Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 14 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Errol Mann
American football player (1941-2013)
1941 – 2013
American football player
Rhea Woltman
American aviator
1928 – 2021
flight instructor
Dennis Showalter
American historian
1942 – 2019
university teachermilitary historianhistorian
Stan Kowalski
American professional wrestler (1926-2017)
1926 – 2017
professional wrestler
Elizabeth Carlson
American mathematician (1896-2000)
1896 – 2000
mathematician
William Edward Riley
William Edward Riley
American military personnel
1897 – 1970
military personnel
Sylvia Chase
Sylvia Chase
American broadcast journalist
1938 – 2019
broadcast journalist
Johnny Horan
Johnny Horan
American professional basketball player (1932–1980)
1932 – 1980
basketball player
Alice Lorraine Daly
Alice Lorraine Daly
American educator, suffragist, politician, labor activist and pacifist (1883-1945)
1883 – 1945
suffragist
Len Levy
Len Levy
American football player and professional wrestler (1921-1999)
1921 – 1999
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestlerAmerican football player
Shirley Cotter Tucker
American botanist and curator
1927
lichenologistmycologistbotanist
Estelle Louise Jensen
Estelle Louise Jensen
American plant pathologist
1888 – 1962
phytopathologist
Byron Houck
Byron Houck
American baseball player and cinematographer
1891 – 1969
baseball playercinematographer
Bullet Joe Bush
Bullet Joe Bush
American baseball player (1892-1974)
1892 – 1974
baseball player
Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell
American football player (1920-2017)
1920 – 2017
American football player
BeBe Shopp
American model
1930 – 2025
beauty pageant contestantmodel
William Frederick Kirk
baseball writer, columnist, humorist, poet and songwriter (1877–1927)
1877 – 1927
humoristjournalistsongwriter
Bud Brisbois
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
1937 – 1978
jazz musician
William B. Richardson
William B. Richardson
American lawyer and politician (1874–1945)
1874 – 1945
politicianlawyer
Ed Lowe
American businessman
1920 – 1995
businessperson
Leo K. Thorsness
Leo K. Thorsness
US Air Force officer and Medal of Honor recipient (1932-2017)
1932 – 2017
military officerpolitician
Leo Hale Taylor
American Catholic priest
1889 – 1967
educatorCatholic priestCatholic bishop
Harland Svare
American football player and coach (1930-2020)
1930 – 2020
American football playerAmerican football coach
Harry H. Peterson
Harry H. Peterson
American politician
1890 – 1985
politicianlawyer
Cy Walter
Cy Walter
American pianist (1915-1968)
1925 – 1968
musicianpianist
Dan Dworsky
Dan Dworsky
American architect (1927–2022)
1927 – 2022
American football playeramateur wrestlerarchitect
Franklin Van Valkenburgh
Franklin Van Valkenburgh
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1888–1941)
1888 – 1941
military officer
Jacky Lee
Jacky Lee
American football player (1939-2016)
1939 – 2016
American football player
Harold M. Clark
Harold M. Clark
American Army officer
1890 – 1919
aircraft pilot
Arvonne Fraser
American political activist
1925 – 2018
political activist
Brenda Putnam
Brenda Putnam
American artist (1890–1975)
1890 – 1975
sculptorartist
Brenda Ueland
American journalist and writer (1891–1985)
1891 – 1985
journalistwriter
Willis Bradley Haviland
Willis Bradley Haviland
aviator
1890 – 1944
aircraft pilot
Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.
Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.
American architect (1859-1936)
1859 – 1936
architect
Aaron B. Lerner
Aaron B. Lerner
American medical researcher and physician (1920–2007)
1920 – 2007
physician
Francis Shoemaker
Francis Shoemaker
American politician (1889-1958)
1889 – 1958
politician
Douglas Pike
American diplomat and historian (1924–2002)
1924 – 2002
diplomathistorian
John Hartigan
American rowing coxswain
1940 – 2020
coxswain
Rube Walberg
Rube Walberg
American baseball player (1896-1978)
1896 – 1978
baseball player
Allen J. Furlow
Allen J. Furlow
American politician (1890–1954)
1890 – 1954
politicianlawyer
Kenneth A. Johnson
American physicist (1931-1999)
1931 – 1999
university teacherphysicist
Oscar Youngdahl
Oscar Youngdahl
American politician (1893-1946)
1893 – 1946
politicianlawyer
George Ross Smith
George Ross Smith
U.S. Representative from Minnesota (1864-1952)
1864 – 1952
politicianlawyerjudge
Leonard Irving
Leonard Irving
American politician (1898-1962)
1898 – 1962
trade unionistconstruction workerpolitician
Herbert Elwell
Herbert Elwell
American musician (1898–1974)
1898 – 1974
music educatorjournalistmusic critic
Roger Bradfield
illustrator (1924–2022)
1924 – 2022
children's writercartoonistwriter
Deacon Jones
Deacon Jones
American athletics competitor (1934-2007)
1934 – 2007
athletics competitor
Oscar Lagerstrom
sound engineer (1890-1974)
1890 – 1974
audio engineerengineer
Richard E. Grant
American paleontologist (1927–1994)
1927 – 1994
paleontologist
Paul Vincent Dudley
Catholic bishop (1926–2006)
1926 – 2006
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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