List of people from Minnesota

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This is a list of notable persons who were born or spent important time in the state of Minnesota. Persons not born in Minnesota are marked with §.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

Eddie Albert

Dave Arneson

Walter Abel (1898–1987) - actor
Martin Abern § (1898–1949) - Trotskyist politician
Charles Edward Adams - 25th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Anthony Adducci § (1937–2006) - Created the worlds first lithium battery powered pacemaker
Peter Agre (born 1949) - Nobel prize winner
Walden L. Ainsworth (1886–1960) - Admiral of the United States Navy
Eddie Albert § (1906–2005) - actor, gardener and humanitarian activist
Frank Albertson (1909–1964) - actor
Grady Alderman § (born 1938) - Minnesota Vikings football player
Cyrus Aldrich § (1808–1871) - member of U.S. Congress
John G. Alexander § (1893–1971) - member of U.S. Congress
Brother Ali (Ali Newman) § - hip-hop artist
Bob Allison § (1934–1995) - Minnesota Twins baseball player
A. A. Ames § (1842–1911) - politician
Herman Carl Andersen § (1897–1978) - member of U.S. Congress
Brad Anderson (born 1969) - wrestler
Clyde Elmer Anderson (1912–1998) - 28th Governor of Minnesota; 30th and 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Dan Anderson (1920–2003) - psychologist
Elmer L. Andersen § (1909–2004) - 30th Governor of Minnesota, businessman, philanthropist
G. Barry Anderson - judge
Gene Anderson (1933–1991) - wrestler
Larry Anderson (born 1952) - actor
Gary Anderson § (born 1959) - Minnesota Vikings football player
Ken Anderson (born 1976) - wrestler
Liz Anderson (born 1930) - songwriter
Loni Anderson (born 1945) - television actor (WKRP in Cincinnati), wife of Burt Reynolds
Louie Anderson (born 1953) - comedian, television personality (Life with Louie, Family Feud)
Marc Anderson - Percussionist
Morten Andersen § (born 1960) - Minnesota Vikings football player
Ole Anderson (born 1942) - wrestler
Paul H. Anderson - judge
Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950) - television actor (MacGyver, Stargate SG-1)
Russell A. Anderson (born 1942) - judge
Sydney Anderson (1881–1948) - member of U.S. Congress
Wendell Anderson (born 1933) - 33rd Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
August H. Andresen § (1890–1958) - member of U.S. Congress
Patty Andrews (born 1918) - lead singer of 1940's sister act The Andrews Sisters
Maxene Andrews (1916–1995) - soprano singer of The Andrews Sisters singing act
LaVerne Andrews (1911–1967) - contralto singer of The Andrews Sisters
Christopher Columbus Andrews § (1829–1922) - soldier, diplomat, and author
Kofi Annan § (born 1938) - outgoing Secretary-General of the United Nations
James Anton - bass guitarist
Henry M. Arens § (1873–1963) - member of U.S. Congress; 26th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Thomas H. Armstrong § (1826–1891) - banker, lawyer, legislator, 5th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Dave Arneson (born 1955) - game designer, co-creator of D&D
James Arness (born 1923) - television actor (Gunsmoke)
Jeanne Arth - tennis player
Antoine Auguelle § - Explorer
Horace Austin § (1831–1905) - 6th Governor of Minnesota
Hy Averback (1920–1997) - director, producer, actor, and production manager
John T. Averill § (1825–1889) - member of U.S. Congress
Lew Ayres (1908–1996) - actor

[edit] B

Earl Bakken

Justice Harry Blackmun

Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

Tim M. Babcock (born 1919) - politician
Michele Bachmann § (born 1956) - politician
David Backes (born 1984) - hockey player
Edward Wellington Backus (1861–1934) - timber baron
Bill Baker (born 1956) - hockey player
Earl Bakken (born 1924) - co-founder of Medtronic
Janae Bakken - television producer
Jim Bakker § (born 1939) - televangelist
Melvin Baldwin § (1838–1901) - member of U.S. Congress
Joseph H. Ball (1905–1993) - U.S. Senator
Keith Ballard (born 1982) - hockey player
Ann Bancroft (born 1955) - polar explorer, first female to reach both North and South Poles
Dennis Banks (born 1937) - Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist, and author
Margaret Culkin Banning (1891–1982) - author, poet, women's rights advocate
Marion Barber III (born 1983) - Dallas Cowboys football player
Lori Barbero (born 1961) - drummer
Dean Barkley (born 1950) - U.S. Senator
Lynsey Bartilson (born 1983) - actor
Alphonso Barto - 7th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Earl Battey § (1935–2003) - Minnesota Twins baseball player
Elgin Baylor § (born 1934) - basketball player
Charles Baxter (born 1947) - author
James Bede § (1856–1942) - member of U.S. Congress
Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932–1972) - politician
Troy Bell (born 1980) - basketball player
Clyde Bellecourt (born 1936) - Native American civil rights organizer
Sharon Sayles Belton (born 1951) - first African-American mayor of Minneapolis
Chief Bender (1884–1954) - Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
Shelton Benjamin § (born 1975) - wrestler
Kenny Benkowski (born 1937) - wrestler
Paris Bennett § (born 1988) - singer
Tony Benshoof (born 1975) - luger, Olympian
Elmer Austin Benson (1895–1985) - 24th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
Joanne Benson (born 1943) - 44th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
William Benton (1900–1973) - U.S. Senator
Juan Berenguer § (born 1954) - Minnesota Twins baseball player
Patty Berg (1918–2006) - golfer, founding member of LPGA
Robert Bergland (born 1928) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; member of U.S. Congress
Tim Bergland (born 1965) - hockey player
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) - actor (7th Heaven)
Bernie Bierman § (1894–1977) - college football coach
Big Eagle (c. 1827 – 1906) - leader of a band of Mdewakanton Sioux Indians
James H. Binger (1916–2004) - lawyer, CEO of Honeywell and Hewlett Packard
John Binkowski (born 1979) - politician
Matt Birk (born 1976) - Minnesota Vikings football player
Kevin Bjorke - artist, photographer, and writer
Harry Blackmun § (1908–1999) - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Matt Blair § (born 1950) - Minnesota Vikings football player
Al Blake (born 1961) - wrestler
Jason Blake (born 1973) - hockey player
Michael Bland (born 1969) - drummer
John Blatnik (1911–1991) - member of U.S. Congress
Jerome Blatz - politician
Kathleen A. Blatz (born 1954) - judge and politician
David Bloom (1963–2003) - journalist
Wayne Bloom (born 1958) - wrestler
Josh Blue § (born 1978) - comedian
Carol Bly - short story writer
Robert Bly (born 1926) - poet, author
Bert Blyleven § (born 1951) - Minnesota Twins baseball player
Haldor Boen § (1846–1936) - member of U.S. Congress
Brian Bonin (born 1973) - hockey player
Brady Boone (born 1958) - wrestler
Jeremy Borash (born 1977) - wrestling announcer
Madeleine Bordallo (born 1933) - politician
Wayne Boring (1905–1987) - comic book artist
Rudy Boschwitz § (born 1930) - U.S. Senator
Lyman Bostock § (1950–1978) - baseball player
Norman Borlaug (born 1914) - agricultural scientist, Nobel Peace Prize
Lloyd Wheaton Bowers § (1859–1910) - Solicitor General
Gregory A. Boyd (born 1957) - pastor, theologian, author
Kay Boyle (1902–1992) - writer, educator, and political activist
Jim Brandenburg - photographer
Joseph K. Bratton (born 1926) - engineer
Dick Bremer - broadcaster
Kai Brendlinger (born 1943) - model
Ann Brill - dean of University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism
Joe Brinkman (born 1944) - umpire
Bill Brown § (born 1938) - Minnesota Vikings football player
Herb Brooks (1937–2003) - 1980 Olympics ice hockey coach, Minnesota Golden Gophers coach, Minnesota North Stars coach
Neal Broten (born 1959) - ice hockey player
Jim Brower (born 1972) - baseball player
Joey Browner § (born 1960) - football player
Aaron Brown (born 1948) - broadcast journalist
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
Vincent Bugliosi (born 1934) - attorney
Corliss Orville Burandt - engineer
Warren E. Burger (1907–1995) - Chief Justice of the United States
Michael C. Burgess (born 1950) - physician and politician
Tom Burgmeier (born 1943) - baseball player
Joseph A. A. Burnquist § (1879–1961) - 19th Governor of Minnesota; 20th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Jerry Burns (born 1927) - Minnesota Vikings football coach
Tom Burnett (1963–2001) - passenger on United Airlines Flight 93
Pierce Butler (1866–1939) - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Dominique Byrd (born 1984) - football player
Thomas R. Byrne - politician

[edit] C

Diablo Cody

Seymour Cray

Melvin Calvin (1911–1997) - Nobel Prize winner
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (born 1937) - academic
Rod Carew § (born 1945) - Minnesota Twins baseball player
Ron Carey - political leader
Arne Carlson § (born 1934) - 37th Governor of Minnesota
Bruce Carlson (born 1971) - Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
Curt Carlson (1914–1999) - businessperson (Carlson Companies, Radisson Hotels)
Gretchen Carlson - beauty queen, anchor
Kelly Carlson (born 1976) - actor
Nancy Carlson - author^{[citation needed]}
Kyle and Lane Carlson (born 1978) - models
Richard Carlson (1912–1977) - actor
Herb Carneal (1923–2007) - Minnesota Twins baseball announcer
David Carr (born 1956) - NY Times Writer
William Leighton Carss § (1865–1931) - member of U.S. Congress
Anthony Carter § (born 1975) - Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player
Kiki Carter (Kimberli Wilson) § (born 1957)

Environmental activist, organizer, musician, songwriter, and columnist

Jonathan Carver § (1710–1780) explorer
Bob Casey (1925–2004) - Minnesota Twins public address announcer
Patrick Casey (born 1978) - writer and actor
David Casper (born 1952) - football player^{[citation needed]}
James Castle § (1836–1903) - member of U.S. Congress
Tracy Caulkins (born 1963) - swimmer
James M. Cavanaugh § (1823–1879) - member of U.S. Congress
Michael Cavlan § (born 1959) - politician
Cepia - musician^{[citation needed]}
Chelsea Charms (born 1976) - model
Ray P. Chase (1880–1948) - member of U.S. Congress
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
Cantara Christopher (born 1955) - memoirist and publisher^{[citation needed]}
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 (born 1918)

Championed DIKW, Club of Rome member, founding dean for H. H. Humphrey Institute, politician

David Marston Clough § (1846–1924) - 13th Governor of Minnesota; 12th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Ben Clymer (born 1978) hockey player
Diablo Cody § (born 1978) - writer
Ethan Coen (born 1957) - screenwriter, director, producer
Joel Coen (born 1954) - screenwriter, director, producer
William Colby (1920–1996) - director of the CIA
Chris Coleman (born 1961) - politician
Nick Coleman (born 1950) - columnist
Nick Coleman (1925–1981) - politician
Norm Coleman § (born 1949) - U.S. Senator, Mayor of Saint Paul
Louis L. Collins - 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Mo Collins (born 1965) - comedic actor
Solomon Comstock § (1842–1933) - member of U.S. Congress
Chester Adgate Congdon § (1853–1916) - lawyer and capitalist
Edward Chester Congdon (1885–1940) - businessperson^{[citation needed]}
Walter Bannister Congdon (1882–1949) - businessperson^{[citation needed]}
Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979) - actor, model
Marisa Coughlan (born 1974) - model and actor
Gratia Countryman (1866–1953) - influential librarian
Chris Cox (born 1952) - Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, United States representative
Fred Cox - Minnesota Vikings football player, inventor of Nerf football
Seymour Cray § (1925–1996) - founder Cray Research, supercomuter architect, inventor
Joseph Crétin § (1799–1857) - first Roman Catholic bishop of Saint Paul
David Crittenden § (born 1960) classical guitarist
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

[edit] D

Stuart Davis

Bob Dylan

Arlene Dahl (born 1923) - actor
Nicole, Erica, and Jaclyn Dahm (born 1977) - models
Cathee Dahmen (born 1946) Supermodel in the 1960s and 1970s.
Shawn Daivari § (born 1984) - wrestler
Ian Anthony Dale (born 1978) - actor
Teresa Daly (born 1956) - politician
Billy Dankert - singer, songwriter, drummer
Barry Darsow (born 1959) wrestler
Charles Russell Davis § (1849–1930) - member of U.S. Congress
Cushman Davis § (1838–1900) - 7th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
Stuart Davis § (born 1971) - musician and songwriter
Frank A. Day - 13th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Morris Day § (born 1957) - musician and composer
George Dayton § (1857–1938) - banker, businessperson
Mark Dayton (born 1947) - former U.S. Senator
Adolph Dehn - lithographer^{[citation needed]}
William Demarest (1892–1983) - film and television actor (My Three Sons)
Dr. Demento (born 1941) radio personality (aka Barret Eugene Hansen)
Carol Dempster (1901–1991) - actor
Jessica Dereschuk (born 1982) - beauty queen
Edward Devitt (1911–1992) - member of U.S. Congress
Kate DiCamillo § (born 1964) - children's author (Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tiger Rising)
Gordon R. Dickson § (1923–2001) - author
Richard Dix (1893–1949) - actor
Gil Dobie (1879–1948) - college football coach
Farrell Dobbs § (1907–1983) - Trotskyist politician, trade unionist
William Dodd - historian, American ambassador to Nazi Germany
Chris Doleman (born 1961) - 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
William O. Douglas (1898–1980) - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Jeffrey Douma - choir director
Julia Duffy (born 1951) - comedic actor
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut § (1639–1710) - French explorer
Mark H. Dunnell § (1823–1904) - member of U.S. Congress
William Durbin - author
David Durenberger (born 1934) - U.S. Senator
Richard Dworsky (born 1953) - pianist /composer
Sally Dworsky - singer, songwriter
Bob Dylan (born 1941) - singer-songwriter, musician, poet
Joanell Dyrstad (born 1942) - 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

[edit] E

Keith Ellison

Patrick Eaves § (born 1984) - professional hockey player
Charles Eastman § (born 1858) - Dakota writer, doctor, lobbyist, co-founder of boy scouts
Adolph Olson Eberhart § (1870–1944) - 17th Governor of Minnesota; 17th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) - poet
Frank Eddy (1856–1929) - member of U.S. Congress
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) - wrestler
Carl Eller § (born 1942) - Minnesota Vikings football player
Keith Maurice Ellison (born 1963) - politician
Franklin Ellsworth (1879–1942) - member of U.S. Congress
LaFayette Emmett - politician
Ralph Engelstad (1930–2002) - businessperson
Leif Enger - author
Elmer William Engstrom (1901–1984) - engineer
Fred Enke (1897–1985) - college basketball coach
Mike Enos (born 1963) - wrestler
Eric Enstrom - photographer
Matt Entenza § - politician
Arlen Erdahl (born 1931) - member of U.S. Congress
Louise Erdrich (born 1954) - novelist, poet, children's author
Bryan Erickson (born 1960) - hockey player.
Scott Erickson § (born 1968) - Minnesota Twins baseball player
Mike Erlandson - politician
Douglas Ewart § (born 1946) - instrument builder and musician
Eyedea (Mike Averill or Oliver Hart) (born 1982) - underground rapper

[edit] F

Loren Fletcher

Al Franken

Thomas Friedman

Clifford 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 (Tammy Faye Bakker Messner or Tamara Faye LaValley) (born 1942) - Televangelist, singer
George William Featherstonhaugh § (born 1780) - explorer
Trevor Fehrman (born 1981) - actor
Alan Fine (born 1962) - businessperson, politician
Jim Finks § (1927–1994) - Minnesota Vikings manager
David Fischer (born 1988) - hockey player
Mardy Fish (born 1981) - tennis player
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) - novelist, short story writer
Larry Fitzgerald (born 1983) - football player
Marcus Fitzgerald (born 1985) - football player
Jacob Fjelde - sculptor^{[citation needed]}
David Flair (born 1979) - wrestler
Ric Flair § (born 1949) - wrestler
Richard E. Fleming (1917–1942) - a sailor
Loren Fletcher § (1833–1919) - member of U.S. Congress
Harry Flynn § (born 1933) - Roman Catholic archbishop
Vince Flynn - author
John R. Foley (1917–2001) - politician
John M. Ford (died 2006) - science fiction author and poet
Jamie Foss - singer
Al Franken § (born 1951) - political humorist, author, radio commentator
Thomas Frankson (1869–1939) - lawyer, real estate developer, and politician; 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Donald M. Fraser (born 1924) - mayor of Minneapolis, member of U.S. Congress
James Earle Fraser (1876–1953) - sculptor
Jeff Frazee (born 1987) - hockey player
Orville Freeman (1918–2003) - 29th Governor of Minnesota, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Frederick William Freking (1911–1998) - shaman
Bill Frenzel (born 1928) - member of U.S. Congress
Thomas Friedman (born 1953) - journalist, columnist, author
Lindsay Frost (born 1962) - actor
Daniel Fry (1908–1992) - alien spaceship passenger
Allen J. Furlow (1890–1954) - member of U.S. Congress

[edit] G

Terry Gilliam

Robert R. Gilruth

Billy Graham

Wanda Gag (1893–1946) - author, illustrator
John Gagliardi § (born 1926) - St. John's College football coach
Greg Gagne § (born 1961) - baseball player
Greg Gagne (born 1948) - wrestler
Verne Gagne (born 1923) - wrestler, founder of American Wrestling Association
Daniele Gaither (born 1972) - comic actor
Thomas J. Galbraith - politician
Richard Pillsbury Gale (1900–1973) - member of U.S. Congress
William Gallagher (1875–1946) - member of U.S. Congress
Chick Gandil (1887–1970) - baseball player
Roy Alexander Gano (1902–1971) - Vice Admiral U.S. Navy
Joshua Gardner § (born 1983) - sex offender
Judy Garland (1922–1969) - singer, actor
Lorraine Garland - folk singer and fiddler
Edward R. Garvey § - activist, lawyer, and politician
Mike Garvey (born 1962) - stock car driver
Charles Gilbert Gates - owned first home air conditioner in the United States in 1914
Larry Gates (1915–1996) - actor
Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber (born 1968) - disc jockey, pop music historian, and engineer.
J. Paul Getty (1892–1976) - entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Getty Oil Company
John L. Gibbs - 14th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Tom Gibis (born 1965) - voice actor
Cass Gilbert § (1859–1934) - architect
Stan Gilbertson (born 1944) - hockey player
John Gilfillan § (1835–1924) - member of U.S. Congress
Charles A. Gilman - 9th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Terry Gilliam (born 1940) - actor (Monty Python), writer, director
Sid Gillman (1911–2003) - American football coach
Robert R. Gilruth (1913–2000) - aviation and space pioneer
Dan Gladden § (born 1957) - Minnesota Twins baseball player
James B. Goetz § (born 1936) - radio executive and the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Godfrey G. Goodwin (1873–1933) - member of U.S. Congress
Samuel Y. Gordon - 19th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Genevieve Gorder (born 1974) - designer, television personality (Trading Spaces)
Willis Arnold Gorman § (1816–1876) - lawyer, soldier, politician
Moonlight Graham § (1876–1965) - doctor, baseball player
Billy Graham § (born 1918) - evangelist, former president of Northwestern College
Rod Grams (born 1948) - U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Bud Grant § (born 1927) - former Minnesota Vikings football coach
Mary GrandPré - illustrator (Harry Potter books)
Jim "Mudcat" Grant § (born 1935) - Minnesota Twins baseball player
Peter Graves (Peter Aurness) (born 1926) - actor (Mission: Impossible television series, Airplane!, 7th Heaven)
Lauren Green (born 1963) beauty queen, anchor
Dennis Green § (born 1949) - Minnesota Vikings football coach
Steven Greenberg (born 1950) - musician (Funkytown), record producer
Joan Growe (born 1935) - former Minnesota Secretary of State
Bill Gullickson (born 1959) - baseball player
Kevin Gullikson - basketball player
Eric Gustafson (born 1975) - journalist^{[citation needed]}
Gil Gutknecht § (born 1951) - former member of U.S. Congress
Earl Guy - writer^{[citation needed]}
Cristian Guzmán § (born 1978) - Minnesota Twins baseball player

[edit] H

Tom Hagedorn (born 1943) - member of U.S. Congress
Harold Hagen (1901–1957) - member of U.S. Congress
Molly Hagan (born 1961) - actor
Darwin Hall § (1844–1919) - member of U.S. Congress
Osee M. Hall § (1847–1914) - member of U.S. Congress
Philo Hall (1865–1938) - politician
Walter Halloran (1921–2005) - priest, chaplain
Kittel Halvorson § (1846–1936) - member of U.S. Congress
Winfield Scott Hammond § (1863–1915) - 18th Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
Trina Hamlin - singer, songwriter
Alan Hangsleben (born 1953) - hockey player
Duane Hanson (1925–1996) - post-modern sculptor
Jeff Hanson § (born 1978) - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist
Arthur Harkins § (born 20th century) - Co-founded World Future Society's Minnesota Futurists Chapter
Brian Harper § (born 1959) - baseball player
Har Mar Superstar (Sean Tillmann) (born 1978) - entertainer
Irving Harris (1910–2004) - businessperson
William H. Harries § (1843–1921) - member of U.S. Congress
Napoleon Harris § (born 1979) - football player
Ellen Hart § (born 1949) - mystery novelist
Brynn Hartman (Vicki Omdahl) (1958–1998) - actor
Josh Hartnett § (born 1978) - actor
Sid Hartman (born 1920) - sports writer
Jon Hassler (born 1933) - author
Mike Hatch (born 1948) - attorney general
Louis J. Hauge, Jr. (1924–1945) - sailor
Marty Haugen (born 1950) - composer
Pete Hautman § (born 1952) - novelist
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
Michael Hegstrand (1957–2003) - wrestler
Lawrence Heinemi (born 1943) - wrestler
Luke Helder (born 1981) - pipe bomber
Echo Star Helstrom (born 1941) - girlfriend of Bob Dylan's
E. J. 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) - wrestler
Larry Hennig - wrestler
Father Hennepin § (1626–1705) - explorer
Abigail and Brittany Hensel (born 1990) - conjointed 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
Tobias Hogan - politician
Einar Hoidale § - member of U.S. Congress
Mary Liz Holberg - politician
William Holcombe § (1804–1870) - 1st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Perry Greeley Holden (1865–1959) - professor of agronomy
Allison Holker (born 1988) - contemporary jazz dancer
Bill Holm - poet
Paul Holmgren (born 1955) - hockey player
James Hong (born 1929) - actor
Townsend Hoopes (1922–2004) - soldier
Eric Hoplin - swindler
George A. Hormel § (1860–1946) - founder of Hormel Foods
George "Geordie" Hormel (1928–2006) - musician and recording studio proprietor
James Hormel (born 1931) - philanthropist
Jay Catherwood Hormel (1892–1954) - businessman
Aaron Hosack § - football player
Harold Hotelling (1895–1973) - statistician and economist
Phil Housley (born 1964) - hockey player
Guy V. Howard (1879–1954) - U.S. Senator
Kent Hrbek (born 1960) - baseball player
Lucius Frederick Hubbard § (1836–1913) - 9th Governor of Minnesota
Wing Young Huie - photographer^{[citation needed]}
Don Hultz - football player
Oliver Humperdink (born 1949) - 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
Torii Hunter § (born 1975) - baseball player
Leonid Hurwicz § (born 1917) - economist, Nobel laureate
Siri Hustvedt (born 1955) - novelist
Peter Hutchinson (born 1949) - politician and businessperson

[edit] I

Gideon S. Ives

Tim Irwin - football player
Barney Irwin - wrestler
Scott Irwin (born 1952) - wrestler
Sharon Isbin (born 1956) - classical guitarist
I Self Devine § (born 1972) - musician
Ishtakhaba - Lakota chief
Gideon S. Ives - 11th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

[edit] J

Bradley Joseph

Sam Jacobson (born 1975) - basketball player
Jimmy Jam (born 1959) - songwriter, co-founder of Flyte Tyme Productions
Erasmus James § (born 1982) - football player
Lee Janzen (born 1964) - golfer
Kenny Jay (Kenny Benkowski) (born 1937) wrestler
Sue Jeffers § - businessperson
Claudia Jennings (Mary Eileen Chesterton) § (1949–1979) - model and actor
Mason Jennings § (born 1975) - pop-folk singer-songwriter
Jim Jensen § (1926–1999) - sportswriter
Whoopee John - polka king^{[citation needed]}
Bob Johnson (1931–1991) - hockey coach
Brad Johnson § (born 1968) - football player
Craig Johnson (born 1972) - hockey player
Dan Johnson (born 1979) - baseball player
Dean Johnson (born 1947) - politician
Dewey Johnson (1899–1941) - member of U.S. Congress
Earl V. Johnson (1913-1942) - aviator
Erik Johnson (born 1988) - hockey player
Gordon Johnson (born 1952) - bass guitarist
Jellybean Johnson (Garry George Johnson) § (born 1956) - songwriter, producer and musician
Jim Johnson (born 1962) - hockey player
John Albert Johnson (1861–1909) - 16th Governor of Minnesota
Josh Johnson (born 1984) - baseball player
Magnus Johnson § (1871–1936) - U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Marcus Johnson § (born 1981) - football player
Mark Johnson (born 1957) - hockey player
Marlene Johnson (born 1946) - 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Paul Johnson (born 1935) - hockey player
Reynold B. Johnson (1906–1998) - inventor and computer pioneer
Scott W. Johnson (born 1940) - lawyer, blogger
Spencer Johnson - football player
Donald O. Johnston (born 1929) - composer, music publisher, educator
Lance Johnstone § (born 1973) - football player
Casey Patrick Jones § (born 1990) - wrestler^{[citation needed]}
Jacques Jones § (born 1975) - baseball player
Ray W. Jones - 16th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Bennie Joppru § (born 1980) - 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

[edit] K

Amy Klobuchar

Jim Kaat § (born 1938) - baseball player
John Anthony Kaiser (1932–2000) - Roman Catholic priest killed in Kenya
Rick Kamla - NBA TV broadcaster
Joe Kapp § (born 1939) - football player
Mick Karch - wrestling announcer^{[citation needed]}
Rich Karlis § (born 1959) - football player
Jawed Karim § (born 1979) - Creator of Youtube
Joseph Karth (1922–2005) - member of U.S. Congress
Vincent Kartheiser (born 1979) - actor
Maude Kegg (Ojibwa name Naawakamigookwe) (1904–1996) - writer, folk artist, and cultural interpreter
Garrison Keillor (born 1942) - radio humorist and author (A Prairie Home Companion)
Alexander M. Keith (born 1928) - judge, politician; 37th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Melissa Keller (born 1979) - model and actor
Oscar Keller § (1878–1927) - member of U.S. Congress
Wade Keller - columnist
John Edward Kelley § (1853–1941) - South Dakota politician
Frank Kellogg § (1856–1937) - U.S. Senator, U.S. secretary of state, Kellogg-Briand Pact
Steve Kelley (born 1953) - politician
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 a revolutionary treatment for polio
George Keogan (1890–1943) - basketball coach
Olga Kharitidi § - psychiatrist, shaman
Leonard Kibrick (1924–1993) - child actor
Sidney Kibrick (born 1928) - child actor
Jefferson P. Kidder § (1815–1883) - lawyer and jurist
Dana Kiecker (born 1961) - baseball player
Andrew Kiefer § (1832–1904) - member of U.S. Congress
Mary Kiffmeyer (born 1946) - Minnesota Secretary of State
Craig Kilborn § (born 1962) - television personality
Lindsey Kildow (born 1984) - downhill skier, olympian
Harmon Killebrew § (born 1936) - 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 (born 1960) - hockey player
Jim Kleinsasser § (born 1977) - football player
John Kline § (born 1947) - member of U.S. Congress
Amy Klobuchar (born 1960) - U.S. Senator
Chuck Klosterman (born 1972) - writer
Chris Kluwe § (born 1981) - football player
T. R. Knight (born 1973) - actor
Chuck Knoblauch § (born 1968) - baseball player
Coya Knutson § (1912–1996) - member of U.S. Congress
Harold Knutson § (1880–1953) - member of U.S. Congress
Paul Koering (born 1964) - politician; rare openly gay Republican
Nikita Koloff (born 1959) - 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
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
Helen Barbara Kruger (1913–2006) - entrepreneur
Robert T. Kuhn (born 1937) - shaman
Bernie Kukar - National Football League referee
William F. Kunze (1872–1962) - banker, politician
Tom Kurvers (born 1962) - hockey player
Ole J. Kvale § (1869–1929) - member of U.S. Congress
Paul John Kvale § (1896–1940) - member of U.S. Congress

[edit] L

Sinclair Lewis

Charles Lindbergh

Charles M. Loring

James D. La Belle (1924–1945) - sailor
Manuel Lagos (born 1971) - soccer player
Lorna Landvik - author^{[citation needed]}
Lenny Lane (born 1970) - wrestler
Odin Langen (1913–1976) - member of U.S. Congress
Jessica Lange (born 1949) - actor
Jim Lange (born 1933) - television host
Jamie Langenbrunner (born 1975) - hockey player
Josh Langfeld (born 1977) - hockey player
Katherine Lanpher (born 1959) - radio personality, journalist
Gene Larkin § (born 1962) - baseball player
Erik Larsen (born 1962) - comic book writer, artist, and publisher
Gary Larsen § (born 1942) - football player
Oscar Larson § (1871–1957) - member of U.S. Congress
Reed Larson (born 1956) - hockey player
George Latimer § (born 1935) - politician
Tom Laughlin (born 1931) - actor
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
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) - wrestler
Meridel Le Sueur § (1900–1996) - writer
Harold LeVander § (1910–1992) - 32nd Governor of Minnesota
David Levin - Singer-songwriter
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
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
Gottfrid Lindsten 29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Terrance Lindall (born 1944) - artist
Charles August Lindbergh, Sr. § (1859–1924) - member of U.S. Congress
Charles Lindbergh § (1902–1974) - aviator, first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Chris Liwienski - football player
Charles M. Loring (1833–1922) - Minneapolis businessman, civic leader, "Father of Park System"
Maud Hart Lovelace (1892–1980) - author
Kirk Lowdermilk - football player
Edward Lowe (born 1920) - kitty litter inventor, philanthropist
Eron Lukes (Born 1988) - Kitty litter scooper inventor- Future MVP of the World^{[citation needed]}
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
Dorothy Lyman (born 1947) - actor, director, and producer
Kelly Lynch (born 1959) - actor
Audra Lynn (born 1980) - model and actor
Jerry Lynn (born 1963) - wrestler
Mike Lynn - football executive^{[citation needed]}

[edit] M

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
Shane Mack § (born 1963) - baseball player
George MacKinnon (1906–1995) - member of U.S. Congress
Cornell MacNeil - singer
John Madden (born 1936) - football coach and commentator
Clarence R. Magney (1883–1962) - judge
Warren G. Magnuson (1905–1989) - politician
Tom Malchow (born 1976) - swimmer
Mark Mallman § (born 1973) - musician.
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
Fred Marshall (1906–1985) - member of U.S. Congress
Theodore Marston (1868–1920) - film director and writer
E. G. Marshall (1914–1998) - actor
Jim Marshall § (born 1937) - football player
William Rainey Marshall § (1825–1896) - 5th Governor of Minnesota
Billy Martin § (1928–1989) - baseball coach
Homer Dodge Martin § (1836–1897) - painter
Paul Martin (born 1981) - hockey player
John Marty - politician
Brownie Mary (Mary Jane Rathbun) (1922–1999) - baker
Bob Mason (born 1961) - hockey player
Shirley Ardell Mason (1923–1998) - abuse victim
Tommy Mason § (born 1939) - football player
Bethanie Mattek (born 1985) - professional tennis player
Gene Mauch § (1925–2005) - baseball manager
Joe Mauer (born 1983) - baseball player
John Mayasich (born 1933) - hockey player
Charles Horace Mayo (1865–1939) - doctor, founder of Mayo Clinic
William J. Mayo (1861–1939) - doctor, founder of Mayo Clinic
William Worrall Mayo § (1819–1911) - doctor, head of St. Mary's Hospital
Joe Mays § (born 1975) - baseball player
Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005) - U.S. Senator; presidential candidate; member of U.S. Congress
James McCleary § (1853–1924) - member of U.S. Congress
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
Heather McElhatton - writer, reporter, and radio host
Hugh McElhenny § (born 1928) - football player
Bobby McFerrin § (born 1950) - jazz singer
Andrew Ryan McGill § (1840–1905) - 10th Governor of Minnesota
Kevin McHale (born 1957) - basketball player
Bryant McKinney - football player^{[citation needed]}
Bethany McLean (born 1971) - author
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
James McNeal - Writer, musician, critic^{[citation needed]}
Marcia McNutt - geophysicist
Samuel Medary § (1801–1864) - politician
Ralph Meeker (Ralph Rathgeber) (1920–1988) - actor
William Rush Merriam § (1849–1931) - 11th Governor of Minnesota
James Metzen (born 1943) - politician
Breckin Meyer (born 1974) - actor
Joe Micheletti (born 1954) - hockey player
Doug Mientkiewicz § (born 1974) - baseball player
Boris Mikšic § (born 1948) - Croatian-born business man and politician^{[citation needed]}
Keith Millard § (born 1962) - football player
Archie H. Miller - 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Clarence B. Miller (1872–1922) - member of U.S. Congress
Joey Miller (born 1985) - stock car driver
Stephen Miller § (1816–1881) - 4th Governor of Minnesota
Worm Miller (born 1978) - writer, director, and actor
Kate Millett (born 1934) - feminist and writer
Larry Millett (born 1947) - journalist and author
Tommy Milton (1893–1962) - race car driver
Don Mincher § (born 1938) - baseball player
David Minge (born 1942) - member of U.S. Congress
William D. Mitchell (1874–1955) - U.S. Attorney General
Roger Moe (born 1944) - politician.
Mother Alfred Moes § (1828–1899) - founder of St. Mary's Hospital
Paul Molitor (born 1956) - baseball player
Carol Molnau (born 1949) - 46th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Dorothy Molter (1907–1986) - entrepreneur
Eleanor Mondale (born 1960) - television host, daughter of Walter Mondale
Joan Mondale § (born 1930) - second lady of the United States
Walter Mondale (born 1928) - 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
Jack Morris (born 1955) - baseball player
Robert P. Morris § (1853–1924) - member of U.S. Congress
Dorilus Morrison § (1814–1898) - politician
Scott Mortensen - politician
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
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 (born 1934) - judge
Martin M. Musatov (born 1978) - screenwriter
Rick Mystrom - politician

[edit] N

Knute Nelson

Arthur Naftalin § (1917–2005) - politician
Bronco Nagurski § (1908–1990) - football player, wrestler
Joe Nathan § (born 1974) - baseball player
Jeremiah Naylon (born 1940) - state champion wrestler 1959
Noel Neill (born 1920) - actor
LeRoy Neiman (born 1921) - 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
George Nelson § (born 1950) - astronaut
Holly Nelson - poet, politician
Knute Nelson § (1843–1923) - 12th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Tom Netherton § (born 1947) - singer
Graig Nettles § (born 1944) - baseball player
Alex Neuberger (born 1992) - actor
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
John Nord § (born 1959) - wrestler
Michele Norris - radio journalist
William Norris § (1911–2006) - CEO Control Data
Lauris Norstad (1907–1988) - general, commander of NATO forces
Daniel S. Norton § (1829–1870) - U.S. Senator
Eunice Norton (1908–2005) - pianist
Scott Norton (born 1958) - wrestler
Frank Nye § (1852–1935) - member of U.S. Congress

[edit] O

Mark Olson

Jim Oberstar (born 1934) - member of U.S. Congress
Tim O'Brien (born 1946) - author
Mac O'Grady (born 1951) - golfer
Michael O'Leary (born 1958) - actor
Tim Ocel - director
Willie Offord § (born 1978) - football player
Joseph P. O'Hara § (1895–1975) - member of U.S. Congress
Kyle Okposo (born 1988) - hockey player
Tony Oliva § (born 1938) - baseball player
Alec G. Olson (born 1930) - member of U.S. Congress; 40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Earl B. Olson (1915–2006) - founder of the Jennie-O Turkey company
Floyd B. Olson (1891–1936) - 22nd Governor of Minnesota
Greg Olson (born 1960) - baseball player
Kenneth L. Olson (1945–1968) - Vietnam War veteran
Mark Olson (born 1943) - banker
Nick Olson (born 1989) - baller^{[citation needed]}
Laura Osnes (born 1985) - actor, singer
Sigurd Olson (1899–1982) - environmentalist
Rebecca Otto (born 1963) - Minnesota State Auditor
Dave Osborn - football player
Peter Ostroushko (born 1953) - violinist
Rebecca Otto (born 1963) - politician

[edit] P

Image:Tim Pawlenty.jpg

Alan Page § (born 1945) - football player and Minnesota Supreme Court justice
John U. D. Page (1903–1950) - soldier
Doug Pagitt - religion author
David Palmer - football player^{[citation needed]}
Floyd Palmer (born 1943) - businessperson
Carl Panzram (1891–1930) - serial killer, author
Bob Paradise (born 1944) - hockey player
Zach Parise (born 1984) - hockey player
Gordon Parks § (1912–2006) - photographer
Nancy Parsons (1942–2001) - actor
Camilo Pascual § (born 1934) - baseball player
Gary Paulson (born 1939) - author
Jeno Paulucci - founder of Jeno's Frozen Pizza, Chun King Corporation, and Luigino's
Mary Pawlenty - judge, first lady of the state
Tim Pawlenty (born 1960) - 39th Governor of Minnesota
Pat Peake (born 1973) - hockey player
Westbook Pegler (1894–1969) - journalist and writer
Mary Jo Pehl - actor, broadcaster, and writer
Tim Penny (born 1951) - member of U.S. Congress
Glen Perkins (born 1983) - baseball player
Rudy Perpich (1928–1995) - 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota; 39th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Jim Perry § (born 1935) - baseball player
Melissa Peterman (born 1970) - actor
Hjalmar Petersen § (1890–1968) - 23rd Governor of Minnesota; 28th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Aaron Peterson - politician
Barbara Peterson - Miss USA 1976
Collin Peterson § (born 1944) - member of U.S. Congress
Paul Peterson (St. Paul) - musician
Steve Peterson - politician
Brittany Petros (born 1974) - actor
William Wallace Phelps § (1826–1873) - member of U.S. Congress
Arthur Phillips (born 1969) - author
Justin Pierre (born 1976) - musician
Janelle Pierzina (born 1980) - actor, model
Bernard Pietenpol (1901–1984) - mechanic, aircraft designer
Zebulon Montgomery Pike § (1779–1813) - explorer
Don Piccard § (born 1926) - balloonist
Jean Piccard § (1884–1963) - organic chemist, balloonist
Jeannette Piccard § (1895–1981) - teacher, balloonist, priest
John S. Pillsbury § (1828–1901) - founder of Pillsbury, 8th Governor of Minnesota
Chellie Pingree (born 1955) - politician
Robert M. Pirsig § (born 1928) - 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) - wrestler
Shjon Podein (born 1968) - hockey player
Henry Poehler § (1833–1912) - member of U.S. Congress
Carl Pohlad § (born 1915) - billionaire, baseball owner and philanthropist
Joe Polo (born 1982) - American curler and Olympic bronze medalist
Olivia Poole (1889–1975) - inventor
P.O.S. - rapper
Vic Power § (1927–2005) - baseball player
Tom Preissing § (born 1978) - hockey player
Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus § (1883–1961) - 20th Governor of Minnesota
Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II (1920–1994) - shaman
Prince (born 1958) - singer, songwriter, actor, composer
Pat Proft (born 1947) - comedy writer and actor
Joel Przybilla (born 1979) - basketball player
Papandreou A. George(born 1952) -Greek politician
Kirby Puckett § (1960–2006) - Baseball Hall of Famer
George Putnam (born 1914) - bigot, television host
Herbert Putnam § (1861–1955) Librarian of Congress
William S. Pye (1880–1959) - Admiral in the U.S. Navy

[edit] Q

Al Quie (born 1923) - 35th Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
Frank Quilici § (born 1939) - baseball player
Robb Quinlan (born 1977) - baseball player

[edit] R

Alexander Ramsey

Martha Ripley

Brian Raabe (born 1967) - baseball player
Brad Radke § (born 1972) - baseball player
Anant Rambachan - religious leader^{[citation needed]}
Pedro Ramos § (born 1935) - baseball player
Alexander Ramsey § (1815–1903) - 2nd Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
Jim Ramstad § (born 1946) - 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) - CEO General Mills, USAF General (Ret.)
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
Ember Reichgott Junge - attorney, radio host, and politician
Chris Reitsma (born 1977) - baseball player
Rip Repulski (1927–1993) - baseball player
Michael Restovich (born 1979) - baseball player
Patrick Reusse - sports writer
Faud Reviez - football player^{[citation needed]}
Albert E. Rice (1845–1921) - banker, newspaperman, legislator, and the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Edmund Rice § (1819–1889) - member of U.S. Congress
Henry Mower Rice § (1816–1894) - U.S. Senator
Kaylin Richardson - Downhill skier, Olympian, Nor-Am Champion, US National Champion, World Champion
William B. Richardson - acting Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1936–1937
Nate Richert (born 1978) - actor
Carl W. Riddick (born 1872) - member of U.S. Congress
Martha Ripley § (1843–1912) - physician, founder Minneapolis Maternity Hospital
Mark Ritchie § (born 1951) - Minnesota Secretary of State
Koren Robinson - football player
Marcus Robinson § (born 1975) - football player
Robyne Robinson - newscaster
Svend Robinson (born 1952) - Canadian politician
Brian Rogowski (born 1970) - wrestler
Todd Rohloff (born 1974) - hockey player
Rich Rollins § (born 1938) - baseball player
Karl Rolvaag (1913–1990) - 31st Governor of Minnesota; 36th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Ole Rolvaag § (1876–1931) - novelist
Richard Rood (1958–1999) - wrestler, best known by his ringname "Ravishing" Rick Rude
Mike Rosenthal - football player
Marion Ross (born 1928) - actor
Coleen Rowley (born 1954) - former FBI agent and whistleblower; candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Minnesota
Dwayne Rudd § (born 1976) - football player
Donald Eugene Rudolph, Sr. (c. 1921 – 2006) - soldier
Jane Russell (born 1921) - actor
Elmer Ryan (1907–1958) - member of U.S. Congress
R. T. Rybak (born 1955),- politician
Winona Ryder (born 1971) - actor

[edit] S

Charles M. Schulz

Henry Hastings Sibley

Slug

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper

Dwight M. Sabin § (1843–1902) - U.S. Senator
Martin Olav Sabo § (born 1938) - former member of U.S. Congress
Harrison Salisbury (1908–1993) - journalist
Zak Sally - musician
Francis Sampson - war hero; Saving Private Ryan loosely based on his story
Ralph Samuelson (1903–1977) - inventor of water skiing, first water ski jumper and speed skier
Tony Sanneh (born 1971) - soccer player
Johan Santana § (born 1979) - baseball player
Gary Sargent (born 1954) - hockey player
Ole Savior (born 1949) - candidate
Gloria Sawai (Gloria Ruth Ostrem) (born 1932) - author of fiction
Thomas D. Schall § (1878–1935) - U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Bruce Schneier § (born 1963) - founder and CTO of Counterpane Internet Security
Henry Schoolcraft § (1793–1864) - explorer
Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) - cartoonist
Mae Schunk § (born 1934) - 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Seann William Scott (born 1976) - actor
Kathryn Leigh Scott (Kathryn Kringstad) (born 1945) - author, actor
Todd Scott - football player
Patrick Scully - performer, activist
Briana Scurry (born 1971) - soccer player
Richard Sears (1863–1914) - co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company
William Sears - businessperson
Mitch Seavey - dog musher
Jerry Seeman - National Football League referee and Director of Officiating
Robert Seguso (born 1963) - tennis player
Audrey Seiler - woman who faked her own abduction
Aaron Sele (born 1970) - baseball player
Conrad Selvig (1877–1953) - member of U.S. Congress
Joe Senser - football player
Marty Sertich (born 1982) - hockey player
Eric Sevareid § (1912–1992) - television journalist
Eddie Sharkey - wrestling coach
Darren Sharper § (born 1975) - football player
Clark Shaughnessy (1892–1970) - football coach
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
Bob Short (1917–1982) - sport teams owner and politician
Henry Hastings Sibley § (1811–1891) - 1st 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) - Heisman Trophy winner
Chad Smith (born 1961) - Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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
Raonall Smith (born 1978) - football player
Robert Smith § (born 1972) - football player
Shannon Smith - television host
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
Konrad K. Solberg 27th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Kathleen Soliah § (born 1947) - member of Symbionese Liberation Army
Gordon Solie (Francis Jonard Labiak) (1929–2000) - wrestling announcer
Jesse Solomon - football player
Spenser J. Somers § (1972–1990) - author
Rich Sommer § (born 1978) - actor
Gale Sondergaard (1899–1985) - Academy Award winning actress (1936)
Kevin Sorbo (born 1958) - actor
Richard K. Sorenson (1924–2004) - sailor
LaVyrle Spencer - romance novelist
Lili St. Cyr (Willis Marie Van Schaack) (1918–1999) - ecdysiast
Paul St. Peter (born 1958) - (Aka. George C. Cole and Francis C. Cole) - voice actor
Arlan Stangeland § (born 1930) - 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
Halvor Steenerson § (1852–1926) - member of U.S. Congress
Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper (born 1963) - astronaut
Will Steger (born 1943) - polar explorer
Terry Steinbach (born 1962) - Major League Baseball player
Helen Stenborg (born 1925) - actor
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
Jacob H. Stewart § (1829–1884) - member of U.S. Congress
Bob Stinson (Robert Neil Stinson) (1959–1995) - musician
Tommy Stinson (born 1966) - musician
Carl Stockdale (1874–1953) - actor
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
Mike Stuart (born 1980) - hockey player
Scott Studwell - football player
James Gerhardt Sucha (born 1964) - hymnal publisher, singer^{[citation needed]}
Faith Sullivan - author^{[citation needed]}
George H. Sullivan - 21st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Milt Sunde - football player
Sven Sundgaard (born 1981) - meteorologist^{[citation needed]}
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

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Taoyateduta

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
James 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 § (born 1925) - baseball coach
Stew Thornley (born 1955) - author of books on sports history
Dontarrious Thomas § (born 1980) - football player
George Thomas (born 1937) - baseball player
Henry Thomas § (born 1965) - football player
Butch Thompson (born 1943) - jazz pianist and clarinetist
Lea Thompson (born 1961) - actor, dancer
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) - actor, model
Tiny Tim (Herbert Buckingham Khaury) § (1932–1996) - musician
Mick Tingelhoff § (born 1940) - football player
Mike Todd (1909–1958) - movie producer
Rose Totino - founder of Totino's frozen pizza, first female inducted into the Frozen Food Hall of Fame
Cesar Tovar § (1940–1994) - baseball player
Charles A. Towne (1858–1928) - U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
A. C. Townley § (1880–1959) - socialist
Martin Edward Trench (1869–1927) - sailor, politician
Anne Tyler (born 1941) - novelist

[edit] U

Kenechi Udeze § (born 1983) - football player
Brenda Ueland (1891–1985) - journalist
Lenore Ulric (born 1892) - actor
Bob Ulrich (born 1944) - businessperson
Jay Underwood (born 1968) - actor
Jordis Unga § (born 1982) - singer
Anne Ursu - journalist, novelist, blogger

[edit] V

John Vachon

John Vachon (1914–1975) - photographer
Norm Van Brocklin § (1926–1983) - Minnesota Vikings coach
Carl Van Dyke (1881–1919) - member of U.S. Congress
John Van Dyke § (1807–1878) - politician
Samuel Rinnah Van Sant § (1844–1936) - 15th Governor of Minnesota
Sofia Vassilieva (born 1992) - child actor
Vince Vaughn (born 1970) - actor
Thorstein Veblen § (1857–1929) - economist, sociologist, author
Bruce Vento (1940–2000) - member of U.S. Congress
Jesse Ventura (born 1951) - wrestler, 38th Governor of Minnesota
Zoilo Versalles § (1939–1995) - baseball player
John William Vessey, Jr. (born 1922) - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Frank Viola § (born 1960) - baseball player
Pamela Vitale § (1953–2005) - murder victim
Andrew Volstead (1860–1947) - member of U.S. Congress; author of the National Prohibition Act of 1919
Ana Clara Voog (Rachael Olson) (born 1966) - singer, songwriter, musician, performance artist, visual artist, and writer

[edit] W

Paul Westerberg

Sammy Wanyonyi (born 1972) - World Evangelist^{[citation needed]}

Roy Wilkins

Kevin Wacholz (born 1958) - wrestler
James Wakefield § (1825–1910) - 8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
DeWitt Wallace (1889–1981) - publisher, founder of Reader's Digest, philanthropist
Steve Walsh (born 1966) - football player
Sean Waltman § (born 1972) - wrestler
Tim Walz - politician
Lou Wangberg (born 1941) - 41st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
John Warne (born 1979) - musician
Lonnie Warwick - football player
Cadwallader Washburn § (1818–1882) - businessperson, founder of Washburn Mills
William D. Washburn § (1831–1912) - U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Gene Washington § (born 1947) - football player
Vin Weber (born 1952) - member of U.S. Congress
Jon Wefald (born 1937) - educator
Knud Wefald § (1869–1936) - member of U.S. Congress
Mark Weigle (born 1967) - singer, songwriter
Chris Weinke (born 1972) - football player
Jeff Weise (1988–2005) - high school student who committed murder/suicide
Paul Wellstone § (1944–2002) - U.S. Senator
Sheila Wellstone (1944–2002) - advocate for human rights, the environment, and peace; wife of Paul Wellstone
Carl L. Weschcke (born 1930) - businessperson, president/owner of Llewellyn Worldwide
Paul Westerberg (born 1959) - musician
Wes Westrum (1922–2002) - baseball player
Jacob Wetterling (born 1978) - kidnapped in 1989; he is still missing
Patty Wetterling § (born 1949) - politician, advocate of children's safety
Frederick Weyerhaeuser - businessperson
Lindsay Whalen (born 1982) - WNBA player
David Wheaton (born 1969) - tennis player
Blake Wheeler (born 1986) - hockey player
Ed White - football player
Milo White § (1833–1912) - member of U.S. Congress
Minor White (1908–1976) - photographer
Sammy White § (born 1954) - football player
Benson Whitney - United States Ambassador to Norway
Richard Widmark (born 1914) - actor
Roy Wier § (1888–1963) - member of U.S. Congress
James Russell Wiggins (1903–2000) - editor, ambassador
Jermaine Wiggins § (born 1975) - football player
Wendy Wilde (Wendy Pareene) - politician^{[citation needed]}
Laura Ingalls Wilder § (1867–1957) - novelist
Zygi Wilf § (born 1950) - football team owner
Roy Wilkins § (1901–1981) - civil rights leader
Bud Wilkinson (1916–1994) - football player, coach, and broadcaster
Morton S. Wilkinson § (1819–1894) - U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Warren William (Warren William Krech) (1894–1948) - actor
Brian Williams § (born 1979) - football player
Kevin Williams § (born 1980) - football player
Moe Williams § (born 1974) - football player
Pat Williams § (born 1972) - football player
Stokley Williams (born 1967) - musician
Tom Williams (1940–1992) - hockey player
Troy Williamson § (born 1983) - football player
Paul Willson (born 1945) - actor
August Wilson § (1945–2005) - Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Dan Wilson - musician
Eugene McLanahan Wilson § (1833–1890) - member of U.S. Congress
Sheree J. Wilson (born 1958) - actor
Thomas Wilson § (1827–1910) - member of U.S. Congress
Wade Wilson § (born 1959) - football player
William Windom § (1827–1891) - U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
Antoine Winfield § (born 1977) - football player
Dave Winfield (born 1951) Baseball Hall of Fame
Eliza Winston § - freed slave
Roy Winston - football player
Max Winter § (1903–1996) - football team owner
Theodore Wirth § (1863–1949) - horticulturalist, Minneapolis Superintendent of Parks, civic planner
Cory Withrow - football player
Wally Wood (1927–1981) - comic book writer, artist, and independent publisher
Mali Woods - folk and soul singer-songwriter
Bryan Thao Worra § (born 1973) - poet, writer, and journalist
Al Worthington § (born 1929) - baseball player
John Wozniak (born 1971) - musician
Donald O. Wright (1892–1985) - 35th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Michael Wuertz (born 1978) - baseball player
Irma Wyman - § (born 20th century) first CIO for Honeywell

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[edit] Y

William H. Yale 6th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Yanni § (born 1954) - new age musician
Cedric Yarbrough (born 1971) - actor
Ron Yary § (born 1946) - football player
Gig Young (Byron Elsworth Barr) (1913–1978) - actor
Luther Youngdahl (1896–1978) - 27th Governor of Minnesota
Oscar Youngdahl (1893–1946) - member of U.S. Congress

[edit] Z

Steve Zahn (born 1967) - actor
Fred Zamberletti - football trainer^{[citation needed]}
Martin Zellar - musician
Tom Zenk (born 1958) - wrestler
Gary Zimmerman § (born 1961) - football player
Robert Zimmerman (See Bob Dylan)
Doug Zmolek (born 1970) - hockey player
Fred Zollner (1901–1982) - basketball team owner
Buck Zumhofe - wrestler
John M. Zwach (1907–1990) - member of U.S. Congress

[edit] Groups from Minnesota

American Head Charge - metal group
The Andrews Sisters - singers
Atmosphere - hip hop group
Babes in Toyland - rock group
The Bad Plus - avant-jazz group
Boiled in Lead - semi-Celtic band
The Castaways - rock group
Crow - rock group
Curtiss A
Dillinger Four - rock group
Doomtree - hip hop collective
Gear Daddies - rock group
Har Mar Superstar - rock group
Hüsker Dü - rock group
Information Society
The Jayhawks
Lipps, Inc. - rock group
Martin Zellar and the Hardways - rock group
Motion City Soundtrack - rock group
Next - rock group
Oddjobs - hip hop group
The Replacements - rock group
Semisonic - rock group
Small Towns Burn A Little Slower - rock group
Soul Asylum - rock group
Sounds of Blackness - Gospel choir
The Soviettes - rock group
The Suburbs - rock group
The Suicide Commandos - punk trio
Tapes 'n Tapes - rock group
The Time - funk ensemble
The Trashmen - rock group
Trip Shakespeare - rock group
The Wallets - experimental rock group

[edit] Fictional characters

Paul Bunyan, folklore logger, voyageur
Betty Crocker, food brand character
Jolly Green Giant, food brand character
Angus MacGyver, Main Character of the 80s TV series MacGyver
Carol Milford and Will Kennicott, characters in Main Street
Minnehaha, Native American maiden
Pillsbury Doughboy, food brand character^{[citation needed]}
Mary Richards, TV sitcom character
Rocky and Bullwinkle, cartoon characters
Rose Nylund, ecentric character on the Golden Girls
Henry Gale, character from the TV series Lost.

Candy Quackenbush, from Clive Barker's novel, Abarat

[edit] See also

Lake Wobegon effect

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