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

Steven James Zahn is an American actor. He also works regularly in television, including the recurring role of Davis McAlary on HBO's Treme and Ronnie LaFontaine on ABC's Modern Family (2014–2015). He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Happy, Texas and he was later nominated again for the same award for his performance in Rescue Dawn.

Shantel VanSanten is an American model and actress. As a model, she has been featured in the magazines Teen Vogue and Seventeen. On television, she played the role of Quinn James in the CW teen drama series One Tree Hill, recurred as Detective Patty Spivot in the CW show The Flash, and stars as Julie Swagger, the wife of lead character Bob Lee Swagger on the USA Network series Shooter. On film, she has appeared in The Final Destination, You and I, and Something Wicked. In 2019, VanSanten starred in the Apple TV+ space series For All Mankind.

Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor is an American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He is best known as the creator of the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companion, which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories. Other creations include Guy Noir, a detective voiced by Keillor who appeared in A Prairie Home Companion comic skits. Keillor is also the creator of the five-minute daily radio/podcast program The Writer's Almanac, which pairs one or two poems of his choice with a script about important literary, historical, and scientific events that coincided with that date in history.

Zachary Zenner is a former American football running back. He played college football at South Dakota State. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions in 2015. Zenner also played for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and Miami Dolphins.

William David Sanders is an American real estate businessman and developer.

Lio Tipton is an American actor and fashion model. Tipton is known for placing third on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and for their roles in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Warm Bodies (2013), and Two Night Stand (2014). Tipton is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.

Matt Evers is an American pair skater, model and actor. He is the 1998 U.S. Junior champion, and has competed in every season of the ITV series Dancing on Ice.

Frederick George Moore is an American musician best known for his 1980 song "It's Not A Rumour", which he co-wrote with his wife Demi Moore, and recorded with his band The Nu-Kats. The song was not a chart hit, but the video did receive airplay on MTV in the early 1980s.

Charles Betts is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Chad Gable.

Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor. He had starring roles in two television series: as Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda. Sorbo is also known for acting in the Christian drama films God's Not Dead and Let There Be Light.