Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 2 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Dave Arneson
Dave Arneson
American game designer (1947-2009)
1947 – 2009
role-playing game designergame designerboard game designer
Milton L. Humason
American astronomer (1891–1972)
1891 – 1972
astronomer
Noel Neill
Noel Neill
American actress (1920-2016)
1920 – 2016
film actortelevision actor
Fred Quimby
Fred Quimby
American film producer (1886-1965)
1886 – 1965
film produceranimator
Tom Laughlin
Tom Laughlin
American actor and political activist (1931-2013)
1931 – 2013
television actorfilm actordirector
Warren William
Warren William
Broadway and Hollywood actor (1894–1948)
1894 – 1948
film actorstage actoractor
Roger Maris
Roger Maris
American baseball player (1934–1985)
1934 – 1985
baseball player
Charles Eastman
Charles Eastman
Native American physician and scouting pioneer (1858–1939)
1858 – 1939
autobiographerfolkloristauthor
Ed Flanders
Ed Flanders
American actor (1934–1995)
1934 – 1995
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Mike Todd
Mike Todd
American theatre and film producer
1909 – 1958
television producerfilm producersoda jerk
DeLisle Stewart
American astronomer (1870–1941)
1870 – 1941
astronomer
Carl Blegen
American archaeologist (1887–1971)
1887 – 1971
classical philologistanthropologistarchaeologist
Gus Hall
Gus Hall
American politician (1910–2000)
1910 – 2000
communisttrade unionistlumberjack
John C. Lilly
John C. Lilly
American physician (1915-2001)
1915 – 2001
cetologistpseudoscientistneuroscientist
Rosemary Radford Ruether
Rosemary Radford Ruether
American theologian (1936–2022)
1936 – 2022
feministphilosopherenvironmentalist
Wendell R. Anderson
Wendell R. Anderson
American politician (1933-2016)
1933 – 2016
ice hockey playerjuristgovernor
John Madden
John Madden
American football coach (1936–2021)
1936 – 2021
American football playerAmerican football coachsports journalist
Bugs Moran
Bugs Moran
Chicago gangster (1893–1957)
1893 – 1957
bank robbergangster
Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte
American actress (1902–1950)
1902 – 1950
film actoractor
Ward Kimball
Ward Kimball
American animator (1914-2002)
1914 – 2002
character animatordraftspersonjazz musician
Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson
American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter (1912–1977)
1912 – 1977
film actortelevision actordirector
Barbara Payton
Barbara Payton
American actress (1927-1967)
1927 – 1967
autobiographerprostitutefilm actor
Ralph Meeker
Ralph Meeker
American actor (1920-1988)
1920 – 1988
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Mary Pat Gleason
Mary Pat Gleason
American actress (1950–2020)
1950 – 2020
film actortelevision actoractor
Vince Flynn
Vince Flynn
American writer of fiction (1966-2013)
1966 – 2013
novelistwriter
Thaóyate Dúta
Thaóyate Dúta
19th century Dakota chief (1810–1863)
1810 – 1863
traditional leader or chiefpolitician
Paul W. Merrill
Paul W. Merrill
American astronomer (1887–1961)
1887 – 1961
astronomer
Charles Reisner
Charles Reisner
film director (1887-1962)
1887 – 1962
film actordirectorfilm producer
Robert R. Gilruth
Robert R. Gilruth
American aerospace engineer (1913–2000)
1913 – 2000
military flight engineeraircraft pilotengineer
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American activist, journalist and writer (1890–1998)
1890 – 1998
suffragistenvironmentalistjournalist
Alfred Lindley
Alfred Lindley
American rower (1904–1951)
1904 – 1951
mountaineerrowerpolitician
Mary Welsh Hemingway
Mary Welsh Hemingway
American journalist (1908–1986)
1908 – 1986
prose writerjournalist
Francine York
Francine York
American actress, showgirl (1936–2017)
1936 – 2017
film actortelevision actormodel
Alf Clausen
American film and television composer (1941—2025)
1941 – 2025
DJ producerfilm score composerbandleader
John Paul Getty III
John Paul Getty III
eldest of the five children of John Paul Getty, Jr. (1956-2011)
1956 – 2011
entrepreneuractor
Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan
American film character actor (1882–1964)
1882 – 1964
film actorstage actoractor
Frank Waller
Frank Waller
athletics competitor (1884–1941)
1884 – 1941
athletics competitoropera vocal coach
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
American actor (1899–1976)
1898 – 1976
film actortelevision actoractor
Wanda Gág
Wanda Gág
American artist and children's writer (1893-1946)
1893 – 1946
draftspersonprintmakerchildren's writer
Walter Abel
Walter Abel
American actor (1898-1987)
1898 – 1987
film actorstage actoractor
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
actress (1897-1979)
1897 – 1979
film actortelevision actoraudio technician
August Dvorak
American scientist (1894–1975)
1894 – 1975
university teacherinventorpsychologist
Evelyne Hall
Evelyne Hall
athletics competitor (1909-1993)
1909 – 1993
athletics competitor
June Marlowe
June Marlowe
American actress (1903-1984)
1903 – 1984
film actoractor
Leonard Carpenter
American rower (1902–1994)
1902 – 1994
rower
Alfred Wilson
Alfred Wilson
American rower (1903–1989)
1903 – 1989
rower
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
American character actor (1909–1964)
1909 – 1964
film actortelevision actoractor
Kenneth Arnold
Kenneth Arnold
American aviator and businessman (1915–1984)
1915 – 1984
aircraft pilotbusinessperson
Jack Smight
American film director (1925-2003)
1925 – 2003
theatre directorfilm producerfilm director
Verne Gagne
Verne Gagne
American professional wrestler and football player (1926–2015)
1926 – 2015
American football playerprofessional wrestleramateur wrestler
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