From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of people who were born or lived in
Rochester, Minnesota.
Arts, media and music
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José Argüelles, author, artist
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Dan Bakkedahl, actor, comedian
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Michele Carey, actress
[1]
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Darius Danesh, singer, songwriter, musician, actor, film producer
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Amanda Hocking, author
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Judy Onofrio, artist
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Emily Sandberg, model and actress
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Warren Skaaren, screenplay writer, producer
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Lea Thompson, actress
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John Towey, actor
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Sheree J. Wilson, actress
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Michael York, actor
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Yung Gravy (Matt Hauri), rapper
Science and medicine
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Luis Walter Alvarez, winner of Nobel Prize for Physics 1968
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Harry Bisel, physician
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Sara C. Bisel, physical anthropologist
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Philip Showalter Hench, winner of Nobel Prize for Medicine 1950
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Edward Calvin Kendall, winner of Nobel Prize for Medicine 1950
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Charles Horace Mayo, physician
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William James Mayo, physician
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William Worrall Mayo, physician
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Henry Stanley Plummer, physician
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Augustus Stinchfield, physician
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Michael Stuart, physician and orthopedic surgeon
[2]
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Albert Szent-Györgyi, winner of Nobel Prize for Medicine 1937
[3]
Law and politics
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Adolph Biermann, Minnesota State Auditor
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Harry Blackmun, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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Walter Burdick, Minnesota farmer and legislator
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Michael C. Burgess, Congressman
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Marshall Burt, Wyoming legislator, first member of the
Libertarian Party to be elected to a legislature in over 20 years
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Barbara Cegavske,
Secretary of State of Nevada, former Nevada legislator
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Kerry Conley, Minnesota legislator and businessman
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Robert Rankin Dunlap, Minnesota lawyer and legislator
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John Moonan Fitzgerald, Minnesota jurist and legislator
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Donald T. Franke, Minnesota jurist and legislator
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Don Frerichs, Minnesota legislator and businessman
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Allen John Furlow, Minnesota Congressman, lawyer, and World War I veteran
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Julie Anne Genter, member of the
New Zealand House of Representatives representing the
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
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Gil Gutknecht, member of Congress
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Stiles P. Jones, Minnesota state senator and lawyer
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John R. Kaley, Minnesota state representative and businessman
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Sandy Keith, Lt. Governor and State Supreme Court Chief Justice
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Frank B. Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State and winner of Nobel Peace Prize 1929
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Harold G. Krieger. Minnesota state senator and judge
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Gordon Moore, Associate Justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court
[4]
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Leilani Munter, stock car driver
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Carla Nelson, incumbent Minnesota state senator and former member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
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Richard Ojeda, member of the
West Virginia Senate and a candidate in the
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
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Edward Henry Ozmun, Minnesota lawyer, politician, and diplomat
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John Parkin, Wisconsin legislator
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John M. Peters, Iowa lawyer and legislator
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Mark Piepho, Minnesota legislator and businessman
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Nels Pierson, Minnesota legislator
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E. William Quirin, Minnesota legislator and businessman
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Dave Senjem, former
Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate, former
Minority Leader of the Minnesota Senate
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Ozora P. Stearns, U.S. Senator and mayor of Rochester
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Ken Zubay, Minnesota legislator and businessman
Sports
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Rafael Butler, boxer
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Eric Butorac, tennis player
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Tyler Cain, basketball player
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Phil DuBois, football player
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John Fina, football player
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Guy Gosselin, hockey player
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Matthew Hurt, basketball player
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Sada Jacobson (born 1983), Olympic fencing silver and bronze medalist
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Jim Johannson (1964–2018), ice hockey player, coach and executive
[5]
[6]
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John Johannson, ice hockey player
[7]
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Ken Johannson (1930–2018), Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and executive
[8]
[9]
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Dick Kimball, diving coach
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Bryce Lampman, hockey player
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands, tennis player
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Scott Muller, canoer
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Shjon Podein, hockey player
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John Pohl, hockey player
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Michael Restovich, baseball player
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Bob Schmidt, football player
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Aaron Senne, baseball player
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Marcus Sherels, football player
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Jeff Siemon, football player
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Tommy Speer, fighter
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Eric Strobel, hockey player
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Colin Stuart, hockey player
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Mark Stuart, hockey player
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Mike Stuart, hockey player
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Darrell Thompson, football player
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Ben Utecht, football player
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Doug Zmolek, hockey player
Other
References
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^ Laxen, Jacob (December 3, 2018).
"Michele Carey, who starred with John Wayne in 'El Dorado,' has died at 75 [sic]". The Herald-Mail.
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^ Kennedy, Megan (February 18, 2016).
"Seen & Heard: Physician, 'hockey dad' sticking up for the sport".
Post-Bulletin. Rochester, Minnesota. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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"Albert Szent-Györgyi Biographical". Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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"Walz Picks Worthington Judge Gordon Moore for Supreme Court". www.usnews.com. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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"1982 NHL Entry Draft: Jim Johannson". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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Podnieks, Andrew (February 6, 2019).
"Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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"1981 NHL Entry Draft – John Johannson". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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^ Feldman, Jason (December 5, 2018).
"Hockey: Johannson lived to give back to the game he loved".
Associated Press News. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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"Ken Johannson".
Star Tribune. December 2, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2021.;
"Johannson, Ken".
Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 2, 2018. p. B10.