Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 4 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Deane Montgomery
Deane Montgomery
American mathematician (1909–1992)
1909 - 1992
mathematician
Lowell Gilmore
Lowell Gilmore
American actor (1906-1960)
1906 - 1960
television actorstage actoractor
Kathleen Winsor
American author (1919-2003)
1919 - 2003
novelistprose writerwriter
Joan Barclay
Joan Barclay
American actress (1914–2002)
1914 - 2002
film actoractor
Earl Bakken
Earl Bakken
American academic (1924–2018)
1924 - 2018
inventorentrepreneurengineer
Charles J. Fillmore
American linguist (1929-2014)
1929 - 2014
linguistuniversity teacher
Roger Christian
American ice hockey player (1935–2011)
1935 - 2011
ice hockey player
Stanford J. Shaw
American historian (1930–2006)
1930 - 2006
Armenian Genocide denieruniversity teacherhistorian
Bob Lazier
Bob Lazier
American race car driver (1938–2020)
1938 - 2020
racing automobile driverracing driverengineer
Marcus Borg
Marcus Borg
American Bible scholar (1942-2015)
1942 - 2015
biblical scholartheologianprofessor
Lexii Alijai
Lexii Alijai
American rapper
1998 - 2020
rapper
Pudge Heffelfinger
Pudge Heffelfinger
American football player and coach (1867–1954)
1867 - 1954
American football playerbusinessperson
James Earle Fraser
James Earle Fraser
American artist (1876–1953)
1876 - 1953
medalistsculptor
Harold Alan Dinehart
Harold Alan Dinehart
American actor (1888-1944)
1889 - 1944
film actortheatre directorstage actor
James Day Hodgson
James Day Hodgson
former U.S. Secretary of Labor; former U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1915-2012)
1915 - 2012
diplomatmilitary officer
Moose Goheen
Moose Goheen
American ice hockey player (1894–1979)
1894 - 1979
ice hockey player
Tom Lieb
Tom Lieb
American discus thrower and football player (1899–1962)
1899 - 1962
athletics competitorAmerican football player
Elmer Austin Benson
Elmer Austin Benson
American politician (1895-1985)
1895 - 1985
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
William Hauber
William Hauber
actor (1891-1929)
1891 - 1929
actor
Forrest Mars
Forrest Mars
American businessman (1904–1999)
1904 - 1999
designerchocolatierbusinessperson
Patty Berg
Patty Berg
American golfer (1918–2006)
1918 - 2006
golferprofessional golfermilitary officer
Earl Bellamy
film director (1917–2003)
1917 - 2003
directorfilm producerfilm director
William Lava
William Lava
American composer (1911-1971)
1911 - 1971
film score composermusiciancomposer
Lili St. Cyr
Lili St. Cyr
American model and burlesque performer (1918-1999)
1918 - 1999
burlesque performermodeldancer
Orville Freeman
Orville Freeman
American politician (1918-2003)
1918 - 2003
jurisprudenceMajoradvocate
Theodore Wilbur Anderson
Theodore Wilbur Anderson
American statistician (1918–2016)
1918 - 2016
statisticianuniversity teachereconomist
Sheila Terry
Sheila Terry
American actress (1910–1957)
1910 - 1957
film actorstage actoractor
Bud Tingelstad
American racing driver (1928-1981)
1928 - 1981
Formula One driverracing driverengineer
Robert Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald
American speed skater (1923–2005)
1923 - 2005
speed skater
Andy Milligan
Playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director (1929-1991)
1929 - 1991
film editortelevision actorfilm producer
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman
painter and printmaker (1921-2012)
1921 - 2012
painteractor
Hy Averback
American actor, producer and director (1920-1997)
1920 - 1997
film actortelevision actordirector
Kathryn Adams Doty
actress, psychologist, writer (1920-2016)
1920 - 2016
film actornovelistpsychologist
José Argüelles
José Argüelles
American author and artist (1939-2011)
1939 - 2011
art historianpainterhistorian
Willard Ikola
Willard Ikola
American ice hockey player
1932 - 2025
ice hockey player
David Durenberger
David Durenberger
American politician (1934–2023)
1934 - 2023
lawyerpolitician
John Clawson
basketball player (1944–2018)
1944 - 2018
basketball player
Mark Norell
American paleontologist (1957- )
1957 - 2025
geneticistpaleontologist
Zach Sobiech
American singer (1995-2013)
1995 - 2013
singersinger-songwriter
Adam Johnson
American ice hockey player (1994–2023)
1994 - 2023
ice hockey player
Jane Frazee
Jane Frazee
American actress (1918–1985)
1915 - 1985
film actordancerstage actor
Henrik Shipstead
Henrik Shipstead
American politician (1881-1960)
1881 - 1960
politiciandentist
John Merton Aldrich
John Merton Aldrich
American entomologist (1866-1934)
1866 - 1934
scientific collectorentomologistbotanical collector
Loyola O'Connor
Loyola O'Connor
American actress (1868-1931)
1868 - 1931
film actoractor
Charles Edward Magoon
Charles Edward Magoon
American lawyer and diplomat (1861–1920)
1861 - 1920
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Charles Horace Mayo
Charles Horace Mayo
American physician (1865–1939)
1865 - 1939
ophthalmologistsurgeon
Richard Warren Sears
Richard Warren Sears
American businessman (1863–1914)
1863 - 1914
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Linda Hazzard
Linda Hazzard
American quack, fraud, swindler and serial killer (1867-1938)
1867 - 1938
serial killerphysician
Cyril Weidenborner
Cyril Weidenborner
American ice hockey player (1895–1983)
1895 - 1983
ice hockey player
Lauris Norstad
Lauris Norstad
American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force
1907 - 1988
military officer
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