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Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Minnesotans have played distinctive roles.

Born in Minnesota

Famous Minnesotans
Name Born / Died Place
Peter Agre
Nobel Prize-winning Chemist, Physician
Born: January 30, 1949 Northfield
Died:    
Walden Lee "Pug" Ainsworth
Navy Admiral
Born: November 10, 1886 Minneapolis
Died: August 7, 1960 Washington, D.C.
Frank Albertson
(aka James Cruze)
Actor
Born: February 2, 1909 Fergus Falls
Died: February 29, 1964 Santa Monica, Calif.
Loni Kaye Anderson
Actress
Born: August 5, 1946 Saint Paul
Died:    
LaVerne Sofia Andrews
Singer
Born: July 6, 1911 Minneapolis
Died: May 8, 1967 Brentwood, Calif.
Maxene Angelyn Andrews
Singer
Born: January 3, 1916 Minneapolis
Died: October 21, 1995 Hyannis, Mass.
Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews
Singer
Born: February 16, 1918 Minneapolis
Died:    
James Arness
(born James Aurness)
Actor
Born: May 26, 1923 Minneapolis
Died:    
Ann Bancroft
Explorer
Born: September 29, 1955 Mendota Heights
Died:    
Charles Albert "Chief" Bender
Baseball player
Born: May 5, 1884? Chippewa Indian Reservation, Brainerd
Died: May 22, 1954 Philadelphia, Penn.
Patty Berg
(born Patricia Jane Berg)
Golfer, Founding member: Ladies Professional Golf Association
Born: February 13, 1918 Minneapolis
Died: September 10, 2006 Fort Myers, Fla.
Philip Berrigan
Peace activist, former Priest
Born: October 5, 1923 Minnesota Iron Range, near Bemidji
Died: December 6, 2002 Baltimore, Md.
Warren Earl Burger
Supreme Court Chief Justice
Born: September 17, 1907 Saint Paul
Died: June 25, 1995 Washington, D.C.
Melvin Ellis Calvin
Nobel Prize-winning chemist
Born: April 8, 1911 Saint Paul
Died:    
Carl William Demarest
Actor
Born: February 27, 1892 Saint Paul
Died: December 28, 1983 Palm Springs, Calif.
William Orville Douglas
Supreme Court Justice
Born: October 16, 1898 Maine Township
Died: January 19, 1980 Washington, D.C.
Bob Dylan
(born Robert Allen Zimmerman)
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Poet, Author
Born: May 24, 1941 Duluth
Died:    
Charles Alexander Eastman
Sioux name, Ohiyesa (pronounced Oh-see-suh)
Physician, Author, Social reformer
Born: February 19, 1858 Santee Reservation near Redwood Falls
Died: January 8, 1939 Detroit, Mich.
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Writer
Born: September 24, 1896 Saint Paul
Died: December 21, 1940 Hollywood, Calif.
James Earle Fraser
Sculptor, Metalist
Born: November 4, 1876 Winona
Died: October 11, 1953 Westport, Conn.
Judy Garland
(born Frances Ethel Gumm)
Singer, Actress
Born: June 10, 1922 Grand Rapids
Died: June 22, 1969 Chelsea, London, England, UK
Jean Paul Getty
(born Eugene Paul Getty)
Industrialist, Founder: Getty Oil Company
Born: December 15, 1892 Minneapolis
Died: June 6, 1976 London, England, UK
Duane Hanson
Artist, Sculptor
Born: January 17, 1925 Alexandria
Died: January 6, 1996 Boca Raton, Fla.
Garrison Keillor
(born Gary Edward Keillor)
Radio personality, Humorist, Satirist, Musician, Author
Born: August 7, 1942 Anoka
Died:    
Jessica Phyllis Lange
Actress
Born: April 20, 1949 Cloquet
Died:    
Harry Sinclair Lewis
Writer, Playwright
Born: February 7, 1885 Sauk Centre
Died: January 10, 1951 Rome, Italy
Edward Lowe
Entrepreneur, Inventor
Born: July 10, 1920 Saint Paul
Died: October 4, 1995 Sarasota, Fla.
Cornell MacNeil
Baritone
Born: September 24, 1922 Minneapolis
Died:    
John Earl Madden
Sports commentator, Football coach, Football player
Born: April 10, 1936 Austin
Died:    
Roger Maris
(born Roger Eugene Maras)
Baseball player
Born: September 10, 1934 Hibbing
Died: December 14, 1985 Houston, Tex.
E. G. Marshall
(born Everett Eugene Grunz)
Actor
Born: June 18, 1914 Owatonna
Died: August 24, 1998 Bedford, N.Y.
Charles Horace Mayo
Physician, Surgeon
Born: July 19, 1865 Rochester
Died: May 26, 1939 Chicago, Ill.
William James Mayo
Physician, Surgeon
Born: June 29, 1861 Le Sueur
Died: July 18, 1939 Rochester
Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy
Politician, Educator
Born: March 29, 1916 Watkins
Died: December 10, 2005 Washington, D.C.
Katherine Murray "Kate" Millett
Writer, Feminist
Born: September 14, 1934 Saint Paul
Died:    
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale
Vice President, Politician
Born: January 5, 1928 Ceylon
Died:    
Prince Rogers Nelson
(aka Prince)
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Born: June 7, 1958 Minneapolis
Died:    
Lauris Norstad
Air Force General
Born: March 24, 1907 Minneapolis
Died: September 12, 1988 Tuscon, Ariz.
James Westbrook Pegler
Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, Writer
Born: August 2, 1894 Minneapolis
Died: June 24, 1969 Tuscon, Ariz.
Marion Ross
(born Marian Ross)
Actress
Born: October 25, 1928 Albert Lea
Died:    
Jane Russell
(born Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell)
Actress
Born: June 21, 1921 Bemidji
Died:    
Winona Ryder
(born Winona Laura Horowitz)
Actress
Born: October 29, 1971 Olmsted County
Died:    
Harrison Evans Salisbury
Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, Author
Born: November 14, 1908 Minneapolis
Died: July 5, 1993 outside Providence, R.I.
Ralph W. Samuelson
Inventor: Water skiing, Turkey Farmer
Born: July 3, 1903  
Died: August, 1977  
Charles Monroe Schulz
Cartoonist
Born: November 26, 1922 Minneapolis
Died: February 12, 2000 Santa Rosa, Calif.
Gale Sondergaard
(born Edith Holm Sondergaard)
Actress
Born: February 15, 1899 Litchfield
Died: August 14, 1985 Woodland Hills, Calif
Kevin David Sorbo
Actor
Born: September 24, 1958 Mound
Died:    
Maurice Hubert Stans
Businessman, Philanthropist
Born: March 22, 1908 Shakopee
Died: April 14, 1998 Pasadena, Calif.
Harold Edward Stassen
Governor, Politician, Lawyer, Naval Officer
Born: April 13, 1907 West Saint Paul
Died: March 4, 2001 Bloomington
Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper
Astronaut, Mechanical engineer
Born: February 7, 1963 Saint Paul
Died:    
Michael Todd
(born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen)
Theatre and film producer, Entrepreneur, Contractor
Born: June 22, 1909? Minneapolis
Died: March 22, 1958 near Albequerque, N.M.
Jesse Ventura
(born James George Janos)
Governor, Politician, Radio and Television talk show host
Born: July 15, 1951 Minneapolis
Died:    
DeWitt Wallace
(aka William Roy)
Publisher
Born: November 12, 1889 Saint Paul
Died: March 30, 1981 Mount Kisco, N.Y.
David Mark "Dave" Winfield
Baseball player
Born: October 3, 1951 Saint Paul
Died:    
Gig Young
(born Byron Elsworth Barr)
Actor
Born: November 4, 1913 Saint Cloud
Died: October 19, 1978 New York, N.Y.


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