Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

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

Ole Anderson
Ole Anderson
American professional wrestler, referee and promoter (1942–2024)
1942 - 2024
professional wrestlerpromotermanager
Olaus Murie
Olaus Murie
American naturalist (1889 – 1963)
1889 - 1963
ecologistzoologistnaturalist
Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell
American composer (1872–1952)
1872 - 1952
conductorcomposer
Ron Johnson
American basketball player (1938-2015)
1938 - 2015
basketball playerlawyer
Alison Frantz
Alison Frantz
American archaeologist and photographer
1903 - 1995
Christian archaeologistByzantinistclassical archaeologist
James E. McDonald
James E. McDonald
American physicist (1920–1971)
1920 - 1971
ufologistphysicist
Schroeder
American racing car constructor
1915 - 1995
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
John Doar
John Doar
American lawyer (1921–2014)
1921 - 2014
lawyer
John Ernest Otto Jr.
John Ernest Otto Jr.
Acting FBI director
1938 - 2020
military personnel
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
Jane Elizabeth Hodgson
Jane Elizabeth Hodgson
Physician, obstetrician, gynecologist (1915-2006)
1915 - 2006
obstetriciangynecologistphysician
Warren Ajax
American basketball player (1921-2004)
1921 - 2004
basketball player
Magnus Hestenes
Magnus Hestenes
American mathematician
1906 - 1991
university teachermathematician
Joshua Norman Haldeman
Politician and chiropractor
1902 - 1974
aircraft pilot
Charles Sherlock Fillmore
Charles Sherlock Fillmore
American mystic (1854–1948)
1854 - 1948
writer
Joe Hutton
American basketball player-coach (1928-2009)
1928 - 2009
basketball playerbasketball coach
Aline Towne
Aline Towne
American actress (1919-1996)
1919 - 1996
film actortelevision actoractor
Daniel L. Ryan
Catholic bishop (1930–2015)
1930 - 2015
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Kleggie Hermsen
Kleggie Hermsen
American basketball player (1923-1994)
1923 - 1994
basketball player
Cliff Sterrett
Cliff Sterrett
American cartoonist (1883–1964)
1883 - 1964
comics artist
Richard Gurley Drew
American inventor (1899–1980)
1899 - 1980
journalistinventor
Luther Youngdahl
Luther Youngdahl
American judge (1896-1978)
1896 - 1978
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Al Hostak
American boxer (1916-2006)
1916 - 2006
boxer
John Vachon
John Vachon
American photographer (1914-1975)
1914 - 1975
architectural photographerjournalistphotojournalist
Robert Rompre
American ice hockey player (1929–2010)
1929 - 2010
ice hockey player
Marion Barber III
Marion Barber III
American football player (1983–2022)
1983 - 2022
American football player
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
Big Eagle
Big Eagle
Native American leader (1827–1906)
1827 - 1906
traditional leader or chief
Sadik Hakim
Sadik Hakim
American musician (1919–1983)
1919 - 1983
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Arlen Erdahl
Arlen Erdahl
American politician (1931–2023)
1931 - 2023
politician
Jodi Huisentruit
American journalist who disappeared on June 27, 1995
1968 - 2001
television presenter
Theodore Marston
American film director (1868–1920)
1868 - 1920
film directorscreenwriter
Jessie Bernard
Jessie Bernard
American sociologist and feminist scholar (1903–1996)
1903 - 1996
sociologistwriter
Andre Gambucci
American ice hockey player (1928-2016)
1928 - 2016
ice hockey player
Misha Mahowald
American computational neuroscientist
1963 - 1996
neuroscientist
Julia Dean
Julia Dean
actress (1878-1952)
1878 - 1952
film actorstage actoractor
Milton Orville Thompson
Milton Orville Thompson
American aviator (1926–1993)
1926 - 1993
naval officeraircraft pilotengineer
Tom Kurvers
American ice hockey player
1962 - 2021
ice hockey player
William Kaye Estes
American psychologist (1919–2011)
1919 - 2011
university teacherpsychologist
Tom Zenk
Tom Zenk
American professional wrestler (1958–2017)
1958 - 2017
professional wrestler
Odin Langen
Odin Langen
American politician (1913–1976)
1913 - 1976
farmerpolitician
James B. Clark
American film director, film editor, and television director (1908-2000)
1908 - 2000
television directordirectorfilm editor
Edgar Dale
learning pyramid by Edgar Dale
1900 - 1985
media scholaruniversity teacherteacher
Adele Lacy
actor (1910-1953)
1910 - 1953
film actoractor
John Albert Johnson
John Albert Johnson
American politician from Minnesota (1861-1909)
1861 - 1909
politician
Roy Andrew Miller
American linguist (1924 – 2014)
1924 - 2014
linguistjapanologist
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