List of People From Minnesota - S

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  • Dwight M. Sabin § (1843–1902) – U.S. Senator
  • Martin Olav Sabo § (born 1938) – former member of U.S. Congress
  • Harrison Salisbury (1908–1993) – journalist
  • Zak Sally – musician
  • Ralph Samuelson (1903–1977) – inventor of water skiing, first water-ski jumper and speed skier
  • John B. Sanborn (1826–1904) – Union Army General, state legislator
  • John B. Sanborn, Jr. (1883–1964) – Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
  • Tony Sanneh (born 1971) – soccer player
  • Johan Santana (born 1979) – baseball player
  • Gary Sargent (born 1954) – hockey player
  • Gloria Sawai (Gloria Ruth Ostrem) (born 1932) – author of fiction
  • Thomas D. Schall § (1878–1935) – U.S. Senator; member of U.S. Congress
  • Bruce Schneier (born 1963) – founder and CTO of Counterpane Internet Security
  • Henry Schoolcraft § (1793–1864) – explorer
  • Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) – cartoonist
  • Richard M. Schulze – founder and chairman of Best Buy
  • Mae Schunk § (born 1934) – 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Seann William Scott (born 1976) – actor
  • Kathryn Leigh Scott (Kathryn Kringstad) (born 1945) – author, actor
  • Todd Scott – football player
  • Briana Scurry (born 1971) – soccer player
  • Richard Warren Sears (1863–1914) – co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company
  • Mitch Seavey – dog musher
  • Jerry Seeman – National Football League referee and Director of Officiating
  • Robert Seguso (born 1963) – tennis player
  • Aaron Sele (born 1970) – baseball player
  • Conrad Selvig (1877–1953) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Joe Senser – football player
  • Marty Sertich (born 1982) – hockey player
  • Brian Setzer §
  • Eric Sevareid § (1912–1992) – television journalist
  • Eddie Sharkey – wrestling coach
  • Darren Sharper (born 1975) – football player
  • Michaela Shapero (born 1997) - National & MN State Archery medalist
  • Clark Shaughnessy (1892–1970) – football coach
  • Sam Shepard - actor; lived in Stillwater, MN with partner Jessica Lange
  • Charles D. Sherwood – 4th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • James Shields § (1810–1879) – U.S. Senator
  • Henrik Shipstead (1881–1960) – U.S. Senator
  • Francis Shoemaker (1889–1958) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Bob Short (1917–1982) – sport teams owner and politician
  • Henry Hastings Sibley § (1811–1891) – 1st Governor of Minnesota
  • Christopher Sieber (born 1969) – actor
  • Dick Siebert § (1912–1978) – college baseball coach
  • Gerry Sikorski (born 1948) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Clifford D. Simak § (1904–1988) – science-fiction writer
  • Richard Simmons (1913–2003) – actor
  • George Sitts – convicted murderer
  • Slug (born 1973) – rapper
  • Roy Smalley § (born 1952) – baseball player
  • Jack Smight (1925–2003) – film director
  • Bruce Smith (1920–1967) – Heisman Trophy winner
  • Chad Smith (born 1961) – Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Edward Everett Smith 18th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • George Ross Smith (1864–1952) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Larry H. Smith (1939–2002) – hockey player
  • Lyndon Ambrose Smith 15th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Onterrio Smith § (born 1980) – football player
  • Phillips Waller Smith (1906–1963) – U.S. Air Force Major General
  • Raonall Smith (born 1978) – football player
  • Robert Smith § (born 1972) – football player
  • Wyatt Smith (born 1977) – hockey player
  • Fred Smoot § (born 1979) – football player
  • Josiah Snelling § (1782–1828) – first commander of Fort Snelling
  • Samuel Snider § (1845–1928) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Ben Sobieski (born 1979) – football player
  • Konrad K. Solberg 27th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Kathleen Soliah § (born 1947) – member of the Symbionese Liberation Army
  • Gordon Solie (Francis Jonard Labiak) (1929–2000) – wrestling announcer
  • Jesse Solomon – football player
  • Spenser J. Somers § (1972–1990) – author
  • Rich Sommer § (born 1978) – actor
  • Stephen Sommers § (born 1962) - director
  • Gale Sondergaard (1899–1985) – Academy Award winning actress (1936)
  • Kevin Sorbo (born 1958) – actor
  • Richard K. Sorenson (1924–2004) – sailor
  • Ann Sothern (1909–2001) – actress
  • Matt Spaeth – football player
  • Allan Spear § (1937–2008) – state legislator and president of the Minnesota Senate
  • LaVyrle Spencer – romance novelist
  • Lili St. Cyr (Willis Marie Van Schaack) (1918–1999) – ecdysiast
  • Paul St. Peter (born 1958) – (Aka. George C. Cole and Francis C. Cole) – voice actor
  • Arlan Stangeland § (born 1930) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Maurice Stans (1908–1998) – U.S. secretary of commerce
  • Frank Starkey (1892–1968) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Harold Stassen (1907–2001) – 25th Governor of Minnesota
  • Ozora P. Stearns § (1831–1896) – U.S. Senator
  • Franklin Steele § (1813–1880) – Early settler of St. Anthony
  • Halvor Steenerson § (1852–1926) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Andy Steensma (born 1942) – farmer, mayor, politician
  • Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper (born 1963) – astronaut
  • Will Steger (born 1943) – polar explorer
  • Terry Steinbach (born 1962) – Major League Baseball player
  • Helen Stenborg (born 1925) – actor
  • Phil Sterner (born 1960) – politician
  • Cliff Sterrett – cartoonist
  • Todd Steussie – football player
  • Frederick Stevens § (1861–1923) – member of U.S. Congress
  • John H. Stevens – § (1820–1900) first civilian (non-indigenous) resident of Minneapolis
  • Jacob H. Stewart § (1829–1884) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Bob Stinson (Robert Neil Stinson) (1959–1995) – musician
  • Tommy Stinson (born 1966) – musician
  • Carl Stockdale (1874–1953) – actor
  • Cal Stoll (1923–2000) Former ACC coach of the year/ Wake Forrest Football, University of MN head coach
  • Erik Stolhanske (born 1968) – comedian
  • Horace B. Strait § (1835–1894) – member of U.S. Congress
  • Korey Stringer § (1974–2001) – football player
  • Charles Strite – inventor of the modern pop-up toaster
  • Eric Strobel (born 1958) – hockey player, 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey-team member
  • Mike Stuart (born 1980) – hockey player
  • Scott Studwell – football player
  • Terrell Suggs – football player
  • George H. Sullivan – 21st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Clinton Sundberg – actor
  • Milt Sunde – football player
  • David C. Sutherland III (1949–2005) – Dungeons & Dragons artist
  • Steve Sviggum – politician
  • Curt Swan (1920–1996) – comic book artist
  • Lori Swanson (born 1966) – Minnesota Attorney General
  • Nick Swardson (born 1977) – stand-up comedian, actor
  • Henry Adoniram Swift § (1823–1869) – 3rd Governor of Minnesota and 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • William Irvin Swoope § (1862–1930) – lawyer and politician

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