Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

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

Michael Jensen
American economist
1939 - 2024
university teachereconomist
F. Keogh Gleason
American set director (1906-1982)
1906 - 1982
scenographer
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
Carl Wood Riddick
Carl Wood Riddick
American politician (1872-1960)
1872 - 1960
journalisteditorpolitician
Richard F. Kneip
Richard F. Kneip
American politician (1933-1987)
1933 - 1987
diplomatgovernorambassador
Sid Hartman
Sid Hartman
American sports journalist
1920 - 2020
journalist
Didi Contractor
Didi Contractor
German-American architect
1929 - 2021
architect
Evelyn Fix
American statistician
1904 - 1965
statistician
Arthur G. Sorlie
Arthur G. Sorlie
American politician (1874–1928)
1874 - 1928
governorpolitician
Doug Somers
American professional wrestler (1951-2017)
1951 - 2017
professional wrestler
Edgar Christensen
Norwegian boxer (1905–1977)
1905 - 1977
boxer
John M. Zwach
John M. Zwach
Minnesota politician (1907-1990)
1907 - 1990
politicianteacher
Freddy Moore
American musician (1950–2022)
1950 - 2022
songwritersinger
Charles A. Christopherson
Charles A. Christopherson
American politician (1871-1951)
1871 - 1951
politicianlawyer
Elizabeth Colson
US social anthropologist (1917-2016)
1917 - 2016
social anthropologistanthropologistuniversity teacher
John Mariucci
American ice hockey player (1916-1987)
1916 - 1987
American football playerice hockey player
Tony LeVier
Tony LeVier
American test pilot (1913–1998)
1913 - 1998
aircraft pilot
Jack Sher
American newspaper columnist, songwriter, film director, film writer, and producer (1913–1988)
1913 - 1988
film producerdirectorfilm director
Patricia A. Thiel
Patricia A. Thiel
American chemist (1953–2020)
1953 - 2020
chemistuniversity teacher
Thomas H. Moodie
Thomas H. Moodie
American politician (1878–1948)
1878 - 1948
governorpolitician
Alexis Jean Fournier
Alexis Jean Fournier
US painter (1865-1948)
1865 - 1948
painter
Adolphus Peter Nelson
Adolphus Peter Nelson
U.S. representative from Wisconsin (1872-1927)
1872 - 1927
politician
William A. Mitchell
American food chemist (1911–2004)
1911 - 2004
chemistinventor
Annie Shepley Omori
American artist and translator
1856 - 1943
activistartisttranslator
Henry A. Schade
Henry A. Schade
United States Navy commodore (1900–1992)
1900 - 1992
shipbuildermilitary officerengineer
Pamela Sue Anderson
British philosopher (1955–2017)
1955 - 2017
philosopher
J. Ira Courtney
J. Ira Courtney
American baseball player (1888–1968)
1889 - 1968
athletics competitorbaseball player
Thomas L. Hughes
American government official (1925–2023)
1925 - 2023
academiccivil servantdiplomat
John Anton Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik
American politician (1911-1991)
1911 - 1991
school superintendentpartisanpolitician
Walden L. Ainsworth
Walden L. Ainsworth
United States admiral (1886–1960)
1886 - 1960
military officer
Johnny Norlander
Johnny Norlander
American basketball player (1921–2002)
1921 - 2002
basketball player
Walter Jackson Bate
American biographer (1918–1999)
1918 - 1999
literary scholarliterary criticjournalist
Edward Hanson
Edward Hanson
U.S. Navy Vice admiral and Governor of American Samoa (1889–1959)
1889 - 1959
vizeadmiralnaval officermilitary officer
Keith Brueckner
Keith Brueckner
American physicist (1924-2014)
1924 - 2014
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Edward James Devitt
Edward James Devitt
United States federal judge (1911-1992)
1911 - 1992
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Paul Manship
Paul Manship
American sculptor (1885–1966)
1885 - 1966
sculptor
Tom Rukavina
Tom Rukavina
American politician
1950 - 2019
politician
Woody Woodbury
American comedian
1924
film actorcomedian
Gladys Roy
Gladys Roy
American wing walker, barnstormer and film actor
1896 - 1927
film actorwing walkingaircraft pilot
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
American boxer (1887–1956)
1887 - 1956
boxer
Gladys Nordenstrom
Gladys Nordenstrom
American composer (1924–2016)
1924 - 2016
pianistcomposer
John Balfanz
John Balfanz
Olympic ski jumper (1940-1991)
1940 - 1991
ski jumper
Bob Stinson
Bob Stinson
American guitarist (1959–1995)
1959 - 1995
guitaristmusician
Amy Tanner
Amy Tanner
American psychologist
1870 - 1956
psychologist
James Albert Duffy
American bishop (1873-1968)
1873 - 1968
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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
Amy Elizabeth Thorpe
Amy Elizabeth Thorpe
American spy (1910-1963)
1910 - 1963
spy
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