Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 12 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Walter Hughes Newton
Walter Hughes Newton
American politician (1880–1941)
1880 - 1941
politicianlawyer
Ray P. Chase
Ray P. Chase
American politician (1880-1948)
1880 - 1948
journalistpoliticianlawyer
William M. Kincaid
William M. Kincaid
American musician (1895–1967)
1895 - 1967
music educatorflautistmusician
Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel
Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel
American theatre impresario (1882–1936)
1882 - 1936
Theaterintendantfilm directorimpresario
Wesley LaViolette
American musician (1894–1978)
1894 - 1978
musicographermusic educatorconductor
Sydney Anderson
Sydney Anderson
American politician (1881-1948)
1881 - 1948
politicianlawyer
Billy Miske
Billy Miske
American boxer (1894–1924)
1894 - 1924
boxer
Helen Boosalis
Helen Boosalis
American politician (1919–2009)
1919 - 2009
politician
Winifred Dunn
Winifred Dunn
American screenwriter (c. 1898–1977)
1898 - 1977
art criticjournalisteditor
William A. Mitchell
American food chemist (1911–2004)
1911 - 2004
chemistinventor
Walter Greaza
Walter Greaza
American actor (1897-1973)
1897 - 1973
television actoractor
Edward James Devitt
Edward James Devitt
United States federal judge (1911-1992)
1911 - 1992
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Cully Dahlstrom
American ice hockey player (1913-1998)
1913 - 1998
ice hockey player
Carl Van Dyke
Carl Van Dyke
American congressman for Minnesota (1881-1919)
1881 - 1919
politicianlawyerteacher
William A. Spicer
William A. Spicer
American Seventh-day Adventist minister (1865–1952)
1865 - 1952
Seventh-day Adventist ministerclericwriter
Victor Christgau
Victor Christgau
American politician (1894–1991)
1894 - 1991
politician
Frank Eddy
Frank Eddy
American politician (1856-1929)
1856 - 1929
politician
Melvin Maas
Melvin Maas
American politician (1898-1964)
1898 - 1964
military officerpolitician
Bob Stinson
Bob Stinson
American guitarist (1959–1995)
1959 - 1995
guitaristmusician
Mary Reynolds
Mary Reynolds
American artist and bookbinder (1891–1950)
1891 - 1950
French resistance fighterart collectorbookbinder
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
Earl Douglass
Earl Douglass
American paleontologist
1862 - 1931
paleontologistgeologist
John Anton Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik
American politician (1911-1991)
1911 - 1991
school superintendentpartisanpolitician
Tom Rukavina
Tom Rukavina
American politician
1950 - 2019
politician
Henry Oscar Talle
Henry Oscar Talle
American politician (1892-1969)
1892 - 1969
school superintendenttreasurerpolitician
Gladys Nordenstrom
Gladys Nordenstrom
American composer (1924–2016)
1924 - 2016
pianistcomposer
Hugh Lincoln Cooper
Hugh Lincoln Cooper
American civil engineer
1865 - 1937
civil engineer
Michael Z. Gordon
American screenwriter, producer, musician and composer
1941 - 2024
film producermusiciantelevision producer
Don Herbert
Don Herbert
American television host (1917–2007)
1917 - 2007
science teacherjournalisttelevision presenter
Buddy Wolfe
Buddy Wolfe
American professional wrestler
1941 - 2017
professional wrestler
Butch Thompson
Butch Thompson
American musician
1943 - 2022
jazz musicianpianist
Amy Elizabeth Thorpe
Amy Elizabeth Thorpe
American spy (1910-1963)
1910 - 1963
spy
John Merrill
American architect (1896–1975)
1896 - 1975
architect
Woody Woodbury
American comedian
1924
film actorcomedian
John Balfanz
John Balfanz
Olympic ski jumper (1940-1991)
1940 - 1991
ski jumper
Edith Day
Edith Day
American actress and singer (1896-1971)
1896 - 1971
singeractor
Paul Henze
US intelligence officer, writer (1924–2011)
1924 - 2011
consultantintelligence officerspy
Jim Brandenburg
American photographer
1945 - 2025
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Janet Benshoof
Janet Benshoof
American lawyer (1947-2017)
1947 - 2017
lawyer
Wally Olds
American ice hockey player
1949 - 2009
ice hockey player
Wayne Peterson
American composer (1927-2021)
1927 - 2021
jazz pianistuniversity teachermusician
Shirley O'Hara
Shirley O'Hara
actor (1924-2002)
1924 - 2002
film actortelevision actoractor
Lonnie Hammargren
Nevada neurosurgeon, politician, and collector
1937 - 2023
neurosurgeonpolitician
Mary Gergen
American psychologist
1938 - 2020
social psychologistuniversity teacherpsychologist
Sydney E. Ahlstrom
American historian (1919–1984)
1919 - 1984
church historianuniversity teacherhistorian
Robin Lee
Robin Lee
figure skater
1919 - 1997
figure skater
Jim Fritsche
American professional basketball player (1931–2019)
1931 - 2019
basketball player
Robert Louis Hodapp
Robert Louis Hodapp
Catholic bishop (1910-1989)
1910 - 1989
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Elmer Eric Schattschneider
American political scientist
1892 - 1971
university teacherpolitical scientist
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