List of people from Minnesota

A

• Johan Arnd Aasgaard – president, Concordia College; president, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
• Barkhad Abdi § – Somali-American actor
• Ed Ackerson – musician and producer
• Corey Adam – stand-up comedian
• Amy Adams § – actress
• Anthony Adducci § – inventor of the worlds first lithium-battery-powered pacemaker
• Peter Agre – co-recipient, 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Faysal Ahmed – Somali-American actor
• Walden L. Ainsworth – admiral, U.S. Navy
• Eddie Albert § – actor, gardener and humanitarian activist
• Frank Albertson – actor
• Grady Alderman § – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Cole Aldrich – Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player
• Cyrus Aldrich § – member of U.S. Congress
• John G. Alexander § – member of U.S. Congress
• Brother Ali § – hip-hop artist
• Beau Allen – NFL nose tackle
• Bob Allison § – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Kyle Altman – soccer player
• Luis Walter Alvarez § – experimental physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1968
• Janis Amatuzio – forensic pathologist
• A. A. Ames § – politician
• Elmer L. Andersen § – 30th governor of Minnesota, businessman, philanthropist
• Herman Carl Andersen § – member of U.S. Congress
• Alan Anderson – basketball player
• Barry Anderson – judge
• Brad Anderson – professional wrestler
• Clyde Elmer Anderson – 28th governor of Minnesota; 30th and 33rd lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Dan Anderson – psychologist
• Eugenie Anderson – U.S. ambassador to Denmark and Bulgaria; first woman appointed U.S. ambassador
• Frank Anderson – South Dakota Supreme Court justice
• Gary Anderson § – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Gene Anderson – professional wrestler
• Glen H. Anderson – former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Larry Anderson – actor
• Liz Anderson – songwriter
• Loni Anderson – actress, former wife of Burt Reynolds
• Louie Anderson – comedian, television personality
• Marc Anderson – percussionist
• Nick Anderson – relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
• Ole Anderson – professional wrestler
• Patricia Anderson – politician, business owner, 17th state auditor
• Paul Anderson – judge
• Richard Dean Anderson – television actor
• Russ Anderson – actor
• Russell A. Anderson – judge
• Scott D. Anderson – author, engineer, military aviator, Cirrus Airframe Parachute System test pilot
• Sydney Anderson – member of U.S. Congress
• Wendell Anderson – 33rd governor of Minnesota; U.S. senator
• August H. Andresen § – member of U.S. Congress
• Christopher Columbus Andrews § – soldier, diplomat, and author
• LaVerne Andrews – contralto singer of 1940s sister act The Andrews Sisters
• Maxene Andrews – soprano singer of The Andrews Sisters
• Patty Andrews – lead singer of The Andrews Sisters
• Sacar Anim – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Kofi Annan § – 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Henry M. Arens § – member of U.S. Congress; 26th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Richard Arlen – actor
• Thomas H. Armstrong § – banker, lawyer, legislator, 5th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Dave Arneson – game designer, co-creator of D&D, creator of the first fantasy RPG world
• James Arness – actor
• Dorothy Arnold (Olson) – film actress, first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio
• Jeanne Arth – tennis player
• Robert Asp – builder and captain of the maiden voyage of the Hjemkomst
• Antoine Auguelle § – explorer
• Horace Austin § – 6th governor of Minnesota
• Roger Awsumb § – children's television host of Lunch With Casey
• Hy Averback – director, producer, actor, and production manager
• John T. Averill § – member of U.S. Congress
• Lew Ayres – actor

B

• Tim M. Babcock – politician
• Michele Bachmann § – politician
• David Backes – hockey player
• Sarah Bacon – Olympic silver medalist, Diving 3m Synchro
• Tim Bagley – character actor, Strip Mall, Will & Grace
• Bill Baker – hockey player
• Melvin Baldwin § – member of U.S. Congress
• Joseph H. Ball – U.S. senator
• Keith Ballard – hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
• Maria Bamford – comedian and actress
• Ann Bancroft – polar explorer, first female to reach both the North and South Poles
• Dominique Barber – Houston Texans football player
• Marion Barber III – Dallas Cowboys football player
• Robert Baril – stand-up comedian
• Dean Barkley – U.S. senator
• Elizabeth A. Barnes – climate scientist
• Lynsey Bartilson – actress
• Alphonso Barto – 7th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Carol Bartz – president and chief executive officer of Yahoo!
• Emma Bates – long-distance runner
• Earl Battey § – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Elgin Baylor § – basketball player
• Charles Baxter – author
• John C. Beale – EPA consultant, convicted felon
• Dick Beardsley – former world-class marathoner, motivational speaker
• Tracy Beckman – government official, politician, business owner and manager
• James Bede § – member of U.S. Congress
• Nicholas Joseph Begich – member of U.S. Congress
• James Ford Bell § – business leader, philanthropist, founder of General Mills
• Troy Bell – basketball player
• Clyde Bellecourt – Native American civil rights organizer
• Nick Bellore – Seattle Seahawks football player
• Sharon Sayles Belton – first African-American mayor of Minneapolis
• Charles "Chief" Bender – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
• Dorothy Benham – Miss America 1977
• Paris Bennett § – singer
• Tony Benshoof – luger, Olympian
• Elmer Austin Benson – 24th governor of Minnesota; U.S. senator
• Joanne Benson – 44th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• William Benton – U.S. senator
• Juan Berenguer § – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Patty Berg – golfer, founding member of the LPGA
• Carl Rudolf Berghult – mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Robert Bergland – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; member of U.S. Congress
• Tim Bergland – hockey player
• Herb Bergson – mayor of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin
• Nate Berkus – interior designer, author and television personality
• Jason Behr – actor
• John Bernard § – member of U.S. Congress
• Philip Berrigan – peace activist, Christian anarchist, and Roman Catholic priest
• Bill Berry – R.E.M. drummer
• Jessica Biel – actress, married to Justin Timberlake
• Bernie Bierman § – college football coach
• Big Eagle – leader of a band of Mdewakanton Sioux Indians
• John Binkowski – politician
• Matt Birk – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Andy Bisek – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler, two-time world bronze medalist
• Harry Blackmun § – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Matt Blair § – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Jason Blake – hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
• John Blatnik – member of the U.S. Congress
• Jerome Blatz – politician
• Kathleen A. Blatz – judge and politician
• Floyd E. Bloom – medical researcher specializing in chemical neuroanatomy
• Josh Blue § – comedian
• Carol Bly – short-story writer
• Mary Bly – novelist and professor
• Robert Bly – writer
• Bert Blyleven § – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Eduard Bøckmann – ophthalmologist, physician and inventor
• Haldor Boen § – member of U.S. Congress
• Roman Bohnen – actor
• Pat Boland – football coach
• Greg Boll – politician, activist
• Brian Bonin – hockey player
• Jeremy Borash – wrestling announcer
• Madeleine Bordallo – politician
• Lorraine Borg – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Norman Borlaug § – agricultural scientist; recipient, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize
• Rudy Boschwitz § – U.S. senator
• Lyman Bostock § – baseball player
• Todd Bouman – quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Kevin Bowe – songwriter, record producer and musician
• Lloyd Wheaton Bowers § – Solicitor General
• Gregory A. Boyd – pastor, theologian, author
• Charles John Brand – Chief of the Bureau of Markets of the United States Department of Agriculture
• Joe Brinkman – umpire
• Ivar Brogger – actor, The Bold and the Beautiful and Invasion
• Herb Brooks – 1980 Olympics ice hockey coach, Minnesota Golden Gophers coach, Minnesota North Stars coach
• Neal Broten – Minnesota North Stars ice-hockey player
• Jim Brower – baseball player
• Aaron Brown – broadcast journalist
• Bill Brown § – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Brianna Brown – actress
• Joey Browner § – football player
• Brownmark (Brown Mark or Mark Brown) – musician and producer
• Bob Bruer § – football player and coach
• Tom Brunansky § – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Bobby Bryant § – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Rich T. Buckler § – member of U.S. Congress
• Clarence Buckman § – member of U.S. Congress
• Paige Bueckers – Dallas Wings basketball player
• Warren E. Burger – Chief Justice of the United States
• Michael C. Burgess – physician and politician
• Tom Burgmeier – baseball player
• Joseph A. A. Burnquist § – 19th governor of Minnesota; 20th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Jerry Burns – Minnesota Vikings football coach
• Tom Burnett – passenger on United Airlines Flight 93
• Pierce Butler – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Dominique Byrd – football player for the Arizona Cardinals
• Thomas R. Byrne – politician

C

• Alex Call – baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Melvin Calvin – recipient, 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Karlyn Kohrs Campbell – academic
• Gino Cappelletti – former collegiate, AFL and NFL wide receiver
• Rod Carew § – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Ron Carey – politician
• Arne Carlson § – 37th governor of Minnesota
• Bruce A. Carlson – commander, Air Force Materiel Command
• Curt Carlson – businessperson
• Gretchen Carlson – beauty queen, anchor
• John Carlson – tight end for the Arizona Cardinals
• Kelly Carlson – actor
• Kyle and Lane Carlson – models
• Richard Carlson – actor
• Herb Carneal – Minnesota Twins baseball announcer
• David Carr – journalist for The New York Times
• William Leighton Carss § – member of U.S. Congress
• Anthony Carter § – Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player
• Kiki Carter § – environmental activist, organizer, musician, songwriter, and columnist
• Ryan Carter – hockey player for the New Jersey Devils
• Jonathan Carver § – explorer
• Bob Casey – Minnesota Twins public-address announcer
• Patrick Casey – writer and actor
• Dave Casper – Hall of Fame NFL offensive lineman and tight end, primarily with the Oakland Raiders
• James Castle § – member of U.S. Congress
• Tracy Caulkins – swimmer
• James M. Cavanaugh § – member of U.S. Congress
• Chelsea Charms – model
• Derek Chauvin – former police officer, murderer of George Floyd
• Sam Childers § – former gang biker, founder of Angels of East Africa located in Sudan
• Leeann Chin – founder of the Leeann Chin Chinese restaurant chain
• Tom Chorske – hockey player
• Chief Chouneau – baseball player
• Victor Christgau – member of U.S. Congress
• Theodore Christianson – 21st governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
• Theodore Christianson – associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court, son of Governor Christianson
• Charles A. Christopherson – politician
• Nick Ciola – musician
• Moses E. Clapp – U.S. senator
• Frank Clague § – member of U.S. Congress
• Harlan Cleveland – Club of Rome member, founding dean for the H. H. Humphrey Institute, politician
• Elizabeth Close – pioneering female architect in Minneapolis
• David Marston Clough § – 13th governor of Minnesota; 12th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Ben Clymer – hockey player
• Cobi – musician
• Eddie Cochran – musician
• Diablo Cody § – screenwriter
• Ethan Coen – screenwriter, director, producer
• Joel Coen – screenwriter, director, producer
• William Colby – director of the CIA
• Chris Coleman – politician
• Nick Coleman – columnist
• Nick Coleman – politician
• Norm Coleman § – U.S. senator, mayor of Saint Paul
• Louis L. Collins – 23rd lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Mo Collins – comedic actor
• William J. Colvill § – colonel of the 1st Minnesota Infantry at the battle of Gettysburg, 3rd Minnesota Attorney General
• Tom Compton – Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle
• Ada Comstock – educator and president of Radcliffe College
• Solomon Comstock § – member of the U.S. Congress
• Chester Adgate Congdon § – lawyer and capitalist
• George Contant – train robber; later lectured against crime
• Katherine M. Cook – educator and government official who specialized in rural education
• Rachael Leigh Cook – actor, model
• Roger Cooper – teacher, politician
• Marisa Coughlan – model and actor
• Carter Coughlin – football player
• Gratia Countryman – influential librarian
• Christopher Cox – chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; U.S. representative
• Fred Cox § – Minnesota Vikings football player, inventor of Nerf football
• Brian Coyle – openly gay politician
• Christopher J. Cramer – University of Minnesota chemistry professor and vice president for research
• Geno Crandall – basketball player with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Seymour Cray § – founder of Cray Research, supercomputer architect, inventor
• Joseph Crétin § – first Roman Catholic bishop of Saint Paul
• Ward Cuff – NFL running back and placekicker
• Daunte Culpepper § – former Minnesota Vikings football player
• Randall Cunningham § – former Minnesota Vikings football player
• Robert E. Cushman Jr. – Commandant of the Marine Corps

D

• Arlene Dahl – actress
• Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm – models
• Craig Dahl – New York Giants football player
• Cathee Dahmen – supermodel in the 1960s and 1970s
• Shawn Daivari – professional wrestler
• Ian Anthony Dale – actor
• Sean Daley – hip-hop artist
• Teresa Daly – politician
• Chad Daniels – comedian
• Billy Dankert – singer-songwriter, drummer
• Barry Darsow – professional wrestler
• Charles Russell Davis § – member of U.S. Congress
• Cushman Davis – 7th governor of Minnesota; U.S. senator
• Ike Davis – first baseman for the Oakland A's
• Stuart Davis § – musician and songwriter
• Frank A. Day – 13th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Morris Day – musician and composer
• Vox Day § – publisher, writer, musician and video game designer
• George Dayton – banker, businessperson
• Mark Dayton – former U.S. senator, 40th governor of Minnesota
• Julia Dean – actress
• Eric Decker – football player
• Gary DeCramer – politician, educator
• Midge Decter – neoconservative journalist
• Jake Deitchler – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
• Marguerite De La Motte – silent film actress
• William Demarest – film and television actor
• Dr. Demento – radio personality
• Carol Dempster – actor
• Tony Denman – actor
• Edward Devitt – member of U.S. Congress
• Kate DiCamillo – children's author
• Dez Dickerson – guitarist and singer
• Gordon R. Dickson – author
• Jessie Diggins – Olympian, first American woman to win the cross-country skiing World Cup
• Alan Dinehart – actor
• Richard Dix – actor
• Gil Dobie – college football coach
• Farrell Dobbs – Trotskyist politician, trade unionist
• Tod Dockstader – composer of electronic music
• Pete Docter – director, writer, animator, Up, WALL-E, Monsters, Inc.
• William Dodd – historian, American ambassador to Nazi Germany
• Chris Doleman – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Ignatius L. Donnelly – member of U.S. Congress, 2nd lieutenant governor of Minnesota, author
• Frank Doran – politician
• Kelly Doran – businessperson
• Michael Doran § – politician
• Gary Doty – politician and former mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Marjory Stoneman Douglas – journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist
• William O. Douglas – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Jeffrey Douma – choir director
• Birdie Draper – parachutist and stunt performer
• Julia Duffy – comedic actor
• John Lewis Dyer – pioneering Methodist circuit rider; left Minnesota in 1861 for Colorado
• Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut § – French explorer
• Ryan Dungey – supercross and motocross racer
• Mark H. Dunnell § – member of the U.S. Congress
• David Durenberger – U.S. senator
• Richard Dworsky – pianist and composer
• Sally Dworsky – singer-songwriter
• Bob Dylan – singer-songwriter, musician, poet
• Joanell Dyrstad – 43rd lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Kari Dziedzic – politician
• Walt Dziedzic – politician and businessman

E

• Patrick Eaves § – professional hockey player
• Charles Eastman § – Dakota writer, doctor, lobbyist, co-founder of Boy Scouts of America
• Adolph Olson Eberhart § – 17th governor of Minnesota; 17th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Richard Eberhart – poet
• Tony Eckstein – politician, veterinarian, veteran
• Frank Eddy – member of U.S. Congress
• Linda Eder § – Broadway star and recording artist
• Alonzo J. Edgerton § – U.S. senator
• Jim Eisenreich – Minnesota Twins player
• Christian Elder – stock-car driver
• Kimberly Elise – actor
• David Ellefson – musician
• Paul Ellering – professional wrestler
• Carl Eller § – Minnesota Vikings football player
• John F. Elliott – professor of metallurgy
• Keith Maurice Ellison § – politician
• Franklin Ellsworth – member of U.S. Congress
• Gil Elvgren – pin-up artist
• LaFayette Emmett – politician
• Jonette Engan – politician, activist
• Siri Engberg – curator of visual arts, Walker Art Center
• Ralph Engelstad – businessperson
• Leif Enger – author
• Elmer William Engstrom – engineer
• Fred Enke – college basketball coach
• Eric Enstrom – photographer
• Matt Entenza – politician, former gubernatorial candidate
• Arlen Erdahl – member of the U.S. Congress
• Louise Erdrich – novelist, poet, children's author
• Bryan Erickson – hockey player
• Ethan Erickson – actor, Fashion House
• Scott Erickson – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Wendell Erickson – politician, educator, veteran
• Mike Erlandson – politician, corporate executive
• Gilbert Esau – politician, veteran
• Helga Estby – noted for her walk across the United States during 1896
• Alayna Ertl – murder victim
• Clarence I. Evenson – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and mayor of Moorhead
• Douglas Ewart § – instrument builder and musician
• Eyedea – underground rapper

F

• Cliff Fagan – high school basketball referee
• Mike Farrell – actor
• Mike Farrell – hockey player
• Ciatrick Fason § – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Chris Faust § – photographer
• Tammy Faye Messner – televangelist, singer
• George William Featherstonhaugh § – explorer
• John Fedo – former mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Jay Feely – placekicker for the New York Jets
• Trevor Fehrman – actor
• Jim Finks § – Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears executive
• David Fischer – hockey player
• Mardy Fish – tennis player
• F. Scott Fitzgerald – novelist, short story writer
• Frances Scott Fitzgerald – writer, journalist
• Larry Fitzgerald – football player
• Marcus Fitzgerald – football player
• David Flair – professional wrestler
• Ric Flair § – professional wrestler
• Richard E. Fleming – sailor
• Loren Fletcher § – member of U.S. Congress
• George Floyd – murder victim
• Michael Floyd – football player
• Patrick Flueger – actor, The 4400
• Thomas Fluharty – illustrator
• Harry Flynn § – Roman Catholic archbishop
• Vince Flynn – author
• John R. Foley – politician
• Steve Foley – drummer, member of The Replacements
• Henry Fonda § – actor, attended the University of Minnesota; born in Nebraska
• John M. Ford § – science-fiction author and poet
• Al Franken § – political humorist, author, radio commentator, U.S. senator
• Thomas Frankson – lawyer, real estate developer, politician; 22nd lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Donald M. Fraser – mayor of Minneapolis, member of U.S. Congress
• James Earle Fraser – sculptor
• Jeff Frazee – hockey player
• David Frederickson – politician, farmer, former president of National Farmers Union
• Dennis Frederickson – politician, farmer, veteran
• Orville Freeman – 29th governor of Minnesota, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
• Frederick William Freking – Roman Catholic bishop
• Bill Frenzel – member of U.S. Congress
• Thomas Friedman – journalist, columnist, author
• Lindsay Frost – actor
• Daniel Fry – alien-spaceship passenger
• Aurilla Furber – poet, writer
• Allen J. Furlow – member of U.S. Congress

G

• Chad Gable – professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler; competed at 2012 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling
• Wanda Gág – author, illustrator
• John Gagliardi § – St. John's College football coach
• Greg Gagne § – baseball player
• Greg Gagne – professional wrestler
• Verne Gagne – former professional wrestler and amateur wrestler, founder of American Wrestling Association, U.S. alternate at 1948 Olympics in freestyle wrestling
• Daniele Gaither – comic actor
• Thomas J. Galbraith – politician
• Richard Pillsbury Gale – member of U.S. Congress
• William Gallagher – member of U.S. Congress
• Jane Gallop – professor, feminist
• Chick Gandil – baseball player
• Roy Alexander Gano – vice admiral, U.S. Navy
• Ron Gardenhire § – manager of the Minnesota Twins
• Judy Garland – singer, actor
• Lorraine Garland – folk singer and fiddler
• Edward R. Garvey § – activist, lawyer, and politician
• Mike Garvey – stock-car driver
• Charles Gilbert Gates – owned first home air conditioner in the United States in 1914
• Larry Gates – actor
• Phyllis Gates – interior designer and former wife of Rock Hudson
• Herbjørn Gausta – landscape artist
• Ben Boo – politician and mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber – disc jockey, pop music historian, and engineer
• J. Paul Getty – entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Getty Oil Company
• John L. Gibbs – 14th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Tom Gibis – voice actor
• Cass Gilbert § – architect
• Tom Gilbert – hockey player
• Stan Gilbertson – hockey player
• John Gilfillan § – member of U.S. Congress
• Terry Gilliam – actor, writer, director
• Sid Gillman – football coach
• Charles A. Gilman – 9th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Robert R. Gilruth – aviation and space pioneer
• Dan Gladden – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Billy Glaze – serial killer
• Arne Glimcher – art dealer, founder of Pace Gallery, film producer and director
• Tony Glover – musician, music critic
• James B. Goetz § – radio executive and the 38th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• William H. Goetzmann § – historian
• Adam Goldberg – NFL tackle/guard
• Godfrey G. Goodwin – member of U.S. Congress
• Genevieve Gorder – designer, television personality
• Samuel Y. Gordon – 19th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Willis Arnold Gorman § – lawyer, soldier, politician
• Irving I. Gottesman § – behavior geneticist, psychologist
• Billy Graham § – evangelist, former president of Northwestern College
• Moonlight Graham § – doctor, baseball player
• Rod Grams – U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress
• Mary GrandPré – illustrator
• Bud Grant § – former Minnesota Vikings football coach
• Jim "Mudcat" Grant § – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• Charles Hinman Graves § – Army officer, politician, diplomat, and mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Peter Graves – actor
• Dennis Green – Minnesota Vikings football coach
• Lauren Green – beauty queen, anchor
• Steven Greenberg – musician, record producer
• Robert Grenier – poet
• Ingebrikt Grose – founding president of Concordia College
• Joan Growe – former Minnesota Secretary of State
• Gabriele Grunewald – middle-distance runner
• Ann Morgan Guilbert – actress, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Nanny
• Bill Gullickson – baseball player
• Gil Gutknecht § – former member of U.S. Congress
• Joe Guyon – Hall of Fame NFL player
• Cristian Guzmán § – Minnesota Twins baseball player

H

• Tom Hagedorn – member of the U.S. Congress
• Ra'Shede Hageman § – football player
• Gulbrand Hagen – newspaper editor and publisher
• Harold Hagen – member of U.S. Congress
• Molly Hagan – actress
• Camilla Hall – artist, college trained member of the Symbionese Liberation Army
• Darwin Hall § – member of U.S. Congress
• Osee M. Hall § – member of U.S. Congress
• Philo Hall – politician
• Walter Halloran – priest, chaplain
• Kittel Halvorson § – member of U.S. Congress
• C. J. Ham – fullback for the Minnesota Vikings
• Trina Hamlin – singer-songwriter
• Winfield Scott Hammond § – 18th governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
• Brad Hand – pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
• Greg Handevidt § – musician, attorney
• Alan Hangsleben – hockey player
• Dick Hanley – football player and head coach
• Jack Hannahan – third baseman for the Cleveland Indians
• Ben Hanowski – professional hockey player
• Courtney Hansen – television host and personality, syndicated columnist, author, and actress
• Agatha Tiegel Hanson § – poet, writer, and editor
• Duane Hanson – post-modern sculptor
• Olof Hanson § – deaf architect
• Jeff Hanson § – singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist
• Har Mar Superstar – entertainer
• Poppy Harlow – news anchor, reporter and journalist for Forbes.com and CNN
• Brian Harper § – baseball player
• Tim Harmston § – stand-up comedian
• Donald Harris – composer and music teacher
• Irving Harris – businessperson
• William H. Harries § – member of U.S. Congress
• Napoleon Harris § – football player
• Ryan Harris – football player
• Samantha Harris – television hostess, Dancing with the Stars, Entertainment Tonight
• Ellen Hart § – mystery novelist
• Grant Hart – musician
• Brynn Hartman – actor
• Josh Hartnett – actor
• Sid Hartman – sports writer
• Jon Hassler – author
• Mike Hatch – attorney general
• Brenton G. Hayden – entrepreneur
• Bernt B. Haugan – minister, politician, and temperance leader
• Randolph E. Haugan – editor, author and publisher
• Louis J. Hauge Jr. – sailor
• Marty Haugen – composer
• Pete Hautman § – novelist
• John Hawkes – actor
• Joel Heatwole § – member of U.S. Congress
• Mitch Hedberg – absurdist comic
• Bret Hedican – hockey player
• Garrett Hedlund – actor
• Tippi Hedren – actor
• Pudge Heffelfinger – football player and coach, College Football Hall of Famer
• Michael Hegstrand – professional wrestler
• Lawrence Heinemi – professional wrestler
• Steve Heitzeg – composer
• Luke Helder – pipe bomber
• E. J. Henderson – football player
• Seantrel Henderson – football player
• Skitch Henderson – pianist, conductor, and composer
• Ben Hendrickson – baseball player
• Darby Hendrickson – hockey player
• Curt Hennig – professional wrestler
• Joseph Curtis Hennig – professional wrestler
• Larry Hennig – professional wrestler
• Father Hennepin § – explorer
• Holly Henry – The Voice contestant and musician
• Abigail and Brittany Hensel – conjoined twins
• Barton Hepburn – actor
• Don Herbert – television host
• Maureen Herman § – musician
• Bryan Hickerson – baseball player
• Wally Hilgenberg – football player
• George Roy Hill – film director
• James J. Hill § – railroad tycoon, founder of Great Northern Railway
• Peter Himmelman – songwriter
• John H. Hinderaker – lawyer, blogger
• Larry Hisle § – baseball player
• Charles Hoag § – scholar
• Tami Hoag – novelist
• Leroy Hoard § – football player
• Jamie Hoffmann – baseball player
• Alvin O. Hofstad – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Tobias Hogan – politician
• James Day Hodgson – United States Secretary of Labor and ambassador to Japan
• Joel Hodgson § – comedian and creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000
• Einar Hoidale § – member of U.S. Congress
• Mary Liz Holberg – politician
• William Holcombe § – first lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Perry Greeley Holden – professor of agronomy
• Justin Holl – hockey player
• Bill Holm – poet
• Paul Holmgren – hockey player
• James Hong – actor
• Quinton Hooker – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Townsend Hoopes – soldier
• Eric Hoplin – Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota
• Terry Horan – football coach at Concordia College
• George A. Hormel § – founder of Hormel Foods
• George "Geordie" Hormel – musician and recording-studio proprietor
• James Hormel – philanthropist
• Jay Catherwood Hormel – businessman
• Aaron Hosack § – football player
• Harold Hotelling – statistician and economist
• Sue Metzger Dickey Hough § – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• David Housewright – novelist
• Phil Housley – hockey player
• Guy V. Howard – U.S. senator
• Kent Hrbek – baseball player
• Lucius Frederick Hubbard § – 9th governor of Minnesota
• Michael Hudson - economist
• Don Hultz – football player
• Ramon Humber – football player
• Oliver Humperdink – wrestling manager
• Hubert Humphrey § – U.S. senator, vice president, and presidential candidate
• Muriel Humphrey § – U.S. senator
• Skip Humphrey – Minnesota attorney general
• Kris Humphries – power forward for the New Jersey Nets
• Torii Hunter § – baseball player
• Leonid Hurwicz § – economist, Nobel laureate
• Lloyd Hustvedt – professor, Norwegian-American scholar
• Siri Hustvedt – novelist
• Peter Hutchinson – politician and businessperson

I

• I Self Devine – musician
• Sherwood B. Idso – climatologist, ecologist, soil scientist
• Tim Irwin – football player
• Bill Irwin – professional wrestler
• Scott Irwin – professional wrestler
• Doran Isackson – politician, farmer
• Sharon Isbin – classical guitarist
• Ishtakhaba – Lakota chief
• Gideon S. Ives – 11th lieutenant governor of Minnesota

J

• Carl Richard Jacobi – author
• Lawrence R. Jacobs – political scientist
• Jacob F. Jacobson § – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Sada Jacobson – Olympic fencing silver and bronze medalist
• Sam Jacobson – basketball player
• Jimmy Jam – songwriter, co-founder of Flyte Tyme Productions
• Erasmus James – football player
• Kathleen Hall Jamieson – professor and author
• Harry August Jansen § – professional magician
• Lee Janzen – golfer
• Kenny Jay – professional wrestler
• Sue Jeffers – political activist, radio commentator, businessperson
• Claudia Jennings – model and actor
• Mason Jennings – pop-folk singer-songwriter
• Carl Jensen – politician, attorney, veteran
• Doron Jensen – businessperson
• Jim Jensen – sportswriter
• Richard A. Jensen – author
• Diane Jergens – actor
• Herb Joesting – college and professional football player
• Bob Johnson – hockey coach
• Brad Johnson § – football player
• Craig Johnson – hockey player
• Dan Johnson – baseball player
• Dean Johnson – politician
• Dewey Johnson – member of U.S. Congress
• Earl V. Johnson – aviator
• Erik Johnson – hockey player
• George W. Johnson – politician and mayor of Duluth
• Gordon Johnson – bass guitarist
• Jellybean Johnson – songwriter, producer and musician
• Jim Johnson – hockey player
• John Albert Johnson – 16th governor of Minnesota
• Josh Johnson – baseball player
• Leon H. Johnson – president of Montana State University
• Magnus Johnson § – U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress
• Marcus Johnson – football player
• Mark Johnson – hockey player
• Mark Steven Johnson – director and screenwriter, Ghost Rider, Daredevil
• Marlene Johnson – 42nd lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Paul Johnson – hockey player
• Reynold B. Johnson – inventor and computer pioneer
• Ron Johnson – U.S. senator for Wisconsin
• Scott W. Johnson – lawyer, blogger
• Spencer Johnson – football player
• Tyler Johnson – football player
• Lance Johnstone – football player
• Frederick McKinley Jones – inventor, cofounder of Thermo King
• Jacques Jones – baseball player
• Ray W. Jones – 16th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Tre Jones – NBA basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs
• Tyus Jones – NBA basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies
• Bennie Joppru – football player
• Cameron Jordan – football player
• Steve Jordan § – football player
• Carl O. Jorgenson – politician
• Bradley Joseph – composer, pianist, keyboardist
• Walter Judd § – member of U.S. Congress
• Jerry Juhl – television and movie writer, puppeteer
• Dan Jurgens – writer and illustrator

K

• Jim Kaat – baseball player
• Dory Kahalé – electronic musician and DJ
• Timothy M. Kaine – United States senator from Virginia, former governor of Virginia
• John Anthony Kaiser – Roman Catholic priest killed in Kenya
• Henry Kalis – politician, farmer, veteran
• Rick Kamla – NBA TV broadcaster
• Joe Kapp – football player
• Rich Karlis – football player
• Joseph Karth – member of U.S. Congress
• Vincent Kartheiser – actor
• Terry Katzman – producer, sound engineer, archivist, record-store owner
• Evan Kaufmann – professional ice hockey player in Germany
• Maude Kegg – writer, folk artist, and cultural interpreter
• Tim Kehoe – inventor and author
• Garrison Keillor – radio humorist and author
• Alexander M. Keith – judge, politician; 37th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Lisa Keith – singer and backup vocalist
• James "J.R." Keller – politician, farmer, contractor
• Melissa Keller – model and actress
• Oscar Keller – member of U.S. Congress
• Rachel Keller – actress
• Wade Keller – columnist
• Devin Kelley – actress, The Chicago Code
• John Edward Kelley § – South Dakota politician
• Steve Kelley – politician
• Frank Kellogg § – U.S. senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Kellogg-Briand Pact
• Randy Kelly – politician
• Tom Kelly – baseball coach
• Linda Kelsey – actor
• Mark Kennedy – former member of U.S. Congress
• Elizabeth Kenny § – nurse, discovered revolutionary treatment for polio
• George Keogan – basketball coach
• Ancel Keys – nutritionist
• Leonard Kibrick – child actor
• Sidney Kibrick – child actor
• Jefferson P. Kidder § – lawyer and jurist
• Dana Kiecker – baseball player
• Andrew Kiefer § – member of U.S. Congress
• Eddie Kienholz – college football, basketball, and baseball coach
• Mary Kiffmeyer – Minnesota secretary of state
• Craig Kilborn – television personality
• John N. Kildahl – Lutheran church minister, author and educator
• Harmon Killebrew § – baseball player
• Ward Kimball – animator, musician
• Charles Kimbrough – actor
• William S. King § – member of U.S. Congress
• William W. Kingsbury § – politician
• Sheila Kiscaden – politician
• Jeremy James Kissner – actor
• Norman Kittson § – businessperson, politician
• Trent Klatt – hockey player
• Kurt Kleinendorst – hockey coach
• Scot Kleinendorst – hockey player
• Jim Kleinsasser § – football player
• John Kline § – member of U.S. Congress
• Amy Klobuchar – U.S. senator
• Chuck Klosterman – writer
• Chris Kluwe § – football player
• T. R. Knight – actor
• Chuck Knoblauch § – baseball player
• Chris Knutson – stand-up comedian
• Coya Knutson § – member of U.S. Congress
• Delrae Knutson – actress
• Harold Knutson § – member of U.S. Congress
• Paul Koering – politician; rare openly gay Republican
• Spider John Koerner – musician
• Nikita Koloff – professional wrestler
• Jerry Koosman – baseball player
• Charlie Korsmo § – actor
• Corey Koskie § – baseball player
• Kristina Koznick – downhill skier, Olympian
• Tommy Kramer § – football player
• Herbert Arthur Krause – American historian
• Paul Krause § – football player
• Peter Krause – actor
• Richard E. Kraus § – sailor
• Mitch Krebs – anchor
• Joan B. Kroc – philanthropist
• Pat Kronebusch – politician, educator
• Helen Barbara Kruger – entrepreneur
• William Kent Krueger – crime author
• Kris Kuehl – Olympian and discus thrower
• Robert T. Kuhn – Lutheran minister
• Bernie Kukar – National Football League referee
• William F. Kunze – banker, politician
• Tom Kurvers – hockey player
• Ole J. Kvale § – member of U.S. Congress
• Paul John Kvale § – member of U.S. Congress
• Ben Kyle § – musician, songwriter

L

• James D. La Belle – sailor
• Manuel Lagos – soccer player
• Ann Landers – columnist for Minneapolis Star Tribune; birth name Eppie Lederer
• Lenny Lane – professional wrestler
• Odin Langen – member of U.S. Congress
• Jessica Lange – actor
• Jim Lange – television host
• Jamie Langenbrunner – hockey player
• Josh Langfeld – hockey player
• Katherine Lanpher – radio personality, journalist
• Gene Larkin – baseball player
• Erik Larsen – comic-book writer, artist, and publisher
• Gary Larsen – football player
• Emily Larson – politician and former mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Oscar Larson § – member of U.S. Congress
• Reed Larson – hockey player
• George Latimer § – politician
• Roger Laufenburger – politician, radio announcer, insurance agent
• Tom Laughlin – actor
• James Laurinaitis – football player
• Trevor Laws § – football player
• Matt Lawton § – baseball player
• Bernie Leadon – musician
• Carrie Lee – beauty queen
• Carl Lee – football player
• Tammy Lee – businessperson and politician
• Pinky Lee – actor and star of The Pinky Lee Show
• Sunisa Lee – Olympic gold medalist
• James LeGros – actor
• Tom Lehman – golfer
• John D. LeMay – actor
• Greg LeMond – Tour de France winner
• Brock Lesnar § – professional wrestler, folkstyle wrestler, and UFC fighter
• Meridel Le Sueur § – writer
• Jon Leuer – basketball player for the Detroit Pistons
• Harold LeVander § – 32nd governor of Minnesota
• David Levin – singer-songwriter
• Mark LeVoir – offensive tackle for the New England Patriots
• Len Levy – football player and professional wrestler
• Bob Lewis – businessperson, champion race horse owner
• Sinclair Lewis – Nobel Prize-winning novelist
• Terry Lewis § – songwriter, co-founder of Flyte Tyme Productions
• Walter Liggett – journalist, newspaper editor
• C. Walton Lillehei – doctor who performed first open heart surgery
• John Lind § – 14th governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
• Bruce Lindahl – Minnesota legislator
• Terrance Lindall – artist
• Mike Lindell – My Pillow inventor and advisor to President Trump
• Charles August Lindbergh, Sr. § – member of U.S. Congress
• Charles Lindbergh § – aviator, first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
• Gottfrid Lindsten – 29th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Chris Liwienski – football player
• Charles M. Loring – Minneapolis businessman, civic leader, "Father of Park System"
• Maud Hart Lovelace – author
• Kirk Lowdermilk – football player
• Cal Ludeman – politician, state commissioner, farmer
• Ernest Lundeen § – U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress
• Bob Lurtsema – football player
• Bill Luther – member of U.S. Congress
• David Lykken – behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry
• Joseph Lykken – physicist
• Dorothy Lyman – actor, director, and producer
• Kelly Lynch – actor
• Reggie Lynch – basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Audra Lynn – model and actor
• Jerry Lynn – professional wrestler

M

• Melvin Maas – member of U.S. Congress
• John L. MacDonald § – member of U.S. Congress
• Clark MacGregor – member of U.S. Congress
• Mary Mack § – stand-up comedian
• Catharine MacKinnon – legal scholar
• George MacKinnon – member of U.S. Congress
• Edwin L. MacLean – Minnesota legislator
• Cornell MacNeil – singer
• Myles Mace – Harvard Business School professor
• Shane Mack § – baseball player
• John Madden – football coach and commentator
• Chris Maddock – stand-up comedian
• Amos Magee – soccer player, coach, and front office
• Clarence R. Magney – judge and mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Warren G. Magnuson – politician
• Tom Malchow – swimmer
• Mark Mallman – musician
• George Mann – politician, farmer
• Paul Manship – sculptor
• John Mariucci – hockey coach
• Roger Maris – baseball player
• Sharon Marko – politician
• June Marlowe – actor
• Kelli Maroney – actress, Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live
• Forrest Mars, Sr. – CEO, Mars, Inc., creator of M&M's
• Frank Mars – founder of Mars, Inc., creator of Milky Way candy bar
• E. G. Marshall – actor
• Fred Marshall – member of U.S. Congress
• Jim Marshall § – football player
• William Rainey Marshall § – 5th governor of Minnesota
• Theodore Marston – film director and writer
• Billy Martin § – baseball coach
• Homer Dodge Martin § – painter
• Paul Martin – hockey player
• James Martinez – Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
• John Marty – politician
• Brownie Mary – baker
• Bob Mason – hockey player
• Shirley Ardell Mason – abuse victim
• Tommy Mason – football player
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands – professional tennis-player
• Mark Mattson – neuroscientist
• Gene Mauch § – baseball manager
• Joe Mauer – Minnesota Twins baseball player
• John Mayasich – hockey player
• Wendy Maybury – stand-up comedian
• Charles Horace Mayo – doctor, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic
• William J. Mayo – doctor, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic
• William Worrall Mayo § – doctor, head of St. Mary's Hospital
• Joe Mays – baseball player
• Ryan McCartan – actor
• Eugene McCarthy – U.S. senator; presidential candidate; member of U.S. Congress
• Kevin McCarthy – actor
• James McCleary § – member of U.S. Congress
• Fancy Ray McCloney – stand-up comedian
• Betty McCollum – member of U.S. Congress
• Ed McDaniel – football player
• Randall McDaniel – football player
• James E. McDonald – physicist
• Denis McDonough – White House Chief of Staff
• Heather McElhatton – writer, reporter, and radio host
• Hugh McElhenny § – football player
• Margaret McFadden – community leader
• Bobby McFerrin § – jazz singer
• Andrew Ryan McGill § – 10th governor of Minnesota
• Kevin McHale – basketball player
• Bethany McLean – author
• John McMartin – actor
• Samuel J. R. McMillan § – judge, U.S. senator
• Audray McMillian – football player
• Lesley J. McNair – soldier
• Graham McNamee – broadcaster
• Dugan McNeill – guitarist
• Pamela McNeill – singer-songwriter
• Marcia McNutt – geophysicist, National Academy of Sciences president
• Samuel Medary § – politician, 3rd Governor of Minnesota Territory
• Niko Medved – college basketball coach
• Ralph Meeker – actor
• Mike Menning – politician, businessman, minister
• William Rush Merriam § – 11th governor of Minnesota
• Jeremy Messersmith § – musician
• James Metzen – politician
• Breckin Meyer – actor
• Ben Meyers – hockey player
• Joe Micheletti – hockey player
• Doug Mientkiewicz – baseball player
• Boris Mikšić – Croatian-born businessman and politician
• Gia Milinovich – television presenter
• Keith Millard – football player
• Archie H. Miller – 32nd lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Clarence B. Miller – member of U.S. Congress
• Joey Miller – stock-car driver
• Stephen Miller § – 4th governor of Minnesota
• Worm Miller – writer, director, and actor
• Kate Millett – feminist and writer
• Larry Millett – journalist and author
• Tommy Milton – race car driver
• Don Mincher – baseball player
• David Minge – former member of U.S. Congress, state appeals court judge
• William D. Mitchell – U.S. Attorney General
• Roger Moe – politician
• Don Moen – worship leader and president of Hosanna! Music
• Mother Alfred Moes § – founder of St. Mary's Hospital
• Paul Molitor – baseball player, manager
• Carol Molnau – 46th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Dorothy Molter – entrepreneur
• Eleanor Mondale – television host, daughter of Walter Mondale
• Joan Mondale § – second lady of the United States
• Walter Mondale – vice president of the United States, U.S. senator
• Robert Mondavi – winemaker
• Warren Moon – football player
• Freddy Moore – songwriter
• Mewelde Moore – football player
• Tom Moore – senior offensive assistant for the Indianapolis Colts
• Mike Morin – baseball player
• Jack Morris – baseball player
• Robert P. Morris § – member of U.S. Congress
• Dorilus Morrison § – politician
• Greg Mortenson – activist
• Marnie Mosiman – actor, singer
• Randy Moss § – football player
• Mee Moua § – politician
• Bob Mould § – musician
• John Edward Mower § – businessperson, politician
• Karl Mueller – musician
• Peter Mueller – hockey player
• Mark Mullaney – football player
• Biggie Munn – football player and coach
• Adolph Murie – biologist, author
• Diana E. Murphy – judge
• Willie Murphy – musician
• Rick Mystrom – politician

N

• Arthur Naftalin § – politician
• Ellen Torelle Nagler – biologist, non-fiction writer
• Bronko Nagurski § – football player, professional wrestler
• Peter Najarian § – options trader, television personality for CNBC
• Joe Nathan – baseball player
• Noel Neill – actor
• LeRoy Neiman – sports artist
• Ancher Nelsen – 34th lieutenant governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
• Arthur E. Nelson – U.S. senator
• Cindy Nelson – alpine skier
• Darrin Nelson – football player
• Edor Nelson – baseball, football, wrestling, and hockey coach at Augsburg University
• Ken G. Nelson – former Minnesota state representative
• George Nelson § – astronaut
• Holly Nelson – poet, politician
• Knute Nelson § – 12th governor of Minnesota; U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress
• Roy Nelson – cartoonist
• Steve Nelson – football player for the New England Patriots
• Pat Neshek § – relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Don Ness – politician and former mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Tom Netherton – singer
• Graig Nettles § – baseball player
• Ernie Nevers – Hall of Fame football player
• Walter Newton – member of U.S. Congress
• Joseph Nicollet § – explorer
• Tom Niedenfuer – baseball player
• Matt Niskanen – hockey player
• Richard Nolan – member of U.S. Congress
• William I. Nolan – 24th lieutenant governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
• Gena Lee Nolin – actress and model, Baywatch, Sheena
• John Nord – professional wrestler
• Jeff Nordgaard – basketball player
• Michele Norris – radio journalist
• William Norris § – CEO Control Data
• Lauris Norstad – general, commander of NATO forces
• Daniel S. Norton § – U.S. senator
• Eunice Norton – pianist
• Greg Norton – musician, chef
• Scott Norton – professional wrestler
• Frank Nye § – member of U.S. Congress

O

• Jim Oberstar – member of U.S. Congress
• Tim O'Brien – author
• Tim Ocel – director
• Willie Offord – football player
• Mac O'Grady – golfer
• Joseph P. O'Hara – member of U.S. Congress
• "Mean Gene" Okerlund – professional wrestling interviewer and announcer
• Kyle Okposo – hockey player
• Michael O'Leary – actor
• Tony Oliva § – baseball player
• Alec G. Olson – member of U.S. Congress; 40th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Earl B. Olson – founder of the Jennie-O Turkey company
• Floyd B. Olson – 22nd governor of Minnesota
• Greg Olson – baseball player
• Howard Olson – politician, farmer
• John Olson – politician, farmer
• Katy Olson – politician, farmer
• Kenneth L. Olson – Vietnam War veteran
• Mark Olson – member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve
• Sigurd Olson – environmentalist
• Ilhan Omar § – politician
• Norman J. Ornstein – political scientist
• Dave Osborn – football player
• T. J. Oshie § – hockey player
• Laura Osnes – actor, singer
• Peter Ostroushko – violinist
• Rebecca Otto – politician, 18th state auditor

P

• Alan Page § – football player and Minnesota Supreme Court justice
• John U. D. Page – soldier
• Doug Pagitt – religion author
• Floyd Palmer – businessperson
• Carl Panzram – serial killer, author
• George Andreas Papandreou – Greek politician
• Bob Paradise – hockey player
• Alex Pareene – editor-in-chief of Gawker
• Zach Parise – hockey player
• Robert Ezra Park § – urban sociologist
• Bradford Parkinson – father of the Global Positioning System
• Gordon Parks § – photographer
• Emory Parnell – actor
• Nancy Parsons – actor
• Camilo Pascual – baseball player
• Brandon Paulson – Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
• Gary Paulsen – author
• Jeno Paulucci – founder of Jeno's Frozen Pizza, Chun King Corporation, and Luigino's
• Mary Pawlenty – judge, first lady of the state
• Tim Pawlenty – 39th governor of Minnesota
• Barbara Payton – actor
• Pat Peake – hockey player
• Westbrook Pegler – journalist and writer
• Mary Jo Pehl – actor, broadcaster, and writer
• Ellen Pence – scholar and activist in domestic violence prevention
• Tim Penny – member of U.S. Congress
• Glen Perkins – baseball player
• Rudy Perpich – 34th and 36th governor of Minnesota; 39th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Jim Perry § – baseball player
• Melissa Peterman – actor
• Christian T. Petersen – board game designer and founder of Fantasy Flight Games
• Hjalmar Petersen § – 23rd governor of Minnesota; 28th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Aaron Peterson – politician
• Barbara Peterson – Miss USA 1976
• Collin Peterson – member of U.S. Congress
• Darrel Peterson – politician, farmer
• Paul Peterson – musician
• Wayne Peterson – composer, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Jake Petricka – baseball player
• Anna Augusta Von Helmholtz-Phelan – professor, author
• William Wallace Phelps § – member of U.S. Congress
• Reynold Philipsek – musician
• Arthur Phillips – author
• Don Piccard – balloonist
• Jean Piccard § – organic chemist, balloonist
• Jeannette Piccard § – teacher, balloonist, priest
• Justin Pierre – musician
• Janelle Pierzina – actor, model
• Bernard Pietenpol – mechanic, aircraft designer
• Zebulon Montgomery Pike § – explorer
• John S. Pillsbury § – founder of Pillsbury, 8th governor of Minnesota
• Chellie Pingree – politician
• Robert M. Pirsig § – author, philosopher
• William Pittenger § – member of U.S. Congress
• Mike Ploog – storyboard and comic-book artist
• Henry Stanley Plummer – physician
• Mortimer Plumtree – former actor and professional wrestling manager
• Shjon Podein – hockey player
• Henry Poehler § – member of U.S. Congress
• Carl Pohlad § – billionaire, baseball owner and philanthropist
• Joe Polo – curler and Olympic bronze medalist
• Olivia Poole – inventor
• P.O.S – rapper
• Vic Power § – baseball player
• Chris Pratt – actor, Everwood, Parks and Recreation
• Tom Preissing § – hockey player
• Amber Preston § – stand-up comedian
• Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus § – 20th governor of Minnesota
• Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II – Lutheran minister
• Prince – singer-songwriter, actor, composer
• Pat Proft – comedy writer and actor
• Joel Przybilla – basketball player
• Kirby Puckett § – Baseball Hall of Famer
• George Putnam – television host
• Herbert Putnam § – Librarian of Congress
• William S. Pye – admiral, U.S. Navy

Q

• Becky Quick – co-anchorwoman of CNBC's Squawk Box
• Al Quie – 35th governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
• Frank Quilici § – baseball player
• Robb Quinlan – baseball player

R

• Brian Raabe – baseball player
• Brad Radke – baseball player
• Pedro Ramos – baseball player
• Alexander Ramsey § – 2nd governor of Minnesota; U.S. senator
• Jim Ramstad § – member of U.S. Congress
• John Randle – football player
• Ralph Rapson § – architect
• Baron von Raschke § – professional wrestler
• Ahmad Rashad – football player
• Erik Rasmussen – hockey player
• Edwin W. Rawlings – chief executive officer, General Mills; USAF general
• Dave "Snaker" Ray – musician
• Jeff Reardon – baseball player
• Harry Reasoner § – television journalist
• Jake Reed – football player
• Oscar Reed – football player
• Rich Reese – baseball player
• Olli Rehn – European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy
• Ember Reichgott Junge – attorney, radio host, and politician
• Roger Reinert – politician and mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Chris Reitsma – baseball player
• Earl Renneke – politician, farmer
• Rip Repulski – baseball player
• Michael Restovich – baseball player
• Patrick Reusse – sports writer
• Brad Rheingans – former professional wrestler and amateur wrestler; Greco-Roman wrestler for USA at two Olympic Games
• Albert E. Rice – banker, newspaperman, legislator, and the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
• Edmund Rice § – member of U.S. Congress
• Henry Mower Rice § – U.S. senator
• Todd Richards – head coach of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets
• Kaylin Richardson – downhill skier, Olympian, Nor-Am Champion, US National Champion, World Champion
• William B. Richardson – acting lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Nate Richert – actor
• Carl W. Riddick – member of U.S. Congress
• Beth Riesgraf – actress
• Martha Ripley § – physician; founder, Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
• Mark Ritchie – Minnesota Secretary of State
• Laila Robins – actress
• Jay Robinson – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and former University of Minnesota wrestling coach
• Koren Robinson – football player
• Marcus Robinson – football player
• Robyne Robinson – newscaster
• Stacy Robinson – football player
• Svend Robinson – Canadian politician
• Rafael Rodriguez – boxer
• Brian Rogowski – professional wrestler
• Todd Rohloff – hockey player
• Rich Rollins – baseball player
• Karl Rolvaag – 31st governor of Minnesota; 36th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Ole Rolvaag § – novelist
• Richard Rood – professional wrestler, best known by his ringname "Ravishing" Rick Rude
• Mike Rosenthal – football player
• Marion Ross – actor
• Coleen Rowley – former FBI agent and whistleblower; candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Minnesota
• Dwayne Rudd – football player
• Emily Rudd – actor
• Donald Eugene Rudolph, Sr. – soldier
• Howard Wads Rundquist – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Jane Russell – film actress
• Elmer Ryan – member of U.S. Congress
• R. T. Rybak – politician, newspaper editor
• Winona Ryder – actor

S

• Dwight M. Sabin § – U.S. senator
• Martin Olav Sabo § – former member of U.S. Congress
• Saint Dog – rapper from Chisholm, Minnesota; member of the hip-hop group Kottonmouth Kings
• Harrison Salisbury – journalist
• Zak Sally – musician
• Rudie M. Saltness § – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Ralph Samuelson – inventor of water skiing, first water-ski jumper and speed skier
• John B. Sanborn – Union Army general, state legislator
• John B. Sanborn Jr. – Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals judge
• Michael J. Sandel – political philosopher, Harvard professor
• Charlie Sanders – actor
• Tony Sanneh – soccer player
• Johan Santana – baseball player
• Gary Sargent – hockey player
• Gloria Sawai – author of fiction
• Thomas D. Schall § – U.S. senator, member of U.S. Congress
• Dan Schlissel § – record producer, founder of Stand Up! Records and -ismist Recordings
• Bruce Schneier – founder and chief technology officer, Counterpane Internet Security
• Henry Schoolcraft § – explorer
• Charles M. Schulz – cartoonist
• Richard M. Schulze – founder and chairman, Best Buy
• Mae Schunk § – 45th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Kathryn Leigh Scott – author, actor
• Seann William Scott – actor
• Todd Scott – football player
• Briana Scurry – soccer player
• Richard Warren Sears – co-founder, Sears, Roebuck and Company
• Mitch Seavey – dog musher
• Jerry Seeman – NFL referee and Director of Officiating
• Robert Seguso – tennis player
• Aaron Sele – baseball player
• Conrad Selvig – member of U.S. Congress
• Lyle Sendlein – football player
• Joe Senser – football player
• Marty Sertich – hockey player
• Brian Setzer § – musician
• Eric Sevareid § – television journalist
• Stephen Shadegg – political consultant in Phoenix, Arizona; born in Minneapolis
• Kyle Shanahan – football coach
• Eddie Sharkey – wrestling coach
• Darren Sharper – football player
• Clark Shaughnessy – football coach
• Sam Shepard – actor and playwright; lived in Stillwater, Minnesota, with partner Jessica Lange
• Marcus Sherels – football player
• Sean Sherk – mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion
• Charles D. Sherwood – 4th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• James Shields § – U.S. senator
• Henrik Shipstead – U.S. senator
• Francis Shoemaker – member of U.S. Congress
• BeBe Shopp – Miss America 1948
• Bob Short – owner of sports teams and politician
• Henry Hastings Sibley § – first governor of Minnesota
• Christopher Sieber – actor
• Dick Siebert § – college baseball coach
• Gerry Sikorski – member of U.S. Congress
• Clifford D. Simak § – science-fiction writer
• Richard Simmons – actor
• George Sitts – convicted murderer
• Slug – rapper
• Roy Smalley § – baseball player
• Jack Smight – film director
• Bruce Smith – football player; winner, Heisman Trophy
• Chad Smith – drummer, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Craig Smith – college basketball coach
• Edward Everett Smith – 18th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• George Ross Smith – member of U.S. Congress
• Larry H. Smith – hockey player
• Lyndon Ambrose Smith – 15th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Onterrio Smith § – football player
• Phillips Waller Smith – U.S. Air Force major general
• Raonall Smith – football player
• Regan Smith § – Olympic swimmer
• Robert Smith § – football player
• Wyatt Smith – hockey player
• Fred Smoot § – football player
• Josiah Snelling § – first commander of Fort Snelling
• Samuel Snider § – member of U.S. Congress
• Samuel F. Snively § – longest-serving mayor of Duluth, Minnesota
• Zach Sobiech – musician
• Ben Sobieski – football player
• Konrad K. Solberg – 27th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Kathleen Soliah § – member of the Symbionese Liberation Army
• Gordon Solie – wrestling announcer
• Sammy Solis – baseball player
• Jesse Solomon – football player
• Spenser J. Somers § – author
• Rich Sommer § – actor
• Stephen Sommers § – director
• Gale Sondergaard – Academy Award-winning actress
• John Sontag – outlaw, born in Mankato
• Kevin Sorbo – actor
• Richard K. Sorenson – sailor
• Alec Soth – photographer
• Ann Sothern § – actress
• Matt Spaeth – football player
• Allan Spear § – state legislator and president of the Minnesota Senate
• LaVyrle Spencer – romance novelist
• Lili St. Cyr – ecdysiast
• Paul St. Peter – voice actor
• Joan Staley – actor
• Arlan Stangeland § – member of U.S. Congress
• Maurice Stans – U.S. secretary of commerce
• Frank Starkey – member of U.S. Congress
• Harold Stassen – 25th governor of Minnesota
• Ozora P. Stearns § – U.S. senator
• Franklin Steele § – early settler of St. Anthony, Minnesota
• Halvor Steenerson § – member of U.S. Congress
• Andy Steensma – farmer, mayor, politician
• Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper – astronaut
• Will Steger – polar explorer
• Terry Steinbach – Major League Baseball player
• Helen Stenborg – actor
• Phil Sterner – politician
• Cliff Sterrett – cartoonist
• Todd Steussie – football player
• Frederick Stevens § – member of U.S. Congress
• John H. Stevens – § first civilian resident of Minneapolis
• Gable Steveson – wrestler for the University of Minnesota, 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist in men's freestyle 125 kg
• Jacob H. Stewart § – member of U.S. Congress
• Henry C. Stiening § – member of the Minnesota Senate
• Kenny Stills – wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins
• Bob Stinson – musician
• Tommy Stinson – musician
• Carl Stockdale – actor
• Cal Stoll – former coach, Wake Forest, University of Minnesota football
• Erik Stolhanske – comedian
• Horace B. Strait § – member of U.S. Congress
• Korey Stringer § – football player
• Eric Strobel – hockey player; 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey team member
• Chris Strouth – musician, producer, writer and filmmaker
• Mike Stuart – hockey player
• Scott Studwell – football player
• John Stumpf – chairman and chief executive officer, Wells Fargo
• Terrell Suggs – football player
• George H. Sullivan – 21st lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Clinton Sundberg – actor
• Milt Sunde – football player
• David C. Sutherland III – Dungeons & Dragons artist
• Steve Sviggum – politician
• Curt Swan – comic book artist
• Lori Swanson – Minnesota Attorney General
• Nick Swardson – stand-up comedian, actor
• Henry Adoniram Swift § – 3rd governor of Minnesota and 3rd lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• William Irvin Swoope § – lawyer and politician
• John Szarkowski – photographer, historian, director of photography for Museum of Modern Art

T

• Taoyateduta – chief of the Mdewakanton Sioux tribe
• Kevin Tapani § – baseball player
• Thomas Tapeh § – football player
• Fran Tarkenton § – football player
• A. J. Tarpley – football player
• John Tate – mathematician; winner, Wolf Prize in Mathematics and the Abel Prize
• James Albertus Tawney § – member of U.S. Congress
• Glen Taylor – businessperson
• Travis Taylor § – football player
• Maureen Teefy – musical-theatre vocalist and actor
• Henry Teigan § – politician
• Wayne Terwilliger § – baseball coach
• Adam Thielen – football player
• Dontarrious Thomas § – football player
• George Thomas – baseball player
• Henry Thomas § – football player
• John Thomas – basketball player
• Butch Thompson – jazz pianist and clarinetist
• Lea Thompson – actor, dancer
• Stew Thornley – author of books on sports history
• Edward John Thye § – 26th governor of Minnesota; 31st lieutenant governor of Minnesota; U.S. senator
• Steve Tibbetts § – guitarist
• Mike Tice § – football coach
• Cheryl Tiegs – model
• Mick Tingelhoff § – football player
• Tiny Tim § – musician
• Lio Tipton – third place, America's Next Top Model Cycle 11
• Mike Todd – movie producer
• Carrie Tollefson – Olympian and runner
• Rose Totino – entrepreneur and executive
• César Tovar § – baseball player
• Charles A. Towne – U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress
• A. C. Townley § – socialist
• Jayne Trcka – bodybuilder and actress
• Martin Edward Trench – sailor, politician
• Ian Truitner – filmmaker, entrepreneur
• Billy Turner – football player
• Taylor Twellman – professional soccer player
• Anne Tyler – novelist

U

• Kenechi Udeze § – football player
• Brenda Ueland – journalist
• Lenore Ulric – actor
• Bob Ulrich – businessperson
• Jay Underwood – actor
• Jordis Unga § – singer
• Anne Ursu – journalist, novelist, blogger

V

• John Vachon – photographer
• Norm Van Brocklin § – NFL quarterback and Minnesota Vikings coach
• Carl Van Dyke – member of U.S. Congress
• John Van Dyke § – politician
• Samuel Rinnah Van Sant § – 15th governor of Minnesota
• Shantel VanSanten – actress, model, One Tree Hill
• Sofia Vassilieva – child actor
• Vince Vaughn – actor
• Thorstein Veblen § – economist, sociologist, author
• Bruce Vento – member of U.S. Congress
• Jesse Ventura – retired professional wrestler, political commentator, author, actor, and 38th governor of Minnesota
• Zoilo Versalles § – baseball player
• John William Vessey Jr. – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Jim Vickerman – politician, senator
• Frank Viola § – baseball player
• Pamela Vitale § – murder victim
• Andrew Volstead – member of U.S. Congress; author of the 1919 National Prohibition Act
• Lindsey Vonn – Olympic and world champion skier
• Ana Clara Voog (Rachael Olson) – singer-songwriter, musician, performance artist, visual artist, and writer

W

• Kevin Wacholz – professional wrestler
• James Wakefield § – 8th lieutenant governor of Minnesota; member of U.S. Congress
• Harriet G. Walker § – president, Northwestern Hospital
• T. B. Walker § – lumberman; founder of Minneapolis Public Library; founder of Walker Art Center
• DeWitt Wallace – publisher; founder of Reader's Digest; philanthropist
• Steve Walsh – football player
• Sean Waltman – podcaster and former professional wrestler
• Tim Walz – politician
• Lou Wangberg – 41st lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• John Warne – musician
• Lonnie Warwick – football player
• Cadwallader Washburn § – businessperson; founder of Washburn Mills
• William D. Washburn § – U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress
• Gene Washington § – football player
• Vin Weber – member of U.S. Congress
• Jon Wefald – educator
• Knud Wefald § – member of U.S. Congress
• Mark Weigle – singer-songwriter
• Chris Weinke – football player
• Jeff Weise – high school student who committed murder/suicide
• Paul Wellstone § – U.S. senator
• Sheila Wellstone – advocate for human rights, the environment, and peace; wife of Paul Wellstone
• Carl L. Weschcke – businessperson; president and owner, Llewellyn Worldwide
• Paul Westerberg – musician
• Wes Westrum – baseball player
• Jacob Wetterling – kidnapped, abused, and murdered in 1989; missing until remains were discovered in 2016
• Patty Wetterling § – politician, advocate of children's safety
• Alice Wetterlund – actress and comedian
• Friedrich Weyerhäuser – businessperson
• Lindsay Whalen – WNBA player
• David Wheaton – tennis player
• Blake Wheeler – hockey player
• Ed White – football player
• Milo White § – member of U.S. Congress
• Minor White – photographer
• Sammy White § – football player
• Royce White – basketball player and political figure
• Benson Whitney – U.S. ambassador to Norway
• Richard Widmark – actor
• Roy Wier § – member of U.S. Congress
• James Russell Wiggins – editor; U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
• Jermaine Wiggins – football player
• Laura Ingalls Wilder § – novelist
• Zygi Wilf § – football team owner
• Roy Wilkins § – civil rights leader
• Bud Wilkinson – football player, coach, and broadcaster
• Morton S. Wilkinson § – U.S. senator; member of U.S. Congress
• Warren William – actor
• Auburn Williams – singer
• Brian Williams – football player
• Kevin Williams – football player
• Moe Williams – football player
• Pat Williams – football player
• Stokley Williams – musician
• Tom Williams – hockey player
• Walter Jon Williams – writer
• John Poage Williamson – missionary, writer, and member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
• Thomas Smith Williamson § – physician and missionary
• Troy Williamson – football player
• Paul Willson – actor
• August Wilson § – Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
• Dan Wilson – musician
• Dorothy Wilson – actress
• Eugene McLanahan Wilson § – member of U.S. Congress
• Rainn Wilson § – actor; Guthrie Theater alumnus
• Sheree J. Wilson – actor
• Thomas Wilson § – member of U.S. Congress
• Wade Wilson § – football player
• Harold Windingstad – political activist, farmer
• William Windom § – U.S. senator, member of U.S. Congress
• Antoine Winfield – football player
• Dave Winfield – Baseball Hall of Fame player
• Eliza Winston § – freed slave
• Roy Winston – football player
• Max Winter § – football team owner
• Ted Winter – politician, farmer, insurance agent
• Theodore Wirth § – horticulturalist, Minneapolis Superintendent of Parks; civic planner
• Cory Withrow – football player
• Wally Wood – comic-book writer, artist, and independent publisher
• Wolfman Jack § – radio personality
• Jerome J. Workman Jr. – spectroscopist, editor, author
• Bryan Thao Worra – poet, writer, and journalist
• Al Worthington § – baseball player
• John Wozniak – musician
• Donald O. Wright – 35th lieutenant governor of Minnesota
• Michael Wuertz – baseball player
• Irma Wyman § – first chief information officer, Honeywell

Y

• Cedric Yarbrough – actor, Reno 911!
• Dwight York – stand-up comedian
• Adam Young – musician
• Bill Young – stand-up comedian
• Michelle Young – reality television star, The Bachelor Season 25, The Bachelorette Season 18
• Yung Gravy – musician

Z

• Steve Zabel – football player
• Steve Zahn – actor
• Martin Zellar – musician
• Kurt Zellers § – state representative
• Tom Zenk – former professional wrestler and bodybuilder
• Zach Zenner § – football player
• Gary Zimmerman § – football player
• Andrew Zimmern – television personality, chef, food writer
• Cat Zingano – UFC mixed martial artist
• Doug Zmolek – hockey player
• Fred Zollner – basketball-team owner
• Tay Zonday – musician, prominent YouTuber
• Buck Zumhofe – former professional wrestler
• John M. Zwach – member of U.S. Congress

Fictional characters

• Riley Andersen, from the Pixar film Inside Out
• Paul Bunyan, folklore logger and voyageur
• Nick Carraway, narrator of The Great Gatsby
• Betty Crocker, food brand character
• Marshall Eriksen, from the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother
• Henry Gale, from the television series Lost
• Marge Gunderson, from the film Fargo
• Linda Gunderson, from the animated film Rio
• Jolly Green Giant, food brand character
• Juno MacGuff, from the film Juno
• Angus MacGyver, from the 1980s television series MacGyver
• Minnehaha, Native American maiden from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's poem "The Song of Hiawatha"
• Lester Nygaard, from the first season of Fargo
• Rose Nylund, from the television sitcom The Golden Girls
• Cork O'Connor, protagonist of nineteen crime novels by William Kent Krueger
• Pillsbury Doughboy, food brand character
• Candy Quackenbush, from Clive Barker's The Books of Abarat novel series
• Mary Richards, from the television sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Rocky and Bullwinkle, cartoon characters from the animated television series The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
• Lou Solverson, from the second season of Fargo
• Molly Solverson, from the second season of Fargo
• Tom Wambsgans from Succession
• Ben Wyatt, from ''Parks and Recreation''