Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Walter Abel |
Actor |
6-Jun-1898 |
26-Mar-1987 |
The Three Musketeers |
Loni Anderson |
Actor |
5-Aug-1946 |
|
Blonde on WKRP in Cincinnati |
Wendell R. Anderson |
Politician |
1-Feb-1933 |
17-Jul-2016 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1971-76 |
Harry Barnes |
Diplomat |
5-Jun-1926 |
9-Aug-2012 |
US Ambassador to Chile, 1985-88 |
Sharon Sayles Belton |
Politician |
13-May-1951 |
|
Mayor of Minneapolis, 1994-2001 |
Roman Bohnen |
Actor |
24-Nov-1894 |
24-Feb-1949 |
Of Mice and Men |
Kay Boyle |
Author |
19-Feb-1902 |
27-Dec-1992 |
The Underground Woman |
Herb Brooks |
Hockey |
5-Aug-1937 |
11-Aug-2003 |
Coach, 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team |
Warren Burger |
Judge |
17-Sep-1907 |
25-Jun-1995 |
US Chief Justice, 1969-86 |
Melvin Calvin |
Chemist |
8-Apr-1911 |
8-Jan-1997 |
Deciphered photosynthesis |
William C. Canby, Jr. |
Judge |
22-May-1931 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980-96 |
Dick Chrysler |
Politician |
29-Apr-1942 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1995-97 |
William Colby |
Spy |
4-Jan-1920 |
27-Apr-1996 |
CIA Director, 1973-75 |
Kent H. Courtney |
Activist |
23-Oct-1918 |
12-Aug-1997 |
Ultraconservative activist |
Christopher Cox |
Politician |
16-Oct-1952 |
|
Chairman of the SEC |
Ian Anthony Dale |
Actor |
3-Jul-1978 |
|
Jim Koto on Murder in the First |
Joan Davis |
Actor |
29-Jun-1907 |
22-May-1961 |
I Married Joan |
Midge Decter |
Journalist |
25-Jul-1927 |
|
Neoconservative maven |
William Demarest |
Actor |
27-Feb-1892 |
28-Dec-1983 |
The Great McGinty |
Alan Dinehart |
Actor |
3-Oct-1889 |
17-Jul-1944 |
Born to Dance |
Richard Dix |
Actor |
18-Jul-1893 |
20-Sep-1949 |
Cimarron |
Mike Farrell |
Actor |
6-Feb-1939 |
|
BJ Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H |
F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Author |
24-Sep-1896 |
21-Dec-1940 |
The Great Gatsby |
Vince Flynn |
Novelist |
6-Apr-1966 |
19-Jun-2013 |
Term Limits |
William E. Frenzel |
Politician |
31-Jul-1928 |
17-Nov-2014 |
Congressman from Minnesota, 1971-91 |
Lowell Gilmore |
Actor |
20-Dec-1906 |
31-Jan-1960 |
King Solomon's Mines |
Susan Gordon |
Actor |
27-Jul-1949 |
11-Dec-2011 |
The Five Pennies |
Walter Greaza |
Actor |
1-Jan-1897 |
1-Jun-1973 |
The Chief on Treasury Men in Action |
John H. Hammergren |
Business |
1959 |
|
CEO of McKesson |
Mitch Hedberg |
Comic |
24-Feb-1968 |
30-Mar-2005 |
Stand-up comedian known for one-liners |
Geri M. Joseph |
Journalist |
19-Jun-1923 |
|
US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1978-81 |
Jerry Juhl |
Screenwriter |
27-Jul-1938 |
27-Sep-2005 |
Head writer, The Muppet Show |
Tim Kaine |
Politician |
26-Feb-1958 |
|
Governor of Virginia, 2006-10 |
Larry Keating |
Actor |
13-Jun-1896 |
26-Aug-1963 |
Roger Addison on Mister Ed |
Charles Kimbrough |
Actor |
23-May-1936 |
|
Jim Dial on Murphy Brown |
Joan B. Kroc |
Philanthropist |
27-Aug-1928 |
12-Oct-2003 |
McDonald's widow |
Jim Lange |
Game Show Host |
15-Aug-1933 |
25-Feb-2014 |
The Dating Game |
Pinky Lee |
Actor |
2-May-1907 |
3-Apr-1993 |
The Pinky Lee Show |
John C. Lilly |
Scientist |
6-Jan-1915 |
30-Sep-2001 |
Human-dolphin communication |
Mary MacGregor |
Singer |
6-May-1948 |
|
Torn Between Two Lovers |
George E. MacKinnon |
Judge |
22-Apr-1906 |
1-May-1995 |
DC Appeals Court Judge, 1969-95 |
Joe Mauer |
Baseball |
19-Apr-1983 |
|
Minnesota Twins catcher |
Gabrielle K. McDonald |
Judge |
12-Apr-1942 |
|
US District Court Judge, Texas, 1979-88 |
Kate Millett |
Activist |
14-Sep-1934 |
|
Sexual Politics |
Paul Molitor |
Baseball |
22-Aug-1956 |
|
Baseball legend |
Rick Mystrom |
Politician |
2-Jan-1944 |
|
Mayor of Anchorage, 1994-2000 |
LeRoy Neiman |
Painter |
8-Jun-1921 |
20-Jun-2012 |
Painter of sports scenes |
Edward N. Ney |
Business |
26-May-1925 |
8-Jan-2014 |
CEO of Young & Rubicam, 1970-86 |
George A. Papandreou |
Head of State |
16-Jun-1952 |
|
Prime Minister of Greece, 2009-11 |
Tim Pawlenty |
Politician |
27-Nov-1960 |
|
Governor of Minnesota, 2003-11 |
Nate Richert |
Actor |
28-Apr-1978 |
|
Harvey Kinkle on Sabrina |
Rozanne L. Ridgway |
Diplomat |
22-Aug-1935 |
|
Asst. Secy. of State for Europe, 1985-89 |
Richard M. Schulze |
Business |
1940 |
|
Founder of Best Buy |
Roger L. Schwietz |
Religion |
3-Jul-1940 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Anchorage |
Chad Smith |
Drummer |
25-Oct-1961 |
|
Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Izler Solomon |
Conductor |
11-Jan-1910 |
6-Dec-1987 |
Director, Indianapolis Symphony, 1956-76 |
Har Mar Superstar |
Musician |
6-Feb-1978 |
|
You Can Feel Me |
W. A. Swanberg |
Author |
23-Nov-1907 |
17-Sep-1992 |
Citizen Hearst |
Bruce Vento |
Politician |
7-Oct-1940 |
10-Oct-2000 |
Congressman from Minnesota, 1977-2000 |
Lindsey Vonn |
Skier |
18-Oct-1984 |
|
Downhill skier, two Olympic medals |
DeWitt Wallace |
Business |
12-Nov-1889 |
30-Mar-1981 |
Founder of Reader's Digest |
Chris Weinke |
Football |
31-Jul-1972 |
|
Winner, 2000 Heisman Trophy |
Dave Winfield |
Baseball |
3-Oct-1951 |
|
Twelve-time All Star |
Lizz Winstead |
Comic |
5-Aug-1961 |
|
Daily Show co-creator |
John Wozniak |
Musician |
19-Jan-1971 |
|
Frontman for Marcy Playground |