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- Patrick Eaves § (born 1984) – professional hockey-player
- Charles Eastman § (1858–1939) – Dakota writer, doctor, lobbyist, co-founder of boy scouts
- Adolph Olson Eberhart § (1870–1944) – 17th Governor of Minnesota; 17th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
- Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) – poet
- Tony Eckstein (1923–2009) – politician, veterinarian, veteran
- Frank Eddy (1856–1929) – member of U.S. Congress
- Alonzo J. Edgerton § (1827–1896) – U.S. Senator
- Jim Eisenreich (born 1959) – Minnesota Twins player
- Christian Elder (born 1968) – stock-car driver
- Kimberly Elise (born 1967) – actor
- David Ellefson (born 1964) – musician
- Paul Ellering (born 1953) – wrestler
- Carl Eller § (born 1942) – Minnesota Vikings football player
- Keith Maurice Ellison § (born 1963) – politician
- Franklin Ellsworth (1879–1942) – member of U.S. Congress
- Gil Elvgren (1914–1980) – American pin-up artist
- LaFayette Emmett – politician
- Jonette Engan (born 1951) – politician, activist
- Ralph Engelstad (1930–2002) – businessperson
- Leif Enger – author
- Elmer William Engstrom (1901–1984) – engineer
- Fred Enke (1897–1985) – college basketball coach
- Mike Enos (born 1963) – wrestler
- Eric Enstrom – photographer
- Matt Entenza (born 1960) – politician, former gubernatorial candidate
- Arlen Erdahl (born 1931) – member of the U.S. Congress
- Louise Erdrich (born 1954) – novelist, poet, children's author
- Bryan Erickson (born 1960) – hockey player.
- Ethan Erickson (born 1973) – actor, Fashion House
- Scott Erickson (born 1968) – Minnesota Twins baseball player
- Wendell Erickson (born 1925) – politician, educator, veteran
- Mike Erlandson – politician, corporate executive
- Gilbert Esau (born 1919) – politician, veteran
- Helga Estby (1860–1942), noted for her walk across the United States during 1896.
- John O. Evjen, (1874–1942) – author, church historian and professor of theology.
- Douglas Ewart § (born 1946) – instrument builder and musician
- Eyedea (Mike Averill or Oliver Hart) (1982–2010) – underground rapper
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