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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 North Dakotans have played distinctive roles.

Born in North Dakota

Famous North Dakotans
Name Born / Died Place
Lynn Rene Anderson
Singer, Horse racer
Born: September 26, 1947 Grand Forks
Died:    
Dr. Robert Henry Bahmer
U.S. Archivist
Born: September 27, 1904 Gardena
Died:    
Elizabeth Bodine
Humanitarian
Born: 1898 Velva
Died: 1986  
James Frederick "Jim" Buchli
Astronaut, Aeronautical engineer
Born: June 20, 1945 New Rockford
Died:    
Warren Minor Christopher
Secretary of State, Lawyer
Born: October 27, 1925 Scranton
Died:    
Angie Dickinson
(Born: Angeline Brown)
Actress
Born: September 30, 1931 Kulm
Died:    
Joshua David Duhamel
Actor
Born: November 14, 1972 Minot
Died:    
James M. Edie
Philosopher
Born: November 3, 1927 Grand Forks
Died: February 21, 1998 Sarasota, Fla.
Darin Charles Erstad
Baseball player
Born: June 4, 1974 Jamestown
Died:    
John Bernard Flannagan
Sculptor
Born: April 7, 1895 Fargo
Died: January 6, 1942 New York, N.Y.
Phyllis Frelich
Actress
Born: February 29, 1944 Devils Lake
Died:    
William H. Gass
Writer, Educator
Born: July 30, 1924 Fargo
Died:    
Richard Christian "Dick" Halverson
U.S. Senate Chaplain, Presbyterian Minister
Born: February 4, 1916 Pingree
Died: November 28, 1995 Arlington, Va.
Leon Orris "Jake" Jacobson
Medical scientist, Educator
Born: December 16, 1911 Sims
Died: September 20, 1992 Chicago, Ill.
Harold Keith Johnson
Army Chief of Staff, Army General
Born: February 22, 1912 Bowesmont
Died: September 24, 1983 Washington, D.C.
David Charles Jones
Chairman: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General
Born: July 9, 1921 Aberdeen
Died:    
Louis L'Amour
(Born: Louis LaMoore)
Writer
Born: March 22, 1908 Jamestown
Died: June 10, 1988 Los Angeles, Calif.
Peggy Lee
(Born: Norma Deloris Egstrom)
Singer, Songwriter
Born: May 26, 1920 Jamestown
Died: January 21, 2002 Los Angeles, Calif.
Robert Luther "Lute" Olson
College basketball coach
Born: September 22, 1934 Mayville
Died:    
Arthur Peterson, Jr.
Actor
Born: November 18, 1912 Mandan
Died: October 31, 1996 Los Angeles, Calif.
Clifford Joseph "Fido" Purpur
Ice hockey player
Born: September 26, 1912 Grand Forks
Died: February 21, 2001 Grand Forks
James Rosenquist
Artist
Born: November 29, 1933 Grand Forks
Died:    
Arnold Eric Sevareid
Journalist
Born: November 26, 1912 Velva
Died: July 9, 1992 Washington, D.C.
Ann Sothern
(Born: Harriette Arlene Lake)
Actress
Born: January 22, 1909 Valley City
Died: March 15, 2001 Ketchum, Id.
Dorothy Stickney
Actress
Born: June 21, 1896 Dickinson
Died: June 2, 1998 New York, N.Y.
Clyfford Still
Artist
Born: November 30, 1904 Grandin
Died: June 23, 1980 Baltimore, Md.
Tommy Tucker
(Born: Gerald L. Duppler)
Bandleader
Born: May 18, 1908 Souris
Died: July 13, 1989 Sarasota, Fla.
Bobby Vee
(Born: Robert Thomas Velline)
Singer
Born: April 30, 1943 Fargo
Died:    
Lawrence Welk
Bandleader, Musician
Born: March 11, 1903 Strasburg
Died: May 17, 1992 Santa Monica, Calif.
Larry Alfred Woiwode
Poet, Writer
Born: October 30, 1941 Carrington
Died:    


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