Notable Residents
- C. Elmer Anderson - Governor of Minnesota 1951 - 1955
- Bill Baker- defensive player for 1980 U.S Olympic Hockey Team at Lake Placid
- Bullet Joe Bush - professional baseball player 1912 - 1928
- Linda Eder - Broadway actress
- Brock Larson - accomplished mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing in the UFC
- John Moen - drummer for the popular Indie rock group, The Decemberists (born in Brainerd)
- Jammie Thomas-Rasset - defendant in file-sharing lawsuit brought by the RIAA regarding music downloaded from Kazaa
- Babe Winkelman - fisherman
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