Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

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

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Eyedea
American rapper (1981–2010)
1981 – 2010
rapper
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
Arch Johnson
Arch Johnson
American actor (1922-1997)
1922 – 1997
television actorstage actoractor
Vern Ehlers
Vern Ehlers
American politician (1934-2017)
1934 – 2017
university teacherpolitician
George Ashley Campbell
American electrical engineer (1870–1954)
1870 – 1954
inventor
Ben Coleman
American basketball player (1961–2019)
1961 – 2019
basketball player
David C. Lindberg
American historian of science (1935–2015)
1935 – 2015
historian of scienceuniversity teacherhistorian
Paul Sirba
American bishop
1960 – 2019
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Mike O'Dowd
Mike O'Dowd
American boxer
1895 – 1957
boxer
Curt Swan
American artist (1920-1996)
1920 – 1996
visual artistcomics artistgraphic designer
Pinky Lee
Pinky Lee
American burlesque comic and host of a children's television program (1907-1993)
1907 – 1993
television actoractor
Tom Davis
American comedian (1952-2012)
1952 – 2012
television actortelevision producercomedian
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnold
American actress (1917–1984)
1917 – 1984
film actortelevision actoractor
William Lemke
William Lemke
American politician (1878–1950)
1878 – 1950
politicianlawyer
Alfred Otto Carl Nier
Alfred Otto Carl Nier
American physicist (1911–1994)
1911 – 1994
university teacherphysicist
Helene Millard
Helene Millard
American actress (1905-1974)
1905 – 1974
film actortelevision actor
Emmett L. Bennett, Jr.
American classicist
1918 – 2011
classical philologistlinguistuniversity teacher
Arthur B. Langlie
Arthur B. Langlie
American politician (1900-1966)
1900 – 1966
publishergovernorpolitician
Paul E. Meehl
American psychologist (1920–2003)
1920 – 2003
university teacherpsychologistscientist
Ole Anderson
Ole Anderson
American professional wrestler, referee and promoter (1942–2024)
1942 – 2024
professional wrestlerpromotermanager
Jim Langer
American football player (1948-2019)
1948 – 2019
American football player
Theodore Christianson
Theodore Christianson
American politician (1883-1948)
1883 – 1948
non-fiction writerediting staffjurist
Melody Beattie
American writer
1948 – 2025
authorwriter
Jim Oberstar
Jim Oberstar
United States Congressman (1934-2014)
1934 – 2014
politician
Hazel Buckham
Hazel Buckham
actress (1888-1959)
1888 – 1959
film actoractor
Howie Schultz
Howie Schultz
Major League Baseball player; National Basketball Association player (1922–2009)
1922 – 2009
baseball playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Farrington Daniels
American physical chemist (1889–1972)
1889 – 1972
chemistphysicistengineer
John Roach
John Roach
20th-century American Catholic bishop (1921–2003)
1921 – 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Gino Cappelletti
Gino Cappelletti
American football player (1934–2022)
1934 – 2022
American football player
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler
Supreme Court associate justice (1866–1939)
1866 – 1939
lawyerjudge
James P. Shannon
Catholic bishop (1921-2003)
1921 – 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
James Hormel
James Hormel
American diplomat and philanthropist (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
diplomat
Arthur E. Nelson
Arthur E. Nelson
American politician (1892-1955)
1892 – 1955
politicianlawyer
Maud Slye
Maud Slye
American pathologist
1869 – 1954
cancer researcherpathologistpoet
Edwyn Owen
ice hockey player (1936–2007)
1936 – 2007
ice hockey playeruniversity teacher
Gil Lamb
actor (1904-1995)
1904 – 1995
television actormusicianactor
Thomas J. Abercrombie
American photographer and writer (1930–2006)
1930 – 2006
journalistphotographer
C. C. Beck
C. C. Beck
American cartoonist (1910-1989)
1910 – 1989
comics artistillustrator
Donald Wandrei
Donald Wandrei
American writer (1908–1987)
1908 – 1987
science fiction writernovelistpoet
Reynold B. Johnson
American inventor and computer pioneer (1906–1998)
1906 – 1998
inventorcomputer scientist
John William Vessey
John William Vessey
United States Army general (1922-2016)
1922 – 2016
military personnel
Craig Hutchinson
Craig Hutchinson
American film director
1891 – 1976
film directorscreenwriter
Peter Michael Muhich
bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
1961 – 2024
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
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
Dave Goldberg
Dave Goldberg
American businessman (1967–2015)
1967 – 2015
businessperson
Olaus Murie
Olaus Murie
American naturalist (1889 – 1963)
1889 – 1963
ecologistzoologistnaturalist
Alec Kessler
American basketball player (1967-2007)
1967 – 2007
basketball player
Michael Blodgett
actor, novelist, screenwriter (1939-2007)
1939 – 2007
television actornovelistactor
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