The following list mentions notable people who were born in or lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States, and gained recognition.
Academia
Jane M. Bowers - flautist, musicologist and feminist
Paul H. Cheney - academic Sumner McKnight Crosby - art historian and professor of art history at Yale University
Activists
Dennis Banks - Native American leaderDennis Banks in American Indian Movement Clyde Bellecourt - Native American leaderClyde Bellecourt in American Indian Movement Sharon Sayles Belton - politicianSharon Belton in State and Local Affairs: Party Strengths Brian Coyle - gay rights activistPillsbury United Communities Brian Coyle Community Center W. Harry Davis - civil rights activistHarry Davis - a life of accomplishment. Minnesota Public Radio Paulette Fink - French-born Jewish activist Catharine MacKinnon - lawyer and teacher David Madson - architect, HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ rights activist Cecil Newman - publisher, Urban League president"Cecil E. Newman, Newspaper Publisher" . African American Registry. Sean Sherman - indigenous foods activist Amy Robbins Ware - peace activist Charlotte S. Winchell - civic leader Theodore Wirth - planned the city's park systemAmerican Academy of Park and Recreation Administration. Corneliuis Amory Pugsley Awards: Theodore Wirth. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
Artists
Mary Abbott - artist Barkhad Abdi - actor Corey Adam - stand-up comedian Faysal Ahmed - actor Eddie Albert - actorEddie Albert in Encyclopædia Britannica (2007). Retrieved April 26, 2007. Ernest Dewey Albinson - artist Richard Dean Anderson - actor The Andrews Sisters - singers Siah Armajani - sculptor and architect James Arness - actor Any Austin - YouTuber Catherine Backus - sculptor Leslie Barlow - visual artist, painting, drawing, mixed media Jason Behr - actor John Berryman - poet Beatrice Gjertsen Bessesen - operatic soprano Robert Bly - poet David Brisbin - actor Steven Brust - novelist Hazel Buckham - actress Mo Collins - actress and comedian Louise Erdrich - novelist Clara Elizabeth Fanning - editor 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 George Roy Hill - director James Hong - actor 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 OperaMarchex, Inc. (2006). Famous Minnesotans, and Minnesota State Legislature: Youth Famous Minnesotans. Retrieved April 26, 2007. Ralph Meeker - actor Michael J. Nelson - comedian Ade Olufeko - digital artist George Morrison - artistMinneapolis Public Library (February 20, 2007). Arts at MPL: George Morrison. Retrieved April 26, 2007 Alex Pareene, editor-in-chief of Gawker Westbrook Pegler - journalist Prince - musician Art Resnick - jazz pianist Randy Resnick - musician Mary Reynolds - artist Prof - musician Danny Seagren - puppeteer, actor Charles M. Schulz - creator of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang Lili St. Cyr - stripperLili St. Cyr in Encyclopædia Britannica (2007). Retrieved April 26, 2007. Brian Setzer - Stray Cats Clifford D. Simak - author Alfred Skrenda - illustrator 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|access-date=July 29, 2007 Maria Cristina Tavera - artist Tiny Tim - TV personality Michael Todd - producer The Jets, band Anne Tyler - novelistAnne Tyler in Encyclopædia Britannica (2007). Retrieved April 26, 2007. Gerald Vizenor - author Paul Westerberg - musicianthe Replacements in Encyclopædia Britannica (2007). Retrieved April 26, 2007. 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 Steve McClellan - general manager of First Avenue 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 SearsRichard W. Sears in Sears Archives Rose Totino - co-founder of Totino's frozen pizza Andrew Zimmern - food writer, dining critic, radio talk show host, TV personality and chef
Government Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman - politician and judge, former Minister of Defence of Somalia (1989–1990) 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 representativeMinnesota Legislators Past & Present-George C. Dahlvang 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)Keith Ellison in CBS/AP (November 8, 2006). "First Muslim Elected To Congress". William S. Ervin - former Minnesota Attorney General 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'Robert C. Jensen-obituary,' Minneapolis Star Tribube (Minnesota), November 29, 2011, pg. B7 Raymond J. Julkowski - Minnesota state representative and lawyerMinnesotalegislators: Past & Present-Raymond Julkowski Harold Kalina - Minnesota state senator and judgeMinnesota Legislators Past & Present-Harold Kalina Stephen Keefe - Minnesota state senator and chemistMinnesota Legislators Past & Present-Stephen "Steve" Keefe Burton L. Kingsley - Minnesota state legislator and businessmanMinnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Burton L. Kingsley Amy Klobuchar - U.S. senator and Hennepin County attorney 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 Betty McCollum - U.S. representative for Minnesota Walter Mondale - U.S. vice president Kelly Morrison - U.S. representative for Minnesota Gerald T. Mullin - Minnesota state legislator, businessman, and lawyerMinnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Gerald T. Mullin George E. Murk - Minnesota state representativeMinnesota Legislators: Past & Present-George E. Murk Dennis Newinski - Minnesota state representative and machinist Lauris Norstad - Supreme Commander Europe NATO (the 2nd highest rank by prominence in NATO) Harmon T. Ogdahl - Minnesota state senator and businessmanMinnesota Legislators Past & Present-Harmon T. Ogdahl Ilhan Omar - U.S. representative and former Minnesota state representative 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 educatorMinnesota Legislators Past & Present-Donna C. Peterson Eric D. Petty - Minnesota state senator and businessmanMinnesota Legislators: Past & Prent-Eric D. Petty Bradley G. Pieper - Minnesota state representativeMinnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Bradley G. Pieper Chellie Pingree - U.S. representative for Maine 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 Tina Smith - U.S. senator and lieutenant governor of Minnesota 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 administrationJohn William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis, Who's Who in America, Volume 3, 1903, page 1469 Jesse Ventura - former professional wrestler, actor, and governor of Minnesota Carl O. Wegner - lawyer and politician Vernon S. Welch - Minnesota state representative and lawyer'Vernon S. Welch (obituary),' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), April 13, 1980 Frank Emerson Wheelock - a founder and first mayor of Lubbock, Texas, reared in Minneapolis Bruce D. Williamson - Minnesota state representativeMinnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Bruce D. Williamson Edwin M. Wold - Minnesota state representativeMinnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Edwin S. Wold Kenneth W. Wolfe - Minnesota state senatorMinnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Kenneth W. Wolfe
Military Pete Hegseth, television presenter, author, Minnesota National Guard officer, and United States Secretary of Defense Harold Palmer Howard, U.S. Army brigadier general Jeffrey Trail, U.S. Navy officer (LTJG) and Gulf War veteran
Science
Peter AgrePeter Agre - physician, biologist, Nobel laureate Cynthia Ahearn (1952–2008) - echinodermologist and museum specialist Earl Bakken - engineer, philanthropist Norman BorlaugNorman Borlaug - agronomist Paul D. BoyerPaul D. Boyer - chemist, Nobel laureate Ian Coldwater - computer security specialist Robert R. Gilruth - directed the U.S. Moon landingRobert Gilruth, Jean and Jeannette Piccard in The Glennan-Webb-Seamans Project for Research in Space History oral history Leonid HurwiczLeonid Hurwicz - economist, academician Finn E. KydlandFinn E. Kydland - economist Edward B. LewisEdward B. Lewis - 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 Bradford Parkinson - "father" of the Global Positioning System Jeannette Piccard - pioneer of balloonists Edward C. PrescottEdward C. Prescott - economist, Nobel Prize John TateJohn Torrence Tate - mathematician
Sports
Mukwelle Akale - soccer player Andrew Alberts - National Hockey League player Russ Anderson - National Hockey League player