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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

This is a list of notable persons who were born or spent important time in the American state of Minnesota. People not born in Minnesota are marked with §.

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  • Johan Arnd Aasgaard (1876â€"1966) â€" president, Concordia College; president, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
  • Walter Abel (1898â€"1987) â€" actor
  • Anthony Adducci § (1937â€"2006) â€" builder of the first lithium-battery-powered pacemaker
  • Peter Agre (born 1949) â€" co-recipient, 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (shared with Roderick MacKinnon)
  • Faysal Ahmed (born 1985) â€" actor
  • Walden L. Ainsworth (1886â€"1960) â€" admiral, U.S. Navy
  • Eddie Albert § (1906â€"2005) â€" actor, gardener and humanitarian activist
  • Frank Albertson (1909â€"1964) â€" actor
  • Grady Alderman § (born 1938) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Cole Aldrich (born 1988) â€" Houston Rockets basketball player
  • Cyrus Aldrich § (1808â€"1871) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • John G. Alexander § (1893â€"1971) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Brother Ali (Ali Newman) § (born 1977) â€" hip-hop artist
  • Beau Allen â€" NFL nose tackle
  • Bob Allison § (1934â€"1995) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Luis Walter Alvarez § (1911â€"1988) â€" experimental physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1968
  • A. A. Ames § (1842â€"1911) â€" politician
  • Elmer L. Andersen § (1909â€"2004) â€" 30th Governor of Minnesota, businessman, philanthropist
  • Herman Carl Andersen § (1897â€"1978) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Morten Andersen § (born 1960) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Alan Anderson (born 1982) â€" basketball player
  • Barry Anderson (born 1954) â€" judge
  • Brad Anderson (born 1969) â€" wrestler
  • Clyde Elmer Anderson (1912â€"1998) â€" 28th Governor of Minnesota; 30th and 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Dan Anderson (1920â€"2003) â€" psychologist
  • Eugenie Anderson (1909â€"1997) â€" U.S. Ambassador to Denmark and Bulgaria; first woman appointed U.S. ambassador
  • Gary Anderson § (born 1959) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Gene Anderson (1933â€"1991) â€" wrestler
  • Larry Anderson (born 1952) â€" actor
  • Liz Anderson (born 1930) â€" songwriter
  • Loni Anderson (born 1945) â€" actress (WKRP in Cincinnati), former wife of Burt Reynolds
  • Louie Anderson (born 1953) â€" comedian, television personality (Life with Louie, Family Feud)
  • Marc Anderson â€" percussionist
  • Ole Anderson (born 1942) â€" wrestler
  • Patricia Anderson (born 1966) â€" politician, business owner, 17th state auditor
  • Paul Anderson (born 1943) â€" judge
  • Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950) â€" television actor (MacGyver, Stargate SG-1)
  • Russell A. Anderson (born 1942) â€" judge
  • Scott D. Anderson (1965â€"1999) â€" canoeist, author, engineer, Cirrus Airframe Parachute System test pilot
  • Sydney Anderson (1881â€"1948) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Wendell Anderson (born 1933) â€" 33rd Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
  • August H. Andresen § (1890â€"1958) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Christopher Columbus Andrews § (1829â€"1922) â€" soldier, diplomat, and author
  • LaVerne Andrews (1911â€"1967) â€" contralto singer of 1940s sister act The Andrews Sisters
  • Maxene Andrews (1916â€"1995) â€" soprano singer of The Andrews Sisters
  • Patty Andrews (born 1918) â€" lead singer of The Andrews Sisters
  • Ernest Angelo, Jr. (born 1934) â€" Texas oilman and Republican politician
  • Kofi Annan § (born 1938) â€" 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • James Anton â€" bass guitarist
  • Henry M. Arens § (1873â€"1963) â€" member of U.S. Congress; 26th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Richard Arlen (1899â€"1976) â€" actor
  • Thomas H. Armstrong § (1826â€"1891) â€" banker, lawyer, legislator, 5th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Dave Arneson (1955â€"2009) â€" game designer, co-creator of D&D, creator of the first fantasy RPG world (Blackmoor)
  • James Arness (1923â€"2011) â€" actor (Gunsmoke)
  • Dorothy Arnold (Olson) (1917â€"1984) â€" film actress, first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio
  • Jeanne Arth (born 1935) â€" tennis player
  • Antoine Auguelle § â€" explorer
  • Horace Austin § (1831â€"1905) â€" 6th Governor of Minnesota
  • Hy Averback (1920â€"1997) â€" director, producer, actor, and production manager
  • John T. Averill § (1825â€"1889) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Lew Ayres (1908â€"1996) â€" actor

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Jessica Biel Palm Film Festival - List of people from Minnesota .... Source : www.pinterest.com

  • Tim M. Babcock (born 1919) â€" politician
  • Michele Bachmann § (born 1956) â€" politician
  • David Backes (born 1984) â€" hockey player
  • Tim Bagley (born 1957) â€" character actor, Strip Mall, Will & Grace
  • Bill Baker (born 1956) â€" hockey player
  • Jim Bakker § (born 1939) â€" televangelist
  • Melvin Baldwin § (1838â€"1901) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Joseph H. Ball (1905â€"1993) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Keith Ballard (born 1982) â€" hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
  • Ann Bancroft (born 1955) â€" polar explorer, first female to reach both the North and South Poles
  • Dominique Barber (born 1986) â€" Houston Texans football player
  • Marion Barber III (born 1983) â€" Dallas Cowboys football player
  • Dean Barkley (born 1950) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Lynsey Bartilson (born 1983) â€" actress
  • Alphonso Barto â€" 7th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Carol Bartz (born 1948) â€" president and chief executive officer of Yahoo!
  • Earl Battey § (1935â€"2003) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Elgin Baylor § (born 1934) â€" former basketball player
  • Brian Baumgartner â€" actor and comedian; former artistic director at the Hidden Theatre in Minneapolis
  • Charles Baxter (born 1947) â€" author
  • John C. Beale (born 1948) â€" EPA consultant, convicted felon
  • Dick Beardsley (born 1956) - former world-class marathoner, motivational speaker
  • Tracy Beckman (born 1945) â€" government official, politician, business owner and manager
  • James Bede § (1856â€"1942) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932â€"1972) â€" politician
  • James Ford Bell § (1879â€"1961) â€" business leader, philanthropist, founder of General Mills
  • Troy Bell (born 1980) â€" basketball player
  • Clyde Bellecourt (born 1936) â€" Native American civil rights organizer
  • Nick Bellore (born 1989) â€" San Francisco 49ers football player
  • Sharon Sayles Belton (born 1951) â€" first African-American mayor of Minneapolis
  • Chief Bender (1884â€"1954) â€" Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
  • Dorothy Benham (born 1955) â€" Miss America 1977
  • Paris Bennett § (born 1988) â€" singer
  • Tony Benshoof (born 1975) â€" luger, Olympian
  • Elmer Austin Benson (1895â€"1985) â€" 24th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
  • Joanne Benson (born 1943) â€" 44th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • William Benton (1900â€"1973) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Juan Berenguer § (born 1954) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Patty Berg (1918â€"2006) â€" golfer, founding member of the LPGA
  • Robert Bergland (born 1928) â€" U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; member of U.S. Congress
  • Tim Bergland (born 1965) â€" hockey-player
  • Jason Behr (born 1973) â€" actor
  • John Bernard § (1893â€"1983) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Philip Berrigan (1923â€"2002) â€" peace activist, Christian anarchist, and Roman Catholic priest
  • Bill Berry (born 1958) â€" R.E.M. drummer
  • Jessica Biel (born 1982) â€" actress (7th Heaven), married to Justin Timberlake
  • Bernie Bierman § (1894â€"1977) â€" college football coach
  • Big Eagle (c. 1827â€"1906) â€" leader of a band of Mdewakanton Sioux Indians
  • John Binkowski (born 1979) â€" politician
  • Matt Birk (born 1976) â€" Baltimore Ravens football player
  • Harry Blackmun § (1908â€"1999) â€" Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • Matt Blair § (born 1950) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Jason Blake (born 1973) â€" hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
  • John Blatnik (1911â€"1991) â€" member of the U.S. Congress
  • Jerome Blatz â€" politician
  • Kathleen A. Blatz (born 1954) â€" judge and politician
  • Theodore C. Blegen (1891â€"1969) â€" historian and author
  • Floyd E. Bloom (born 1936) â€" medical researcher specializing in chemical neuroanatomy
  • Josh Blue § (born 1978) â€" comedian
  • Carol Bly â€" short story writer
  • Bert Blyleven § (born 1951) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Eduard Bøckmann (1849â€"1927) â€" ophthalmologist, physician and inventor
  • Haldor Boen § (1846â€"1936) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Roman Bohnen (1901â€"1949) â€" actor
  • Greg Boll (born 1960) â€" politician, activist
  • Brian Bonin (born 1973) â€" hockey player
  • Jeremy Borash (born 1977) â€" wrestling announcer
  • Madeleine Bordallo (born 1933) â€" politician
  • Lorraine Borg (1923â€"2006) â€" All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
  • Norman Borlaug § (born 1914) â€" agricultural scientist; recipient, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize
  • Rudy Boschwitz § (born 1930) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Lyman Bostock § (1950â€"1978) â€" baseball player
  • Todd Bouman (born 1972) â€" quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Lloyd Wheaton Bowers § (1859â€"1910) â€" Solicitor General
  • Gregory A. Boyd (born 1957) â€" pastor, theologian, author
  • Joe Brinkman (born 1944) â€" umpire
  • Ivar Brogger (born 1947) â€" actor, The Bold and the Beautiful and Invasion
  • Herb Brooks (1937â€"2003) â€" 1980 Olympics ice hockey coach, Minnesota Golden Gophers coach, Minnesota North Stars coach
  • Neal Broten (born 1959) â€" Minnesota North Stars ice-hockey player
  • Jim Brower (born 1972) â€" baseball player
  • Aaron Brown (born 1948) â€" broadcast journalist
  • Bill Brown § (born 1938) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Brianna Brown (born 1979) â€" actress
  • Joey Browner § (born 1960) â€" football player
  • Brownmark (Brown Mark or Mark Brown) (born 1962) â€" musician and producer
  • Bob Bruer § (born 1953) â€" football player and coach
  • Tom Brunansky § (born 1960) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Bobby Bryant § (born 1944) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Rich T. Buckler § (1865â€"1950) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Clarence Buckman § (1851â€"1917) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Warren E. Burger (1907â€"1995) â€" Chief Justice of the United States
  • Michael C. Burgess (born 1950) â€" physician and politician
  • Tom Burgmeier (born 1943) â€" baseball player
  • Joseph A. A. Burnquist § (1879â€"1961) â€" 19th Governor of Minnesota; 20th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Jerry Burns (born 1927) â€" Minnesota Vikings football coach
  • Tom Burnett (1963â€"2001) â€" passenger on United Airlines Flight 93
  • Pierce Butler (1866â€"1939) â€" Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • Dominique Byrd (born 1984) â€" football player for the Arizona Cardinals
  • Thomas R. Byrne â€" politician

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The Complete List of Exclusive Super Bowl Parties in the Twin ...
The Complete List of Exclusive Super Bowl Parties in the Twin .... Source : mspmag.com

  • Melvin Calvin (1911â€"1997) â€" reipient, 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  • Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (born 1937) â€" academic
  • Gino Cappelletti (born 1934) â€" former collegiate, AFL and NFL wide receiver
  • Rod Carew § (born 1945) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Ron Carey â€" politician
  • Arne Carlson § (born 1934) â€" 37th Governor of Minnesota
  • Bruce A. Carlson (born 1971) â€" Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
  • Casey Carlson (born 1989) â€" semi-finalist of American Idol Season 8
  • Curt Carlson (1914â€"1999) â€" businessperson (Carlson Companies, Radisson Hotels)
  • Gretchen Carlson â€" beauty queen, anchor
  • John Carlson (born 1984) â€" tight end for the Arizona Cardinals
  • Kelly Carlson (born 1976) â€" actor
  • Kyle and Lane Carlson (born 1978) â€" models
  • Richard Carlson (1912â€"1977) â€" actor
  • Herb Carneal (1923â€"2007) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball announcer
  • David Carr (born 1956) â€" journalist for The New York Times
  • William Leighton Carss § (1865â€"1931) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Anthony Carter § (born 1975) â€" Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player
  • Kiki Carter (Kimberli Wilson) § (born 1957) â€" environmental activist, organizer, musician, songwriter, and columnist
  • Ryan Carter (born 1983) â€" hockey player for the New Jersey Devils
  • Jonathan Carver § (1710â€"1780) â€" explorer
  • Bob Casey (1925â€"2004) â€" Minnesota Twins public-address announcer
  • Patrick Casey (born 1978) â€" writer and actor
  • Dave Casper (born 1951) â€" Hall of Fame NFL offensive lineman and tight end, primarily with the Oakland Raiders
  • James Castle § (1836â€"1903) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Tracy Caulkins (born 1963) â€" swimmer
  • James M. Cavanaugh § (1823â€"1879) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Chelsea Charms (born 1976) â€" model
  • Sam Childers § (born 1962) â€" former gang biker, founder of Angels of East Africa located in Sudan
  • Leeann Chin â€" founder of the Leeann Chin Chinese restaurant chain
  • Tom Chorske (born 1966) â€" hockey player
  • Chief Chouneau (William Cadreau) (1888â€"1946) â€" baseball player
  • Victor Christgau (1894â€"1991) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Theodore Christianson (1883â€"1948) â€" 21st Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
  • Charles A. Christopherson (1871â€"1951) â€" politician
  • Nick Ciola (Dominic Ciola or Caesar) â€" musician
  • Moses E. Clapp (1851â€"1929) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Frank Clague § (1865â€"1952) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Harlan Cleveland (1918â€"2008) â€" Club of Rome member, founding dean for the H. H. Humphrey Institute, politician
  • Elizabeth Close (1912â€"2011) â€" pioneering female architect in Minneapolis
  • David Marston Clough § (1846â€"1924) â€" 13th Governor of Minnesota; 12th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Ben Clymer (born 1978) â€" hockey player
  • Cobi (born 1986) - musician
  • Eddie Cochran (1938â€"1960) â€" musician
  • Diablo Cody § (born 1978) â€" screenwriter
  • Ethan Coen (born 1957) â€" screenwriter, director, producer
  • Joel Coen (born 1954) â€" screenwriter, director, producer
  • William Colby (1920â€"1996) â€" director of the CIA
  • Chris Coleman (born 1961) â€" politician
  • Nick Coleman (born 1950) â€" columnist
  • Nick Coleman (1925â€"1981) â€" politician
  • Norm Coleman § (born 1949) â€" U.S. Senator, Mayor of Saint Paul
  • Louis L. Collins â€" 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Mo Collins (born 1965) â€" comedic actor
  • Tom Compton (born 1989) â€" Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle
  • Solomon Comstock § (1842â€"1933) â€" member of the U.S. Congress
  • Chester Adgate Congdon § (1853â€"1916) â€" lawyer and capitalist
  • George Contant (1864 â€" date of death unknown) â€" train robber; later lectured against crime
  • Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979) â€" actor, model
  • Roger Cooper (born 1944) â€" teacher, politician
  • Marisa Coughlan (born 1974) â€" model and actor
  • Gratia Countryman (1866â€"1953) â€" influential librarian
  • Christopher Cox (born 1952) â€" chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; U.S. representative
  • Fred Cox § â€" Minnesota Vikings football player, inventor of Nerf football
  • Brian Coyle (1944â€"1991) â€" openly gay politician
  • Seymour Cray § (1925â€"1996) â€" founder Cray Research, supercomputer architect, inventor
  • Joseph Crétin § (1799â€"1857) â€" first Roman Catholic bishop of Saint Paul
  • David Crittenden § (born 1960) â€" classical guitarist
  • Ward Cuff (1914â€"2002) â€" NFL running back and placekicker
  • Daunte Culpepper § (born 1977) â€" former Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Randall Cunningham § (born 1963) â€" former Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Robert E. Cushman, Jr. (1914â€"1985) â€" Commandant of the Marine Corps

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List of University of Minnesota people - Wikipedia
List of University of Minnesota people - Wikipedia. Source : en.wikipedia.org

  • Arlene Dahl (born 1925) â€" actress
  • Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm (born 1977) â€" models
  • Craig Dahl (born 1985) â€" New York Giants football player
  • Cathee Dahmen (born 1946) â€" supermodel in the 1960s and 1970s
  • Shawn Daivari (born 1984) â€" wrestler
  • Ian Anthony Dale (born 1978) â€" actor
  • Sean Daley (born 1972) â€" hip-hop artist
  • Wayne Dalglish (born 1990) â€" actor, The O.C.
  • Teresa Daly (born 1956) â€" politician
  • Billy Dankert â€" singer-songwriter, drummer
  • Barry Darsow (born 1959) â€" wrestler
  • Charles Russell Davis § (1849â€"1930) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Cushman Davis (1838â€"1900) â€" 7th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
  • Ike Davis (born 1987) â€" first baseman for the Oakland A's
  • Joan Davis (1907â€"1961) â€" comedic actress
  • Stuart Davis § (born 1971) â€" musician and songwriter
  • Frank A. Day â€" 13th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Morris Day (born 1957) â€" musician and composer
  • George Dayton (1857â€"1938) â€" banker, businessperson
  • Mark Dayton (born 1947) â€" former U.S. Senator, 40th Governor of Minnesota
  • Julia Dean (1878â€"1952) â€" actress
  • Gary DeCramer (born 1944) â€" politician, educator
  • Eric Decker, (born 1987) - football player
  • Midge Decter (born 1927) â€" neoconservative journalist
  • Marguerite De La Motte (1902â€"1950) â€" silent film actress
  • William Demarest (1892â€"1983) â€" film and television actor
  • Dr. Demento (born 1941) â€" radio personality (aka Barret Eugene Hansen)
  • Carol Dempster (1901â€"1991) â€" actor
  • Tony Denman (born 1979) â€" actor
  • John Denver § â€" musician; lived in Edina, Minnesota (1968â€"1971)
  • Jessica Dereschuk (born 1982) â€" 2004 Miss Minnesota
  • Edward Devitt (1911â€"1992) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Kate DiCamillo (born 1964) â€" children's author
  • Dez Dickerson (born 1955) â€" guitarist and singer
  • Gordon R. Dickson (1923â€"2001) â€" author
  • Alan Dinehart (1889â€"1944) â€" actor
  • Richard Dix (1893â€"1949) â€" actor
  • Gil Dobie (1878â€"1948) â€" college football coach
  • Farrell Dobbs (1907â€"1983) â€" Trotskyist politician, trade unionist
  • Tod Dockstader (born 1932) â€" composer of electronic music
  • Pete Docter (born 1968) â€" director, writer, animator, Up, WALL-E, Monsters, Inc.
  • William Dodd â€" historian, American ambassador to Nazi Germany
  • Chris Doleman (born 1961) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831â€"1901) â€" member of U.S. Congress, 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, author
  • Frank Doran â€" politician
  • Kelly Doran (born 1957) â€" businessperson
  • Michael Doran (Minnesota politician) § (1827â€"1915) â€" politician
  • Joanne Dorian (born 1942) â€" actress, One Life to Live
  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890â€"1998) â€" journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist
  • William O. Douglas (1898â€"1980) â€" Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • Jeffrey Douma â€" choir director
  • Julia Duffy (born 1951) â€" comedic actor
  • John Lewis Dyer (1812â€"1901) â€" pioneering Methodist circuit rider; left Minnesota in 1861 for Colorado
  • Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut § (1639â€"1710) â€" French explorer
  • Ryan Dungey (born 1989) â€" supercross and motorcross racer
  • Mark H. Dunnell § (1823â€"1904) â€" member of the U.S. Congress
  • David Durenberger (born 1934) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Richard Dworsky (born 1953) â€" pianist and composer
  • Sally Dworsky â€" singer-songwriter
  • Bob Dylan (born 1941) â€" singer-songwriter, musician, poet
  • Joanell Dyrstad (born 1942) â€" 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

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Somalis finding their place in Minnesota - CNN.com
Somalis finding their place in Minnesota - CNN.com. Source : www.cnn.com

  • Patrick Eaves § (born 1984) â€" professional hockey player
  • Charles Eastman § (1858â€"1939) â€" Dakota writer, doctor, lobbyist, co-founder of Boy Scouts of America
  • Adolph Olson Eberhart § (1870â€"1944) â€" 17th Governor of Minnesota; 17th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Richard Eberhart (1904â€"2005) â€" poet
  • Tony Eckstein (1923â€"2009) â€" politician, veterinarian, veteran
  • Frank Eddy (1856â€"1929) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Linda Eder § (born 1961) â€" Broadway star and recording artist
  • Alonzo J. Edgerton § (1827â€"1896) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Jim Eisenreich (born 1959) â€" Minnesota Twins player
  • Christian Elder (born 1968) â€" stock-car driver
  • Kimberly Elise (born 1967) â€" actor
  • David Ellefson (born 1964) â€" musician
  • Paul Ellering (born 1953) â€" wrestler
  • Carl Eller § (born 1942) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • John F. Elliott (1920â€"1991) â€" professor of metallurgy
  • Keith Maurice Ellison § (born 1963) â€" politician
  • Franklin Ellsworth (1879â€"1942) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Gil Elvgren (1914â€"1980) â€" American pin-up artist
  • LaFayette Emmett â€" politician
  • Jonette Engan (born 1951) â€" politician, activist
  • Siri Engberg â€" curator of visual arts, Walker Art Center
  • Ralph Engelstad (1930â€"2002) â€" businessperson
  • Leif Enger â€" author
  • Elmer William Engstrom (1901â€"1984) â€" engineer
  • Fred Enke (1897â€"1985) â€" college basketball coach
  • Mike Enos (born 1963) â€" wrestler
  • Eric Enstrom â€" photographer
  • Matt Entenza (born 1960) â€" politician, former gubernatorial candidate
  • Arlen Erdahl (born 1931) â€" member of the U.S. Congress
  • Louise Erdrich (born 1954) â€" novelist, poet, children's author
  • Bryan Erickson (born 1960) â€" hockey player
  • Ethan Erickson (born 1973) â€" actor, Fashion House
  • Scott Erickson (born 1968) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Wendell Erickson (born 1925) â€" politician, educator, veteran
  • Mike Erlandson â€" politician, corporate executive
  • Gilbert Esau (born 1919) â€" politician, veteran
  • Helga Estby (1860â€"1942) â€" noted for her walk across the United States during 1896
  • John O. Evjen (1874â€"1942) â€" author, church historian and professor of theology
  • Douglas Ewart § (born 1946) â€" instrument builder and musician
  • Eyedea (Mike Averill or Oliver Hart) (1982â€"2010) â€" underground rapper

F


Minnesota - Wikipedia
Minnesota - Wikipedia. Source : en.wikipedia.org

  • Clifford Fagan (1911â€"1995) â€" high school basketball referee
  • Mike Farrell (born 1939) â€" actor (M*A*S*H)
  • Mike Farrell (born 1978) â€" hockey player
  • Ciatrick Fason § (born 1982) â€" Minnesota Vikings football player
  • Chris Faust § (born 1955) â€" photographer
  • Tammy Faye Messner (1942â€"2007) â€" televangelist, singer
  • George William Featherstonhaugh § (born 1780) â€" explorer
  • Jay Feely (born 1976) â€" placekicker for the New York Jets
  • Trevor Fehrman (born 1981) â€" actor
  • Jim Finks § (1927â€"1994) â€" Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears executive
  • David Fischer (born 1988) â€" hockey player
  • Mardy Fish (born 1981) â€" tennis player
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896â€"1940) â€" novelist, short story writer
  • Frances Scott Fitzgerald (1921â€"1986) â€" writer, journalist
  • Larry Fitzgerald (born 1983) â€" football player
  • Marcus Fitzgerald (born 1985) â€" football player
  • David Flair (born 1979) â€" wrestler
  • Ric Flair § (born 1949) â€" wrestler
  • Richard E. Fleming (1917â€"1942) â€" sailor
  • Loren Fletcher § (1833â€"1919) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Michael Floyd (born 1989) â€" football player
  • Patrick Flueger (born 1983) â€" actor, The 4400
  • Thomas Fluharty â€" illustrator
  • Harry Flynn § (born 1933) â€" Roman Catholic archbishop
  • Vince Flynn â€" author
  • John R. Foley (1917â€"2001) â€" politician
  • Steve Foley (1959â€"2008) â€" drummer, member of The Replacements
  • Henry Fonda § â€" actor, attended the University of Minnesota; born in Nebraska
  • John M. Ford § (died 2006) â€" science-fiction author and poet
  • Al Franken § (born 1951) â€" political humorist, author, radio commentator, U.S. Senator
  • Thomas Frankson (1869â€"1939) â€" lawyer, real estate developer, politician; 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Donald M. Fraser (born 1924) â€" mayor of Minneapolis, member of U.S. Congress
  • James Earle Fraser (1876â€"1953) â€" sculptor
  • Jeff Frazee (born 1987) â€" hockey player
  • David Frederickson (born 1944) â€" politician, farmer, former president of National Farmers Union
  • Dennis Frederickson (born 1939) â€" politician, farmer, veteran
  • Orville Freeman (1918â€"2003) â€" 29th Governor of Minnesota, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
  • Frederick William Freking (1911â€"1998) â€" shaman
  • Bill Frenzel (born 1928) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Thomas Friedman (born 1953) â€" journalist, columnist, author
  • Lindsay Frost (born 1962) â€" actor
  • Daniel Fry (1908â€"1992) â€" alien-spaceship passenger
  • Allen J. Furlow (1890â€"1954) â€" member of U.S. Congress

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Who Has the Cheapest Auto Insurance Quotes in Minnesota?. Source : www.valuepenguin.com

  • Wanda Gág (1893â€"1946) â€" author, illustrator
  • John Gagliardi § (born 1926) â€" St. John's College football coach
  • Greg Gagne § (born 1961) â€" baseball player
  • Greg Gagne (born 1948) â€" wrestler
  • Verne Gagne (born 1923) â€" wrestler, founder of American Wrestling Association
  • Neil Gaiman § (born 1960) â€" British-born author
  • Daniele Gaither (born 1972) â€" comic actor
  • Thomas J. Galbraith â€" politician
  • Richard Pillsbury Gale (1900â€"1973) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • William Gallagher (1875â€"1946) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Jane Gallop (born 1952) â€" professor, feminist
  • Chick Gandil (1887â€"1970) â€" baseball player
  • Roy Alexander Gano (1902â€"1971) â€" Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy
  • Ron Gardenhire § (born 1957) â€" manager of the Minnesota Twins
  • Judy Garland (1922â€"1969) â€" singer, actor
  • Lorraine Garland â€" folk singer and fiddler
  • Edward R. Garvey § â€" activist, lawyer, and politician
  • Mike Garvey (born 1962) â€" stock-car driver
  • Charles Gilbert Gates â€" owned first home air conditioner in the United States in 1914
  • Larry Gates (1915â€"1996) â€" actor
  • Herbjørn Gausta (1854â€"1924) â€" landscape artist
  • Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber (born 1968) â€" disc jockey, pop music historian, and engineer
  • J. Paul Getty (1892â€"1976) â€" entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Getty Oil Company
  • John L. Gibbs â€" 14th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Tom Gibis (born 1965) â€" voice actor
  • Cass Gilbert § (1859â€"1934) â€" architect
  • Tom Gilbert â€" hockey player
  • Stan Gilbertson (born 1944) â€" hockey player
  • John Gilfillan § (1835â€"1924) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Guy Gillette (1922â€"2013) â€" photographer
  • Terry Gilliam (born 1940) â€" actor (Monty Python), writer, director
  • Sid Gillman (1911â€"2003) â€" American football coach
  • Charles A. Gilman â€" 9th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Robert R. Gilruth (1913â€"2000) â€" aviation and space pioneer
  • Dan Gladden (born 1957) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Billy Glaze (1944-2015) â€" serial killer
  • Arne Glimcher (born 1938) â€" art dealer, founder of Pace Gallery, film producer and director
  • James B. Goetz § (born 1936) â€" radio executive and the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • William H. Goetzmann § (1930â€"2010) â€" historian
  • Godfrey G. Goodwin (1873â€"1933) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Genevieve Gorder (born 1974) â€" designer, television personality (Trading Spaces)
  • Samuel Y. Gordon â€" 19th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Willis Arnold Gorman § (1816â€"1876) â€" lawyer, soldier, politician
  • Irving I. Gottesman § (born 1930) â€" behavior geneticist, psychologist
  • Billy Graham § (1918â€"2018) â€" evangelist, former president of Northwestern College
  • Moonlight Graham § (1876â€"1965) â€" doctor, baseball player
  • Kelsey Grammer § (born 1955) â€" actor; Guthrie Theater alumnus
  • Rod Grams (born 1948) â€" U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • Mary GrandPré â€" illustrator (Harry Potter books)
  • Bud Grant § (born 1927) â€" former Minnesota Vikings football coach
  • Jim "Mudcat" Grant § (born 1935) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • Peter Graves (Peter Aurness) (1926â€"2010) â€" actor (Mission: Impossible television series, Airplane!, 7th Heaven)
  • Dennis Green (born 1949) â€" Minnesota Vikings football coach
  • Lauren Green (born 1963) beauty queen, anchor
  • Steven Greenberg (born 1950) â€" musician ("Funkytown"), record producer
  • Robert Grenier (born 1941) â€" poet
  • Ingebrikt Grose (1862â€"1939) â€" founding president of Concordia College
  • Joan Growe (born 1935) â€" former Minnesota Secretary of State
  • Ann Morgan Guilbert (born 1928) â€" actress, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Nanny
  • Bill Gullickson (born 1959) â€" baseball player
  • Gil Gutknecht § (born 1951) â€" former member of U.S. Congress
  • Joe Guyon (1892â€"1971) â€" Hall of Fame NFL player
  • Cristian Guzmán § (born 1978) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player

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Anoka, Minnesota - Wikipedia. Source : en.wikipedia.org

  • Tom Hagedorn (born 1943) â€" member of the U.S. Congress
  • Ra'Shede Hageman § (born 1990) â€" football player
  • Gulbrand Hagen (1864 to 1919) â€" newspaper editor and publisher
  • Harold Hagen (1901â€"2012) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Molly Hagan (born 1961) â€" actress
  • Darwin Hall § (1844â€"1919) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Osee M. Hall § (1847â€"1914) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Camilla Hall (1945-1974) - artist, college trained member of the Symbionese Liberation Army
  • Philo Hall (1865â€"1938) â€" politician
  • Walter Halloran (1921â€"2005) â€" priest, chaplain
  • Kittel Halvorson § (1846â€"1936) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Trina Hamlin â€" singer-songwriter
  • Winfield Scott Hammond § (1863â€"1915) â€" 18th Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
  • Greg Handevidt § (born 1965) â€" musician, attorney
  • Alan Hangsleben (born 1953) â€" hockey player
  • Dick Hanley (1894â€"1970) â€" football player and head coach
  • Jack Hannahan (born 1980) â€" third baseman for the Cleveland Indians
  • Ben Hanowski (born 1990) â€" professional hockey player
  • Courtney Hansen (born 1975) â€" television host and personality, syndicated columnist, author, and actress
  • Duane Hanson (1925â€"1996) â€" post-modern sculptor
  • Jeff Hanson § (born 1978) â€" singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist
  • Arthur Harkins § (born 20th century) â€" co-founder of the World Future Society's Minnesota Futurists Chapter
  • Poppy Harlow (born 1982) â€" news anchor, reporter and journalist for Forbes.com and CNN
  • Brian Harper § (born 1959) â€" baseball player
  • Har Mar Superstar (Sean Tillmann) (born 1978) â€" entertainer
  • Donald Harris (born 1931) â€" composer and music teacher
  • Irving Harris (1910â€"2004) â€" businessperson
  • William H. Harries § (1843â€"1921) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Napoleon Harris § (born 1979) â€" football player
  • Ryan Harris (born 1985) â€" football player
  • Samantha Harris (born 1973) â€" television hostess, Dancing with the Stars, Entertainment Tonight
  • Ellen Hart § (born 1949) â€" mystery novelist
  • Grant Hart (born 1961) â€" musician
  • Brynn Hartman (Vicki Omdahl) (1958â€"1998) â€" actor
  • Josh Hartnett (born 1978) â€" actor
  • Sid Hartman (born 1920) â€" sports writer
  • Jon Hassler (born 1933) â€" author
  • Mike Hatch (born 1948) â€" attorney general
  • Brenton G. Hayden â€" entrepreneur
  • Bernt B. Haugan (born 1862) â€" minister, politician, and temperance leader
  • Randolph E. Haugan (1902â€"1985) â€" editor, author and publisher
  • Louis J. Hauge, Jr. (1924â€"1945) â€" sailor
  • Marty Haugen (born 1950) â€" composer
  • Pete Hautman § (born 1952) â€" novelist
  • John Hawkes (born 1959) â€" actor
  • Joel Heatwole § (1856â€"1910) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Mitch Hedberg (1968â€"2005) â€" absurdist comic
  • Bret Hedican (born 1970) â€" hockey player
  • Garrett Hedlund (born 1984) â€" actor
  • Tippi Hedren (born 1930) â€" actor
  • William Heffelfinger (1867â€"1954) â€" football player and coach, College Football Hall of Famer
  • Michael Hegstrand (1957â€"2003) â€" wrestler
  • Raina Hein (born 1987) â€" runner-up of America's Next Top Model Cycle 14
  • Lawrence Heinemi (born 1943) â€" wrestler
  • Luke Helder (born 1981) â€" pipe bomber
  • E. J. Henderson â€" football player
  • Seantrel Henderson â€" football player
  • Skitch Henderson (Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson) (1918â€"2005) â€" pianist, conductor, and composer
  • Ben Hendrickson (born 1981) â€" baseball player
  • Darby Hendrickson (born 1972) â€" hockey player
  • Curt Hennig (1958â€"2003) â€" wrestler
  • Joseph Curtis Hennig â€" wrestler
  • Larry Hennig â€" wrestler
  • Father Hennepin § (1626â€"1705) â€" explorer
  • Abigail and Brittany Hensel (born 1990) â€" conjoined twins
  • Barton Hepburn (1906â€"1955) â€" actor
  • Don Herbert (1917â€"2007) â€" television host
  • Maureen Herman § (born 1966) â€" musician
  • Bryan Hickerson (born 1963) â€" baseball player
  • Wally Hilgenberg â€" football player
  • George Roy Hill (1921â€"2002) â€" film director
  • James J. Hill § (1838â€"1916) â€" railroad tycoon, founder of Great Northern Railway
  • Peter Himmelman (born 1960) â€" songwriter
  • John H. Hinderaker (born 1950) â€" lawyer, blogger
  • Larry Hisle § (born 1947) â€" baseball player
  • Charles Hoag § (1808â€"1888) â€" scholar
  • Tami Hoag â€" novelist
  • Leroy Hoard § (born 1968) â€" football player
  • Jamie Hoffmann â€" baseball player
  • Tobias Hogan â€" politician
  • Einar Hoidale § â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Mary Liz Holberg â€" politician
  • William Holcombe § (1804â€"1870) â€" 1st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Perry Greeley Holden (1865â€"1959) â€" professor of agronomy
  • Bill Holm â€" poet
  • Paul Holmgren (born 1955) â€" hockey player
  • James Hong (born 1929) â€" actor
  • Townsend Hoopes (1922â€"2004) â€" soldier
  • Eric Hoplin â€" Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota
  • George A. Hormel § (1860â€"1946) â€" founder of Hormel Foods
  • George "Geordie" Hormel (1928â€"2006) â€" musician and recording-studio proprietor
  • James Hormel (born 1931) â€" philanthropist
  • Jay Catherwood Hormel (1892â€"1954) â€" businessman
  • Aaron Hosack § â€" football player
  • Harold Hotelling (1895â€"1973) â€" statistician and economist
  • David Housewright (born 1955) â€" novelist
  • Phil Housley (born 1964) â€" hockey player
  • Guy V. Howard (1879â€"1954) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Kent Hrbek (born 1960) â€" baseball player
  • Lucius Frederick Hubbard § (1836â€"1913) â€" 9th Governor of Minnesota
  • Don Hultz â€" football player
  • Ramon Humber â€" football player
  • Oliver Humperdink (born 1949) â€" wrestling manager
  • Hubert Humphrey § (1911â€"1978) â€" U.S. Senator, Vice President, and presidential candidate
  • Muriel Humphrey § (1912â€"1998) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Skip Humphrey (born 1942) â€" Minnesota attorney general
  • Kris Humphries (born 1985) â€" power forward for the New Jersey Nets
  • Torii Hunter § (born 1975) â€" baseball player
  • Leonid Hurwicz § (1917â€"2008) â€" economist, Nobel laureate
  • Lloyd Hustvedt (1922â€"2002) â€" professor, Norwegian-American scholar
  • Siri Hustvedt (born 1955) â€" novelist
  • Peter Hutchinson (born 1949) â€" politician and businessperson

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Minnesota artist specializing in illustrations and caricatures .... Source : www.pinterest.co.uk

  • Sherwood B. Idso â€" climatologist, ecologist, soil scientist
  • Tim Irwin â€" football player
  • Bill Irwin â€" wrestler
  • Scott Irwin (born 1952) â€" wrestler
  • Doran Isackson (1938â€"1989) â€" politician, farmer
  • Sharon Isbin (born 1956) â€" classical guitarist
  • Dan Israel â€" musician
  • I Self Devine (born 1972) â€" musician
  • Ishtakhaba â€" Lakota chief
  • Gideon S. Ives â€" 11th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

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  • Carl Richard Jacobi (1908â€"1997) â€" author
  • Sam Jacobson (born 1975) â€" basketball player
  • Jimmy Jam (born 1959) â€" songwriter, co-founder of Flyte Tyme Productions
  • Erasmus James (born 1982) â€" football player
  • Harry August Jansen § (1883â€"1955) â€" professional magician
  • Lee Janzen (born 1964) â€" golfer
  • Kenny Jay (Kenny Benkowski) (born 1937) wrestler
  • Sue Jeffers â€" political activist, radio commentator, businessperson
  • Claudia Jennings (Mary Eileen Chesterton) (1949â€"1979) â€" model and actor
  • Mason Jennings (born 1975) â€" pop-folk singer-songwriter
  • Carl Jensen (1920â€"1988) â€" politician, attorney, veteran
  • Doron Jensen (born 1957) â€" businessperson
  • Jim Jensen (1926â€"1999) â€" sportswriter
  • Richard A. Jensen (born 1934) â€" author
  • Diane Jergens (born 1935) - actor
  • Herb Joesting (1905â€"1963) â€" college and professional American football player
  • Bob Johnson (1931â€"1991) â€" hockey coach
  • Brad Johnson § (born 1968) â€" football player
  • Craig Johnson (born 1972) â€" hockey player
  • Dan Johnson (born 1979) â€" baseball player
  • Dean Johnson (born 1947) â€" politician
  • Dewey Johnson (1899â€"1941) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Earl V. Johnson (1913â€"1942) â€" aviator
  • Erik Johnson (born 1988) â€" hockey player
  • Gordon Johnson (born 1952) â€" bass guitarist
  • Jellybean Johnson (Garry George Johnson) (born 1956) â€" songwriter, producer and musician
  • Jim Johnson (born 1962) â€" hockey player
  • John Albert Johnson (1861â€"1909) â€" 16th Governor of Minnesota
  • Josh Johnson (born 1984) â€" baseball player
  • Magnus Johnson § (1871â€"1936) â€" U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • Marcus Johnson (born 1981) â€" football player
  • Mark Johnson (born 1957) â€" hockey player
  • Mark Steven Johnson (born 1964) â€" director and screenwriter, Ghost Rider, Daredevil
  • Marlene Johnson (born 1946) â€" 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Paul Johnson (born 1935) â€" hockey player
  • Reynold B. Johnson (1906â€"1998) â€" inventor and computer pioneer
  • Ron Johnson â€" U.S. Senator for Wisconsin
  • Scott W. Johnson (born 1940) â€" lawyer, blogger
  • Spencer Johnson â€" football player
  • Lance Johnstone (born 1973) â€" football player
  • Joshua Jolly (born 1986) â€" LGBT activist
  • Frederick McKinley Jones (1893â€"1961) â€" inventor, cofounder of Thermo King
  • Jacques Jones (born 1975) â€" baseball player
  • Ray W. Jones â€" 16th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Tyus Jones - NBA Basketball Player
  • Bennie Joppru (born 1980) â€" football player
  • Cameron Jordan (born 1989) â€" football player
  • Steve Jordan § (born 1961) â€" football player
  • Carl O. Jorgenson (1881â€"1951) â€" politician
  • Bradley Joseph (born 1965) â€" composer, pianist, keyboardist
  • Walter Judd § (1898â€"1994) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Jerry Juhl (1938â€"2005) â€" television and movie writer, puppeteer
  • Dan Jurgens (born 1959) â€" writer and illustrator

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  • Jim Kaat (born 1938) â€" baseball player
  • John Anthony Kaiser (1932â€"2000) â€" Roman Catholic priest killed in Kenya
  • Henry Kalis (born 1937) â€" politician, farmer, veteran
  • Rick Kamla â€" NBA TV broadcaster
  • Joe Kapp (born 1939) â€" football player
  • Rich Karlis (born 1959) â€" football player
  • Joseph Karth (1922â€"2005) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Vincent Kartheiser (born 1979) â€" actor
  • Evan Kaufmann (born 1984) â€" professional ice hockey player in Germany
  • Maude Kegg (Ojibwa name Naawakamigookwe) (1904â€"1996) â€" writer, folk artist, and cultural interpreter
  • Tim Kehoe (born 1970) â€" inventor and author
  • Garrison Keillor (born 1942) â€" radio humorist and author (A Prairie Home Companion)
  • Alexander M. Keith (born 1928) â€" judge, politician; 37th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • James "J.R." Keller (1907â€"1972) â€" politician, farmer, contractor
  • Melissa Keller (born 1979) â€" model and actress
  • Oscar Keller (1878â€"1927) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Rachel Keller (born 1991) â€" actress, Fargo
  • Wade Keller â€" columnist
  • Devin Kelley â€" actress, The Chicago Code
  • John Edward Kelley § (1853â€"1941) â€" South Dakota politician
  • Steve Kelley (born 1953) â€" politician
  • Frank Kellogg § (1856â€"1937) â€" U.S. Senator, U.S. secretary of state, Kellogg-Briand Pact
  • Randy Kelly (born 1950) â€" politician
  • Tom Kelly (born 1950) â€" baseball coach
  • Linda Kelsey (born 1946) â€" actor
  • Mark Kennedy (born 1957) â€" former member of U.S. Congress
  • Elizabeth Kenny § (1880â€"1952) â€" nurse, discovered revolutionary treatment for polio
  • George Keogan (1890â€"1943) â€" basketball coach
  • Ancel Keys (1904â€"2004) â€" nutritionist
  • Leonard Kibrick (1924â€"1993) â€" child actor
  • Sidney Kibrick (born 1928) â€" child actor
  • Jefferson P. Kidder § (1815â€"1883) â€" lawyer and jurist
  • Dana Kiecker (born 1961) â€" baseball player
  • Andrew Kiefer § (1832â€"1904) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Mary Kiffmeyer (born 1946) â€" Minnesota Secretary of State
  • Craig Kilborn (born 1962) â€" television personality
  • John N. Kildahl (1857â€"1920) â€" Lutheran church minister, author and educator
  • Harmon Killebrew § (1936â€"2011) â€" baseball player
  • Ward Kimball (1914â€"2002) â€" animator, musician
  • Charles Kimbrough (born 1936) â€" actor
  • William S. King § (1828â€"1900) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • William W. Kingsbury § (1828â€"1892) â€" politician
  • Sheila Kiscaden â€" politician
  • Jeremy James Kissner (born 1985) â€" actor
  • Norman Kittson § (1814â€"1888) â€" businessperson, politician
  • Trent Klatt (born 1971) â€" hockey player
  • Kurt Kleinendorst (born 1960) â€" hockey coach
  • Scot Kleinendorst (born 1960) â€" hockey player
  • Jim Kleinsasser § (born 1977) â€" football player
  • John Kline § (born 1947) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Amy Klobuchar (born 1960) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Chuck Klosterman (born 1972) â€" writer
  • Chris Kluwe § (born 1981) â€" football player
  • T. R. Knight (born 1973) â€" actor
  • Chuck Knoblauch § (born 1968) â€" baseball player
  • Coya Knutson § (1912â€"1996) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Harold Knutson § (1880â€"1953) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Paul Koering (born 1964) â€" politician; rare openly gay Republican
  • Nikita Koloff (born 1959) â€" wrestler
  • Jerry Koosman (born 1942) â€" baseball player
  • Charlie Korsmo § (born 1978) â€" actor
  • Corey Koskie § (born 1973) â€" baseball player
  • Kristina Koznick â€" downhill skier, Olympian
  • Tommy Kramer § (born 1955) â€" football player
  • Herbert Arthur Krause (1905â€"1976) â€" American historian
  • Paul Krause § (born 1942) â€" football player
  • Peter Krause (born 1965) â€" actor
  • Richard E. Kraus § (1925â€"1944) â€" sailor
  • Mitch Krebs â€" anchor
  • Joan B. Kroc (1928â€"2003) â€" philanthropist
  • Pat Kronebusch (1927â€"2004) â€" politician, educator
  • Helen Barbara Kruger (1913â€"2006) â€" entrepreneur
  • Robert T. Kuhn (born 1937) â€" shaman
  • Bernie Kukar â€" National Football League referee
  • William F. Kunze (1872â€"1962) â€" banker, politician
  • Tom Kurvers (born 1962) â€" hockey player
  • Ole J. Kvale § (1869â€"1929) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Paul John Kvale § (1896â€"1940) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Ben Kyle § (born 1981) â€" musician, songwriter

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  • James D. La Belle (1924â€"1945) â€" sailor
  • Manuel Lagos (born 1971) â€" soccer player
  • Ann Landers â€" (1918â€"2002) columnist for Minneapolis Star Tribune; birth name Eppie Lederer
  • Lenny Lane (born 1970) â€" wrestler
  • Odin Langen (1913â€"1976) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Jessica Lange (born 1949) â€" actor
  • Jim Lange (1932â€"2014) â€" television host
  • Jamie Langenbrunner (born 1975) â€" hockey player
  • Josh Langfeld (born 1977) â€" hockey player
  • Katherine Lanpher (born 1959) â€" radio personality, journalist
  • Gene Larkin (born 1962) â€" baseball player
  • Erik Larsen (born 1962) â€" comic-book writer, artist, and publisher
  • Gary Larsen (born 1942) â€" football player
  • Oscar Larson § (1871â€"1957) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Reed Larson (born 1956) â€" hockey player
  • George Latimer § (born 1935) â€" politician
  • Roger Laufenburger (1921â€"2001) â€" politician, radio announcer, insurance agent
  • Tom Laughlin (born 1931) â€" actor
  • James Laurinaitis (born 1986) â€" football player
  • Trevor Laws § (born 1985) â€" football player
  • Matt Lawton § (born 1971) â€" baseball player
  • Bernie Leadon (born 1947) â€" musician
  • Carrie Lee â€" beauty queen
  • Carl Lee â€" football player
  • Katie Lee - Enough said.
  • Tammy Lee (born 1971) â€" businessperson and politician
  • Pinky Lee (1907â€"1993) â€" actor and star of The Pinky Lee Show
  • James LeGros (born 1962) â€" actor
  • Tom Lehman (born 1959) â€" golfer
  • John D. LeMay (born 1962) â€" actor
  • Greg LeMond (born 1961) â€" Tour de France winner
  • Brock Lesnar § (born 1977) â€" wrestler
  • Meridel Le Sueur § (1900â€"1996) â€" writer
  • Jon Leuer (born 1989) â€" basketball player for the Detroit Pistons
  • Harold LeVander § (1910â€"1992) â€" 32nd Governor of Minnesota
  • David Levin â€" singer-songwriter
  • Mark LeVoir (born 1982) â€" offensive tackle for the New England Patriots
  • Len Levy (1921â€"1999) â€" American football player and professional wrestler
  • Bob Lewis (1924â€"2006) â€" businessperson, champion race horse owner
  • Sinclair Lewis (1885â€"1951) â€" Nobel Prize-winning novelist
  • Terry Lewis § (born 1956) â€" songwriter, co-founder of Flyte Tyme Productions
  • Walter Liggett (1886â€"1935) â€" journalist, newspaper editor
  • C. Walton Lillehei (1918â€"1999) â€" doctor who performed first open heart surgery
  • John Lind § (1854â€"1930) â€" 14th Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
  • Bruce Lindahl (1919â€"2014) â€" Minnesota legislator
  • Terrance Lindall (born 1944) â€" artist
  • Charles August Lindbergh, Sr. § (1859â€"1924) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Charles Lindbergh § (1902â€"1974) â€" aviator, first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
  • Gottfrid Lindsten 29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Chris Liwienski â€" football player
  • Charles M. Loring (1833â€"1922) â€" Minneapolis businessman, civic leader, "Father of Park System"
  • Maud Hart Lovelace (1892â€"1980) â€" author
  • Kirk Lowdermilk â€" football player
  • Cal Ludeman (born 1951) â€" politician, state commissioner, farmer
  • Ernest Lundeen § (1878â€"1940) â€" U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • Bob Lurtsema â€" football player
  • Bill Luther (born 1945) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • David Lykken (1928â€"2006) â€" behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Joseph Lykken (born 1957) â€" physicist
  • Dorothy Lyman (born 1947) â€" actor, director, and producer
  • Kelly Lynch (born 1959) â€" actor
  • Audra Lynn (born 1980) â€" model and actor
  • Jerry Lynn (born 1963) â€" wrestler

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  • Melvin Maas (1898â€"1964) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • John L. MacDonald § (1838â€"1903) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Clark MacGregor (1922â€"2003) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Catharine MacKinnon (born 1946) â€" legal scholar
  • George MacKinnon (1906â€"1995) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Cornell MacNeil â€" singer
  • Myles Mace (1911â€"2000) â€" Harvard Business School Professor
  • Shane Mack § (born 1963) â€" baseball player
  • John Madden (born 1936) â€" football coach and commentator
  • Clarence R. Magney (1883â€"1962) â€" judge
  • Warren G. Magnuson (1905â€"1989) â€" politician
  • Tom Malchow (born 1976) â€" swimmer
  • Mark Mallman (born 1973) â€" musician
  • George Mann (1918â€"1984) â€" politician, farmer
  • Paul Manship (1885â€"1966) â€" sculptor
  • John Mariucci (1916â€"1987) â€" hockey coach
  • Roger Maris (1934â€"1985) â€" baseball player
  • Sharon Marko â€" politician
  • June Marlowe (1903â€"1984) â€" actor
  • Kelli Maroney â€" actress, Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live
  • Forrest Mars, Sr. (1904â€"1999) â€" CEO, Mars, Inc., creator of M&M's
  • Frank Mars (1883â€"1934) â€" founder of Mars, Inc., creator of Milky Way candy bar
  • E. G. Marshall (1914â€"1998) â€" actor
  • Fred Marshall (1906â€"1985) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Jim Marshall § (born 1937) â€" football player
  • William Rainey Marshall § (1825â€"1896) â€" 5th Governor of Minnesota
  • Theodore Marston (1868â€"1920) â€" film director and writer
  • Billy Martin § (1928â€"1989) â€" baseball coach
  • Homer Dodge Martin § (1836â€"1897) â€" painter
  • Paul Martin (born 1981) â€" hockey player
  • John Marty â€" politician
  • Brownie Mary (Mary Jane Rathbun) (1922â€"1999) â€" baker
  • Bob Mason (born 1961) â€" hockey player
  • Shirley Ardell Mason (1923â€"1998) â€" abuse victim
  • Tommy Mason (born 1939) â€" football player
  • Bethanie Mattek (born 1985) â€" professional tennis-player
  • Gene Mauch § (1925â€"2005) â€" baseball manager
  • Joe Mauer (born 1983) â€" Minnesota Twins baseball player
  • John Mayasich (born 1933) â€" hockey player
  • Charles Horace Mayo (1865â€"1939) â€" doctor, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic
  • William J. Mayo (1861â€"1939) â€" doctor, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic
  • William Worrall Mayo § (1819â€"1911) â€" doctor, head of St. Mary's Hospital
  • Joe Mays (born 1975) â€" baseball player
  • Eugene McCarthy (1916â€"2005) â€" U.S. Senator; presidential candidate; member of U.S. Congress
  • Kevin McCarthy (1914â€"2010) â€" actor
  • James McCleary § (1853â€"1924) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Betty McCollum (born 1954) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Ed McDaniel â€" football player
  • Randall McDaniel (born 1964) â€" football player
  • James E. McDonald (1920â€"1971) â€" physicist
  • Denis McDonough (born 1969) â€" White House Chief of Staff
  • Heather McElhatton â€" writer, reporter, and radio host
  • Hugh McElhenny § (born 1928) â€" football player
  • Bobby McFerrin § (born 1950) â€" jazz singer
  • Andrew Ryan McGill § (1840â€"1905) â€" 10th Governor of Minnesota
  • Kevin McHale (born 1957) â€" basketball player
  • Bethany McLean (born 1971) â€" author
  • John McMartin (born 1929) â€" actor
  • Samuel J. R. McMillan § (1826â€"1897) â€" judge, U.S. Senator
  • Audray McMillian â€" football player
  • Lesley J. McNair (1883â€"1944) â€" soldier
  • Graham McNamee (1888â€"1942) â€" broadcaster
  • Dugan McNeill â€" guitarist
  • Pamela McNeill â€" singer-songwriter
  • Marcia McNutt â€" geophysicist, National Academy of Sciences president
  • Samuel Medary § (1801â€"1864) â€" politician, 3rd Governor of Minnesota Territory
  • Ralph Meeker (Ralph Rathgeber) (1920â€"1988) â€" actor
  • Mike Menning (born 1945) â€" politician, businessman, minister
  • William Rush Merriam § (1849â€"1931) â€" 11th Governor of Minnesota
  • Jeremy Messersmith § â€" musician
  • James Metzen (born 1943) â€" politician
  • Breckin Meyer (born 1974) â€" actor
  • Joe Micheletti (born 1954) â€" hockey player
  • Doug Mientkiewicz (born 1974) â€" baseball player
  • Boris MikÅ¡ić (born 1948) â€" Croatian-born businessman and politician
  • Keith Millard (born 1962) â€" football player
  • Archie H. Miller â€" 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Clarence B. Miller (1872â€"1922) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Joey Miller (born 1985) â€" stock-car driver
  • Stephen Miller § (1816â€"1881) â€" 4th Governor of Minnesota
  • Worm Miller (born 1978) â€" writer, director, and actor
  • Kate Millett (born 1934) â€" feminist and writer
  • Larry Millett (born 1947) â€" journalist and author
  • Tommy Milton (1893â€"1962) â€" race car driver
  • Don Mincher (1938â€"2012) â€" baseball player
  • David Minge (born 1942) â€" former member of U.S. Congress, state appeals court judge
  • William D. Mitchell (1874â€"1955) â€" U.S. Attorney General
  • Roger Moe (born 1944) â€" politician.
  • Don Moen (born 1950) â€" worship leader and president of Hosanna! Music
  • Mother Alfred Moes § (1828â€"1899) â€" founder of St. Mary's Hospital
  • Paul Molitor (born 1956) â€" baseball player, manager
  • Carol Molnau (born 1949) â€" 46th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Dorothy Molter (1907â€"1986) â€" entrepreneur
  • Eleanor Mondale (born 1960) â€" television host, daughter of Walter Mondale
  • Joan Mondale § (born 1930) â€" second lady of the United States
  • Walter Mondale (born 1928) â€" Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator
  • Robert Mondavi (1913â€"2008) â€" winemaker
  • Warren Moon (born 1956) â€" football player
  • Freddy Moore (born 1950) â€" songwriter,
  • Mewelde Moore (born 1982) â€" football player
  • Tom Moore (born 1938) â€" senior offensive assistant for the Indianapolis Colts
  • Mike Morin (born 1991) â€" baseball player
  • Jack Morris (born 1955) â€" baseball player
  • Robert P. Morris § (1853â€"1924) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Dorilus Morrison § (1814â€"1898) â€" politician
  • Scott Mortensen â€" politician
  • Greg Mortenson â€" activist
  • Marnie Mosiman â€" actor, singer
  • Randy Moss § (born 1977) â€" football player
  • Mee Moua § (born 1969) â€" politician
  • Bob Mould § (born 1960) â€" musician
  • John Edward Mower § (1815â€"1879) â€" businessperson, politician
  • Karl Mueller (1963â€"2005) â€" musician
  • Peter Mueller (born 1988) â€" hockey player
  • Mark Mullaney â€" football player
  • Biggie Munn (1908â€"1975) â€" football player and coach
  • Adolph Murie (1899â€"1974) â€" biologist, author
  • Diana E. Murphy (born 1934) â€" judge
  • Rick Mystrom â€" politician

N



  • Arthur Naftalin § (1917â€"2005) â€" politician
  • Bronko Nagurski § (1908â€"1990) â€" football player, wrestler
  • Peter Najarian § (born 1963) â€" options trader, television personality for CNBC
  • Joe Nathan (born 1974) â€" baseball player
  • Noel Neill (born 1920) â€" actor
  • LeRoy Neiman (born 1921) â€" sports artist
  • Ancher Nelsen (1904â€"1992) â€" 34th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
  • Arthur E. Nelson (1892â€"1955) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Cindy Nelson (born 1955) â€" alpine skier
  • Darrin Nelson (born 1959) â€" football player
  • George Nelson § (born 1950) â€" astronaut
  • Holly Nelson â€" poet, politician
  • Knute Nelson § (1843â€"1923) â€" 12th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • Prince (full name Prince Rogers Nelson) (1958-2016) â€" singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor
  • Roy Nelson (1905â€"1956) â€" cartoonist
  • Steve Nelson (born 1951) â€" football player for the New England Patriots
  • Pat Neshek § (born 1980) â€" relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
  • Tom Netherton (born 1947) â€" singer
  • Graig Nettles § (born 1944) â€" baseball player
  • Ernie Nevers (1902â€"1976) â€" Hall of Fame football player
  • Walter Newton (1880â€"1941) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Joseph Nicollet § (1786â€"1843) â€" explorer
  • Tom Niedenfuer (born 1959) â€" baseball player
  • Matt Niskanen (born 1986) â€" hockey player
  • Richard Nolan (born 1943) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • William I. Nolan (1874â€"1943) â€" 24th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
  • Gena Lee Nolin (born 1971) â€" actress and model, Baywatch, Sheena
  • John Nord (born 1959) â€" wrestler
  • Michele Norris â€" radio journalist
  • William Norris § (1911â€"2006) â€" CEO Control Data
  • Lauris Norstad (1907â€"1988) â€" general, commander of NATO forces
  • Daniel S. Norton § (1829â€"1870) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Eunice Norton (1908â€"2005) â€" pianist
  • Greg Norton (born 1959) â€" musician, chef
  • Scott Norton (born 1958) â€" wrestler
  • Frank Nye § (1852â€"1935) â€" member of U.S. Congress

O



  • Tim O'Brien (born 1946) â€" author
  • Mac O'Grady (born 1951) â€" golfer
  • Joseph P. O'Hara (1895â€"1975) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Michael O'Leary (born 1958) â€" actor
  • Jim Oberstar (born 1934) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Tim Ocel â€" director
  • Willie Offord (born 1978) â€" football player
  • "Mean Gene" Okerlund (born 1942) â€" professional wrestling interviewer and announcer
  • Kyle Okposo (born 1988) â€" hockey player
  • Tony Oliva § (born 1938) â€" baseball player
  • Alec G. Olson (born 1930) â€" member of U.S. Congress; 40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Earl B. Olson (1915â€"2006) â€" founder of the Jennie-O Turkey company
  • Floyd B. Olson (1891â€"1936) â€" 22nd Governor of Minnesota
  • Greg Olson (born 1960) â€" baseball player
  • Howard Olson (1937â€"1996) â€" politician, farmer
  • John Olson (1906â€"1981) â€" politician, farmer
  • Katy Olson (born 1928) â€" politician, farmer
  • Kenneth L. Olson (1945â€"1968) â€" Vietnam War veteran
  • Mark Olson (born 1943) â€" member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve
  • Sigurd Olson (1899â€"1982) â€" environmentalist
  • Norman J. Ornstein â€" political scientist
  • Dave Osborn â€" football player
  • T.J. Oshie § â€" hockey player
  • Laura Osnes (born 1985) â€" actor, singer
  • Peter Ostroushko (born 1953) â€" violinist
  • Rebecca Otto (born 1963) â€" politician, 18th state auditor

P



  • Alan Page § (born 1945) â€" football player and Minnesota Supreme Court justice
  • John U. D. Page (1903â€"1950) â€" soldier
  • Doug Pagitt â€" religion author
  • Floyd Palmer (born 1943) â€" businessperson
  • Carl Panzram (1891â€"1930) â€" serial killer, author
  • George Andreas Papandreou (born 1952) â€" Greek politician
  • Bob Paradise (born 1944) â€" hockey player
  • Zach Parise (born 1984) â€" hockey player
  • Robert Ezra Park § (1864â€"1944) â€" urban sociologist
  • Bradford Parkinson (born 1935) â€" father of the Global Positioning System
  • Gordon Parks § (1912â€"2006) â€" photographer
  • Emory Parnell (1892â€"1979) â€" actor
  • Nancy Parsons (1942â€"2001) â€" actor
  • Camilo Pascual (born 1934) â€" baseball player
  • Gary Paulsen (born 1939) â€" author
  • Jeno Paulucci â€" founder of Jeno's Frozen Pizza, Chun King Corporation, and Luigino's
  • Mary Pawlenty â€" judge, first lady of the state
  • Tim Pawlenty (born 1960) â€" 39th Governor of Minnesota
  • Barbara Payton (1927-1967) - actor
  • Pat Peake (born 1973) â€" hockey player
  • Westbrook Pegler (1894â€"1969) â€" journalist and writer
  • Mary Jo Pehl â€" actor, broadcaster, and writer
  • Tim Penny (born 1951) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Glen Perkins (born 1983) â€" baseball player
  • Rudy Perpich (1928â€"1995) â€" 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota; 39th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Jim Perry § (born 1935) â€" baseball player
  • Melissa Peterman (born 1970) â€" actor
  • Hjalmar Petersen § (1890â€"1968) â€" 23rd Governor of Minnesota; 28th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Aaron Peterson â€" politician
  • Barbara Peterson â€" Miss USA 1976
  • Collin Peterson (born 1944) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Darrel Peterson (1939â€"1994) â€" politician, farmer
  • Paul Peterson (St. Paul) â€" musician
  • Wayne Peterson (born 1925) â€" composer, Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Jake Petricka (born 1988) â€" baseball player
  • Brittany Petros (born 1974) â€" actor
  • William Wallace Phelps § (1826â€"1873) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Reynold Philipsek (born 1952) â€" musician
  • Arthur Phillips (born 1969) â€" author
  • Don Piccard (born 1926) â€" balloonist
  • Jean Piccard § (1884â€"1963) â€" organic chemist, balloonist
  • Jeannette Piccard § (1895â€"1981) â€" teacher, balloonist, priest
  • Justin Pierre (born 1976) â€" musician
  • Janelle Pierzina (born 1980) â€" actor, model
  • Bernard Pietenpol (1901â€"1984) â€" mechanic, aircraft designer
  • Zebulon Montgomery Pike § (1779â€"1813) â€" explorer
  • John S. Pillsbury § (1828â€"1901) â€" founder of Pillsbury, 8th Governor of Minnesota
  • Chellie Pingree (born 1955) â€" politician
  • Robert M. Pirsig § (born 1928) â€" author, philosopher
  • William Pittenger § (1885â€"1951) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Mike Ploog (born 1942) â€" storyboard and comic-book artist
  • Henry Stanley Plummer (1874â€"1937) â€" physician
  • Mortimer Plumtree (born 1969) â€" wrestler
  • Shjon Podein (born 1968) â€" hockey player
  • Henry Poehler § (1833â€"1912) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Carl Pohlad § (born 1915) â€" billionaire, baseball owner and philanthropist
  • Joe Polo (born 1982) â€" curler and Olympic bronze medalist
  • Olivia Poole (1889â€"1975) â€" inventor
  • P.O.S â€" rapper
  • Vic Power § (1927â€"2005) â€" baseball player
  • Chris Pratt (born 1979) â€" actor, Everwood, Parks and Recreation
  • Tom Preissing § (born 1978) â€" hockey player
  • Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus § (1883â€"1961) â€" 20th Governor of Minnesota
  • Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II (1920â€"1994) â€" shaman
  • Prince (1958-2016) â€" singer-songwriter, actor, composer
  • Pat Proft (born 1947) â€" comedy writer and actor
  • Joel Przybilla (born 1979) â€" basketball player
  • Kirby Puckett § (1960â€"2006) â€" Baseball Hall of Famer
  • George Putnam (born 1914) â€" television host
  • Herbert Putnam § (1861â€"1955) Librarian of Congress
  • William S. Pye (1880â€"1959) â€" Admiral in the U.S. Navy

Q



  • Becky Quick (born 1972) â€" co-anchorwoman of CNBC's Squawk Box
  • Al Quie (born 1923) â€" 35th Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
  • Frank Quilici § (born 1939) â€" baseball player
  • Robb Quinlan (born 1977) â€" baseball player

R



  • Brian Raabe (born 1967) â€" baseball player
  • Brad Radke (born 1972) â€" baseball player
  • Pedro Ramos (born 1935) â€" baseball player
  • Alexander Ramsey § (1815â€"1903) â€" 2nd Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
  • Jim Ramstad § (born 1946) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • John Randle (born 1967) â€" football player
  • Ralph Rapson § (1914â€"2008) â€" architect
  • Baron von Raschke § (born 1940) â€" professional wrestler
  • Ahmad Rashād (born 1949) â€" football player
  • Erik Rasmussen (born 1977) â€" hockey player
  • Edwin W. Rawlings (1904â€"1997) â€" chief executive officer, General Mills; USAF General (Ret.)
  • Jeff Reardon (born 1955) â€" baseball player
  • Harry Reasoner § (1923â€"1991) â€" television journalist
  • Jake Reed (born 1967) â€" football player
  • Oscar Reed â€" football player
  • Rich Reese (born 1941) â€" baseball player
  • Olli Rehn (born 1962) â€" European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy
  • Ember Reichgott Junge â€" attorney, radio host, and politician
  • Chris Reitsma (born 1977) â€" baseball player
  • Earl Renneke (born 1928) â€" politician, farmer
  • Rip Repulski (1927â€"1993) â€" baseball player
  • Michael Restovich (born 1979) â€" baseball player
  • Patrick Reusse â€" sports writer
  • Albert E. Rice (1845â€"1921) â€" banker, newspaperman, legislator, and the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Edmund Rice § (1819â€"1889) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Henry Mower Rice § (1816â€"1894) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Todd Richards â€" head coach of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Kaylin Richardson â€" downhill skier, Olympian, Nor-Am Champion, US National Champion, World Champion
  • William B. Richardson â€" acting Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1936â€"1937)
  • Nate Richert (born 1978) â€" actor
  • Carl W. Riddick (born 1872) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Beth Riesgraf (born 1978) â€" actress
  • Martha Ripley § (1843â€"1912) â€" physician; founder, Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
  • Mark Ritchie (born 1951) â€" Minnesota Secretary of State
  • Laila Robins (born 1959) â€" actress
  • Koren Robinson â€" football player
  • Marcus Robinson (born 1975) â€" football player
  • Robyne Robinson â€" newscaster
  • Stacy Robinson â€" football player
  • Svend Robinson (born 1952) â€" Canadian politician
  • Rafael Rodriguez â€" boxer
  • Brian Rogowski (born 1970) â€" wrestler
  • Todd Rohloff (born 1974) â€" hockey player
  • Rich Rollins (born 1938) â€" baseball player
  • Karl Rolvaag (1913â€"1990) â€" 31st Governor of Minnesota; 36th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Ole Rolvaag § (1876â€"1931) â€" novelist
  • Richard Rood (1958â€"1999) â€" wrestler, best known by his ringname "Ravishing" Rick Rude
  • Mike Rosenthal â€" football player
  • Marion Ross (born 1928) â€" actor
  • Coleen Rowley (born 1954) â€" former FBI agent and whistleblower; candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Minnesota
  • Dwayne Rudd (born 1976) â€" football player
  • Donald Eugene Rudolph, Sr. (c. 1921â€"2006) â€" soldier
  • Jane Russell (1921â€"2011) â€" film actress
  • Elmer Ryan (1907â€"1958) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • R. T. Rybak (born 1955) â€" politician, newspaper editor
  • Winona Ryder (born 1971) â€" actor

S



  • Dwight M. Sabin § (1843â€"1902) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Martin Olav Sabo § (1938â€"2016) â€" former member of U.S. Congress
  • Saint Dog (Steven Thronson) â€" rapper from Chisholm, Minnesota; member of the hip-hop group Kottonmouth Kings
  • Harrison Salisbury (1908â€"1993) â€" journalist
  • Zak Sally â€" musician
  • Ralph Samuelson (1903â€"1977) â€" inventor of water skiing, first water-ski jumper and speed skier
  • John B. Sanborn (1826â€"1904) â€" Union Army General, state legislator
  • John B. Sanborn, Jr. (1883â€"1964) â€" Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
  • Michael J. Sandel (born 1953) â€" political philosopher, Harvard professor
  • Charlie Sanders (born 1979) â€" actor
  • Tony Sanneh (born 1971) â€" soccer player
  • Johan Santana (born 1979) â€" baseball player
  • Gary Sargent (born 1954) â€" hockey player
  • Gloria Sawai (Gloria Ruth Ostrem) (born 1932) â€" author of fiction
  • Thomas D. Schall § (1878â€"1935) â€" U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • Bruce Schneier (born 1963) â€" founder and chief technology officer, Counterpane Internet Security
  • Henry Schoolcraft § (1793â€"1864) â€" explorer
  • Charles M. Schulz (1922â€"2000) â€" cartoonist
  • Richard M. Schulze (born 1941) â€" founder and chairman, Best Buy
  • Mae Schunk § (born 1934) â€" 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Kathryn Leigh Scott (Kathryn Kringstad) (born 1945) â€" author, actor
  • Seann William Scott (born 1976) â€" actor
  • Todd Scott â€" football player
  • Briana Scurry (born 1971) â€" soccer player
  • Richard Warren Sears (1863â€"1914) â€" co-founder, Sears, Roebuck and Company
  • Mitch Seavey â€" dog musher
  • Jerry Seeman â€" NFL referee and Director of Officiating
  • Robert Seguso (born 1963) â€" tennis player
  • Aaron Sele (born 1970) â€" baseball player
  • Conrad Selvig (1877â€"1953) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Lyle Sendlein (born 1984) â€" football player
  • Joe Senser â€" football player
  • Marty Sertich (born 1982) â€" hockey player
  • Brian Setzer § â€" musician
  • Eric Sevareid § (1912â€"1992) â€" television journalist
  • Stephen Shadegg (1909â€"1990) â€" political consultant in Phoenix, Arizona; born in Minneapolis
  • Kyle Shanahan (born 1979) â€" football coach
  • Rob Shanahan (born 1966) - photographer
  • Eddie Sharkey â€" wrestling coach
  • Darren Sharper (born 1975) â€" football player
  • Clark Shaughnessy (1892â€"1970) â€" football coach
  • Sam Shepard â€" actor and playwright; lived in Stillwater, Minnesota, with partner Jessica Lange
  • Marcus Sherels â€" football player
  • Charles D. Sherwood â€" 4th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • James Shields § (1810â€"1879) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Henrik Shipstead (1881â€"1960) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Francis Shoemaker (1889â€"1958) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • BeBe Shopp (born 1930) â€" Miss America 1948
  • Bob Short (1917â€"1982) â€" owner of sports teams and politician
  • Henry Hastings Sibley § (1811â€"1891) â€" 1st Governor of Minnesota
  • Christopher Sieber (born 1969) â€" actor
  • Dick Siebert § (1912â€"1978) â€" college baseball coach
  • Gerry Sikorski (born 1948) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Clifford D. Simak § (1904â€"1988) â€" science-fiction writer
  • Richard Simmons (1913â€"2003) â€" actor
  • George Sitts â€" convicted murderer
  • Slug (born 1973) â€" rapper
  • Roy Smalley § (born 1952) â€" baseball player
  • Jack Smight (1925â€"2003) â€" film director
  • Bruce Smith (1920â€"1967) â€" football player; winner, Heisman Trophy
  • Chad Smith (born 1961) â€" drummer, Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Edward Everett Smith â€" 18th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • George Ross Smith (1864â€"1952) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Larry H. Smith (1939â€"2002) â€" hockey player
  • Lyndon Ambrose Smith â€" 15th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Onterrio Smith § (born 1980) â€" football player
  • Phillips Waller Smith (1906â€"1963) â€" U.S. Air Force Major General
  • Raonall Smith (born 1978) â€" football player
  • Robert Smith § (born 1972) â€" football player
  • Wyatt Smith (born 1977) â€" hockey player
  • Fred Smoot § (born 1979) â€" football player
  • Josiah Snelling § (1782â€"1828) â€" first commander of Fort Snelling
  • Samuel Snider § (1845â€"1928) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Zach Sobiech (1995â€"2013) â€" musician
  • Ben Sobieski (born 1979) â€" football player
  • Konrad K. Solberg â€" 27th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Kathleen Soliah § (born 1947) â€" member of the Symbionese Liberation Army
  • Gordon Solie (Francis Jonard Labiak) (1929â€"2000) â€" wrestling announcer
  • Sammy Solis â€" baseball player
  • Jesse Solomon â€" football player
  • Spenser J. Somers § (1972â€"1990) â€" author
  • Rich Sommer § (born 1978) â€" actor
  • Stephen Sommers § (born 1962) â€" director
  • Gale Sondergaard (1899â€"1985) â€" Academy Award-winning actress (1936)
  • John Sontag (1861â€"1893) â€" outlaw, born in Mankato
  • Kevin Sorbo (born 1958) â€" actor
  • Richard K. Sorenson (1924â€"2004) â€" sailor
  • Alec Soth (born 1969) â€" photographer
  • Ann Sothern (1909â€"2001) â€" actress
  • Matt Spaeth â€" football player
  • Allan Spear § (1937â€"2008) â€" state legislator and president of the Minnesota Senate
  • LaVyrle Spencer â€" romance novelist
  • Lili St. Cyr (Willis Marie Van Schaack) (1918â€"1999) â€" ecdysiast
  • Paul St. Peter (also known as George C. Cole and Francis C. Cole) (born 1958) â€" voice actor
  • Joan Staley (born 1940) - actor
  • Arlan Stangeland § (born 1930) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Maurice Stans (1908â€"1998) â€" U.S. secretary of commerce
  • Frank Starkey (1892â€"1968) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Harold Stassen (1907â€"2001) â€" 25th Governor of Minnesota
  • Ozora P. Stearns § (1831â€"1896) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Franklin Steele § (1813â€"1880) â€" early settler of St. Anthony, Minnesota
  • Halvor Steenerson § (1852â€"1926) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Andy Steensma (born 1942) â€" farmer, mayor, politician
  • Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper (born 1963) â€" astronaut
  • Will Steger (born 1943) â€" polar explorer
  • Terry Steinbach (born 1962) â€" Major League Baseball player
  • Helen Stenborg (born 1925) â€" actor
  • Phil Sterner (born 1960) â€" politician
  • Cliff Sterrett â€" cartoonist
  • Todd Steussie â€" football player
  • Frederick Stevens § (1861â€"1923) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • John H. Stevens â€" § (1820â€"1900) first civilian (non-indigenous) resident of Minneapolis
  • Jacob H. Stewart § (1829â€"1884) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Kenny Stills (born 1992) â€" wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins
  • Bob Stinson (Robert Neil Stinson) (1959â€"1995) â€" musician
  • Tommy Stinson (born 1966) â€" musician
  • Carl Stockdale (1874â€"1953) â€" actor
  • Cal Stoll (1923â€"2000) â€" former coach, Wake Forest, University of Minnesota football
  • Erik Stolhanske (born 1968) â€" comedian
  • Horace B. Strait § (1835â€"1894) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Korey Stringer § (1974â€"2001) â€" football player
  • Eric Strobel (born 1958) â€" hockey player; 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey-team member
  • Mike Stuart (born 1980) â€" hockey player
  • Scott Studwell â€" football player
  • John Stumpf â€" chairman and chief executive officer, Wells Fargo
  • Terrell Suggs â€" football player
  • George H. Sullivan â€" 21st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Clinton Sundberg â€" actor
  • Milt Sunde â€" football player
  • David C. Sutherland III (1949â€"2005) â€" Dungeons & Dragons artist
  • Steve Sviggum â€" politician
  • Curt Swan (1920â€"1996) â€" comic book artist
  • Lori Swanson (born 1966) â€" Minnesota Attorney General
  • Nick Swardson (born 1977) â€" stand-up comedian, actor
  • Henry Adoniram Swift § (1823â€"1869) â€" 3rd Governor of Minnesota and 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • William Irvin Swoope § (1862â€"1930) â€" lawyer and politician

T



  • Taoyateduta (c. 1810â€"1863) â€" chief of the Mdewakanton Sioux tribe
  • Kevin Tapani § (born 1964) â€" baseball player
  • Thomas Tapeh § (born 1980) â€" football player
  • Fran Tarkenton § (born 1940) â€" football player
  • A. J. Tarpley (born 1992) â€" football player
  • John Tate (born 1925) â€" mathematician; winner, Wolf Prize in Mathematics and the Abel Prize
  • James Albertus Tawney § (1855â€"1919) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Glen Taylor â€" businessperson
  • Travis Taylor § (born 1978) â€" football player
  • Maureen Teefy (born 1953) â€" musical-theatre vocalist and actor
  • Henry Teigan § (1881â€"1941) â€" politician
  • Wayne Terwilliger § (born 1925) â€" baseball coach
  • Dontarrious Thomas § (born 1980) â€" football player
  • George Thomas (born 1937) â€" baseball player
  • Henry Thomas § (born 1965) â€" football player
  • Butch Thompson (born 1943) â€" jazz pianist and clarinetist
  • Lea Thompson (born 1961) â€" actor, dancer
  • Stew Thornley (born 1955) â€" author of books on sports history
  • Edward John Thye § (1896â€"1969) â€" 26th Governor of Minnesota; 31st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
  • Steve Tibbetts § (born 1954) â€" guitarist
  • Mike Tice § (born 1959) â€" football coach
  • Cheryl Tiegs (born 1947) â€" model
  • Mick Tingelhoff § (born 1940) â€" football player
  • Tiny Tim (Herbert Buckingham Khaury) § (1932â€"1996) â€" musician
  • Analeigh Tipton (born 1988) â€" third place, America's Next Top Model Cycle 11
  • Mike Todd (1909â€"1958) â€" movie producer
  • César Tovar § (1940â€"1994) â€" baseball player
  • Charles A. Towne (1858â€"1928) â€" U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • A. C. Townley § (1880â€"1959) â€" socialist
  • Jayne Trcka â€" bodybuilder and actress
  • Martin Edward Trench (1869â€"1927) â€" sailor, politician
  • Billy Turner (born 1991) â€" football player
  • W. D. Twichell (1864â€"1959) â€" Texas surveyor; born in Hastings
  • Anne Tyler (born 1941) â€" novelist

U



  • Kenechi Udeze § (born 1983) â€" football player
  • Brenda Ueland (1891â€"1985) â€" journalist
  • Lenore Ulric (born 1892) â€" actor
  • Bob Ulrich (born 1944) â€" businessperson
  • Jay Underwood (born 1968) â€" actor
  • Jordis Unga § (born 1982) â€" singer
  • Anne Ursu â€" journalist, novelist, blogger

V



  • John Vachon (1914â€"1975) â€" photographer
  • Norm Van Brocklin § (1926â€"1983) â€" NFL quarterback and Minnesota Vikings coach
  • Carl Van Dyke (1881â€"1919) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • John Van Dyke § (1807â€"1878) â€" politician
  • Samuel Rinnah Van Sant § (1844â€"1936) â€" 15th Governor of Minnesota
  • Shantel VanSanten (born 1985) â€" actress, model, One Tree Hill
  • Sofia Vassilieva (born 1992) â€" child actor
  • Vince Vaughn (born 1970) â€" actor
  • Thorstein Veblen § (1857â€"1929) â€" economist, sociologist, author
  • Bruce Vento (1940â€"2000) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Jesse Ventura (born 1951) â€" wrestler; 38th Governor of Minnesota
  • Zoilo Versalles § (1939â€"1995) â€" baseball player
  • John William Vessey, Jr. (born 1922) â€" Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Jim Vickerman (born 1931) â€" politician, senator
  • Frank Viola § (born 1960) â€" baseball player
  • Pamela Vitale § (1953â€"2005) â€" murder victim
  • Andrew Volstead (1860â€"1947) â€" member of U.S. Congress; author of the 1919 National Prohibition Act (known informally as the Volstead Act)
  • Lindsey Vonn (born 1984) â€" Olympic and world champion skier
  • Ana Clara Voog (Rachael Olson) (born 1966) â€" singer-songwriter, musician, performance artist, visual artist, and writer

W



  • Kevin Wacholz (born 1958) â€" wrestler
  • James Wakefield § (1825â€"1910) â€" 8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
  • Harriet G. Walker § (1841â€"1917) â€" president, Northwestern Hospital
  • T. B. Walker § (1840â€"1928) â€" lumberman; founder of Minneapolis Public Library; founder of Walker Art Center
  • DeWitt Wallace (1889â€"1981) â€" publisher; founder of Reader's Digest; philanthropist
  • Steve Walsh (born 1966) â€" football player
  • Sean Waltman (born 1972) â€" wrestler
  • Tim Walz â€" politician
  • Lou Wangberg (born 1941) â€" 41st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • John Warne (born 1979) â€" musician
  • Lonnie Warwick â€" football player
  • Cadwallader Washburn § (1818â€"1882) â€" businessperson; founder of Washburn Mills
  • William D. Washburn § (1831â€"1912) â€" U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • Gene Washington § (born 1947) â€" football player
  • Vin Weber (born 1952) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Jon Wefald (born 1937) â€" educator
  • Knud Wefald § (1869â€"1936) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Mark Weigle (born 1967) â€" singer-songwriter
  • Chris Weinke (born 1972) â€" football player
  • Jeff Weise (1988â€"2005) â€" high school student who committed murder/suicide
  • Paul Wellstone § (1944â€"2002) â€" U.S. Senator
  • Sheila Wellstone (1944â€"2002) â€" advocate for human rights, the environment, and peace; wife of Paul Wellstone
  • Carl L. Weschcke (born 1930) â€" businessperson; president and owner, Llewellyn Worldwide
  • Paul Westerberg (born 1959) â€" musician
  • Wes Westrum (1922â€"2002) â€" baseball player
  • Jacob Wetterling (1978-1989) â€" kidnapped, abused, and murdered in 1989; missing until remains were discovered in 2016
  • Patty Wetterling § (born 1949) â€" politician, advocate of children's safety
  • Friedrich Weyerhäuser â€" businessperson
  • Lindsay Whalen (born 1982) â€" WNBA player
  • David Wheaton (born 1969) â€" tennis player
  • Blake Wheeler (born 1986) â€" hockey player
  • Ed White â€" football player
  • Milo White § (1833â€"1912) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Minor White (1908â€"1976) â€" photographer
  • Sammy White § (born 1954) â€" football player
  • Benson Whitney â€" U.S. Ambassador to Norway
  • Richard Widmark (1914â€"2008) â€" actor
  • Roy Wier § (1888â€"1963) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • James Russell Wiggins (1903â€"2000) â€" editor; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
  • Jermaine Wiggins (born 1975) â€" football player
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder § (1867â€"1957) â€" novelist
  • Zygi Wilf § (born 1950) â€" football team owner
  • Roy Wilkins § (1901â€"1981) â€" civil rights leader
  • Bud Wilkinson (1916â€"1994) â€" football player, coach, and broadcaster
  • Morton S. Wilkinson § (1819â€"1894) â€" U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • Warren William (Warren William Krech) (1894â€"1948) â€" actor
  • Auburn Williams (born 1990) â€" singer
  • Brian Williams (born 1979) â€" football player
  • Kevin Williams (born 1980) â€" football player
  • Moe Williams (born 1974) â€" football player
  • Pat Williams (born 1972) â€" football player
  • Stokley Williams (born 1967) â€" musician
  • Tom Williams (1940â€"1992) â€" hockey player
  • Troy Williamson (born 1983) â€" football player
  • Paul Willson (born 1945) â€" actor
  • August Wilson § (1945â€"2005) â€" Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
  • Dan Wilson â€" musician
  • Dorothy Wilson (1909â€"1998) â€" actress
  • Eugene McLanahan Wilson § (1833â€"1890) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Rainn Wilson § (born 1966) â€" actor; Guthrie Theater alumnus
  • Sheree J. Wilson (born 1958) â€" actor
  • Thomas Wilson § (1827â€"1910) â€" member of U.S. Congress
  • Wade Wilson § (born 1959) â€" football player
  • Harold Windingstad (1929â€"2006) â€" political activist, farmer
  • William Windom § (1827â€"1891) â€" U.S. Senator, member of U.S. Congress
  • Antoine Winfield (born 1977) â€" football player
  • Dave Winfield (born 1951) â€" Baseball Hall of Fame player
  • Eliza Winston § (born 1830) â€" freed slave
  • Roy Winston â€" football player
  • Max Winter § (1903â€"1996) â€" football team owner
  • Ted Winter (born 1949) â€" politician, farmer, insurance agent
  • Theodore Wirth § (1863â€"1949) â€" horticulturalist, Minneapolis Superintendent of Parks; civic planner
  • Cory Withrow â€" football player
  • Wally Wood (1927â€"1981) â€" comic-book writer, artist, and independent publisher
  • Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith) § â€" radio personality
  • Jerome J. Workman, Jr. (born 1952) â€" spectroscopist, editor, author
  • Bryan Thao Worra (born 1973) â€" poet, writer, and journalist
  • Al Worthington § (born 1929) â€" baseball player
  • John Wozniak (born 1971) â€" musician
  • Donald O. Wright (1892â€"1985) â€" 35th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Michael Wuertz (born 1978) â€" baseball player
  • Irma Wyman § (born 20th century) â€" first chief information officer, Honeywell

Y



  • Cedric Yarbrough (born 1968) â€" actor, Reno 911!
  • Adam Young (born 1986) â€" musician

Z



  • Steve Zabel (born 1948) â€" football player
  • Steve Zahn (born 1967) â€" actor
  • Martin Zellar â€" musician
  • Kurt Zellers § (born 1969) â€" state representative
  • Tom Zenk (born 1958) â€" wrestler
  • Gary Zimmerman § (born 1961) â€" football player
  • Robert Zimmerman (see Bob Dylan)
  • Andrew Zimmern (born 1961) â€" television personality, chef, food writer
  • Cat Zingano (born 1982) â€" UFC mixed martial artist
  • Doug Zmolek (born 1970) â€" hockey player
  • Fred Zollner (1901â€"1982) â€" basketball-team owner
  • Tay Zonday (born 1982) â€" musician, prominent YouTuber
  • Buck Zumhofe â€" wrestler
  • John M. Zwach (1907â€"1990) â€" member of U.S. Congress

Fictional characters



  • Paul Bunyan, folklore logger, voyageur
  • Betty Crocker, food brand character
  • Marshall Eriksen, character from the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother
  • Henry Gale, character from the television series Lost
  • Marge Gunderson, from the film Fargo
  • Jolly Green Giant, food brand character
  • Juno MacGuff, character from the film Juno
  • Angus MacGyver, main character of the 1980s television series MacGyver
  • Minnehaha, Native American maiden from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's poem "Song of Hiawatha"
  • Lester Nygaard, character from the first season of Fargo
  • Rose Nylund, character from the television sitcomThe Golden Girls
  • Pillsbury Doughboy, food brand character
  • Candy Quackenbush, from Clive Barker's The Books of Abarat novel series
  • Mary Richards, main character of the television sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • Rocky and Bullwinkle, cartoon characters
  • Lou Solverson, character from the TV show, Fargo
  • Molly Solverson, character from the TV show, Fargo

See also



  • Lists of Americans

References





 
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