Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 11 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Ernie Nevers
Ernie Nevers
American football player and coach (1902–1976)
1902 - 1976
American football playerAmerican football coachbaseball player
Thomas Anthony Welch
Thomas Anthony Welch
Catholic bishop
1884 - 1959
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Elmer Ryan
Elmer Ryan
American politician (1907-1958)
1907 - 1958
politicianlawyer
Didi Contractor
Didi Contractor
German-American architect
1929 - 2021
architect
Sandy Keith
Sandy Keith
American politician (1928-2020)
1928 - 2020
politicianlawyerjudge
Doug Bolstorff
American basketball player
1931 - 2021
basketball coachbasketball player
Barton Hepburn
Barton Hepburn
American actor (1906-1955)
1906 - 1955
stage actoractor
Edna Tichenor
Edna Tichenor
American actress
1901 - 1965
film actor
Bruce Laingen
Bruce Laingen
United States diplomat (1922-2019)
1922 - 2019
diplomat
Arthur G. Sorlie
Arthur G. Sorlie
American politician (1874–1928)
1874 - 1928
governorpolitician
Edgar Christensen
Norwegian boxer (1905–1977)
1905 - 1977
boxer
John M. Zwach
John M. Zwach
Minnesota politician (1907-1990)
1907 - 1990
politicianteacher
Elizabeth Colson
US social anthropologist (1917-2016)
1917 - 2016
social anthropologistanthropologistuniversity teacher
Charles A. Christopherson
Charles A. Christopherson
American politician (1871-1951)
1871 - 1951
politicianlawyer
Pamela Sue Anderson
British philosopher (1955–2017)
1955 - 2017
philosopher
John Mariucci
American ice hockey player (1916-1987)
1916 - 1987
American football playerice hockey player
Thomas H. Moodie
Thomas H. Moodie
American politician (1878–1948)
1878 - 1948
governorpolitician
William A. Mitchell
American food chemist (1911–2004)
1911 - 2004
chemistinventor
Tom Rukavina
Tom Rukavina
American politician
1950 - 2019
politician
Keith Brueckner
Keith Brueckner
American physicist (1924-2014)
1924 - 2014
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Johnny Norlander
Johnny Norlander
American basketball player (1921–2002)
1921 - 2002
basketball player
Adolphus Peter Nelson
Adolphus Peter Nelson
U.S. representative from Wisconsin (1872-1927)
1872 - 1927
politician
Alexis Jean Fournier
Alexis Jean Fournier
US painter (1865-1948)
1865 - 1948
painter
Cully Dahlstrom
American ice hockey player (1913-1998)
1913 - 1998
ice hockey player
Edward James Devitt
Edward James Devitt
United States federal judge (1911-1992)
1911 - 1992
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Henry A. Schade
Henry A. Schade
United States Navy commodore (1900–1992)
1900 - 1992
shipbuildermilitary officerengineer
Gladys Nordenstrom
Gladys Nordenstrom
American composer (1924–2016)
1924 - 2016
pianistcomposer
Annie Shepley Omori
American artist and translator
1856 - 1943
activistartisttranslator
John Anton Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik
American politician (1911-1991)
1911 - 1991
school superintendentpartisanpolitician
Bob Stinson
Bob Stinson
American guitarist (1959–1995)
1959 - 1995
guitaristmusician
J. Ira Courtney
J. Ira Courtney
American baseball player (1888–1968)
1889 - 1968
athletics competitorbaseball player
Walden L. Ainsworth
Walden L. Ainsworth
United States admiral (1886–1960)
1886 - 1960
military officer
Woody Woodbury
American comedian
1924
film actorcomedian
Edward Hanson
Edward Hanson
U.S. Navy Vice admiral and Governor of American Samoa (1889–1959)
1889 - 1959
vizeadmiralnaval officermilitary officer
Jack Sher
American newspaper columnist, songwriter, film director, film writer, and producer (1913–1988)
1913 - 1988
film producerdirectorfilm director
Paul Manship
Paul Manship
American sculptor (1885–1966)
1885 - 1966
sculptor
Gladys Roy
Gladys Roy
American wing walker, barnstormer and film actor
1896 - 1927
film actorwing walkingaircraft pilot
Helen Boosalis
Helen Boosalis
American politician (1919–2009)
1919 - 2009
politician
Patricia A. Thiel
Patricia A. Thiel
American chemist (1953–2020)
1953 - 2020
chemistuniversity teacher
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
American boxer (1887–1956)
1887 - 1956
boxer
Amy Elizabeth Thorpe
Amy Elizabeth Thorpe
American spy (1910-1963)
1910 - 1963
spy
Michael Z. Gordon
American screenwriter, producer, musician and composer
1941 - 2024
film producermusiciantelevision producer
Paul Henze
US intelligence officer, writer (1924–2011)
1924 - 2011
consultantintelligence officerspy
Amy Tanner
Amy Tanner
American psychologist
1870 - 1956
psychologist
Evelyn M. Anderson
Evelyn M. Anderson
American physiologist and biochemist
1899 - 1985
biochemistphysiologistuniversity teacher
James W. Davidson
James W. Davidson
United States diplomat and businessman
1872 - 1933
journalistdiplomatentrepreneur
Don Herbert
Don Herbert
American television host (1917–2007)
1917 - 2007
science teacherjournalisttelevision presenter
James Albert Duffy
American bishop (1873-1968)
1873 - 1968
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
John Balfanz
John Balfanz
Olympic ski jumper (1940-1991)
1940 - 1991
ski jumper
Buddy Wolfe
Buddy Wolfe
American professional wrestler
1941 - 2017
professional wrestler
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