List of People From Minnesota - D

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• Arlene Dahl (born 1923) – actor
• Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm (born 1977) – models
• Cathee Dahmen (born 1946) – supermodel in the 1960s and 1970s
• Shawn Daivari (born 1984) – wrestler
• Ian Anthony Dale (born 1978) – actor
• Sean Daley (born 1972) – Hip Hop Artist
• Wayne Dalglish (born 1990) – actor, The O.C.
• Teresa Daly (born 1956) – politician
• Billy Dankert – singer, songwriter, drummer
• Barry Darsow (born 1959) wrestler
• Charles Russell Davis § (1849–1930) – member of U.S. Congress
• Cushman Davis (1838–1900) – 7th Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
• Ike Davis (born 1987) – first baseman for the New York Mets
• Joan Davis (1907–1961) - comedic actress
• Stuart Davis § (born 1971) – musician and songwriter
• Frank A. Day – 13th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
• Morris Day (born 1957) – musician and composer
• George Dayton (1857–1938) – banker, businessperson
• Mark Dayton (born 1947) – former U.S. Senator, 40th Governor of Minnesota
• Julia Dean (1878–1952) – actress
• Gary DeCramer (born 1944) – politician, educator
• Midge Decter (born 1927) – neoconservative journalist
• Marguerite De La Motte (1902–1950) – silent film actress
• William Demarest (1892–1983) – film and television actor
• Dr. Demento (born 1941) radio personality (aka Barret Eugene Hansen)
• Carol Dempster (1901–1991) – actor
• Tony Denman (born 1979) – actor
• John Denver § - musician; lived in Edina, MN from 1968-1971
• Jessica Dereschuk (born 1982) – 2004 Miss Minnesota
• Edward Devitt (1911–1992) – member of U.S. Congress
• Kate DiCamillo (born 1964) – children's author
• Dez Dickerson (born 1955) – guitarist and singer
• Gordon R. Dickson (1923–2001) – author
• Alan Dinehart (1889–1944) – actor
• Richard Dix (1893–1949) – actor
• Gil Dobie (1879–1948) – college football coach
• Farrell Dobbs (1907–1983) – Trotskyist politician, trade unionist
• Tod Dockstader (born 1932) – composer of electronic music
• Pete Docter (born 1968) – director, writer, animator, Up, WALL-E, Monsters, Inc.
• William Dodd – historian, American ambassador to Nazi Germany
• Chris Doleman (born 1961) – Minnesota Vikings football player
• Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831–1901) – member of U.S. Congress, 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, author
• Frank Doran – politician
• Kelly Doran (born 1957) – businessperson
• Michael Doran § (1827–1915) – politician
• Joanne Dorian (born 1942) – actress, One Life to Live
• Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998) – Journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist
• William O. Douglas (1898–1980) – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Jeffrey Douma – choir director
• Julia Duffy (born 1951) – comedic actor
• Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut § (1639–1710) – French explorer
• Mark H. Dunnell § (1823–1904) – member of the U.S. Congress
• David Durenberger (born 1934) – U.S. Senator
• Richard Dworsky (born 1953) – pianist /composer
• Sally Dworsky – singer, songwriter
• Bob Dylan (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, musician, poet
• Joanell Dyrstad (born 1942) – 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota