Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 26 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Lester Crystal
American news producer
1934 – 2020
television producer
Raphael Louis Zengel
Raphael Louis Zengel
Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (1894–1977)
1894 – 1977
military personnel
Rip Wade
Rip Wade
American baseball player (1898–1957)
1898 – 1957
baseball player
Kari Dziedzic
Kari Dziedzic
legislator from Minneapolis
1962 – 2024
politician
Chet Anderson
American football player (1945-2007)
1945 – 2007
American football player
Mickey Erickson
American football player (1905-1984)
1905 – 1984
American football player
William "Will" Robert Moses
American poet
1911 – 2001
poet
Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld
Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld
United States federal judge
1904 – 1988
lawyerjudge
Jack Crooks
Jack Crooks
Major League Baseball player, Manager
1865 – 1918
baseball player
Roger L. Dell
American judge (1897-1966)
1897 – 1966
lawyerjudge
Nellie Stone Johnson
American civil rights and labor activist (1905-2002)
1905 – 2002
activist
Frederick William Freking
Catholic bishop (1913-1998)
1913 – 1998
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Paul Fjelde
American artist (1892-1984)
1892 – 1984
sculptor
Fred Hargesheimer
Fred Hargesheimer
WWII pilot shot down in Papua New Guinea helped village which rescued him (1916-2010)
1916 – 2010
aircraft pilot
Orabel Thortvedt
Orabel Thortvedt
American artist
1896 – 1983
local historianpaintersculptor
Steve Dille
American politician (1945–2020)
1945 – 2020
politician
Steve Kiner
American football player
1947 – 2025
American football player
Erle Reiter
figure skater
1916 – 2008
figure skater
Ed Widseth
American football player (1910-1998)
1910 – 1998
American football player
Theodore C. Blegen
American historian (1891-1969)
1891 – 1969
historian
Earl R. Larson
United States federal judge (1911-2001)
1911 – 2001
lawyerjudge
Bernie Bierman
Bernie Bierman
American college football player and coach (1894–1977)
1894 – 1977
American football playerbasketball coachcoach
Patrick J. Ryan
Patrick J. Ryan
United States general (1902-1975)
1902 – 1975
military personnel
Joe Sun
American singer (1943-2019)
1943 – 2019
songwritersinger
David P. Bushnell
David P. Bushnell
American entrepreneur
1913 – 2005
entrepreneur
Kenneth L. Olson
Kenneth L. Olson
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1945-1968)
1945 – 1968
military personnel
Larry N. Vanderhoef
Larry N. Vanderhoef
American academic and university chancellor (1941-2015)
1941 – 2015
biochemist
Paul Young
American football player (1908-1978)
1908 – 1978
American football player
Bud Svendsen
American football player and coach
1915 – 1996
American football player
Harley Refsal
American woodcarver (1944–2024)
1944 – 2024
wood carver
Philip Neville
United States district judge (1909–1974)
1909 – 1974
lawyerjudge
Bob Short
Bob Short
American baseball team owner (1917-1982)
1917 – 1982
businessperson
Blix Donnelly
Blix Donnelly
American baseball player
1914 – 1976
baseball player
Philip Manuel
Philip Manuel
American pianist, harpsichordist and music educator
1893 – 1959
music educatorharpsichordistpianist
Jennie Ellis Keysor
Jennie Ellis Keysor
American adult educator, non-fiction writer (1860-1945)
1860 – 1945
non-fiction writeradult educatorwriter
Jim Lord
Jim Lord
American politician (1948-2008)
1948 – 2008
politicianlawyer
Bob Bjorklund
Bob Bjorklund
American football player (1918-1994)
1918 – 1994
American football player
John W. Pehle
American lawyer and politician
1909 – 1999
lawyer
Saint Dog
American rapper (1975–2020)
1975 – 2020
rapper
Virgil Luken
American swimmer
1942 – 2023
swimmer
Agnes Larson
American historian (1892-1957)
1892 – 1957
school teacherhistorian
Clare Hibbs Armstrong
Clare Hibbs Armstrong
American World War II Brigadier General (1894-1969)
1894 – 1969
military officer
Dorothy A. Bennett
American anthropologist, astronomer, curator, publisher, and author (1909-1999)
1909 – 1999
anthropologistcuratorastronomer
Alta Lillian King
Alta Lillian King
(1899-1981) American dancer, singer, and Ziegfeld girl in musical theatre
1899 – 1981
dancershowgirlZiegfeld girl
Vernon Arnold Haugland
Vernon Arnold Haugland
American journalist (1908–1984)
1908 – 1984
journalist
Sister Marie Inez Hilger
American Benedictine nun; anthropologist (1891-1977)
1891 – 1977
anthropologistnun
Russell Kimball
American art director
1903 – 1979
art director
Marchette Chute
American biographer and poet (1909-1994)
1909 – 1994
writer
Cora Hansen
Canadian supercentenarian (1899–2012)
1899 – 2012
Jerome Odlum
American writer and screenwriter (1905-1954)
1905 – 1954
writerscreenwriter
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