Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 27 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Theodore Swanson
Theodore Swanson
American farmer and politician
1873 – 1959
politicianbusinessperson
Lyla M. Olson
Lyla M. Olson
American nurse (1895-1964)
1895 – 1964
Esther Shephard
Esther Shephard
American author
1891 – 1975
secondary school teacherfolkloristliterary critic
William Brandon Lacy Campos
William Brandon Lacy Campos
American writer (1977–2012)
1977 – 2012
journalistpoet
Betty J. Sullivan
American biochemist
1902 – 1999
biochemist
Owen Harding Wangensteen
Owen Harding Wangensteen
surgeon, university teacher and medical writer (1898–1981)
1898 – 1981
medical writeruniversity teachersurgeon
Charles Schultz
American football offensive tackle (1915-1989)
1915 – 1989
American football player
Ronald Davies
North Dakota jurist (1904-1996)
1904 – 1996
lawyerjudge
Russ Method
American football player (1897-1971)
1897 – 1971
American football player
Charles William Mayo
American surgeon
1898 – 1968
surgeon
Noel Jenke
American football player (1946-2020)
1946 – 2020
American football playerbaseball player
Roy Alexander Gano
Roy Alexander Gano
United States vice admiral (1902-1971)
1902 – 1971
military officer
Laurence C. Hodgson
Laurence C. Hodgson
American mayor (1874-1937)
1874 – 1937
politician
Paul Sprenger
American attorney
1940 – 2014
lawyer
Peter L. Benson
American psychologist (1946–2011)
1946 – 2011
psychologist
LaRay Denzer
American historian and academic
1941 – 2025
history teachereditorhistorian
Scott Gentling
American visual artist
1942 – 2011
draftspersonsculptorpainter
Henrietta Barclay Paist
Henrietta Barclay Paist
American artist
1870 – 1930
painter
Bill Holm
American writer (1943–2009)
1943 – 2009
poetwriter
Charles Macomb Flandrau
Charles Macomb Flandrau
American writer (1871–1938)
1871 – 1938
writer
Richard Toensing
American composer (1940–2014)
1940 – 2014
musicologistconductorcomposer
Sherwood B. Idso
American climatologist
1942 – 2024
climatologistuniversity teacherphysicist
Steve H. Murdock
Steve H. Murdock
American sociologist (1948–2023)
1948 – 2023
sociologistuniversity teacher
Olaf Christiansen
Olaf Christiansen
American composer and conductor
1901 – 1984
choir directorconductorcomposer
Konrad K. Solberg
Konrad K. Solberg
American politician
1874 – 1954
politician
Doc Evans
American musician (1907–1977)
1907 – 1977
jazz musician
Walter B. Beals
Walter B. Beals
American judge (1876-1960)
1876 – 1960
lawyerjudge
Win Borden
Win Borden
American politician
1943 – 2014
politicianlawyer
Charles Joseph Vogel
United States federal judge (1898-1980)
1898 – 1980
lawyerjudge
Mike Sadek
Mike Sadek
American baseball player (1946-2021)
1946 – 2021
baseball player
Herbert Paus
Herbert Paus
American illustrator (1880–1946)
1880 – 1946
illustratordesigner
Donald D. Alsop
Donald D. Alsop
United States federal judge
1927
lawyerjudge
Don Wheeler
American baseball player (1922–2003)
1922 – 2003
baseball player
Roxy Beaudro
Roxy Beaudro
American ice hockey player (1884-1960)
1884 – 1960
ice hockey player
Cynthia Gooding
American singer (1924–1988)
1924 – 1988
speakermusiciansinger
David S. Saxon
American physicist
1920 – 2005
film editorphysicist
Reuben G. Soderstrom
Reuben G. Soderstrom
American Labor Leader (1888-1970)
1888 – 1970
politician
Dick Wildung
Dick Wildung
American football player (1921-2006)
1921 – 2006
American football playermilitary officer
Ralph Capron
Ralph Capron
American baseball player (1889-1980)
1889 – 1980
American football playerbaseball player
Kirby McCauley
American book editor and literary agent (1941-2014)
1941 – 2014
editor
David S. Doty
United States federal judge
1929
military officerlawyerjudge
Karen X. Gaylord
American actress (1921-2014)
1921 – 2014
beauty pageant contestantactor
John P. Frey
John P. Frey
American labor leader (1871-1957)
1871 – 1957
trade unionist
Jeremiah J. Rodell
Jeremiah J. Rodell
American general (1921-2015)
1921 – 2015
military personnel
David Gebhard
American architectural historian
1927 – 1996
historian
Cargill MacMillan Jr.
American billionaire businessman (1927-2011)
1927 – 2011
businessperson
Bill Ashenfelter
American athletics competitor (1924-2010)
1924 – 2010
athletics competitorbusinessperson
Dave Moore
anchorman, journalist
1924 – 1998
television presenterjournalist
Dick Furey
American basketball player
1925 – 1998
basketball player
Catherine Clark Kroeger
American writer (1925-2011)
1925 – 2011
biblical scholartheologian
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