List of Famous people born in Minnesota, United States of America
Michael Laskin
Mike Ploog
Michael G. Ploog is an American storyboard and comic book artist, and a visual designer for films.
Trevor Fehrman
Trevor Gregory Fehrman is an American actor and writer best known for his portrayal of Elias in the 2006 comedy film, Clerks II.
Sammy Solis
Samuel Solís is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Arthur B. Langlie
Arthur Bernard Langlie was an American lawyer and politician who served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington and was the 12th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and 1949 to 1957. To date, he is the only mayor of Seattle to be elected governor of Washington.
Neil Wagner
Neil Kannas Wagner is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Prof
Jacob "Jake" Anderson, better known by his stage name Prof, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He released his first full-length album, Project Gampo, in 2007 and has since released five additional albums and three EPs. In 2012, City Pages named Prof on their list of Minnesota's 20 best rappers. He was formerly signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Dan Johnson
Daniel Ryan Johnson is an American former professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter. He played most of his ten seasons in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball as a first baseman and pitcher, but has never held a Major League starting job for an entire season. He is perhaps best known for hitting a dramatic two-out, two-strike home run for the Tampa Bay Rays in the bottom of the ninth inning of the last game of the 2011 season, also known as Wild Card Wednesday. That home run tied the game, which the Rays eventually won, sending them to the playoffs. His clutch hitting for the Rays, along with his red hair and beard, earned him the nickname "The Great Pumpkin".
Paul Kersey
Paul Kersey is an American actor. He starred opposite Ning Jing in the Feng Xiaoning films Red River Valley (1997) and Lover's Grief over the Yellow River (1999). Kersey also portrayed the younger version of David Banner in Hulk (2003). On television, he played the son of James Coburn's character in Missing Pieces (2000). He has quit being an actor and will not return to any other shows. He lives now in Ada, Minnesota.
Nate Wolters
Nate Wolters is an American professional basketball player for BC UNICS of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for South Dakota State University and was an All-American for the Jackrabbits in 2013. He was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 38th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.