Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 25 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

George Bogart
American painter (1933-2005)
1933 – 2005
painter
Glen Baxter
American mathematician (1930-1983)
1930 – 1983
mathematician
Win Brockmeyer
Win Brockmeyer
American football player and coach (1907-1980)
1907 – 1980
American football player
Gordy Holz
American football player (1933-2015)
1933 – 2015
American football playerathletics competitor
Greg Larson
American football player (1939–2024)
1939 – 2024
American football player
Cy Wright
Major League Baseball shortstop
1893 – 1947
shortstopprofessional baseball player
Herbert W. Chilstrom
American bishop (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
Lutheran pastor
Jack D. Shanstrom
Jack D. Shanstrom
United States Senior District Judge
1932 – 2020
military officerlawyerjudge
Dick Vick
Dick Vick
American football player (1892-1980)
1892 – 1980
American football player
Grace Fallow Norton
Grace Fallow Norton
American poet
1876 – 1962
writer
Artie Sandberg
American football player (1899-1970)
1899 – 1970
American football player
Jim Crotty
American football player
1938 – 2021
American football player
Donald Hough
American writer
1895 – 1965
magazine writernovelistwriter
Jean Howard Hagstrum
American philologist (1913-1995)
1913 – 1995
philologistuniversity teacher
Arthur LeSueur
Arthur LeSueur
American lawyer and politician
1867 – 1950
journalisteditorpolitician
John Christgau
American writer
1934 – 2018
basketball coach
John E. Osborn
mathematician
1936 – 2011
mathematician
Rip Conway
American baseball player (1896-1972)
1896 – 1972
baseball player
Bill Borcher
Bill Borcher
American basketball coach (1919-2003)
1919 – 2003
American football playerjazz musicianbasketball coach
Roy V. Wright
Roy V. Wright
American politician (1876-1948)
1876 – 1948
politician
Howard Haycraft
American writer, editor, and publisher (1905–1991)
1905 – 1991
editorwriter
Art Donahue
American World War II flying ace serving with the RAF
1913 – 1942
airman
Dennis Shryack
American screenwriter (1936-2016)
1936 – 2016
film producerliterary agentscreenwriter
Gilbert O. Erickson
American football player (1878-1951)
1878 – 1951
American football playerphotographer
Daniel Walter Morehouse
Daniel Walter Morehouse
American astronomer (1876-1941)
1876 – 1941
astronomer
John R. Lampe
American historian
1935 – 2024
historian
Al Arndt
American football player (1911-1969)
1911 – 1969
American football player
Abigail McCarthy
American politician (1915–2001)
1915 – 2001
journalistpoliticianteacher
William W. Knight
American lawyer and politician (1909-1981)
1909 – 1981
publisherpoliticianlawyer
Joseph Paul Cretzer
Joseph Paul Cretzer
American bank robber (1911-1946)
1911 – 1946
bank robbercriminal
Kenneth Rand
Kenneth Rand
American poet (1891–1918)
1891 – 1918
poet
Alexander Newton Winchell
American geologist and mineralogist (1874-1958)
1874 – 1958
mineralogistuniversity teachergeologist
William F. Beck
Translators of the Bible (1904–1966)
1904 – 1966
Bible translatortranslator
Edward H. Lambert
American neurologist
1915 – 2003
neurologistphysician
Alvin Ganzer
American television director, television producer and screenwriter (1911-2009)
1911 – 2009
television directorfilm directortelevision producer
Mary Pillsbury Lord
Mary Pillsbury Lord
American activist
1904 – 1978
social workerhuman rights defender
Kay Nolte Smith
American writer
1932 – 1993
novelist
Angus Frantz
wrestler (1895-1973)
1895 – 1973
amateur wrestler
Lorna Beers
American writer
1897 – 1989
children's writernovelistpoet
Andrew Carroll
Andrew Carroll
American ice hockey player (1985-2018)
1985 – 2018
ice hockey player
Monroe Mark Friedman
United States federal judge
1895 – 1978
lawyerjudge
Marz Lovejoy
American musician
1901
community organizerproducermodel
John Watson Milton
American writer and politician
1935 – 2023
politicianwriter
Richard Pillsbury Gale
Richard Pillsbury Gale
American politician (1900-1973)
1900 – 1973
politician
Rubén Trejo
American artist (1937–2009)
1937 – 2009
sculptorpainterartist
Con Pederson
American visual effects artist
1934 – 2026
special effects artistcrossword creator
Shorty Sherock
American musician (1915-1980)
1915 – 1980
jazz musicianmusician
Jane Lowry
Jane Lowry
American actress (1937-2019)
1937 – 2019
actor
Beverly Wildung Harrison
Beverly Wildung Harrison
American feminist scholar (1932–2012)
1932 – 2012
academictheologian
Edward J. Heinz
Edward J. Heinz
American Air Force general
1932 – 2025
military leader
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