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List of people from Minnesota

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 §.

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Johan Arnd Aasgaard (1876–1966) – president, Concordia College; president, Norwegian Lutheran Church of AmericaBarkhad 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 pacemakerPeter 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. NavyEddie 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 MinnesotaDan Anderson (1920–2003) – psychologistEugenie Anderson (1909–1997) – U.S. ambassador to Denmark and Bulgaria; first woman appointed U.S. ambassador • Frank Anderson (1870–1931) – South Dakota Supreme Court justice • Gary Anderson § (born 1959) – Minnesota Vikings football player • Gene Anderson (1933–1991) – professional wrestler • Glen H. Anderson (born 1938) – former member of the Minnesota House of RepresentativesLarry Anderson (born 1952) – actor • Liz Anderson (1927–2011) – songwriter • Loni Anderson (born 1945) – actress (WKRP in Cincinnati), former wife of Burt ReynoldsLouie Anderson (1953–2022) – comedian, television personality (Life with Louie, Family Feud) • Marc Anderson – percussionist • Nick Anderson (born 1990) – relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay RaysOle 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) • Russ Anderson – actor • 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 SistersMaxene Andrews (1916–1995) – soprano singer of The Andrews SistersPatty Andrews (1918–2013) – lead singer of The Andrews SistersSacar Anim (born 1997) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueKofi Annan § (1938–2018) – 7th secretary-general of the United NationsHenry M. Arens § (1873–1963) – member of U.S. Congress; 26th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaRichard Arlen (1899–1976) – actor • Thomas H. Armstrong § (1826–1891) – banker, lawyer, legislator, 5th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaDave 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 DiMaggioJeanne Arth (born 1935) – tennis player • Robert Asp (1923–1980) – builder and captain of the maiden voyage of the HjemkomstAntoine Auguelle § – explorer • Horace Austin § (1831–1905) – 6th governor of MinnesotaRoger Awsumb § (1928–2002) – children's television host of Lunch With CaseyHy 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==
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Tim M. Babcock (1919–2015) – politician • Michele Bachmann § (born 1956) – politician • David Backes (born 1984) – hockey player • Sarah Bacon (born 1996) – Olympic silver medalist, Diving 3m Synchro • Tim Bagley (born 1957) – character actor, Strip Mall, Will & GraceBill 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 CanucksMaria 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 • Elizabeth A. Barnes – climate scientist • Lynsey Bartilson (born 1983) – actress • Alphonso Barto – 7th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaCarol Bartz (born 1948) – president and chief executive officer of Yahoo!Emma Bates (born 1992) – long-distance runner • 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 MillsTroy 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 MinnesotaWilliam Benton (1900–1973) – U.S. senator • Juan Berenguer § (born 1954) – Minnesota Twins baseball player • Patty Berg (1918–2006) – golfer, founding member of the LPGACarl Rudolf Berghult (1905–2000) – mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaRobert Bergland (1928–2018) – U.S. secretary of agriculture; member of U.S. Congress • Tim Bergland (born 1965) – hockey player • Herb Bergson (1956–2022) – mayor of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, WisconsinNate 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 TimberlakeBernie 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 StatesMatt Blair § (1950–2020) – Minnesota Vikings football player • Jason Blake (born 1973) – hockey player for the Anaheim DucksJohn Blatnik (1911–1991) – member of the U.S. Congress • Jerome Blatz – politician • Kathleen A. Blatz (born 1954) – judge and politician • Floyd E. Bloom (born 1936) – medical researcher specializing in chemical neuroanatomyJosh Blue § (born 1978) – comedian • Carol Bly (1930–2007) – short-story writer • Mary Bly (born 1962) – novelist and professor • Robert Bly (1926–2021) – 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 • Pat Boland (1906–1971) – football coach • 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 PrizeRudy Boschwitz § (born 1930) – U.S. senator • Lyman Bostock § (1950–1978) – baseball player • Todd Bouman (born 1972) – quarterback for the Jacksonville JaguarsKevin Bowe (born 1961) – songwriter, record producer and musician • Lloyd Wheaton Bowers § (1859–1910) – solicitor general • Gregory A. Boyd (born 1957) – pastor, theologian, author • Charles John Brand (1879–1949) – chief of the Bureau of Markets of the United States Department of AgricultureJoe Brinkman (born 1944) – umpire • Ivar Brogger (born 1947) – actor, The Bold and the Beautiful and InvasionHerb 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 • Paige Bueckers (born 2001) – Dallas Wings basketball player • Warren E. Burger (1907–1995) – chief justice of the United StatesMichael 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 MinnesotaJerry Burns (1927–2021) – Minnesota Vikings football coach • Tom Burnett (1963–2001) – passenger on United Airlines Flight 93Pierce Butler (1866–1939) – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesDominique Byrd (born 1984) – football player for the Arizona CardinalsThomas R. Byrne – politician ==C==
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Alex Call (born 1994) – baseball player for the Los Angeles DodgersMelvin Calvin (1911–1997) – recipient, 1961 Nobel Prize in ChemistryKarlyn Kohrs Campbell (born 1937) – academic • Gino Cappelletti (1934–2022) – former collegiate, AFL and NFL wide receiverRod Carew § (born 1945) – Minnesota Twins baseball player • Ron Carey – politician • Arne Carlson § (born 1934) – 37th governor of MinnesotaBruce 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 CardinalsKelly 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 TimesWilliam 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 DevilsJonathan 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 RaidersJames 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 FloydSam Childers § (born 1962) – former gang biker, founder of Angels of East Africa located in SudanLeeann Chin – founder of the Leeann Chin Chinese restaurant chain • 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 • Theodore Christianson (1913–1955) – associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court, son of Governor Christianson • 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 MinnesotaBen Clymer (born 1978) – hockey player • Cobi (born 1986) – musician • 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 CIAChris 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 MinnesotaMo 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 CollegeSolomon 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 • Katherine M. Cook (1876–1962) – educator and government official who specialized in rural education • 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 LeagueSeymour Cray § (1925–1996) – founder of 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==
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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'sStuart Davis § (born 1971) – musician and songwriter • Frank A. Day – 13th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaMorris Day (born 1957) – musician and composer • Vox Day § (born 1968) – publisher, writer, musician and video game designerGeorge Dayton (1857–1938) – banker, businessperson • Mark Dayton (born 1947) – former U.S. senator, 40th governor of MinnesotaJulia 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 wrestlerMarguerite 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 musicPete 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 • Gary Doty (born 1948) – politician and former mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaMarjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998) – journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist • William O. Douglas (1898–1980) – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesJeffrey Douma – choir director • Birdie Draper (1916–2005) – parachutist and stunt performer • Julia Duffy (born 1951) – comedic actor • John Lewis Dyer (1812–1901) – pioneering Methodist circuit rider; left Minnesota in 1861 for ColoradoDaniel 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 MinnesotaKari Dziedzic – politician • Walt Dziedzic – politician and businessman ==E==
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Patrick Eaves § (born 1984) – professional hockey player • Charles Eastman § (1858–1939) – Dakota writer, doctor, lobbyist, co-founder of Boy Scouts of AmericaAdolph Olson Eberhart § (1870–1944) – 17th governor of Minnesota; 17th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaRichard 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 metallurgyKeith 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 CenterRalph 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 (1931–2023) – 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 HouseScott 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 • Alayna Ertl (2010–2016) – murder victim • Clarence I. Evenson (1890–1981) – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and mayor of Moorhead • Douglas Ewart § (born 1946) – instrument builder and musician • Eyedea (born Mike Averill, aka Oliver Hart) (1982–2010) – underground rapper ==F==
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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 • John Fedo (born 1950) – former mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaJay Feely (born 1976) – placekicker for the New York JetsTrevor 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 4400Thomas Fluharty – illustrator • Harry Flynn § (1933–2019) – Roman Catholic archbishop • Vince Flynn (1966–2013) – 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 MinnesotaDonald 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 agricultureFrederick 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 ==G==
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Chad Gable (born 1986) – professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler; competed at 2012 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestlingWanda 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 wrestlingDaniele 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 TwinsJudy 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 • Phyllis Gates (1925–2006) – interior designer and former wife of Rock HudsonHerbjørn Gausta (1854–1924) – landscape artist • Ben Boo (1925–2021) – politician and mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaRon "Boogiemonster" Gerber (born 1968) – disc jockey, pop music historian, and engineer • J. Paul Getty (1892–1976) – entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Getty Oil CompanyJohn L. Gibbs – 14th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaTom 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 MinnesotaRobert 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 MinnesotaWilliam 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 MinnesotaWillis 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 § (1927–2023) – former Minnesota Vikings football coach • Jim "Mudcat" Grant § (1935–2021) – Minnesota Twins baseball player • Charles Hinman Graves § (1839–1928) – Army officer, politician, diplomat, and mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaPeter 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 CollegeJoan 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 NannyBill 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==
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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 ArmyDarwin 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 VikingsTrina 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 IndiansGreg 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 IndiansBen Hanowski (born 1990) – professional hockey player • Courtney Hansen (born 1975) – television host and personality, syndicated columnist, author, and actress • Agatha Tiegel Hanson § (1873–1959) – poet, writer, and editor • Duane Hanson (1925–1996) – post-modern sculptor • Olof Hanson § (1862–1933) – deaf architect • 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 CNNBrian 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 TonightEllen 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 • Holly Henry (born 1994) – The Voice contestant and musician • 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 • Alvin O. Hofstad (1905–1962) – member of the Minnesota House of RepresentativesTobias Hogan – politician • James Day Hodgson (1915–2012) – United States Secretary of Labor and ambassador to JapanJoel Hodgson § – comedian and creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000Einar Hoidale § – member of U.S. Congress • Mary Liz Holberg – politician • William Holcombe § (1804–1870) – first lieutenant governor of MinnesotaPerry 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 LeagueTownsend Hoopes (1922–2004) – soldier • Eric Hoplin – Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota • Terry Horan (born 1966) – football coach at Concordia CollegeGeorge 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 • Sue Metzger Dickey Hough § (1883 – 1980) – member of the Minnesota House of RepresentativesDavid 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 MinnesotaMichael Hudson (born 1939) – economist • 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 NetsTorii 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==
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I Self Devine (born 1972) – musician • Sherwood B. Idso – climatologist, ecologist, soil scientist • Tim Irwin – football player • Bill Irwin – professional wrestler • Scott Irwin (1952–1987) – professional wrestler • Doran Isackson (1938–1989) – politician, farmer • Sharon Isbin (born 1956) – classical guitarist • Ishtakhaba – Lakota chief • Gideon S. Ives – 11th lieutenant governor of Minnesota ==J==
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Carl Richard Jacobi (1908–1997) – author • Lawrence R. Jacobs (born 1959) – political scientist • Jacob F. Jacobson § (1849–1938) – member of the Minnesota House of RepresentativesSada 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 • George W. Johnson (1894–1974) – politician and mayor of DuluthGordon 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 MinnesotaJosh Johnson (born 1984) – baseball player • Leon H. Johnson (1908–1969) – president of Montana State UniversityMagnus 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, DaredevilMarlene Johnson (born 1946) – 42nd lieutenant governor of MinnesotaPaul Johnson (1936–2016) – hockey player • Reynold B. Johnson (1906–1998) – inventor and computer pioneer • Ron Johnson – U.S. senator for WisconsinScott 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 KingJacques Jones (born 1975) – baseball player • Ray W. Jones – 16th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaTre Jones – NBA basketball player for the San Antonio SpursTyus Jones (born 1996) – NBA basketball player for the Memphis GrizzliesBennie 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==
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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 KamlaNBA TV broadcaster • Joe Kapp (1939–2023) – 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 MinnesotaLisa Keith (born 1960) – singer and backup vocalist • 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 • Wade Keller – columnist • Devin Kelley – actress, The Chicago CodeJohn 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 • Eddie Kienholz (1889–1974) – college football, basketball, and baseball coach • Mary Kiffmeyer (born 1946) – Minnesota secretary of state • Craig Kilborn (born 1962) – television personality • 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. senatorChuck 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 • Delrae Knutson – actress • 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 • William Kent Krueger – crime author • Kris Kuehl (born 1970) – Olympian and discus thrower • Robert T. Kuhn (born 1937) – Lutheran minister • Bernie KukarNational 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==
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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 LedererLenny 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 • Emily Larson (born 1973) – politician and former mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaOscar Larson § (1871–1957) – member of U.S. Congress • Reed Larson (born 1956) – hockey player • George Latimer § (1935–2024) – 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 ShowSunisa 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 PistonsHarold LeVander § (1910–1992) – 32nd governor of MinnesotaDavid Levin – singer-songwriter • Mark LeVoir (born 1982) – offensive tackle for the New England PatriotsLen 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 TrumpCharles 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 MinnesotaChris 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 LeagueAudra Lynn (born 1980) – model and actor • Jerry Lynn (born 1963) – professional wrestler ==M==
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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 • Edwin L. MacLean (1890–1968) – Minnesota legislator • 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 and mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaWarren 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'sFrank 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 MinnesotaTheodore 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 wrestlingJohn 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 ClinicWilliam 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 MinnesotaKevin 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 MinnesotaJeremy Messersmith § – musician • James Metzen (1943–2016) – politician • Breckin Meyer (born 1974) – actor • Ben Meyers (born 1998) – hockey player • Joe Micheletti (born 1954) – hockey player • Doug Mientkiewicz (born 1974) – baseball player • Boris Mikšić (born 1948) – Croatian-born businessman and politician • Gia Milinovich (born 1969) – television presenter • Keith Millard (born 1962) – football player • Archie H. Miller – 32nd lieutenant governor of MinnesotaClarence B. Miller (1872–1922) – member of U.S. Congress • Joey Miller (born 1985) – stock-car driver • Stephen Miller § (1816–1881) – 4th governor of MinnesotaWorm 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! MusicMother 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 MinnesotaDorothy 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 ColtsMike 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==
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Arthur Naftalin § (1917–2005) – politician • Ellen Torelle Nagler (1870–1965) – biologist, non-fiction writer • Bronko Nagurski § (1908–1990) – football player, professional wrestler • Peter Najarian § (born 1963) – options trader, television personality for CNBCJoe Nathan (born 1974) – baseball player • Noel Neill (1920–2016) – actor • LeRoy Neiman (1921–2012) – sports artist • Ancher Nelsen (1904–1992) – 34th lieutenant governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress • Arthur E. Nelson (1892–1955) – U.S. senator • Cindy Nelson (born 1955) – alpine skier • Darrin Nelson (born 1959) – football player • Edor Nelson (1914–2014) – baseball, football, wrestling, and hockey coach at Augsburg UniversityKen G. Nelson (born 1936) – former Minnesota state representativeGeorge Nelson § (born 1950) – astronaut • Holly Nelson – poet, politician • Knute Nelson § (1843–1923) – 12th governor of Minnesota; U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress • Roy Nelson (1905–1956) – cartoonistSteve Nelson (born 1951) – football player for the New England PatriotsPat Neshek § (born 1980) – relief pitcher for the Minnesota TwinsDon Ness (born 1974) – politician and former mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaTom Netherton (1947–2018) – singer • Graig Nettles § (born 1944) – baseball player • Ernie Nevers (1902–1976) – Hall of Fame football player • Walter Newton (1880–1941) – member of U.S. Congress • Joseph Nicollet § (1786–1843) – explorer • Tom Niedenfuer (born 1959) – baseball player • Matt Niskanen (born 1986) – hockey player • Richard Nolan (born 1943) – member of U.S. Congress • William I. Nolan (1874–1943) – 24th lieutenant governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress • Gena Lee Nolin (born 1971) – actress and model, Baywatch, SheenaJohn Nord (born 1959) – professional wrestler • Jeff Nordgaard (born 1973) – basketball player • Michele Norris – radio journalist • William Norris § (1911–2006) – CEO Control DataLauris Norstad (1907–1988) – general, commander of NATO forces • Daniel S. Norton § (1829–1870) – U.S. senator • Eunice Norton (1908–2005) – pianist • Greg Norton (born 1959) – musician, chef • Scott Norton (born 1961) – professional wrestler • Frank Nye § (1852–1935) – member of U.S. Congress ==O==
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Jim Oberstar (1934–2014) – member of U.S. Congress • Tim O'Brien (born 1946) – author • Tim Ocel – director • Willie Offord (born 1978) – football player • Mac O'Grady (born 1951) – golfer • Joseph P. O'Hara (1895–1975) – member of U.S. Congress • "Mean Gene" Okerlund (1942–2019) – professional wrestling interviewer and announcer • Kyle Okposo (born 1988) – hockey player • Michael O'Leary (born 1958) – actor • Tony Oliva § (born 1938) – baseball player • Alec G. Olson (born 1930) – member of U.S. Congress; 40th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaEarl B. Olson (1915–2006) – founder of the Jennie-O Turkey company • Floyd B. Olson (1891–1936) – 22nd governor of MinnesotaGreg Olson (born 1960) – baseball player • Howard Olson (1937–1996) – politician, farmer • John Olson (1906–1981) – politician, farmer • Katy Olson (1928–2011) – politician, farmer • Kenneth L. Olson (1945–1968) – Vietnam War veteran • Mark Olson (1943–2018) – member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal ReserveSigurd Olson (1899–1982) – environmentalist • Ilhan Omar § – politician • Norman J. Ornstein – political scientist • Dave Osborn – football player • T. J. Oshie § – hockey player • Laura Osnes (born 1985) – actor, singer • Peter Ostroushko (1953–2021) – violinist • Rebecca Otto (born 1963) – politician, 18th state auditor ==P==
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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 GawkerZach Parise (born 1984) – hockey player • Robert Ezra Park § (1864–1944) – urban sociologist • Bradford Parkinson (born 1935) – father of the Global Positioning SystemGordon 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 wrestlingGary 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 MinnesotaBarbara Payton (1927–1967) – actor • Pat Peake (born 1973) – hockey player • Westbrook Pegler (1894–1969) – journalist and writer • Mary Jo Pehl – actor, broadcaster, and writer • Ellen Pence (1948–2012) – scholar and activist in domestic violence prevention • 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 MinnesotaJim Perry § (born 1935) – baseball player • Melissa Peterman (born 1970) – actor • Christian T. Petersen – board game designer and founder of Fantasy Flight GamesHjalmar Petersen § (1890–1968) – 23rd governor of Minnesota; 28th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaAaron Peterson – politician • Barbara PetersonMiss USA 1976 • Collin Peterson (born 1944) – member of U.S. Congress • Darrel Peterson (1939–1994) – politician, farmer • Paul Peterson – 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 MinnesotaChellie 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 RecreationTom Preissing § (born 1978) – hockey player • Amber Preston § – stand-up comedian • Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus § (1883–1961) – 20th governor of MinnesotaJacob 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==
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Becky Quick (born 1972) – co-anchorwoman of CNBC's Squawk BoxAl Quie (1923–2023) – 35th governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress • Frank Quilici § (1939–2018) – baseball player • Robb Quinlan (born 1977) – baseball player ==R==
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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 PolicyEmber Reichgott Junge – attorney, radio host, and politician • Roger Reinert (born 1970) – politician and mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaChris 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 GamesAlbert E. Rice (1845–1921) – banker, newspaperman, legislator, and the 10th Lieutenant Governor of MinnesotaEdmund 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 JacketsKaylin 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 MinneapolisMark Ritchie (born 1951) – Minnesota Secretary of StateLaila 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 MinnesotaOle 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 • Emily Rudd (born 1993) – actor • Donald Eugene Rudolph, Sr. (c. 1921–2006) – soldier • Howard Wads Rundquist (1901–1985) – member of the Minnesota House of RepresentativesJane 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 ==S==
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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 KingsHarrison Salisbury (1908–1993) – journalist • Zak Sally – musician • Rudie M. Saltness § (1899–1974) – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives • 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 RecordingsBruce Schneier (born 1963) – founder and chief technology officer, Counterpane Internet SecurityHenry Schoolcraft § (1793–1864) – explorer • Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) – cartoonist • Richard M. Schulze (born 1940) – founder and chairman, Best BuyMae Schunk § (born 1934) – 45th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaKathryn 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 CompanyMitch Seavey – dog musher • Jerry SeemanNFL 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 LangeMarcus Sherels – football player • Sean Sherk (born 1973) – mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight ChampionCharles D. Sherwood – 4th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaJames 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 MinnesotaChristopher 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 TrophyChad Smith (born 1961) – drummer, Red Hot Chili PeppersCraig Smith (born 1974) – college basketball coach • Edward Everett Smith – 18th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaGeorge Ross Smith (1864–1952) – member of U.S. Congress • Larry H. Smith (1939–2002) – hockey player • Lyndon Ambrose Smith – 15th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaOnterrio 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 • 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 SnellingSamuel Snider § (1845–1928) – member of U.S. Congress • Samuel F. Snively § (1859–1952) – longest-serving mayor of Duluth, MinnesotaZach Sobiech (1995–2013) – musician • Ben Sobieski (born 1979) – football player • Konrad K. Solberg – 27th lieutenant governor of MinnesotaKathleen Soliah § (born 1947) – member of the Symbionese Liberation ArmyGordon 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 MankatoKevin 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 SenateLaVyrle Spencer – romance novelist • Lili St. Cyr (Willis Marie Van Schaack) (1918–1999) – ecdysiastPaul 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 MinnesotaOzora P. Stearns § (1831–1896) – U.S. senator • Franklin Steele § (1813–1880) – early settler of St. Anthony, MinnesotaHalvor 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 kgJacob H. Stewart § (1829–1884) – member of U.S. Congress • Henry C. Stiening § (1895–1962) – member of the Minnesota Senate • Kenny Stills (born 1992) – wide receiver for the Miami DolphinsBob 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 FargoTerrell Suggs – football player • George H. Sullivan – 21st lieutenant governor of MinnesotaClinton 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 generalNick Swardson (born 1977) – stand-up comedian, actor • Henry Adoniram Swift § (1823–1869) – 3rd governor of Minnesota and 3rd lieutenant governor of MinnesotaWilliam Irvin Swoope § (1862–1930) – lawyer and politician • John Szarkowski (1925–2007) – photographer, historian, director of photography for Museum of Modern Art ==T==
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Taoyateduta (c. 1810–1863) – chief of the Mdewakanton Sioux tribe • Kevin Tapani § (born 1964) – baseball player • Thomas Tapeh § (born 1980) – football player • Fran Tarkenton § (born 1940) – football player • A. J. Tarpley (born 1992) – football player • John Tate (1925–2019) – mathematician; winner, Wolf Prize in Mathematics and the Abel PrizeJames Albertus Tawney § (1855–1919) – member of U.S. Congress • Glen Taylor – businessperson • Travis Taylor § (born 1978) – football player • Maureen Teefy (born 1953) – musical-theatre vocalist and actor • Henry Teigan § (1881–1941) – politician • Wayne Terwilliger § (1925–2021) – baseball coach • Adam Thielen (born 1990) – football player • Dontarrious Thomas § (born 1980) – football player • George Thomas (born 1937) – baseball player • Henry Thomas § (born 1965) – football player • John Thomas (born 1975) – basketball player • Butch Thompson (born 1943) – jazz pianist and clarinetist • Lea Thompson (born 1961) – actor, dancer • Stew Thornley (born 1955) – author of books on sports history • Edward John Thye § (1896–1969) – 26th governor of Minnesota; 31st lieutenant governor of Minnesota; U.S. senator • Steve Tibbetts § (born 1954) – guitarist • Mike Tice § (born 1959) – football coach • Cheryl Tiegs (born 1947) – model • Mick Tingelhoff § (born 1940) – football player • Tiny Tim (Herbert Buckingham Khaury) § (1932–1996) – musician • Lio Tipton (born 1988) – third place, ''America's Next Top Model'' Cycle 11 • Mike Todd (1909–1958) – movie producer • Carrie Tollefson (born 1977) – Olympian and runner • Rose Totino – entrepreneur and executive • César Tovar § (1940–1994) – baseball player • Charles A. Towne (1858–1928) – U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress • A. C. Townley § (1880–1959) – socialist • Jayne Trcka – bodybuilder and actress • Martin Edward Trench (1869–1927) – sailor, politician • Ian Truitner (born 1972) – filmmaker, entrepreneur • Billy Turner (born 1991) – football player • Taylor Twellman (born 1980) – professional soccer player • Anne Tyler (born 1941) – novelist ==U==
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