Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 8 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Arthur B. Langlie
Arthur B. Langlie
American politician (1900-1966)
1900 – 1966
publishergovernorpolitician
Paul E. Meehl
American psychologist (1920–2003)
1920 – 2003
university teacherpsychologistscientist
John Ernest Otto Jr.
John Ernest Otto Jr.
Acting FBI director
1938 – 2020
military personnel
John Doar
John Doar
American lawyer (1921–2014)
1921 – 2014
lawyer
Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell
American composer (1872–1952)
1872 – 1952
conductorcomposer
Alison Frantz
Alison Frantz
American archaeologist and photographer
1903 – 1995
Christian archaeologistByzantinistclassical archaeologist
Schroeder
American racing car constructor
1915 – 1995
Warren Ajax
American basketball player (1921-2004)
1921 – 2004
basketball player
George MacKinnon
George MacKinnon
American politician, attorney, and judge (1906-1995)
1906 – 1995
politicianlawyerjudge
Gene Anderson
Gene Anderson
American professional wrestler and manager (1939-1991)
1939 – 1991
professional wrestlermanageractor
Edwin Vincent O'Hara
Edwin Vincent O'Hara
Catholic archbishop
1881 – 1956
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Ray Taylor
American film director (1888–1952)
1888 – 1952
directorfilm director
Aline Towne
Aline Towne
American actress (1919-1996)
1919 – 1996
film actortelevision actoractor
Jane Elizabeth Hodgson
Jane Elizabeth Hodgson
Physician, obstetrician, gynecologist (1915-2006)
1915 – 2006
obstetriciangynecologistphysician
Magnus Hestenes
Magnus Hestenes
American mathematician
1906 – 1991
university teachermathematician
Kleggie Hermsen
Kleggie Hermsen
American basketball player (1923-1994)
1923 – 1994
basketball player
Daniel L. Ryan
Catholic bishop (1930–2015)
1930 – 2015
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Joshua Norman Haldeman
Politician and chiropractor
1902 – 1974
aircraft pilot
Charles Sherlock Fillmore
Charles Sherlock Fillmore
American mystic (1854–1948)
1854 – 1948
writer
Arlen Erdahl
Arlen Erdahl
American politician (1931–2023)
1931 – 2023
politician
Ron Johnson
American basketball player (1938-2015)
1938 – 2015
basketball playerlawyer
Cliff Sterrett
Cliff Sterrett
American cartoonist (1883–1964)
1883 – 1964
comics artist
Al Hostak
American boxer (1916-2006)
1916 – 2006
boxer
Richard Gurley Drew
American inventor (1899–1980)
1899 – 1980
journalistinventor
Andre Gambucci
American ice hockey player (1928-2016)
1928 – 2016
ice hockey player
Robert Rompre
American ice hockey player (1929–2010)
1929 – 2010
ice hockey player
Luther Youngdahl
Luther Youngdahl
American judge (1896-1978)
1896 – 1978
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Marion Barber III
Marion Barber III
American football player (1983–2022)
1983 – 2022
American football player
Jayne Trcka
American bodybuilder
1963 – 2025
bodybuilderfilm actormodel
Jodi Huisentruit
American journalist who disappeared on June 27, 1995
1968 – 2001
television presenter
Misha Mahowald
American computational neuroscientist
1963 – 1996
neuroscientist
Dewey Johnson
Dewey Johnson
American lawyer and politician from Minnesota (1899-1941)
1899 – 1941
politicianlawyer
Joe Guyon
Joe Guyon
American football player and coach, baseball player and coach (1892-1971)
1892 – 1971
American football playerbaseball player
Sidney Kibrick
American actor
1928 – 2026
film actoractor
Jessie Bernard
Jessie Bernard
American sociologist and feminist scholar (1903–1996)
1903 – 1996
sociologistwriter
Sadik Hakim
Sadik Hakim
American musician (1919–1983)
1919 – 1983
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Big Eagle
Big Eagle
Native American leader (1827–1906)
1827 – 1906
traditional leader or chief
Adele Lacy
actor (1910-1953)
1910 – 1953
film actoractor
Odin Langen
Odin Langen
American politician (1913–1976)
1913 – 1976
farmerpolitician
Tom Zenk
Tom Zenk
American professional wrestler (1958–2017)
1958 – 2017
professional wrestler
Tom Kurvers
American ice hockey player
1962 – 2021
ice hockey player
Theodore Marston
American film director (1868–1920)
1868 – 1920
film directorscreenwriter
Milton Orville Thompson
Milton Orville Thompson
American aviator (1926–1993)
1926 – 1993
naval officeraircraft pilotengineer
Julia Dean
Julia Dean
actress (1878-1952)
1878 – 1952
film actorstage actoractor
Scott Irwin
American professional wrestler (1952-1987)
1952 – 1987
professional wrestleractor
William Kaye Estes
American psychologist (1919–2011)
1919 – 2011
university teacherpsychologist
Roy Andrew Miller
American linguist (1924 – 2014)
1924 – 2014
linguistjapanologist
Frank Sanders
American ice hockey player (1949–2012)
1949 – 2012
ice hockey player
Gordon Solie
Gordon Solie
professional wrestling announcer (1929–2000)
1929 – 2000
professional wrestling announcerjournalist
Edgar Dale
learning pyramid by Edgar Dale
1900 – 1985
media scholaruniversity teacherteacher
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