Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

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

Willard Arnold Johnson
Willard Arnold Johnson
American politician (1862-1923)
1862 – 1923
politician
Andy Nelson
American baseball player
1884
baseball player
Robert E. Olson
American biochemist and physician (1919-2011)
1919 – 2011
military personnelphysicianscientist
Nicholas Spaeth
American politician
1950 – 2014
politicianlawyer
Walter Bush
American ice hockey administrator (1929–2016)
1929 – 2016
ice hockey player
Gordon W. McKay
American politician and businessman
1910 – 1990
civil engineerreal-estate agentinsurance broker
John H. Hay
John H. Hay
American military personnel (1917-1995)
1917 – 1995
military personnel
Grant McDougall
American hammer thrower
1910 – 1958
hammer thrower
Stub Allison
Stub Allison
American football, basketball, baseball coach (1892-1961)
1892 – 1961
American football playerbasketball coach
Bob Ottum
American novelist
1925 – 1986
science fiction writerjournalistwriter
Richard Koppe
American artist (1916–1973)
1916 – 1973
painter
Wilbur Moore
American football player (1916-1965)
1916 – 1965
American football player
Warren Kilbourne
American football player (1916-1967)
1916 – 1967
American football player
George Tuttle
George Tuttle
American football player (1905-1986)
1905 – 1986
American football player
Ward Cuff
American football player (1914-2002)
1914 – 2002
American football player
Ralph Riggs
Ralph Riggs
American actor (1885-1951)
1885 – 1951
actor
Maud Merrill James
Maud Merrill James
American psychologist
1888 – 1978
psychologist
Ernest Charles
American composer
1895 – 1984
composer
Fred Anhalt
American architect (1896-1996)
1896 – 1996
master builder
George W. Morey
American chemist
1888 – 1965
mineralogistgeophysicistchemist
Robert Hollenhorst
American ophthalmologist (1913-2008)
1913 – 2008
ophthalmologist
Richard Hoppin
American musicologist (1913–1991)
1913 – 1991
musicologistuniversity teacher
Robert W. Mattson, Sr.
Robert W. Mattson, Sr.
American politician (1924–1982)
1924 – 1982
politicianlawyer
Roger G. Kennedy
Roger G. Kennedy
Director of the US National Park Service (1926-2011)
1926 – 2011
architectural historianlawyer
Tom Murphy
player in the National Football League (1900-1986)
1900 – 1986
American football player
John Raymond Ylitalo
American ambassador (1916-1987)
1916 – 1987
diplomat
Alfred R. Lindesmith
American sociologist (1905-1991)
1905 – 1991
sociologistuniversity teacherwriter
Alexander Miles
Alexander Miles
American inventor
1838 – 1918
inventor
Margaret Kelly
Margaret Kelly
American pharmacologist
1906 – 1968
pharmacologist
William Francis Thompson
American fisheries biologist and ichthyologist
1888 – 1965
ichthyologist
John Steele
American ski jumper (1909-1996)
1909 – 1996
athlete
Derreck Robinson
player of American football
1982 – 2025
American football player
Herb Joesting
Herb Joesting
American football player and coach (1905-1963)
1905 – 1963
American football coachAmerican football player
Ulysses G. McAlexander
Ulysses G. McAlexander
United States Army general
1864 – 1936
soldierinstructor
Raymond C. Bushland
Raymond C. Bushland
US entomologist (1910–1995)
1910 – 1995
entomologist
Tommy Pederson
American musician (1920–1998)
1920 – 1998
jazz musicianbandleadertrombonist
Peter Ostroushko
Peter Ostroushko
American musician (1953–2021)
1953 – 2021
mandolinistfiddler
Richard Slator Dunn
author and historian (1928-2022)
1928 – 2022
historianuniversity teacher
Walker Smith
Walker Smith
American hurdler (1896–1993)
1896 – 1993
hurdler
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
American singer
1916 – 1995
singer
Russell Gary
American football player (1959-2019)
1959 – 2019
American football player
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