Notable People from Minnesota

Daniel Fry

American ufologist, poet, writer (1908–1992)

Sid Smith

American actor

Adolph Herseth

American musician (1921–2013)

John Paul Goode

American cartographer (1862-1932)

Sid Hartman

American sports journalist

Stuart Timmons

American historian

Didi Contractor

German-American architect

Harry Williams

American composer, lyricist, and film director/producer (1879-1922)

Deno Geanakoplos

Greek-American historian, scholar of Byzantine cultural and religious history, Professor Emiterus at Yale University (1916-2007)

Philo Hall

American politician (1865-1938)

Frank A. Briggs

American politician and 5th governor of North Dakota (1858–1898)

Frederic Eugene Basil Foley

American urologist (1891–1966)

Stephen O. Murray

American anthropologist (1950–2019)

Mark Craney

American musician (1952–2005)

Ben Lewis Reitman

(1879-1943) American physician

Stuart J. Byrne

American writer (1913-2011)

Barton Hepburn

American actor (1906-1955)

Midge Decter

American journalist and author (1927–2022)

Marion McClinton

American theatre director (1954-2019)

James Russell Wiggins

American newspaper editor and diplomat (1903–2000)

Sandy Keith

American politician (1928-2020)

John Werket

American speed skater (1924-2010)

David Tomassoni

American politician (1952–2022)

Rube Bjorkman

American ice hockey player

Ken Nelson

American record producer (1911-2008)

Richard Simmons

American actor (1913-2003)

David T. Lykken

American behavioral geneticist (1928–2006)

Joan Benson

American keyboardist

Jeff Parker

American ice hockey player (1964–2017)

Allen Van

American ice hockey player (1915–1995)

Horace Mitchell Miner

American anthropologist (1912-1993)

Robert E. Cushman Jr.

25th Commandant of the Marine Corps

Bruce Vento

American politician (1940-2000)

Tyka Nelson

American singer (1960–2024)

Neal Amundson

American chemical engineer

Joan Alexander

American actress (1915-2009)

Patty Andrews

American singer

Aaron Brown

American journalist

Hilda Simms

actress (1918-1994)

Ernie Nevers

American football player and coach (1902–1976)

F. Keogh Gleason

American set director (1906-1982)

Elmer Ryan

American politician (1907-1958)

David Brink

cyclist (1947-2019)

Mary H. O'Connor

American screenwriter (1872-1959)

Joan Kroc

American philanthropist (1928–2003)

Calvin Mooers

American computer scientist (1919–1994)

Usher L. Burdick

American politician (1879–1960)

Gene Kotlarek

Olympic ski jumper

Edna Tichenor

American actress

Paul Michael Stephani

American serial killer (1944–1998)