List of people from Minneapolis explained

The following list mentions notable people who were born in or lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States, and gained recognition.

Academia

• Sumner McKnight Crosby - art historian and professor of art history at Yale University

Activists

• Dennis Banks - Native American leader^[1]
• Clyde Bellecourt - Native American leader^[2]
• Sharon Sayles Belton - politician^[3]
• Brian Coyle - gay rights activist^[4]
• W. Harry Davis - civil rights activist^[5]
• Paulette Fink - French-born Jewish activist
• Catharine MacKinnon - lawyer and teacher
• Cecil Newman - publisher, Urban League president^[6]
• Sean Sherman - indigenous foods activist
• Amy Robbins Ware - peace activist
• Theodore Wirth - planned the city's park system^[7]

Artists

• Mary Abbott - artist
• Barkhad Abdi - actor
• Corey Adam - stand-up comedian
• Faysal Ahmed - actor
• Eddie Albert - actor^[8]
• Ernest Dewey Albinson - artist
• Richard Dean Anderson - actor
• The Andrews Sisters - singers
• Siah Armajani - sculptor and architect
• James Arness - actor
• Leslie Barlow - visual artist, painting, drawing, mixed media
• Jason Behr - actor
• Beatrice Gjertsen Bessesen - operatic soprano
• Robert Bly - poet
• Steven Brust - novelist
• Hazel Buckham - actress
• Mo Collins - actress and comedian
• Louise Erdrich - novelist
• Craig Finn - singer/songwriter
• Suzanne Finstad, author
• Alice Frost - actress, radio star
• Larry Gates - actor
• Terry Gilliam - director and member of Monty Python
• Peter Graves - actor
• Daniel Grodnik - writer/movie producer
• Molly Hagan - actress
• Carol M. Highsmith - photographer^[9]
• George Roy Hill - director
• James Hong - actor^[10]
• Dakota Dave Hull - musician
• Mason Jennings - musician
• Dory Kahalé - electronic musician and DJ
• Linda Kelsey - actress
• Ward Kimball - Walt Disney animator
• T. R. Knight - actor
• June Lang - actress
• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis - musicians
• Maud Hart Lovelace - author
• Carl Lumbly - actor
• Dorothy Lyman - actress, director, producer
• Cornell MacNeil - of the Metropolitan Opera^[11]
• Ralph Meeker - actor
• Michael J. Nelson - comedian
• Ade Olufeko - digital artist
• George Morrison - artist^[12]
• Alex Pareene, editor-in-chief of Gawker
• Westbrook Pegler - journalist
• Prince - musician
• Art Resnick - jazz pianist
• Randy Resnick - musician
• Prof - musician
• Charles M. Schulz - creator of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang
• Lili St. Cyr - stripper^[13]
• Brian Setzer - Stray Cats
• Clifford D. Simak - author
• Alfred Skrenda - illustrator ^[14]
• Jack Smight - filmmaker
• Alec Soth - photographer
• Norman Spencer - musician
• Curt Swan - cartoonist, pencil artist of Superman for D.C. Comics from 1940s to 1980s
• Nick Swardson - actor, comedian
• Bruce Swedien - Grammy Award-winning audio engineer and music producer; known for his work with Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson
• John Szarkowski - photographer, curator, critic^[15]
• Maria Cristina Tavera - artist
• Tiny Tim - TV personality
• Michael Todd - producer
• The Jets, band
• Anne Tyler - novelist^[16]
• Gerald Vizenor - author
• Paul Westerberg - musician^[17]
• Dan Wilson - musician
• Lizz Winstead - comedian, co-creator of The Daily Show

Business

• Curt Carlson - founder of Carlson Companies
• George Dayton - founder of Target Corporation
• William Hood Dunwoody - businessman and co-founder General Mills and Wells Fargo
• J. Paul Getty - founder of Getty Oil
• Doron Jensen - co-founder of Timber Lodge Steakhouse and Old Country Buffet
• Franklin and Forrest Mars - founders of Mars, Incorporated^[18]
• Steve McClellan - general manager of First Avenue^[19]
• Peter Najarian - options trader and television personality
• John S. Pillsbury - co-founder of Pillsbury Company
• Elizabeth Augusta Russell - philanthropist, reformer, restaurateur
• Richard Sears - co-founder of Sears^[20]
• Rose Totino - co-founder of Totino's frozen pizza^[21]

Government

• Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman - politician and judge, former Minister of Defence of Somalia (1989–1990)^[22]
• George Edwin Anderson - Minnesota state legislator and businessman
• Marvin Harold Anderson - Minnesota state legislator and businessman
• John R. Arlandson - Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
• Samuel H. Bellman, Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
• Thomas K. Berg - Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
• Alfred L. Bergerud - Minnesota state legislator, businessman, and lawyer
• LeRoy Earl Brophey Sr. - Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
• Margaret Mary Byrne - Minnesota state legislator
• Walter H. Campbell - Minnesota state legislator, businessman, and lawyer
• James R. Casserly - Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
• George C. Dahlvang - Minnesota state representative^[23]
• John Cheatham - firefighter
• Mark Dayton - Governor of Minnesota
• Calvin Deming - Minnesota state representative
• Philip S. Duff - Minnesota state senator and newspaper editor
• Keith Ellison - Minnesota Attorney General, former member of the United States House of Representatives (2003-2019)^[24]
• William S. Ervin - former Minnesota Attorney General^[25]
• Douglas Ewald - consultant and Minnesota state representative
• George A. French - lawyer and Minnesota state representative
• Paul Willis Guilford - Minnesota state legislator, lawyer, and judge
• Carl G. Hagland - labor activist and Minnesota state representative
• Harold Harrison - businessman and Minnesota state legislator
• Andrew Osborne Hayfield - businessman and Minnesota state representative
• Hubert Humphrey - U.S. Vice President
• Robert C. Jensen - Minnesota state legislator and farmer^[26]
• Raymond J. Julkowski - Minnesota state representative and lawyer^[27]
• Harold Kalina - Minnesota state senator and judge^[28]
• Stephen Keefe - Minnesota state senator and chemist^[29]
• Burton L. Kingsley - Minnesota state legislator and businessman^[30]
• Herman J. Kording- Minnesota state legislator and farmer
• Adolph Kvam - Minnesota state representative and businessman
• Bob Latz - Minnesota state representative and lawyer
• Ron Latz - Minnesota state senator and lawyer
• John George Lennon - Minnesota state legislator and businessman
• Leonard E. Lindquist - Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
• Carl L. Lyse - Minnesota state legislator and businessman
• Robert George Marshall - Minnesota state senator and businessman
• Eugene McCarthy - U.S. Senator
• Walter Mondale - U.S. Vice President
• Gerald T. Mullin - Minnesota state legislator, businessman, and lawyer^[31]
• George E. Murk - Minnesota state representative^[32]
• Dennis Newinski - Minnesota state representative and machinist
• Lauris Norstad - Supreme Commander Europe NATO (The 2nd highest rank by prominabce in NATO)
• Harmon T. Ogdahl - Minnesota state senator and businessman^[33]
• Alan Page - Minnesota Supreme Court justice; former NFL defensive lineman and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Wilber L. Paulson - Minnesota state legislator and businessman
• Donna C. Peterson - Minnesota state legislator and educator^[34]
• Eric D. Petty - Minnesota state senator and businessman^[35]
• Bradley G. Pieper - Minnesota state representative^[36]
• Jim Rice - Minnesota state representative
• Charles W. Root - lawyer and politician
• Herman W. Sachtjen - member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and jurist
• Donald Savelkoul - lawyer and politician
• David D. Schaaf - Minnesota state senator and florist
• John Day Smith - Minnesota state legislator, judge, and lawyer
• Clifford C. Sommer - Minnesota state senator and businessman
• James C. Swanson - Minnesota state legislator and educator
• Samuel R. Thayer - ambassador to the Netherlands in the Benjamin Harrison administration^[37]
• Jesse Ventura - former professional wrestler, actor, and Governor of Minnesota
• Carl O. Wegner - lawyer and politician
• Vernon S. Welch - Minnesota state representative and lawyer^[38]
• Frank E. Wheelock - a founder and first mayor of Lubbock, Texas, reared in Minneapolis^[39]
• Bruce D. Williamson - Minnesota state representative^[40]
• Edwin M. Wold - Minnesota state representative^[41]
• Kenneth W. Wolfe - Minnesota state senator^[42]

Military

• Harold Palmer Howard, U.S. Army brigadier general^[43]

Science

• Peter Agre^[44] - physician, biologist, Nobel Laureate
• Cynthia Ahearn (1952-2008) - echinodermologist and museum specialist^[45]
• Earl Bakken - engineer, philanthropist
• Norman Borlaug^[46] - agronomist
• Paul D. Boyer^[47] - chemist, Nobel Laureate
• Ian Coldwater - computer security specialist^[48]
• David E. Garfin - biophysicist^[49]
• Robert R. Gilruth - directed the U.S. Moon landing^[50]
• Leonid Hurwicz^[51] - economist, academician
• Finn E. Kydland^[52] - economist
• Edward B. Lewis^[53] - geneticist, Nobel Prize Winner
• C. Walton Lillehei - surgeon, open-heart pioneer, Recipient of Bronze Star Medal and Order of Health Merit Jose Fernandez Madrid
• Marcia McNutt - president National Academy of Sciences^[54]
• Bradford Parkinson - father of the Global Positioning System^[55]
• Jeannette Piccard - pioneer of balloonists^[50]
• Edward C. Prescott^[56] - economist, Nobel Prize
• John Tate^[57] - mathematician

Sports

• Andrew Alberts - National Hockey League player
• Russ Anderson - National Hockey League player
• Sacar Anim (born 1997) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Nate Augspurger - rugby player
• David Backes - National Hockey League player
• Rachel Banham - professional basketball player
• Garrett Bender - rugby union player
• Casey Borer - National Hockey League player
• Rebekkah Brunson - basketball player and coach
• Dustin Byfuglien - National Hockey League player
• Dominique Byrd - professional football player
  • Geno Crandall - basketball player with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Cully Dahlstrom - National Hockey League player
• Birdie Draper - parachutist and stunt performer
• Joe Dziedzic - National Hockey League player
• Chad Erickson - National Hockey League player
• Larry Fitzgerald - professional football player
• Rusty Fitzgerald - National Hockey League player
• Jake Gardiner - National Hockey League player
• Gabriele Grunewald - professional runner
• Brad Hand - Major League Baseball pitcher
• Joe Hennig - professional wrestler
• Kent Hrbek - Major League Baseball player
• Janet Jamieson - All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Tom Kurvers - National Hockey League player
• Reed Larson - National Hockey League player
• Brock Lesnar - professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Ryan Lindgren - National Hockey League player
• Dave Menne - mixed martial artist
• Brock Nelson - National Hockey League player
• Zach Parise - National Hockey League player
• Nick Perbix - National Hockey League player
• Paul Sather - college men's basketball coach
• Kyle Shanahan - football coach
• Jalen Suggs - Orlando Magic PG / SG
• Terrell Suggs - Kansas City Chiefs defensive end / linebacker
• Matt Tennyson - National Hockey League player
• John Thomas (born 1975) - basketball player
• Hal Trumble - ice hockey administrator and referee
• Lyle Wright - businessman, events promoter, United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductee

See also

• List of people from Minnesota

Notes and References

1. Dennis Banks in American Indian Movement
2. Clyde Bellecourt in American Indian Movement
3. Sharon Belton in State and Local Affairs: Party Strengths
4. Pillsbury United Communities Brian Coyle Community Center
5. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/08/11/harrydavisobit/ Harry Davis - a life of accomplishment
6. http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1030/Cecil_Newman_a_Minnesota_legend "Cecil E. Newman, Newspaper Publisher"
7. American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration. Corneliuis Amory Pugsley Awards: Theodore Wirth. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
8. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9403663/Albert-Eddie Eddie Albert
9. News: New Photos Capture America of Our Time. January 17, 2011. December 10, 2022. Voice of America.
10. Web site: 'This is my chance!' Everything Everywhere's James Hong on bullying, 'yellowface' and his big break – at 94 Movies The Guardian . theguardian.com . 6 March 2023 . 6 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306072420/https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/06/this-is-my-chance-everything-everywheres-james-hong-on-bullying-yellowface-and-his-big-break-at-94 . live.
11. Marchex, Inc. (2006). Famous Minnesotans, and Minnesota State Legislature: Youth Famous Minnesotans. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
12. [Minneapolis Public Library]
13. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9342780/St-Cyr-Lili Lili St. Cyr
14. Book: Salisbury . Martin . The illustrated dust jacket, 1920-1970 . 2017 . 9780500519134 . London . 166–167 . 9 October 2022.
15. Web site: Gefter, Philip. John Szarkowski, Curator of Photography, Dies at 81. . July 9, 2007. |access-date=July 29, 2007
16. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9073981/Anne-Tyler Anne Tyler
17. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9099128/the-Replacements the Replacements
18. Web site: Franklin Mars. The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. February 25, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101010004409/http://oprf.com/oprfhist/marsf.htm. October 10, 2010. mdy-all.
19. Book: Keller, Martin. Hijinx and Hearsay: Scenester Stories from Minnesota's Pop Life. Minnesota Historical Society Press. 2019. 9781681341323. 191–192.
20. Richard W. Sears in Sears Archives
21. Web site: Rose Totino. Harvard College. February 25, 2008.
22. News: Former Somali defense minister dies in US . Hiiraan Online . 2016-05-17 . 2016-06-10.
23. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10121 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-George C. Dahlvang
24. Keith Ellison in CBS/AP (November 8, 2006). "First Muslim Elected To Congress".
25. News: . April 3, 1951 . Ex-State Official W. S. Erwin Dies . . Winona, MN . 9 . . .
26. 'Robert C. Jensen-obituary,' Minneapolis Star Tribube (Minnesota), November 29, 2011, pg. B7
27. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12427 Minnesotalegislators: Past & Present-Raymond Julkowski
28. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12099 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Harold Kalina
29. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10309 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Stephen "Steve" Keefe
30. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12165 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Burton L. Kingsley
31. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14070 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Gerald T. Mullin
32. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14077 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-George E. Murk
33. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10474 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Harmon T. Ogdahl
34. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10526 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Donna C. Peterson
35. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10532 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Prent-Eric D. Petty
36. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10534 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Bradley G. Pieper
37. John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis, Who's Who in America, Volume 3, 1903, page 1469
38. 'Vernon S. Welch (obituary),' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), April 13, 1980
39. Web site: A Biography of Frank Emerson Wheelock. Wheelock.lubbockisd.org. July 3, 2015.
40. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10717 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Bruce D. Williamson
41. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11854 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Edwin S. Wold
42. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11857 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Kenneth W. Wolfe
43. Book: Davis . Henry Blaine Jr. . Generals in Khaki . 1998 . Pentland Press, Inc. . Raleigh, NC . 189 . 1571970886.
44. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2003/agre-autobio.html Peter Agre
45. Web site: SI NMNH IZ Cynthia Ahearn Obituary. invertebrates.si.edu. November 23, 2016.
46. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1970/borlaug-bio.html Norman Borlaug
47. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1997/boyer-autobio.html Paul D. Boyer
48. Web site: Ian Coldwater. July 23, 2021. RSA Conference.
49. Web site: AES 2013: Annual Meeting of the AES Electrophoresis Society. American Laboratory. Fintschenko, Y, Salamanzadeh, A, Davalos, R (2014). 19 April 2024.
50. Robert Gilruth, Jean and Jeannette Piccard in The Glennan-Webb-Seamans Project for Research in Space History oral history
51. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2007/press.html Leonid Hurwicz
52. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2004/kydland-autobio.html Finn E. Kydland
53. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1995/lewis-bio.html Edward B. Lewis
54. Marcia McNutt Elected 22nd NAS President; New Treasurer, Council Members Chosen. February 16, 2016. National Academy of Sciences. February 23, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160221111144/http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/feb-16-2016-NASelection.html. February 21, 2016. mdy-all.
55. Web site: MIT Aero-Astro Magazine - Parkinson.
56. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2004/prescott-autobio.html Edward C. Prescott
57. http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Tate.html John Torrence Tate