Famous People Born in Minnesota
See our top list of the most famous people from Minnesota. We’ve chosen people like athletesactorscivil rights activistsscientists and people from other walks of life that have come from the “The North Star State”.
LaVerneMaxeneand Patti Andrews singersMinneapolis
Warren E. Burger juristSaint Paul
William Demarest actorSaint Paul
William Orville Douglas juristMaine
Bob Dylan singercomposerDuluth
Francis Scott Fitzgerald authorSaint Paul
James Earle Fraser sculptorWinona
Judy Garland singeractressGrand Rapids
Jean Paul Getty oil executiveMinneapolis
Duane Hanson sculptorAlexandria
Garrison Keillor humoristAnoka
Jessica Lange actressCloquet
Sinclair Lewis authorSauk Center
Edward Lowe inventorSaint Paul
Cornell MacNeil baritoneMinneapolis
John Madden sportscasterAustin
Roger Maris baseball playerHibbing
E. G. Marshall actorOwatonna
Charles Horace Mayo surgeonRochester
William J. Mayo surgeonLe Sueur
Eugene J. McCarthy senatorWatkins
Kate Millett feministSaint Paul
Walter F. Mondale Vice PresidentCelyon
Prince Rogers Nelson singerMinneapolis
Lauris Norstad commander of NATO forcesMinneapolis
Westbrook Pegler columnistMinneapolis
Jane Russell actressBemidji
Winona Ryder actressWinona
Harrison E. Salisbury journalistMinneapolis
Charles Monroe Schulz cartoonistMinneapolis
Kevin Sorbo actorMound
Maurice H. Stans secretary of commerceShakopee
Harold Edward Stassen government officialSaint Paul
Michael Todd producerMinneapolis
Jesse Ventura politicianentertainerMinneapolis