List of Famous people born in Minnesota, United States of America

Charles Kimbrough is an American actor known for having played the straight-faced anchorman Jim Dial on Murphy Brown. In 1990, his performance in the role earned him a nomination for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series".

Ryan Jerome McCartan is an American actor and singer. As an actor, he is known for playing Jason "J.D." Dean in the original off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical (2014) and for playing Brad Majors in the 2016 Fox musical television film The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again. McCartan is also known as half of the former pop duo The Girl and the Dreamcatcher. McCartan played the recurring role of Diggie Smalls on the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie. He also played Fiyero, the main love interest, in the Broadway production of Wicked. He was also the final Hans in the Broadway production of Frozen.

Brooke Elliott is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in musical theatre, including the US tours of Beauty and the Beast and Wicked, and the Broadway productions of Taboo and The Pirate Queen. She is best known for her role as Jane Bingum on the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva.

Toni Lynn Preckwinkle is an American politician and the current Cook County Board President in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was first elected as President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the executive branch of Cook County government, in November 2010 and became the first woman elected to this position. She was previously a five-term alderman in the Chicago City Council, representing Chicago's 4th ward. Preckwinkle was a candidate for Mayor of Chicago in the 2019 election, and advanced to the runoff election on April 2, which she lost to Lori Lightfoot.

Mary Patrick Gleason was an American film and television actress and an Emmy Award winning writer. From 1983 to 1985, she appeared as "Jane Hogan" on the daytime soap opera, Guiding Light, for which she was also a writer.

Odin Lund Biron is an American-Russian actor living in Moscow and Minneapolis. While not well-known in the United States, he is best-known in Russia for playing the character Dr Phil Richards in the popular medical sitcom, Interns.

Royce Alexander White is a former American professional basketball player. During his tenure with the NBA, White struggled with mental health issues, mainly general anxiety triggered by his highly publicized fear of flying, and he has been an advocate for the National Basketball Association (NBA) to expand their mental health policy. White has since embarked on an Mixed Martial Arts career, beginning his training in 2018 with plans for a first fight in 2020.

Nora Kristina Benshoof is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment from 2000 to 2005 under the ring name Molly Holly. She is also known for her appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Miss Madness and Mona in 1999 to 2000.

Desmond D'andrea Dickerson is an American guitarist and singer who was a member of Prince's band, the Revolution.

Jimmy Chin is an American professional climber, photographer, and Academy Award-winning film director.