Minnesota History
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Minnesota Famous People
Famous Americans: History and Biographies
 Links to histories and biographies of the famous people of Minnesota. Many famous people of Minnesota have made significant contributions to the history of our nation and the state of Minnesota. These famous Americans, famous entertainers, famous players, famous scientist, famous singers, famous statesmen, famous women, heroes, great explorers, and others Minnesota famous Americans have all made Minnesota their home. This list includes Minnesota historical figures, celebrities and those individuals of Minnesota who have influenced the lives of others.
- (1883 - 1954) The first pitcher in baseball to win six World Series games; born in Crow Wing County.
- (1918 - ) One of the greatest female golfers ever, founded the U.S. Ladies’ Professional Golfers’ Association; born in Minneapolis.
- William O. Douglass (1898 - 1980) The Longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice; born in Maine.
- (1941 - ) Songwriter and singer whose songs of protest made him a hero to the civil-rights and student movements of the 1960s; born in Hibbing
- (1896 - 1940) Author famous for his characters and sense of style as in The Great Gatsby; born in St. Paul.
- (1922 - 1969) Singer and Actress most famous for her role as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz; born in Grand Rapids.
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J. Paul Getty (1892 - 1976) Richest man in the world when he died; born in Minneapolis.
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Hubert H. Humphrey (1911 - 1978), U. S. senator and vice president of the U. S. (1965 - 1969); Democratic candidate for president, 1968; Minnesota Senator.
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Garrison Keillor (1942 - ) Author and host of "A Prairie Home Companion"; born in Anoka.
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(1885 - 1951) The first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature, he wrote of small town life such as Main Street; born in Sauk Centre.
- John Madden (1936 - ) Emmy Award winning sport analyst and commentator and former coach of the Oakland Raiders; born in Austin. .
- (1865 - 1939) and (1861 - 1939) Physicians who founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
- Walter Frederick Mondale (1928 - ) 42d vice-president of the United States (1977 - 1980); Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 1984.
- Eugene McCarthy (1916 - ) U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Professor, author, and poet; born in Watkins.
- (1934 - 1985) Baseball player that while playing for the Yankees made history hitting 61 home runs in a single season; born in Hibbing.
- John S. Pillsbury (1827 - 1901) A leader in flour milling, he helped found the family company in Minneapolis in 1872; three-time Republican governor of Minnesota (1876 - 1882).
- (1971 - ) Actress named after her birthplace, Winona, known in movies The Age of Innocence and The Crucible.
- (1922 - 2000) Cartoonist that created the comic strip Peanuts about Charlie Brown; born in Minneapolis.
- (1863 - 1914) Founder of the Sears, Roebuck and Company; born in Stewartville.
- DeWitt Wallace (1889 - 1981) Founder of the Reader’s Digest magazine; born in St. Paul.
More Famous People of Minnesota
- LaVerne, Maxene, and Patti Andrews singers, Minneapolis
- Warren E. Burger jurist, Saint Paul
- William Demarest actor, Saint Paul
- James Earle Fraser sculptor, Winona
- Duane Hanson sculptor, Alexandria
- Garrison Keillor humorist, Anoka
- Jessica Lange actress, Cloquet
- Sinclair Lewis author, Sauk Center
- Edward Lowe inventor, Saint Paul
- Cornell MacNeil baritone, Minneapolis
- John Madden sportscaster, Austin
- Roger Maris baseball player, Hibbing
- E. G. Marshall actor, Owatonna
- Charles Horace Mayo surgeon, Rochester
- William J. Mayo surgeon, Le Sueur
- Eugene J. McCarthy senator, Watkins
- Kate Millett feminist, Saint Paul
- Walter F. Mondale Vice President, Celyon
- Prince Rogers Nelson singer, Minneapolis
- Lauris Norstad commander of NATO forces, Minneapolis
- Westbrook Pegler columnist, Minneapolis
- Jane Russell actress, Bemidji
- Winona Ryder actress, Winona
- Harrison E. Salisbury journalist, Minneapolis
- Kevin Sorbo actor, Mound
- Maurice H. Stans secretary of commerce, Shakopee
- Harold Edward Stassen government official, Saint Paul
- Michael Todd producer, Minneapolis
- Jesse Ventura politician, entertainer, Minneapolis
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