Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 7 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Edmund S. Morgan
American historian (1916-2013)
1916 - 2013
historian of Modern Ageuniversity teacherhistorian
C. Walton Lillehei
American cardiologist (1918–1999)
1918 - 1999
cardiac surgeoncardiologistsurgeon
Mike O'Dowd
Mike O'Dowd
American boxer
1895 - 1957
boxer
Eyedea
Eyedea
American rapper (1981–2010)
1981 - 2010
rapper
John Noah
American ice hockey player (1927-2015)
1927 - 2015
ice hockey player
Lenore Ulric
Lenore Ulric
American actress (1892-1970)
1892 - 1970
film actoractor
Liz Anderson
Liz Anderson
American singer and country music songwriter (1927-2011)
1927 - 2011
recording artistlyricistsongwriter
Curt Swan
American artist (1920-1996)
1920 - 1996
visual artistcomics artistgraphic designer
George Ashley Campbell
American electrical engineer (1870–1954)
1870 - 1954
inventor
Joe Gores
Joe Gores
American writer (1931–2011)
1931 - 2011
short story writercrime fiction writernovelist
Ben Coleman
American basketball player (1961–2019)
1961 - 2019
basketball player
Alec Kessler
American basketball player (1967-2007)
1967 - 2007
basketball player
Pinky Lee
Pinky Lee
American burlesque comic and host of a children's television program (1907-1993)
1907 - 1993
television actoractor
William Lemke
William Lemke
American politician (1878–1950)
1878 - 1950
politicianlawyer
Jim Oberstar
Jim Oberstar
United States Congressman (1934-2014)
1934 - 2014
politician
Emmett L. Bennett, Jr.
American classicist
1918 - 2011
classical philologistlinguistuniversity teacher
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnold
American actress (1917–1984)
1917 - 1984
film actortelevision actoractor
Alfred Otto Carl Nier
Alfred Otto Carl Nier
American physicist (1911–1994)
1911 - 1994
university teacherphysicist
Ole Anderson
Ole Anderson
American professional wrestler, referee and promoter (1942–2024)
1942 - 2024
professional wrestlerpromotermanager
Arthur B. Langlie
Arthur B. Langlie
American politician (1900-1966)
1900 - 1966
publishergovernorpolitician
Jim Langer
American football player (1948-2019)
1948 - 2019
American football player
Helene Millard
Helene Millard
American actress (1905-1974)
1905 - 1974
film actortelevision actor
Peter Michael Muhich
bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
1961 - 2024
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Theodore Christianson
Theodore Christianson
American politician (1883-1948)
1883 - 1948
non-fiction writerediting staffjurist
Hazel Buckham
Hazel Buckham
actress (1888-1959)
1888 - 1959
film actoractor
Paul E. Meehl
American psychologist (1920–2003)
1920 - 2003
university teacherpsychologistscientist
Farrington Daniels
American physical chemist (1889–1972)
1889 - 1972
chemistphysicistengineer
Melody Beattie
American writer
1948 - 2025
authorwriter
Howie Schultz
Howie Schultz
Major League Baseball player; National Basketball Association player (1922–2009)
1922 - 2009
baseball playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler
Supreme Court associate justice (1866–1939)
1866 - 1939
lawyerjudge
Gino Cappelletti
Gino Cappelletti
American football player (1934–2022)
1934 - 2022
American football player
Henry Dworshak
Henry Dworshak
Idaho politician (1894-1962)
1894 - 1962
politician
John Roach
John Roach
20th-century American Catholic bishop (1921–2003)
1921 - 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thomas J. Abercrombie
American photographer and writer (1930–2006)
1930 - 2006
journalistphotographer
Maud Slye
Maud Slye
American pathologist
1869 - 1954
cancer researcherpathologistpoet
Arthur E. Nelson
Arthur E. Nelson
American politician (1892-1955)
1892 - 1955
politicianlawyer
James Hormel
James Hormel
American diplomat and philanthropist (1933–2021)
1933 - 2021
diplomat
C. C. Beck
C. C. Beck
American cartoonist (1910-1989)
1910 - 1989
comics artistillustrator
Gil Lamb
actor (1904-1995)
1904 - 1995
television actormusicianactor
Reynold B. Johnson
American inventor and computer pioneer (1906–1998)
1906 - 1998
inventorcomputer scientist
Donald Wandrei
Donald Wandrei
American writer (1908–1987)
1908 - 1987
science fiction writernovelistpoet
James P. Shannon
Catholic bishop (1921-2003)
1921 - 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Edwyn Owen
ice hockey player (1936–2007)
1936 - 2007
ice hockey playeruniversity teacher
Craig Hutchinson
Craig Hutchinson
American film director
1891 - 1976
film directorscreenwriter
Dave Goldberg
Dave Goldberg
American businessman (1967–2015)
1967 - 2015
businessperson
Thomas Connolly
Thomas Connolly
gymnast (1909-1996)
1960 - 1996
artistic gymnast
Michael Blodgett
actor, novelist, screenwriter (1939-2007)
1939 - 2007
television actornovelistactor
John Griffith Wray
John Griffith Wray
American film director (1881-1929)
1881 - 1929
film directoractorscreenwriter
Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
American priest (1933-2014)
1933 - 2014
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
John William Vessey
John William Vessey
United States Army general (1922-2016)
1922 - 2016
military personnel
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