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  "datasetId": "minnesota-profile-registry-2026",
  "title": "Minnesota detailed profile registry",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-09-22",
  "count": 21,
  "comparisonCoverage": 13,
  "ordering": "Alphabetical by public display name; no fame ranking.",
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    {
      "id": "adam-young",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-adam-young",
      "name": "Adam Young / Owl City",
      "aliases": [
        "Owl City is Adam Young's musical project."
      ],
      "field": "Music",
      "knownFor": "The Owl City project and the song Fireflies.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/adam-young-owl-city/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "ann-bancroft",
      "canonicalId": "mn-origin-person-ann-bancroft",
      "name": "Ann Bancroft",
      "aliases": [],
      "field": "Public life / exploration",
      "knownFor": "Polar explorer, educator and founder of the Ann Bancroft Foundation",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/ann-bancroft/",
      "collectionGroup": "2026-09-22 depth batch",
      "imageDecision": "text fallback; no rights-cleared image required"
    },
    {
      "id": "bob-dylan",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-bob-dylan",
      "name": "Bob Dylan",
      "aliases": [
        "Born Robert Zimmerman; Bob Dylan is the documented public name."
      ],
      "field": "Music and songwriting",
      "knownFor": "Recording, songwriting and the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/bob-dylan/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "connor-franta",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/minnesota/internet-personalities/#record-mn-internet-connor-franta",
      "name": "Connor Franta",
      "aliases": [
        "No separate public alias used in this collection."
      ],
      "field": "Digital media, publishing and photography",
      "knownFor": "YouTube video, books, photography and nonprofit campaigns.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/connor-franta/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "eric-butorac",
      "canonicalId": "mn-origin-person-eric-butorac",
      "name": "Eric Butorac",
      "aliases": [],
      "field": "Sports",
      "knownFor": "Professional doubles player, tennis executive and U.S. Open tournament director",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/eric-butorac/",
      "collectionGroup": "2026-09-22 depth batch",
      "imageDecision": "text fallback; no rights-cleared image required"
    },
    {
      "id": "f-scott-fitzgerald",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-f-scott-fitzgerald",
      "name": "F. Scott Fitzgerald",
      "aliases": [
        "F. Scott Fitzgerald is the documented public name."
      ],
      "field": "Literature",
      "knownFor": "Novels including This Side of Paradise and The Great Gatsby.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/f-scott-fitzgerald/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "grant-collins-the-braces-guy",
      "canonicalId": "the-braces-guy",
      "name": "Grant Collins",
      "aliases": [
        "The Braces Guy"
      ],
      "field": "Digital creators / orthodontics",
      "knownFor": "Rochester orthodontist and creator known as The Braces Guy",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/grant-collins-the-braces-guy/",
      "collectionGroup": "2026-09-22 depth batch",
      "imageDecision": "text fallback; no rights-cleared image required"
    },
    {
      "id": "jessica-lange",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-jessica-lange",
      "name": "Jessica Lange",
      "aliases": [
        "No separate public alias used in this collection."
      ],
      "field": "Film, television and photography",
      "knownFor": "Acting across film and television, plus published photography.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/jessica-lange/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "jimmy-darts",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/minnesota/internet-personalities/#record-mn-internet-jimmy-darts",
      "name": "Jimmy Darts",
      "aliases": [
        "James Kellogg is known publicly as Jimmy Darts."
      ],
      "field": "Digital media and community giving",
      "knownFor": "Kindness-centered videos and audience-supported assistance campaigns.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/jimmy-darts/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "josh-hartnett",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-josh-hartnett",
      "name": "Josh Hartnett",
      "aliases": [
        "No separate public alias used in this collection."
      ],
      "field": "Film and television",
      "knownFor": "Film and television acting, including late-1990s screen work and later roles.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/josh-hartnett/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "josh-liljenquist",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/#person",
      "name": "Josh Liljenquist",
      "aliases": [
        "Known publicly online as Joshlilj."
      ],
      "field": "Digital media and community-impact storytelling",
      "knownFor": "Creator work and independently documented Minnesota community-support projects.",
      "profileUrl": "/josh-liljenquist-minnesota/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing separate biography owner"
    },
    {
      "id": "judy-garland",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-judy-garland",
      "name": "Judy Garland",
      "aliases": [
        "Born Frances Ethel Gumm; Judy Garland became the documented public name."
      ],
      "field": "Film and music",
      "knownFor": "Film and singing, including Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/judy-garland/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "lea-thompson",
      "canonicalId": "mn-origin-person-lea-thompson",
      "name": "Lea Thompson",
      "aliases": [],
      "field": "Film / television / directing",
      "knownFor": "Actor and director known for Back to the Future and Caroline in the City",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/lea-thompson/",
      "collectionGroup": "2026-09-22 depth batch",
      "imageDecision": "text fallback; no rights-cleared image required"
    },
    {
      "id": "lindsey-vonn",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-lindsey-vonn",
      "name": "Lindsey Vonn",
      "aliases": [
        "No separate public alias used in this collection."
      ],
      "field": "Alpine skiing",
      "knownFor": "Olympic downhill gold and four overall World Cup championships.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/lindsey-vonn/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "louise-erdrich",
      "canonicalId": "louise-erdrich",
      "name": "Louise Erdrich",
      "aliases": [],
      "field": "Literature / bookselling",
      "knownFor": "Novelist, poet and owner of Birchbark Books",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/louise-erdrich/",
      "collectionGroup": "2026-09-22 depth batch",
      "imageDecision": "text fallback; no rights-cleared image required"
    },
    {
      "id": "maria-bamford",
      "canonicalId": "mn-origin-person-maria-bamford",
      "name": "Maria Bamford",
      "aliases": [],
      "field": "Comedy / television",
      "knownFor": "Stand-up comedian, actor and creator-star of Lady Dynamite",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/maria-bamford/",
      "collectionGroup": "2026-09-22 depth batch",
      "imageDecision": "text fallback; no rights-cleared image required"
    },
    {
      "id": "prince",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-prince",
      "name": "Prince",
      "aliases": [
        "Prince Rogers Nelson performed publicly as Prince."
      ],
      "field": "Music",
      "knownFor": "Recording, songwriting, performance and the Minneapolis Sound.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/prince/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "seann-william-scott",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-seann-william-scott",
      "name": "Seann William Scott",
      "aliases": [
        "No separate public alias used in this collection."
      ],
      "field": "Film and television",
      "knownFor": "Comedy, action, drama and television roles.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/seann-william-scott/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "tay-zonday",
      "canonicalId": "https://joshliljenquist.com/famous-people-from-minnesota/#record-mn-origin-tay-zonday",
      "name": "Tay Zonday",
      "aliases": [
        "Adam Nyerere Bahner performs publicly as Tay Zonday."
      ],
      "field": "Digital media and music",
      "knownFor": "Early viral video and music work, including Chocolate Rain.",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/tay-zonday/",
      "collectionGroup": "existing",
      "imageDecision": "existing approved collection asset or fallback"
    },
    {
      "id": "yung-gravy",
      "canonicalId": "mn-origin-person-yung-gravy",
      "name": "Yung Gravy",
      "aliases": [
        "Matthew Hauri"
      ],
      "field": "Music / digital media",
      "knownFor": "Rapper whose internet-native releases include Mr. Clean and Betty (Get Money)",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/yung-gravy/",
      "collectionGroup": "2026-09-22 depth batch",
      "imageDecision": "text fallback; no rights-cleared image required"
    },
    {
      "id": "zach-johnson-millennial-farmer",
      "canonicalId": "millennial-farmer",
      "name": "Zach Johnson",
      "aliases": [
        "Millennial Farmer"
      ],
      "field": "Digital creators / agriculture",
      "knownFor": "Farmer and agricultural creator known as Millennial Farmer",
      "profileUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/zach-johnson-millennial-farmer/",
      "collectionGroup": "2026-09-22 depth batch",
      "imageDecision": "text fallback; no rights-cleared image required"
    }
  ]
}