List of Famous people born in Minnesota, United States of America
Brett Larson
Brett Larson is an American ice hockey coach and former player. He's current the head coach of St. Cloud State, having been named to the position in April 2018.
Ted Mondale
Theodore Adams Mondale is an American politician, entrepreneur, public administrator, and former Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, which oversaw Minnesota Vikings stadium from conception to operation. He is the elder son of former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and Joan Mondale. He served as a Minnesota state senator, Chairman of the Metropolitan Council, 1999–2003, and CEO of Nazca Solutions, Inc. - a technology fulfillment venture based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Julia Duffy
Julia Margaret Duffy is an American film, stage, and television actress. She began her career in television, appearing in minor guest roles before being cast in the role of Penny Davis in the series The Doctors from 1973 until 1978. She is best known for her role as Stephanie Vanderkellen in the hit TV series Newhart from 1983 to 1990. She subsequently starred in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Once in a Lifetime in 1978.
Steve Walsh
Stephen John Walsh is an American football coach and former player. He is a former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Don Moen
Donald James Moen is an American singer, and a songwriter of Christian worship music.
Janelle Pierzina
Janelle Marie Pierzina is an American reality show personality known for her appearances on the sixth, seventh, fourteenth, and twenty-second seasons of the reality show Big Brother and the thirty-first season of The Amazing Race.
John Nord
John Eric Nord is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s as Nord the Barbarian and Yukon John and with the World Wrestling Federation, All Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as The Berzerker and under his birth name.
Taylor Twellman
Taylor Twellman is a retired American international soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2009. He now works in the media as a soccer television commentator.
Ariya Daivari
Ariya Daivari is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live brand.
Bob Backlund
Robert Louis Backlund is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his tenures in the WWE, where he won the WWE Championship on two occasions, and a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, inducted in 2013. Backlund's first reign as champion ranks second longest overall, lasting over 5 years.