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University of Minnesota

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Minneapolis, MN

Founding Date:
1851

Motto:
Commune Vinculum Omnibus Artibus

Team:
Golden Gophers

Enrollment:
50,000

Official Website:
http://www.umn.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Peter Agre
Biologist
30-Jan-1949   Water channels of cell membranes
George Akerson
Government
5-Sep-1889 21-Dec-1937 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 17-Jul-2016 Governor of Minnesota, 1971-76
William L. Armstrong
Politician
16-Mar-1937 5-Jul-2016 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
15-Mar-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
Roman Bohnen
Actor
24-Nov-1894 24-Feb-1949 Of Mice and Men
Norman Borlaug
Scientist
25-Mar-1914 12-Sep-2009 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
Lester Breslow
Doctor
17-Mar-1915 9-Apr-2012 Dean, UCLA School of Public Health, 1972-80
Myron H. Bright
Judge
5-Mar-1919   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-85
Herb Brooks
Hockey
5-Aug-1937 11-Aug-2003 Coach, 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team
Aaron Brown
Journalist
10-Nov-1948   Hosted CNN Newsnight
Robert A. Brown
Educator
22-Jul-1951   President, Boston University
Quentin N. Burdick
Politician
19-Jun-1908 8-Sep-1992 US Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92
Usher L. Burdick
Politician
21-Feb-1879 19-Aug-1960 Congressman from North Dakota
Warren Burger
Judge
17-Sep-1907 25-Jun-1995 US Chief Justice, 1969-86
Duane L. Burnham
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Abbott Laboratories, 1989-98
Harlan J. Bushfield
Politician
6-Aug-1882 27-Sep-1948 Governor of South Dakota, 1939-43
Vera C. Bushfield
Politician
9-Aug-1889 16-Apr-1976 US Senator from South Dakota, 1948
Melvin Calvin
Chemist
8-Apr-1911 8-Jan-1997 Deciphered photosynthesis
William C. Canby, Jr.
Judge
22-May-1931   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980-96
Arne Carlson
Politician
24-Sep-1934   Governor of Minnesota, 1991-99
David Carr
Journalist
8-Sep-1956 12-Feb-2015 The New York Times
Mary Ellen Chase
Scholar
24-Feb-1887 28-Jul-1973 Silas Crockett
Mary C. Choksi
Business
c. 1950   Strategic Investment Group
Theodore Christianson
Politician
12-Sep-1883 9-Dec-1948 Governor of Minnesota, 1925-31
Nick Clegg
Politician
7-Jan-1967   Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Loren W. Crabtree
Educator
c. 1939   Chancellor, University of Tennessee
Seymour Cray
Inventor
28-Sep-1925 5-Oct-1996 Inventor of Cray supercomputers
Robert B. Crosby
Politician
26-Mar-1911 7-Jan-2000 Governor of Nebraska, 1953-55
Charles M. Dale
Politician
8-Mar-1893 28-Sep-1978 Governor of New Hampshire, 1945-49
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, 2002-08
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
Richard D. Frasch
Business
c. 1954   Senior VP at Cargill
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
19-Aug-1931   Post-It notes
Robert R. Gilruth
Engineer
18-Oct-1913 17-Aug-2000 NASA scientist
Tom Gjelten
Journalist
?   NPR correspondent
Carl D. Glickman
Business
29-Jul-1926 28-Mar-2013 The Glickman Organization
Peter Michael Goetz
Actor
10-Dec-1941   Chuck Cavanaugh on The Cavanaughs
Ray A. Goldberg
Educator
19-Oct-1926   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 14-Mar-2010 Mission: Impossible
James Gray
Author
30-Jun-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 26-Apr-2013 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, 2006-09
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
H. Robert Heller
Economist
8-Jan-1940   Federal Reserve Governor, 1986-89
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 28-Nov-2012 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
Kris Humphries
Basketball
6-Feb-1985   Boston Celtics, married a Kardashian
Lewis Hyde
Critic
16-Oct-1945   The Gift
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
Ron Johnson
Politician
8-Apr-1955   US Senator from Wisconsin
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 25-Jan-2013 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
Steven J. Keillor
Historian
25-Apr-1948   Hjalmar Petersen of Minnesota
George Kelly
Psychologist
28-Apr-1905 6-Mar-1967 Personal Construct Theory of personality
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 25-Feb-2014 The Dating Game
Rick Larsen
Politician
15-Jun-1965   Congressman, Washington 2nd
David Laventhol
Publisher
15-Jul-1933 8-Apr-2015 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
Keith Lehrer
Philosopher
10-Jan-1936   Metamind
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
28-Aug-1948   Center for Media and Public Affairs
John Linder
Politician
9-Sep-1942   Congressman from Georgia, 1993-2011
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
Mary MacGregor
Singer
6-May-1948   Torn Between Two Lovers
George E. MacKinnon
Judge
22-Apr-1906 1-May-1995 DC Appeals Court Judge, 1969-95
Peter MacNicol
Actor
10-Apr-1954   John Cage on Ally McBeal
Thomas F. Madison
Business
c. 1935   MLM Partners
William E. Mayberry
Business
22-Aug-1929   Former President, Mayo Foundation
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 11-Sep-2010 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
John Blood McNally
Football
27-Nov-1903 28-Nov-1985 The Vagabond Halfback
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 21-Nov-2013 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
Debra Mooney
Actor
28-Aug-1947   Edna Harper on Everwood
Wayne Morse
Politician
20-Oct-1900 22-Jul-1974 US Senator from Oregon, 1945-69
Diana E. Murphy
Judge
4-Jan-1934   8th Circuit Court of Appeals
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
Leo Nomellini
Football
19-Jun-1924 17-Oct-2000 49er Hall of Famer
Michele Norris
Radio Personality
7-Sep-1961   NPR host, All Things Considered
Floyd B. Olson
Politician
13-Nov-1891 22-Aug-1936 Governor of Minnesota, 1931-36
James P. Olson
Business
c. 1949   Senior VP at Pepsi, 2002-06
Norman Ornstein
Author
14-Oct-1948   American Enterprise Institute
Alan Page
Football
7-Aug-1945   Vikings and Bears defensive tackle
Robert E. Park
Sociologist
14-Feb-1864 7-Feb-1944 Race and Culture
Rachel Paulose
Attorney
12-Mar-1973   US Attorney for Minnesota
Tim Pawlenty
Politician
27-Nov-1960   Governor of Minnesota, 2003-11
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
Francis Paul Prucha
Historian
4-Jan-1921 30-Jul-2015 The Great Father
Jim Ramstad
Politician
6-May-1946   Congressman from Minnesota, 1991-2009
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
Rick Sanchez
Journalist
3-Jul-1958   Former CNN anchor
Richard L. Sandor
Business
c. 1942   Chicago Climate Exchange
Brad T. Sauer
Business
15-May-1959   EVP at 3M
Flip Saunders
Basketball
23-Feb-1955 25-Oct-2015 President and Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves
John D. Scanlan
Diplomat
20-Dec-1927 20-Nov-2007 US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1985-89
Thomas D. Schoonover
Historian
27-May-1936   The United States in Central America
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
Don L. Short
Politician
22-Jun-1903 10-May-1982 Congressman from North Dakota, 1959-65
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
Arne M. Sorenson
Business
c. 1959   President and COO of Marriott
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
John P. Stapp
Scientist
11-Jul-1910 13-Nov-1999 Rocket sled pioneer
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
15-Sep-1953   CEO of Wells Fargo, 2007-16
Sarah Susanka
Architect
c. 1957   The Not So Big House
W. A. Swanberg
Author
23-Nov-1907 17-Sep-1992 Citizen Hearst
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
Larry W. Wangberg
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Ziff-Davis, 1997-2002
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

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Bardeen
Physicist
23-May-1908 30-Jan-1991 Co-Inventor of the transistor
Saul Bellow
Novelist
10-Jun-1915 5-Apr-2005 The Adventures of Augie March
P. George Benson
Educator
3-Jun-1946   President, College of Charleston
Eric Bentley
Critic
14-Sep-1916   The Life of the Drama
Paul D. Boyer
Chemist
31-Jul-1918   ATP process
Kinley J. Brauer
Historian
16-Apr-1935 12-Feb-2003 Cotton Versus Conscience
Gregory Breit
Physicist
14-Jul-1899 11-Sep-1981 Proton-proton dispersion
William R. Brody
Educator
4-Jan-1944   President, Salk Institute
Robert H. Bruininks
Educator
22-Feb-1942   President, University of Minnesota
Alan Burns
Novelist
29-Dec-1929   Europe After the Rain
Mary Ellen Chase
Scholar
24-Feb-1887 28-Jul-1973 Silas Crockett
Arthur H. Compton
Physicist
10-Sep-1892 15-Mar-1962 Discovered the Compton Effect
Edward Condon
Physicist
2-Mar-1902 26-Mar-1974 Quantum Mechanics
John Dewey
Educator
20-Oct-1859 1-Jun-1952 Pragmatist philosopher, education reformer
Daniel A. Farber
Educator
16-Jul-1950   Retained by the People
Richard J. Goldstein
Engineer
c. 1936   Fluid mechanics
James Gray
Author
30-Jun-1899 6-Aug-1984 Shoulder the Sky
Mark Harris
Novelist
19-Nov-1922 30-May-2007 Bang the Drum Slowly
Walter W. Heller
Economist
27-Aug-1915 15-Jun-1987 Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-64
Philip S. Hench
Scientist
28-Feb-1896 30-Mar-1965 Adrenocortical hormones
Leonid Hurwicz
Economist
21-Aug-1917 24-Jun-2008 Mechanism design theory
George Isaak
Astronomer
7-Mar-1933 5-Jun-2005 Resonant scattering spectroscopy
J. Hans D. Jensen
Physicist
25-Jun-1907 11-Feb-1973 Shell nuclear model
Max Kampelman
Diplomat
7-Nov-1920 25-Jan-2013 US Ambassador to the CSCE
Edward C. Kendall
Scientist
8-Sep-1886 4-May-1972 Adrenocortical hormones
Ancel Keys
Scientist
26-Jan-1904 20-Nov-2004 Nutritionist, created the K ration
Murray Krieger
Critic
27-Nov-1923 5-Aug-2000 The Play and Place of Criticism
Stanford E. Lehmberg
Historian
23-Sep-1931 14-Jun-2012 Sir Thomas Elyot: Tudor Humanist
William Lipscomb
Chemist
9-Dec-1919 14-Apr-2011 Chemical bonding
Willem J. Luyten
Astronomer
7-Mar-1899 21-Nov-1994 Stellar mortician
Andreas Papandreou
Head of State
5-Feb-1919 23-Jun-1996 Twice Prime Minister of Greece
Tim Penny
Politician
19-Nov-1951   Congressman from Minnesota, 1983-95
Jean Piccard
Aviator
28-Jan-1884 28-Jan-1963 Extreme balloonist
Brenda Gayle Plummer
Historian
20-Oct-1946   Haiti and the United States
Edward C. Prescott
Economist
26-Dec-1940   Dynamic macroeconomics
Thomas J. Sargent
Economist
19-Jul-1943   Rational expectations theory
Wilfrid Sellars
Philosopher
20-May-1912 2-Jul-1989 Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind
Robert J. Shiller
Economist
29-Mar-1946   Irrational Exuberance
Christopher A. Sims
Economist
21-Oct-1942   Statistical theory of time series
Michael I. Sovern
Educator
1-Dec-1931   President of Columbia University, 1980-93
Allan H. Spear
Politician
24-Jun-1937 11-Oct-2008 President, Minnesota Senate, 1993-2001
George J. Stigler
Economist
17-Jan-1911 1-Dec-1991 Economic Theory of Regulation
Allen Tate
Poet
19-Nov-1899 9-Feb-1979 Mr. Pope and Other Poems
Lewis Thomas
Doctor
25-Nov-1913 3-Dec-1993 The Lives of a Cell
John H. van Vleck
Physicist
13-Mar-1899 27-Oct-1980 Quantum theory of paramagnetism
Robert Penn Warren
Poet
24-Apr-1905 15-Sep-1989 First US Poet Laureate
James Wright
Poet
13-Dec-1927 25-Mar-1980 The Branch Will Not Break

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Elmer L. Andersen
Politician
17-Jun-1909 15-Nov-2004 Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63
Frederick M. Bohen
Business
c. 1937   COO of Rockefeller University, 2002-05
William R. Brody
Educator
4-Jan-1944   President, Salk Institute
Robert H. Bruininks
Educator
22-Feb-1942   President, University of Minnesota
Pierce Butler
Judge
17-Mar-1866 16-Nov-1939 US Supreme Court Justice, 1923-39
Susan E. Engel
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Lenox Group, 1996-2007
Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Judge
c. 1961   Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Geri M. Joseph
Journalist
19-Jun-1923   US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1978-81
Edward C. Kendall
Scientist
8-Sep-1886 4-May-1972 Adrenocortical hormones
Cynthia L. Lesher
Business
c. 1948   Xcel Energy executive
Alan Page
Football
7-Aug-1945   Vikings and Bears defensive tackle
Deborah E. Powell
Doctor
1939   Dean of UMN Medical School
Gordon M. Sprenger
Business
c. 1937   CEO of Allina Health System, 1999-2001
William G. Van Dyke
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Donaldson Company, 1996-2004
Murray Warmath
Football
16-Oct-1912 16-Mar-2011 Minnesota Head Coach, 1954-71
Mark G. Yudof
Educator
30-Oct-1944   President of the University of California

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Tim Brewster
Football
13-Oct-1960   Head Coach, University of Minnesota
Herb Brooks
Hockey
5-Aug-1937 11-Aug-2003 Coach, 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team
Bill Fitch
Basketball
19-May-1934   Longtime NBA and NCAA coach
Lou Holtz
Football
6-Jan-1937   Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004
John Kundla
Basketball
3-Jul-1916   Minneapolis Lakers Head Coach, 1948-59
George E. MacKinnon
Judge
22-Apr-1906 1-May-1995 DC Appeals Court Judge, 1969-95
Dan Monson
Basketball
6-Oct-1961   Head Coach, Long Beach State
Bill Musselman
Basketball
13-Aug-1940 5-May-2000 Timberwolves Head Coach, 1989-91
Flip Saunders
Basketball
23-Feb-1955 25-Oct-2015 President and Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves
Mike Shanahan
Football
24-Aug-1952   Former Coach, Washington Redskins
Tubby Smith
Basketball
30-Jun-1951   Former Head Coach, University of Minnesota
Murray Warmath
Football
16-Oct-1912 16-Mar-2011 Minnesota Head Coach, 1954-71
Bud Wilkinson
Football
23-Apr-1916 9-Feb-1994 Sooners Head Coach, 1947-63
Jim Zorn
Football
10-May-1953   Former coach, Washington Redskins


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NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. They may be accessed by the "Bibliography" tab at the top of most pages, or via the "Related Topics" box in the sidebar. Please feel free to suggest books that might be critical omissions.