Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 15 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Ned Locke
Ned Locke
American television personality
1919 – 1992
television presenter
Alice Lorraine Daly
Alice Lorraine Daly
American educator, suffragist, politician, labor activist and pacifist (1883-1945)
1883 – 1945
suffragist
Bruce Smith
Bruce Smith
American football player (1920-1967)
1920 – 1967
American football player
Thomas Frankson
Thomas Frankson
American politician
1869 – 1939
politicianlawyer
Lee Loevinger
American magistrate and lawyer (1913–2004)
1913 – 2004
magistratelawyerjudge
Jim Johannson
American ice hockey player and executive (1964–2018)
1964 – 2018
ice hockey player
William Henry Bullock
Catholic bishop (1927-2011)
1927 – 2011
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Benjamin C. Thompson
American architect (1918–2002)
1918 – 2002
architect
Dorothy Stahl Brady
American mathematician and economist (1903–1977)
1903 – 1977
statisticianeconomistmathematician
Heklina
Heklina
American drag queen (1968–2023)
1968 – 2023
film actortelevision actorperforming artist
Archie H. Miller
American politician
1886 – 1958
politicianlawyer
Joseph Karth
Joseph Karth
American politician (1922-2005)
1922 – 2005
politician
Tom Peterson
American retailer (1930-2016)
1930 – 2016
actor
John Lettengarver
John Lettengarver
figure skater (1929–1997)
1929 – 1997
figure skater
BeBe Shopp
American model
1930 – 2025
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Dean Peters
American professional wrestler
1958 – 1998
professional wrestlerprofessional wrestling refereeactor
Kieth Engen
American operatic bass singer (1925–2004)
1925 – 2004
bass singeropera singersinger
Robert E. Olds
Robert E. Olds
American diplomat and lawyer
1875 – 1932
lawyer
Rich Matteson
Rich Matteson
American musician
1929 – 1993
music educatorjazz musicianbandleader
Al Suomi
Al Suomi
American ice hockey player
1913 – 2014
ice hockey player
Byron Houck
Byron Houck
American baseball player and cinematographer
1891 – 1969
baseball playercinematographer
DeWitt Wallace
DeWitt Wallace
Co-founder of Reader's Digest (1889-1981)
1889 – 1981
publisher
Vera Marshe
Vera Marshe
actor (1905-1984)
1905 – 1984
film actoractor
Leon Alexander Abbey
Leon Alexander Abbey
American jazz violinist, bandleader (1900-1975)
1900 – 1975
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
Art Anderson
Art Anderson
American football player
1936 – 2021
American football player
Bud Brisbois
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
1937 – 1978
jazz musician
Arlen Ness
Arlen Ness
American entrepreneur and motorcyclist (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
motorcycle designerentrepreneur
Joseph K. Bratton
Joseph K. Bratton
United States general
1926 – 2007
engineer
Leonard Kibrick
film actor (1924-1993)
1924 – 1993
film actoractor
Jim Klobuchar
Jim Klobuchar
American journalist and author (1928–2021)
1928 – 2021
journalist
James Steven Rausch
Catholic bishop
1928 – 1981
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Robert F. Woodward
Robert F. Woodward
United States ambassador (1908–2001)
1908 – 2001
diplomat
Richard Edward Donovan
Richard Edward Donovan
American speed skater (1901–1985)
1901 – 1985
speed skater
Dave Dalby
American football center (1950-2002)
1950 – 2002
American football player
William Frederick Kirk
baseball writer, columnist, humorist, poet and songwriter (1877–1927)
1877 – 1927
humoristjournalistsongwriter
Ed Kasid
Professional basketball player (1923–1989)
1923 – 1989
basketball player
Norman Carlberg
Norman Carlberg
American artist (1928–2018)
1928 – 2018
sculptor
Thor Carl Tollefson
Thor Carl Tollefson
American politician (1901–1982)
1901 – 1982
politicianlawyer
Donald O. Wright
Donald O. Wright
American politician (1892–1985)
1892 – 1985
politicianlawyer
Paul Vincent Dudley
Catholic bishop (1926–2006)
1926 – 2006
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Phyllis Gates
American secretary and interior decorator, wife of Rock Hudson (1925–2006)
1925 – 2006
interior designerflight attendantsecretary
Bill Genaust
Bill Genaust
American soldier and photographer
1907 – 1945
war photographerjournalistphotojournalist
Ernest Harry Vestine
American geophysicist
1906 – 1968
geophysicistmeteorologist
Richard E. Fleming
Richard E. Fleming
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1917-1942)
1917 – 1942
military officer
Richard E. Grant
American paleontologist (1927–1994)
1927 – 1994
paleontologist
Ralph McInerny
American writer (1929–2010)
1929 – 2010
science fiction writernovelistphilosopher
Clint Wager
American sportsperson, gridiron football player and basketball player (1920-1996)
1920 – 1996
American football playerbasketball player
Brenda Putnam
Brenda Putnam
American artist (1890–1975)
1890 – 1975
sculptorartist
John J. Gorman
John J. Gorman
American politician (1883-1949)
1883 – 1949
politicianlawyer
Keene Thompson
American screenwriter (1885–1936)
1885 – 1936
screenwriter
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