•
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 •
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 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 •
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 •
Samuel F. Snively § (1859–1952) – longest-serving
mayor of Duluth, Minnesota •
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 •
Henry C. Stiening § (1895–1962) – member of the Minnesota Senate •
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
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