List of People From Minnesota - M

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• Melvin Maas (1898–1964) – member of U.S. Congress
• John L. MacDonald § (1838–1903) – member of U.S. Congress
• Clark MacGregor (1922–2003) – member of U.S. Congress
• Myles Mace (1911–2000) – Harvard Business School Professor
• Shane Mack § (born 1963) – baseball player
• Catharine MacKinnon (born 1946) – legal scholar
• George MacKinnon (1906–1995) – member of U.S. Congress
• Cornell MacNeil – singer
• John Madden (born 1936) – football coach and commentator
• Clarence R. Magney (1883–1962) – judge
• Warren G. Magnuson (1905–1989) – politician
• Tom Malchow (born 1976) – swimmer
• Mark Mallman (born 1973) – musician
• George Mann (1918–1984) – politician, farmer
• Paul Manship (1885–1966) – sculptor
• John Mariucci (1916–1987) – hockey coach
• Roger Maris (1934–1985) – baseball player
• Sharon Marko – politician
• June Marlowe (1903–1984) – actor
• Kelli Maroney – actress, Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live
• Forrest Mars, Sr. (1904–1999) – CEO, Mars, Inc., creator of M&M's
• Frank Mars (1883–1934) – founder of Mars, Inc., creator of Milky Way candy bar
• Fred Marshall (1906–1985) – member of U.S. Congress
• Theodore Marston (1868–1920) – film director and writer
• E. G. Marshall (1914–1998) – actor
• Jim Marshall § (born 1937) – football player
• William Rainey Marshall § (1825–1896) – 5th Governor of Minnesota
• Billy Martin § (1928–1989) – baseball coach
• Homer Dodge Martin § (1836–1897) – painter
• Paul Martin (born 1981) – hockey player
• John Marty – politician
• Brownie Mary (Mary Jane Rathbun) (1922–1999) – baker
• Bob Mason (born 1961) – hockey player
• Shirley Ardell Mason (1923–1998) – abuse victim
• Tommy Mason (born 1939) – football player
• Bethanie Mattek (born 1985) – professional tennis-player
• Gene Mauch § (1925–2005) – baseball manager
• Joe Mauer (born 1983) – baseball player
• John Mayasich (born 1933) – hockey player
• Charles Horace Mayo (1865–1939) – doctor, founder of Mayo Clinic
• William J. Mayo (1861–1939) – doctor, founder of Mayo Clinic
• William Worrall Mayo § (1819–1911) – doctor, head of St. Mary's Hospital
• Joe Mays (born 1975) – baseball player
• Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005) – U.S. Senator; presidential candidate; member of U.S. Congress
• Kevin McCarthy (1914-2010 - actor
• James McCleary § (1853–1924) – member of U.S. Congress
• Betty McCollum (born 1954) – member of U.S. Congress
• Ed McDaniel – football player
• Randall McDaniel (born 1964) – football player
• James E. McDonald (1920–1971) – physicist
• Heather McElhatton – writer, reporter, and radio host
• Hugh McElhenny § (born 1928) – football player
• Bobby McFerrin § (born 1950) – jazz singer
• Andrew Ryan McGill § (1840–1905) – 10th Governor of Minnesota
• Kevin McHale (born 1957) – basketball player
• Bethany McLean (born 1971) – author
• John McMartin (born 1929) – actor
• Samuel J. R. McMillan § (1826–1897) – judge, U.S. Senator
• Audray McMillian – football player
• Lesley J. McNair (1883–1944) – soldier
• Graham McNamee (1888–1942) – broadcaster
• Dugan McNeill – guitarist
• Pamela McNeill – singer-songwriter
• Marcia McNutt – geophysicist
• Samuel Medary § (1801–1864) – politician, 3rd Governor of Minnesota Territory
• Ralph Meeker (Ralph Rathgeber) (1920–1988) – actor
• Mike Menning (born 1945) – politician, businessman, minister
• William Rush Merriam § (1849–1931) – 11th Governor of Minnesota
• Jeremy Messersmith § – musician
• James Metzen (born 1943) – politician
• Breckin Meyer (born 1974) – actor
• Joe Micheletti (born 1954) – hockey player
• Doug Mientkiewicz (born 1974) – baseball player
• Boris Mikšić (born 1948) – Croatian-born businessman and politician
• Keith Millard (born 1962) – football player
• Archie H. Miller – 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
• Clarence B. Miller (1872–1922) – member of U.S. Congress
• Joey Miller (born 1985) – stock-car driver
• Stephen Miller § (1816–1881) – 4th Governor of Minnesota
• Worm Miller (born 1978) – writer, director, and actor
• Kate Millett (born 1934) – feminist and writer
• Larry Millett (born 1947) – journalist and author
• Tommy Milton (1893–1962) – race car driver
• Don Mincher (born 1938) – baseball player
• David Minge (born 1942) – former member of U.S. Congress, state appeals court judge
• William D. Mitchell (1874–1955) – U.S. Attorney General
• Roger Moe (born 1944) – politician.
• Don Moen (born 1950) – worship leader and president of Hosanna! Music
• Mother Alfred Moes § (1828–1899) – founder of St. Mary's Hospital
• Paul Molitor (born 1956) – baseball player
• Carol Molnau (born 1949) – 46th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
• Dorothy Molter (1907–1986) – entrepreneur
• Eleanor Mondale (born 1960) – television host, daughter of Walter Mondale
• Joan Mondale § (born 1930) – second lady of the United States
• Walter Mondale (born 1928) – Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator
• Robert Mondavi (1913–2008) – winemaker
• Warren Moon (born 1956) – football player
• Freddy Moore (born 1950) – songwriter,
• Mewelde Moore (born 1982) – football player
• Tom Moore (born 1938) – senior offensive assistant for the Indianapolis Colts
• Jack Morris (born 1955) – baseball player
• Robert P. Morris § (1853–1924) – member of U.S. Congress
• Dorilus Morrison § (1814–1898) – politician
• Scott Mortensen – politician
• Greg Mortenson - activist
• Marnie Mosiman – actor, singer
• Randy Moss § (born 1977) – football player
• Mee Moua § (born 1969) – politician
• Bob Mould § (born 1960) – musician
• John Edward Mower § (1815–1879) – businessperson, politician
• Karl Mueller (1963–2005) – musician
• Peter Mueller (born 1988) – hockey player
• Mark Mullaney – football player
• Biggie Munn (1908–1975) – football player and coach
• Adolph Murie (1899–1974) – biologist, author
• Diana E. Murphy (born 1934) – judge
• Rick Mystrom – politician