Biographical Records

Notable People from North Dakota

233 notable figures born in North Dakota, showing page 3 of 5, ranked by historical prominence.

Clint Ritchie
American actor (1938-2009)
1938 - 2009
television actoractor
John Sutherland
American film producer
1910 - 2001
film producerfilm directoranimator
Wayne Stenehjem
Wayne Stenehjem
American politician (1953–2022)
1953 - 2022
politicianlawyer
Ronnie Cramer
filmmaker (1957–2021)
1957 - 2021
film producerfilm editorfilm director
David Anthony Kraft
American comic book writer, publisher and critic (1952–2021)
1952 - 2021
comics writercriticart critic
C. Clayton Hoff
zoologist, ostracodologist, arachnologist
1908 - 1983
zoologist
Hazel Miner
North Dakota country school student who died saving her brother and sister during a March 1920 blizzard. (1904–1920)
1904 - 1920
farmer
Jack Patera
American football player and coach (1933-2018)
1933 - 2018
American football coachAmerican football playerathlete
Olger B. Burtness
Olger B. Burtness
American politician (1884-1960)
1884 - 1960
politicianlawyerjudge
R. G. Ferguson
R. G. Ferguson
Canadian physician
1883 - 1964
physician
Neil Levang
American musician (1932-2015)
1932 - 2015
banjoistviolinistguitarist
Frederic Knudtson
Frederic Knudtson
American film editor (1906-1964)
1906 - 1964
film editor
Beverly Hanson
professional golfer
1924 - 2014
golfer
Lee Hills
American journalist
1906 - 2000
newspaper editorjournalist
Eric Brown
Eric Brown
golfer (1925–1986)
1925 - 1986
golfer
John Flannagan
John Flannagan
American sculptor (1895–1942)
1895 - 1942
draftspersonsculptorartist
Peter Horn Werner
Peter Horn Werner
Chilean German religious sculptor (1908-1969)
1908 - 1969
religioussculptor
Iris Westman
Iris Westman
American supercentenarian
1905 - 2021
librarianteacher
Bruce Peterson
Bruce Peterson
American test pilot
1933 - 2006
military flight engineeraircraft pilot
Elinore Denniston
American author (1900–1978)
1900 - 1978
novelistwriter
Charles W. Lindberg
United States Marine
1920 - 2007
electrician
John H. Moore
American anthropologist and academic (1939–2016)
1939 - 2016
anthropologist
Arthur Peterson, Jr.
Arthur Peterson, Jr.
American actor (1912-1996)
1912 - 1996
television actorstage actoractor
Fern Headley
American ice hockey player
1900 - 1956
ice hockey player
David Andahl
American politician (1964–2020)
1964 - 2020
politician
Victor Steinbrueck
American architect (1911–1985)
1911 - 1985
architect
John Berkey
American artist (1932-2008)
1932 - 2008
graphic artistpainterartist
Harald Bredesen
American pastor (1918–2006)
1918 - 2006
pastor
Tommy Tucker
Tommy Tucker
American bandleader (1908–1989)
1903 - 1989
university teacherbandleadersinger
Lyle Hanson
American politician (1935-2020)
1935 - 2020
politicianteacher
Paul Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
ornithologist (1931–2021)
1931 - 2021
university teacherornithologistzoologist
Ben Meier
American politician
1918 - 1995
politician
Ralph Maxwell
Masters Athlete
1919 - 2014
athletics competitorjudge
Carl Kotchian
Carl Kotchian
American businessman (1914–2008)
1914 - 2008
businessperson
Gilmore Schjeldahl
American inventor (1912-2002)
1912 - 2002
inventorentrepreneur
Verne Booth
American athletics competitor
1898 - 1979
athletics competitor
William Theodore Mulloy
Catholic bishop (1892-1959)
1892 - 1959
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
James Ployhar
American composer (1926–2007)
1926 - 2007
musicologistconductorcomposer
Judith Beckmann
American singer and opera singer (1935–2022)
1935 - 2022
opera singer
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard
American politician (1906-1963)
1906 - 1963
politician
Robert Hall
an officer in the United States North Dakota Army National Guard
1895 - 1962
military officer
Jud Heathcote
American basketball player and coach (1927–2017)
1927 - 2017
basketball coachbasketball player
Corwin Hansch
American pharmacologist (1918-2011)
1918 - 2011
pharmacologistchemistpharmacist
Buell Quain
American ethnologist
1912 - 1939
exploreranthropologist
Raymond C. Boyle
Raymond C. Boyle
American actor
1925 - 2022
television actoractor
Samuel Kirk
American psychologist and educator who coined the term learning disability (1904–1996)
1904 - 1996
psychologist
Rosemarie Myrdal
Rosemarie Myrdal
American politician
1929 - 2023
politician
Roger Neumann
Roger Neumann
American musician (1941–2018)
1941 - 2018
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusic arranger
Loren D. Hagen
Loren D. Hagen
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1946 - 1971
soldier
Pete Retzlaff
American football player (1931-2020)
1931 - 2020
American football player
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