Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 17 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

George Ross Smith
George Ross Smith
U.S. Representative from Minnesota (1864-1952)
1864 – 1952
politicianlawyerjudge
Wayne Boring
Wayne Boring
comic artist (1905–1987)
1905 – 1987
pencillerartistillustrator
Ada Comstock
Ada Comstock
American women's education pioneer, president of Radcliffe College 1923-1943.
1876 – 1973
academic administratorteacher
Katharine Luomala
Katharine Luomala
American anthropologist
1907 – 1992
anthropologist
Bullet Joe Bush
Bullet Joe Bush
American baseball player (1892-1974)
1892 – 1974
baseball player
Theodore W. Parker
Theodore W. Parker
United States general (1909–1994)
1909 – 1994
military personnel
Ralph Plaisted
Ralph Plaisted
American explorer (1927 - 2008)
1927 – 2008
explorer
Nick Coleman
American politician (1925-1981)
1925 – 1981
politician
Henry Joseph Soenneker
Catholic bishop (1907-1987)
1907 – 1987
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Arnold Blanch
Arnold Blanch
American painter (1896–1968)
1896 – 1968
painter
Carlotta Corpron
American photographer (1901-1988)
1901 – 1988
artistphotographer
Mally Johnson
Mally Johnson
American basketball player (1908-1969)
1908 – 1969
basketball player
Adolf Dehn
Adolf Dehn
American artist (1895-1968)
1895 – 1968
draftspersonlithographergraphic artist
Frank Forest
American opera singer (1896-1976)
1896 – 1976
film actoropera singeractor
Jacob Wetterling
American kidnap victim
1978 – 1989
Tim Kehoe
American inventor
1970 – 2014
inventor
Gilbert Kurland
sound engineer (1904-1978)
1904 – 1978
audio engineerengineer
Elmer Feig
American architect
1897 – 1968
architect
Gene Venzke
Gene Venzke
American middle distance runner (1908-1992)
1908 – 1992
athletics competitor
Cobb Rooney
American football player (1900-1973)
1900 – 1973
American football playerassociation football player
Henrik Adam Due
Henrik Adam Due
Norwegian musician and music educator
1891 – 1966
music educatormusician
William J. Whaling
William J. Whaling
Major General of the United States Marine Corps
1894 – 1989
sport shooter
Bjarne Rise
Bjarne Rise
Norwegian painter (1904-1984)
1904 – 1984
painter
A. Ross Webster
Canadian politician (1903–1988)
1903 – 1988
importermerchantpolitician
Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler
American investigative journalist (1894–1969)
1894 – 1969
journalistcolumnistwar correspondent
Victor Aloysius Meyers
Victor Aloysius Meyers
musician and Lieutenant Governor of Washington (1897–1991)
1897 – 1991
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
Alfred E. Perlman
Alfred E. Perlman
American railroad executive
1902 – 1983
executiveentrepreneur
Austin Briggs
cartoonist
1908 – 1973
illustratorcomics artist
Bernard Pietenpol
Bernard Pietenpol
American aircraft designer
1901 – 1984
engineer
Cecil Roy
American actress
1900 – 1995
film actorvoice actoractor
Biggie Munn
Biggie Munn
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1908–1975)
1908 – 1975
American football playercoach
Samuel D. Sturgis Jr.
Samuel D. Sturgis Jr.
United States general (1897–1964)
1897 – 1964
military personnel
Erin Bode
Erin Bode
American singer
1901
jazz musiciansinger
Frank Gruber
American writer (1904-1969)
1904 – 1969
novelistscreenwriter
Albert Held
Albert Held
American architect
1866 – 1924
architect
Lillian Dickson
Lillian Dickson
American missionary (1901–1983)
1901 – 1983
autobiographermissionaryhistorian
Elsa Thoresen
American painter (1906-1994)
1906 – 1994
graphic artistpainter
Paul Tutmarc
Paul Tutmarc
American musician (1896-1972)
1896 – 1972
musicianinventor
Jack Underwood
American football player (1894-1936)
1894 – 1936
American football player
Bob Swanson
Bob Swanson
American racing driver
1912 – 1940
racing automobile driverengineer
Dave Cavanaugh
American composer, arranger, musician and producer
1919 – 1981
tenor saxophonistmusic arrangermusician
Dirk J. Vlug
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1916–1996)
1916 – 1996
military personnel
Frank Starkey
Frank Starkey
American politician (1892-1968)
1892 – 1968
politician
Dorothy Franey
American speed skater (1913–2011)
1913 – 2011
figure skaterspeed skater
Earl Wood
Earl Wood
American physiologist
1912 – 2009
physiologistphysician
Bill Stein
National Football League player (1899-1983)
1899 – 1983
American football player
Brett Wiesner
American soccer player (1983-2014)
1983 – 2014
futsal playerassociation football player
Peter William Bartholome
Catholic bishop (1893-1982)
1893 – 1982
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Lucile Blanch
Lucile Blanch
American artist (1895-1981)
1895 – 1981
painterartist
John Polich
John Polich
American ice hockey player (1915–2001)
1915 – 2001
ice hockey player
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