Notable Persons
- Curt Carlson, founder of Radisson Hotels
- H. David Dalquist, inventor of the Bundt pan, and founder of Nordic Ware
- George Dayton, founder of Dayton Dry Goods, which became Target Corporation
- Steve Foley, drummer for The Replacements
- William Watts Folwell, first president of the University of Minnesota
- Orville Freeman, 29th Governor of Minnesota, Former US Secretary of Agriculture
- Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War general and Assistant U.S. Secretary of War
- Hubert Humphrey, Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator
- Muriel Humphrey, Second Lady of the United States, U.S. Senator
- Isaac Wilson Joyce, Methodist bishop
- William S. King, U.S. Representative
- Robert Koehler, German-born painter
- Charles August Lindbergh, Republican congressman, father of the pioneering aviator
- Frank C. Mars, creator of the Milky Way candy bar
- George Mikan, professional basketball player
- Karl Mueller, Soul Asylum bassist
- Floyd B. Olson, 22nd Governor of Minnesota
- Rudy Perpich, 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota
- John S. Pillsbury, 8th Governor of Minnesota, founder of Pillsbury
- Carl Pohlad, owner of the Minnesota Twins
- James Sample, conductor of many orchestras including the Oregon Symphony
- George M. Scott, MN Supreme Court Justice, Hennepin County Attorney, candidate for MN Governor
- Tiny Tim, musician and entertainer.
- William J. Tuttle, make up artist
- Paul Wellstone, US senator
- Harriet G. Walker, president of Northwestern Hospital, now part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics
- T. B. Walker, lumberman and art collector, now Walker Art Center
- Juanita Wright, professional wrestler
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