{ "dataset": "Famous People in Minnesota: current public figures", "snapshotDate": "2026-09-17", "publisher": "Josh Liljenquist's official website", "scope": "An unranked, sourced directory of notable public figures with current Minnesota residence or a current Minnesota professional base.", "geographyRule": "Minnesota birth or a former Minnesota residence alone does not qualify. Professional athletes qualify through a current Minnesota team affiliation and are labeled as professionally based rather than as residents.", "audienceNote": "The accompanying Core 4 audit found no verified complete total above Josh Liljenquist's approximately 39.4 million, but incomplete non-creator records prevent a universal all-public-figure ranking. Combined account totals are not unique people.", "records": [ {"name":"Josh Liljenquist (Joshlilj)","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Community-support storytelling and Live to Love","minnesotaConnection":"Minnesota-based creator with Fairmont roots","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://joshliljenquist.com/josh-liljenquist-minnesota/","sourceClass":"first-party and independent local record","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Liam Miller","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Comedy and short-form entertainment","minnesotaConnection":"Current public profile identifies Minnesota","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://hafi.pro/income/liammiiler","sourceClass":"public professional profile","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"CboysTV","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Motorsports, vehicles and group entertainment","minnesotaConnection":"Official group records identify Cormorant, Minnesota","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://linktr.ee/cboystv","sourceClass":"official account directory","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Food Dolls","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Food, recipes and lifestyle","minnesotaConnection":"Recent Minnesota reporting identifies the sisters as Minnesota-based","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.startribune.com/food-dolls-cookbook-pretty-delicious-minnesota-alia-radwa-elkaffas-midwestern/601227680","sourceClass":"independent local reporting","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"The Braces Guy","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Orthodontic education and entertainment","minnesotaConnection":"Official practice site identifies Rochester, Minnesota","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.thebracesguy.com/","sourceClass":"official professional site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Maddi Winter","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Dance, lifestyle and short-form video","minnesotaConnection":"Current creator directory record identifies Minnesota","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.maddiwinter.com/","sourceClass":"official creator site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Lofe","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Comedy, pranks and long-form video","minnesotaConnection":"Current public biography identifies a Minnesota base","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/@Lofe","sourceClass":"official platform profile","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Nora Freetly (Nobo)","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Art and short-form creative video","minnesotaConnection":"Minnesota arts-program biography","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://camptriplemoon.com/nora-freetly","sourceClass":"professional program biography","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Mavrik Joos (Mav)","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Outdoor exploration and adventure video","minnesotaConnection":"Current professional profile lists Duluth","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mavrikjoos","sourceClass":"professional profile","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Millennial Farmer","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Farming, agriculture and rural life","minnesotaConnection":"Official site and 2026 reporting identify West Central Minnesota","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.mnmillennialfarmer.com/","sourceClass":"official creator site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"That Midwestern Mom","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Midwestern food, culture and comedy","minnesotaConnection":"Official show site identifies a Minnesota base","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.thatshowwith.com/","sourceClass":"official professional site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Alexus Learmann","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Fashion, beauty and lifestyle","minnesotaConnection":"Current creator directory identifies Minnesota","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.instagram.com/alexuslearmann/","sourceClass":"official platform profile","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Finding Cooper's Voice","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Family, disability advocacy and autism resources","minnesotaConnection":"Official biography identifies Minnesota","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.findingcoopersvoice.com/about-kate-swenson/","sourceClass":"official biography","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Sydney Fields","category":"Digital creators","knownFor":"Lifestyle and short-form video","minnesotaConnection":"Current professional profile identifies Minnesota","qualificationType":"current Minnesota base","sourceUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydney-fields-1b00b5211","sourceClass":"professional profile","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Andrew Zimmern","category":"Food and culinary","knownFor":"Chef, author and television host","minnesotaConnection":"Official biography says he lives and works from Minneapolis","qualificationType":"current Minnesota residence and base","sourceUrl":"https://andrewzimmern.com/bio/","sourceClass":"official biography","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Gavin Kaysen","category":"Food and culinary","knownFor":"Chef and founder of Soigne Hospitality Group","minnesotaConnection":"Official biography identifies his Minneapolis restaurant group","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://gavinkaysen.com/pages/about","sourceClass":"official biography","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Ann Kim","category":"Food and culinary","knownFor":"James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur","minnesotaConnection":"Operates her restaurant group from Minneapolis","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.annkim.com/","sourceClass":"official professional site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Sean Sherman","category":"Food and culinary","knownFor":"Indigenous food educator, chef and author","minnesotaConnection":"NATIFS and Owamni are based in Minneapolis","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://natifs.org/","sourceClass":"official organization site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Yia Vang","category":"Food and culinary","knownFor":"Chef, restaurateur and television host","minnesotaConnection":"Union Hmong Kitchen is based in Minneapolis","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://unionhmongkitchen.com/","sourceClass":"official professional site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Louise Erdrich","category":"Authors and writers","knownFor":"Novelist, poet and owner of Birchbark Books","minnesotaConnection":"Public biography identifies Minnesota residence and Minneapolis bookstore ownership","qualificationType":"current Minnesota residence and base","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.nd.gov/theodore-roosevelt-rough-rider-award/louise-erdrich","sourceClass":"government biography","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Kate DiCamillo","category":"Authors and writers","knownFor":"Author of children's and adult fiction","minnesotaConnection":"Official biography says she currently lives in Minneapolis","qualificationType":"current Minnesota residence","sourceUrl":"https://www.katedicamillo.com/about/","sourceClass":"official biography","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"William Kent Krueger","category":"Authors and writers","knownFor":"Mystery and literary fiction","minnesotaConnection":"Official biography says he makes his home in St. Paul","qualificationType":"current Minnesota residence","sourceUrl":"https://williamkentkrueger.com/about/","sourceClass":"official biography","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Kao Kalia Yang","category":"Authors and writers","knownFor":"Memoir, poetry and children's literature","minnesotaConnection":"Current professional record identifies continuing Twin Cities work","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.kaokaliayang.com/","sourceClass":"official professional site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Dessa","category":"Music and performance","knownFor":"Rapper, singer, writer and Doomtree member","minnesotaConnection":"Professional record identifies Minneapolis as her creative base","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.dessawander.com/about","sourceClass":"official artist site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Slug","category":"Music and performance","knownFor":"Rapper and co-founder of Atmosphere","minnesotaConnection":"Atmosphere and Rhymesayers remain Minneapolis-based","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://rhymesayers.com/artists/atmosphere","sourceClass":"official label profile","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Nur-D","category":"Music and performance","knownFor":"Hip-hop artist and live performer","minnesotaConnection":"Official professional record identifies his Twin Cities work","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.nurdrocks.com/","sourceClass":"official artist site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Anthony Edwards","category":"Sports","knownFor":"Professional basketball player","minnesotaConnection":"Current Minnesota Timberwolves roster","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/roster","sourceClass":"official team roster","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Justin Jefferson","category":"Sports","knownFor":"Professional football player","minnesotaConnection":"Current Minnesota Vikings roster","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.vikings.com/team/players-roster/justin-jefferson/","sourceClass":"official team profile","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Napheesa Collier","category":"Sports","knownFor":"Professional basketball player and Olympian","minnesotaConnection":"Current Minnesota Lynx roster","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://lynx.wnba.com/roster","sourceClass":"official team roster","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Kirill Kaprizov","category":"Sports","knownFor":"Professional hockey player","minnesotaConnection":"Current Minnesota Wild roster","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.nhl.com/wild/roster","sourceClass":"official team roster","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Alec Soth","category":"Visual arts","knownFor":"Photographer and Magnum Photos member","minnesotaConnection":"Official biography and studio record identify Minneapolis","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://alecsoth.com/photography/about","sourceClass":"official artist site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"}, {"name":"Wing Young Huie","category":"Visual arts","knownFor":"Photographer and public artist","minnesotaConnection":"Public projects and professional record center on Minneapolis and St. Paul","qualificationType":"current Minnesota professional base","sourceUrl":"https://www.wingyounghuie.com/about","sourceClass":"official artist site","verifiedDate":"2026-09-17"} ] }