List of Famous people born in Minnesota, United States of America
Gus Bradley
Paul Casey "Gus" Bradley is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks from 2009 to 2012 where he was the original playcaller of the team's Legion of Boom secondary. Bradley also served as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2013 to 2016.
Mark Pavelich
Mark Thomas Pavelich is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 355 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks between 1981 and 1992. Pavelich was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal in what has been called the "Miracle on Ice".
David Ellefson
David Warren Ellefson is an American musician. He is the bassist and co-founder of heavy metal band Megadeth. In addition to playing bass guitar in Megadeth, Ellefson also has various side projects, which include Temple of Brutality, F5, Killing Machine, and Metal Allegiance.
Cheryl Tiegs
Cheryl Rae Tiegs is an American model and fashion designer. Frequently described as the first American supermodel, Tiegs is best known for her multiple appearances on the covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and TIME and for her 1978 "Pink Bikini" poster, which became an iconic image of 1970s pop culture.
Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise Trammel is an American film and television actress. She made her feature film debut in Set It Off (1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in Beloved (1998).
Grace McCallum
Grace McCallum is an American artistic gymnast and a five-time member of the United States women's national gymnastics team, having first been added in 2018. She is the 2018 Pan American and 2018 Pacific Rim individual all-around champion, the 2018 Pan American uneven bars champion, and was a member of the U.S. gymnastics team that won gold at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships and the 2018 Pan American Championships. McCallum is set to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics as part of the four-person team.
John Maus
John Maus is an American musician, composer, singer, and songwriter known for his baritone singing style and his use of vintage synthesizer sounds and Medieval church modes, a combination that often draws comparisons to 1980s goth-pop. His early lo-fi recordings anticipated and inspired the late 2000s hypnagogic pop movement. On stage, he is characterized for his intense displays of emotion while performing. He is also a former teacher of philosophy at the University of Hawaii, where he later earned his PhD in political science.
Richard Ojeda
Richard Neece Ojeda II is an American politician and retired United States Army major who served in the West Virginia Senate representing the 7th district from 2016 until 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran a brief campaign for President of the United States in the 2020 election.
Jack Morris
John Scott Morris is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He is a color commentator for the Detroit Tigers on Fox Sports Detroit. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career.
Maddie Rooney
Madeline S. Rooney is an American ice hockey player currently with the PWHPA and the U.S. national team. She was the starting goaltender as the U.S. won the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.