Biographical Records

Notable People from North Dakota

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

Nelle Peters
American architect (1884-1974)
1884 – 1974
architect
C. Clayton Hoff
zoologist, ostracodologist, arachnologist
1908 – 1983
zoologist
Harald Bredesen
American pastor (1918–2006)
1918 – 2006
pastor
Bruce Peterson
Bruce Peterson
American test pilot
1933 – 2006
military flight engineeraircraft pilot
John H. Moore
American anthropologist and academic (1939–2016)
1939 – 2016
anthropologist
John Berkey
American artist (1932-2008)
1932 – 2008
graphic artistpainterartist
Jack Patera
American football player and coach (1933-2018)
1933 – 2018
American football coachAmerican football playerathlete
Arthur Peterson, Jr.
Arthur Peterson, Jr.
American actor (1912-1996)
1912 – 1996
television actorstage actoractor
John Sutherland
American film producer
1910 – 2001
film producerfilm directoranimator
Victor Steinbrueck
American architect (1911–1985)
1911 – 1985
architect
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
Fern Headley
American ice hockey player
1900 – 1956
ice hockey player
Peter Horn Werner
Peter Horn Werner
Chilean German religious sculptor (1908-1969)
1908 – 1969
religioussculptor
Iris Westman
Iris Westman
American supercentenarian
1905 – 2021
librarianteacher
David Andahl
American politician (1964–2020)
1964 – 2020
politician
Olger B. Burtness
Olger B. Burtness
American politician (1884-1960)
1884 – 1960
politicianlawyerjudge
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
Elinore Denniston
American author (1900–1978)
1900 – 1978
novelistwriter
John Flannagan
John Flannagan
American sculptor (1895–1942)
1895 – 1942
draftspersonsculptorartist
Eric Brown
Eric Brown
golfer (1925–1986)
1925 – 1986
golfer
Beverly Hanson
professional golfer
1924 – 2014
golfer
Charles W. Lindberg
United States Marine
1920 – 2007
electrician
Hazel Miner
North Dakota country school student who died saving her brother and sister during a March 1920 blizzard. (1904–1920)
1904 – 1920
farmer
Lee Hills
American journalist
1906 – 2000
newspaper editorjournalist
Verne Booth
American athletics competitor
1898 – 1979
athletics competitor
Ralph Maxwell
Masters Athlete
1919 – 2014
athletics competitorjudge
Tommy Tucker
Tommy Tucker
American bandleader (1908–1989)
1903 – 1989
university teacherbandleadersinger
Rosemarie Myrdal
Rosemarie Myrdal
American politician
1929 – 2023
politician
Jud Heathcote
American basketball player and coach (1927–2017)
1927 – 2017
basketball coachbasketball player
Ben Meier
American politician
1918 – 1995
politician
Paul Johnsgard
Paul Johnsgard
ornithologist (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
university teacherornithologistzoologist
Marilyn Jorgenson Reece
Marilyn Jorgenson Reece
American Civil Engineer
1926 – 2004
civil engineerengineer
Carl Kotchian
Carl Kotchian
American businessman (1914–2008)
1914 – 2008
businessperson
Robert Hall
an officer in the United States North Dakota Army National Guard
1895 – 1962
military officer
Frank L. Anders
Frank L. Anders
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1875–1966)
1875 – 1966
engineer
Cindy Duehring
American activist (1962-1999)
1962 – 1999
activist
Salvador Ramos
Salvador Ramos
perpetrator of the 2022 Robb Elementary School massacre (2004–2022)
2004 – 2022
mass murdererhigh school student
Lyle Hanson
American politician (1935-2020)
1935 – 2020
politicianteacher
Kermit Edward Bye
Kermit Edward Bye
United States federal judge
1937 – 2021
judge
Pete Retzlaff
American football player (1931-2020)
1931 – 2020
American football player
James Ployhar
American composer (1926–2007)
1926 – 2007
musicologistconductorcomposer
Howard Brandt
American physicist (1939-2014)
1939 – 2014
physicist
Raymond C. Boyle
Raymond C. Boyle
American actor
1925 – 2022
television actoractor
Gilmore Schjeldahl
American inventor (1912-2002)
1912 – 2002
inventorentrepreneur
Samuel Kirk
American psychologist and educator who coined the term learning disability (1904–1996)
1904 – 1996
psychologist
Francis Clyde Duffy
American politician
1890 – 1977
politicianlawyer
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