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North Dakota
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 | |||
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