| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| George Akerson |
Government |
5-Sep-1888 |
? |
First White House Press Secretary |
| Eddie Albert |
Actor |
22-Apr-1906 |
26-May-2005 |
Oliver on Green Acres |
| Elmer L. Andersen |
Politician |
17-Jun-1909 |
15-Nov-2004 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63 |
| C. Elmer Anderson |
Politician |
16-Mar-1912 |
12-Jan-1998 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1951-55 |
| G. Barry Anderson |
Judge |
c. 1954 |
|
Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court |
| Paul H. Anderson |
Judge |
14-May-1943 |
|
Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court |
| Poul Anderson |
Author |
25-Nov-1926 |
31-Jul-2001 |
Tau Zero |
| Russell A. Anderson |
Judge |
28-May-1942 |
|
Minnesota Chief Justice |
| Wendell R. Anderson |
Politician |
1-Feb-1933 |
|
Governor of Minnesota, 1971-76 |
| William L. Armstrong |
Politician |
16-Mar-1937 |
|
US Senator from Colorado, 1979-91 |
| John Astin |
Actor |
30-Mar-1930 |
|
Gomez on The Addams Family |
| Maria Bamford |
Comic |
3-Sep-1970 |
|
Comedians of Comedy |
| Dean Barkley |
Politician |
31-Aug-1950 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03 |
| Christiaan Barnard |
Doctor |
8-Nov-1922 |
2-Sep-2001 |
Performed the first heart transplant |
| Nicholas J. Begich |
Politician |
6-Apr-1932 |
16-Oct-1972 |
Congressman from Alaska, 1971-72 |
| Bobby Bell |
Football |
17-Jun-1940 |
|
Linebacker, NFL Hall of Famer |
| Robert M. Berdahl |
Educator |
1937 |
|
Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1997-2004 |
| Patty Berg |
Golf |
13-Feb-1918 |
10-Sep-2006 |
Winner of 15 major titles |
| Robert Bergland |
Politician |
22-Jul-1928 |
|
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1977-81 |
| James J. Blanchard |
Politician |
8-Aug-1942 |
|
Governor of Michigan, 1983-91 |
| Rebecca M. Blank |
Economist |
19-Sep-1955 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1998-99 |
| Norman Borlaug |
Scientist |
25-Mar-1914 |
|
Engineered disease-resistant wheat |
| John Bowe |
Author |
1964 |
|
Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor |
| Walter H. Brattain |
Physicist |
10-Feb-1902 |
13-Oct-1987 |
Co-Inventor of the transistor |
| Herb Brooks |
Hockey |
5-Aug-1937 |
11-Aug-2003 |
Coach, 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team |
| Aaron Brown |
Journalist |
10-Nov-1948 |
|
CNN Newsnight host |
| Robert A. Brown |
Educator |
22-Jul-1951 |
|
President, Boston University |
| Warren Burger |
Judge |
17-Sep-1907 |
25-Jun-1995 |
US Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1969-86 |
| Duane L. Burnham |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of Abbott Laboratories, 1989-98 |
| Melvin Calvin |
Chemist |
8-Apr-1911 |
8-Jan-1997 |
Deciphered photosynthesis |
| Arne Carlson |
Politician |
24-Sep-1934 |
|
Governor of Minnesota, 1991-99 |
| Mary Ellen Chase |
Scholar |
24-Feb-1887 |
28-Jul-1973 |
Silas Crockett |
| Mary C. Choksi |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
Strategic Investment Group |
| Loren W. Crabtree |
Educator |
c. 1939 |
|
Chancellor, University of Tennessee |
| Seymour Cray |
Inventor |
28-Sep-1925 |
5-Oct-1996 |
Inventor of Cray supercomputers |
| Jeffrey Davidow |
Diplomat |
26-Jan-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Mexico, 1998-2001 |
| Midge Decter |
Journalist |
25-Jul-1927 |
|
Neoconservative maven |
| Gordon R. Dickson |
Novelist |
1-Nov-1923 |
31-Jan-2001 |
Dorsai |
| Everett Dirksen |
Politician |
4-Jan-1896 |
7-Sep-1969 |
US Senator from Illinois, 1951-69 |
| Richard Dix |
Actor |
18-Jul-1893 |
20-Sep-1949 |
Cimarron |
| Tony Dungy |
Football |
6-Oct-1955 |
|
Indianapolis Colts head coach |
| David Durenberger |
Politician |
19-Aug-1934 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95 |
| Richard J. Durrell |
Publisher |
c. 1925 |
7-Mar-2008 |
First publisher, People magazine |
| Bob Dylan |
Musician |
24-May-1941 |
|
The Times They Are A-Changin' |
| Richard Eberhart |
Poet |
5-Apr-1904 |
9-Jun-2005 |
Collected Poems |
| Joycelyn Elders |
Government |
13-Aug-1933 |
|
Highly opinionated Surgeon General |
| Kimberly Elise |
Actor |
17-Apr-1967 |
|
Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
| Carl Eller |
Football |
25-Feb-1942 |
|
Minnesota Vikings DE |
| Keith Ellison |
Politician |
4-Aug-1963 |
|
Congressman, Minnesota 5th |
| Robert Ezrilov |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Cogel Management Company |
| Jody H. Feragen |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CFO of Hormel |
| Ric Flair |
Wrestling |
25-Feb-1949 |
|
Pro wrestler |
| Donald M. Fraser |
Politician |
20-Feb-1924 |
|
Mayor of Minneapolis, 1980-93 |
| Orville L. Freeman |
Politician |
9-May-1918 |
20-Feb-2003 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1955-61 |
| Art Fry |
Chemist |
c. 1929 |
|
Post-It notes |
| Robert R. Gilruth |
Engineer |
18-Oct-1913 |
17-Aug-2000 |
NASA scientist |
| Tom Gjelten |
Journalist |
? |
|
NPR correspondent |
| Ray A. Goldberg |
Educator |
c. 1927 |
|
Agribusiness professor, Harvard |
| Richard J. Goldstein |
Engineer |
c. 1936 |
|
Fluid mechanics |
| Bud Grant |
Football |
20-May-1927 |
|
Longtime coach of Minnesota Vikings |
| Peter Graves |
Actor |
18-Mar-1926 |
|
Mission: Impossible |
| James Gray |
Novelist |
1899 |
6-Aug-1984 |
Shoulder the Sky |
| John H. Grunewald |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
EVP at Polaris Industries, 1993-97 |
| William L. Guy |
Politician |
30-Sep-1919 |
|
Governor of North Dakota, 1961-73 |
| D. James Guzy |
Business |
7-Mar-1936 |
|
Chairman of SRC Computers |
| Geir Haarde |
Head of State |
8-Apr-1951 |
|
Prime Minister of Iceland |
| John H. Hammergren |
Business |
1959 |
|
CEO of McKesson |
| Ruth R. Harkin |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
United Technologies VP, 1997-2005 |
| Mark Harris |
Novelist |
19-Nov-1922 |
30-May-2007 |
Bang the Drum Slowly |
| Philip S. Hench |
Scientist |
28-Feb-1896 |
30-Mar-1965 |
Adrenocortical hormones |
| Robert A. Hermes |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Purvin & Gertz, 1987-99 |
| James D. Hodgson |
Government |
3-Dec-1915 |
|
US Secretary of Labor, 1970-73 |
| David F. Hoffmeister |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
CFO of Invitrogen |
| James Hong |
Actor |
22-Feb-1929 |
|
Indeed! |
| Stan E. Hubbard |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. |
| Ernie Hudson |
Actor |
17-Dec-1945 |
|
Warden Glenn on Oz |
| Hubert Humphrey |
Politician |
27-May-1911 |
13-Jan-1978 |
US Vice President, 1965-69 |
| Louis J. Ignarro |
Scientist |
31-May-1941 |
|
Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal |
| Bob Johnson |
Hockey |
4-Mar-1931 |
26-Nov-1991 |
Badger Bob, coach and Hall of Famer |
| Darryl N. Johnson |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Thailand, 2002-04 |
| James A. Johnson |
Business |
24-Dec-1943 |
|
CEO of Fannie Mae, 1991-98 |
| Geri M. Joseph |
Journalist |
19-Jun-1923 |
|
US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1978-81 |
| Joseph M. Juran |
Scientist |
24-Dec-1904 |
28-Feb-2008 |
The Pareto Principle |
| Max Kampelman |
Diplomat |
7-Nov-1920 |
|
US Ambassador to the CSCE |
| Elliot S. Kaplan |
Attorney |
c. 1936 |
|
Corporate Secretary, Best Buy |
| Garrison Keillor |
Radio Personality |
7-Aug-1942 |
|
A Prairie Home Companion |
| Lynn Krominga |
Business |
15-May-1950 |
|
Former executive, Revlon |
| John Kundla |
Basketball |
3-Jul-1916 |
|
Minneapolis Lakers Head Coach, 1948-59 |
| Polykarp Kusch |
Physicist |
26-Jan-1911 |
20-Mar-1993 |
Magnetic moment of the electron |
| Bruce Laingen |
Diplomat |
6-Aug-1922 |
|
US Ambassador to Malta, 1977-79 |
| Jessica Lange |
Actor |
20-Apr-1949 |
|
Tootsie |
| Jim Lange |
Game Show Host |
15-Aug-1933 |
|
The Dating Game |
| Rick Larsen |
Politician |
15-Jun-1965 |
|
Congressman, Washington 2nd |
| David Laventhol |
Publisher |
1933 |
|
President of Times Mirror, 1987-93 |
| Ernest Lawrence |
Physicist |
8-Aug-1901 |
27-Aug-1958 |
Inventor of the cyclotron |
| Tom Lehman |
Golf |
7-Mar-1959 |
|
Winner, 1996 British Open |
| Brock Lesnar |
Wrestling |
12-Jul-1977 |
|
WWE Champion at age 25 |
| Harold LeVander |
Politician |
10-Oct-1910 |
30-Mar-1992 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1967-71 |
| Edward B. Lewis |
Scientist |
20-May-1918 |
21-Jul-2004 |
Drosophila researcher, Nobel laureate |
| S. Robert Lichter |
Scholar |
? |
|
Center for Media and Public Affairs |
| John Linder |
Politician |
9-Sep-1942 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 7th |
| David J. Lubar |
Business |
c. 1955 |
|
President of Lubar & Co. |
| Richard C. Lundell |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Lutheran Brotherhood |
| Bill Luther |
Politician |
27-Jun-1945 |
|
Congressman from Minnesota, 1995-2003 |
| John Carroll Lynch |
Actor |
1-Aug-1963 |
|
The Drew Carey Show |
| George E. MacKinnon |
Politician |
22-Apr-1906 |
1-May-1995 |
Congressman from Minnesota, 1947-49 |
| Peter MacNicol |
Actor |
10-Apr-1954 |
|
John Cage on Ally McBeal |
| Thomas F. Madison |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
MLM Partners |
| Robert McAlmon |
Author |
9-Mar-1896 |
2-Feb-1956 |
Village: As It Happened |
| Eugene McCarthy |
Politician |
29-Mar-1916 |
10-Dec-2005 |
US Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71 |
| Kevin McCarthy |
Actor |
15-Feb-1914 |
|
Invasion of the Body Snatchers |
| Daniel L. McFadden |
Economist |
29-Jul-1937 |
|
Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior |
| Kevin McHale |
Basketball |
19-Dec-1957 |
|
Boston Celtic, Hall of Famer |
| Michael F. Mee |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1994-2001 |
| John Melcher |
Politician |
6-Sep-1924 |
|
US Senator from Montana, 1977-89 |
| Helen M. Meyer |
Judge |
c. 1954 |
|
Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court |
| Vern Mikkelsen |
Basketball |
21-Oct-1928 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Kate Millett |
Activist |
14-Sep-1934 |
|
Sexual Politics |
| William D. Mitchell |
Government |
9-Sep-1874 |
24-Aug-1955 |
US Attorney General, 1929-33 |
| Carol Molnau |
Politician |
17-Sep-1949 |
|
Lt. Governor of Minnesota |
| Walter Mondale |
Politician |
5-Jan-1928 |
|
US Vice President under Jimmy Carter |
| Wayne Morse |
Politician |
20-Oct-1900 |
22-Jul-1974 |
US Senator from Oregon, 1945-69 |
| Bronko Nagurski |
Football |
3-Nov-1908 |
7-Jan-1990 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Glen D. Nelson |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Vice Chairman of Medtronic, 1988-2002 |
| Constance Berry Newman |
Government |
8-Jul-1935 |
|
US Asst. Secy. of State for Africa, 2004-05 |
| Michele Norris |
Radio Personality |
7-Sep-1961 |
|
NPR host, All Things Considered |
| James P. Olson |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
Senior VP at Pepsi, 2002-06 |
| Norman Ornstein |
Author |
1948 |
|
American Enterprise Institute |
| Alan Page |
Football |
7-Aug-1945 |
|
Vikings and Bears defensive tackle |
| Rachel Paulose |
Attorney |
12-Mar-1973 |
|
US Attorney for Minnesota |
| Tim Pawlenty |
Politician |
27-Nov-1960 |
|
Governor of Minnesota |
| Ron Perlman |
Actor |
13-Apr-1950 |
|
Hellboy |
| Kristen Pfaff |
Bassist |
26-May-1967 |
16-Jun-1994 |
Bassist for Hole and Janitor Joe |
| Robert Pirsig |
Author |
6-Sep-1928 |
|
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance |
| Franklyn G. Prendergast |
Doctor |
7-Mar-1945 |
|
Mayo Clinic |
| Jim Ramstad |
Politician |
6-May-1946 |
|
Congressman, Minnesota 3rd |
| Lee Raymond |
Business |
13-Aug-1938 |
|
CEO of ExxonMobil, 1999-2005 |
| Harry Reasoner |
Journalist |
17-Apr-1923 |
6-Aug-1991 |
60 Minutes |
| Kane Richmond |
Actor |
23-Dec-1906 |
22-Mar-1973 |
American character actor |
| Elmo Roper |
Business |
31-Jul-1900 |
30-Apr-1971 |
American pollster |
| Carl Rowan |
Columnist |
11-Aug-1925 |
23-Sep-2000 |
Chicago Sun-Times columnist |
| Richard L. Sandor |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Chicago Climate Exchange |
| Flip Saunders |
Basketball |
23-Feb-1955 |
|
Head Coach, Detroit Pistons |
| John D. Scanlan |
Diplomat |
20-Dec-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1985-89 |
| Pat Schroeder |
Politician |
30-Jul-1940 |
|
Congresswoman from Colorado, 1973-97 |
| Ted Schwinden |
Politician |
31-Aug-1925 |
|
Governor of Montana, 1981-89 |
| William R. Sears |
Engineer |
1-Mar-1913 |
12-Oct-2002 |
Airfoil engineer |
| Eric Sevareid |
Journalist |
26-Nov-1912 |
9-Jul-1992 |
CBS News journalist |
| Clark Shaughnessy |
Football |
6-Mar-1892 |
15-May-1970 |
Invented football T-Formation |
| Gerry Sikorski |
Politician |
26-Apr-1948 |
|
Congressman from Minnesota, 1983-93 |
| Deke Slayton |
Astronaut |
1-Mar-1924 |
13-Jun-1993 |
Original Mercury 7 astronaut |
| Barbara R. Snyder |
Educator |
23-Jul-1955 |
|
President, CWRU |
| David Soul |
Actor |
28-Aug-1943 |
|
Hutch on Starsky and Hutch |
| Gene Sperling |
Economist |
24-Dec-1958 |
|
Chief Economic Advisor, 1996-2000 |
| Gordon M. Sprenger |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Allina Health System, 1999-2001 |
| Harold Stassen |
Politician |
13-Apr-1907 |
4-Mar-2001 |
Perennial presidential candidate |
| Carl B. Stokes |
Politician |
21-Jun-1927 |
3-Apr-1996 |
Mayor of Cleveland, 1968-71 |
| John G. Stumpf |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
President and COO of Wells Fargo |
| Sarah Susanka |
Architect |
c. 1957 |
|
The Not So Big House |
| Bob Thaves |
Cartoonist |
4-Oct-1924 |
4-Aug-2006 |
Frank & Ernest |
| Frank D. Trestman |
Business |
c. 1933 |
|
CEO of Mass Merchandisers, 1983-87 |
| Charles Turnbull |
Politician |
5-Feb-1935 |
|
Governor of Virgin Islands |
| Merle Tuve |
Physicist |
27-Jun-1901 |
20-May-1982 |
Proximity fuse |
| Robert J. Ulrich |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Target |
| Rick Upchurch |
Football |
20-May-1952 |
|
Denver Broncos WR, 1975-83 |
| William G. Van Dyke |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Donaldson Company, 1996-2004 |
| Robert Vaughn |
Actor |
22-Nov-1932 |
|
Napoleon Solo on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. |
| Bruce Vento |
Politician |
7-Oct-1940 |
10-Oct-2000 |
Congressman from Minnesota, 1977-2000 |
| Anthony G. Wagner |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Former healthcare executive |
| Lorne R. Waxlax |
Business |
c. 1934 |
|
Retired EVP, Gillette |
| Vin Weber |
Politician |
24-Jul-1952 |
|
Congressman from Minnesota, 1981-93 |
| Benson K. Whitney |
Diplomat |
1956 |
|
US Ambassador to Norway |
| Bud Wilkinson |
Football |
23-Apr-1916 |
9-Feb-1994 |
Sooners Head Coach, 1947-63 |
| Ross Wilson |
Diplomat |
1955 |
|
US Ambassador to Turkey |
| Michael B. Wood |
Doctor |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of the Mayo Foundation, 1999-2003 |
| Robert F. Woodward |
Diplomat |
1-Oct-1908 |
18-May-2001 |
US Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1954-58 |
| Michael W. Wright |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Supervalu, 1981-2001 |
| Yanni |
Musician |
14-Nov-1954 |
|
New age musican |
| Dean A. Yoost |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
Former Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers |
| Luther W. Youngdahl |
Politician |
29-May-1896 |
21-Jun-1978 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1947-51 |
| Morton Dauwen Zabel |
Educator |
10-Aug-1901 |
28-Apr-1964 |
Craft and Character |
| Duane E. Zitzner |
Business |
26-Jun-1947 |
|
Former EVP, Hewlett Packard |
| William D. Zollars |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of YRC Worldwide |
| Edward Zorinsky |
Politician |
11-Nov-1928 |
6-Mar-1987 |
US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87 |
