Biographical Records

Notable People from Minnesota

1,491 notable figures born in Minnesota, showing page 9 of 30, ranked by historical prominence.

Kleggie Hermsen
Kleggie Hermsen
American basketball player (1923-1994)
1923 - 1994
basketball player
John Vachon
John Vachon
American photographer (1914-1975)
1914 - 1975
architectural photographerjournalistphotojournalist
John Albert Johnson
John Albert Johnson
American politician from Minnesota (1861-1909)
1861 - 1909
politician
Warren Douglas
Warren Douglas
American actor (1911-1997)
1911 - 1997
television actoractorscreenwriter
Al Hostak
American boxer (1916-2006)
1916 - 2006
boxer
Jessie Bernard
Jessie Bernard
American sociologist and feminist scholar (1903–1996)
1903 - 1996
sociologistwriter
Guy V. Howard
Guy V. Howard
American politician (1879-1954)
1879 - 1954
politician
Daniel L. Ryan
Catholic bishop (1930–2015)
1930 - 2015
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Sadik Hakim
Sadik Hakim
American musician (1919–1983)
1919 - 1983
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Andre Gambucci
American ice hockey player (1928-2016)
1928 - 2016
ice hockey player
John Doar
John Doar
American lawyer (1921–2014)
1921 - 2014
lawyer
Gene Anderson
Gene Anderson
American professional wrestler and manager (1939-1991)
1939 - 1991
professional wrestlermanageractor
Henry Stanley Plummer
Henry Stanley Plummer
American internist (1874-1936)
1874 - 1936
internist
Joseph D. Novak
American educator (1932–2023)
1932 - 2023
university teacher
Doug Bolstorff
American basketball player
1931 - 2021
basketball coachbasketball player
George Edward Akerson
George Edward Akerson
journalist
1889 - 1937
journalist
Marion Carpenter
Marion Carpenter
photographer
1920 - 2002
journalistphotojournalistnurse
Hilary Baumann Hacker
Catholic bishop (1913–1990)
1913 - 1990
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Don Bielke
American basketball player
1932 - 2023
basketball coachbasketball player
Merton Davies
Merton Davies
American astronomer (1917–2001)
1917 - 2001
engineerastronomer
Adolph Herseth
Adolph Herseth
American musician (1921–2013)
1921 - 2013
trumpetermusicianmilitary officer
John Paul Edwards
American photographer (1884–1968)
1884 - 1968
photographer
Malcolm Williams
Malcolm Williams
actor, Composer (1870-1937)
1870 - 1937
stage actoractor
Sylvester William Treinen
Catholic bishop (1917–1996)
1917 - 1996
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Elwin Romnes
American ice hockey player
1907 - 1984
ice hockey playerice hockey coach
Michael Jensen
American economist
1939 - 2024
university teachereconomist
Graham McNamee
Graham McNamee
American radio broadcaster (1888–1942)
1888 - 1942
sports commentatorradio personalityjournalist
Leroy Goldsworthy
Leroy Goldsworthy
American ice hockey player (1908–1980)
1908 - 1980
ice hockey player
Stuart Timmons
Stuart Timmons
American historian
1957 - 2017
historian
Richard F. Kneip
Richard F. Kneip
American politician (1933-1987)
1933 - 1987
diplomatgovernorambassador
Deno Geanakoplos
Greek-American historian, scholar of Byzantine cultural and religious history, Professor Emiterus at Yale University (1916-2007)
1916 - 2007
Byzantinistmedievalistuniversity teacher
Barton Hepburn
Barton Hepburn
American actor (1906-1955)
1906 - 1955
stage actoractor
Stuart J. Byrne
Stuart J. Byrne
American writer (1913-2011)
1913 - 2011
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Sid Hartman
Sid Hartman
American sports journalist
1920 - 2020
journalist
Robert E. Cushman Jr.
Robert E. Cushman Jr.
25th Commandant of the Marine Corps
1914 - 1985
military officer
Ken Nelson
American record producer (1911-2008)
1911 - 2008
record producercomposer
C. Gardner Sullivan
C. Gardner Sullivan
American screenwriter (1884–1965)
1884 - 1965
film editorfilm producerwriter
Stephen O. Murray
American anthropologist (1950–2019)
1950 - 2019
anthropologistsociologist
David Tomassoni
David Tomassoni
American politician (1952–2022)
1952 - 2022
ice hockey playerpolitician
Daniel Fry
Daniel Fry
American ufologist, poet, writer (1908–1992)
1908 - 1992
ufologistinventorpoet
Mark Craney
American musician (1952–2005)
1952 - 2005
musiciandrummer
Frederick Peterson
Frederick Peterson
American neurologist (1859-1938)
1859 - 1938
neurologistpsychiatristpoet
Didi Contractor
Didi Contractor
German-American architect
1929 - 2021
architect
Marion McClinton
Marion McClinton
American theatre director (1954-2019)
1954 - 2019
theatre directortheatre managerwriter
Bruce Vento
Bruce Vento
American politician (1940-2000)
1940 - 2000
politicianteacher
Sandy Keith
Sandy Keith
American politician (1928-2020)
1928 - 2020
politicianlawyerjudge
Jeff Parker
American ice hockey player (1964–2017)
1964 - 2017
ice hockey player
Delos W. Lovelace
Delos W. Lovelace
American novelist and biographer (1894-1967)
1894 - 1967
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Allen Van
American ice hockey player (1915–1995)
1915 - 1995
ice hockey player
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