie Pingree (born 1955) – politician
Robert M. Pirsig § (1928–2017) – author, philosopher
William Pittenger § (1885–1951) – member of U.S. Congress
Mike Ploog (born 1942) – storyboard and comic-book artist
Henry Stanley Plummer (1874–1937) – physician
Mortimer Plumtree (born 1969) – former actor and professional wrestling manager
Shjon Podein (born 1968) – hockey player
Henry Poehler § (1833–1912) – member of U.S. Congress
Carl Pohlad § (1915–2009) – billionaire, baseball owner and philanthropist
Joe Polo (born 1982) – curler and Olympic bronze medalist
Olivia Poole (1889–1975) – inventor
P.O.S – rapper
Vic Power § (1927–2005) – baseball player
Chris Pratt (born 1979) – actor,
Everwood ,
Parks and Recreation
Tom Preissing § (born 1978) – hockey player
Amber Preston § – stand-up comedian
Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus § (1883–1961) – 20th
Governor of Minnesota
Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II (1920–1994) – Lutheran minister
Prince (full name Prince Rogers Nelson) (1958–2016) – singer-songwriter, actor, composer
Pat Proft (born 1947) – comedy writer and actor
Joel Przybilla (born 1979) – basketball player
Kirby Puckett § (1960–2006) – Baseball Hall of Famer
George Putnam (1914–2008) – television host
Herbert Putnam § (1861–1955) – Librarian of Congress
William S. Pye (1880–1959) – Admiral, U.S. Navy
Q
R
Alexander Ramsey
Martha Ripley
Marion Ross
Jane Russell
Winona Ryder
Brian Raabe (born 1967) – baseball player
Brad Radke (born 1972) – baseball player
Pedro Ramos (born 1935) – baseball player
Alexander Ramsey § (1815–1903) – 2nd
Governor of Minnesota ; U.S. Senator
Jim Ramstad § (1946–2020) – member of U.S. Congress
John Randle (born 1967) – football player
Ralph Rapson § (1914–2008) – architect
Baron von Raschke § (born 1940) – professional wrestler
Ahmad Rashad (born 1949) – football player
Erik Rasmussen (born 1977) – hockey player
Edwin W. Rawlings (1904–1997) – chief executive officer,
General Mills ; USAF General (Ret.)
Dave "Snaker" Ray (1943–2002) – musician
Jeff Reardon (born 1955) – baseball player
Harry Reasoner § (1923–1991) – television journalist
Jake Reed (born 1967) – football player
Oscar Reed – football player
Rich Reese (born 1941) – baseball player
Olli Rehn (born 1962) –
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy
Ember Reichgott Junge – attorney, radio host, and politician
Chris Reitsma (born 1977) – baseball player
Earl Renneke (1928–2021) – politician, farmer
Rip Repulski (1927–1993) – baseball player
Michael Restovich (born 1979) – baseball player
Patrick Reusse – sports writer
Brad Rheingans (born 1953) – former
professional wrestler and
amateur wrestler ;
Greco-Roman wrestler for USA at two
Olympic Games
Albert E. Rice (1845–1921) – banker, newspaperman, legislator, and the 10th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Edmund Rice § (1819–1889) – member of U.S. Congress
Henry Mower Rice § (1816–1894) – U.S. Senator
Todd Richards – head coach of the NHL's
Columbus Blue Jackets
Kaylin Richardson – downhill skier, Olympian, Nor-Am Champion, US National Champion, World Champion
William B. Richardson – acting
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1936–1937)
Nate Richert (born 1978) – actor
Carl W. Riddick (1872–1960) – member of U.S. Congress
Beth Riesgraf (born 1978) – actress
Martha Ripley § (1843–1912) – physician; founder,
Maternity Hospital in
Minneapolis
Mark Ritchie (born 1951) –
Minnesota Secretary of State
Laila Robins (born 1959) – actress
Jay Robinson (born 1946) – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and former
University of Minnesota wrestling coach
Koren Robinson – football player
Marcus Robinson (born 1975) – football player
Robyne Robinson – newscaster
Stacy Robinson – football player
Svend Robinson (born 1952) – Canadian politician
Rafael Rodriguez – boxer
Brian Rogowski (born 1970) – professional wrestler
Todd Rohloff (born 1974) – hockey player
Rich Rollins (born 1938) – baseball player
Karl Rolvaag (1913–1990) – 31st
Governor of Minnesota ; 36th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Ole Rolvaag § (1876–1931) – novelist
Richard Rood (1958–1999) – professional wrestler, best known by his ringname "Ravishing" Rick Rude
Mike Rosenthal – football player
Marion Ross (born 1928) – actor
Coleen Rowley (born 1954) – former FBI agent and whistleblower; candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Minnesota
Dwayne Rudd (born 1976) – football player
Donald Eugene Rudolph, Sr. (c. 1921–2006) – soldier
Jane Russell (1921–2011) – film actress
Elmer Ryan (1907–1958) – member of U.S. Congress
R. T. Rybak (born 1955) – politician, newspaper editor
Winona Ryder (born 1971) – actor
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Charles M. Schulz
Seann William Scott
Richard Warren Sears
Sean Sherk
Henry Hastings Sibley
Slug
Kevin Sorbo
Harold Stassen
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Terrell Suggs
Dwight M. Sabin § (1843–1902) – U.S. Senator
Martin Olav Sabo § (1938–2016) – former member of U.S. Congress
Saint Dog (Steven Thronson) – rapper from
Chisholm, Minnesota ; member of the hip-hop group
Kottonmouth Kings
Harrison Salisbury (1908–1993) – journalist
Zak Sally – musician
Ralph Samuelson (1903–1977) – inventor of water skiing, first water-ski jumper and speed skier
John B. Sanborn (1826–1904) – Union Army General, state legislator
John B. Sanborn Jr. (1883–1964) – Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
Michael J. Sandel (born 1953) – political philosopher,
Harvard professor
Charlie Sanders (born 1979) – actor
Tony Sanneh (born 1971) – soccer player
Johan Santana (born 1979) – baseball player
Gary Sargent (born 1954) – hockey player
Gloria Sawai (Gloria Ruth Ostrem) (1932–2011) – author of fiction
Thomas D. Schall § (1878–1935) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Dan Schlissel § (born 1970) – record producer, founder of
Stand Up! Records and
-ismist Recordings
Bruce Schneier (born 1963) – founder and chief technology officer,
Counterpane Internet Security
Henry Schoolcraft § (1793–1864) – explorer
Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) – cartoonist
Richard M. Schulze (born 1940) – founder and chairman,
Best Buy
Mae Schunk § (born 1934) – 45th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Kathryn Leigh Scott (Kathryn Kringstad) (born 1945) – author, actor
Seann William Scott (born 1976) – actor
Todd Scott – football player
Briana Scurry (born 1971) – soccer player
Richard Warren Sears (1863–1914) – co-founder,
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Mitch Seavey – dog musher
Jerry Seeman –
NFL referee and Director of Officiating
Robert Seguso (born 1963) – tennis player
Aaron Sele (born 1970) – baseball player
Conrad Selvig (1877–1953) – member of U.S. Congress
Lyle Sendlein (born 1984) – football player
Joe Senser – football player
Marty Sertich (born 1982) – hockey player
Brian Setzer § – musician
Eric Sevareid § (1912–1992) – television journalist
Stephen Shadegg (1909–1990) –
political consultant in
Phoenix, Arizona ; born in Minneapolis
Kyle Shanahan (born 1979) – football coach
Eddie Sharkey – wrestling coach
Darren Sharper (born 1975) – football player
Clark Shaughnessy (1892–1970) – football coach
Sam Shepard – actor and playwright; lived in
Stillwater, Minnesota , with partner
Jessica Lange
Marcus Sherels – football player
Sean Sherk (born 1973) – mixed martial artist and former
UFC Lightweight Champion
Charles D. Sherwood – 4th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
James Shields § (1810–1879) – U.S. Senator
Henrik Shipstead (1881–1960) – U.S. Senator
Francis Shoemaker (1889–1958) – member of U.S. Congress
BeBe Shopp (born 1930) –
Miss America 1948
Bob Short (1917–1982) – owner of sports teams and politician
Henry Hastings Sibley § (1811–1891) – first
Governor of Minnesota
Christopher Sieber (born 1969) – actor
Dick Siebert § (1912–1978) – college baseball coach
Gerry Sikorski (born 1948) – member of U.S. Congress
Clifford D. Simak § (1904–1988) – science-fiction writer
Richard Simmons (1913–2003) – actor
George Sitts – convicted murderer
Slug (born 1973) – rapper
Roy Smalley § (born 1952) – baseball player
Jack Smight (1925–2003) – film director
Bruce Smith (1920–1967) – football player; winner,
Heisman Trophy
Chad Smith (born 1961) – drummer,
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Craig Smith (born 1974) – college basketball coach
Edward Everett Smith – 18th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
George Ross Smith (1864–1952) – member of U.S. Congress
Larry H. Smith (1939–2002) – hockey player
Lyndon Ambrose Smith – 15th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Onterrio Smith § (born 1980) – football player
Phillips Waller Smith (1906–1963) – U.S. Air Force Major General
Raonall Smith (born 1978) – football player
Regan Smith § (born 2002) – Olympic swimmer
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Robert Smith § (born 1972) – football player
Wyatt Smith (born 1977) – hockey player
Fred Smoot § (born 1979) – football player
Josiah Snelling § (1782–1828) – first commander of
Fort Snelling
Samuel Snider § (1845–1928) – member of U.S. Congress
Zach Sobiech (1995–2013) – musician
Ben Sobieski (born 1979) – football player
Konrad K. Solberg – 27th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Kathleen Soliah § (born 1947) – member of the
Symbionese Liberation Army
Gordon Solie (Francis Jonard Labiak) (1929–2000) – wrestling announcer
Sammy Solis – baseball player
Jesse Solomon – football player
Spenser J. Somers § (1972–1990) – author
Rich Sommer § (born 1978) – actor
Stephen Sommers § (born 1962) – director
Gale Sondergaard (1899–1985) –
Academy Award -winning actress (1936)
John Sontag (1861–1893) – outlaw, born in
Mankato
Kevin Sorbo (born 1958) – actor
Richard K. Sorenson (1924–2004) – sailor
Alec Soth (born 1969) – photographer
Ann Sothern § (1909–2001) – actress
Matt Spaeth – football player
Allan Spear § (1937–2008) – state legislator and president of the
Minnesota Senate
LaVyrle Spencer – romance novelist
Lili St. Cyr (Willis Marie Van Schaack) (1918–1999) –
ecdysiast
Paul St. Peter (also known as George C. Cole and Francis C. Cole) (born 1958) – voice actor
Joan Staley (1940–2019) – actor
Arlan Stangeland § (1930–2013) – member of U.S. Congress
Maurice Stans (1908–1998) – U.S. secretary of commerce
Frank Starkey (1892–1968) – member of U.S. Congress
Harold Stassen (1907–2001) – 25th
Governor of Minnesota
Ozora P. Stearns § (1831–1896) – U.S. Senator
Franklin Steele § (1813–1880) – early settler of
St. Anthony, Minnesota
Halvor Steenerson § (1852–1926) – member of U.S. Congress
Andy Steensma (born 1942) – farmer, mayor, politician
Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper (born 1963) – astronaut
Will Steger (born 1944) – polar explorer
Terry Steinbach (born 1962) –
Major League Baseball player
Helen Stenborg (1925–2011) – actor
Phil Sterner (born 1960) – politician
Cliff Sterrett – cartoonist
Todd Steussie – football player
Frederick Stevens § (1861–1923) – member of U.S. Congress
John H. Stevens – § (1820–1900) first civilian (non-
indigenous ) resident of Minneapolis
Gable Steveson (born 2000) – wrestler for the
University of Minnesota ,
2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist in
men's freestyle 125 kg
Jacob H. Stewart § (1829–1884) – member of U.S. Congress
Kenny Stills (born 1992) – wide receiver for the
Miami Dolphins
Bob Stinson (Robert Neil Stinson) (1959–1995) – musician
Tommy Stinson (born 1966) – musician
Carl Stockdale (1874–1953) – actor
Cal Stoll (1923–2000) – former coach,
Wake Forest ,
University of Minnesota football
Erik Stolhanske (born 1968) – comedian
Horace B. Strait § (1835–1894) – member of U.S. Congress
Korey Stringer § (1974–2001) – football player
Eric Strobel (born 1958) – hockey player; 1980
Miracle on Ice hockey team member
Chris Strouth (born 1968) – musician, producer, writer and filmmaker
Mike Stuart (born 1980) – hockey player
Scott Studwell – football player
John Stumpf – chairman and chief executive officer,
Wells Fargo
Terrell Suggs – football player
George H. Sullivan – 21st
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Clinton Sundberg – actor
Milt Sunde – football player
David C. Sutherland III (1949–2005) –
Dungeons & Dragons artist
Steve Sviggum – politician
Curt Swan (1920–1996) – comic book artist
Lori Swanson (born 1966) –
Minnesota Attorney General
Nick Swardson (born 1977) – stand-up comedian, actor
Henry Adoniram Swift § (1823–1869) – 3rd
Governor of Minnesota and 3rd
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
William Irvin Swoope § (1862–1930) – lawyer and politician
John Szarkowski (1925–2007) – photographer, historian, director of photography for
Museum of Modern Art
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Taoyateduta
Lea Thompson
Lio Tipton
U
V
John Vachon
John Vachon (1914–1975) – photographer
Norm Van Brocklin § (1926–1983) – NFL quarterback and
Minnesota Vikings coach
Carl Van Dyke (1881–1919) – member of U.S. Congress
John Van Dyke § (1807–1878) – politician
Samuel Rinnah Van Sant § (1844–1936) – 15th
Governor of Minnesota
Shantel VanSanten (born 1985) – actress, model,
One Tree Hill
Sofia Vassilieva (born 1992) – child actor
Vince Vaughn (born 1970) – actor
Thorstein Veblen § (1857–1929) – economist, sociologist, author
Bruce Vento (1940–2000) – member of U.S. Congress
Jesse Ventura (born 1951) – retired professional wrestler, political commentator, author, actor, and 38th
Governor of Minnesota
Zoilo Versalles § (1939–1995) – baseball player
John William Vessey Jr. (1922–2016) –
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jim Vickerman (1931–2021) – politician, senator
Frank Viola § (born 1960) – baseball player
Pamela Vitale § (1953–2005) – murder victim
Andrew Volstead (1860–1947) – member of U.S. Congress; author of the 1919 National Prohibition Act (known informally as the
Volstead Act )
Lindsey Vonn (born 1984) – Olympic and world champion skier
Ana Clara Voog (Rachael Olson) (born 1966) – singer-songwriter, musician, performance artist, visual artist, and writer
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Harriet G. Walker
T. B. Walker
Paul Westerberg
Roy Wilkins
Dave Winfield
Kevin Wacholz (born 1958) – professional wrestler
James Wakefield § (1825–1910) – 8th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota ; member of U.S. Congress
Harriet G. Walker § (1841–1917) – president,
Northwestern Hospital
T. B. Walker § (1840–1928) – lumberman; founder of
Minneapolis Public Library ; founder of
Walker Art Center
DeWitt Wallace (1889–1981) – publisher; founder of
Reader's Digest ; philanthropist
Steve Walsh (born 1966) – football player
Sean Waltman (born 1972) – podcaster and former professional wrestler
Tim Walz – politician
Lou Wangberg (born 1941) – 41st
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
John Warne (born 1979) – musician
Lonnie Warwick – football player
Cadwallader Washburn § (1818–1882) – businessperson; founder of Washburn Mills
William D. Washburn § (1831–1912) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Gene Washington § (born 1947) – football player
Vin Weber (born 1952) – member of U.S. Congress
Jon Wefald (born 1937) – educator
Knud Wefald § (1869–1936) – member of U.S. Congress
Mark Weigle (born 1967) – singer-songwriter
Chris Weinke (born 1972) – football player
Jeff Weise (1988–2005) – high school student who committed murder/suicide
Paul Wellstone § (1944–2002) – U.S. Senator
Sheila Wellstone (1944–2002) – advocate for human rights, the environment, and peace; wife of
Paul Wellstone
Carl L. Weschcke (1930–2015) – businessperson; president and owner,
Llewellyn Worldwide
Paul Westerberg (born 1959) – musician
Wes Westrum (1922–2002) – baseball player
Jacob Wetterling (1978–1989) – kidnapped, abused, and murdered in 1989; missing until remains were discovered in 2016
Patty Wetterling § (born 1949) – politician, advocate of children's safety
Alice Wetterlund (born 1981) – actress and comedian
Friedrich Weyerhäuser – businessperson
Lindsay Whalen (born 1982) –
WNBA player
David Wheaton (born 1969) – tennis player
Blake Wheeler (born 1986) – hockey player
Ed White – football player
Milo White § (1833–1912) – member of U.S. Congress
Minor White (1908–1976) – photographer
Sammy White § (born 1954) – football player
Benson Whitney –
U.S. Ambassador to Norway
Richard Widmark (1914–2008) – actor
Roy Wier § (1888–1963) – member of U.S. Congress
James Russell Wiggins (1903–2000) – editor;
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Jermaine Wiggins (born 1975) – football player
Laura Ingalls Wilder § (1867–1957) – novelist
Zygi Wilf § (born 1950) – football team owner
Roy Wilkins § (1901–1981) – civil rights leader
Bud Wilkinson (1916–1994) – football player, coach, and broadcaster
Morton S. Wilkinson § (1819–1894) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Warren William (Warren William Krech) (1894–1948) – actor
Auburn Williams (born 1990) – singer
Brian Williams (born 1979) – football player
Kevin Williams (born 1980) – football player
Moe Williams (born 1974) – football player
Pat Williams (born 1972) – football player
Stokley Williams (born 1967) – musician
Tom Williams (1940–1992) – hockey player
Walter Jon Williams (born 1953) – writer
Troy Williamson (born 1983) – football player
Paul Willson (born 1945) – actor
August Wilson § (1945–2005) –
Pulitzer Prize -winning playwright
Dan Wilson – musician
Dorothy Wilson (1909–1998) – actress
Eugene McLanahan Wilson § (1833–1890) – member of U.S. Congress
Rainn Wilson § (born 1966) – actor;
Guthrie Theater alumnus
Sheree J. Wilson (born 1958) – actor
Thomas Wilson § (1827–1910) – member of U.S. Congress
Wade Wilson § (1959–2019) – football player
Harold Windingstad (1929–2006) – political activist, farmer
William Windom § (1827–1891) – U.S. Senator, member of U.S. Congress
Antoine Winfield (born 1977) – football player
Dave Winfield (born 1951) –
Baseball Hall of Fame player
Eliza Winston § (1830– date of death unknown) – freed slave
Roy Winston – football player
Max Winter § (1903–1996) – football team owner
Ted Winter (born 1949) – politician, farmer, insurance agent
Theodore Wirth § (1863–1949) – horticulturalist, Minneapolis Superintendent of Parks; civic planner
Cory Withrow – football player
Wally Wood (1927–1981) – comic-book writer, artist, and independent publisher
Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith) § – radio personality
Jerome J. Workman Jr. (born 1952) –
spectroscopist , editor, author
Bryan Thao Worra (born 1973) – poet, writer, and journalist
Al Worthington § (born 1929) – baseball player
John Wozniak (born 1971) – musician
Donald O. Wright (1892–1985) – 35th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Michael Wuertz (born 1978) – baseball player
Irma Wyman § (born 20th century) – first
chief information officer ,
Honeywell
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Z
Steve Zahn
Fictional characters
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in
Bemidji, Minnesota
Riley Anderson, from the
Pixar film
Inside Out
Paul Bunyan , folklore logger and voyageur
Betty Crocker , food brand character
Marshall Eriksen , from the television sitcom
How I Met Your Mother
Henry Gale , from the television series
Lost
Marge Gunderson , from the film
Fargo
Linda Gunderson, from the animated film
Rio .
Jolly Green Giant , food brand character
Juno MacGuff, from the film
Juno
Angus MacGyver , from the 1980s television series
MacGyver
Minnehaha , Native American maiden from
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 's poem "
The Song of Hiawatha "
Lester Nygaard , from the first season of
Fargo
Rose Nylund , from the television sitcom
The Golden Girls
Pillsbury Doughboy , food brand character
Candy Quackenbush , from Clive Barker's
The Books of Abarat novel series
Mary Richards , from the television sitcom
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Rocky and
Bullwinkle , cartoon characters from the animated television series
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Lou Solverson , from the second season of Fargo
Molly Solverson , from the second season of Fargo
Ben Wyatt , from Parks and Recreation
See also
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"Meet the Athletes: Regan Smith" .
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