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Minnesota
People
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 | ||||||
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| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Peter Agre
Nobel Prize-winning Chemist, Physician |
Born: | January 30, 1949 | Northfield | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| Ann Bancroft
Explorer |
Born: | September 29, 1955 | Mendota Heights | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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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