Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 1 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Judy Garland
Judy Garland
American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)
1922 – 1969
television actorfilm actorradio personality
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer (1896–1940)
1896 – 1940
short story writernovelistplaywright
Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis
American writer and playwright (1885–1951)
1885 – 1951
novelistjournalistplaywright
Prince
Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
1958 – 2016
film actorfilm producerdancer
Walter Mondale
Walter Mondale
Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1928–2021)
1928 – 2021
memoiristdiplomatjurist
Melvin Calvin
Melvin Calvin
American biochemist (1911–1997)
1911 – 1997
biochemistuniversity teacherbiologist
Jane Russell
Jane Russell
American actress (1921–2011)
1921 – 2011
film actortelevision actormodel
J. Paul Getty
J. Paul Getty
American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)
1892 – 1976
autobiographerpatron of the artsart collector
Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
American cartoonist, known for creating the comic strip, "Peanuts" (1922-2000)
1922 – 2000
comics writerice hockey playerjournalist
Kate Millett
Kate Millett
American writer, educator, artist, and activist (1934–2017)
1934 – 2017
literary scholarfeminist theoristfeminist
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard
American actress (1899–1985)
1899 – 1985
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
American actor and producer (1914–2008)
1914 – 2008
producerfilm actortelevision actor
Mitch Hedberg
American stand-up comedian
1968 – 2005
stand-up comedianfilm directorcomedian
Peter Graves
Peter Graves
American actor (1926-2010)
1926 – 2010
film actortelevision actordirector
George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill
American film director (1921–2002)
1921 – 2002
directortheatre directorfilm producer
Loni Anderson
Loni Anderson
American actress (1945–2025)
1945 – 2025
film actorvoice actoractor
Gig Young
Gig Young
American actor (1913–1978)
1913 – 1978
film actortelevision actorstage actor
James Hong
James Hong
American actor (born 1929)
1929
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Eugene McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
American politician (1916–2005)
1916 – 2005
Military Intelligence Divisionpoliticianteacher
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran
American rock and roll pioneer (1938–1960)
1938 – 1960
recording artistrock musicianguitarist
Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig
American writer and philosopher (1928–2017)
1928 – 2017
autobiographernovelistphilosopher
John Tate
John Tate
American mathematician (1925-2019)
1925 – 2019
university teachermathematician
James Arness
James Arness
American actor (1923–2011)
1923 – 2011
producerfilm actortelevision actor
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres
American actor (1908–1996)
1908 – 1996
film actortelevision actorbanjoist
Marion Ross
Marion Ross
American actress (born 1928)
1928
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907–1995)
1907 – 1995
politicianlawyerjudge
Arlene Dahl
Arlene Dahl
American actress (1925–2021)
1925 – 2021
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Melissa Hortman
Melissa Hortman
American lawyer and politician (1970–2025)
1970 – 2025
politicianlawyer
Richard Dix
Richard Dix
American actor (1893–1949)
1893 – 1949
film actorstage actorfilm producer
Louie Anderson
Louie Anderson
American stand-up comedian and actor
1953 – 2022
television actorauthorcomedian
Robert Bly
Robert Bly
American poet, author, and activist (1926–2021)
1926 – 2021
linguisteditortranslator
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
American film director and actor (1887–1952)
1887 – 1952
manufacturerdirectorfilm producer
Lester del Rey
Lester del Rey
American science fiction author (1915–1993)
1915 – 1993
science fiction writernovelistliterary critic
Virginia Bruce
Virginia Bruce
actress from the United States (1910-1982)
1910 – 1982
stage actorsingeractor
Kelly Catlin
Kelly Catlin
American cyclist
1995 – 2019
sport cyclistathlete
Dale Gardner
Dale Gardner
American astronaut (1948–2014)
1948 – 2014
aircraft pilotmilitary officerastronaut
Curt Hennig
Curt Hennig
American professional wrestler (1958–2003)
1958 – 2003
professional wrestler
William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas
US Supreme Court justice from 1939 to 1975
1898 – 1980
trade unionisttravel writeruniversity teacher
E. G. Marshall
E. G. Marshall
American actor (1914-1998)
1914 – 1998
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Walter Breuning
Walter Breuning
American supercentenarian (1896–2011)
1896 – 2011
railway worker
Frederick Russell Burnham
Frederick Russell Burnham
father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher (1861–1947)
1861 – 1947
explorersoldierMajor
Ann Morgan Guilbert
Ann Morgan Guilbert
American actress (1928-2016)
1928 – 2016
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Syd Mead
Syd Mead
American concept artist (1933–2019)
1933 – 2019
mechanical designerdesignerfilm director
Carl Panzram
Carl Panzram
American serial killer (1891–1930)
1891 – 1930
serial killer
Rick Rude
Rick Rude
American professional wrestler (1958–1999)
1958 – 1999
professional wrestleractor
William Demarest
William Demarest
actor (1892–1983)
1892 – 1983
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Don LaFontaine
American voice actor (1940-2008)
1940 – 2008
voice actoractor
William Colby
William Colby
American intelligence agent (1920–1996)
1920 – 1996
spy
Frank Loomis
Frank Loomis
athletics competitor (1896-1971)
1896 – 1971
athletics competitor
Harold Hotelling
American statistician and econometrician (1895-1973)
1895 – 1973
political economistuniversity teacherstatistician
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