Notable Alumni
- See also Category:Gustavus Adolphus College alumni
- Eric Barnitt
- G. Barry Anderson, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (sworn into office 2004), Class of 1976
- Eric Butorac, professional tennis player and 2011 Australian Open doubles semifinalist
- Norman Carlson, Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons (1970–1987), President of the American Correctional Association (ACA), University of Minnesota Professor of Sociology (1987–1998)
- Joanell Dyrstad, Minnesota Lieutenant Governor (1991–1995)
- Adolph Olson Eberhart, Minnesota Governor (1909–1915)
- Kurt Elling, Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist
- David Esbjornson, theatre director, worked on debut plays by Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, and Tony Kushner (world premiere of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches). Artistic Director of Seattle Repertory Theatre.
- Paul Granlund, sculptor
- Paul D. Hanson, Harvard professor, archaeologist, and writer
- Steve Heitzeg, Emmy Award-winning composer
- Ryan Hoag, 2003 Mr. Irrelevant and former Bachelorette contestant
- Bill Holm, poet and writer
- Craig Johnson, Bishop, Minneapolis-Area Synod of the ELCA
- Margaret Anderson Kelliher, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Kevin Kling, actor and writer
- Peter Krause, American film and television actor, currently starring the NBC drama Parenthood.
- Harold LeVander, Minnesota Governor (1967–1971)
- George Lindbeck, Yale University Professor of Theology
- Douglas O. Linder, University of Missouri-Kansas City Professor of Law
- Luther Luedtke, CEO of Education Development Center and former President of California Lutheran University
- Paul A. Magnuson, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, author of the seminal Civil War monograph Battle Cry of Freedom
- Kurt Ploeger, professional football player
- Magnus Ranstorp, internationally renowned expert on terrorism and counter-terrorism.
- Allison Rosati, news anchor for WMAQ-TV in Chicago
- Patsy O’Connell Sherman, co-inventor of 3M Scotchgard
- Matt Swenson, Communications Advisor for Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton
- Earl Witte, professional football player
- Luther Youngdahl, Minnesota Governor (1947–1951)
- Steve Zahn, American comedian and actor
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