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
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of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. People not born in Minnesota are marked with §.
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- Johan Arnd AasgaardJohan Arnd AasgaardJohan Arnd Aasgaard was an American Lutheran church leader.-Biography:Johan Arnd Aasgaard was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was educated at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota . He graduated from the United Church Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota...
(1876–1966) – President of Concordia CollegeConcordia College, MoorheadConcordia College is a private liberal arts school located in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and offers bachelors' degrees in the arts and music, as well as a master's degree in education. The college was founded by Norwegian...
, President of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America - Walter AbelWalter AbelWalter Abel was an American stage and film character actor. His eyes were brown and his height was five foot ten inches....
(1898–1987) – actor - Martin AbernMartin AbernMartin Abern was a Marxist politician who was an important leader of the Communist youth movement of the 1920s as well as a founder of the American Trotskyist movement.-Early years:...
§ (1898–1949) – Trotskyist politician - Charles Edward AdamsCharles Edward AdamsCharles Edward Adams was Minnesota's 25th Lieutenant Governor, serving from June 25, 1929 – January 6, 1931. He was a Republican.-References:**...
– 25th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Anthony AdducciAnthony AdducciAnthony J. Adducci was a pioneer of the medical device industry in Minnesota. He is best known for co-founding Guidant Corp. precursor Cardiac Pacemakers, inc., now part of Boston Scientific, the company that manufactured the world's first lithium battery powered artificial pacemaker.-Early...
§ (1937–2006) – builder of the first lithium-battery powered pacemaker - Peter AgrePeter AgrePeter Agre is an American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporins. Aquaporins are water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane...
(born 1949) – Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner - Walden L. AinsworthWalden L. AinsworthWalden Lee "Pug" Ainsworth was an admiral of the United States Navy. For his role in commanding destroyer and cruiser task forces in the Pacific during World War II, he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit.-Early life and career:Ainsworth was...
(1886–1960) – Admiral of the United States Navy - Eddie AlbertEddie AlbertEdward Albert Heimberger , known professionally as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid.Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing...
§ (1906–2005) – actor, gardener and humanitarian activist - Frank AlbertsonFrank AlbertsonFrank Albertson was an American character actor who made his debut in a minor part in Hollywood at age 13....
(1909–1964) – actor - Grady AldermanGrady AldermanGrady Alderman was an offensive lineman who played sixteen seasons in the NFL. He played most of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, and he played in three Super Bowls and was selected to five Pro Bowls...
§ (born 1938) – Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
football player - Cole AldrichCole AldrichCole David Aldrich is an American basketball player who is currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association . He completed his junior year at the University of Kansas in March 2010. Aldrich was selected as a McDonald's All American in 2006. He attended...
(born 1988) – Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....
basketball player - Cyrus AldrichCyrus AldrichCyrus Aldrich was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.Aldrich was born in Smithfield, Rhode Island, June 18, 1808. He followed the occupations of sailor, boatman, farmer, contractor on public works, and mail contractor, and moved to Illinois and settled in Alton in 1837...
§ (1808–1871) – member of U.S. Congress - John G. AlexanderJohn G. AlexanderJohn Grant Alexander was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota; born in Texas Valley, Cortland County, New York; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1916; was admitted to the New York bar the same year; moved...
§ (1893–1971) – member of U.S. Congress - Brother Ali (Ali Newman)Brother AliAli Newman , better known by the stage name Brother Ali, is an American hip hop artist signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.-Personal life:...
§ – hip-hop artist - Bob AllisonBob AllisonWilliam Robert "Bob" Allison was born in Raytown, Missouri and was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played in the American League for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins from to ....
§ (1934–1995) – Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
baseball player - A. A. AmesA. A. AmesAlbert Alonzo "Doc" Ames held three consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Ames was known for his service to his country and assistance of the poor, sometimes giving medical treatment to those who could not afford it. However, he became exceedingly more famous by creating the...
§ (1842–1911) – politician - Herman Carl Andersen § (1897–1978) – member of U.S. Congress
- Brad AndersonBrad Anderson (wrestler)Bradley "Brad" Anderson is an American professional wrestler and is the son of wrestler Gene Anderson.-Career:Brad Anderson started wrestling in 1988 after being trained by his father, Gene Anderson, and Nelson Royal....
(born 1969) – wrestler - Clyde Elmer AndersonC. Elmer AndersonClyde Elmer Anderson , more commonly known as C. Elmer Anderson, was an American politician. Born in Brainerd, Minnesota, he served as the 28th Governor of Minnesota from September 27, 1951 to January 5, 1955....
(1912–1998) – 28th Governor of Minnesota; 30th and 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Dan AndersonDan Anderson (psychologist)Dan Anderson was an American psychologist and head of Hazelden between 1961 and his retirement in 1986. He was the pioneer of the Minnesota Model for alcohol and drug addiction treatment, based in part on the twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.Anderson was born in Minneapolis and studied...
(1920–2003) – psychologist - Elmer L. AndersenElmer L. AndersenElmer Lee Andersen was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of Minnesota, serving a single term from January 2, 1961, to March 25, 1963, as a Republican.- Early life and education :...
§ (1909–2004) – 30th Governor of Minnesota, businessman, philanthropist - Eugenie AndersonEugenie AndersonEugenie Anderson , also known as Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson, was a United States diplomat. She is best known as the first woman appointed chief of mission at the ambassador level in US history .-Personal life:Helen Eugenie Moore was born on May 26, 1909, in Adair, Iowa, one of five...
(1909–1997) – U.S. Ambassador to Denmark and Bulgaria; first woman appointed U.S. ambassador - G. Barry AndersonG. Barry AndersonGrant Barry Anderson is currently an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, sworn into office on October 13, 2004...
– judge - Gene AndersonGene AndersonGene Anderson was an American professional wrestler best known for his days of teaming with his brother Ole Anderson.-Career:...
(1933–1991) – wrestler - Larry Anderson (born 1952) – actor
- Gary Anderson § (born 1959) – Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
football player - Ken Anderson (born 1976) – wrestler
- Liz AndersonLiz AndersonLiz Anderson was anAmerican country music singer/songwriter who was one of a wave of a new generation of female vocalists in the genre during the 1960's to write and record her own songs on a regular basis. Writing in The New York Times Bill Friskics-Warren noted, "Like her contemporary Loretta...
(born 1930) – songwriter - Loni AndersonLoni AndersonLoni Kaye Anderson is an American actress who played the role of Jennifer Marlowe on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.- Early life :...
(born 1945) – television actor (WKRP in CincinnatiWKRP in CincinnatiWKRP in Cincinnati is an American situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working in advertising sales at Top 40 radio station WQXI in Atlanta...
), former wife of Burt ReynoldsBurt ReynoldsBurton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
. - Louie AndersonLouie AndersonLouie Perry Anderson is an American stand-up comedian. Anderson created the cartoon series Life with Louie, has written three books, and was the initial host of the second revival of the game show Family Feud, from 1999 to 2002....
(born 1953) – comedian, television personality (Life with Louie, Family Feud) - Marc AndersonMarc AndersonMarc Anderson is an American percussionist who has toured and recorded with Steve Tibbetts since 1977. He hasalso toured and/or recorded with artists such as Lorie Line, Bradley Joseph, Butch Morris, Tony Moreno, Don Cherry, Peter Ostroushko, Claudia Schmidt, Dave Moore, Greg Brown, Max Roach, Taj...
– Percussionist - Morten AndersenMorten AndersenMorten Andersen , nicknamed "The Great Dane", is a former National Football League kicker. He holds the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer in NFL history, as well as being the all-time leading scorer for two different teams; the New Orleans Saints, with whom he spent 13 seasons, and...
§ (born 1960) – Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
football player - Ole AndersonOle AndersonAlan Robert Rogowski , better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother...
(born 1942) – wrestler - Patricia AndersonPatricia AndersonPatricia "Pat" Anderson is a Minnesota politician and current national committeewoman for Minnesota to the Republican National Committee. She served as the 17th State Auditor of Minnesota, from 2003 to 2007. Prior to this, she was mayor of Eagan, Minnesota for four years after serving as a city...
(born 1966) – politician, business owner, 17th state auditor - Paul H. AndersonPaul H. AndersonPaul H. Anderson is currently an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, taking office on July 1, 1994. He previously served as Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 1992-1994....
– judge - Richard Dean AndersonRichard Dean AndersonRichard Dean Anderson is an American television and film actor, producer and composer. He began his television career in 1976 as Dr. Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver...
(born 1950) – television actor (MacGyverMacGyverMacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
, Stargate SG-1Stargate SG-1Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...
) - Russell A. AndersonRussell A. AndersonRussell A. Anderson is an attorney and former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He served as an Associate Justice of the court from September 1, 1998 until he was sworn in as Chief Justice on January 10, 2006. He retired from the Supreme Court on June 1, 2008, at age 66, and was...
(born 1942) – judge - Sydney AndersonSydney AndersonSydney Anderson was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Zumbrota, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota; attended the common schools; was graduated from high school in 1899; attended Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa, and the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; studied law; was...
(1881–1948) – member of U.S. Congress - Wendell AndersonWendell AndersonWendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson is an American politician and was the 33rd Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1971 to December 29, 1976. In late 1976, he resigned the governor's office in order to be named U.S. Senator to replace Walter Mondale, who had been elected Vice President of the...
(born 1933) – 33rd Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator - August H. Andresen § (1890–1958) – member of the 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 AndrewsChristopher Columbus AndrewsChristopher Columbus Andrews was an American soldier, diplomat, newspaperman, author, and forester.-Early life and career:...
§ (1829–1922) – soldier, diplomat, and author - Ernest Angelo, Jr.Ernest AngeloErnest Angelo, Jr., known as Ernie Angelo , is a Texas oilman and Republican politician who served from 1972–1980 as mayor of the West Texas city of Midland and was in 1976 the co-manager of the Ronald W...
(born 1934) - Texas oilman and RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician - Kofi AnnanKofi AnnanKofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
§ (born 1938) – outgoing Secretary-General of the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... - James AntonJames AntonJames "Jim" Anton, is an American bass guitarist who has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Steve Tibbetts, Bradley Joseph, Jesse Johnson, Willie Wisely, Choying Drolma, Peter Ostroushko, Mandy Moore, John Gorka, Joey McIntyre, Delta Goodrem, Glen Phillips, and Jonny Lang. He has also...
– bass guitarist - Henry M. Arens § (1873–1963) – member of U.S. Congress; 26th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
- Richard ArlenRichard Arlen-Biography:Born Sylvanus Richard Van Mattimore in St. Paul, Minnesota, he attended the University of Pennsylvania. He served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. His first job after the war was with St. Paul's Athletic Club...
(1899-1976) - was an American actor - Thomas H. ArmstrongThomas H. ArmstrongThomas Henry Armstrong was a Minnesota banker, lawyer, legislator, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Milan, Ohio, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor William Rainey Marshall from January 8, 1866 to January 7, 1870...
§ (1826–1891) – banker, lawyer, legislator, 5th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Dave ArnesonDave ArnesonDavid Lance "Dave" Arneson was an American game designer best known for co-developing the first published role-playing game , Dungeons & Dragons, with Gary Gygax, in the early 1970s...
(born 1955) – game designer, co-creator of D&D - James ArnessJames ArnessJames King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke for 20 years...
(born 1923) – television actor (Gunsmoke) - Dorothy Arnold (Olson)Dorothy Arnold (Olson)Dorothy Arnold was an American film actress and the first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio. Her 20-year movie career began with 1937’s Freshies and ended with 1957’s Lizzie.-Early life:...
(1917–1984) – film actress and the first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio - Jeanne ArthJeanne ArthJeanne Arth is an American former Wimbledon and US Championships doubles tennis title holder.Arth graduated from Central High School in Saint Paul in 1952 and attended the College of St. Catherine. She went on to become an internationally #1 ranked tennis player...
– tennis player - Antoine AuguelleAntoine AuguelleAntoine Auguelle Picard du Gay was a 17th century French explorer. Born at Amiens in Picardy, Auguelle along with Michel Aco accompanied Father Louis Hennepin during his exploration of the Upper Mississippi River...
§ – Explorer - Horace AustinHorace AustinHorace Austin was an American politician. He served as the sixth Governor of Minnesota from January 9, 1870 to January 7, 1874. He was a Republican....
§ (1831–1905) – 6th Governor of Minnesota - Hy AverbackHy AverbackHyman J. Averback, known as Hy Averback , was a radio, television, and film actor who eventually became a producer and director.-Radio:...
(1920–1997) – director, producer, actor, and production manager - John T. Averill § (1825–1889) – member of U.S. Congress
- Lew AyresLew AyresLew Ayres was an American actor, best known for starring as Paul in All Quiet on the Western Front and for playing Dr...
(1908–1996) – actor
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- Tim M. BabcockTim M. BabcockTim Milford Babcock was the 16th Governor of the U.S. state of Montana. He was born in Littlefork, Minnesota.Babcock served in the Montana legislature prior to being elected lieutenant governor in 1960. He became governor in 1962 upon the death of Governor Donald Nutter. Babcock served until 1969,...
(born 1919) – politician - Michele BachmannMichele BachmannMichele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...
§ (born 1956) – politician - David BackesDavid Backes (ice hockey)David Anthony Backes is an American professional ice hockey right winger and captain of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League ....
(born 1984) – hockey player - Edward Wellington BackusEdward Wellington BackusEdward Wellington Backus was a timber baron, dam builder, mill owner, financier, developer of the northern reaches of Minnesota, and president of the Ontario & Minnesota Power Company and Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company...
(1861–1934) – timber baron - Tim BagleyTim BagleyTimothy Hugh "Tim" Bagley is an American character actor who has appeared in numerous films and television programs. He is perhaps best known for his recurring roles on the TV series Will & Grace, Monk and $h*! My Dad Says.-Early life:...
(born 1957) - character actor, Strip MallStrip MallStrip Mall is a situation comedy that aired on Comedy Central from June 2000 until March 2001.The series, a spoof of prime time soap operas, was set in Van Nuys, California which is series star/creator/executive producer Julie Brown's hometown. The titular "Strip Mall" was the fictional Plaza del...
, Will & GraceWill & GraceWill & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006 for a total of eight seasons. Will & Grace remains the most successful television series with gay principal characters... - Bill Baker (born 1956) – hockey player
- Earl BakkenEarl BakkenEarl E. Bakken is an American engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry...
(born 1924) – co-founder of Medtronic - Janae BakkenJanae BakkenJanae Bakken is an American television producer and screenwriter best known for her work on the television series Scrubs....
– television producer - Jim BakkerJim BakkerJames Orsen "Jim" Bakker is an American televangelist, a former Assemblies of God minister, and a former host of The PTL Club, a popular evangelical Christian television program.A sex scandal led to his resignation from the ministry...
§ (born 1939) – televangelist - Melvin BaldwinMelvin BaldwinMelvin Riley Baldwin was a Representative from Minnesota.-Early life and education:Baldwin was born near Chester, Vermont, on April 12, 1838 and moved with his parents to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1847. He attended the common schools there and entered Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1855...
§ (1838–1901) – member of U.S. Congress - Joseph H. BallJoseph H. BallJoseph Hurst Ball wasa newspaper reporter who became a United States Senator at the age of 35, as the result of an accident. When Minnesota's U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen was killed in a plane crash on August 31, 1940, Ball was the surprise appointment to fill the unexpired term...
(1905–1993) – U.S. Senator - Keith BallardKeith BallardKeith Ballard is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently a member of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League . He played college hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for three seasons...
(born 1982) – hockey player for the Vancouver CanucksVancouver CanucksThe Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... - Maria BamfordMaria BamfordMaria Bamford is an American stand-up comedian and voice actor. She is best known for her portrayal of her dysfunctional family and self-deprecating comedy involving jokes about depression. Her comedy style draws upon surrealism and incorporates voice impressions that good-naturedly mock various...
§ (born 1970) – stand-up comedian - Ann BancroftAnn BancroftAnn Bancroft is an American author, teacher, and adventurer. She was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic.-Biography:...
(born 1955) – polar explorer, first female to reach both the North and South Poles - Dennis BanksDennis BanksDennis Banks , a Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author, is an Anishinaabe born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. Banks is also known as Nowa Cumig...
(born 1937) – Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist, and author - Margaret Culkin BanningMargaret Culkin BanningMargaret Frances Culkin Banning was a best-selling American author of thirty-six novels and an early advocate of women's rights. Banning was born in Buffalo, Minnesota, the daughter of William E. Culkin, who served in the Minnesota state senate from 1895 to 1899. She was also the first woman...
(1891–1982) – author, poet, women's rights advocate - Dominique BarberDominique BarberDominique J. Barber is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Texans in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Minnesota....
(born 1986) – Houston TexansHouston TexansThe Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
football player - Marion Barber IIIMarion Barber IIIMarion Sylvester Barber III is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Minnesota....
(born 1983) – Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
football player - Lori BarberoLori BarberoLori Barbero was the drummer for the Minneapolis-based band Babes in Toyland. She subsequently played drums for the bands Eggtwist and Koalas....
(born 1961) – drummer - Dean BarkleyDean BarkleyDean Malcolm Barkley is a politician who briefly served as a member of the United States Senate from Minnesota following the death of Paul Wellstone...
(born 1950) – U.S. Senator - Lynsey BartilsonLynsey BartilsonLynsey Marie Bartilson is an American film, television and stage actress. She is best known for playing Lily Finnerty on the Fox / WB sitcom Grounded for Life.-Acting:...
(born 1983) – actor - Alphonso BartoAlphonso BartoAlphonso Barto was a Minnesota legislator and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Hinesburg, Vermont, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Cushman K. Davis from January 9, 1874 to January 7, 1876. Married Harriet E. Hitchcock and Charlotte "Lottie"...
– 7th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Carol BartzCarol BartzCarol Ann Bartz is an American business executive, the former president and CEO of the Internet services company Yahoo!, and former chairman, president, and CEO at architectural and engineering design software company Autodesk....
(born 1948) – President and CEO of Yahoo! - Earl BatteyEarl BatteyEarl Jesse Battey, Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago White Sox , the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins...
§ (1935–2003) – Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
baseball player - Elgin BaylorElgin BaylorElgin Gay Baylor is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers....
§ (born 1934) – former basketball player - Charles Baxter (born 1947) – author
- Tracy BeckmanTracy BeckmanTracy L. Beckman is a Minnesota politician and is a former member of the Minnesota Senate from southern Minnesota. First elected in 1986 in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s “firestorm” that swept through the region, giving Democrats unprecedented control of southwestern Minnesota for the next...
(born 1945) – government official, politician, business owner and manager - James BedeJames BedeJames Adam Bede was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.Born on a farm in Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio, he attended the public schools of Ohio, Oberlin College, and Tabor College in Tabor, Iowa, and read law while learning the printing trade...
§ (1856–1942) – member of U.S. Congress - Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932–1972) – politician
- Troy BellTroy BellTroy Delvon Bell is an American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He played at Boston College and finished as one of the greatest players in the program's history....
(born 1980) – basketball player - Clyde BellecourtClyde BellecourtClyde Howard Bellecourt is a White Earth Ojibwe civil rights organizer noted for co-founding the American Indian Movement in 1968 with Dennis Banks, Herb Powless, and Eddie Benton Banai, among others. His older brother, the late Vernon Bellecourt, was also active...
(born 1936) – Native American civil rights organizer - Sharon Sayles BeltonSharon Sayles BeltonSharon Sayles Belton is an American community leader, politician and activist. She is currently the VP of Community Relations and Government Affairs for Thomson Reuters Legal business.-Early years:...
(born 1951) – first African-American mayor of Minneapolis - Chief BenderChief BenderCharles Albert "Chief" Bender was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century...
(1884–1954) – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher - Shelton BenjaminShelton BenjaminShelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted...
§ (born 1975) – wrestler - Kenny BenkowskiKenny BenkowskiKenny Benkowski, better known as "Sodbuster" Kenny Jay or The Very Capable Kenny Jay is a retired professional wrestler who competed primarily in the American Wrestling Association...
(born 1937) – wrestler - Paris BennettParis BennettParis Ana'is Bennett is an American singer. She came to national recognition as a contestant on the fifth season of the reality television talent show, American Idol, finishing in fifth place...
§ (born 1988) – singer - Tony BenshoofTony BenshoofTony Benshoof is an American luger from White Bear Lake, Minnesota who has been competing since 1990...
(born 1975) – luger, Olympian - Elmer Austin BensonElmer Austin BensonElmer Austin Benson was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota.-Biography:Born in 1895 in Appleton, Minnesota, he studied law at William Mitchell College of Law and served for a year in the U.S. Army during World War I...
(1895–1985) – 24th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator - Joanne BensonJoanne BensonJoanne E. Benson was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from January 3, 1995 to January 4, 1999. An Independent Republican, she was elected on the gubernatorial ticket with Governor Arne Carlson, competing for the party endorsement with Allen Quist and Doug McFarland, and later in the...
(born 1943) – 44th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - William Benton (1900–1973) – U.S. Senator
- Juan BerenguerJuan BerenguerJuan Bautista Berenguer was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins and other teams. He had a career record of 67 wins and 62 losses. A mean-looking, husky Panamanian with long hair and a mustache, he was called "Pancho Villa" by his...
§ (born 1954) – Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
baseball player - Patty BergPatty BergPatricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer...
(1918–2006) – golfer, founding member of LPGA - Robert BerglandRobert BerglandRobert Selmer Bergland is a United States politician. He grew up on a farm near Roseau, and studied agriculture at the University of Minnesota in a two year program...
(born 1928) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; member of U.S. Congress - Tim BerglandTim BerglandTimothy Daniel Bergland is a retired American ice hockey player.Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, he did not make it onto the Capitals' roster until the 1989–90 season when his defensive play helped guide the Capitals to their first-ever semifinals appearance.Left...
(born 1965) – hockey-player - Jason BehrJason BehrJason Nathaniel Behr is an American film and television actor. He first starred in the American television series Roswell, for which he was twice nominated for a Saturn Award, followed by roles in the films The Shipping News and the American remake of the Japanese horror film The Grudge...
(born 1973) – actor - John BernardJohn BernardJohn Toussaint Bernard was a United States Representative from Minnesota.A native of the French island of Corsica, Bernard was born in 1893 in the town of Bastia. Moving to the United States in 1907, he would later work as an iron miner before enlisting in the United States Army during World War I...
§ (1893–1983) – member of U.S. Congress - Philip BerriganPhilip BerriganPhilip Francis Berrigan was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest...
(1923–2002) – peace activist, Christian anarchist, and Roman Catholic priest - Bill BerryBill BerryWilliam "Bill" Thomas Berry is a retired American musician, multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. In addition to his drumming duties, Berry played many other instruments including guitar, bass guitar, and piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M....
(born 1958) – R.E.M. drummer - Jessica BielJessica BielJessica Claire Biel is an American actress, model, and occasional singer. Biel is known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven...
(born 1982) – actor (7th Heaven) - Bernie BiermanBernie BiermanBernard W. "Bernie" Bierman was an American football player and coach. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except for a span during World War II when he served in the U.S. armed forces...
§ (1894–1977) – college football coach - Big EagleBig EagleBig Eagle was the leader of a band of Mdewakanton Dakota Sioux in Minnesota. In 1862 he and his band joined Taoyateduta and took part in a Sioux uprising. He eventually surrendered.-Early life:...
(c. 1827–1906) – leader of a band of Mdewakanton Sioux Indians - James H. BingerJames H. BingerJames Henry Binger was a lawyer who became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell. He was also a well known philanthropist, horse enthusiast and New York and Minneapolis theatre owner and entrepreneur.-Career:...
(1916–2004) – lawyer, CEO of Honeywell and Hewlett Packard - John Binkowski (born 1979) – politician
- Matt BirkMatt BirkMatthew Robert Birk is an American football center for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Harvard....
(born 1976) – Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
football player - Kevin BjorkeKevin BjorkeKevin Allen Bjorke is an artist, photographer, writer, and media evangelist for NVIDIA Corporation, based in the Silicon Valley. His work has ranged from print advertising to video games, major motion pictures to computer books and fiction...
– artist, photographer, and writer - Harry BlackmunHarry BlackmunHarold Andrew Blackmun was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 until 1994. He is best known as the author of Roe v. Wade.- Early years and professional career :...
§ (1908–1999) – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States - Matt BlairMatt BlairMatt Blair was an outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for all 12 seasons of his career from 1974 to 1985.-Career:...
§ (born 1950) – Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
football player - Al BlakeAl BlakeAl Blake is a retired American professional wrestler, known by his ringname Vladimir Petrov, who wrestled in North American regional promotions including the Universal Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance, most notably as a member of...
(born 1961) – wrestler - Jason Blake (born 1973) – hockey player for the Anaheim DucksAnaheim DucksThe Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
- Michael BlandMichael BlandMichael Bland is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years....
(born 1969) – drummer - John BlatnikJohn BlatnikJohn Anton Blatnik was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , which is affiliated with the Democratic Party....
(1911–1991) – member of the U.S. Congress - Jerome BlatzJerome BlatzJerome Blatz drafted Bloomington, Minnesota's first City Charter as an attorney and represented Bloomington in the Minnesota Senate from 1963 to 1965 and from 1967 to 1977. Although elected on a non-partisan basis, he was a registered Republican.-References:...
– politician - Kathleen A. BlatzKathleen A. BlatzKathleen A. Blatz is a former Minnesota judge and politician.Blatz was born in Minneapolis to Kay and Jerome Blatz. She attended high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota, and received her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame...
(born 1954) – judge and politician - Theodore C. BlegenTheodore C. BlegenTheodore Christian Blegen was an American historian and author. Theodore Blegen was the author of numerous historic reference books, papers and articles written over a five decade period...
, ( 1891–1969) – historian and author. - David BloomDavid BloomDavid Bloom was an NBC journalist until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39 from deep vein thrombosis...
(1963–2003) – journalist - Wayne BloomWayne BloomWayne Bloom is a former professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, and the World Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1999....
(born 1958) – wrestler - Josh BlueJosh BlueJosh Blue is an American comedian. He was voted the Last Comic Standing on NBC's reality show Last Comic Standing during its fourth season, which aired May–August 2006...
§ (born 1978) – comedian - Carol BlyCarol BlyCarol Bly was a teacher and an award-winning American author of short stories, essays, and nonfiction works on writing...
– short story writer - Robert BlyRobert BlyRobert Bly is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement.-Life:Bly was born in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to Jacob and Alice Bly, who were of Norwegian ancestry. Following graduation from high school in 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving...
(born 1926) – poet, author - Bert BlylevenBert BlylevenBert Blyleven is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to , and was best known for his curveball. Blyleven was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011...
§ (born 1951) – Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
baseball player - Eduard BøckmannEduard BøckmannEduard Bøckmann was a Norwegian American ophthalmologist, physician and inventor.Eduard Bøckmann was born in Østre Toten in Oppland county, Norway. He was the son of Daniel Peter Barth Bøckmann and Dina Severine Dreier . He enrolled as a student in 1867 and graduated with the cand.med. degree in...
(1849–1927), ophthalmologist, physician and inventor - Haldor BoenHaldor BoenHaldor Erickson Boen was an American congressman from Minnesota.Haldor Erickson Boen was born in Sør-Aurdal, Valdres, a traditional district in Oppland county, Norway. Boen immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in Mower County, Minnesota. He attended the St. Cloud Normal School in...
§ (1846–1936) – member of U.S. Congress - Roman BohnenRoman BohnenRoman Bohnen was a stage and film actor.Born Roman Aloys Bohnen in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bohnen attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a cheerleader. He cheered so vigorously that it changed his voice for the rest of his life. After graduating in 1923 with a B.A., Roman served his...
(1901–1949) – actor - Greg BollGreg BollGreg Boll is a former American politician and member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party . Boll was, somewhat unintentionally, one of the key players in the DFL Party’s “firestorm” that swept through southwestern Minnesota in the mid-1980s at the height of the Midwestern Farm Crisis...
(born 1960) – politician, activist - Brian BoninBrian BoninBrian Raymond Bonin is a former professional ice hockey center. He was drafted in the ninth round, 211th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft....
(born 1973) – hockey player - Brady Boone (born 1958) – wrestler
- Jeremy BorashJeremy BorashJeremy Borash , is an American professional wrestling play-by-play commentator, announcer, ring announcer, booker, interviewer, producer and website designer...
(born 1977) – wrestling announcer - Madeleine BordalloMadeleine BordalloMadeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo is the Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives.She was the first woman ever to serve as Guam's Delegate, Guam's first female Lieutenant Governor , Guam's first female candidate for Governor , and the first Democratic woman elected to the...
(born 1933) – politician - Wayne BoringWayne BoringWayne Boring was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman from the late 1940s to 1950s. He occasionally used the pseudonym Jack Harmon....
(1905–1987) – comic book artist - Rudy BoschwitzRudy BoschwitzRudolph Ely "Rudy" Boschwitz is a former Independent-Republican United States Senator from Minnesota. He served in the Senate from December 1978 to January 1991, in the 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, and 101st congresses. He was then defeated by Paul Wellstone.-Life and career:Boschwitz was born...
§ (born 1930) – U.S. Senator - Lyman BostockLyman BostockLyman Wesley Bostock, Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball for four seasons, as an outfielder for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels...
§ (1950–1978) – baseball player - Norman BorlaugNorman BorlaugNorman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution". Borlaug was one of only six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal...
(born 1914) – agricultural scientist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize - Todd BoumanTodd BoumanTodd Bouman is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at St. Cloud State....
(born 1972) – quarterback for the Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville JaguarsThe Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Lloyd Wheaton BowersLloyd Wheaton BowersLloyd Wheaton Bowers was an American lawyer.Bowers was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel Dwight and Martha Wheaton Bowers...
§ (1859–1910) – Solicitor General - Gregory A. Boyd (born 1957) – pastor, theologian, author
- Kay BoyleKay BoyleKay Boyle was an American writer, educator, and political activist.- Early years :The granddaughter of a publisher, Kay Boyle was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and grew up in several cities but principally in Cincinnati, Ohio...
(1902–1992) – writer, educator, and political activist - Casey BradleyCasey BradleyCasey “Gus” Bradley is the current defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks. He previously was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebackers coach from 2007-2008.-College career:...
(born 1966) – defensive coordinator for the Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... - Jim BrandenburgJim BrandenburgJim Brandenburg is an environmentalist and nature photographer and filmmaker based near Ely, Minnesota. His career includes over 10 years as a newspaper photojournalist, over 30 years as a contract photographer for the National Geographic Society, and commissions from such groups as the United...
– photographer - Joseph K. BrattonJoseph K. BrattonJoseph K. Bratton was an American Army officer and nuclear engineer. Bratton was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated third in the class of 1948 at the United States Military Academy and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers...
(born 1926) – engineer - Dick BremerDick BremerRichard J. Bremer is a sports broadcaster for Fox Sports North. He does the play-by-play announcing for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Gophers men's basketball and other Minnesota sports...
– broadcaster - Kai Brendlinger (born 1943) – model
- Joe BrinkmanJoe BrinkmanJoseph Norbert Brinkman is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1973 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues from 2000 until his retirement during the 2006 season....
(born 1944) – umpire - Ivar BroggerIvar BroggerIvar Brogger is an American actor of stage, motion pictures and television. He is known for his appearances in several TV shows like 24, NCIS, Star Trek: Voyager, Private Practice and a recurring role in Invasion. He had small roles in motion pictures like Dreamgirls, Ocean's Thirteen and Little...
(born 1947) – actor, The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
and InvasionInvasion (TV series)Invasion is an American science fiction television series that aired on ABC for only one season beginning in September 2005. Somewhat similar to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the show told the story of the aftermath of a hurricane in which water-based creatures infiltrate a small Florida town and... - Herb BrooksHerb BrooksHerbert Paul Brooks, Jr. was an American ice hockey player and coach. He notably coached the United States' men's hockey team to a 4-3 upset of the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York on February 22, 1980...
(1937–2003) – 1980 Olympics ice hockey coach, Minnesota Golden Gophers coach, Minnesota North Stars coach - Neal BrotenNeal BrotenNeal LaMoy Broten is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played on the gold medal-winning "Miracle on Ice" hockey team in 1980, and in 1,099 NHL regular season games from 1981 – 1997 with the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings...
(born 1959) – Minnesota North StarsMinnesota North StarsThe Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
ice-hockey player - Jim BrowerJim BrowerJames Robert Brower is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for 8 MLB teams: Cleveland Indians , Cincinnati Reds , Montreal Expos , San Francisco Giants , Atlanta Braves , Baltimore Orioles , San Diego Padres , and New York Yankees...
(born 1972) – baseball player - Aaron BrownAaron BrownAaron Brown is an American broadcast journalist most recognized for his coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks, his first day on air at CNN...
(born 1948) – broadcast journalist - Bill Brown § (born 1938) – Minnesota Vikings football player
- Brianna BrownBrianna BrownBrianna Lynn Brown is an American actress.Brown was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. After starting out as a singer she changed her focus to acting after being talked into going out for a high school musical by a student teacher...
(born 1979) – actress - Joey BrownerJoey BrownerJoey Matthew Browner is a former American football strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983 until 1991.-Professional career:...
§ (born 1960) – football player - Brownmark (Brown Mark or Mark Brown)BrownmarkMark Brown , better known by the stage name Brown Mark, also styled Brownmark and BrownMark, is an American musician and record producer.-Biography:...
(born 1962) – musician and producer - Bob BruerBob BruerRobert Anthony Bruer is a former American football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings from 1979 until 1983-Professional career:...
§ (born 1953) – football player and coach - Tom BrunanskyTom BrunanskyThomas Andrew Brunansky , nicknamed "Bruno", is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981 to 1994 for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers....
§ (born 1960) – Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
baseball player - Bobby BryantBobby BryantBobby Bryant was a cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings during the days of the Purple People Eaters . Bryant was a fierce competitor despite his size leading to the nickname "Bones"...
§ (born 1944) – Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
football player - Rich T. BucklerRich T. BucklerRichard Thompson Buckler was a Representative from Minnesota; born on a farm near Oakland, Coles County, Illinois; he attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits in Coles County; moved to Andover Township, Polk County, Minnesota in 1904 and continued agricultural pursuits; active...
§ (1865–1950) – member of U.S. Congress - Clarence BuckmanClarence BuckmanClarence Bennett Buckman, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; attended the public and normal schools; moved to Minnesota in 1872 and settled in what is now known as Buckman; engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the lumber business; appointed justice...
§ (1851–1917) – member of U.S. Congress - Vincent BugliosiVincent BugliosiVincent Bugliosi is an American attorney and author, best known for prosecuting Charles Manson and other defendants accused of the Tate-LaBianca murders. His most recent books are Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy , The Prosecution of George W...
(born 1934) – attorney - Corliss Orville BurandtCorliss Orville BurandtCorliss Orville Burandt is an American engineer who invented a system of variable valve timing in automobile engines. Working through a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair, he designed a system of putting a sensor into the cylinder to optimize the fuel-air mixture during combustion...
– engineer - Warren E. BurgerWarren E. BurgerWarren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Although Burger had conservative leanings, the U.S...
(1907–1995) – Chief Justice of the United States - Michael C. BurgessMichael C. BurgessMichael Clifton Burgess, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.-Early life, education, and early career:...
(born 1950) – physician and politician - Tom BurgmeierTom BurgmeierThomas Henry Burgmeier is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Oakland A's from 1968 to 1984...
(born 1943) – baseball player - Joseph A. A. BurnquistJoseph A. A. BurnquistJoseph Alfred Arner Burnquist was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Legislature from 1909 1911, was elected the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1912, and then served as the 19th Governor of Minnesota from December 30, 1915 to January 5, 1921. He became Governor...
§ (1879–1961) – 19th Governor of Minnesota; 20th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Jerry BurnsJerry BurnsJerome Monahan "Jerry" Burns is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Iowa, from 1961 to 1965, compiling record of 16–27–2, and for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL from 1986 to 1991, tallying a mark of...
(born 1927) – Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
football coach - Tom BurnettTom BurnettThomas Edward Burnett, Jr. was the vice-president and chief operating officer of Thoratec Corporation, a medical devices company based in Pleasanton, California. He resided in San Ramon, California....
(1963–2001) – passenger on United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93 was United Airlines' scheduled morning transcontinental flight across the United States from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport in California. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the Boeing 757–222 aircraft operating the... - Pierce ButlerPierce Butler (justice)Pierce Butler was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1939...
(1866–1939) – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States - Dominique ByrdDominique ByrdDominique Montiel Byrd is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
(born 1984) – football player for the Arizona CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Thomas R. ByrneThomas R. ByrneThomas Robert Byrne was an American politician in Minnesota. He was the Democratic mayor of St. Paul from 1966–1970. He was an Irish Catholic. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II...
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- Melvin CalvinMelvin CalvinMelvin Ellis Calvin was an American chemist most famed for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham, for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.- Life :Calvin was born...
(1911–1997) – Nobel Prize winner - Karlyn Kohrs CampbellKarlyn Kohrs CampbellKarlyn Kohrs Campbell is an American academic specializing in rhetorical criticism at the University of Minnesota. -Background:Campbell was born on April 16, 1937, near Blomkest, Minnesota. She attended Willmar High School and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College, St. Paul, in...
(born 1937) – academic - Rod CarewRod CarewRodney Cline "Rod" Carew is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, second baseman and coach. He played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels and was elected to the All-Star game every season except his last. In 1991, Carew was inducted into the National...
§ (born 1945) – Minnesota Twins baseball player - Ron CareyRon Carey (Minnesota politician)Ron Carey was the chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota until July 1, 2009. He was first elected by the party's central committee on June 11, 2005, succeeding Ron Eibensteiner. He was re-elected on the first ballot in June 2007. Prior to serving as chair, he was the state party’s...
– politician - Arne CarlsonArne CarlsonArne Helge Carlson, Sr. is an American politician and the 37th Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Early years, education and family:...
§ (born 1934) – 37th Governor of Minnesota - Bruce A. CarlsonBruce A. CarlsonBruce Allen Carlson is the current Director, National Reconnaissance Office. He was a former four-star general in the United States Air Force and served as the sixth Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio...
(born 1971) – Commander, Air Force Materiel Command - Casey Carlson (1989–Present) – Semi-Finalist of American Idol Season 8
- Curt CarlsonCurt CarlsonCurtis "Curt" Carlson was a Swedish-American businessman and founder of Carlson.-Background:Curtis Leroy Carlson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Charles and Leatha Carlson, both Swedish-American immigrants...
(1914–1999) – businessperson (Carlson Companies, Radisson Hotels) - Gretchen CarlsonGretchen CarlsonGretchen Elizabeth Carlson is an American television personality who currently co-hosts the Fox News morning show Fox & Friends along with Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade...
– beauty queen, anchor - John Carlson (born 1984) – tight endTight endThe tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
for the Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... - Kelly CarlsonKelly CarlsonKelly Lee Carlson is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Kimber Henry on Nip/Tuck. In 2001 she was listed on Tear Sheet Magazines 50 Most Beautiful list.-Career:...
(born 1976) – actor - Kyle and Lane CarlsonCarlson TwinsKyle and Lane Carlson, known collectively as the Carlson Twins, are identical twin brothers and work together as male fashion models.-Biography:...
(born 1978) – models - Richard Carlson (1912–1977) – actor
- Herb CarnealHerb CarnealHerb Carneal was an American Major League Baseball sportscaster. From 1962 through 2006, he was a play-by-play voice of Minnesota Twins radio broadcasts, becoming the lead announcer in 1967 after Ray Scott left to work exclusively with CBS...
(1923–2007) – Minnesota Twins baseball announcer - David CarrDavid CarrDavid Duke Carr is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans first overall in the 2002 NFL Draft...
(born 1956) – NY Times Writer - William Leighton CarssWilliam Leighton CarssWilliam Leighton Carss, was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Pella, Marion County, Iowa and subsequently moved with his parents to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1867. There he attended the public schools, studied civil and mechanical engineering and followed that profession for a number of...
§ (1865–1931) – member of U.S. Congress - Anthony CarterAnthony CarterAnthony Bernard Carter is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New York Knicks.-Early life:...
§ (born 1975) – Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player - Kiki Carter (Kimberli Wilson)Kiki CarterKiki Carter born Kimberli Wilson is an environmental activist, organizer, musician, songwriter, and columnist.-Personal life:...
§ (born 1957) Environmental activist, organizer, musician, songwriter, and columnist - Jonathan CarverJonathan CarverJonathan Carver was an American explorer and writer. He was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts and then moved with his family to Canterbury, Connecticut. He later married Abigail Robbins and became a shoemaker. He is believed to have had seven children.In 1755 Carver joined the colonial militia at...
§ (1710–1780) explorer - Bob CaseyBob Casey (baseball announcer)Bob Casey was the only public address announcer in Minnesota Twins history until 2005. He started announcing Twins games when the franchise moved to Minnesota from Washington, D.C., in 1961....
(1925–2004) Minnesota Twins public-address announcer - Patrick Casey (born 1978) – writer and actor
- James Castle § (1836–1903) – member of U.S. Congress
- Tracy CaulkinsTracy CaulkinsTracy Anne Caulkins Stockwell, OAM, is a former American college and international swimmer, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and a former world record-holder....
(born 1963) – swimmer - James M. Cavanaugh § (1823–1879) – member of U.S. Congress
- Chelsea CharmsChelsea CharmsChelsea Charms is the stage name of an American big-bust model, internet model, and stripper. Artist Marc Quinn created a life-sized sculpture of Charms, which the The Guardian described as "virtually all bosom".-Biography:...
(born 1976) – model - Ray P. ChaseRay P. ChaseRay Park Chase was a United States Representative from Minnesota and a Minnesota State Auditor.Chase was born in Anoka County, Minnesota on March 12, 1880. He attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1903...
(1880–1948) – member of U.S. Congress - Sam ChildersSam ChildersSam Childers is a former gang biker who now dedicates his life and resources to rescue children in the war zone of South Sudan. Childers and his wife Lynn founded and operate Angels of East Africa, the Children's Village Orphanage in Nimule, Sudan, where they currently have more than 300 children...
§ (born 1962) – former gang biker, founder of Angels of East Africa located in SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the... - Leeann Chin – founder of the Leeann ChinLeeann ChinLeeann Chin is a Chinese-American fast food restaurant chain in Minnesota, operating approximately 40 outlets. Although the establishment's menu is dedicated almost entirely to chicken entrees and fried appetizers, it does offer at least one beef entree and a vegetarian dish. A shrimp entree is...
Chinese restaurantChinese cuisineChinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...
chain - Tom ChorskeTom ChorskeThomas P. Chorske is an American retired professional ice hockey player. A forward, he played for eleven seasons in the National Hockey League . In September, 2006, he was named color commentator for New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts, a position he only held for one season before resigning...
(born 1966) – hockey player - Chief Chouneau (William Cadreau)Chief ChouneauWilliam "Chief" Chouneau was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the Chicago White Sox in 1910...
(1888–1946) – baseball player - Victor ChristgauVictor ChristgauVictor Laurence August Christgau was Representative from Minnesota-Background:Victor Christgau born in Dexter Township, Mower County, near Austin, Minnesota. attended He was graduated from the school of agriculture of the University of Minnesota at St...
(1894–1991) – member of U.S. Congress - Theodore ChristiansonTheodore ChristiansonTheodore Christianson was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1925 until January 6, 1931.-Background:...
(1883–1948) – 21st Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress - Charles A. ChristophersonCharles A. ChristophersonCharles Andrew Christopherson was a lawyer and politician in South Dakota. He was elected to the state legislature in 1912...
(1871–1951) – politician - Nick Ciola (Dominic Ciola or Caesar)Nick CiolaNick Ciola is the former bass guitarist for the Gear Daddies and the current bassist for Martin Zellar and The Hardways. He was born and raised in Austin, Minnesota.- References :...
– musician - Moses E. ClappMoses E. ClappMoses Edwin Clapp was an American lawyer and politician.He served as the Minnesota Attorney General from 1887 until 1893. In 1900, he entered the special election for Minnesota's seat in the United States Senate that was made vacant by the death of Cushman Davis. He won that election, and was...
(1851–1929) – U.S. Senator - Frank Clague § (1865–1952) – member of U.S. Congress
- Harlan ClevelandHarlan ClevelandHarlan Cleveland was an American diplomat, educator, and author. He served as Lyndon Johnson's U.S. Ambassador to NATO, 1965–1969, and earlier as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, 1961-1965...
(1918–2008) Championed DIKWDIKWThe "DIKW Hierarchy", also known variously as the "Wisdom Hierarchy", the "Knowledge Hierarchy", the "Information Hierarchy", and the "Knowledge Pyramid", refers loosely to a class of models for representing purported structural and/or functional relationships between data, information, knowledge,...
, Club of RomeClub of RomeThe Club of Rome is a global think tank that deals with a variety of international political issues. Founded in 1968 at Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy, the CoR describes itself as "a group of world citizens, sharing a common concern for the future of humanity." It consists of current and...
member, founding dean for H. H. Humphrey Institute, politician - David Marston CloughDavid Marston CloughDavid Marston Clough was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from January 1887 to January 1893. He served as the state's Lt. Governor January 4, 1893 to January 31, 1895. He was the 13th Governor of Minnesota from January 31, 1895 to January 2, 1899...
§ (1846–1924) – 13th Governor of Minnesota; 12th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Ben ClymerBen ClymerBenjamin Andrew Clymer is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals.-Playing career:...
(born 1978) hockey player - Diablo CodyDiablo CodyBrook Busey , better known by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American screenwriter, writer, blogger, journalist, and author. She was first known for her candid chronicling of her year as a stripper in her Pussy Ranch blog and her 2006 memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper...
§ (born 1978) – writer - Ethan Coen (born 1957) – screenwriter, director, producer
- Joel Coen (born 1954) – screenwriter, director, producer
- William ColbyWilliam ColbyWilliam Egan Colby spent a career in intelligence for the United States, culminating in holding the post of Director of Central Intelligence from September 1973, to January 1976....
(1920–1996) – director of the CIA - Chris ColemanChris Coleman (politician)Christopher "Chris" B. Coleman is a Minnesota politician and the mayor of St. Paul. He defeated incumbent mayor Randy Kelly in 2005 and took office on January 3, 2006.- Family and early career :...
(born 1961) – politician - Nick ColemanNick Coleman (columnist)Disambiguation: for the Minnesota politician, see Nicholas D. Coleman.Nicholas J. Coleman is a veteran Minnesota journalist and columnist for the Star Tribune, the daily newspaper published in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
(born 1950) – columnist - Nick ColemanNick ColemanThis article is about the Minnesota politician. For the former Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist, see: Nick ColemanNicholas David "Nick" Coleman was a Minnesota politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. A Democrat, he was first elected in 1962 and reelected in...
(1925–1981) – politician - Norm ColemanNorm ColemanNorman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a United States senator from Minnesota from 2003 to 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a senator, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2002...
§ (born 1949) – U.S. Senator, Mayor of Saint Paul - Louis L. CollinsLouis L. CollinsLouis Loren Collins was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor J. A. O. Preus from January 4, 1921 – January 6, 1925. He died in 1950 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.-References:*...
– 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Mo CollinsMo CollinsMaureen "Mo" Ann Collins is an American actress and comedian. Collins is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show...
(born 1965) – comedic actor - Solomon ComstockSolomon ComstockSolomon Gilman Comstock was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota as a member of the 51st Congress of the United States of America.-Biography:...
§ (1842–1933) – member of the U.S. Congress - Chester Adgate CongdonChester Adgate CongdonChester Adgate Congdon , lawyer and capitalist, was born in Rochester, New York, on the 12th of June, 1853, his parents being Sylvester Laurentius and Laura Jane Congdon...
§ (1853–1916) – lawyer and capitalist - Rachael Leigh CookRachael Leigh CookRachael Leigh Cook is an American actress, known for her role in the romantic comedy She's All That and her This is Your Brain on Drugs public service announcement.-Early life:...
(born 1979) – actor, model - Roger CooperRoger CooperRoger M. Cooper is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1986 in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s “firestorm” that swept through the region, giving Democrats unprecedented control of southwestern...
(born 1944) – teacher, politician - Marisa Coughlan (born 1974) – model and actor
- Gratia CountrymanGratia CountrymanGratia Alta Countryman was a nationally-known librarian who led the Minneapolis Public Library from 1904 to 1936. She was the daughter of immigrant farmers Alta and Levi Countryman. She pioneered many ways to make the library more accessible and user-friendly to all of the city's residents,...
(1866–1953) – influential librarian - Christopher Cox (born 1952) – Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, United States representative
- Fred CoxFred CoxFrederick William Cox is a former National Football League kicker who played for the Minnesota Vikings throughout his career . Fred was raised in Monongahela, PA, where his family owned a grocery store...
– Minnesota Vikings football player, inventor of Nerf football - Brian CoyleBrian CoyleBrian John Coyle was an American community leader, elected official, and gay activist.He was born in Great Falls, Montana, raised in Moorhead, Minnesota, graduated from Moorhead High School, and received a BA degree from the University of Minnesota in 1967...
(1944–1991) – openly gay politician - Seymour CraySeymour CraySeymour Roger Cray was an American electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded Cray Research which would build many of these machines. Called "the father of supercomputing," Cray has been credited...
§ (1925–1996) – founder Cray Research, supercomputer architect, inventor - Joseph CrétinJoseph CrétinJoseph Crétin was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Cretin Avenue in St. Paul, Cretin-Derham Hall High School, and Cretin Hall at the University of St. Thomas are named for him....
§ (1799–1857) – first Roman Catholic bishop of Saint Paul - David CrittendenDavid CrittendenDavid Crittenden is an American classical guitarist. He has performed across the United States and is highly regarded as a soloist and chamber musician. He has studied in master classes with Jose Tomas and Christopher Parkening in whose class he was voted "outstanding performer." He has composed...
§ (born 1960) classical guitarist - Daunte CulpepperDaunte CulpepperDaunte Rachard Culpepper is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He last played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League . Prior to joining the UFL, Culpepper enjoyed a successful National Football League career after being drafted 11th overall in...
§ (born 1977) – former Minnesota Vikings football player - Randall CunninghamRandall CunninghamRandall W. Cunningham is a former American football quarterback.After playing college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he was selected in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, with whom he remained through the 1995 season...
§ (born 1963) – former Minnesota Vikings football player - Robert E. Cushman, Jr.Robert E. Cushman, Jr.General Robert Everton Cushman, Jr. served as the 25th Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1972 to June 30, 1975. He was honored for heroism in battle during World War II at the battles of Guam , Bougainville and Iwo Jima . He also commanded all Marine forces in Vietnam from June -...
(1914–1985) – Commandant of the Marine Corps
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- Arlene DahlArlene DahlArlene Carol Dahl is an American actress and former MGM contract star, who achieved notability during the 1950s. She is the mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas.-Early years:...
(born 1923) – actor - Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn DahmNicole, Erica and Jaclyn DahmNicole, Erica, and Jaclyn Dahm are identical triplets.-Early lives:The triplets grew up in Jordan, Minnesota, and attended Jordan's public schools. All three also attended the University of Minnesota....
(born 1977) – models - Cathee DahmenCathee DahmenCathee Dahmen was a model in the 1960s and 1970s.She was half German, half Native American Chippewa, and was born and raised in Minnesota....
(born 1946) – supermodel in the 1960s and 1970s - Shawn DaivariShawn DaivariDara Daivari is an Iranian American professional wrestler, currently performing on the American independent circuit as Shawn Daivari. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as simply Daivari and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Sheik Abdul Bashir.-Career:Daivari...
(born 1984) – wrestler - Ian Anthony DaleIan Anthony DaleIan Anthony Dale is an American actor.Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he attended school in Madison, Wisconsin. He is of Japanese, French and English descent. Dale currently stars as Simon Lee on The Event, and was previously known for playing Davis Lee on Surface and his recurring role on Charmed...
(born 1978) – actor - Sean Daley (born 1972) – Hip Hop Artist
- Wayne Dalglish (born 1990) – actor, The O.C.The O.C.The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
- Teresa DalyTeresa DalyTeresa Daly is an American politician. She is a city councilwoman, and former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives....
(born 1956) – politician - Billy DankertBilly DankertJames "Billy" Dankert was born and raised in Austin, Minnesota. As a musician in the 1980s and 1990s, Dankert earned a modicum of fame as drummer, singer, and songwriter for Minneapolis-based band Gear Daddies. After the breakup of the band, he returned to school to study language and literature...
– singer, songwriter, drummer - Barry DarsowBarry DarsowBarry Darsow is a former American professional wrestler who is known as Smash, one half of the tag team Demolition, and as Krusher Kruschev, Repo Man, and The Blacktop Bully...
(born 1959) wrestler - Charles Russell DavisCharles Russell DavisCharles Russell Davis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.He was born in Pittsfield, Illinois but moved with his father to Le Sueur County, Minnesota in 1854, where he attended the public schools and was also instructed by private tutor. He graduated from a...
§ (1849–1930) – member of U.S. Congress - Cushman DavisCushman DavisCushman Kellogg Davis was an American politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1874 to January 7, 1876 and as a U.S. Senator in the 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 56th United States Congresses, from March 4, 1887 until his death. Senator Davis served in...
(1838–1900) – 7th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator - Ike DavisIke DavisIsaac Benjamin "Ike" Davis is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the New York Mets. He and his father Ron Davis, who pitched in the majors for 11 years, are the 197th father-son combination to have both played in the major leagues.He led his high school team to three straight Arizona state...
(born 1987) – first basemanFirst basemanFirst base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
for the New York MetsNew York MetsThe New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League... - Joan DavisJoan DavisJoan Davis was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy, I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy.Born as Madonna Josephine...
(1907–1961) - comedic actress - Stuart DavisStuart Davis (musician)Stuart Davis is an American contemporary musician and songwriter. He has been performing throughout the United States and Europe since 1993...
§ (born 1971) – musician and songwriter - Frank A. DayFrank A. DayFrank Arah Day was a Minnesota legislator and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Attica, Wisconsin, he moved to Minnesota. He was founder and publisher of the Martin County Sentinel newspaper, and later became involved in local politics...
– 13th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Morris DayMorris DayMorris E. Day is an American musician and composer. He is best known as the lead singer of The Time.-1970s and 1980s:...
(born 1957) – musician and composer - George DaytonGeorge DaytonGeorge Draper Dayton was an American businessman and philanthropist.-Life and career:Dayton came to the U.S. state of Minnesota from New York in 1883. His family was one of average means, and he had hoped to become a minister, but was lured by the urge to be in the business world...
(1857–1938) – banker, businessperson - Mark DaytonMark DaytonMark Brandt Dayton is an American politician, the 40th and current Governor of the state of Minnesota. Dayton previously served as United States Senator from Minnesota from 2001 to 2007 in the 107th, 108th, and 109th Congresses...
(born 1947) – former U.S. Senator, 40th Governor of Minnesota - Julia DeanJulia Dean (actress)Julia Dean was a stage and film actress who began her career in the 1890s.-Biography:Julia Dean was born to Albert Clay Dean and Susan Jane Morton in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1878. She made her Broadway debut December 1, 1902 in The Altars of Friendship. She toured with Joseph Jefferson and James...
(1878–1952) – actress - Gary DeCramerGary DeCramerGary M. DeCramer is a former politician from Minnesota and a former Minnesota State Senator. After running unsuccessfully for the state senate in a 1981 special election, he was elected from Ghent in 1982 in the re-districted District 27, and was re-elected in 1986 and 1990...
(born 1944) – politician, educator - Midge DecterMidge Decter-Biography:Midge Rosenthal Decter was born on July 25, 1927 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She attended the University of Minnesota, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and New York University....
(born 1927) – neoconservativeNeoconservatismNeoconservatism in the United States is a branch of American conservatism. Since 2001, neoconservatism has been associated with democracy promotion, that is with assisting movements for democracy, in some cases by economic sanctions or military action....
journalist - Marguerite De La MotteMarguerite De La MotteMarguerite De La Motte was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era.-Career:Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova. In 1919 she became the dance star of Sid Grauman on the stage of his theater...
(1902–1950) – silent film actress - William DemarestWilliam DemarestCarl William Demarest was an American character actor. He frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles.-Early life and career:...
(1892–1983) – film and television actor - Dr. DementoDr. DementoBarret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
(born 1941) radio personality (aka Barret Eugene Hansen) - Carol DempsterCarol DempsterCarol Dempster was an American film actress of the silent film era.-Biography:Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Dempster got her start in films as a protégé of legendary film director D.W. Griffith alongside other Griffith actresses of the mid-1910s Lillian and Dorothy Gish and Mae Marsh...
(1901–1991) – actor - Tony DenmanTony DenmanAnthony Richard "Tony" Denman is an American actor.-Filmography:*Little Big League , Phil*Angus , Kid*Fargo , Scotty Lundegaard*Go , Track suit guy...
(born 1979) – actor - Jessica DereschukJessica DereschukJessica Ann Dereschuk is a beauty queen from Stacy, Minnesota, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Dereschuk was born to Gregory & Valarie Vaught Dereschuk. She has two brothers named Nicholas and Mikhail and one sister named Alexandra.Dereschuk won the Miss Minnesota USA title in her first...
(born 1982) – 2004 Miss Minnesota - Edward DevittEdward DevittEdward James Devitt was a United States Representative and United States District Judge from Minnesota.-Early life, education, and career:...
(1911–1992) – member of U.S. Congress - Kate DiCamilloKate DiCamilloKatrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo is an American children's author. She is known for the Newbery Medal-winning book The Tale of Despereaux, the Newbery Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, and the Mercy Watson series, plus numerous other award-winning and honored books.-Early life:Born in...
(born 1964) – children's author - Dez DickersonDez DickersonDez Dickerson is an American guitarist and singer who was a member of Prince's former band, The Revolution.-Biography:...
(born 1955) – guitarist and singer - Gordon R. DicksonGordon R. DicksonGordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author.- Biography :Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1937...
(1923–2001) – author - Alan DinehartAlan DinehartAlan Mason Dinehart was an American Broadway actor, director, writer, stage manager and later, a Character actor and supporting player featured in at least 88 films between 1931 and 1944...
(1889–1944) – actor - Richard DixRichard DixRichard Dix was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero.-Early life:...
(1893–1949) – actor - Gil DobieGil DobieGilmour "Gloomy Gil" Dobie was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Dakota Agricultural College—now North Dakota State University , the University of Washington , the United States Naval Academy , Cornell University , and...
(1879–1948) – college football coach - Farrell DobbsFarrell DobbsFarrell Dobbs was an American Trotskyist and trade unionist.He was born in Queen City, Missouri where his father was a worker in a coal mine. They moved to Minneapolis, and he graduated from North High School in 1925. In 1926, he left for North Dakota to find work, but returned the following fall...
(1907–1983) – Trotskyist politician, trade unionist - Tod DockstaderTod DockstaderTod Dockstader is an American composer of electronic music, and particularly musique concrète. He studied painting and film while at the University of Minnesota, before moving to Hollywood in 1955, to become an apprentice film editor...
(born 1932) – composer of electronic musicElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound... - Pete Docter (born 1968) – director, writer, animator, UpUp (2009 film)Up is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and presented in Disney Digital 3-D. The film premiered on May 29, 2009 in North America and opened the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first animated and 3D film...
, WALL-EWALL-EWALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future...
, Monsters, Inc.Monsters, Inc.Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated film and the fourth feature-length film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Lee Unkrich and David Silverman, and written by Jill Culton, Peter Docter, Ralph Eggleston, Dan Gerson, Jeff Pidgeon, Rhett... - William DoddWilliam Dodd (ambassador)William Edward Dodd was an American historian who served as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 1933 to 1937, during the Nazi era.-Early years and academic career:...
– historian, American ambassador to Nazi Germany - Chris DolemanChris DolemanChristopher John Doleman is a former American Football defensive end who played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, and San Francisco 49ers from 1985 to 1999. He was an 8-time Pro Bowl selection and a 3-time First-team All-Pro during his playing days, recording 150⅓ career sacks...
(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 DoranKelly DoranKelly J. Doran is a Minnesota businessman. He ran for Governor as a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, but ended his bid in March 2006, stating that the campaign was too difficult for his family.-Background:...
(born 1957) – businessperson - Michael DoranMichael Doran.Michael Doran , Minnesota politician and businessman, was born in County Meath, Ireland. He emigrated to New York in 1850, then moved to Norwalk, Ohio the following year. In 1855, he married Helen Brady of Norwalk. He took out a land claim in Kilkenny, Minnesota in 1856, and established a farm...
§ (1827–1915) – politician - Joanne DorianJoanne DorianJoanne Dorian is an American actress.Dorian is most notable for her brief portrayal of Victoria Lord on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from late 1970 to 1971. Dorian's successor, Erika Slezak, continues in the role today.Dorian married actor Michael Zaslow in 1965, and they divorced in 1972...
(born 1942) – actress, One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... - Marjory Stoneman DouglasMarjory Stoneman DouglasMarjory Stoneman Douglas was an American journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development...
(1890–1998) – Journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist - William O. DouglasWilliam O. DouglasWilliam Orville Douglas was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. With a term lasting 36 years and 209 days, he is the longest-serving justice in the history of the Supreme Court...
(1898–1980) – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States - Jeffrey DoumaJeffrey DoumaJeffrey Douma is the Director of the Yale Glee Club and an Associate Professor of Conducting at the Yale School of Music. Prior to his appointment at Yale in 2003, he taught at Carroll University, where he was Director of Choral Activities, and also served on the conducting faculties of Smith...
– choir director - Julia DuffyJulia DuffyJulia Duffy is an American actress from Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in character roles, best known as the spoiled rich girl and Dick Loudon's inn maid, Stephanie Vanderkellen, on the 1980s sitcom, Newhart.-Career:Duffy's early caeer included parts in soap operas such as One Life to Live,...
(born 1951) – comedic actor - Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du LhutDaniel Greysolon, Sieur du LhutDaniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known to have visited the area where the city of Duluth, Minnesota is now located and the headwaters of the Mississippi River near Grand Rapids...
§ (1639–1710) – French explorer - Mark H. Dunnell § (1823–1904) – member of the U.S. Congress
- David DurenbergerDavid DurenbergerDavid Ferdinand Durenberger is an American politician and a former Republican member of the U.S. Senate from Minnesota.- Early life :...
(born 1934) – U.S. Senator - Richard DworskyRichard DworskyRichard A. Dworsky is a pianist, a composer, and appears weekly on the A Prairie Home Companion public radio variety show from American Public Media as the resident pianist and band leader...
(born 1953) – pianist /composer - Sally DworskySally DworskySally Dworsky is an American singer-songwriter. She has been an important voice actress and singer in animated films such as Shrek, The Lion King and The Prince of Egypt in addition to releasing her own albums. She has also performed on A Prairie Home Companion. Her brother is Richard Dworsky...
– singer, songwriter - Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
(born 1941) – singer-songwriter, musician, poet - Joanell DyrstadJoanell DyrstadJoanell M. Dyrstad was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She served January 7, 1991 to January 3, 1995 and was elected with Governor Arne Carlson. She ran for the U.S. Senate seat in 1994 but lost in the primary to Rod Grams...
(born 1942) – 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
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- Patrick EavesPatrick EavesPatrick Campbell Eaves is a professional ice hockey forward, currently a member of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Born in Calgary and raised in the United States, Patrick holds Canadian and American citizenship and has represented the United States in international ice hockey...
§ (born 1984) – professional hockey-player - Charles EastmanCharles EastmanCharles Alexander Eastman was a Native American physician, writer, national lecturer, and reformer. He was of Santee Sioux and Anglo-American ancestry...
§ (1858–1939) – Dakota writer, doctor, lobbyist, co-founder of boy scouts - Adolph Olson EberhartAdolph Olson EberhartAdolph Olson Eberhart was an American politician, who served as the 17th Governor of Minnesota.-Background:...
§ (1870–1944) – 17th Governor of Minnesota; 17th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Richard EberhartRichard EberhartRichard Ghormley Eberhart was an American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total...
(1904–2005) – poet - Tony EcksteinTony EcksteinAnton Joseph “Tony” or “A. J.”Eckstein was a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1970, Eckstein was re-elected in 1972, 1974 and 1976...
(1923–2009) – politician, veterinarian, veteran - Frank EddyFrank EddyFrank Marion Eddy was a United States Representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. Eddy was born in Pleasant Grove Township, Minnesota before moving to Iowa in 1860 with his family. They returned in 1863 to Olmsted County, Minnesota, and settled near Elmira...
(1856–1929) – member of U.S. Congress - Alonzo J. EdgertonAlonzo J. EdgertonAlonzo Jay Edgerton was an American politician, who graduated from Wesleyan University in 1850, and there became a member of the Mystical Seven. After residing in Mississippi and Illinois for periods of time, Edgerton settled in Mantorville in 1855 and was admitted to the bar. In 1859 he was...
§ (1827–1896) – U.S. Senator - Jim EisenreichJim EisenreichJames Michael Eisenreich is an American former Major League Baseball player with a 15-year career from 1982–1984 and 1987–1998. He played for the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals of the American League, and the Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers of the National...
(born 1959) – Minnesota Twins player - Christian ElderChristian ElderChristian Stuart Elder was a NASCAR driver. He raced in the Busch Series for Akins Motorsports for two years....
(born 1968) – stock-car driver - Kimberly EliseKimberly EliseKimberly Elise is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role in the films Set It Off, Beloved, John Q, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, and For Colored Girls...
(born 1967) – actor - David EllefsonDavid EllefsonDavid Warren "Dave" Ellefson is a bassist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He also goes by "Junior." He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona...
(born 1964) – musician - Paul ElleringPaul ElleringPaul Ellering is a retired professional wrestling manager.-Professional wrestling career:Before entering the wrestling business, Ellering was an accomplished weightlifter...
(born 1953) – wrestler - Carl EllerCarl EllerCarl Eller is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who played from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended the University of Minnesota...
§ (born 1942) – Minnesota Vikings football player - Keith Maurice Ellison § (born 1963) – politician
- Franklin EllsworthFranklin EllsworthFranklin Fowler Ellsworth was a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota, July 10, 1879; attended the grade and high schools; enlisted as a private in Company H, Twelfth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War; attended the law...
(1879–1942) – member of U.S. Congress - Gil ElvgrenGil ElvgrenGil Elvgren , born Gillette Elvgren, was an American painter of pin-up girls, advertising and illustration. Elvgren was one of the more important pin-up and glamour artists of the twentieth century. Today he is best known for his pin-up paintings for Brown & Bigelow...
(1914–1980) – American pin-up artist - LaFayette EmmettLaFayette EmmettLaFayette Emmett was an American lawyer and an early leader in Minnesota law. He was attorney general of the Minnesota Territory from 1853 to 1858 and the first chief justice of the state supreme court, serving from 1858 to 1865....
– politician - Jonette EnganJonette EnganJonette Ellen Engan is an American politician and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.-DFL Party leader:...
(born 1951) – politician, activist - Ralph EngelstadRalph EngelstadRalph Engelstad was the multi-millionaire owner of the Imperial Palace casino-hotels in Las Vegas and in Biloxi, Mississippi and the Klondike Hotel & Casino...
(1930–2002) – businessperson - Leif EngerLeif EngerLeif Enger is an American author who wrote the novel Peace Like a River.Enger was born in 1961 and raised in Osakis, Minnesota. Since his teens, he wanted to write fiction. He worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio from 1984 until the sale of Peace Like a River to publisher...
– author - Elmer William EngstromElmer William EngstromElmer William Engstrom was an American engineer and corporate executive prominent for his role in the development of television....
(1901–1984) – engineer - Fred EnkeFred Enke-External links:...
(1897–1985) – college basketball coach - Mike EnosMike EnosMike Enos is a retired professional wrestler who wrestled mainly as a tag-team wrestler in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation between 1989 and 2000....
(born 1963) – wrestler - Eric EnstromEric EnstromEric Enstrom is famous for his 1918 photograph of Charles Wilden in Bovey, Minnesota. The photo is now known as Grace and depicts Wilden saying a prayer over a simple meal...
– photographer - Matt Entenza (born 1960) – politician, former gubernatorial candidate
- Arlen ErdahlArlen ErdahlArlen Ingolf Erdahl served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971 – 1975 and was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota, serving the first district from 1979 – 1983, in the 96th and 97th congresses.- Background :Arlen Ingolf...
(born 1931) – member of the U.S. Congress - Louise ErdrichLouise ErdrichKaren Louise Erdrich, known as Louise Erdrich, is an author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American heritage. She is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant writers of the second wave of what critic Kenneth Lincoln has called the Native American Renaissance...
(born 1954) – novelist, poet, children's author - Bryan Erickson (born 1960) – hockey player.
- Ethan EricksonEthan Erickson-Career:Born Ethan Skip Erickson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Erickson once played the recurring role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as jock Percy West, that actress Alyson Hannigan's character Willow Rosenberg tutors. He appeared in both season 3 and season 4 as the same character...
(born 1973) – actor, Fashion HouseFashion HouseFashion House is an American telenovela that aired at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday on MyNetworkTV stations. The series premiered on September 5, 2006 and concluded on December 5, 2006... - Scott EricksonScott EricksonScott Gavin Erickson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.-Career:Erickson was born in Long Beach, California, and began his professional career, after being drafted by the NY Mets in 1986, Houston Astros in 1987, and Toronto Blue Jays in 1988, in when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins...
(born 1968) – Minnesota Twins baseball player - Wendell EricksonWendell EricksonWendell O. Erickson was a Minnesota politician and is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota.-Service in the Minnesota House:...
(born 1925) – politician, educator, veteran - Mike ErlandsonMike ErlandsonMichael "Mike" Erlandson is Vice President Government Affairs for SuperValu Corporation, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Prior to joining SuperValu, he served as chief of staff to U.S. Congressman Martin Olav Sabo from 1993 until Sabo retired in 2007...
– politician, corporate executive - Gilbert EsauGilbert EsauGilbert D. Esau was a Minnesota politician and is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1962, Esau was re-elected in 1964, 1966 and 1968...
(born 1919) – politician, veteran - Helga EstbyHelga EstbyHelga Estby was a Norwegian-American immigrant most noted for her walk across the United States during 1896.-Biography:...
(1860–1942), noted for her walk across the United States during 1896. - John O. EvjenJohn O. EvjenJohn Oluf Evjen was an American author, Lutheran church historian and professor of theology.-Biography:John Evjen was born in Ishpeming, Michigan. He was educated at Augsburg Seminary and the Theological Institute of Augsberg Seminary . He earned his doctorate in Germany at the University of...
, (1874–1942) – author, church historian and professor of theology. - Douglas EwartDouglas EwartDouglas R. Ewart is a multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder. He plays sopranino and alto saxophones, clarinets, bassoon, flute, bamboo flutes , and didgeridoo; as well as Rastafarian hand drums .Ewart emigrated to the United States in June 1963 and became...
§ (born 1946) – instrument builder and musician - Eyedea (Mike Averill or Oliver Hart)EyedeaMicheal Larsen , known by his stage name Eyedea, was a well-known freestyle battle champion and underground rapper. His notable wins included the televised Blaze Battle sponsored by HBO and a victory at Scribble Jam...
(1982-2010) – underground rapper
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- Clifford FaganClifford FaganClifford B. "Cliff" Fagan was a high school basketball referee who became executive director of the National Federation of High School Athletic Associations and eventually president of the Basketball Hall of Fame and board member for FIBA, the international governing body for the sport of...
(1911–1995) – high school basketball referee - Mike FarrellMike FarrellMichael Joseph "Mike" Farrell is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series M*A*S*H . He is an activist for politically liberal causes....
(born 1939) – actor (M*A*S*H) - Mike Farrell (born 1978) – hockey player
- Ciatrick FasonCiatrick FasonCiatrick Antione Fason is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for two seasons in the early 2000s...
§ (born 1982) – Minnesota Vikings football player - Chris FaustChris FaustChristopher C. Faust is a prolific landscape photographer in St. Paul, Minnesota. He holds a degree in biology from Saint Cloud State University and an MS in Educational Media from Saint Cloud State University....
§ (born 1955) – photographer - Tammy Faye Messner (1942–2007) – Televangelist, singer
- George William FeatherstonhaughGeorge William FeatherstonhaughGeorge William Featherstonhaugh FRS was a British geologist and geographer who initiated the Albany and Schenectady Railroad and was a surveyor of the Louisiana Purchase for the US Government....
§ (born 1780) – explorer - Jay FeelyJay FeelyThomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
(born 1976) – placekickerPlacekickerPlacekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...
for the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Trevor FehrmanTrevor FehrmanTrevor Gregory Fehrman is an American actor.Trevor was born and grew up in South St. Paul, Minnesota where he performed in theater at his high school and did local commercial acting and modeling before his first TV break for NBC's Encore! Encore!. Both of Trevor's parents were school teachers in...
(born 1981) – actor - Jim FinksJim FinksJames Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...
§ (1927–1994) – Minnesota Vikings manager - David Fischer (born 1988) – hockey player
- Mardy FishMardy FishMardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
(born 1981) – tennis player - F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost...
(1896–1940) – novelist, short story writer - Frances Scott FitzgeraldFrances Scott FitzgeraldFrances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald was the only child of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. She was a writer, a journalist , and a prominent member of the United States Democratic Party."Scottie" was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota...
(1921–1986) - writer, journalist - Larry FitzgeraldLarry FitzgeraldLarry Darnell Fitzgerald, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League, and currently ranks fourth all-time in league history in receiving yards per game for a career , behind Andre Johnson, Torry Holt, and Marvin Harrison...
(born 1983) – football player - Marcus Fitzgerald (born 1985) – football player
- David FlairDavid FlairDavid Richard Fliehr better known by his ring name David Flair is a professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling , where he held the United States and World Tag Team championships...
(born 1979) – wrestler - Ric FlairRic FlairRichard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
§ (born 1949) – wrestler - Richard E. FlemingRichard E. FlemingCaptain Richard E. Fleming was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism in World War II during the Battle of Midway. Fleming piloted a Vought SB2U Vindicator dive bomber in an attack on the ....
(1917–1942) – a sailor - Loren FletcherLoren FletcherLoren Fletcher was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine; he attended the public schools and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine; moved to Bangor in 1853; was a stonecutter, clerk in a store, and an employee of a lumber company; moved to...
§ (1833–1919) – member of U.S. Congress - Patrick FluegerPatrick FluegerPatrick John Flueger is an American actor, known for his lead role in the television series The 4400.-Life and career:...
(born 1983) – actor, The 4400The 4400The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie... - Harry Flynn § (born 1933) – Roman Catholic archbishop
- Vince FlynnVince FlynnVince Flynn is a best-selling American author of political thriller novels. He lives with his wife and three children in the Twin Cities. He was a frequent guest on the Glenn Beck program on the Fox News Channel...
– author - John R. FoleyJohn R. FoleyJohn Robert Foley represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961....
(1917–2001) – politician - Steve FoleySteve Foley (drummer)Steven Foley was an American drummer who played for Curtiss A, Things That Fall Down, The Replacements, Bash & Pop, Wheelo and several other bands in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He played live for the most part but he recorded with songwriter Peter Lack and he appears in a Replacements video, "When It...
(1959–2008) – drummer, member of The Replacements - John M. FordJohn M. FordJohn Milo "Mike" Ford was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet.Ford was regarded as an extraordinarily intelligent, erudite and witty man. He was a popular contributor to several online discussions...
§ (died 2006) – science-fiction author and poet - Jamie FossJamie FossJamie Foss is a singer and actress from Erskine, Minnesota. In 2004, she won $50,000, plus a recording contract on The WB's Superstar USA, a parody of FOX's hit show American Idol....
– singer - Al FrankenAl FrankenAlan Stuart "Al" Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party....
§ (born 1951) – political humorist, author, radio commentator, U.S. Senator - Thomas FranksonThomas FranksonThomas Frankson was born in York Township, Minnesota. He was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1917 to 1921. Frankson was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician. He died June 8, 1939 in St. Paul, Minnesota.Frankson lived in Spring Valley, Minnesota before moving to St...
(1869–1939) – lawyer, real estate developer, and politician; 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Donald M. FraserDonald M. FraserDonald MacKay Fraser is an American politician from Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Early life:Donald Fraser played a critical role in making human rights an important part of U.S. policy. Fraser was born on 20 February 1924 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Everett and Lois Fraser. His parents were émigrés...
(born 1924) – mayor of Minneapolis, member of U.S. Congress - James Earle Fraser (1876–1953) – sculptor
- Jeff FrazeeJeff FrazeeJeff Frazee is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League...
(born 1987) – hockey player - David FredericksonDavid FredericksonDavid J. “Dave” Frederickson is a Minnesota politician, the state's current commissioner of agriculture, and a former member of the Minnesota Senate from southwestern Minnesota.-Background:...
(born 1944) – politician, farmer, former president of National Farmers Union - Dennis FredericksonDennis FredericksonDennis R. Frederickson is a Republican politician from Minnesota and a former Minnesota State Senator. He was first elected in 1980 when he ran for the seat being vacated by Senator Carl Jensen, who was appointed to the Minnesota Tax Court and did not seek re-election...
(born 1939) – politician, farmer, veteran - Orville FreemanOrville FreemanOrville Lothrop Freeman was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1955 to January 2, 1961, and as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
(1918–2003) – 29th Governor of Minnesota, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - Frederick William Freking (1911–1998) – shaman
- Bill FrenzelBill FrenzelWilliam Eldridge "Bill" Frenzel is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota, representing Minnesota's Third District, which included the southern and western suburbs of Minneapolis.- Early life and career :...
(born 1928) – member of U.S. Congress - Thomas FriedmanThomas FriedmanThomas Lauren Friedman is an American journalist, columnist and author. He writes a twice-weekly column for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs including global trade, the Middle East, and environmental issues and has won the Pulitzer Prize three times.-Personal...
(born 1953) – journalist, columnist, author - Lindsay FrostLindsay FrostLindsay E. Frost is an American actress.Frost, who was born in Los Angeles, California, is the daughter of actor Warren Frost, and sister of Mark Frost and writer Scott Frost. She is married to actor Rick Giolito....
(born 1962) – actor - Daniel FryDaniel FryDaniel William Fry was an American contactee who claimed he had multiple contacts with an alien and took a ride in a remotely piloted alien spacecraft on July 4, 1949....
(1908–1992) – alien-spaceship passenger - Allen J. Furlow (1890–1954) – member of U.S. Congress
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- Wanda GágWanda GágWanda Hazel Gág was an American author and illustrator. She was born on March 11, 1893, in New Ulm, Minnesota. Her mother and father were of Bohemian descent. Both parents were artists who had met in Germany. They had seven children, who all acquired some level of artistic talent...
(1893–1946) – author, illustrator - John GagliardiJohn GagliardiJohn Gagliardi is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, a position he has held since 1953. From 1949 to 1952, he was the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. With a career record of...
§ (born 1926) – St. John's College football coach - Greg Gagne § (born 1961) – baseball player
- Greg GagneGreg Gagne (wrestler)Gregory Alan "Greg" Gagne is a former professional wrestler and the son of Verne Gagne. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one half of the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell...
(born 1948) – wrestler - Verne GagneVerne GagneLaverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne , is a retired American professional wrestler, football player, and professional wrestling trainer and promoter. He was the former owner/promoter of the American Wrestling Association , based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the predominant promotion throughout...
(born 1923) – wrestler, founder of American Wrestling Association - Neil GaimanNeil GaimanNeil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
§ (born 1960) – British-born author - Daniele GaitherDaniele GaitherDaniele Gaither is an American comic actress. Gaither is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.-Early life:...
(born 1972) – comic actor - Thomas J. Galbraith – politician
- Richard Pillsbury GaleRichard Pillsbury GaleRichard Pillsbury Gale was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools of Minneapolis, The Blake School at Hopkins, Minnesota, Minnesota Farm School, and University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; was graduated from Yale...
(1900–1973) – member of U.S. Congress - William Gallagher (1875–1946) – member of U.S. Congress
- Jane GallopJane GallopJane Anne Gallop is an American professor who since 1992 has served as Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she has taught since 1990.- Education :Gallp earned a B.A...
(born 1952) – professor, feminist - Chick GandilChick GandilCharles Arnold "Chick" Gandil was a professional baseball player. He played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox of the American League. He is best known as the ringleader of the players involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal...
(1887–1970) – baseball player - Roy Alexander GanoRoy Alexander GanoRoy Alexander "Red" Gano was an Admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself in World War II, Korean War, and the Cold War, and served as Commander Military Sea Transportation Service and as Executive Director for Ocean Transportation from 1961 to 1964.-Early life and career,...
(1902–1971) – Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy - Ron GardenhireRon GardenhireRonald Clyde "Gardy" Gardenhire is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and current manager of the Minnesota Twins.He is six feet tall and weighed 175 pounds during most of his baseball career....
§ (born 1957) – manager of the Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the... - Joshua GardnerJoshua GardnerThe 5th Duke of Cleveland hoax garnered media attention in January 2006 after Joshua Adam Gardner allegedly misrepresented himself to the students and staff of Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota as a fictional fifth Duke of Cleveland from England.When student journalists...
§ (born 1983) – sex offender - Judy GarlandJudy GarlandJudy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
(1922–1969) – singer, actor - Lorraine GarlandLorraine GarlandLorraine Garland is a folk musician from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She sang and played fiddle with science fiction author Emma Bull in folk duo The Flash Girls and with the band Folk UnderGround. Currently, she is a member of the goth / folk / rock / traditional Celtic duo Lorraine a' Malena with...
– folk singer and fiddler - Edward R. GarveyEd Garvey- Background :Edward Garvey graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and spent two years in the U.S. Army; he then returned to the University of Wisconsin Law School and earned a law degree.- Law and union work :...
§ – activist, lawyer, and politician - Mike GarveyMike GarveyMike Garvey is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He formerly drove the #51 Marthon Oil Chevy for Competitive Edge Motorsports in the Nextel Cup Series. He was a long-time competitor in the American Speed Association....
(born 1962) – stock-car driver - Charles Gilbert GatesCharles Gilbert GatesCharles Gilbert Gates of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who had owned the first home in the United States where air conditioning was installed in 1914. He was the son of John Warne Gates, also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates.-Biography:...
– owned first home air conditioner in the United States in 1914 - Larry GatesLarry GatesLarry Gates was an American actor probably best known for his role as H.B. Lewis on daytime's Guiding Light and as Doc Baugh in the film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...
(1915–1996) – actor - Herbjørn GaustaHerbjørn GaustaHerbjørn Gausta also Herbjorn Gausta was an American artist who is best known for his landscapes, portraits and scenes from rural settings...
(1854–1924) – landscape artist - Tom GilbertTom GilbertThomas Kelly "Tom" Gilbert is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
– hockey player - Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber (born 1968) – disc jockey, pop music historian, and engineer.
- J. Paul GettyJ. Paul GettyJean Paul Getty was an American industrialist. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, whilst the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1,200 million. At his death, he was...
(1892–1976) – entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Getty Oil Company - John L. GibbsJohn L. GibbsJohn La Porte Gibbs was a Minnesota legislator and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Although much is not known about his early education, he attended Ann Arbor Law School, graduating in 1861...
– 14th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Tom GibisTom GibisThomas Wayne Gibis is a voice actor, best known for playing the voice of Shikamaru Nara on Naruto. Gibis made a rare public appearance at the Anime Expo 2006, along with many other cast members from Naruto. He had broken his arm as he showed up wearing an arm sling due to a separated shoulder from...
(born 1965) – voice actor - Cass GilbertCass Gilbert- Historical impact :Gilbert is considered a skyscraper pioneer; when designing the Woolworth Building he moved into unproven ground — though he certainly was aware of the ground-breaking work done by Chicago architects on skyscrapers and once discussed merging firms with the legendary Daniel...
§ (1859–1934) – architect - Stan GilbertsonStan GilbertsonStanley Frank Gilbertson is a retired American ice hockey player. He played 428 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1971 and 1977...
(born 1944) – hockey player - John GilfillanJohn GilfillanJohn Bachop Gilfillan, known as J.B., was a Minnesota politician and lawyer active in the late 19th century. Gilfillan was born on February 11, 1835 in Caledonia County, Vermont. He attended school there, first Caledonia County Grammar School and then Caledonia County Academy, until 1855, when he...
§ (1835–1924) – member of U.S. Congress - Charles A. GilmanCharles A. GilmanCharles Andrew Gilman was a Minnesota legislator, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, he later moved to Minnesota...
– 9th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Terry GilliamTerry GilliamTerrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...
(born 1940) – actor (Monty Python), writer, director - Sid GillmanSid GillmanSidney "Sid" Gillman was an American football player, coach, executive, and innovator. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, instead of short passes to running backs or wide receivers at the sides of the line of scrimmage, was instrumental in...
(1911–2003) – American football coach - Robert R. Gilruth (1913–2000) – aviation and space pioneer
- Dan GladdenDan GladdenClinton Daniel "Dan" Gladden III is an American former Major League Baseball player and current radio broadcaster.-Baseball career:Gladden is a graduate of Westmont High School in Campbell, California...
(born 1957) – Minnesota Twins baseball player - Billy GlazeBilly GlazeBilly Richard Glaze is a Minnesotan serial killer, convicted of killing three women and currently under investigation for the murder of a fourth. He was a Native American who believed that all native women should be raped and killed....
(born 1944) – serial killer - Arne GlimcherArne GlimcherArnold "Arne" Glimcher is an American art dealer, film producer and director. He is the founder of The Pace Gallery and is widely known as one of the art world's most powerful dealers. Glimcher has also produced and directed several films, including The Mambo Kings and Just Cause.-Life and...
(born 1938) – art dealer, founder of Pace GalleryPace GalleryThe Pace Gallery is a New York City-based exhibition space. It was founded in 1960 in Boston by Arne Glimcher.-PaceWildenstein:From 1993 until April 1, 2010, the gallery became "PaceWildenstein," a joint business venture between the Pace Gallery and Wildenstein & Co....
, film producer and director - James B. GoetzJames B. GoetzJames Burton Goetz was a radio broadcaster and Minnesota Republican politician. He served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from January 2, 1967 to January 4, 1971....
§ (born 1936) – radio executive and the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Godfrey G. GoodwinGodfrey G. GoodwinGodfrey Gummer Goodwin was a Representative from Minnesota.-Early life:He was born Alfred Gustafson near St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, to a single mother, Cecilia Carlson . They moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1882, where he took the name Godfrey Gummer Goodwin...
(1873–1933) – member of U.S. Congress - Samuel Y. GordonSamuel Y. GordonSamuel Y. Gordon was a Minnesota legislator and the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Lexington, Indiana, moved to Minnesota and became lieutenant governor under Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart from January 3, 1911 – January 7, 1913. He died in 1940 in St. Paul,...
– 19th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Genevieve GorderGenevieve GorderGenevieve Gorder is an American television host, is an interior decorator, and actress. She is currently the host of Dear Genevieve on the HGTV cable channel.-Early life:...
(born 1974) – designer, television personality (Trading Spaces) - Willis Arnold Gorman § (1816–1876) – lawyer, soldier, politician
- Moonlight GrahamMoonlight GrahamArchibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham was an American professional baseball player who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 1905. His story was popularized by Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P...
§ (1876–1965) – doctor, baseball player - Billy GrahamBilly GrahamWilliam Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...
§ (born 1918) – evangelist, former president of Northwestern College - Rod GramsRod GramsRodney Dwight "Rod" Grams served the state of Minnesota in both the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.- Early life :...
(born 1948) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - Bud GrantBud GrantHarry Peter "Bud" Grant, Jr is the former longtime American football head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for eighteen seasons. Grant was the second and fourth head coach of the team...
§ (born 1927) – former Minnesota Vikings football coach - Mary GrandPréMary GrandPréMary GrandPré is an American illustrator and writer, best known for her cover and chapter illustrations for the American editions of the Harry Potter books, published by Scholastic...
– illustrator (Harry Potter books) - Jim "Mudcat" GrantMudcat GrantJames Timothy "Mudcat" Grant is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians , Minnesota Twins , Los Angeles Dodgers , Montreal Expos , St. Louis Cardinals , Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates...
§ (born 1935) – Minnesota Twins baseball player - Peter Graves (Peter Aurness)Peter Graves (actor)Peter Aurness , known professionally as Peter Graves, was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his starring role in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973...
(1926–2010) – actor (Mission: Impossible television series, Airplane!, 7th Heaven) - Lauren GreenLauren GreenLauren Susan Green is a religion correspondent for Fox News Channel. Her past position was giving the top- and bottom-of-the-hour headline updates weekdays during the morning television show Fox & Friends. She has been a guest panelist on Fox's late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.Green...
(born 1963) beauty queen, anchor - Dennis GreenDennis GreenDennis "Denny" Green is an American football head coach for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League...
(born 1949) – Minnesota Vikings football coach - Steven GreenbergSteven Greenberg (musician)Steven Greenberg of Saint Paul, Minnesota is a musician, record producer and the owner of the independent October Records label. He is best known for his 1980 hit song "Funkytown," recorded under the name Lipps Inc...
(born 1950) – musician (Funkytown), record producer - Ingebrikt GroseIngebrikt GroseIngebrikt Fredrick Grose or Ingebricks F. Grose was an author, college professor and founding president of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.-Background:...
(1862–1939) – Founding president of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. - Joan GroweJoan GroweJoan Anderson Growe is a former Secretary of State of Minnesota, serving from 1975–1999. Known for her work to encourage voter participation, her tenure was one of the longest of any secretary of state in Minnesota's history. In 1984, she unsuccessfully challenged Republican U.S...
(born 1935) – former Minnesota Secretary of State - Ann Morgan GuilbertAnn Morgan GuilbertAnn Morgan Guilbert , sometimes credited as Ann Guilbert, is an American actress, who played the neighbor Millie Helper in 61 episodes of the early 1960s’ sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, and later Yetta Rosenberg, Fran Fine’s doddering grandmother, in 56 episodes of the 1990s’ sitcom The Nanny...
(born 1928) – actress, The Dick Van Dyke ShowThe Dick Van Dyke ShowThe Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. It was produced by Reiner with Bill Persky and Sam Denoff....
, The NannyThe NannyNanny may refer to:* Nanny, a child's caregiver* A grandmother * A Cajun word for godmother * A female goat* Nanny , a 1981–83 British drama series starring Wendy Craig* Nanny of the Maroons... - Bill GullicksonBill GullicksonWilliam Lee Gullickson is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for six different major-league teams, in Canada, the U.S...
(born 1959) – baseball player - Gil GutknechtGil GutknechtGilbert William "Gil" Gutknecht, Jr. is an American politician. Gutknecht was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives first elected in 1994 to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota...
§ (born 1951) – former member of U.S. Congress - Cristian GuzmánCristian GuzmánCristian Antonio Guzmán is a Dominican baseball player who plays second base and shortstop, who is currently a free agent.-Minnesota Twins:...
§ (born 1978) – Minnesota Twins baseball player
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- Tom HagedornTom HagedornThomas Michael Hagedorn was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, November 27, 1943; graduated from Blue Earth High School, 1961; served in United States Navy, 1961; engaged in grain and livestock farming, Watonwan County, Minnesota; member of the...
(born 1943) – member of the U.S. Congress - Gulbrand HagenGulbrand HagenGudbrand Torsteinson Hagen was an American newspaper editor, writer, photographer in Minnesota and North Dakota at the end of 19th Century and beginning of the 20th.-Biography:...
(1864 to 1919) – newspaper editor and publisher - Harold HagenHarold HagenHarold Christian Hagen was a Minnesota politician. He was a Farmer-Laborite and then a Republican, serving the ninth district from 1943 to 1955....
(1901–1957) – member of U.S. Congress - Molly HaganMolly Hagan-Youth:Hagan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth and John Robert Hagan. She was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana.-Career:She featured in the series Herman's Head which ran on Fox from 1991 to 1994...
(born 1961) – actor - Darwin HallDarwin HallDarwin Scott Hall was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Mound Prairie, Wheatland Township, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, January 23, 1844; moved with his parents to Waukaw, Winnebago County, in 1847, thence to Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, in 1856; attended the common schools, the local...
§ (1844–1919) – member of U.S. Congress - Osee M. HallOsee M. HallOsee Matson Hall was a Representative from Minnesota.Born in Conneaut, Ohio, he attended the local public schools and graduated from Hiram College in Ohio and from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1868.He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Red Wing,...
§ (1847–1914) – member of U.S. Congress - Philo HallPhilo HallPhilo Hall was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota. He was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1887 and starting his practice in Brookings, Dakota Territory, in what...
(1865–1938) – politician - Walter HalloranWalter HalloranFather Walter Halloran, SJ was a Jesuit Roman Catholic Christian priest who, at the age of twenty-six, assisted in the exorcism of Robbie Mannheim, a thirteen year old Lutheran boy in St. Louis, Missouri who it is said became possessed after using a Ouija board...
(1921–2005) – priest, chaplain - Kittel HalvorsonKittel HalvorsonKittel Halvorson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.Kittel Halvorson was born in Telemark, Norway; in 1848 immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled near Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin; moved to Columbia County and then to Winnebago County; attended the public...
§ (1846–1936) – member of U.S. Congress - Trina HamlinTrina HamlinTrina Hamlin is an American folk-rock singer/songwriter from Minneapolis. She studied at the Berklee College of Music, majoring in professional music, after which she moved to New York City and began performing with the band Blue Leaves...
– singer, songwriter - Winfield Scott HammondWinfield Scott HammondWinfield Scott Hammond was an American politician. He was a Democrat.Born in 1863 in Southborough, Massachusetts, he served from Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives in the 60th,...
§ (1863–1915) – 18th Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress - Greg HandevidtGreg HandevidtGreg Handevidt was born in 1965 in Concord, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. His family later moved to Jackson, Minnesota where he met David Ellefson when they were 10 years old. Shortly after graduating from high school, the two moved to Hollywood, CA in order to pursue careers in music....
§ (born 1965) - musician, attorney - Alan HangslebenAlan HangslebenAlan William "Al, Hank" Hangsleben is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman.Selected in 1973 by both the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League and the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association while still playing for the University of North Dakota men's ice...
(born 1953) – hockey player - Jack HannahanJack HannahanJohn Joseph "Jack" Hannahan IV is an American professional baseball third baseman with the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Mainly a third baseman, Hannahan has also played other infield positions....
(born 1980) – third baseman for the Cleveland IndiansCleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona... - Courtney HansenCourtney HansenCourtney Hansen is a television host/personality, syndicated columnist, author, and actress.-Biography:Courtney is the daughter of Jerry Hansen, once owner of the Brainerd International Raceway and winner of 27 SCCA national racing championships. She grew up in Orono, Minnesota and spent lots of...
(born 1975) - TV host/personality, syndicated columnist, author, and actress - Duane HansonDuane HansonDuane Hanson was an American artist based in South Florida but born in Minnesota, a sculptor known for his lifecast realistic works of people, cast in various materials, including polyester resin, fibreglass, Bondo and bronze...
(1925–1996) – post-modernPostmodernismPostmodernism is a philosophical movement evolved in reaction to modernism, the tendency in contemporary culture to accept only objective truth and to be inherently suspicious towards a global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. Postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from the...
sculptor - Jeff HansonJeff HansonJeff Hanson was a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist whose voice was described in a 2005 Paste review as an "angelic falsetto, a cross between Alison Krauss and Art Garfunkel that is often mistaken for a female contralto."-Biography:Hanson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
§ (born 1978) – singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist - Arthur HarkinsArthur HarkinsArthur M. Harkins, Ph.D. , is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration and faculty director of the Graduate Certificate in Innovation Studies program at the University of Minnesota who co-authored StoryTech with George Kubik.-See also:* Anticipatory...
§ (born 20th century) – co-founder of the World Future SocietyWorld Future SocietyThe World Future Society is a nonprofit educational and scientific organization in Bethesda, Maryland, US, founded in 1966.The Society investigates how social, economic and technological developments are shaping the future...
's Minnesota Futurists Chapter - Poppy HarlowPoppy HarlowKatharine Julia Harlow is an American news anchor and reporter, best known for her journalism at Forbes.com and her work with CNN on television and online. She is currently a business correspondent and anchor at CNNMoney.com based in New York City where she has worked since leaving Forbes.com in...
(born 1982) - news anchor, reporter and journalist for Forbes.com and CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States... - Brian HarperBrian HarperBrian David Harper is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams in both the American and National Leagues during his 16-year career and is currently the manager of the Chicago Cubs' AA club, the Tennessee Smokies.-Minor leagues:Harper was drafted by the California Angels in...
§ (born 1959) – baseball player - Har Mar Superstar (Sean Tillmann)Har Mar SuperstarSean Matthew Tillmann , better known by his stage names of Har Mar Superstar and Sean Na Na, is an American singer.-Life and career:...
(born 1978) – entertainer - Irving HarrisIrving HarrisIrving B. Harris was an American businessman and philanthropist. With his brother, he co-founded the Toni Home Permanent Company, which was sold to the Gillette Safety Razor Co...
(1910–2004) – businessperson - William H. Harries § (1843–1921) – member of U.S. Congress
- Napoleon HarrisNapoleon HarrisNapoleon Bill Harris is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Northwestern and was drafted in the first round by the Oakland Raiders in the 2002 NFL Draft....
§ (born 1979) – football player - Samantha Harris (born 1973) – television hostess, Dancing with the Stars, Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
- Ellen HartEllen HartEllen Hart is the award-winning mystery author of the Jane Lawless and Sophie Greenaway series. She was born in Minneapolis, MN in August 1949. A professional chef for 14 years, Hart's mysteries include culinary elements similar to those of Diane Mott Davidson.The author says of her work, "I don't...
§ (born 1949) – mystery novelist - Grant HartGrant HartGrant Hart is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-songwriter for the influential alternative rock and hardcore punk band Hüsker Dü. After the band's breakup in 1987, Hart formed the alternative rock trio Nova Mob, where he moved to vocals and guitar...
(born 1961) – musician - Brynn Hartman (Vicki Omdahl) (1958–1998) – actor
- Josh HartnettJosh HartnettJoshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett is an American actor and aspiring producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax...
(born 1978) – actor - Sid HartmanSid HartmanSid Hartman is an American sports journalist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the WCCO 830 AM radio station.-Background and early career:A high-school dropout, Hartman received no formal writing training...
(born 1920) – sports writer - Jon HasslerJon HasslerJon Hassler was an American writer and teacher known for his novels about small-town life in Minnesota. He held the positions of Regents Professor Emeritus and Writer-in-Residence at St...
(born 1933) – author - Mike HatchMike HatchMichael Allen Hatch is an American politician, and was Attorney General of Minnesota from 1999 to 2007. In 2006, he was the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee for governor of Minnesota...
(born 1948) – attorney general - Bernt B. HauganBernt B. HauganBernt B. Haugan was an American Lutheran minister, politician, and temperance leader.-Biography:Bernt Benjaminsen Haugan was born at Haugan vestre in Skogn parish in Levanger municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He and his parents and siblings left for America on April 3, 1872...
(born 1862) – minister, politician, and temperance leader. - Randolph E. HauganRandolph Edgar HauganRandolph E. Haugan was an American author, editor and publisher.-Background:Randolph Edgar Haugan was born in Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin to immigrant parents from Norway. He was the youngest child of Torgeir Halvorson Haugan and Hilda Dorothea Josephine Haugan. Rev...
, (1902–1985) – editor, author and publisher - Louis J. Hauge, Jr.Louis J. Hauge, Jr.-External links:...
(1924–1945) – sailor - Marty HaugenMarty HaugenMarty Haugen, , is an American composer of liturgical music.-Biography:Marty Haugen was raised in the American Lutheran Church in Minnesota, and also writes contemporary hymns and liturgies for the Lutheran church despite being a member the United Church of Christ...
(born 1950) – composer - Pete HautmanPete HautmanPete Hautman is the author of many well received young adult novels, one of which, Godless, won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Hautman moved to St. Louis Park, Minnesota at the age of five. He later graduated from St...
§ (born 1952) – novelist - John HawkesJohn Hawkes (actor)John Hawkes is an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of the merchant Sol Star on the HBO series Deadwood, Dustin Powers on Eastbound & Down, and his Academy Award-nominated performance as the menacing backwoods meth addict Teardrop in Winter's Bone.-Life and...
(born 1959) – actor - Joel HeatwoleJoel HeatwoleJoel Prescott Heatwole was a U.S. House Representative from Minnesota.He was born at Waterford Mills, Indiana. He attended the public schools, and learned the printer’s trade...
§ (1856–1910) – member of U.S. Congress - Mitch HedbergMitch HedbergMitchell Lee "Mitch" Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes, mixed with absurd elements and non sequiturs...
(1968–2005) – absurdist comic - Bret HedicanBret HedicanBret Michael Hedican is a retired American professional ice hockey player and a two-time US Olympian.-Playing career:Hedican was drafted 198th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. A product of St. Cloud State University, Hedican made his NHL debut in the 1991–92 season with...
(born 1970) – hockey player - Garrett HedlundGarrett HedlundGarrett John Hedlund is an American actor known for his roles in the films Friday Night Lights, Four Brothers, Eragon, Country Strong, for his role as Patroclus in the movie Troy and as Sam Flynn in the film Tron: Legacy.-Early life:Hedlund was born in Roseau, Minnesota, the son of Kristine Anne ...
(born 1984) – actor - Tippi HedrenTippi HedrenNathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren is an American actress and former fashion model with a career spanning six decades. She is primarily known for her roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films, The Birds and Marnie, and her extensive efforts in animal rescue at Shambala Preserve, an wildlife habitat which she...
(born 1930) – actor - Michael HegstrandRoad Warrior HawkMichael James Hegstrand was an American professional wrestler. He is best remembered as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as the Road Warriors or The Legion of Doom , with Road Warrior Animal.-Early life:While living in Chicago, Hegstrand met Joe Lauranaitis, who would be later...
(1957–2003) – wrestler - Lawrence HeinemiLawrence HeinemiLarry Heinemi is a retired professional wrestler better known by the name of Lars Anderson. His career spans over a decade of performing in National Wrestling Alliance territories as well as American Wrestling Association .-Career:...
(born 1943) – wrestler - Luke HelderLuke HelderLucas John Helder is a former University of Wisconsin–Stout college student from Pine Island, Minnesota, who earned notoriety as the Midwest Pipe Bomber in May 2002.- Bombings :...
(born 1981) – pipe bomber - E. J. HendersonE. J. HendersonEric N. "E.J." Henderson is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland....
– football player - Skitch Henderson (Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson)Skitch HendersonLyle Russell Cedric “Skitch” Henderson was a pianist, conductor, and composer. His nickname reportedly derived from his ability to quickly "re-sketch" a song in a different key.- Biography :...
(1918–2005) – pianist, conductor, and composer - Ben HendricksonBen HendricksonBenjamin John Hendrickson is a free-agent baseball pitcher.Hendrickson originally signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in the tenth round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft...
(born 1981) – baseball player - Darby HendricksonDarby HendricksonDarby Joseph Hendrickson is a retired American professional ice hockey center. He played in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche, and is currently an assistant coach with the Wild.-Playing career:He was drafted in...
(born 1972) – hockey player - Curt HennigCurt HennigCurtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World...
(1958–2003) – wrestler - Larry HennigLarry HennigLarry "The Axe" Hennig is an American retired professional wrestler. He is the father of the late "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, the grandfather of Joe Hennig, and is best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and World Wide Wrestling Federation...
– wrestler - Father HennepinLouis HennepinFather Louis Hennepin, O.F.M. baptized Antoine, was a Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Recollect order and an explorer of the interior of North America....
§ (1626–1705) – explorer - Abigail and Brittany HenselAbigail and Brittany HenselAbigail "Abby" Loraine Hensel and Brittany "Britty" Lee Hensel are dicephalic parapagus twins, meaning that they are conjoined twins of whom each has a separate head, but whose bodies are joined. They are highly symmetric, giving the appearance of having just a single body with little variation...
(born 1990) – conjoined twins - Barton HepburnBarton HepburnBarton Hepburn was an American actor who specialized in drama and comedy,Hepburn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was spotted as a stage actor in Los Angeles by the screen director Cecil B. DeMille. He starred in a 1929 production, Painted Faces, an early film with sound...
(1906–1955) – actor - Don HerbertDon HerbertDonald Jeffrey Herbert , better known as Mr. Wizard, was an American television personality...
(1917–2007) – television host - Maureen HermanMaureen HermanMaureen Herman was from 1992 until 1996 the bass player for the Minneapolis-based Babes in Toyland.-Early years:Herman was raised in Libertyville, Illinois, and attended Libertyville High School...
§ (born 1966) – musician - Bryan HickersonBryan HickersonBryan Hickerson is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1991-1995. Hickerson is currently on staff with a baseball ministry called U.P.I. in Winona Lake, Indiana, where he lives with his wife Jo and kids.-External links:...
(born 1963) – baseball player - Wally HilgenbergWally HilgenbergWalter Hilgenberg was a professional American football player.Hilgenberg was born in Marshalltown, Iowa in 1942. His family moved to Wilton where he grew up and graduated from Wilton High School....
– football player - George Roy HillGeorge Roy HillGeorge Roy Hill was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, which both starred the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford...
(1921–2002) – film director - James J. HillJames J. HillJames Jerome Hill , was a Canadian-American railroad executive. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest...
§ (1838–1916) – railroad tycoon, founder of Great Northern Railway - Peter HimmelmanPeter HimmelmanPeter Himmelman is a singer-songwriter from Minnesota, who formerly played in the band Sussman Lawrence.-Family life:He is Bob Dylan's son-in-law, being married to his daughter Maria Dylan...
(born 1960) – songwriter - John H. HinderakerJohn H. HinderakerJohn H. Hinderaker is a conservative American lawyer and a blogger at the Power Line weblog, as well as a fellow at the Claremont Institute. He is a 1971 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and received a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1974...
(born 1950) – lawyer, blogger - Larry HisleLarry HisleLarry Eugene Hisle is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Philadelphia Phillies , Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers . He batted and threw right-handed...
§ (born 1947) – baseball player - Charles HoagCharles HoagCharles Hoag was the city of Minneapolis’s first school master, second Treasurer of Hennepin County and a classical scholar. He is also known to have played a part in the naming of Minneapolis....
§ (1808–1888) – scholar - Tami HoagTami HoagTami Hoag is an American novelist, best known for her work in the romance and thriller genres. More than 22 million copies of her books are in print.-Biography:...
– novelist - Leroy HoardLeroy HoardLeroy Hoard is a retired American football running back who played for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, and Minnesota Vikings of the NFL...
§ (born 1968) – football player - Jamie Hoffmann – baseball player
- Tobias HoganTobias HoganTobias G. Mealey was a politician from Monticello, Minnesota who served in both houses of the Minnesota State Legislature from 1873 to 1882.-Notes:...
– politician - Einar HoidaleEinar HoidaleEinar Hoidale was a Norwegian-American politician. Born in Tromsø, Norway, he immigrated to the United States at the age of seven. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1898. As a lawyer and a businessman he became a prominent member of the community in Minnesota...
§ – member of U.S. Congress - Mary Liz HolbergMary Liz HolbergMary Liz Holberg is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 36A, which encompasses most of the city of Lakeville in Dakota County. A Republican, she was first elected in 1998, and has been re-elected every two years since then...
– politician - William HolcombeWilliam HolcombeWilliam Holcombe was a United States Democratic politician and the first Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in Lambertville, New Jersey and died in Stillwater, Minnesota; Holcombe was mayor of Stillwater, when he died.He was a member of first Minnesota Legislature...
§ (1804–1870) – 1st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Perry Greeley HoldenPerry Greeley HoldenPerry Greeley Holden was the first professor of agronomy in the United States.P. G. Holden was born in Dodge Center, Minnesota and studied at the Michigan State University, where he was awarded an M.S. in 1895...
(1865–1959) – professor of agronomy - Bill HolmBill Holm (poet)Bill Holm was an American poet, essayist, memoirist, and musician.Holm was born on a farm north of Minneota, Minnesota in 1943 and attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota where he graduated in 1965. Later, he attended the University of Kansas...
– poet - Paul HolmgrenPaul HolmgrenPaul Howard Holmgren is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars. He moved into coaching after his playing career, serving as head coach of the Flyers and Hartford Whalers...
(born 1955) – hockey player - James HongJames HongJames Hong is an American actor and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists . A prolific acting veteran, Hong's career spans over 50 years and includes more than 350 roles in film, television, and video games.-Early life:Hong was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His...
(born 1929) – actor - Townsend HoopesTownsend HoopesTownsend Walter Hoopes II was an American historian, who reached the height of his career as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1967 to 1969.-Biography:Hoopes, known as Tim, was born in Duluth, Minnesota...
(1922–2004) – soldier - Eric HoplinEric HoplinEric Hoplin is a Republican organizer and official who was elected Chairman of the College Republican National Committee in July 2003 and served until 2005.-Biography:...
– swindler - George A. HormelGeorge A. HormelGeorge A. Hormel was the founder of Hormel in 1891.Hormel was born in Buffalo, New York, USA, in 1860 and later settled in Austin, Minnesota. He established his meat packing company in 1891 and established a food company that continues to thrive today.He remained head of the company until 1929...
§ (1860–1946) – founder of Hormel Foods - George "Geordie" HormelGeordie HormelGeorge "Geordie" Hormel was the son of Jay Catherwood Hormel and grandson of George A. Hormel. He was a musician and recording studio proprietor....
(1928–2006) – musician and recording-studio proprietor - James HormelJames HormelJames Catherwood Hormel is an American philanthropist and grandson of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods .-Early years:Hormel was born in Austin, Minnesota. He earned a B.A...
(born 1931) – philanthropist - Jay Catherwood HormelJay Catherwood HormelJay Catherwood Hormel was the son of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods, and was head of the company from 1929 to 1954.Hormel was born in Austin, Minnesota, in 1892....
(1892–1954) – businessman - Aaron HosackAaron HosackAaron Hosack is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League....
§ – football player - Harold HotellingHarold HotellingHarold Hotelling was a mathematical statistician and an influential economic theorist.He was Associate Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University from 1927 until 1931, a member of the faculty of Columbia University from 1931 until 1946, and a Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the...
(1895–1973) – statistician and economist - Phil HousleyPhil HousleyPhillip Francis Housley is a former American ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs...
(born 1964) – hockey player - Guy V. HowardGuy V. HowardGuy Victor Howard was an American politician.-Early life:Guy Victor Howard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1879. He attended public schools, Minneapolis School of Business, and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Howard served as a clerk in the post office in the United States House of...
(1879–1954) – U.S. Senator - Kent HrbekKent HrbekFrequently injured , Hrbek retired after the players strike in 1994, citing his nagging injury problems and desire to spend more time with his wife and daughter at their home in Bloomington, MN...
(born 1960) – baseball player - Lucius Frederick HubbardLucius Frederick HubbardLucius Frederick Hubbard was an American politician. He served as the ninth Governor of Minnesota from January 10, 1882 to January 5, 1887. He was a Republican....
§ (1836–1913) – 9th Governor of Minnesota - Don HultzDon HultzWilliam Donald Hultz is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He is the child of Wilfred R. and Faye Hultz....
– football player - Ramon HumberRamon HumberRamon Humber is an American football linebacker who is currently a member of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
– football player - Oliver HumperdinkOliver HumperdinkJohn Sutton , better known by his ring name Oliver Humperdink, was a professional wrestling manager who worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, Florida Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.-Career:...
(born 1949) – wrestling manager - Hubert HumphreyHubert HumphreyHubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and...
§ (1911–1978) – U.S. Senator, Vice President, and presidential candidate - Muriel HumphreyMuriel HumphreyMuriel Fay Buck Humphrey Brown was the widow of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Following her husband's death, she was appointed to his seat in the United States Senate, thus being the first wife of a Vice President to hold public office...
§ (1912–1998) – U.S. Senator - Skip HumphreySkip HumphreyHubert Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III is a former Minnesota politician who served as attorney general of the state from 1983 to 1999. Prior to that, he was a state senator from 1973 to 1983...
(born 1942) – Minnesota attorney general - Kris HumphriesKris HumphriesKris Nathan Humphries is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's New Jersey Nets. He became an unrestricted free agent in 2011.-Early life:...
(born 1985) – power forwardPower forward (basketball)Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
for the New Jersey NetsNew Jersey NetsThe New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... - Torii HunterTorii HunterTorii Kedar Hunter is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.Hunter has taken away many home runs throughout his 13-year major league career by "climbing the fence" in the outfield. He has won nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards as an outfielder.Hunter resides...
§ (born 1975) – baseball player - Leonid HurwiczLeonid HurwiczLeonid "Leo" Hurwicz was a Russian-born American economist and mathematician. His nationality of origin was Polish. He was Jewish. He originated incentive compatibility and mechanism design, which show how desired outcomes are achieved in economics, social science and political science...
§ (1917–2008) – economist, Nobel laureate - Lloyd HustvedtLloyd HustvedtLloyd Hustvedt was an American professor and scholar of Norwegian-American history.-Background:Lloyd Hustvedt was born and raised in the Sogn Valley in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Hustvedt finished his B.A. degree at St. Olaf College with a major in Norwegian. Hustvedt received his M.A. degree...
(1922–2002) – professor, Norwegian-American scholar - Siri HustvedtSiri HustvedtSiri Hustvedt is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, five novels, two books of essays, and a work of non-fiction...
(born 1955) – novelist - Peter HutchinsonPeter HutchinsonPeter Hutchinson is an American politician, businessman and philanthropy executive from the U.S. state of Minnesota. He ran as the Independence Party of Minnesota candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 2006....
(born 1949) – politician and businessperson
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- Tim IrwinTim IrwinTimothy Edward Irwin was an offensive tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers in college and played in the NFL for 14 years. Most of his professional career was with the Minnesota Vikings....
– football player - Barney IrwinBarney IrwinBarney William Irwin is a professional wrestler best known as Bill Irwin.-Professional wrestling career:Bill Irwin started wrestling in 1979 in the National Wrestling Alliance's Central States territory and in World Class Championship Wrestling...
– wrestler - Scott IrwinScott IrwinScott K. Irwin was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tag team with his brother Barney "Bill" Irwin.-Debut and the World Wide Wrestling Federation:...
(born 1952) – wrestler - Doran IsacksonDoran IsacksonDoran L. Isackson was a Republican politician from Minnesota and a Minnesota State Senator. Elected in 1982, Isackson served one term from 1983 to 1987...
(1938–1989) – politician, farmer - Sharon IsbinSharon IsbinSharon Isbin is a widely-recorded American classical guitarist, recording artist, concertizer, and the founder of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School.-Early life and education:...
(born 1956) – classical guitarist - Dan IsraelDan IsraelDan Israel is a 15-year veteran singer-songwriter currently based in Minneapolis, who won Song of the Year in the 2005 Minnesota Music Awards...
– musician - I Self Devine (born 1972) – musician
- IshtakhabaIshtakhabaIshtakhaba , a.k.a. Chief Sleepy Eye, was a Native American chief of the Sisseton Sioux tribe. He was chief from sometime between 1822 and 1825 until his death in 1860...
– Lakota chief - Gideon S. IvesGideon S. IvesGideon Spraugue Ives was an American politician. He was born in Dickinson, New York. He served as Mayor of St. Peter, Minnesota , and as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota . He was the son-in-law of Governor Taylor Swift.-References:**...
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- Carl Richard JacobiCarl Richard JacobiCarl Richard Jacobi was an American author. He wrote short stories in the horror, fantasy, science fiction and crime genres for the pulp magazine market.-Biography:...
(1908–1997) – author - Sam JacobsonSam JacobsonSamuel Ryan Jacobson is an American professional basketball player. He plays at guard or forward. He formerly played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and Minnesota Timberwolves....
(born 1975) – basketball player - Jimmy Jam (born 1959) – songwriter, co-founder of Flyte Tyme Productions
- Erasmus JamesErasmus JamesErasmus James is an American football defensive end who is currently signed by the New Mexico Stars of the Indoor Football League . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings 18th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft...
(born 1982) – football player - Lee JanzenLee JanzenLee McLeod Janzen is an American golfer who is best known for twice winning the U.S. Open, in 1993 and 1998.-Early years and amateur career:...
(born 1964) – golfer - Kenny Jay (Kenny Benkowski) (born 1937) wrestler
- Sue JeffersSue JeffersSue Jeffers is a small business owner and former candidate for Governor of Minnesota. Jeffers challenged incumbent Tim Pawlenty for the Republican Party nomination in the 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election, after declining endorsement from the Libertarian Party of Minnesota...
– political activist, radio commentator, businessperson - Claudia Jennings (Mary Eileen Chesterton)Claudia JenningsClaudia Jennings was an American model and actress. Jennings was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in November 1969 and later Playmate of the Year 1970...
(1949–1979) – model and actor - Mason JenningsMason JenningsMason Jennings is an American pop-folk singer-songwriter. He is well known for his simple yet catchy melodies, intimate lyrics, literary and historical themes, and distinctive voice...
(born 1975) – pop-folk singer-songwriter - Carl JensenCarl Jensen (Minnesota politician)Carl Arthur Jensen was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate from southwestern Minnesota. He first ran for the House in 1950, when the District 14 seat for Brown County became vacant due to the unexpected death of Rep. William V....
(1920–1988) – politician, attorney, veteran - Jim JensenJim JensenHarold James Jensen, usually known as Jim Jensen was a longtime American anchor and reporter, most notably at CBS' flagship station, WCBS-TV in New York.-Background:...
(1926–1999) – sportswriter - Herb JoestingHerb JoestingHerbert W. Joesting was a professional American football player and coach in the early National Football League. Nicknamed "The Owatonna Thunderbolt", he played at the University of Minnesota, where he was an All-American in 1926 and 1927.In 1929, Joesting joined the Minneapolis Red Jackets as...
(1905–1963) – college and professional American football player - Bob Johnson (1931–1991) – hockey coach
- Brad JohnsonBrad Johnson (American football)James Bradley Johnson is a former National Football League Super Bowl-winning quarterback. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.-Early years:Brad went to Charles D...
§ (born 1968) – football player - Craig Johnson (born 1972) – hockey player
- Dan Johnson (born 1979) – baseball player
- Dean JohnsonDean JohnsonDean Elton Johnson is a former Minnesota politician and a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota...
(born 1947) – politician - Dewey JohnsonDewey JohnsonDewey William Johnson was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. Johnson was born in Minneapolis and attended the local public schools, followed by the University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law .After graduation from law school, he began work in the insurance business...
(1899–1941) – member of U.S. Congress - Earl V. JohnsonEarl V. JohnsonEarl Vincent Johnson was born on 28 December 1913 in Winthrop, Minnesota.Eldest son of Dr O.F and Salma E. Johnson. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 31 August 1937, and began naval aviation training the next year...
(1913–1942) – aviator - Erik JohnsonErik JohnsonErik Robert Johnson is an American ice hockey defenseman playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League . He was formerly with the St Louis Blues. Johnson, the number one overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, was drafted by the Blues from the U.S...
(born 1988) – hockey player - Gordon JohnsonGordon Johnson (musician)Gordon "Gordy" Johnson, is an American double bassist and bass guitarist who has toured and/or recorded with numerous artists, a few of which include Roy Buchanan, Bill Carrothers, Lorie Line, Chuck Mangione, Dewey Redman, Greg Brown, Peter Ostroushko, Paul Winter Consort, Cliff Eberhardt, Maynard...
(born 1952) – bass guitarist - Jellybean Johnson (Garry George Johnson)Jellybean JohnsonJellybean Johnson is an American drummer, guitarist, songwriter, producer and musician based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota...
(born 1956) – songwriter, producer and musician - Jim JohnsonJim Johnson (ice hockey b. 1962)For the 1960s and 1970s Philadelphia Flyers / Minnesota Fighting Saints forward, see Jim Johnson James Erik Johnson who graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1980, is an assistant coach for the Washington Capitals, and a former American ice hockey player...
(born 1962) – hockey player - John Albert JohnsonJohn Albert JohnsonThis is an article about the former Minnesota governor. For the former Minnesota legislator and speaker of the house, see John A. Johnson.John Albert Johnson was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from January 1897 to January 1901...
(1861–1909) – 16th Governor of Minnesota - Josh Johnson (born 1984) – baseball player
- Magnus JohnsonMagnus JohnsonMagnus Johnson was an American farmer and politician. He served in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a member of the Farmer–Labor Party....
§ (1871–1936) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - Marcus JohnsonMarcus JohnsonMichael Allen "Marcus" Johnson is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi.Johnson has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and...
(born 1981) – football player - Mark Johnson (born 1957) – hockey player
- Mark Steven JohnsonMark Steven JohnsonMark Steven Johnson is an American film director and writer.Johnson was born in Hastings, Minnesota and attended California State University, Long Beach. He has directed and co-written the two comic book based films Daredevil and Ghost Rider. His early writing credits are for the film Grumpy Old...
(born 1964) – director and screenwriter, Ghost RiderGhost Rider (film)Ghost Rider is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the character of the same name which appeared in Marvel Comics, the film stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist who sells his soul to the Devil and transforms into thevigilante Ghost...
, DaredevilDaredevil (film)Daredevil is a 2003 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and out of the courtroom as the masked vigilante Daredevil... - Marlene JohnsonMarlene JohnsonMarlene Johnson was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and the first woman to hold that office. She was elected as the running mate of Governor Rudy Perpich, and held the position from 1983 – 1991....
(born 1946) – 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Paul JohnsonPaul Johnson (ice hockey)Paul Herbert Johnson is a former ice hockey forward. He was a member of the United States hockey team that won the gold medal at Squaw Valley, California during the 1960 Winter Olympics. He scored the pivotal go-ahead goal in the semifinal game against Canada.-External links:...
(born 1935) – hockey player - Reynold B. JohnsonReynold B. JohnsonReynold B. Johnson was an American inventor and computer pioneer. A long-time employee of IBM, Johnson is said to be the "father" of the disk drive...
(1906–1998) – inventor and computer pioneer - Ron Johnson – U.S. Senator for WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
- Scott W. JohnsonScott W. JohnsonScott W. Johnson is an American lawyer, executive and a blogger at Power Line.- Legal and business career :Johnson was born in Fargo, North Dakota to a Jewish family...
(born 1940) – lawyer, blogger - Spencer Johnson – football player
- Lance JohnstoneLance JohnstoneLance Johnstone is a former American football defensive end. He was a four-year letterman for Temple University, playing his final three seasons at linebacker and serving as team captain in 1994 and 1995...
(born 1973) – football player - Jacques Jones (born 1975) – baseball player
- Ray W. JonesRay W. JonesRay Williams Jones was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Remsen, New York, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governors Samuel Van Sant and John Albert Johnson from January 5, 1903 to January 5, 1907. Married Pauline B. Spitzley. He died in 1919 in Seattle,...
– 16th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Bennie JoppruBennie JoppruBenjamin Paul Joppru is an American football tight end in the NFL and is currently a free agent. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan...
(born 1980) – football player - Steve JordanSteve Jordan (American football)Steven Russell Jordan is a former American football tight end who played his entire career with the Minnesota Vikings...
§ (born 1961) – football player - Carl O. JorgensonCarl O. JorgensonCarl O. Jorgenson was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1913 to 1916...
(1881–1951) – politician - Bradley JosephBradley JosephBradley Joseph is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestra, quartet, and solo piano, while his musical style ranges from "quietly pensive mood music to a rich orchestration of classical depth and breadth".Active...
(born 1965) – composer, pianist, keyboardist - Walter JuddWalter JuddWalter Henry Judd was an American politician best known for his battle in Congress to define the conservative position on China as all-out support for the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-sheck and opposition to the Communists under Mao...
§ (1898–1994) – member of U.S. Congress - Jerry JuhlJerry JuhlJerome Ravn "Jerry" Juhl was an American television and movie writer, best known for his work with Jim Henson's "Muppets".Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14...
(1938–2005) – television and movie writer, puppeteer - Dan JurgensDan JurgensDan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is best known for creating the superhero Booster Gold, and for his lengthy runs on the Superman titles Adventures of Superman and Superman , particularly during The Death of Superman storyline...
(born 1959) – writer and illustrator
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- Jim KaatJim KaatJames Lee "Jim" Kaat , nicknamed "Kitty", is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins , Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Yankees , and St...
(born 1938) – baseball player - John Anthony KaiserJohn Anthony KaiserJohn Anthony Kaiser was a Roman Catholic priest who was murdered in Morendat, Kenya by unknown assailants.-Early life:...
(1932–2000) – Roman Catholic priest killed in Kenya - Henry KalisHenry KalisHenry J. Kalis was a Minnesota politician and is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southern Minnesota. First elected in 1974, Kalis was re-elected every two years until he opted not to seek re-election in 2002...
(born 1937) – politician, farmer, veteran - Rick KamlaRick KamlaRick Kamla is a television personality for NBA TV.Rick Kamla has been a studio commentator for the nba since January 2003. Currently, Kamla hosts Game Time, NBATV Real Training Camp, Fantasy Insider, and NBA D-League Central...
– NBA TVNBA TVNBA TV is a television specialty channel that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association , which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner...
broadcaster - Joe KappJoe KappJoseph Robert Kapp is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, and a former general manager of the CFL's BC Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the CFL's BC Lions...
(born 1939) – football player - Rich KarlisRich KarlisRichard John Karlis is a former American Football placekicker who played nine seasons for the Denver Broncos, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Detroit Lions in the National Football League from 1982 to 1990...
(born 1959) – football player - Joseph KarthJoseph KarthJoseph Edward Karth was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota; he attended public schools and the University of Nebraska School of Engineering; interrupted his education during the Second World War to serve in the United States Army, with service in...
(1922–2005) – member of U.S. Congress - Vincent KartheiserVincent KartheiserVincent Paul Kartheiser is an American actor known for playing Connor in Angel and Pete Campbell in Mad Men.-Early life:Kartheiser was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Janet Marie and James Ralph Kartheiser...
(born 1979) – actor - Maude Kegg (Ojibwa name Naawakamigookwe)Maude KeggMaude Kegg was an Ojibwa writer, folk artist, and cultural interpreter...
(1904–1996) – writer, folk artist, and cultural interpreter - Tim KehoeTim KehoeTim Kehoe is an author and toy inventor from St. Paul, Minnesota, who, though having invented numerous toys, is perhaps best known for his work to invent colored bubbles that do not stain, known as Zubbles...
(born 1970) – inventor and author - Garrison KeillorGarrison KeillorGary Edward "Garrison" Keillor is an American author, storyteller, humorist, and radio personality. He is known as host of the Minnesota Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (born August 7, 1942) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, and radio...
(born 1942) – radio humorist and author (A Prairie Home CompanionA Prairie Home CompanionA Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road...
) - Alexander M. KeithAlexander M. KeithAlexander MacDonald Keith is a Minnesota lawyer who served as a state senator, the 37th Lieutenant Governor, and an associate justice and chief justice of the state supreme court.-Personal life:...
(born 1928) – judge, politician; 37th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - James "J.R." KellerJames Keller (Minnesota politician)James "Jim" or "J.R." Keller was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate from southeastern Minnesota.-Service in the Minnesota House and Senate:...
(1907–1972) – politician, farmer, contractor - Melissa KellerMelissa KellerMelissa Keller is an American model and actress.Keller began her modeling career when she was 15 years old and has modeled for Parasuco, Noxzema, GAP, Revlon, L'Oréal, Aveda, and for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2002, 2003, and 2004...
(born 1979) – model and actress - Oscar KellerOscar KellerOscar Edward Keller was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Helenville, Wisconsin; attended the public schools and the University of Wisconsin–Madison; moved to Minnesota in 1901 and settled in St. Paul; employed as a billing clerk and later engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the city...
(1878–1927) – member of U.S. Congress - Wade KellerWade KellerWade Keller is a wrestling columnist. He runs the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter, which is regarded as one of the most influential newsletters in professional wrestling....
– columnist - Devin KelleyDevin KelleyDevin Kelley is an actress best known for portraying the character of Vonda Wysocki on The Chicago Code.-Early life:Kelley was born and raised in St...
- actress, The Chicago Code - John Edward KelleyJohn Edward KelleyJohn Edward Kelley was a newspaperman and a politician from South Dakota. He was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin, near Portage City, in 1853, where he attended the public schools....
§ (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 KellyRandy KellyRandy Cameron Kelly is an American politician and the former mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ....
(born 1950) – politician - Tom KellyTom Kelly (baseball)Jay Thomas Kelly , is the former manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team from to . Currently, he serves as a Special Assistant to the General Manager for the Twins....
(born 1950) – baseball coach - Linda KelseyLinda KelseyLinda Kelsey is an American television actress.Kelsey's professional career began with stage appearances in her home of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her good looks and striking mane of red hair winning her success that ultimately landed her in Los Angeles in 1972, with appearances in small roles...
(born 1946) – actor - Mark Kennedy (born 1957) – former member of U.S. Congress
- Elizabeth KennyElizabeth KennyElizabeth Kenny was an unqualified Australian nurse who promoted a controversial new approach to the treatment of poliomyelitis in the era before mass vaccination eradicated the disease in most countries.-Youth:...
§ (1880–1952) – nurse, discovered a revolutionary treatment for polio - George KeoganGeorge KeoganGeorge E. Keogan was an American collegiate basketball coach, most known for coaching University of Notre Dame from 1923 to 1943. Keogan never had a losing season in his 20 years at Notre Dame....
(1890–1943) – basketball coach - Leonard KibrickLeonard KibrickLeonard Kibrick , was an American former child actor, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1934 to 1936, usually portraying the villain...
(1924–1993) – child actor - Sidney KibrickSidney KibrickSidney Kibrick is an American former child actor, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1935 to 1939. From 1937 to 1939, he portrayed "The Woim", the sidekick of the neighborhood bully "Butch", played by Tommy Bond.He is the brother of the late Leonard Kibrick,...
(born 1928) – child actor - Jefferson P. KidderJefferson P. KidderJefferson Parish Kidder was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives. Kidder was born in Braintree, Orange County, Vermont, and studied law at Montpelier. He was admitted to the bar in 1839 and...
§ (1815–1883) – lawyer and jurist - Dana KieckerDana KieckerDana Ervin Kiecker is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1990-1991. He batted and threw right-handed....
(born 1961) – baseball player - Andrew KieferAndrew KieferAndrew Robert Kiefer was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born at Marienborn, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; he attended school in Mainz; immigrated to the United States in 1849 and settled in St...
§ (1832–1904) – member of U.S. Congress - Mary KiffmeyerMary KiffmeyerMary Kiffmeyer is an American politician who served as the 20th Minnesota Secretary of State from 1999 to 2007.She was subsequently elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2008, and currently represents District 16B....
(born 1946) – Minnesota Secretary of State - Craig KilbornCraig KilbornCraig Kilborn is an American actor and talk show host. He was the original host of The Daily Show, a former anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter, and Tom Snyder's successor on CBS' The Late Late Show. On June 28, 2010, he launched The Kilborn File after a six-year absence from television...
(born 1962) – television personality - John N. KildahlJohn N. KildahlJohn Nathan Kildahl was an American Lutheran church minister, author and educator.-Background:Kildahl was born in Beitstaden parish , Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Kildahl emigrated as a boy from Norway to rural Goodhue County, Minnesota. He was educated at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa...
(1857–1920) – Lutheran church minister, author and educator - Harmon KillebrewHarmon KillebrewHarmon Clayton Killebrew , nicknamed "Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder. During his 22-year career in Major League Baseball , he played for the Washington Senators, a team which later became the Minnesota Twins, and...
§ (born 1936) – baseball player - Ward KimballWard KimballWard Walrath Kimball was an animator for the Walt Disney Studios. He was one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as Disney's Nine Old Men.-Career:...
(1914–2002) – animator, musician - Charles KimbroughCharles KimbroughCharles Kimbrough is an American character actor known for playing the straight-faced anchorman Jim Dial on Murphy Brown. In 1990, his performance in the role earned him a nomination for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series".-Biography:Born in St. Paul, Minnesota,...
(born 1936) – actor - William S. KingWilliam S. KingColonel William Smith King was a Republican United States Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He engaged in a variety of other activities, including journalism and surveying. King was born in Malone, New York in Franklin County where he grew up and attended the...
§ (1828–1900) – member of U.S. Congress - William W. Kingsbury § (1828–1892) – politician
- Sheila KiscadenSheila KiscadenSheila Kiscaden is a United States politician. She is a former Minnesota State Senator from District 30, which includes much of Rochester and nearby rural areas. She was first elected to the Senate in 1992 as a Republican. In 2002, after being denied the Republican endorsement at the senate...
– politician - Jeremy James KissnerJeremy James KissnerJeremy James Kissner is an American actor.Kissner's first film role was in 1998's remake of Great Expectations, playing the younger version of Ethan Hawke's character....
(born 1985) – actor - Norman KittsonNorman KittsonNorman Wolfred Kittson was variously a fur trader, steamboat-line operator, and railway entrepreneur.-Fur trader:...
§ (1814–1888) – businessperson, politician - Trent KlattTrent KlattTrent Thomas Klatt is a retired American professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings.-Playing career:Klatt played his college hockey at the...
(born 1971) – hockey player - Kurt KleinendorstKurt KleinendorstKurt Kleinendorst is the current head coach of the AHL ice hockey team Binghamton Senators. He previously coached the Under-18 team of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and the Lowell Devils, the AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. He also served as an assistant coach and later...
(born 1960) – hockey coach - Scot KleinendorstScot KleinendorstScot Brian Kleinendorst is a former American ice hockey defenseman.Drafted in 1980 by the New York Rangers, Kleinendorst also played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals....
(born 1960) – hockey player - Jim KleinsasserJim KleinsasserJim Carter Kleinsasser is an American Football player who currently plays fullback, H-back, and tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. Sometimes referred to as Jim Clank Clank.-High school:...
§ (born 1977) – football player - John KlineJohn Kline (politician)John Paul Kline is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. The district includes most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities, including Apple Valley, Inver Grove Heights, Burnsville and Eagan. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:Kline was born...
§ (born 1947) – member of U.S. Congress - Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharAmy Jean Klobuchar is the senior United States Senator from Minnesota. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, an affiliate of the Democratic Party...
(born 1960) – U.S. SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... - Chuck KlostermanChuck KlostermanCharles John "Chuck" Klosterman is an American author and essayist who has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and The Washington Post, and has written books focusing on American popular culture....
(born 1972) – writer - Chris KluweChris KluweChristopher James "Chris" Kluwe is a punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks, as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
§ (born 1981) – football player - T. R. KnightT. R. KnightTheodore Raymond "T. R." Knight is an American actor. Knight's most high-profile role to date was his role as Dr. George O'Malley on ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy.-Early life:...
(born 1973) – actor - Chuck KnoblauchChuck KnoblauchEdward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch is a retired Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors, from until , for the Minnesota Twins , New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals...
§ (born 1968) – baseball player - Coya KnutsonCoya KnutsonCornelia Genevive Gjesdal "Coya" Knutson was an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. She served two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, from 1951 to 1955, before winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district as a...
§ (1912–1996) – member of U.S. Congress - Harold KnutsonHarold KnutsonHarold Knutson was born in Skien, in Telemark county, Norway. At the age of 6 he and his family moved to the United States initially settling in Chicago, Illinois, but later moving to Sherburne County, Minnesota. He became the editor for the St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press and later president of the...
§ (1880–1953) – member of U.S. Congress - Paul KoeringPaul KoeringPaul Koering is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate from Fort Ripley. A Republican, he represented District 12, which includes all or portions of Crow Wing and Morrison counties, including the city of Brainerd. A liquor store owner, funeral car service owner, and...
(born 1964) – politician; rare openly gay Republican - Nikita KoloffNikita KoloffNikita Koloff is a retired American professional wrestler,. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, he wrestled as "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff, which was a play on the nickname of fan favorite "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes .Nikita was brought into the National...
(born 1959) – wrestler - Jerry KoosmanJerry KoosmanJerome Martin Koosman is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies between 1967 and 1985...
(born 1942) – baseball player - Charlie KorsmoCharlie KorsmoCharles Randolph "Charlie" Korsmo is an American former child actor turned lawyer and political activist.Korsmo was born in Fargo, North Dakota, the son of Deborah Ruf, an educational psychologist, and John Korsmo, a hospital administrator and chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board...
§ (born 1978) – actor - Corey KoskieCorey KoskieCordel Leonard "Corey" Koskie is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.-Baseball career:...
§ (born 1973) – baseball player - Kristina KoznickKristina KoznickKristina Koznick is a former alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team; she competed primarily as a slalom racer...
– downhill skier, Olympian - Tommy KramerTommy KramerThomas Francis Kramer is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the NFL from 1977 to 1990...
§ (born 1955) – football player - Herbert Arthur Krause (1905–1976), American historian
- Paul Krause § (born 1942) – football player
- Peter KrausePeter KrausePeter William Krause is an American film and television actor and film producer. He is perhaps best known for his lead roles as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under, Adam Braverman on Parenthood, and Casey McCall on Sports Night...
(born 1965) – actor - Richard E. KrausRichard E. KrausPrivate First Class Richard Edward Kraus was a United States Marine killed in action during the World War II campaign on Peleliu Island on October 3, 1944. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the highest military tribute awarded in the United States.-Biography:Richard E...
§ (1925–1944) – sailor - Mitch KrebsMitch KrebsMitch Krebs was the co-anchor of the 6:00pm and 10:00pm news at KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota until February 1, 2007.-Biography:Mitch Krebs was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He grew up in Austin, Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota. In 1996, Krebs joined the news team at KSFY-TV...
– anchor - Joan B. KrocJoan B. KrocJoan Beverly Kroc was the third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc and a philanthropist.-Early life:...
(1928–2003) – philanthropist - Pat KronebuschPat KronebuschPatricia Louise "Pat" Kronebusch was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 34, which included portions of Houston, Olmsted, Wabash and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state...
(1927–2004) – politician, educator - Helen Barbara KrugerHelen Barbara KrugerHelen Barbara Kruger also known as Bobbie Nudie, was born in Mankato, Minnesota.She met her future husband Nudie Cohn at her parent's boarding house...
(1913–2006) – entrepreneur - Robert T. KuhnRobert T. KuhnRobert T. Kuhn is the former president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, having held that office from March to August 2001. He currently serves on the LCMS Board of Directors.-External links:*...
(born 1937) – shaman - Bernie KukarBernie KukarBernie Kukar is a former American football official in the National Football League for 22 seasons from the 1984 to the 2005 season. He wore uniform number 86....
– National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
referee - William F. KunzeWilliam F. KunzeWilliam F. Kunze was a banker who was elected to be mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving as a Republican from 1929 to 1931. Kunze is believed to be one of the first Minnesotans to have ever appeared on television. WDGY radio had started an experimental mechanical television system using the...
(1872–1962) – banker, politician - Tom KurversTom KurversThomas James Kurvers is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who spent 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1995. He was a member of the 1986 Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens...
(born 1962) – hockey player - Ole J. KvaleOle J. KvaleOle Juulson Kvale was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Background:Ole Juulson Kvale was born near Decorah, Iowa. He attended rural schools in Winneshiek County, Iowa. He was graduated from Luther College in Decorah in 1890, from Luther Theological Seminary, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1893...
§ (1869–1929) – member of U.S. Congress - Paul John KvalePaul John KvalePaul John Kvale was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Early life:Kvale was born in Orfordville, Wisconsin as son of Ole J. Kvale. He attended the Orfordville school and the University of Illinois. In 1917, he moved to Benson, Minnesota with his parents...
§ (1896–1940) – member of U.S. Congress
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- James D. La BelleJames D. La BellePrivate First Class James Dennis La Belle enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on November 18, 1943...
(1924–1945) – sailor - Rob LaBelleRob LaBelleRob LaBelle is an American film and television actor.-Early life and education:He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Career:LaBelle has made appearances, many as a character actor, in dozens of film and television roles, most in the science-fiction genre, and is probably best known for his role as...
– character actor - Manuel Lagos (born 1971) – soccer player
- Ann Landers – (1918–2002) columnist for Minneapolis Star Tribune; birth name Eppie LedererEppie LedererEsther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer , better known by the pseudonym Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and eventually a nationwide media celebrity who began her career writing the 'Ask Ann Landers' column in 1955, soon after the death of its creator, Ruth Crowley...
- Lenny LaneLenny LaneLeonard "Lenny" Carlson is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Lenny Lane. During his time tenure in WCW, he was a one time Cruiserweight Champion....
(born 1970) – wrestler - Odin Langen (1913–1976) – member of U.S. Congress
- Jessica LangeJessica LangeJessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television. The recipient of several awards, including two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes and one Emmy, Lange is regarded as one of the première female actors of her generation.Lange was discovered by producer...
(born 1949) – actor - Jim LangeJim LangeJim Lange is a former American game show host and disc jockey. He was particularly well known to listeners in the San Francisco and Los Angeles radio markets with stints at several stations in both markets, racking up over 45 years on the air...
(born 1933) – television host - Jamie LangenbrunnerJamie LangenbrunnerJames Craig Langenbrunner is an American professional ice hockey player. He's an alternate captain of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League . He was the captain of the 2010 United States Olympic Team...
(born 1975) – hockey player - Josh LangfeldJosh LangfeldJoshua Adam Langfeld is an American professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:Langfeld was drafted in the 3rd round, 66th overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He played four years at the University of Michigan before turning pro...
(born 1977) – hockey player - Katherine LanpherKatherine LanpherKatherine Lanpher is an American writer, journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster, who came to national prominence as the co-host of the Air America Radio program The Al Franken Show in 2004 and 2005....
(born 1959) – radio personality, journalist - Gene LarkinGene LarkinEugene Thomas Larkin is a former switch-hitting first baseman, designated hitter and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire seven-season career with the Minnesota Twins. During his playing career he wore #9 for Minnesota, and was a member of both the 1987 and 1991 World...
(born 1962) – baseball player - Erik LarsenErik LarsenErik J. Larsen is an American comic book writer, artist and publisher. He is best known for his work on Savage Dragon, as one of the founders of Image Comics, and for his work on Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.-Early life:...
(born 1962) – comic-book writer, artist, and publisher - Gary LarsenGary LarsenGary Larsen was a defensive tackle in the NFL and played college football at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. He started his NFL career in 1964 with the Los Angeles Rams and then became a part of the famous Purple People Eaters for the Minnesota Vikings from 1965 through 1974...
(born 1942) – football player - Oscar LarsonOscar LarsonOscar John Larson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was born in a Swedish-speaking family in Oulu, Finland and immigrated to the United States in 1876 with his parents, who settled in Calumet, Michigan. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Northern Indiana Normal...
§ (1871–1957) – member of U.S. Congress - Reed LarsonReed LarsonReed David Larson is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman and former captain of the Detroit Red Wings who played 904 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1976 and 1990...
(born 1956) – hockey player - George Latimer § (born 1935) – politician
- Roger LaufenburgerRoger LaufenburgerRoger A. Laufenburger was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represented the old District 2 and, after the 1972 redistricting, District 34, which included portions of Olmsted, Wabash and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state...
(1921–2001) – politician, radio announcer, insurance agent - Tom LaughlinTom Laughlin (actor)Tom Laughlin is an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator and political activist. Laughlin is best known for his series of Billy Jack films. He has been married to Delores Taylor since 1954. Taylor has also co-produced and acted in all four of the Billy Jack films...
(born 1931) – actor - Trevor LawsTrevor LawsTrevor David Laws is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame....
§ (born 1985) – football player - Matt LawtonMatt LawtonMatthew "Matt" Lawton, Jr. is a retired professional baseball whose career spanned 15 seasons, including 12 seasons in Major League Baseball. Lawton, an outfielder, made his major league debut September 5, 1995, with the Minnesota Twins, who signed him four years prior...
§ (born 1971) – baseball player - Bernie LeadonBernie LeadonBernard Mathew "Bernie" Leadon, III is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member of two pioneering and highly influential country rock bands, Dillard & Clark and the Flying Burrito Brothers...
(born 1947) – musician - Carrie LeeCarrie LeeCarrie Lee is a beauty queen from Sebeka, Minnesota who won the Miss Minnesota USA title in 2005 and competed in the Miss USA pageant.Lee won the Miss Minnesota USA title in a state pageant held in Bloomington in late 2005. This was her fourth attempt at the title as she had placed third runner-up...
– beauty queen - Carl Lee – football player
- Tammy Lee (born 1971) – businessperson and politician
- Pinky LeePinky LeePincus Leff , better known as Pinky Lee, was an American burlesque comic and host of a children's television program, The Pinky Lee Show, in the early 1950s.-Biography:...
(1907–1993) – noted actor and star of The Pinky Lee Show - James LeGrosJames LeGrosJames LeGros is an American film and television actor. He is known as a star of independent films with a diversified body of work in the early to mid 1990s.-Personal life:...
(born 1962) – actor - Tom LehmanTom LehmanThomas Edward Lehman is an American professional golfer.Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota, but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. He attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Business/Accounting and turned professional in 1982. It took...
(born 1959) – golfer - John D. LeMayJohn D. LeMayJohn D. LeMay is an American actor who has starred in TV shows and on film.LeMay was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and moved to Normal, Illinois in his teens. He went to Normal Community High School and participated in school plays and got into both singing and acting...
(born 1962) – actor - Greg LeMondGreg LeMondGregory James LeMond is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France. He was born in Lakewood, California and raised in Reno, Nevada....
(born 1961) – Tour de France winner - Brock LesnarBrock LesnarBrock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...
§ (born 1977) – wrestler - Meridel Le SueurMeridel Le SueurMeridel Le Sueur was an American writer associated with the proletarian movement of the 1930s and 1940s...
§ (1900–1996) – writer - Harold LeVanderHarold LeVanderKarl Harold Phillip LeVander was an American politician. He served as the 32nd Governor of Minnesota from January 2, 1967 to January 4, 1971 as a Republican, having defeated incumbent Karl Rolvaag, a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , in the 1966 election.LeVander was born in...
§ (1910–1992) – 32nd Governor of Minnesota - David LevinDavid Levin (singer)David Levin is an American singer-songwriter who has recorded with such artists as Bradley Joseph.His first release, Heaven, features David Barry , Paul Peterson , and Rick Barron ....
– singer-songwriter - Mark LeVoirMark LeVoirMark Jacob LeVoir is an American football offensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
(born 1982) – offensive tackle for the New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... - Bob Lewis (1924–2006) – businessperson, champion race horse owner
- Sinclair LewisSinclair LewisHarry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of...
(1885–1951) – Nobel Prize-winning novelist - Terry LewisJimmy Jam and Terry LewisJames Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
§ (born 1956) – songwriter, co-founder of Flyte Tyme Productions - Walter LiggettWalter LiggettWalter W. Liggett , was an American journalist.Liggett was a crusading newspaper editor in the Minnesota of the 1930s...
(1886–1935) – journalist, newspaper editor - C. Walton LilleheiC. Walton LilleheiClarence Walton Lillehei , was an American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery, as well as numerous techniques, equipment and prostheses for cardiothoracic surgery.-Background:...
(1918–1999) – doctor who performed first open heart surgery - John LindJohn Lind (politician)John Lind was an American politician.-Background:Lind was born in Kånna, Kronoberg County in the Swedish province of Småland and emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was thirteen years old. He served in the Spanish-American War in 1898...
§ (1854–1930) – 14th Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress - Gottfrid LindstenGottfrid LindstenGottfrid T. Lindsten was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Elmer Austin Benson from January 5, 1937 – January 2, 1939. He died in 1961 in Minneapolis.-References:*...
29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Terrance LindallTerrance LindallTerrance Lindall is an American artist who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1944. Lindall attended the University of Minnesota and graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College in New York City in 1970, with a double major in Philosophy and English and a double minor in Psychology and Physical...
(born 1944) – artist - Charles August Lindbergh, Sr.Charles August LindberghCharles August Lindbergh Sr. was a United States Congressman from Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 1907 to 1917...
§ (1859–1924) – member of U.S. Congress - Charles LindberghCharles LindberghCharles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S...
§ (1902–1974) – aviator, first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean - Chris LiwienskiChris LiwienskiChris Liwienski is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
– football player - Charles M. LoringCharles M. LoringCharles Morgridge Loring was an American businessperson, miller and publicist. Raised in Maine to be a sea captain, Loring instead became a civic leader in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a wealthy flour miller and in Riverside, California where he helped to build the first city hall...
(1833–1922) – Minneapolis businessman, civic leader, "Father of Park System" - Maud Hart LovelaceMaud Hart LovelaceMaud Hart Lovelace was an American author best known for the Betsy-Tacy series.-Early life:Maud Palmer Hart was born in Mankato, Minnesota to Tom Hart, a shoe store owner, and his wife, Stella . Maud was the middle child; her sisters were Kathleen and Helen...
(1892–1980) – author - Kirk LowdermilkKirk LowdermilkRobert Kirk Lowdermilk played for the Ohio State University and is a former American football center who played twelve seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Minnesota Vikings....
– football player - Cal LudemanCal LudemanCal R. Ludeman is a Minnesota politician, the current Secretary of the Minnesota Senate, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1978, he was re-elected in 1980 and 1982...
(born 1951) – politician, state commissioner, farmer - Ernest LundeenErnest LundeenErnest Lundeen was an American lawyer and politician.Lundeen was born and raised on his father's homestead in Brooklyn Township of Lincoln County near Beresford, South Dakota. His father, C. H...
§ (1878–1940) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - Bob LurtsemaBob LurtsemaRobert Ross Lurtsema is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Seattle Seahawks. He played in two Super Bowls with Vikings...
– football player - Bill LutherBill LutherWilliam Paul "Bill" Luther is an American politician. Luther was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 2003, serving in the 104th, 105th, 106th, and 107th congresses, representing Minnesota's 6th congressional...
(born 1945) – member of U.S. Congress - David Lykken (1928–2006) – behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry
- Joseph LykkenJoseph LykkenJoseph David Lykken is a theoretical physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.-Background and education:...
(born 1957) – physicist - Dorothy LymanDorothy LymanDorothy Lyman is an American television actress, director and producer. She is most commonly known for her work as architect Gwen Parrish Frame in Another World and in All My Children as Opal Sue Gardner, and on the syndicated sitcom Mama's Family, as Naomi Harper.Lyman was born in Minneapolis,...
(born 1947) – actor, director, and producer - Kelly LynchKelly LynchKelly Lynch is an American actress. Once a model for the Elite modeling agency, Lynch appeared in the film Drugstore Cowboy which starred Matt Dillon, and the film Road House which starred Patrick Swayze....
(born 1959) – actor - Audra LynnAudra LynnAudra Lynn is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for October 2003.Lynn appeared nude in a photo spread in an Italian edition of Vogue with fellow playmates Pamela Anderson, Tishara Cousino and Karen McDougal in 2004...
(born 1980) – model and actor - Jerry LynnJerry LynnJeremy "Jerry" Lynn is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
(born 1963) – wrestler
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- Melvin MaasMelvin MaasMelvin Joseph Maas was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Biography:Melvin Joseph Maas was born in Duluth, Minnesota, May 14, 1898. He moved with his parents to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1898. Educated in the public schools, he graduated from St. Thomas College at St. Paul in 1919 and also...
(1898–1964) – member of U.S. Congress - John L. MacDonaldJohn L. MacDonaldJohn Lewis MacDonald was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Glasgow, Scotland, February 22, 1838; immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada, with his parents, who later, in 1847, settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; moved to Minnesota in 1855 and settled in Scott County; studied law; was admitted to...
§ (1838–1903) – member of U.S. Congress - Clark MacGregorClark MacGregorClark MacGregor was a Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District.MacGregor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in the class of 1944 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1946 . He was elected to the U.S...
(1922–2003) – member of U.S. Congress - Myles MaceMyles MaceMyles La Grange Mace was a long-time professor at the Harvard Business School. He was a pioneer in the study of entrepreneurship and corporate governance.- Early life :...
(1911–2000) – Harvard Business School Professor - Shane Mack § (born 1963) – baseball player
- Catharine MacKinnonCatharine MacKinnonCatharine Alice MacKinnon is an American feminist, scholar, lawyer, teacher and activist.- Biography :MacKinnon was born in Minnesota. Her mother is Elizabeth Valentine Davis; her father, George E. MacKinnon was a lawyer, congressman , and judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...
(born 1946) – legal scholar - George MacKinnonGeorge MacKinnonGeorge Edward MacKinnon was appointed by President Nixon to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in May 1969, where he served until his death in 1995. Judge MacKinnon is also the father of feminist legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon.According to Judge Harry T...
(1906–1995) – member of U.S. Congress - Cornell MacNeilCornell MacNeilCornell MacNeil , was an American operatic baritone known for his exceptional voice and long career with the Metropolitan Opera, which spanned 642 performances in twenty-six roles. F...
– singer - John MaddenJohn Madden (American football)John Earl Madden is a former American professional football player in the National Football League, a former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and later the NFL, and a former color commentator for NFL telecasts. In 2006, he was inducted into...
(born 1936) – football coach and commentator - Clarence R. MagneyClarence R. MagneyClarence R. Magney was a state judge in Minnesota and the mayor of Duluth from 1917 to 1920. He was an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1943 to 1953. He was instrumental in getting a number of state parks and scenic waysides established along the North Shore of Lake Superior....
(1883–1962) – judge - Warren G. MagnusonWarren G. MagnusonWarren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party from Washington from 1944 until 1981. Upon leaving the Senate, he was the most senior member of the body...
(1905–1989) – politician - Tom MalchowTom MalchowThomas James Malchow is a swimmer from the United States, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He broke Denis Pankratov's world record in the 200 m butterfly in 2000.Malchow was also a captain of the U.S. Men's Swimming Team at the 2004...
(born 1976) – swimmer - Mark MallmanMark MallmanMark Mallman is a Minnesota musician and composer for film.-Education:Mallman graduated from Waukesha South High School in 1991. He studied jazz piano at The Milwaukee Conservatory of Music then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1991...
(born 1973) – musician - George MannGeorge Mann (Minnesota politician)George L. “Geo” Mann was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota.First elected in 1958, Mann was re-elected every two years through the 1982 general election...
(1918–1984) – politician, farmer - Paul ManshipPaul ManshipPaul Howard Manship was an American sculptor.-Life:Manship began his art studies at the St. Paul School of Art in Minnesota. From there he moved to Philadelphia and continued his education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts...
(1885–1966) – sculptor - John MariucciJohn MariucciJohn Mariucci was an American ice hockey player, administrator and coach. Mariucci was born in Eveleth, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota where he played for both the hockey and football teams. He was named an All-American in hockey in 1940...
(1916–1987) – hockey coach - Roger MarisRoger MarisRoger Eugene Maris was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During the 1961 season, he hit a record 61 home runs for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs...
(1934–1985) – baseball player - Sharon MarkoSharon MarkoSharon Marko is a former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the Second District of Minnesota. She ran for the DFL party nomination, opposite Coleen Rowley, but announced the end of her campaign after less than two months, saying she had entered the race too late and that her...
– politician - June MarloweJune MarloweJune Marlowe , was an American actress, who appeared in six Our Gang short subjects as the lovely schoolteacher Miss Crabtree.-Career:...
(1903–1984) – actor - Kelli MaroneyKelli MaroneyKelli Joan Maroney is an American actress who has starred in film and in television.-Biography:Maroney's most notable television roles were her first: Kimberly Harris Beaulac on the soap opera Ryan's Hope and Tina Lord on One Life to Live...
– actress, Ryan's HopeRyan's HopeRyan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
, One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... - Forrest Mars, Sr. (1904–1999) – CEO, Mars, Inc., creator of M&M'sM&M'sM&M's are dragée-like "colorful button-shaped candies" produced by Mars, Incorporated...
- Frank Mars (1883–1934) – founder of Mars, Inc., creator of Milky WayMilky WayThe Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Solar System. This name derives from its appearance as a dim un-resolved "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky...
candy bar - Fred MarshallFred MarshallFred Marshall, , was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Minnesota....
(1906–1985) – member of U.S. Congress - Theodore MarstonTheodore MarstonTheodore Marston was an American silent film director and writer of the early silent period...
(1868–1920) – film director and writer - E. G. MarshallE. G. MarshallE. G. Marshall was an American actor, best known for his television roles as the lawyer Lawrence Preston on The Defenders in the 1960s, and as neurosurgeon David Craig on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors in the 1970s...
(1914–1998) – actor - Jim MarshallJim Marshall (American football)James "Jim" Lawrence Marshall played college football at the Ohio State University. He left school before his senior year, and played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was then drafted in the 4th round of the 1960 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns...
§ (born 1937) – football player - William Rainey Marshall § (1825–1896) – 5th Governor of Minnesota
- Billy MartinBilly MartinAlfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...
§ (1928–1989) – baseball coach - Homer Dodge MartinHomer Dodge MartinHomer Dodge Martin was an American artist, particularly known for his landscapes.-Biography:Martin was born at Albany, New York. A pupil for a short time of William Hart, his earlier work was closely aligned with the Hudson River School...
§ (1836–1897) – painter - Paul Martin (born 1981) – hockey player
- John MartyJohn MartyThis is the article about the State Senator from Minnesota. For the singer known as John Marty, see Marty StuartJohn J. Marty is a member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 54, which includes portions of Hennepin and Ramsey counties in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a...
– politician - Brownie Mary (Mary Jane Rathbun)Brownie MaryMary Jane Rathbun , popularly known as Brownie Mary, was an American medical cannabis activist. Rathbun was a hospital volunteer at San Francisco General Hospital who became known for illegally baking and distributing chocolate cannabis brownies to AIDS patients...
(1922–1999) – baker - Bob MasonBob MasonRobert Thomas Mason is a retired American ice hockey goaltender.A member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, Mason's professional career began when he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals. He had two stints with the Capitals...
(born 1961) – hockey player - Shirley Ardell MasonShirley Ardell MasonShirley Ardell Mason was an American psychiatric patient and commercial artist who was reputed to have multiple personality disorder. Her life was fictionalized in 1973 in the book Sybil, and two films of the same name were made in 1976 and 2007...
(1923–1998) – abuse victim - Tommy MasonTommy MasonThomas Cyril Mason is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was selected first overall by the expansion Minnesota Vikings in the 1961 NFL Draft. In six seasons with the Vikings, he rushed for 3,252 yards and 28 touchdowns. In 1967, he was signed by the Los...
(born 1939) – football player - Bethanie MattekBethanie MattekBethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida, but trains in Phoenix, Arizona...
(born 1985) – professional tennis-player - Gene MauchGene MauchGene William Mauch was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers , Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Cubs , Boston Braves , St...
§ (1925–2005) – baseball manager - Joe MauerJoe MauerJoseph Patrick Mauer is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins. He is the only catcher in Major League history to win three batting titles...
(born 1983) – baseball player - John MayasichJohn MayasichJohn Edward Mayasich is a former American ice hockey player. He was a member of the U.S. ice hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics....
(born 1933) – hockey player - Charles Horace MayoCharles Horace Mayo-External links:*...
(1865–1939) – doctor, founder of Mayo Clinic - William J. MayoWilliam James MayoWilliam James Mayo, M.D. was a physician in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo, both joined their father's private medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, after graduating from medical school in the 1880s...
(1861–1939) – doctor, founder of Mayo Clinic - William Worrall MayoWilliam Worrall MayoWilliam Worrall Mayo was a British medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. He was a descendant of a famous English chemist, John Mayow. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, joined the private...
§ (1819–1911) – doctor, head of St. Mary's Hospital - Joe MaysJoe MaysJoeseph Emerson Mays is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.Mays is a 1994 graduate of Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida. He also attended Manatee Community College in Bradenton. He and his wife, Melinda , have two children.Mays began his major league career with the...
(born 1975) – baseball player - Eugene McCarthyEugene McCarthyEugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy was an American politician, poet, and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971.In the 1968 presidential election, McCarthy was the first...
(1916–2005) – U.S. Senator; presidential candidate; member of U.S. Congress - James McClearyJames McClearyJames Thompson McCleary was a United States Representative from Minnesota. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, he was educated at Ingersoll High School and McGill University...
§ (1853–1924) – member of U.S. Congress - Betty McCollumBetty McCollumBetty Louise McCollum is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ....
(born 1954) – member of U.S. Congress - Ed McDanielEd McDanielEdward McDaniel is a former American football linebacker in the NFL. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings, 5th round of the 1992 Draft. He spent his entire career with the Minnesota Vikings.Ed is a co-owner of D1 Sports Training in Greenville, South Carolina...
– football player - Randall McDanielRandall McDanielRandall McDaniel is a former offensive guard in the National Football League. On January 31, 2009 he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
(born 1964) – football player - James E. McDonaldJames E. McDonaldJames Edward McDonald was an American physicist. He is best known for his research regarding UFOs. McDonald was senior physicist at the Institute for Atmospheric Physics and professor in the Department of Meteorology, University of Arizona, Tucson.McDonald campaigned vigorously in support of...
(1920–1971) – physicist - Heather McElhattonHeather McElhattonHeather McElhatton is a writer and producer for Public Radio International. McElhatton produced the literary series Talking Volumes from 2001 to 2006. From 2005 to 2007 she hosted the live variety show Stage Sessions for Minnesota Public Radio at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul, Minnesota...
– writer, reporter, and radio host - Hugh McElhennyHugh McElhennyHugh Edward McElhenny is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played from 1952–1964, for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. He was noted for his explosive, elusive running style and was frequently called "The...
§ (born 1928) – football player - Bobby McFerrinBobby McFerrinRobert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. is an American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy". He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner.-Life:...
§ (born 1950) – jazz singer - Andrew Ryan McGillAndrew Ryan McGillAndrew Ryan McGill was an American politician of the United States Republican Party. He served as the tenth Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1887 to January 9, 1889....
§ (1840–1905) – 10th Governor of Minnesota - Kevin McHaleKevin McHaleKevin Edward McHale is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the Houston Rockets. After his playing career, he worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team's general manager and later its coach. He was fired as coach in June 2009...
(born 1957) – basketball player - Bethany McLeanBethany McLeanBethany McLean is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair magazine, and known for her work on the Enron scandal and the 2008 financial crisis...
(born 1971) – author - John McMartinJohn McMartinJohn McMartin is an American actor of stage, film and television.-Early life and career:McMartin was born in Warsaw, Indiana and raised in Minnesota. He attended college in Illinois and New York. He made his off-Broadway debut in Little Mary Sunshine in 1959, playing opposite Eileen Brennan...
(born 1929) – actor - Samuel J. R. McMillanSamuel J. R. McMillanSamuel James Renwick McMillan was an American politician. He was a Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota. McMillan served in the U.S. Senate in the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th United States Congresses from March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1887...
§ (1826–1897) – judge, U.S. Senator - Audray McMillianAudray McMillianAudray Glenn McMillian , is a former professional American football defensive back who played in 8 NFL seasons from 1985 to 1993 for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings. McMillian played football collegiately at the University of Houston and was selected by the New England Patriots in the 3rd...
– football player - Lesley J. McNairLesley J. McNairGeneral Lesley James McNair was an American Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He was killed by friendly fire when a USAAF Eighth Air Force bomb landed in his foxhole near Saint-Lô during Operation Cobra as part of the Battle of Normandy.McNair, Frank Maxwell Andrews and...
(1883–1944) – soldier - Graham McNameeGraham McNameeGraham McNamee was a pioneering broadcaster in American radio, the medium's most recognized national personality in its first international decade....
(1888–1942) – broadcaster - Dugan McNeillDugan McNeillDugan McNeill, is an American musician and record producer who most notably worked with the 1980s Minnesota rock band Chameleon with members: Charlie Adams, Yanni, Mark Anthony, and Johnny Donaldson. The band recorded four albums together. Other recording credits include bass on the 1984 album...
– guitarist - Pamela McNeillPamela McNeillPamela NcNeill is an American singer-songwriter. She grew up in Winona, Minnesota. She studied classical music for 16 years and formed her first rock and roll band playing throughout the Midwest at the age of 16...
– singer-songwriter - Marcia McNuttMarcia McNuttMarcia Kemper McNutt is an American geophysicist. She is director of the United States Geological Survey and science adviser to the United States Secretary of the Interior....
– geophysicist - Samuel MedarySamuel MedarySamuel Medary Born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he settled in Ohio in 1825. After a term in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate as a Jackson Democrat, he purchased a newspaper in Columbus that became the Ohio Statesman, which he edited until 1857...
§ (1801–1864) – politician, 3rd Governor of Minnesota Territory - Ralph Meeker (Ralph Rathgeber)Ralph MeekerRalph Meeker was an American stage and film actor best-known for starring in the 1953 Broadway production of Picnic, and in the 1955 film noir cult classic Kiss Me Deadly.-Career:...
(1920–1988) – actor - Mike MenningMike MenningMarion “Mike” Menning is a former politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. He was first elected to the House as a representative of District 26A in 1974, served one term, and then ran successfully for the...
(born 1945) – politician, businessman, minister - William Rush MerriamWilliam Rush MerriamWilliam Rush "Spooky" Merriam was an American politician. The son of Minnesota House Speaker John L. Merriam, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1883 and 1887 and was the Speaker of the House in 1887. He served as the 11th Governor of Minnesota from January 9, 1889 to January...
§ (1849–1931) – 11th Governor of Minnesota - Jeremy MessersmithJeremy MessersmithJeremy Messersmith is an indie pop musician based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Biography:Jeremy Messersmith was born in Charleston, and grew up in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. He moved to Minneapolis in 1999 to attend North Central University...
§ – musician - James MetzenJames MetzenJames P. Metzen is a Minnesota politician, a state senator and a former president of the Minnesota Senate. A Democrat, he was first elected to the Senate in 1986 after serving 12 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives...
(born 1943) – politician - Breckin MeyerBreckin Meyer-Early life:Meyer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Dorothy Ann , a travel agent and former microbiologist, and Christopher William Meyer, a management consultant. As a child of divorced parents, he lived in California, Texas, West Virginia and New Jersey. He has an older brother,...
(born 1974) – actor - Joe Micheletti (born 1954) – hockey player
- Doug MientkiewiczDoug MientkiewiczDouglas Andrew Mientkiewicz is a first baseman who last appeared in the majors in with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed...
(born 1974) – baseball player - Boris MikšićBoris MikšicBoris Mikšić is a Croatian businessman and politician.Mikšić was born in Zagreb, then part of SFR Yugoslavia. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in 1973...
(born 1948) – Croatian-born businessman and politician - Keith MillardKeith MillardKeith Millard is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles from 1985 to 1993 in the National Football League....
(born 1962) – football player - Archie H. MillerArchie H. MillerArchie H. Miller was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.Miller was born in Hopkins, Minnesota. He served as a state senator from 1931 to 1943, and became Lieutenant Governor after Edward John Thye resigned to become Governor...
– 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Clarence B. MillerClarence B. MillerClarence Benjamin Miller was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was born in Pine Island, Minnesota and attended the country school, high school, and the Minneapolis Academy; was graduated from the academic department of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1895 and from the law...
(1872–1922) – member of U.S. Congress - Joey MillerJoey MillerJoseph Miller is a former stock car racer in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the Camping World Truck Series.-Background:...
(born 1985) – stock-car driver - Stephen MillerStephen MillerStephen Miller was an American Republican politician. He was the first Civil War veteran to serve as Minnesota Governor. He was the fourth Governor of Minnesota.-Early years and business entrepreneur:...
§ (1816–1881) – 4th Governor of Minnesota - Worm MillerWorm MillerJoshua 'Worm' Miller is an American writer, director, and actor. He often collaborates with writer/actor Patrick Casey...
(born 1978) – writer, director, and actor - Kate MillettKate MillettKate Millett is an American lesbian feminist writer and activist. A seminal influence on second-wave feminism, Millet is best known for her 1970 book Sexual Politics.-Career:...
(born 1934) – feminist and writer - Larry MillettLarry MillettLarry Millett is an American journalist and author. He is the former architectural critic for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, a daily newspaper in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the author of several books on the history of architecture in Minnesota...
(born 1947) – journalist and author - Tommy MiltonTommy MiltonTommy Milton was an American race car driver best known as the first two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He was notable for having only one functional eye -- a disability that would have disqualified him from competing in modern motorsports.Born in St...
(1893–1962) – race car driver - Don MincherDon Mincher-External links:***...
(born 1938) – baseball player - David MingeDavid MingeDavid R. Minge is an American Judge and former political figure. David Minge currently serves as a Judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals...
(born 1942) – former member of U.S. Congress, state appeals court judge - William D. MitchellWilliam D. MitchellWilliam DeWitt Mitchell was appointed to the position of U.S. Solicitor General by Calvin Coolidge on June 4, 1925, which he held until he was appointed to the position of U.S. Attorney General for the entirety of Herbert Hoover's Presidency.Born in Winona, Minnesota to William B...
(1874–1955) – U.S. Attorney General - Roger MoeRoger MoeRoger Moe is an American politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was also the state Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for governor in 2002.-Education and early career:...
(born 1944) – politician. - Don Moen (born 1950) – worship leader and president of Hosanna! MusicHosanna! MusicHosanna! Music is a subsidiary of a record label that publishes contemporary Praise and Worship Music, a genre of Christian music. It is part of the Integrity Music Group, which was headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. As of the spring of 2011, The David C...
- Mother Alfred MoesAlfred MoesMother Mary Alfred Moes, O.S.F., was instrumental in establishing first, the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate in Joliet, Illinois, as well as the Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota. She was also the founder of St...
§ (1828–1899) – founder of St. Mary's Hospital - Paul MolitorPaul MolitorPaul Leo Molitor , nicknamed "Molly" and "The Ignitor", is an American former Major League Baseball designated hitter and infielder. During his 21-year baseball career, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers , Toronto Blue Jays , and Minnesota Twins...
(born 1956) – baseball player - Carol MolnauCarol MolnauCarol Molnau was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She formerly served as head of the Minnesota Department of Transportation...
(born 1949) – 46th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Dorothy MolterDorothy MolterDorothy Louise Molter , lived for 56 years on Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters area of northern Minnesota...
(1907–1986) – entrepreneur - Eleanor MondaleEleanor MondaleEleanor Jane Mondale Poling was an American radio personality television host, and actress.-Biography:...
(born 1960) – television host, daughter of Walter Mondale - Joan MondaleJoan MondaleJoan Adams Mondale is the wife of Walter Mondale, the 42nd Vice President of the United States and later the U.S. ambassador to Japan. She is an advocate for the arts....
§ (born 1930) – second lady of the United States - Walter MondaleWalter MondaleWalter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota...
(born 1928) – Vice President of the United StatesVice President of the United StatesThe Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
, U.S. Senator - Robert MondaviRobert MondaviRobert Gerald Mondavi was a leading California vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than...
(1913–2008) – winemaker - Warren MoonWarren MoonHarold Warren Moon is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League's Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs...
(born 1956) – football player - Freddy MooreFreddy MooreFrederick George "Freddy" Moore is an American rock musician.- History :Moore was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up obsessed with the newly popular Beatles, and moved to San Francisco, California in June 1964. "I didn't have any friends and really didn't want any...
(born 1950) – songwriter, - Mewelde MooreMewelde MooreMewelde Jaem Cadere Moore is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
(born 1982) – football player - Tom Moore (born 1938) – senior offensive assistant for the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
- Jack MorrisJack MorrisJohn Scott "Jack" Morris is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played in 18 big league seasons between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers, and won 254 games throughout his career...
(born 1955) – baseball player - Robert P. MorrisRobert P. MorrisRobert Page Waller Morris, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, attended a private school and the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia; was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, in 1872; assistant professor of...
§ (1853–1924) – member of U.S. Congress - Dorilus MorrisonDorilus MorrisonDorilus Morrison was a banker, businessman, and politician who lived in the U.S. state of Minnesota. He was the first and third mayor of Minneapolis. Morrison was born in Livermore, Maine, and was a lumber merchant in Bangor, Maine before moving to Minnesota. He was the cousin of William D...
§ (1814–1898) – politician - Scott MortensenScott MortensenScott Mortensen was one of three DFL candidates for the Minnesota Sixth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2006 election. He dropped out of the primary race by March 2006....
– politician - Greg MortensonGreg MortensonGreg Mortenson, SPk is an American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer. He is the co-founder and executive director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute as well as the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace...
- activist - Marnie MosimanMarnie MosimanMarnie Mosiman is an American actress-singer who is also the wife of actor John de Lancie and mother to Keegan de Lancie and Owen de Lancie.-Acting career:...
– actor, singer - Randy MossRandy MossRandy Gene Moss is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
§ (born 1977) – football player - Mee MouaMee MouaMee Moua , is a Hmong American politician and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She represented District 67 in the Minnesota Senate, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area...
§ (born 1969) – politician - Bob MouldBob MouldRobert Arthur "Bob" Mould is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s.-Early life:...
§ (born 1960) – musician - John Edward MowerJohn Edward MowerJohn Edward Mower was a member of the Minnesota territorial legislature in the 1850s. On March 1, 1856 the second territorial Governor Willis A. Gorman honored him by giving the newly created Mower County his name.-Biography:...
§ (1815–1879) – businessperson, politician - Karl MuellerKarl MuellerKarl Mueller was an American rock musician. He was the bass player and a founding member of the Minneapolis Alternative Rock band, Soul Asylum....
(1963–2005) – musician - Peter Mueller (born 1988) – hockey player
- Mark MullaneyMark MullaneyMark Alan Mullaney is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round of the 1975 NFL Draft. At 6'6", 246 lbs...
– football player - Biggie MunnBiggie MunnClarence Lester "Biggie" Munn was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He was the head football coach at Albright College , Syracuse University , and most notably Michigan State College , where his 1952 squad won a national championship...
(1908–1975) – football player and coach - Adolph MurieAdolph MurieAdolph Murie , the first scientist to study wolves in their natural habitat, was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who pioneered field research on wolves, bears, and other mammals and birds in Arctic and sub-Arctic Alaska...
(1899–1974) – biologist, author - Diana E. MurphyDiana E. MurphyDiana E. Murphy born in 1934, is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.- Education :Murphy received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1954 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1974, where she was an editor on the...
(born 1934) – judge - Rick MystromRick MystromRick Mystrom is a Republican politician and businessman in Anchorage, Alaska. He was Mayor of Anchorage from 1994 to 2000.-Biography:Mystrom was born in Minnesota and came to Alaska in 1972. In 1975, he established Mystrom/Beck Advertising. In 1982, he received the Small Business Person of the Year...
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- Arthur NaftalinArthur NaftalinArthur Naftalin was an American political scientist and politician. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , he served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota from July 3, 1961, to July 6, 1969. He was the city's only Jewish mayor.Naftalin was born in Fargo, North Dakota, one of four...
§ (1917–2005) – politician - Bronko NagurskiBronko NagurskiBronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:...
(1908–1990) – football player, wrestler - Peter NajarianPeter NajarianPeter Najarian is an options trader, television personality, market analyst, and co-founder of optionMONSTER, a provider of market intelligence, commentary, and trading strategies. Along with his brother, Jon Najarian, he founded an online brokerage called tradeMONSTER in October 2008, during the...
§ (born 1963) - options trader, TV personality for CNBCCNBCCNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers... - Joe NathanJoe NathanJoseph Michael Nathan is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball . Nathan started out his baseball career as a shortstop in high school but converted to a pitcher after being drafted by the San Francisco Giants...
(born 1974) – baseball player - Noel NeillNoel NeillNoel Neill is an American actress in motion pictures and television. She is best known as her portrayal of Lois Lane in the film serials Superman and Atom Man vs...
(born 1920) – actor - LeRoy NeimanLeRoy NeimanLeRoy Neiman is an American artist known for his brilliantly colored, pseudo-expressionist paintings and screen prints of athletes and sporting events.- Early years :...
(born 1921) – sports artist - Ancher NelsenAncher NelsenAncher Nelsen , was a politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Biography:...
(1904–1992) – 34th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress - Arthur E. NelsonArthur E. NelsonArthur Emanuel Nelson was an American lawyer and politician.He graduated from Macalester College in 1912 and William Mitchell College of Law in 1915. He also served briefly in the U.S. Army from August to November 1918.Nelson was elected Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1922. He served one...
(1892–1955) – U.S. Senator - Cindy NelsonCindy NelsonCynthia "Cindy" Nelson is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.-World Cup victories:- External links :* - Results - Cindy Nelson...
(born 1955) – alpine skier - Darrin NelsonDarrin NelsonDarren Milo Nelson is a former professional American football player in the National Football League....
(born 1959) – football player - George NelsonGeorge Nelson (astronaut)George Driver "Pinky" Nelson is a former NASA astronaut.Nelson was born in Charles City, Iowa, but considers Willmar, Minnesota, to be his hometown. His wife Susie is from Alhambra, California. They have two daughters, Aimee and Marti....
§ (born 1950) – astronaut - Holly NelsonHolly NelsonHolly Nelson is a Canadian writer, poet, activist and print reporter. She served as leader of the Green Party of Manitoba from 2005 to 2006.- Early life and career :...
– poet, politician - Knute NelsonKnute NelsonKnute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S...
§ (1843–1923) – 12th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - Pat NeshekPat NeshekPatrick J. Neshek is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Neshek is a graduate of Park Center Senior High School in Minnesota and of Butler University.-Early career:...
§ (born 1980) – relief pitcher for the Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the... - Tom NethertonTom NethertonThomas Harold Netherton, Jr., known as Tom Netherton , is a singer best known for his long tenure on The Lawrence Welk Show....
(born 1947) – singer - Graig NettlesGraig NettlesGraig Nettles , nicknamed "Puff", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 22-year baseball career, he played for the Minnesota Twins , Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees , San Diego Padres , Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos .Nettles was one of the best...
§ (born 1944) – baseball player - Alex NeubergerAlex NeubergerAlexander James Neuberger is an American actor.Alex Neuberger was born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. His first role was in the 2006 film, Running Scared, a thriller starring Paul Walker. Neuberger plays "Nicky Gazelle", the son of Walker's character...
(born 1992) – actor - Walter NewtonWalter NewtonWalter Hughes Newton was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1905; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced...
(1880–1941) – member of U.S. Congress - Joseph NicolletJoseph NicolletJoseph Nicolas Nicollet , also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer and mathematician known for mapping the Upper Mississippi River basin during the 1830s....
§ (1786–1843) – explorer - Tom NiedenfuerTom NiedenfuerThomas Edward Niedenfuer , is a retired American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He attended high school in Redmond, Washington and was a standout pitcher in college for Washington State University under coach Bobo Brayton. He left school before completing his senior season. He is a...
(born 1959) – baseball player - Matt NiskanenMatt NiskanenMatthew Norman Niskanen is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the first round, 28th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.-Amateur career:Niskanen attended the University...
(born 1986) – hockey player - Richard NolanRichard NolanRichard Michael Nolan is running for United States Congress in the 8th district of Minnesota . He was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 6th congressional district in the 94th, 95th, and 96th congresses,...
(born 1943) – member of U.S. Congress - William I. NolanWilliam I. NolanWilliam Ignatius Nolan was a politician from the U.S. State of Minnesota. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives....
(1874–1943) – 24th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress - Gena Lee NolinGena Lee NolinGena Lee Nolin is an American actress and model. She is best known for her television appearances on The Price Is Right and Baywatch in the 1990s.-Career:...
(born 1971) – actress and model, BaywatchBaywatchBaywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
, SheenaSheena (TV series)Sheena is an American action-adventure/fantasy television series which was produced for first-run syndication from 2000 to 2002.Based upon the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, which previously spawned a popular 1950s TV series of the same title, the 2000s series updated the... - John NordJohn NordJohn Nord is a retired American professional wrestler. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.-Career:John Nord started wrestling in late 1984 as "The Barbarian" for Mid-South Wrestling under manager Skandor Akbar...
(born 1959) – wrestler - Michele NorrisMichele NorrisMichele L. Norris is an American radio journalist and current host of the National Public Radio evening news program All Things Considered since December 9, 2002. She is the first African American female host for NPR.-Early years:...
– radio journalist - William NorrisWilliam NorrisWilliam Charles Norris was the pioneering CEO of Control Data Corporation, at one time one of the most powerful and respected computer companies in the world...
§ (1911–2006) – CEO Control Data - Lauris NorstadLauris NorstadLauris Norstad was an American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force.-Early life and military career:...
(1907–1988) – general, commander of NATO forces - Daniel S. NortonDaniel S. NortonDaniel Sheldon Norton was an American politician. Norton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio and served in the Mexican-American War. He moved to Minnesota in 1855. He served in both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota State Senate. He was elected to the U.S...
§ (1829–1870) – U.S. Senator - Eunice NortonEunice NortonEunice Norton was an American pianist.Norton was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She studied as a child at the University of Minnesota with William Lindsay, who later introduced her to Dame Myra Hess...
(1908–2005) – pianist - Greg NortonGreg NortonGreg Norton is an American musician, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü....
(born 1959) – musician, chef - Scott NortonScott NortonScott Michael Norton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling.-Before wrestling:...
(born 1958) – wrestler - Frank NyeFrank NyeFrank Mellen Nye was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine; moved to Wisconsin with his parents, who settled on a farm near River Falls, Pierce County, in 1855; attended the common schools and the local academy in River Falls; taught school for several years...
§ (1852–1935) – member of U.S. Congress - Roger NygardRoger NygardRoger Nygard is an American film and television director, editor, writer, and producer. His films include Trekkies, Trekkies 2, and The Nature of Existence.-Early life and work:...
(born 1962) – film and TV director
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- Jim OberstarJim OberstarJames Louis "Jim" Oberstar is a former U.S. Representative who served in the U.S. Congress from 1975 until 2011 as a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. He represented northeastern , which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing...
(born 1934) – member of U.S. Congress - Tim O'BrienTim O'Brien (author)Tim O'Brien is an American novelist who often writes about his experiences in the Vietnam War and the impact the war had on the American servicemen who fought there...
(born 1946) – author - Mac O'GradyMac O'GradyMac O'Grady born Phil McGleno, aka Phillip McClelland O'Grady, is an American professional golfer and golf teaching professional who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s, known mainly for his eccentric behavior and brash statements, in addition to his attending PGA Tour qualifying school...
(born 1951) – golfer - Michael O'LearyMichael O'Leary (actor)Michael O'Leary is an American actor.O'Leary plays the character of Dr. Fredrick "Rick" Bauer on Guiding Light, a role he has played from 1983–1991 and from 1995 to September 2009, due to the end of Guiding Light.Michael is a graduate of Damien High School, La Verne, California, and is...
(born 1958) – actor - Tim OcelTim OcelTheater and opera director Tim Ocel has directed productions for organizations ranging from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to Shakespeare Santa Cruz to Geva Theatre in Rochester, New York to the Georgia Shakespeare Festival...
– director - Willie OffordWillie OffordWillie C. Offord is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League . Willie Offord retired in 2007 due to injury.-Playing career:...
(born 1978) – football player - Joseph P. O'HaraJoseph P. O'HaraJoseph Patrick O'Hara was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Early life:O'Hara was born in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, on January 23, 1895. He attended the public schools and graduated from Spirit Lake, Iowa, High School...
(1895–1975) – member of U.S. Congress - Kyle OkposoKyle OkposoKyle Henry Erovre Okposo is an American professional ice hockey right winger, an alternate captain of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League...
(born 1988) – hockey player - Tony OlivaTony OlivaTony Pedro Oliva is a former Major League Baseball right fielder and designated hitter. He played his entire 15-year baseball career for the Minnesota Twins . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
§ (born 1938) – baseball player - Alec G. OlsonAlec G. OlsonAlec Gehard Olson is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a former state senator, and a former lieutenant governor of Minnesota. He was born in Mamre Township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota....
(born 1930) – member of U.S. Congress; 40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Earl B. OlsonEarl B. OlsonEarl B. Olson was a businessman who founded the Jennie-O Turkey company .Earl B. Olson was born on a farm north of Murdock, MN, the son of Olof and Anna Olson. Both his father and mother were immigrants from Sweden...
(1915–2006) – founder of the Jennie-OJennie-OJennie-O is a brand name of turkey products. It is now a subsidiary of the Hormel Foods Corporation in Willmar, Minnesota.The company was founded by Earl B. Olson in 1940, when he began raising turkeys. In 1949, he bought the former Farmers Produce Company of Willmar and its turkey processing...
Turkey company - Floyd B. OlsonFloyd B. OlsonFloyd Bjørnstjerne Olson was an American politician. He served as the 22nd Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1931 to August 22, 1936. He died in office from stomach cancer. He was a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party, and was the first member of the Farmer-Labor Party to win the...
(1891–1936) – 22nd Governor of Minnesota - Greg Olson (born 1960) – baseball player
- Howard OlsonHoward OlsonHoward D. Olson was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate.A Democrat, Olson was first elected in 1970, and was re-elected in 1972 and 1976. During his first six years, he caucused with the Liberal Caucus, as the Minnesota Legislature was officially nonpartisan until 1976...
(1937–1996) – politician, farmer - John OlsonJohn Olson (Minnesota politician)John L. Olson was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1958 when he defeated incumbent senator A. A. "Andy" Anderson of Luverne, Olson was re-elected in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1972...
(1906–1981) – politician, farmer - Katy OlsonKaty OlsonKaty Olson was a Minnesota politician and is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota.-Service in the Minnesota House:...
(born 1928) – politician, farmer - Kenneth L. OlsonKenneth L. OlsonKenneth Lee Olson was a United States Army soldier and a posthumous recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor...
(1945–1968) – Vietnam War veteran - Mark Olson (born 1943) – member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal ReserveFederal Reserve SystemThe Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913 with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, largely in response to a series of financial panics, particularly a severe panic in 1907...
- Sigurd Olson (1899–1982) – environmentalist
- Norman J. OrnsteinNorman J. OrnsteinNorman J. Ornstein is a political scientist and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute , a conservative-leaning Washington D.C. think tank. Ornstein was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 1948 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1974. He is married to Judith L...
– political scientist - Dave OsbornDave OsbornDave Osborn is a former professional American football player who played running back for twelve seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers....
– football player - T.J. Oshie § – N.H.L Player.
- Laura OsnesLaura OsnesLaura Ann Osnes is an American stage actress, and the winner of the role of "Sandy" on the televised Grease: You're the One that I Want! competition. She played Sandy in the 2007 Broadway run of Grease, which opened August 19, 2007, starring alongside the other winner, Max Crumm, who played the...
(born 1985) – actor, singer - Peter OstroushkoPeter OstroushkoPeter Ostroushko is an American violinist and mandolinist.-Background and career:Of Ukrainian ancestry, Ostroushko grew up in northeast Minneapolis...
(born 1953) – violinist - Rebecca OttoRebecca OttoRebecca Otto is the State Auditor of the U.S. state of Minnesota. She is affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party . She also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 – 2005 and on the Forest Lake School Board. Before entering politics, she was a science...
(born 1963) – politician, 18th state auditor - Owl CityOwl CityOwl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...
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- Alan PageAlan PageAlan Cedric Page is a justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1963, received his B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967, and received his J.D. from the University of...
§ (born 1945) – football player and Minnesota Supreme Court justice - John U. D. PageJohn U. D. PageJohn Upshur Dennis Page was an United States Army officer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Lieutenant Colonel Page received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War....
(1903–1950) – soldier - Doug PagittDoug PagittDoug Pagitt is an author in the Emerging Church movement and head pastor of Solomon's Porch in South Minneapolis.Pagitt is also a Senior Fellow with Emergent Village: a generative friendship of missional church leaders around the world and a leading architect of the emergent church discussion.In...
– religion author - Floyd Palmer (born 1943) – businessperson
- Carl PanzramCarl PanzramCarl Panzram was an American serial killer, arsonist and burglar. He is known for his confession to prison guard and only friend, Henry Lesser. In graphic detail, Panzram confessed to 22 murders, and to having sodomized over 1,000 males...
(1891–1930) – serial killer, author - George Andreas PapandreouGeorge Andreas PapandreouGeorgios A. Papandreou , commonly anglicised to George and shortened to Γιώργος in Greek, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece following his party's victory in the 2009 legislative election...
(born 1952) – Greek politician - Bob ParadiseBob ParadiseRobert Harvey Paradise is a retired American ice hockey defenseman who appeared in a total of 368 National Hockey League regular season games in 1971–79. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame....
(born 1944) – hockey player - Zach PariseZach PariseZachary Justin Parise is an American professional ice hockey left winger of French-Canadian origin and captain of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . Parise's father, J. P...
(born 1984) – hockey player - Robert Ezra ParkRobert E. ParkRobert Ezra Park was an American urban sociologist, one of the main founders of the original Chicago School of sociology.-Life:...
§ (1864–1944) – urban sociologist - Gordon ParksGordon ParksGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director...
§ (1912–2006) – photographer - Emory ParnellEmory ParnellEmory Parnell was an American vaudevillian and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36 year career...
(1892–1979) – actor - Nancy ParsonsNancy ParsonsNancy Anne Parsons was an American actress. She was best-known for her role as Beulah Balbricker in the 1982 cult film Porky's and its sequels...
(1942–2001) – actor - Camilo PascualCamilo PascualCamilo Alberto Pascual is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During an 18-year baseball career , he played for the Washington Senators , the second Washington Senators franchise, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Cleveland Indians...
(born 1934) – baseball player - Gary PaulsenGary PaulsenGary James Paulsen is an American writer who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books , 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for young adults and teens.-Biography:Gary Paulsen was born in...
(born 1939) – author - Jeno PaulucciJeno PaulucciJeno F. Paulucci was an American businessman and entrepreneur famous for starting over seventy companies during his long career. Paulucci's most well-known ventures included his frozen food company, Michelina's Inc., and food products such as Jeno's Pizza Rolls and the Chun King line of Chinese food...
– founder of Jeno's Frozen Pizza, Chun King Corporation, and Luigino's - Mary PawlentyMary PawlentyMary Elizabeth Anderson Pawlenty is a former American state court judge who served on Minnesota's First Judicial District from 1994 to 2007. The wife of Governor Tim Pawlenty, she was First Lady of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011...
– judge, first lady of the state - Tim PawlentyTim PawlentyTimothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...
(born 1960) – 39th Governor of Minnesota - Pat PeakePat PeakePatrick Michael Peake is a retired American ice hockey center.Peake was drafted 14th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. Peake played 134 career NHL games, scoring 28 goals and 41 assists for 69 points.-Juniors:Peake was an up-and-coming star during his juniors career...
(born 1973) – hockey player - Westbrook PeglerWestbrook PeglerFrancis James Westbrook Pegler was an American journalist and writer. He was a popular columnist in the 1930s and 1940s famed for his opposition to the New Deal and labor unions. Pegler criticized every president from Herbert Hoover to FDR to Harry Truman to John F. Kennedy...
(1894–1969) – journalist and writer - Mary Jo PehlMary Jo PehlMary Joseph Pehl born February 27, 1960 in Circle Pines, Minnesota, is an American writer, actress and comedienne. She is best known for her various roles on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000.-Mystery Science Theater 3000:...
– actor, broadcaster, and writer - Tim PennyTim PennyTimothy Joe "Tim" Penny , is an American politician from Minnesota. Penny was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives, 1983–1995, representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 102nd and 103rd congresses.-Early life:Penny...
(born 1951) – member of U.S. Congress - Glen PerkinsGlen PerkinsGlen Weston Perkins is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He made his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2006. Perkins attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights...
(born 1983) – baseball player - Rudy PerpichRudy PerpichRudolph George "Rudy" Perpich, Sr. was an American politician and the longest-serving governor of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he served as the 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota from December 29, 1976 to January 4, 1979, and from January 3, 1983, to January 7, 1991...
(1928–1995) – 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota; 39th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Jim PerryJim Perry (baseball)James Evan Perry, Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for 1959-1975 for four different teams. During a 17-year baseball career, Perry compiled 215 wins, 1,576 strikeouts, and a 3.45 earned run average....
§ (born 1935) – baseball player - Melissa PetermanMelissa PetermanMelissa Margaret Peterman is an American actress and comedienne who is best known for her role as Barbara Jean in the television comedy series Reba...
(born 1970) – actor - Hjalmar PetersenHjalmar PetersenHjalmar Petersen was an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Minnesota.-Background:Hjalmar Petersen was born in Eskildstrup, Denmark...
§ (1890–1968) – 23rd Governor of Minnesota; 28th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Aaron PetersonAaron PetersonAaron Peterson is a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, having represented District 20A in southwestern Minnesota...
– politician - Barbara PetersonBarbara Peterson-External links:*...
– Miss USA 1976 - Collin PetersonCollin PetersonCollin Clark Peterson , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991, and the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and is the dean of the Minnesota congressional delegation.The district, Minnesota's largest and most rural...
(born 1944) – member of U.S. Congress - Darrel PetersonDarrel PetersonDarrel L. Peterson was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate.-Background:...
(1939–1994) – politician, farmer - Paul Peterson (St. Paul)Paul PetersonPaul Peterson, also known as St. Paul, is a musician best known for his memberships in the bands The Family and The Time and the single "Intimacy."...
– musician - Wayne PetersonWayne PetersonWayne Peterson is a Pulitzer Prize winning composer, as well as a pianist and educator.Peterson earned B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Minnesota...
(born 1925) - composer, Pulitzer Prize winner - Brittany PetrosBrittany PetrosBrittany Petros is an American actress, who first gained widespread notice being a contestant on the first season of the American version of the reality TV show Big Brother, broadcast by CBS in 2000. Subsequent to the show, she has had various TV and film roles...
(born 1974) – actor - William Wallace PhelpsWilliam Wallace PhelpsWilliam Wallace Phelps was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Oakland County, Michigan, June 1, 1826; attended the country schools; was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1846 where he was a founding member of the Chi Psi Fraternity there; studied law; was admitted to...
§ (1826–1873) – member of U.S. Congress - Reynold PhilipsekReynold PhilipsekReynold D. Philipsek Reynold D. Philipsek May 2010 Background information Birth name Reynold David Philipsek Born...
(born 1952) – musician - Arthur PhillipsArthur PhillipsArthur Phillips is a Jewish American novelist active in the 21st century. His novels include Prague , The Egyptologist , Angelica , The Song Is You , and The Tragedy of Arthur -Life:Phillips was born in Minneapolis, received a BA in history from Harvard...
(born 1969) – author - Don PiccardDon PiccardDonald Louis Piccard is an American balloonist.The son of Jean Felix Piccard and Jeannette Piccard, Don Piccard first flew in a balloon in 1933, when he was enlisted as "crew" by his mother, the first woman to fly to the edge of space. He served as a balloon and airship rigger in the U. S...
(born 1926) – balloonist - Jean PiccardJean PiccardJean Felix Piccard , also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. He invented clustered high-altitude balloons, and with his wife Jeannette, the plastic balloon...
§ (1884–1963) – organic chemist, balloonist - Jeannette PiccardJeannette PiccardJeannette Ridlon Piccard was an American high-altitude balloonist, and in later life an Episcopal priest. She held the women's altitude record for nearly three decades, and according to several contemporaneous accounts was regarded as the first woman in space.Jeannette was the first licensed...
§ (1895–1981) – teacher, balloonist, priest - Justin PierreJustin PierreJustin Courtney Pierre is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his interests and pursuits in film making and production of music.-Early...
(born 1976) – musician - Janelle PierzinaJanelle PierzinaJanelle Marie Pierzina is an American reality show participant and was a contestant on the Sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother.- Biography :...
(born 1980) – actor, model - Bernard PietenpolBernard PietenpolBernard H. Pietenpol was an aircraft designer.Father of home built aircraft, Pietenpol was a self-taught mechanic who lived most of his life in the small community of Cherry Grove in southeastern Minnesota....
(1901–1984) – mechanic, aircraft designer - Zebulon Montgomery Pike § (1779–1813) – explorer
- John S. PillsburyJohn S. PillsburyJohn Sargent Pillsbury was an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist. A Republican, he served as the eighth Governor of Minnesota from 1876 to 1882.John S. Pillsbury was born in Sutton, New Hampshire...
§ (1828–1901) – founder of Pillsbury, 8th Governor of Minnesota - Chellie PingreeChellie PingreeRochelle M. "Chellie" Pingree is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing since 2009. The district includes most of the southern part of the state, including Portland and Augusta.Pingree was a member of the Maine Senate from...
(born 1955) – politician - Robert M. PirsigRobert M. PirsigRobert Maynard Pirsig is an American writer and philosopher, and author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals .-Background:...
§ (born 1928) – author, philosopher - William Pittenger § (1885–1951) – member of U.S. Congress
- Mike PloogMike PloogMichael G. Ploog is an American storyboard and comic book artist, and a visual designer for movies....
(born 1942) – storyboard and comic-book artist - Henry Stanley PlummerHenry Stanley PlummerHenry Stanley Plummer, M.D. was a prominent internist and endocrinologist who, along with Drs. William Mayo, Charles Mayo, Stinchfield, E. Starr Judd, Christopher Graham, and Donald Balfour founded Mayo Clinic. Dr...
(1874–1937) – physician - Mortimer PlumtreeMortimer PlumtreeDavid Webber is an actor and former professional wrestling manager, best known by his ring name Mortimer Plumtree...
(born 1969) – wrestler - Shjon PodeinShjon PodeinShjon Podein is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues....
(born 1968) – hockey player - Henry PoehlerHenry PoehlerHenry Poehler, Henry Poehler, Henry Poehler, (August 22, 1833 – July 18, 1912, was Representative from Minnesota; born in Hiddesen, Lippe-Detmold, Germany (now a part of Detmold); attended his father’s academy; immigrated to the United States in April 1848 and settled in Burlington, Iowa,...
§ (1833–1912) – member of U.S. Congress - Carl PohladCarl PohladCarl R. Pohlad was a successful financier and the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise from 1984 until his death in 2009.-Early life:...
§ (born 1915) – billionaire, baseball owner and philanthropist - Joe PoloJoe PoloJoseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S....
(born 1982) – American curler and Olympic bronze medalist - Olivia PooleOlivia PooleSusan Olivia Poole grew up in Minnesota at the White Earth Indian Reserve.-Biography:Susan Olivia Poole, a.k.a. Olivia was born in 1889 and died in 1975...
(1889–1975) – inventor - P.O.S – rapper
- Vic PowerVictor PellotVictor Pellot a.k.a. "Vic Power" was the second black Puerto Rican to play in Major League Baseball and the first Puerto Rican to play in the American League...
§ (1927–2005) – baseball player - Chris PrattChris PrattChristopher Michael "Chris" Pratt is an American actor, best known for his roles as Harold Brighton "Bright" Abbott in the television series Everwood, the recurring character Winchester "Ché" Cook in season 4 of The OC, Andy Dwyer in the television series Parks and Recreation and for portraying...
(born 1979) - actor, EverwoodEverwoodEverwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...
, Parks and RecreationParks and RecreationParks and Recreation is an American comedy television series on NBC that focuses on Leslie Knope , a mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the series debuted on April 9, 2009; it has run for three seasons and... - Tom PreissingTom PreissingThomas Joseph Preissing is an American professional ice hockey Defenseman currently playing for EHC Biel of the Swiss National League A...
§ (born 1978) – hockey player - Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus § (1883–1961) – 20th Governor of Minnesota
- Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II (1920–1994) – shaman
- PrincePrince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
(born 1958) – singer, songwriter, actor, composer - Pat ProftPat ProftPatrick "Pat" Proft is an American comedy writer and actor.Proft was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, the son of Marguerite and Bob Proft. He began his career at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. In the mid-1970s, he began writing for television and films...
(born 1947) – comedy writer and actor - Joel PrzybillaJoel PrzybillaJoel Przybilla is an American professional basketball player. A 7'1" center, he last played for the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA.- High school career :...
(born 1979) – basketball player - Kirby PuckettKirby PuckettKirby Puckett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 12-year baseball career with the Minnesota Twins and he is the Twins franchise's all-time leader in career hits, runs, doubles, and total bases...
§ (1960–2006) – Baseball Hall of Famer - George PutnamGeorge Putnam (newsman)George Putnam was an American television news reporter and talk show host based in Los Angeles. He was known for his catchy phrase "See ya at ten, see ya then" intro prior to a broadcast of the news.-Biography:...
(born 1914) – television host - Herbert PutnamHerbert PutnamHerbert Putnam was an American lawyer, publisher, and librarian. He was the eighth Librarian of the United States Congress from 1899 to 1939.-Biography:...
§ (1861–1955) Librarian of Congress - William S. PyeWilliam S. PyeVice Admiral William Satterlee Pye, United States Navy, was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy who served in World Wars I and II. His last active-duty appointment was as President of the Naval War College, 1942-1945...
(1880–1959) – Admiral in the U.S. Navy
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- Al QuieAl QuieAlbert Harold Quie is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1979, to January 3, 1983.-State and national government service:...
(born 1923) – 35th Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress - Frank QuiliciFrank QuiliciFrancis Ralph Quilici is a former Major League infielder and manager with a five-year playing career and a four-year managerial career. He played for the Minnesota Twins of the American League in 1965, then 1967-1970...
§ (born 1939) – baseball player - Robb QuinlanRobb QuinlanRobb William Quinlan is a former Major League Baseball utility player. He plays first base, third base, corner outfield, catcher and designated hitter....
(born 1977) – baseball player
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- Brian RaabeBrian RaabeBrian Charles Raabe in New Ulm, Minnesota, is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. Raabe played for three different major league ballclubs during his career: the Minnesota Twins , Seattle Mariners , and Colorado Rockies , playing third base and second base.On November 20, 1997, Raabe was...
(born 1967) – baseball player - Brad RadkeBrad RadkeBrad William Radke is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played his entire 12 season career with the Minnesota Twins. Radke won 148 career games and was one of the most consistent pitchers in the Twins organization during the late 90's...
(born 1972) – baseball player - Pedro RamosPedro RamosPedro Ramos Guerra was a Major League pitcher with a 15-year career from 1955 to 1967, and again from 1969 to 1970...
(born 1935) – baseball player - Alexander RamseyAlexander RamseyAlexander Ramsey was an American politician. He was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Alexander Ramsey was elected from Pennsylvania as a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the 28th and 29th congresses from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1847...
§ (1815–1903) – 2nd Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator - Jim RamstadJim RamstadJames Marvin "Jim" Ramstad is a United States politician from the state of Minnesota.-Early life:Ramstad was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, was educated at the University of Minnesota and the George Washington University Law School. He was an officer in the United States National Guard from 1968...
§ (born 1946) – member of U.S. Congress - John RandleJohn RandleJohn Anthony Randle played defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. On February 6, 2010 he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Born in Mumford, Texas, Randle was raised poor, and worked odd jobs when he was young. His brother Ervin Randle played as...
(born 1967) – football player - Ralph RapsonRalph RapsonRalph Rapson was the head of architecture at the University of Minnesota for many years...
§ (1914–2008) – architect - Baron von Raschke § (born 1940) – professional wrestler
- Ahmad RashādAhmad RashadAhmad Rashād is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. An All-American running back and wide receiver from Oregon known as Bobby Moore, Rashad was the fourth overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals...
(born 1949) – football player - Erik Rasmussen (born 1977) – hockey player
- Edwin W. RawlingsEdwin W. RawlingsGeneral Edwin William Rawlings, USAF , A Milroy, Minnesota native, Rawlings graduated with an economics degree from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota....
(1904–1997) – CEO General Mills, USAF General (Ret.) - Jeff ReardonJeff ReardonJeffrey James Reardon , nicknamed "The Terminator" for his intimidating presence on the mound and 98 mph fastball, is a former professional baseball relief pitcher from 1979-1994 who played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati...
(born 1955) – baseball player - Harry ReasonerHarry ReasonerHarry Truman Reasoner was an American journalist for ABC and CBS News, known for his inventive use of language as a television commentator, and as a founder of the 60 Minutes program.-Biography:...
§ (1923–1991) – television journalist - Jake ReedJake ReedWillis "Jake" Reed is a former professional American football player who played for 12 seasons in the National Football League as a wide receiver from 1991 to 2002 for the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints.Reed played football collegiately at Grambling State University and was selected...
(born 1967) – football player - Oscar ReedOscar ReedOscar Reed is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons. He currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
– football player - Rich ReeseRich ReeseRichard Benjamin Reese , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield and first base in the major leagues from 1964-1973....
(born 1941) – baseball player - Olli RehnOlli RehnOlli Ilmari Rehn is a Finnish politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. He had previously served as Commissioner for Enlargement...
(born 1962) – European CommissionerEuropean CommissionerA European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each Member within the college holds a specific portfolio and are led by the President of the European Commission...
for Enlargement - Ember Reichgott JungeEmber Reichgott JungeEmber Reichgott Junge is an attorney, radio personality, and former State Senator from Minnesota, representing New Hope and surrounding communities. A Democrat, she was elected to the Senate at age 29 and served for a total of eighteen years. She served as a majority whip from 1991 to 1994, and as...
– attorney, radio host, and politician - Chris ReitsmaChris ReitsmaChristopher Michael Reitsma is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons in the majors, from until , with the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, and Seattle Mariners.-Red Sox and Reds:...
(born 1977) – baseball player - Earl RennekeEarl RennekeEarl W. Renneke is a former Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate from southern Minnesota. He was first elected in a March 25, 1969, special election to fill the vacancy that arose due to the unexpected death of Senator Harold Popp in a traffic accident on February 21,...
(born 1928) – politician, farmer - Rip RepulskiRip RepulskiEldon John Repulski was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1953 through 1961, he played with the St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies , Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed...
(1927–1993) – baseball player - Michael RestovichMichael RestovichMichael Jerome Restovich is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder.-High school career:...
(born 1979) – baseball player - Patrick ReussePatrick ReussePatrick Reusse is a sportswriter and radio personality in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. He writes for the Minneapolis Star Tribune where his columns appear on Sunday and Thursday. Reusse has also been with radio station KSTP since 1983, where he hosts Reusse and Mackey with Phil Mackey weekdays and...
– sports writer - Albert E. RiceAlbert E. RiceAlbert E. Rice was a banker, newspaperman, legislator, University of Minnesota regent, politician, and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from Willmar, Minnesota. He served as a Republican from January 4, 1887 to January 5, 1891 under Governors Andrew Ryan McGill and William Rush...
(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 RichardsonKaylin RichardsonKaylin Richardson is a former American alpine ski racer. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finishing 17th in the alpine skiing combined both times...
– downhill skier, Olympian, Nor-Am Champion, US National Champion, World Champion - William B. RichardsonWilliam B. RichardsonFor other persons named William or Bill Richardson see William Richardson .William Burdette Richardson was a Minnesota politician. He served in the Minnesota Senate. In the Senate he served as president pro tem and acting lieutenant governor when Governor Floyd B...
– acting Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1936–1937 - Nate RichertNate RichertNathaniel Eric "Nate" Richert is an American musician and former actor.-Early life:Richert was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Wayne and Laura Richert. He has a younger sister named Crystal, born in 1982...
(born 1978) – actor - Carl W. RiddickCarl W. RiddickCarl Wood Riddick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Second District of Montana, from March 1919 to March 1923 in the 66th and 67th Congresses, replacing Jeannette Rankin. In 1922 he ran unsuccessfully for election to the U.S. Senate.His son, Merrill K...
(born 1872) – member of U.S. Congress - Beth RiesgrafBeth RiesgrafBeth Jean Riesgraf is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Parker in the TNT TV series Leverage.Originally from Belle Plaine, Minnesota - Riesgraf is the youngest of six girls...
(born 1978) – actress - Martha RipleyMartha RipleyMartha George Ripley of Lowell, Vermont was an American physician and founder of the Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ripley was nominated director of public schools but not elected because she was female...
§ (1843–1912) – physician, founder Minneapolis Maternity Hospital - Mark RitchieMark RitchieDonald Mark Ritchie was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7, 2006. He was re-elected in 2010. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He grew up in Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State University in 1971...
(born 1951) – Minnesota Secretary of StateMinnesota Secretary of StateThe Minnesota Secretary of State is the state secretary of state of the state of Minnesota.The Secretary of State is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota and files and certifies the authenticity of a wide variety of official documents... - Laila RobinsLaila Robins-Personal life:Robins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Latvian American parents Brigita and Janis Robins, who was a research chemist. She attended the Yale School of Drama, and received her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, . Robins has been in a...
(born 1959) – actress - Koren RobinsonKoren RobinsonKoren Lynard Robinson is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seahawks ninth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State....
– football player - Marcus Robinson (born 1975) – football player
- Robyne RobinsonRobyne RobinsonRobyne Robinson is an award-winning American television journalist and entrepreneur. She ran as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 2010.-Biography:...
– newscaster - Svend RobinsonSvend RobinsonSvend Robinson is a former Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 2004, representing the suburban Vancouver-area constituency of Burnaby for the New Democratic Party...
(born 1952) – Canadian politician - Rafael Rodriguez – boxer
- Brian RogowskiBrian RogowskiBrian Rogowski is a retired American professional wrestler, known by his ringname Bryant Anderson, who formerly competed in Southeastern independent promotions including Smoky Mountain Wrestling during the mid 1990s and, in 1994, had a brief stint in World Championship Wrestling.A second generation...
(born 1970) – wrestler - Todd RohloffTodd RohloffTodd Clifford Rohloff is an American ice hockey defenseman. Originally signed as a free agent in 1998 by the Washington Capitals, Rohloff spent several seasons with the Capitals organization before signing with the Columbus Blue Jackets, only to be claimed on waivers by the Capitals...
(born 1974) – hockey player - Reggie RolleReggie RolleReggie Rolle is an American actor who portrayed Damon Henderson, the Green Lost Galaxy Ranger, in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. He attended Apple Valley High School in Minnesota. He graduated in the same class as actress Maria Thayer....
(born 19760 – American Actor - Rich RollinsRich RollinsRichard John Rollins is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played with the Minnesota Twins , Seattle Pilots , Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians...
(born 1938) – baseball player - Karl RolvaagKarl RolvaagKarl Fritjof Rolvaag was a U.S. politician and the son of Norwegian-American author and professor Ole E. Rølvaag...
(1913–1990) – 31st Governor of Minnesota; 36th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Ole Rolvaag § (1876–1931) – novelist
- Richard RoodRichard RoodRichard Erwin Rood , better known by his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude, was an American professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, including World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation , in the 1980s and 1990s.Among other accolades, Rude was a four-time world...
(1958–1999) – wrestler, best known by his ringname "Ravishing" Rick Rude - Mike RosenthalMike RosenthalMike Rosenthal is an American football offensive tackle who is currently retired.He was originally drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. Rosenthal is now a high school football coach at Austin High School in Austin, Texas...
– football player - Marion RossMarion RossMarion Ross is an American actress best known for her role as Marion Cunningham on the television series Happy Days from 1974 to 1984.-Early life:...
(born 1928) – actor - Coleen RowleyColeen RowleyColeen Rowley is a former FBI agent and whistleblower, and was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota in 2006...
(born 1954) – former FBI agent and whistleblower; candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Minnesota - Dwayne RuddDwayne RuddDwayne Rudd is an American football linebacker who is a free agent in the National Football League, having not played in the NFL since 2003. During his career he played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
(born 1976) – football player - Donald Eugene Rudolph, Sr.Donald RudolphDonald Eugene Rudolph, Sr. was an American soldier who received his country's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, in World War II.-Biography:...
(c. 1921–2006) – soldier - Jane RussellJane RussellJane Russell was an American film actress and was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s....
(1921–2011) – film actress - Elmer RyanElmer RyanElmer James Ryan was a United States Representative from Minnesota.He was born in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, May 26, 1907. He attended the public schools, was graduated from the law department of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1929, was admitted to the bar the same year...
(1907–1958) – member of U.S. Congress - R. T. RybakR. T. RybakRaymond Thomas Rybak, Jr. , known as R. T. Rybak, is the 46th and current mayor of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the 2001 election Rybak defeated incumbent Sharon Sayles Belton by a margin of 65% to 35%; the widest margin in city history for a challenge to an incumbent...
(born 1955) – politician, newspaper editor - Winona RyderWinona RyderWinona Ryder is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role came in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice as a goth teenager, which won her critical and commercial recognition...
(born 1971) – actor
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- Dwight M. SabinDwight M. SabinDwight May Sabin was an American politician. He lived in Stillwater, Minnesota, where hh had lumber and manufacturing interests. He served as a Republican in the United States Senate from Minnesota from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1889 in the 48th, 49th, and 50th congresses. He was not renominated...
§ (1843–1902) – U.S. Senator - Martin Olav SaboMartin Olav SaboMartin Olav Sabo is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and a former United States Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota.Sabo was born of Norwegian immigrant parents in Crosby, North...
§ (born 1938) – former member of U.S. Congress - Harrison SalisburyHarrison SalisburyHarrison Evans Salisbury , an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist , was the first regular New York Times correspondent in Moscow after World War II. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
(1908–1993) – journalist - Zak SallyZak SallyZak Sally is a bassist and a comic artist. He was formerly the bassist for the bands Low and Enemymine . He is native of Duluth, Minnesota, currently owns and operates his own press, La Mano, in Minneapolis. La Mano serves as a publisher for Sally's works as well as those of other comic artists...
– musician - Ralph SamuelsonRalph SamuelsonRalph Wilford Samuelson was the inventor of water skiing, which he first performed in the summer of 1922 in Lake City, Minnesota, just before his 19th birthday. Samuelson was already skilled at aquaplaning—standing on a board while being pulled by a powerboat—but he hoped to create something like...
(1903–1977) – inventor of water skiing, first water-ski jumper and speed skier - John B. SanbornJohn B. SanbornJohn Benjamin Sanborn was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of New Hampshire who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
(1826–1904) – Union Army General, state legislator - John B. Sanborn, Jr.John B. Sanborn, Jr.John Benjamin Sanborn, Jr. was a lawyer, politician, and United States federal judge from the state of Minnesota. His record of public service spanned more than fifty years.-Early life and education:...
(1883–1964) – Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge - Tony SannehTony SannehAnthony "Tony" Sanneh is an American soccer player who most recently played for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
(born 1971) – soccer player - Johan SantanaJohan SantanaJohan Alexander Santana Araque is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who is currently playing for the New York Mets. He is a native of Venezuela....
(born 1979) – baseball player - Gary SargentGary SargentGary Alan Sargent is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 402 games in the National Hockey League between 1975–1983...
(born 1954) – hockey player - Gloria Sawai (Gloria Ruth Ostrem)Gloria SawaiGloria Sawai is an American-born fiction author who was based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She died on 20 July 2011....
(born 1932) – author of fiction - Thomas D. SchallThomas D. SchallThomas David Schall was an American lawyer and politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota. He was initially elected as a Progressive but later joined the Republican Party.Schall was born in Reed City, Michigan, and moved...
§ (1878–1935) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - Bruce SchneierBruce SchneierBruce Schneier is an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography, and is the founder and chief technology officer of BT Managed Security Solutions, formerly Counterpane Internet...
(born 1963) – founder and CTO of Counterpane Internet Security - Henry SchoolcraftHenry SchoolcraftHenry Rowe Schoolcraft was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 discovery of the source of the Mississippi River. He married Jane Johnston, whose parents were Ojibwe and Scots-Irish...
§ (1793–1864) – explorer - Charles M. SchulzCharles M. SchulzCharles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
(1922–2000) – cartoonist - Mae SchunkMae SchunkMae A. Schunk served as the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003...
§ (born 1934) – 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Seann William ScottSeann William ScottSeann William Scott is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series...
(born 1976) – actor - Kathryn Leigh Scott (Kathryn Kringstad)Kathryn Leigh ScottKathryn Leigh Scott is an American television and film actress who is best remembered for playing Maggie Evans, Josette DuPres Collins, Rachel Drummond, Lady Kitty Soames Hampshire, and Maggie Evans PT on Dark Shadows.-Early life:Scott was born Marlene Kringstad in Robbinsdale, Minnesota in 1943...
(born 1945) – author, actor - Todd ScottTodd ScottTodd Scott is a former American football player who played defensive back for four different NFL teams. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1992 season with the Minnesota Vikings....
– football player - Briana ScurryBriana ScurryBriana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...
(born 1971) – soccer player - Richard Warren Sears (1863–1914) – co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and CompanySears, Roebuck and CompanySears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
- Mitch SeaveyMitch SeaveyMitch Seavey is an American dog musher, who won the 1,112-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska in 2004.Seavey competed in his first Iditarod in 1982, and in every race since 1995. In the 1995 race, he started in Seward, and completed the entire length of the Iditarod...
– dog musher - Jerry SeemanJerry SeemanJerry Seeman was an American football official in the National Football League from 1975 to 1990 and was the NFL's Senior Director of Officiating from 1991 to 2001, succeeding Art McNally...
– National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
referee and Director of Officiating - Robert SegusoRobert SegusoRobert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No...
(born 1963) – tennis player - Aaron SeleAaron SeleAaron Helmer Sele is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently the minor league pitching instructor for the Los Angeles Dodgers.-Early years:...
(born 1970) – baseball player - Conrad SelvigConrad SelvigConrad George Selvig was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.Conrad George Selvig was born in Rushford, Minnesota. He fought in the Spanish-American War. He graduated from Rushford High School and the University of Minnesota...
(1877–1953) – member of U.S. Congress - Joe SenserJoe SenserJoseph Michael Senser is a former professional American football player. A 6'4", 240 lbs. tight end from West Chester University, Senser was selected in the 6th round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He ranks 3rd in Vikings history among tight ends for catches , touchdowns and...
– football player - Marty SertichMarty SertichMarty Sertich is an ice hockey center currently with EHC Olten of the Swiss NLB.-Playing career:...
(born 1982) – hockey player - Eric SevareidEric SevareidArnold Eric Sevareid was a CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite war correspondents—dubbed "Murrow's Boys"—because they were hired by pioneering CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow....
§ (1912–1992) – television journalist - Eddie SharkeyEddie SharkeyEddie Sharkey is an American professional wrestling trainer. He is often called "The Trainer of Champions", and has been instrumental in training some of the biggest names in the industry, including the Road Warriors , "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Tom Zenk, Bob Backlund, Jerry Lynn, Sean Waltman, Nord...
– wrestling coach - Darren SharperDarren SharperDarren Mallory Sharper is an American football safety who currently is a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at William & Mary....
(born 1975) – football player - Clark ShaughnessyClark ShaughnessyClark Daniel Shaughnessy was an American football coach and innovator. He is sometimes called the "father of the T formation", although that system had previously been used as early as the 1880s. Shaughnessy did, however, modernize the obsolescent T formation to make it once again relevant in the...
(1892–1970) – football coach - Charles D. SherwoodCharles D. SherwoodCharles D. Sherwood was a Minnesota politician, the youngest Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives in state history, and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in New Brighton, Connecticut in 1833. He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1895.-References:**...
– 4th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - James ShieldsJames ShieldsJames Shields was an American politician and United States Army officer who was born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland. Shields, a Democrat, is the only person in United States history to serve as a U.S. Senator for three different states...
§ (1810–1879) – U.S. Senator - Henrik ShipsteadHenrik ShipsteadHenrik Shipstead was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from March 4, 1923, to January 3, 1947, from the state of Minnesota in the 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th Congresses...
(1881–1960) – U.S. Senator - Francis ShoemakerFrancis ShoemakerFrancis Henry Shoemaker, Francis Henry Shoemaker, Francis Henry Shoemaker, (April 25, 1889 – July 24, 1958 was a Representative from Minnesota; born on a farm in Flora Township, Renville County, Minnesota; self-educated with mother’s assistance; engaged in agricultural pursuits and worked...
(1889–1958) – member of U.S. Congress - Bob ShortBob ShortRobert Earl Short was an American sport teams owner and politician.-Biography:A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Short bought the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association in the late 1950s and moved the team to Los Angeles in 1960...
(1917–1982) – sport teams owner and politician - Henry Hastings SibleyHenry Hastings SibleyHenry Hastings Sibley was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Early life and education:...
§ (1811–1891) – 1st Governor of Minnesota - Christopher SieberChristopher SieberChristopher Sieber is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Kevin Burke in Two of a Kind starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen and Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical. Christopher studied acting and musical comedy at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City...
(born 1969) – actor - Dick SiebertDick SiebertRichard Walther Siebert was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1932, 1936-1945. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and St...
§ (1912–1978) – college baseball coach - Gerry SikorskiGerry SikorskiGerald Edward Sikorski is a Minnesota politician and lawyer. He was a U.S. Representative representing Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1993 in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, and 102nd Congresses. He served as Whip-at-Large and as a member of...
(born 1948) – member of U.S. Congress - Clifford D. SimakClifford D. SimakClifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He was honored by fans with three Hugo awards and by colleagues with one Nebula award and was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1977.-Biography:Clifford Donald Simak was born in...
§ (1904–1988) – science-fiction writer - Richard SimmonsRichard Simmons (actor)Richard Simmons , also known as Dick Simmons, was an American actor.-Early life and career:Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Simmons started his film acting career in 1937...
(1913–2003) – actor - George SittsGeorge SittsGeorge Sitts was executed at the age of 33 by the U.S. state of South Dakota for the murder of state Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Tom Matthews, who was attempting to arrest Sitts on a fugitive warrant from Minnesota.He was the only person to die in South Dakota's electric...
– convicted murderer - SlugSlug (rapper)Sean Michael Daley, better known by his stage name Slug or "'Sep Seven'", is an American rapper. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Slug is best known as one fourth of the hip hop group Atmosphere, which he founded with Derek Turner...
(born 1973) – rapper - Roy Smalley § (born 1952) – baseball player
- Jack SmightJack SmightJack Smight was an American theatre and film director.Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to school with future actor Peter Graves...
(1925–2003) – film director - Bruce Smith (1920–1967) – Heisman Trophy winner
- Chad SmithChad SmithChad Smith is an American musician, best known as the longtime and current drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot which includes Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and Michael Anthony, former Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes' backing band and...
(born 1961) – Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers - Edward Everett SmithEdward Everett SmithEdward Everett Smith was a Minnesota legislator and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Spring Valley, Minnesota and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart from September 25, 1909 – January 3, 1911. He died in 1931 in Minneapolis.-References:**...
18th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - George Ross SmithGeorge Ross SmithGeorge Ross Smith was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and Sauk Centre Academy; was graduated from the law school of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1893; was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced...
(1864–1952) – member of U.S. Congress - Larry H. SmithLarry H. SmithLarry Hugh Smith was a U.S. National hockey player. A 6'3" center standout who played at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis and for the University of Minnesota where he was coached by the legendary John Mariucci....
(1939–2002) – hockey player - Lyndon Ambrose Smith 15th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
- Onterrio SmithOnterrio SmithOnterrio Raymond Lloyd Smith is a former professional American football Running back who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League...
§ (born 1980) – football player - Phillips Waller SmithPhillips Waller SmithPhillips Waller Smith was a Major General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:Smith was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1906. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University...
(1906–1963) – U.S. Air Force Major General - Raonall SmithRaonall SmithRaonall Carrig Smith is an American Football who plays for the National Football League St. Louis Rams. Previously, he played with the Minnesota Vikings. Smith played college football at Washington State University.Raonall Smith attended Harbor Ridge Middle School...
(born 1978) – football player - Robert Smith § (born 1972) – football player
- Wyatt SmithWyatt SmithWyatt Smith is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played center with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Playing career:...
(born 1977) – hockey player - Fred SmootFred SmootFredrick "Fred" Duayne Smoot is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
§ (born 1979) – football player - Josiah SnellingJosiah SnellingColonel Josiah Snelling was the first commander of Fort Snelling, a fort located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in Minnesota. He was responsible for the initial design and construction of the fort, and he commanded it from 1820 through 1827. He had a reputation for...
§ (1782–1828) – first commander of Fort Snelling - Samuel SniderSamuel SniderSamuel Prather Snider was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio; attended the public schools, the local high school at Mount Gilead, Ohio, and Oberlin College, Ohio; during the Civil War enlisted as a private soldier in the Sixty-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer...
§ (1845–1928) – member of U.S. Congress - Ben SobieskiBen SobieskiBenjamin James Sobieski is a retired American football player. He attended Mahtomedi Senior High School and the University of Iowa before being drafted in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills....
(born 1979) – football player - Konrad K. SolbergKonrad K. SolbergKonrad Knute Solberg was a Minnesota legislator and the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.-Background:...
27th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Kathleen SoliahKathleen SoliahSara Jane Olson, formerly Kathleen Ann Soliah , was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army in the 1970s. She grew up in Palmdale, California, the daughter of Palmdale High School teacher and coach Martin Soliah. She has lived much of her life under the alias Sara Jane Olson, which is now her...
§ (born 1947) – member of the Symbionese Liberation Army - Gordon Solie (Francis Jonard Labiak)Gordon SolieJonard Frank Labiak , better known as Gordon Solie, was a Florida-based professional wrestling play-by-play announcer working for World Championship Wrestling...
(1929–2000) – wrestling announcer - Jesse SolomonJesse SolomonJesse William Solomon is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League from 1986 to 1994 for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, and the Miami Dolphins. He played college football at Florida State University and was drafted in the...
– football player - Spenser J. Somers § (1972–1990) – author
- Rich SommerRich SommerRichard Olen Sommer II is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC series Mad Men.-Career:...
§ (born 1978) – actor - Gale SondergaardGale SondergaardGale Sondergaard was an American actress.Sondergaard began her acting career in theatre, and progressed to films in 1936. She was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in Anthony Adverse...
(1899–1985) – Academy Award winning actress (1936) - Kevin SorboKevin SorboKevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.-Early life:...
(born 1958) – actor - Richard K. SorensonRichard K. SorensonRichard Keith Sorenson was a United States Marine who, as a private, received the Medal of Honor during World War II for his heroism during the Marine landing on Kwajalein Atoll on the night of February 1,-February 2, 1944. He threw himself on an exploding Japanese grenade to save the lives of...
(1924–2004) – sailor - Ann SothernAnn SothernAnn Sothern was an American film and television actress whose career spanned six decades.-Early life and career:...
(1909–2001) – actress - Matt SpaethMatt SpaethMatt Spaeth is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
– football player - Allan SpearAllan SpearAllan Henry Spear was an American politician and educator from Minnesota who served almost thirty years in the Minnesota Senate, including nearly a decade as President of the Senate.-Biography:...
§ (1937–2008) – state legislator and president of the Minnesota Senate - LaVyrle SpencerLaVyrle SpencerLaVyrle Spencer is an American best-selling author of contemporary and historical romance novels. She has successfully published a number of books, with several of them made into movies. Twelve of her books have been New York Times bestsellers, and Spencer was inducted into the Romance Writers...
– romance novelist - Lili St. Cyr (Willis Marie Van Schaack)Lili St. CyrLili St. Cyr , was a prominent American burlesque stripper.- Early years :She was born as Willis Marie Van Schaack in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1918. She had a sister, Rosemary Van Schaack Minsky...
(1918–1999) – ecdysiast - Paul St. PeterPaul St. PeterPaul Schmidl Peter , better known as Paul St. Peter, is an American voice actor. He also uses the names George C. Cole, George Z. Cole and Francis C. Cole...
(born 1958) – (Aka. George C. Cole and Francis C. Cole) – voice actor - Arlan StangelandArlan StangelandArlan Ingehart Stangeland is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. As a Republican, Stangeland served on the Barnesville, Minnesota school board and as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S...
§ (born 1930) – member of U.S. Congress - Maurice StansMaurice StansMaurice Hubert Stans was an American accountant, high-ranking civil servant, Cabinet member, and political organizer...
(1908–1998) – U.S. secretary of commerce - Frank StarkeyFrank StarkeyFrank Thomas Starkey was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota who was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Starkey began his political career as business representative of the local Milk Drivers Union from 1917 until 1933 and again in 1942 through 1944...
(1892–1968) – member of U.S. Congress - Harold StassenHarold StassenHarold Edward Stassen was the 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. After service in World War II, from 1948 to 1953 he was president of the University of Pennsylvania...
(1907–2001) – 25th Governor of Minnesota - Ozora P. StearnsOzora P. StearnsOzora Pierson Stearns was an American politician.-Education:He attended Oberlin College, later graduating from the University of Michigan in 1858 and from the law department of that university in 1860...
§ (1831–1896) – U.S. Senator - Franklin SteeleFranklin SteeleFranklin Steele was an early and significant settler of Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania of Scottish descent, Steele worked in the Lancaster post-office as a young man, where he once met James Buchanan.-Early success:With encouragement from his...
§ (1813–1880) – Early settler of St. Anthony - Halvor SteenersonHalvor SteenersonHalvor Steenerson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota;-Background:Halvor Steenerson was born at Pleasant Springs near Madison Dane County, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Sheldon, Houston County, Minnesota, in 1853. He attended the county schools and the high school in Rushford,...
§ (1852–1926) – member of U.S. Congress - Andy SteensmaAndy SteensmaAndrew "Andy" Steensma is a Minnesota politician, a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota, and the former mayor of the city of Luverne....
(born 1942) – farmer, mayor, politician - Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-PiperHeidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-PiperHeidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper is an American Naval officer and a former NASAastronaut. She has achieved the rank of captain in the United States Navy. She is also a qualified and experienced salvage officer...
(born 1963) – astronaut - Will StegerWill StegerWill Steger is a prominent spokesperson for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and has led some of the most significant feats in the field of dogsled expeditions; such as the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole in 1986, the 1,600-mile south-north traverse of Greenland...
(born 1943) – polar explorer - Terry SteinbachTerry SteinbachTerry Lee Steinbach is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for 14 years from to . He was drafted in 1980 out of New Ulm High School by the Cleveland Indians. He was the starting catcher for Oakland Athletics teams that won three straight American League pennants from 1988 to...
(born 1962) – Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player - Helen StenborgHelen StenborgHelen Joan Stenborg was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She occasionally acted with her husband, actor Barnard Hughes , to whom she was married from 1950 until his death in 2006; they had two children.-Career:Stenborg appeared on stage in revivals of A Doll's House, A Month...
(born 1925) – actor - Phil SternerPhil SternerPhillip M. "Phil" Sterner is Minnesota politician and a former DFL Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 37B, which includes portions of Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area....
(born 1960) – politician - Cliff SterrettCliff SterrettClifford Sterrett , was an innovative comic strip cartoonist who created the influential Polly and Her Pals....
– cartoonist - Todd SteussieTodd SteussieTodd Edward Steussie was an American football guard and tackle for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings 19th overall in the 1994 NFL Draft...
– football player - Frederick Stevens § (1861–1923) – member of U.S. Congress
- John H. StevensJohn H. StevensJohn Harrington Stevens was the first authorized resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was granted permission to occupy the site, then part of the Fort Snelling military reservation, in exchange for providing ferry service to St. Anthony...
– § (1820–1900) first civilian (non-indigenousIndigenous peoplesIndigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
) resident of Minneapolis - Jacob H. StewartJacob H. StewartJacob Henry Stewart was a Representative for the U.S. state of Minnesota.Stewart was born in Clermont, Columbia County, New York on January 15, 1829. He moved with his parents to Peekskill, New York, where he attended the common schools and was graduated from Phillips Academy...
§ (1829–1884) – member of U.S. Congress
- Bob Stinson (Robert Neil Stinson)Bob StinsonFor the baseball player, see Bob Stinson Bob Stinson was the founding member and lead guitarist for the American rock band The Replacements.-The Replacements:...
(1959–1995) – musician - Tommy StinsonTommy StinsonThomas "Tommy" Eugene Stinson is an American musician best known for his work as the bassist for The Replacements and Guns N' Roses as well as the post-Replacements groups Bash & Pop, where he performed guitar duties, and Perfect...
(born 1966) – musician - Carl StockdaleCarl StockdaleCarl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent films, to talkies....
(1874–1953) – actor - Cal StollCal Stoll-External links:...
(1923–2000) Former ACC coach of the year/ Wake Forrest Football, University of MN head coach - Erik StolhanskeErik StolhanskeErik Stolhanske is an American actor, writer, and producer, and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. He graduated from Breck School, then Colgate University. At Colgate he was part of the troupe Charred Goosebeak, which included the others of Broken Lizard.He is a member of Beta...
(born 1968) – comedian - Horace B. Strait § (1835–1894) – member of U.S. Congress
- Korey StringerKorey StringerKorey Damont Stringer was an American football player who died from complications brought on by heat stroke, during training camp in Mankato, Minnesota while in training camp with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.-College career:Stringer was born in Warren, Ohio and attended...
§ (1974–2001) – football player - Charles StriteCharles StriteCharles P. Strite was an American inventor.Strite was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received U.S. patent #1,394,450 on October 18, 1921 for the pop-up bread toaster.- External links :*...
– inventor of the modern pop-up toasterToasterThe toaster is typically a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products. A typical modern two-slice toaster draws anywhere between 600 and 1200 W and makes toast in 1 to 3 minutes... - Eric StrobelEric StrobelEric Martin Strobel is a retired American ice hockey forward who was a member of the Miracle on Ice 1980 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic hockey team.-Amateur career:...
(born 1958) – hockey player, 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey-team member - Mike StuartMike StuartMichael Stuart is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Lørenskog of the Norwegian Eliteserien.-Playing career:...
(born 1980) – hockey player - Scott StudwellScott StudwellScott Studwell is a former professional American football player. He was nicknamed "Stud". Studwell graduated from the University of Illinois, where he starred as a linebacker...
– football player - George H. SullivanGeorge H. SullivanGeorge Henry Sullivan was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Stillwater, Minnesota, he became Lieutenant Governor when Joseph A. A. Burnquist was elevated to governor, upon the death of Winfield Scott Hammond. He served from October 28, 1916 – January 2, 1917. He died in 1935 in...
– 21st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Clinton SundbergClinton SundbergClinton Sundberg was a stage and film character actor.Sundberg was born in Appleton, Minnesota on December 7, with sources differing on his year of birth...
– actor - Milt SundeMilt SundeMilton John Sunde was a guard in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings. Sunde attended the University of Minnesota....
– football player - David C. Sutherland IIIDavid C. Sutherland IIIDavid C. Sutherland III was an early Dungeons & Dragons artist. Sutherland was a prolific artist and his work heavily influenced the early development of Dungeons & Dragons.-Early life and inspiration:...
(1949–2005) – Dungeons & Dragons artist - Steve SviggumSteve SviggumSteven A. "Steve" Sviggum is a Minnesota politician, a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, and a former Speaker and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Republican, he represented District 28B in the southeastern part of the state...
– politician - Curt SwanCurt SwanDouglas Curtis Swan was an American comic book artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of comic books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s.-Early life and career:Curt Swan, whose Swedish...
(1920–1996) – comic book artist - Lori SwansonLori SwansonLori Swanson is the Attorney General of the US state of Minnesota. She was elected on November 7, 2006, and took office on January 2, 2007, succeeding Mike Hatch, who declined to run for re-election in order to run for governor...
(born 1966) – Minnesota Attorney General - Nick SwardsonNick SwardsonNicholas Roger "Nick" Swardson is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and writer. He is best known for his recurring role as Terry Bernardino in the Comedy Central series Reno 911!, for his work in Happy Madison films, most notably the 2011 film Just Go With It, and for his new Comedy Central...
(born 1977) – stand-up comedian, actor - Henry Adoniram SwiftHenry Adoniram SwiftHenry Adoniram Swift was an American politician who was the third Governor of Minnesota. He served as Governor from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864 after serving as the third Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota when Governor Alexander Ramsey resigned to enter the United States Congress. Prior to...
§ (1823–1869) – 3rd Governor of Minnesota and 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - William Irvin SwoopeWilliam Irvin SwoopeWilliam Irvin Swoope was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Swoope was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, PA and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and graduated from the law department of Harvard University...
§ (1862–1930) – lawyer and politician
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- TaoyatedutaTaoyatedutaLittle Crow was a chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota Sioux. His given name translates as "His Red Nation," but he was known as Little Crow because of his father's name, Čhetáŋ Wakhúwa Máni, which was mistranslated.Little Crow is notable in for his role in the...
(c. 1810–1863) – chief of the Mdewakanton Sioux tribe - Kevin TapaniKevin TapaniKevin Ray Tapani is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs from 1989 to 2001.-Early life:...
§ (born 1964) – baseball player - Thomas TapehThomas TapehThomas Teah Tapeh is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round in the 2004 NFL Draft...
§ (born 1980) – football player - Fran TarkentonFran TarkentonFrancis Asbury "Fran" Tarkenton is a former professional football player, TV personality, and computer software executive....
§ (born 1940) – football player - John TateJohn TateJohn Torrence Tate Jr. is an American mathematician, distinguished for many fundamental contributions in algebraic number theory, arithmetic geometry and related areas in algebraic geometry.-Biography:...
(born 1925) – mathematician, winner of the Wolf PrizeWolf Prize in MathematicsThe Wolf Prize in Mathematics is awarded almost annually by the Wolf Foundation in Israel. It is one of the six Wolf Prizes established by the Foundation and awarded since 1978; the others are in Agriculture, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics and Arts...
and the Abel PrizeAbel PrizeThe Abel Prize is an international prize presented annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. The prize is named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel . It has often been described as the "mathematician's Nobel prize" and is among the most prestigious... - James Albertus TawneyJames Albertus TawneyJames Albertus Tawney was a blacksmith, machinist and U.S. politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was the first House Majority Whip, holding that position from 1899 to 1905....
§ (1855–1919) – member of U.S. Congress - Glen TaylorGlen TaylorGlen A. Taylor is an American businessman who is the majority owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team, owner of the Minnesota Lynx WNBA basketball team, and a former member of the Minnesota Senate.-Biography:...
– businessperson - Travis Taylor § (born 1978) – football player
- Maureen TeefyMaureen TeefyMaureen Jane Teefy is an American actress. Her films include Fame , Grease 2 and Supergirl .-Life and career:...
(born 1953) – musical theatre vocalist and actor - Henry TeiganHenry TeiganHenry George Teigan was an American labor leader and editor who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.-Background:...
§ (1881–1941) – politician - Wayne TerwilligerWayne TerwilligerWillard Wayne "Twig" Terwilliger is a former second baseman, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball.-Early life:...
§ (born 1925) – baseball coach - Stew ThornleyStew ThornleyStew Thornley is an author of books on sports history, particularly in his home state. He has been an official scorer and online gamecaster for the Minnesota Twins.-References:...
(born 1955) – author of books on sports history - Dontarrious ThomasDontarrious ThomasDontarrious Dewayne Thomas is an American football linebacker for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
§ (born 1980) – football player - George ThomasGeorge Thomas (baseball)George Edward Thomas, Jr. was a Major League Baseball outfielder. His Major League career lasted from to ; he compiled a career batting average of .255. After playing for the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Bill Monbouquette in 1965...
(born 1937) – baseball player - Henry ThomasHenry Thomas (American football)Henry Thomas is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Minnesota Vikings for most of his career. His nickname was Hardware Hank....
§ (born 1965) – football player - Butch ThompsonButch ThompsonButch Thompson is an American jazz pianist and clarinetist best known for his ragtime and stride performances....
(born 1943) – jazz pianist and clarinetist - Lea ThompsonLea ThompsonLea Katherine Thompson is an American actress and director. She is best known for her 1990s NBC situation comedy Caroline in the City and her portrayal of Lorraine Baines McFly, Marty McFly's mother, in the Back to the Future trilogy...
(born 1961) – actor, dancer - Edward John ThyeEdward John ThyeEdward John Thye was an American politician. He was the 26th Governor of Minnesota and a United States Senator from Minnesota.-Background:...
§ (1896–1969) – 26th Governor of Minnesota; 31st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator - Steve TibbettsSteve TibbettsSteve Tibbetts is a Saint Paul-based American guitarist known for an original approach to both composing and sound-forming. Tibbetts views the recording studio as a tool for creating sounds...
§ (born 1954) – guitarist - Mike TiceMike TiceMichael Peter Tice is an American football National Football League coach, best known as the former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He is currently the offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears.-Playing career:...
§ (born 1959) – football coach - Cheryl TiegsCheryl TiegsCheryl Rae Tiegs is an American model and actress.- Early years :Tiegs was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota but raised in Alhambra, California, and she graduated from Alhambra High School in 1965. She also attended the California State University, Los Angeles and became a little sister to the Sigma...
(born 1947) – actor, model - Tiny Tim (Herbert Buckingham Khaury)Tiny Tim (musician)Tiny Tim , , born in Manhattan, was an American singer and ukulele player. He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto/vibrato voice.-Rise to fame:Born to Lebanese parents in 1932, Khaury displayed musical talent at a very young age...
§ (1932–1996) – musician - Mick TingelhoffMick TingelhoffHenry Michael "Mick" Tingelhoff is a former football center who played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1962-1978.-College career:...
§ (born 1940) – football player - Analeigh TiptonAnaleigh TiptonAnaleigh Christian Tipton is an American figure skater, actress, and fashion model, most noted for placing third on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and for starring in the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid, Love....
(Born 1988) – Third place winner of America's Next Top Model Cycle 11 - Mike ToddMike ToddMichael Todd was an American theatre and film producer, best known for his 1956 production of Around the World in Eighty Days, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture...
(1909–1958) – movie producer - César TovarCésar TovarCésar Leonardo Tovar , nicknamed "Pepito" and "Mr. Versatility", was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins , Philadelphia Phillies , Texas Rangers , Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees...
§ (1940–1994) – baseball player - Charles A. TowneCharles A. TowneCharles Arnette Towne was an American politician. Born near Pontiac, Michigan, he graduated from the University of Michigan and served in the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a Republican in the 54th congress and from New York as a Democrat in the 59th congress.Towne also...
(1858–1928) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - A. C. TownleyA. C. TownleyArthur Charles Townley was an American political organizer best known as the founder the National Non-Partisan League , a radical farmers' organization which had considerable political success in the states of North Dakota and Minnesota during the second half of the 1910s.-Early years:Arthur...
§ (1880–1959) – socialist - Jayne TrckaJayne Trcka-Biography:Jayne grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota with her family. She studied gymnastics and other sports in school. She started weight training after moving to southern California in 1986. By 1988, she was competing in bodybuilding shows. In 1998 she quit her job with the postal service to...
– female bodybuilder and actress - Martin Edward Trench (1869–1927) – sailor, politician
- W. D. TwichellW. D. TwichellWillis Day Twichell was a Texas surveyor and civil engineer, based primarily in Amarillo and later Austin, who surveyed 165 of the state's 254 counties.-Background:...
(1864-1959) - Texas surveyor born in HastingsHastings, MinnesotaHastings is a city in Dakota counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, near the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. The population was 22,172 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County. The bulk of Hastings is in Dakota County; only a small part of the city extends...
, Minnesota - Anne TylerAnne TylerAnne Tyler is an American novelist.Tyler, the eldest of four children, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her father was a chemist and her mother a social worker. Her early childhood was spent in a succession of Quaker communities in the mountains of North Carolina and in Raleigh...
(born 1941) – novelist
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- Kenechi UdezeKenechi UdezeKenechi Nduka Udeze [] is an assistant coach of University of Washington Huskies football team and a former American football defensive end of the National Football League....
§ (born 1983) – football player - Brenda UelandBrenda UelandBrenda Ueland was a journalist, editor, freelance writer, and teacher of writing. She is best known for her book If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit.-Background:...
(1891–1985) – journalist - Lenore UlricLenore UlricLenore Ulric was a star of the Broadway stage and Hollywood films of the silent-film and early sound era. Her father, Franz Xavier Ulrich, was a United States Army hospital steward...
(born 1892) – actor - Bob UlrichBob UlrichRobert J. Ulrich is the former chief executive officer and chairman of the Target Corporation, the second-largest retailer in the United States...
(born 1944) – businessperson - Jay UnderwoodJay UnderwoodJay Underwood is an American actor.In 1983, he attended Moreau Catholic High School for one year in Hayward, California. He is married to Julie Underwood and has three children. His most recognized work includes portraying Ernest Hemingway in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, "Bug" in Uncle...
(born 1968) – actor - Jordis UngaJordis UngaJordis Unga is an American rock singer, songwriter and performer from St. Paul, Minnesota. After years of building a cult following in Minneapolis, Unga reached international fame for her outstanding performances on the first season of the CBS television reality show Rock Star: INXS where 15...
§ (born 1982) – singer - Anne UrsuAnne UrsuAnne Ursu is an American author based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her newest work, Breadcrumbs, a middle grade novel to be published by Walden Pond Press, will be released September 27, 2011...
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- John VachonJohn Vachon-External links:*...
(1914–1975) – photographer - Norm Van BrocklinNorm Van BrocklinNorman Mack "Norm" Van Brocklin , nicknamed "The Dutchman", was an American football player and coach. He was also a first rate punter in college and in the NFL...
§ (1926–1983) – Minnesota Vikings coach - Carl Van DykeCarl Van DykeCarl Chester Van Dyke, was an American soldier, lawyer and politician from Minnesota.He was born in Alexandria and attended the local public schools there. He taught primary school classes in surrounding Douglas County from 1899 to 1901. Later that year, he volunteered for the U.S...
(1881–1919) – member of U.S. Congress - John Van DykeJohn Van DykeJohn Van Dyke was an American jurist and Whig Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.-Biography:...
§ (1807–1878) – politician - Samuel Rinnah Van SantSamuel Rinnah Van SantSamuel Van Sant was an American politician.Born in Rock Island, Illinois, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from January 1893 to January 1897 and served as Speaker of the House. Van Sant served as the 15th Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1901 to January 4, 1905, the first...
§ (1844–1936) – 15th Governor of Minnesota - Shantel VanSantenShantel VanSantenShantel Yvonne VanSanten is an American actress and model. She currently stars in the CW television series One Tree Hill where she portrays Quinn James On film, she stars in You and I, Something Wicked, and The Final Destination...
(born 1985) – actress, model, One Tree HillOne Tree Hill (TV series)One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster... - Sofia VassilievaSofia VassilievaSofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva is an American actress. She is best known for playing the children's book heroine Eloise, in two made-for-television movies, Ariel Dubois in the Emmy-winning TV series Medium, and the cancer patient Kate Fitzgerald in the 2009 film adaption of My Sister's Keeper by...
(born 1992) – child actor - Vince VaughnVince VaughnVincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn is an American film actor, screenwriter, producer and comedian. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 movie Swingers...
(born 1970) – actor - Thorstein VeblenThorstein VeblenThorstein Bunde Veblen, born Torsten Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist, and a leader of the so-called institutional economics movement...
§ (1857–1929) – economist, sociologist, author - Bruce VentoBruce VentoBruce Frank Vento was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000...
(1940–2000) – member of U.S. Congress - Jesse VenturaJesse VenturaJames George Janos , better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, Navy UDT veteran, former SEAL reservist, actor, and former radio and television talk show host...
(born 1951) – wrestler, 38th Governor of Minnesota - Zoilo VersallesZoilo VersallesZoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez , nicknamed "Zorro", was a Cuban shortstop in Major League Baseball, who was considered a solid leadoff man, and a good baserunner whose speed helped him to cover a huge area at shortstop...
§ (1939–1995) – baseball player - John William Vessey, Jr. (born 1922) – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Jim VickermanJim VickermanJames Murray "Jim" Vickerman is a politician from Minnesota and a former Minnesota State Senator, first elected in 1986 in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's "firestorm" that swept southwestern Minnesota during the height of the 1980s Midwestern farm crisis. In that election, he...
(born 1931) – Long-time Minnesota senator and politician - Frank ViolaFrank ViolaFrank John Viola, Jr. is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins , New York Mets , Boston Red Sox , Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays . A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988...
§ (born 1960) – baseball player - Pamela Vitale § (1953–2005) – murder victim
- Andrew VolsteadAndrew VolsteadAndrew John Volstead was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota,1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the Volstead Act...
(1860–1947) – member of U.S. Congress; author of the National Prohibition Act of 1919 - Lindsey Vonn (born 1984) – Olympic Gold Medalist Skier
- Ana Clara Voog (Rachael Olson)Ana VoogAna Clara Voog is a musician, visual artist, performance artist and writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Voog is the former front woman of The Blue Up?, a pop rock band from the Minneapolis area...
(born 1966) – singer, songwriter, musician, performance artist, visual artist, and writer
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- Kevin WacholzKevin WacholzKevin Wacholz is a former professional wrestler who once worked for the World Wrestling Federation in 1992 as Nailz. He was also known as "Mr...
(born 1958) – wrestler - James WakefieldJames WakefieldJames Beach Wakefield was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Winsted, Connecticut; attended the public schools at Westfield, Massachusetts, and Jonesville, New York; was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1846; studied law in Painesville, Lake County,...
§ (1825–1910) – 8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress - DeWitt WallaceDeWitt WallaceDeWitt Wallace , also known as William Roy was a United States magazine publisher. He co-founded Reader's Digest with his wife Lila Wallace and published the first issue in 1922.Born in St...
(1889–1981) – publisher, founder of Reader's Digest, philanthropist - Harriet G. WalkerHarriet G. WalkerHarriet Granger Hulet Walker was an American hospital administrator and leader in the temperance movement.-Early life:...
§ (1841–1917), president of Northwestern HospitalAbbott Northwestern HospitalAbbott Northwestern Hospital is a 627 bed teaching and specialty hospital based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the largest not-for-profit hospital in the Twin Cities and a part of the Allina network of hospitals and clinics... - T. B. WalkerT. B. WalkerThomas Barlow Walker was a highly successful American businessperson who acquired timber in Minnesota and California and became an art collector. Walker founded the Minneapolis Public Library. He was among the 10 wealthiest men in the world in 1923. He built two company towns, one of which his son...
§ (1840–1928), lumberman, founded Minneapolis Public LibraryMinneapolis Public LibraryThe Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center was a library system serving the residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. It was founded as the publicly traded Minneapolis Athenæum in 1860 and became a free public library in 1885 founded by T. B. Walker...
, founded Walker Art CenterWalker Art CenterThe Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn... - Steve Walsh (born 1966) – football player
- Sean WaltmanSean WaltmanSean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ...
(born 1972) – wrestler - Tim WalzTim WalzTimothy James Walz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party .The district comprises the state's southern end, running along the entire border with Iowa...
– politician - Lou WangbergLou WangbergLouis "Lou" Wangberg of Bemidji, Minnesota is an educator and was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was elected on the Independent-Republican ticket with Governor Al Quie and served from January 1, 1979 to January 3, 1983...
(born 1941) – 41st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - John WarneJohn WarneJohn Warne is an American musician who has been active in the Christian rock scene since 1996. He is best known for being the bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K as well as being a founding member of the Christian punk band Ace Troubleshooter...
(born 1979) – musician - Lonnie WarwickLonnie WarwickLonnie Warwick in Raleigh, West Virginia) is a former professional American football player. He played 10 seasons in the National Football League, with the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons. He started in Super Bowl IV....
– football player - Cadwallader Washburn § (1818–1882) – businessperson, founder of Washburn Mills
- William D. WashburnWilliam D. WashburnWilliam Drew Washburn was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven brothers became politicians: Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn, and Israel Washburn, Jr...
§ (1831–1912) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - Gene WashingtonGene Washington (Vikings)Eugene Washington is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played for the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos . He wore #84 for Minnesota and Denver.-College career:...
§ (born 1947) – football player - Vin WeberVin WeberJohn Vincent Weber is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. Weber attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1970 to 1974. He had been the co-publisher of Murray County newspaper and the president of Weber Publishing Company...
(born 1952) – member of U.S. Congress - Jon WefaldJon WefaldJon Michael Wefald is an American educator and served as the twelfth President of Kansas State University.-Biography:...
(born 1937) – educator - Knud WefaldKnud WefaldKnud Wefald , was a United States Representative in the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.-Background:...
§ (1869–1936) – member of U.S. Congress - Mark WeigleMark WeigleMark Weigle is a singer/songwriter with at least five albums to his credit. Weigle presents a successful yet positive orientation as a gay writer and musician...
(born 1967) – singer, songwriter - Chris WeinkeChris WeinkeChristopher Jon Weinke is a former professional American football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles...
(born 1972) – football player - Jeff WeiseJeff WeiseJeffrey James "Jeff" Weise was an Ojibwe Native American adolescent, and a student at Red Lake Senior High School in Red Lake, Minnesota. He murdered nine people and wounded five others in a shooting spree on March 21, 2005, in the Red Lake Indian Reservation located in northwest Minnesota...
(1988–2005) – high school student who committed murder/suicide - Paul WellstonePaul WellstonePaul David Wellstone was a two-term U.S. Senator from the state of Minnesota and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which is affiliated with the national Democratic Party. Before being elected to the Senate in 1990, he was a professor of political science at Carleton College...
§ (1944–2002) – U.S. Senator - Sheila WellstoneSheila WellstoneSheila Ison Wellstone was an advocate for human rights, the environment, and peace. She was married to U.S. Senator from Minnesota Paul Wellstone....
(1944–2002) – advocate for human rights, the environment, and peace; wife of Paul Wellstone - Carl L. WeschckeCarl L. WeschckeCarl Llewellyn Weschcke is a businessman and president/owner of Llewellyn Worldwide since 1961. He received nationwide media attention when he bought the supposedly haunted Summit Avenue Mansion in St...
(born 1930) – businessperson, president/owner of Llewellyn WorldwideLlewellyn WorldwideLlewellyn Worldwide is a New Age publisher, currently based in Woodbury, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. Llewellyn's mission is to "serve the trade and consumers worldwide with options and tools for exploring new worlds of mind & spirit, thereby aiding in the quests of expanded human potential,... - Paul WesterbergPaul WesterbergPaul Westerberg is an American musician, best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s. He launched a solo career after the dissolution of that band...
(born 1959) – musician - Wes WestrumWes WestrumWesley Noreen Westrum was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager, and scout. He played for 11 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants from to . He was known as a superb defensive catcher...
(1922–2002) – baseball player - Jacob WetterlingJacob WetterlingJacob Erwin Wetterling is a boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota who was kidnapped from his hometown at the age of 11 on Sunday, October 22, 1989...
(born 1978) – kidnapped in 1989; still missing - Patty WetterlingPatty WetterlingPatty Wetterling is a U.S. advocate of children's safety, particularly focused on protecting children from abduction and abuse. Her advocacy began after her son Jacob was abducted in 1989...
§ (born 1949) – politician, advocate of children's safety - Friedrich WeyerhäuserFriedrich WeyerhäuserFriedrich Weyerhäuser was a German-American timber mogul and founder of the Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns saw mills, paper factories, and other business enterprises, and large areas of forested land...
– businessperson - Lindsay WhalenLindsay WhalenLindsay Marie Whalen is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun...
(born 1982) – WNBA player - David WheatonDavid WheatonDavid Wheaton is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Born in Minneapolis, Wheaton played in his first tournament at age eight, and won the Minnesota State High School tennis title in 1984, as a ninth grader. In 1987, he won the US Open junior title and was ranked the No. 1...
(born 1969) – tennis player - Blake WheelerBlake WheelerBlake James Wheeler is an American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, fifth overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.-Early career:Wheeler attended Breck School his...
(born 1986) – hockey player - Ed White – football player
- Milo WhiteMilo WhiteMilo White was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fletcher, Franklin County, Vermont; attended the common schools and Bakersfield Academy; moved to Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minnesota in 1855 and engaged in mercantile pursuits; chairman of the board of supervisors of Chatfield upon its...
§ (1833–1912) – member of U.S. Congress - Minor WhiteMinor WhiteMinor Martin White was an American photographer born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.White earned a degree in botany with a minor in English from the University of Minnesota in 1933. His first creative efforts were in poetry, as he took five years thereafter to complete a sequence of 100 sonnets while...
(1908–1976) – photographer - Sammy WhiteSammy White (American football)Sammy White is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL.After attending Grambling State University, White played all ten seasons of his professional career as a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings, winning the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year and UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of...
§ (born 1954) – football player - Benson WhitneyBenson WhitneyBenson Kelley Whitney was the United States Ambassador to Norway from 2006 to 2009. He was managing general partner of the Gideon Hixon Fund and former President of the Minnesota Venture Capital Association. He was also chief executive officer of Whitney Management Company...
– United States Ambassador to Norway - Richard WidmarkRichard WidmarkRichard Weedt Widmark was an American film, stage and television actor.He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death...
(1914–2008) – actor - Roy WierRoy WierRoy William Wier was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota; moved with his parents in 1896 to Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and North High School; learned the telephone and electrical trade, later going into...
§ (1888–1963) – member of U.S. Congress - James Russell WigginsJames Russell WigginsJames Russell Wiggins was managing editor of The Washington Post and United States Ambassador to the United Nations.-In Minnesota:...
(1903–2000) – editor, ambassador - Jermaine WigginsJermaine WigginsJermaine Wiggins is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Georgia....
(born 1975) – football player - Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls WilderLaura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...
§ (1867–1957) – novelist - Zygi Wilf § (born 1950) – football team owner
- Roy WilkinsRoy WilkinsRoy Wilkins was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. Wilkins' most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ....
§ (1901–1981) – civil rights leader - Bud WilkinsonBud WilkinsonCharles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson was an American football player, coach, broadcaster, and politician. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1963, compiling a record of 145–29–4. His Oklahoma Sooners won three national championships and 14...
(1916–1994) – football player, coach, and broadcaster - Morton S. WilkinsonMorton S. WilkinsonMorton Smith Wilkinson was an American politician.Born in Skaneateles, New York, he moved to Illinois in 1837 and was employed in railroad work for two years. Upon returning to Skaneateles in 1840, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1842, and commenced practice in Eaton Rapids, Michigan in...
§ (1819–1894) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - Warren William (Warren William Krech)Warren WilliamWarren William was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, popular during the early 1930s, who was later nicknamed the "king of Pre-Code". He was born Warren William Krech in Aitkin, Minnesota to parents Freeman E. and Frances Krech. He had a certain physical resemblance to John Barrymore. He attended the...
(1894–1948) – actor - Auburn Williams (born 1990) – singer
- Brian WilliamsBrian Williams (cornerback)Brian Williams is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
(born 1979) – football player - Kevin Williams (born 1980) – football player
- Moe WilliamsMoe WilliamsMaurece Jabari "Moe" Williams is a former American football running back in the National Football League . He formerly played for the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens...
(born 1974) – football player - Pat Williams (born 1972) – football player
- Stokley WilliamsStokley WilliamsDavid Stokley Williams is an American singer and percussionist, best known as the lead singer of the band Mint Condition....
(born 1967) – musician - Tom Williams (1940–1992) – hockey player
- Troy WilliamsonTroy Williamson-Minnesota Vikings:The Vikings needed a receiver with deep speed after trading Randy Moss to Oakland, drafting Williamson with the 7th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft...
(born 1983) – football player - Paul WillsonPaul WillsonPaul Lee Willson is an American actor, most notable for his television work.Willson has played numerous guest characters on a variety of shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Boston Public, Caroline in the City, and Star Trek: Voyager...
(born 1945) – actor - August WilsonAugust WilsonAugust Wilson was an American playwright whose work included a series of ten plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama...
§ (1945–2005) – Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright - Dan WilsonDan Wilson (musician)Daniel Dodd "Dan" Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, Grammy-winning songwriter and producer...
– musician - Eugene McLanahan WilsonEugene McLanahan WilsonEugene McLanahan Wilson , was a Representative from Minnesota.-Biography:...
§ (1833–1890) – member of U.S. Congress - Sheree J. WilsonSheree J. WilsonSheree Julienne Wilson is an American actress, primarily known for her roles in soap operas and television...
(born 1958) – actor - Thomas WilsonThomas Wilson (Minnesota)Thomas Wilson was an American lawyer, Minnesota congressman and state legislator, associate justice and the 2nd chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court....
§ (1827–1910) – member of U.S. Congress - Wade Wilson § (born 1959) – football player
- Harold WindingstadHarold WindingstadHarold Oliver Windingstad, Jr. was an American politician and farmer from Minnesota, and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.-Political "go to" man:...
(1929–2006) – political activist, farmer - William WindomWilliam WindomThis page is about the former United States politician. William Windom was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 to 1883...
§ (1827–1891) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress - Antoine WinfieldAntoine WinfieldAntoine Winfield is an American football cornerback in the NFL. He played college football at The Ohio State University, winning the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back in 1998. Winfield was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft. Since 2004, he...
(born 1977) – football player - Dave WinfieldDave WinfieldDavid Mark Winfield is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is currently Executive Vice President/Senior Advisor of the San Diego Padres and an analyst for the ESPN program Baseball Tonight...
(born 1951) Baseball Hall of Fame - Eliza WinstonEliza WinstonEliza Winston was an American slave who was emancipated from her owners while with them on vacation in a free state.In 1860 Winston, a thirty-year-old slave, was visiting St. Anthony, Minnesota with her owners, Richard and Mary Christmas of Issaquena County, Mississippi...
§ (born 1830) – freed slave - Roy WinstonRoy WinstonRoy Charles Winston is a former professional American football player.Roy Winston graduated from Louisiana State University, where he starred as an offensive guard...
– football player - Max WinterMax WinterMax Winter was a Minneapolis businessman and sport executive. Winter was born in Austria-Hungary and his family emigrated to the United States in 1913 and settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Winter graduated from high school in 1922...
§ (1903–1996) – football team owner - Ted WinterTed WinterTheodore J. "Ted" Winter is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota...
(born 1949) – politician, farmer, insurance agent - Theodore WirthTheodore WirthTheodore Wirth was instrumental in designing the Minneapolis system of parks. Swiss-born, he was widely regarded as the dean of the local parks movement in America. The various titles he was given included administrator of parks, horticulturalist, and park planner. Before emigrating to America...
§ (1863–1949) – horticulturalist, Minneapolis Superintendent of Parks, civic planner - Cory WithrowCory WithrowCory Withrow is an American football center for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Washington State.Withrow has also played for the San Diego Chargers and St...
– football player - Wally WoodWally WoodWallace Allan Wood was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. He was one of Mads founding cartoonists in 1952. Although much of his early professional artwork is signed Wallace Wood, he became known as Wally Wood, a name he...
(1927–1981) – comic-book writer, artist, and independent publisher - Jerome J. Workman, Jr.Jerome J. Workman, Jr.Jerome J. Workman, Jr. CSci CChem FRSC, a.k.a. Jerry Workman , a.k.a. J. Workman is an American citizen and is a prolific author and editor of scientific reference works on the subject of spectroscopy; and a noted analytical spectroscopist.-Career:Workman has published multiple reference text...
(born 1952), American spectroscopist, editor, author - Bryan Thao WorraBryan Thao WorraBryan Thao Worra is a Laotian American writer. His books include On The Other Side Of The Eye, Touching Detonations, Winter Ink, Barrow and The Tuk Tuk Diaries: My Dinner With Cluster Bombs. He is the first Laotian American to receive a Fellowship in Literature from the United States government's...
(born 1973) – poet, writer, and journalist - Al WorthingtonAl WorthingtonAllan Fulton Worthington , nicknamed "Red", is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Giants , Boston Red Sox , Chicago White Sox , Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins . Worthington batted and threw right-handed...
§ (born 1929) – baseball player - John WozniakJohn WozniakJohn Keith Wozniak is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band Marcy Playground. He is the son of a developmental psychologist dad and a free spirited Bohemian mother....
(born 1971) – musician - Donald O. WrightDonald O. WrightDonald Orr Wright, Sr. was a United States Republican politician from the state of Minnesota. He served in the state legislature and rose to the office of President pro Tempore of the Minnesota State Senate....
(1892–1985) – 35th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Michael WuertzMichael WuertzMichael James Wuertz is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He is known for his slider, which had the most strikeouts per swing in 2009.- Chicago Cubs :...
(born 1978) – baseball player - Irma WymanIrma WymanIrma M. Wyman was an early computer engineer and the first woman to become vice president of Honeywell, Inc. She was a systems thinking tutor and was the first female CIO of Honeywell.-Academic life:...
– § (born 20th century) first CIOChief information officerChief information officer , or information technology director, is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals...
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- Steve ZabelSteve ZabelSteven Gregory Zabel is a former American football linebacker and tight end in the National Football League. After playing college football at the University of Oklahoma, he was the first pick by the Eagles in the 1970 NFL Draft....
(born 1948) – football player - Steve ZahnSteve Zahn-Early life:Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton E. Zahn, a retired Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School...
(born 1967) – actor - Martin ZellarMartin ZellarMartin Zellar born June 14, 1963, is the lead singer, main songwriter, and guitarist for the country-tinged rock band the Gear Daddies from Austin, Minnesota. After the band broke up in 1992, Zellar went on to form Martin Zellar and The Hardways...
– musician - Kurt ZellersKurt ZellersKurt Zellers is the current Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Republican, he served as Minority Leader of the House from June 23, 2009, until becoming Speaker on January 4, 2011. He represents District 32B, which includes portions of Hennepin County in the northwestern Twin...
§ (born 1969) – state representative - Tom ZenkTom ZenkThomas Erwin "Tom" Zenk is a former Mr. Minnesota Bodybuilder, and most notably a American professional wrestler, also known by his nickname Z-Man.-Early career:...
(born 1958) – wrestler - Gary ZimmermanGary ZimmermanGary Wayne Zimmerman is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. Zimmerman played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1986-1992 and for the Denver Broncos from 1993-1997. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 7 times and was an All-Pro selection 8 times...
§ (born 1961) – football player - Robert Zimmerman (See Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - Doug ZmolekDoug ZmolekDouglas Allan Zmolek is an American retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL for eight seasons between 1992 and 2000.-Playing career:...
(born 1970) – hockey player - Fred ZollnerFred ZollnerFred Zollner was called "Mr. Pro Basketball" as the founder and longtime owner along with his sister Janet of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and a key figure in the merger of National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America into the National Basketball Association in 1949.Zollner,...
(1901–1982) – basketball-team owner - Tay ZondayTay ZondayAdam Nyerere Bahner , better known by the pseudonym Tay Zonday, is an American musician, YouTube personality and voice actor. He is well known by listeners for his deep baritone voice whilst singing. He garnered mainstream exposure when his song "Chocolate Rain", and accompanying video on YouTube,...
(born 1982) – musician, prominent YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
r - Buck ZumhofeBuck ZumhofeEugene Zumhofe is a professional wrestler better known as Buck "Rock n' Roll" Zumhofe, wrestling's self proclaimed original rock and roller.-Training:...
– wrestler - John M. ZwachJohn M. ZwachJohn Matthew Zwach Sr. was a United States Representative from Minnesota. He was born in Gales Township, Redwood County, Minnesota. He attended the public schools and graduated from Milroy High School in 1926. He then received a teaching certificate from Mankato State College in 1927 and graduated...
(1907–1990) – member of U.S. Congress
Musical groups from Minnesota
- American Head ChargeAmerican Head ChargeAmerican Head Charge is an industrial metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, earning nominations at the Kerrang! Awards on two occasions.-Formation:...
– metal group - The Andrews SistersThe Andrews SistersThe Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews , soprano Maxene Angelyn Andrews , and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews...
– singers - Atmosphere – hip-hop group
- Auburn – pop singer
- Babes in ToylandBabes in Toyland (band)Babes in Toyland was an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1987. The band was formed by Oregon native Kat Bjelland , with Lori Barbero and Michelle Leon , who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992...
– rock group - The Bad PlusThe Bad PlusThe Bad Plus are a jazz trio from the United States, consisting of pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer Dave King, originating from Minneapolis, MN.-History:...
– avant-jazz group - Boiled in LeadBoiled in LeadBoiled in Lead is a world music band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They formed in 1983, going through a number of membership changes over the years...
– semi-Celtic band - The CastawaysThe CastawaysThe Castaways are an American garage rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota.Their first and only hit single was "Liar, Liar". Written by band leader James Donna and Denny Craswell, produced by Timothy D. Kehr and released by Soma Records, it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in...
– rock group - CrowCrow (band)Crow is a Minneapolis-based blues rock band, that was first active from 1967 to 1972. They are best known for the song "Evil Woman ," which was notably covered by Black Sabbath.-History:...
– rock group - Curtiss ACurtiss ACurtiss A, the Godfather to the Minneapolis rock scene, is both a musician and a visual artist. One of the original artists on the Twin Tone label, he performs one of the most popular shows in the Twin Cities, an annual tribute to John Lennon held at First Avenue.Curtiss formed Wire, his first Twin...
- Dillinger FourDillinger FourDillinger Four is an American punk rock band formed in 1994 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have released four full-length studio albums. The current band members are Patrick Costello on bass guitar and vocals, Erik Funk and Bill Morrisette on guitars and vocals, and Lane Pederson on drums.- Studio...
– rock group - DoomtreeDoomtreeDoomtree is a hip hop collective based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Members of Doomtree bring various bases of knowledge and musical backgrounds together to create alternative-influenced rap and hip-hop music. Nearly as prominent as the influence of hip-hop in their music is that of punk, and their...
– hip hop collective - Gear DaddiesGear DaddiesThe Gear Daddies are a band from Austin, Minnesota that enjoyed moderate success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Its members were Randy Broughten , Nick Ciola , Billy Dankert , and Martin Zellar...
– rock group - Har Mar SuperstarHar Mar SuperstarSean Matthew Tillmann , better known by his stage names of Har Mar Superstar and Sean Na Na, is an American singer.-Life and career:...
– rock group - Hüsker DüHüsker DüHüsker Dü was an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer Grant Hart....
– rock group - Information SocietyInformation Society (band)Information Society is an American band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt Larson , Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by...
- The Jayhawks
- Kublai KhanKublai Khan (band)Kublai Khan is an American thrash metal music group founded in 1985 by Greg Handevidt of the group Megadeth. The group released one album on New Renaissance Records after being personally signed by Ann Boelyn...
- heavy metal - Lipps IncLipps IncLipps Inc. was a studio band that achieved two significant hits, "Funkytown", in 1980 and "Designer Music", in 1981.The group was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Steven Greenberg, who wrote and produced all of the group's music, and who also played several musical instruments...
– rock group - Martin Zellar and the HardwaysMartin ZellarMartin Zellar born June 14, 1963, is the lead singer, main songwriter, and guitarist for the country-tinged rock band the Gear Daddies from Austin, Minnesota. After the band broke up in 1992, Zellar went on to form Martin Zellar and The Hardways...
– rock group - Mint ConditionMint ConditionMint Condition is an R&B band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Formed in the late 1980s, its original members were lead singer Stokley Williams, bassist Ricky Kinchen, guitarist Homer O'Dell, pianist Larry Waddell, keyboardist Keri Lewis, and keyboardist/saxophonist Jeffrey Allen...
-R&B Group - Motion City SoundtrackMotion City SoundtrackMotion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. The band consists of founding members Justin Pierre and Joshua Cain , along with keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, and drummer, percussionist and...
– rock group - NextNext (group)Next is an American R&B musical group, popular during the late 1990s. They are best known for their hit singles "Too Close" and "Wifey".-History:...
– rock group - OddjobsOddjobsOddjobs were a Minnesotan hip hop group formed around 1998 by Minneapolis MCs Advizer and Crescent Moon , and St. Paul producers/DJs Anatomy and Deetalx . Another MC, Nomi , joined in 2001...
– hip-hop group - Owl CityOwl CityOwl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...
– electronic music - The Replacements – rock group
- SemisonicSemisonicSemisonic is an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995. The band consisted of three members: Dan Wilson , John Munson , and Jacob Slichter...
– rock group - Small Towns Burn A Little SlowerSmall Towns Burn A Little SlowerSmall Towns Burn a Little Slower was a band from St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota.The band was established in the summer of 2002. Early on with Jeff McIlvenna on vocals and Luke Allison on bass, they recorded and released the Holding On to What's Killing You EP in 2003 on Dead Letter Records...
– rock group - Soul AsylumSoul AsylumSoul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...
– rock group - Sounds of BlacknessSounds of BlacknessSounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award-winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. The group scored several hits on the Billboard R&B chart and Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play...
– Gospel choir - The SoviettesThe SoviettesThe Soviettes are a punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2001. The group was composed of Annie , Sturgeon , Susy , and Danny , all of whom switched off singing duties.-History:...
– rock group - The SuburbsThe SuburbsThe Suburbs were an alternative punk rock/funk/new wave band from Minneapolis, Minnesota popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. The band frequently headlined at Minneapolis's most influential music clubs including Jay's Longhorn Bar and First Avenue....
– rock group - The Suicide CommandosThe Suicide CommandosThe Suicide Commandos were an American punk rock trio from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They formed in 1975 and released two 7" EPs on an indie label in 1976 and 1977 before signing with Blank Records in 1977. Their first album, Make A Record was recorded and released in 1977, and then re-released on...
– punk trio - Tapes 'n TapesTapes 'n Tapes-History:Formed in the winter of 2003 at Carleton College, the band has released four albums. First came the self-released Tapes 'n Tapes EP in 2004, followed by the full-length release, The Loon, on Ibid Records in 2005. The band signed to XL Recordings and re-released The Loon on July 25, 2006...
– rock group - The TimeThe Time (band)The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. They are close Prince associates and arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him.-Prince, Formation and Success:...
– funk ensemble - The TrashmenThe TrashmenThe Trashmen are a rock and roll band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962. The group's original lineup was Tony Andreason on lead guitar and vocals, Dal Winslow on guitar and vocals, Steve Wahrer on drums and vocals, and Bob Reed on bass guitar...
– rock group - Trip ShakespeareTrip ShakespeareTrip Shakespeare was a Minneapolis-based alternative rock band of the late 1980s/early 1990s.-Origins:The band originated when Harvard University English student Matt Wilson teamed up with Elaine Harris , a Harvard grad student in biological anthropology, in the early 1980s...
– rock group - The WalletsThe WalletsThe Wallets were a band from the Twin Cities, who recorded on the local Twin/Tone Records label in the 1980s.-History:The Wallets were founded as an experimental group by accordionist Steve Kramer and managed by Bob Hest....
– experimental rock group
Fictional characters
- Paul Bunyan, folklore logger, voyageur
- Betty CrockerBetty CrockerBetty Crocker AKA: batter witch is a cultural icon, as well as brand name and trademark of American Fortune 500 corporation General Mills. The name was first developed by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1921 as a way to give a personalized response to consumer product questions. The name Betty was...
, food brand character - Jolly Green Giant, food brand character
- Angus MacGyverAngus MacGyverAngus MacGyver, known as just MacGyver or Mac until the final season of the American spy television series MacGyver, is the highly intelligent, optimistic action hero played by Richard Dean Anderson. He prefers non-violent conflict resolution wherever possible and refuses to carry or use a gun...
, Main character of the 80s TV series MacGyverMacGyverMacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles... - MinnehahaMinnehahaMinnehaha is a fictional Native American woman documented in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. She is the lover of the titular protagonist Hiawatha. The name is often incorrectly said to mean "laughing water", though in reality it translates to "waterfall" or...
, Native American maiden - Mary RichardsMary RichardsMary Richards, portrayed by Mary Tyler Moore, is the main character of the television sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.-Family:Mary Richards, born in Roseburg, Minnesota, is the daughter of Walter and Dottie Richards...
, TV sitcom character - Rocky and Bullwinkle, cartoon characters
- Rose NylundRose NylundRose Nylund was born May 1930 in St. Olaf, Minnesota. She is a fictional character featured on the popular 1980s situation comedy The Golden Girls, and its spin-off The Golden Palace. She was portrayed by Betty White for 8 years and 208 episodes.Rose was comically portrayed as naïve and simple,...
, eccentric character on The Golden Girls - Henry Gale, character from the TV series LostLost (TV series)Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
. - Juno MacGuff, character from the movie JunoJuno (film)Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K....
- Marshall EriksenMarshall EriksenMarshall Eriksen is a fictional character in the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and portrayed by Jason Segel.-Character profile:Marshall is an easy-going, naive optimist from St. Cloud, Minnesota...
, character from the show How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
. - Candy QuackenbushCandy QuackenbushA fictional character created by Clive Barker, Candy Quackenbush is a teenaged girl who is the main character and heroine of the Abarat Quintet. The circumstances of her birth are enigmatic until the end of Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War...
, from Clive Barker's The Books of AbaratThe Books of AbaratThe Books of Abarat are a series of young adult fantasy novels written and illustrated by Clive Barker. The series is intended to contain five books, of which three have so far been published...
novel series.