List of Famous people born in Minnesota, United States of America
Brad Lohaus
Bradley Allen Lohaus is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round of the 1987 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center-power forward from the University of Iowa, Lohaus played in eleven NBA seasons for eight different teams: the Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors. He was featured in the 1993 arcade edition of the popular video game NBA Jam.
Catharine MacKinnon
Catharine Alice MacKinnon is an American radical feminist legal scholar, activist, and author. She is the Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she has been tenured since 1990, and the James Barr Ames Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. From 2008 to 2012, she was the special gender adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Neal Pionk
Neal Robert Pionk is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Jon Leuer
Jon Leuer is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Bucks with the 40th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. During his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and Detroit Pistons.
Ethan Finlay
Ethan Christopher Finlay is an American soccer player currently playing as a winger for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer.
Nick Bjugstad
Nicholas Jay Bjugstad is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Sayeed Shahidi
Sayeed Shahidi is an American child actor and model.
Reid Travis
Reid Travis is an American professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He began his college career with the Stanford Cardinal, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-12.
RL
Robert Lavelle Huggar, better known by his initials RL, is an American singer, record producer and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead singer of the R&B group Next.
Justin Faulk
Justin Michael Faulk is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Carolina Hurricanes for the first eight years of his career. He was selected by the Hurricanes in the 2nd round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.