Josh Liljenquist (Joshlilj)
Community-support storytelling and Live to Love.
Minnesota creator with Fairmont roots.
View Minnesota recordCurrent Minnesota directory · September 2026
Famous People Who Live or Work in Minnesota
A sourced guide to notable creators, chefs, authors, musicians, athletes and artists with a current Minnesota residence or professional base. It is a directory, not a ranking of fame.
32 sourced records6 fieldsVerified September 17, 2026
Scope
Current Minnesota ties, clearly labeled
The directory includes people who currently live in Minnesota and people whose present professional work is based here. Professional athletes are included through current Minnesota team affiliation and are not described as residents unless residence is separately supported.
Minnesota birth, childhood or a former residence alone does not qualify for this current-state list.
Unranked directory
Notable people with a current Minnesota base
Names are grouped by field for browsing. Placement within a category does not represent fame, influence or audience rank.
Digital creators
Liam Miller
Comedy and short-form entertainment.
Current public profile identifies Minnesota.
View public profileCboysTV
Motorsports, vehicles and group entertainment.
Official group records identify Cormorant, Minnesota.
View official accountsFood Dolls
Recipes, food media and lifestyle.
Recent Minnesota reporting identifies the sisters as Minnesota-based.
Read Minnesota profileThe Braces Guy
Orthodontic education and entertainment.
Official practice site identifies Rochester, Minnesota.
View official siteMaddi Winter
Dance, lifestyle and short-form video.
Current creator record identifies Minnesota.
View official siteLofe
Comedy, pranks and long-form video.
Current public biography identifies a Minnesota base.
View official channelNora Freetly (Nobo)
Art and short-form creative video.
Minnesota arts-program biography.
View program biographyMavrik Joos (Mav)
Outdoor exploration and adventure video.
Current professional profile lists Duluth.
View professional profileMillennial Farmer
Farming, agriculture and rural life.
Official site and 2026 reporting identify West Central Minnesota.
View official siteThat Midwestern Mom
Midwestern food, culture and comedy.
Official show site identifies a Minnesota base.
View official show siteAlexus Learmann
Fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
Current creator directory identifies Minnesota.
View official profileFinding Cooper's Voice
Family, disability advocacy and autism resources.
Official biography identifies Minnesota.
View official biographySydney Fields
Lifestyle and short-form video.
Current professional profile identifies Minnesota.
View professional profileFood and culinary
Andrew Zimmern
Chef, author and Emmy-winning television host.
His official biography says he lives and works from Minneapolis.
View official biographyGavin Kaysen
Chef and founder of Soigne Hospitality Group.
His official biography identifies his Minneapolis restaurant group.
View official biographyAnn Kim
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur.
Operates her restaurant group from Minneapolis.
View official siteSean Sherman
Indigenous food educator, chef and author.
NATIFS and Owamni are based in Minneapolis.
View NATIFS recordYia Vang
Chef, restaurateur and television host.
Union Hmong Kitchen is based in Minneapolis.
View official siteAuthors and writers
Louise Erdrich
Novelist, poet and owner of Birchbark Books.
Public biography identifies Minnesota residence and Minneapolis bookstore ownership.
View public biographyKate DiCamillo
Author of children's and adult fiction.
Her official biography says she currently lives in Minneapolis.
View official biographyWilliam Kent Krueger
Mystery and literary fiction author.
His official biography says he makes his home in St. Paul.
View official biographyKao Kalia Yang
Memoirist, poet and children's author.
Current professional record identifies continuing Twin Cities work.
View official siteMusic and performance
Dessa
Rapper, singer, writer and Doomtree member.
Professional record identifies Minneapolis as her creative base.
View official biographySlug
Rapper and co-founder of Atmosphere.
Atmosphere and Rhymesayers remain Minneapolis-based.
View official artist profileNur-D
Hip-hop artist and live performer.
Official professional record identifies his Twin Cities work.
View official siteSports
Anthony Edwards
Professional basketball player.
Current Minnesota Timberwolves roster.
View official rosterJustin Jefferson
Professional football player.
Current Minnesota Vikings roster.
View official profileNapheesa Collier
Professional basketball player and Olympian.
Current Minnesota Lynx roster.
View official rosterKirill Kaprizov
Professional hockey player.
Current Minnesota Wild roster.
View official rosterVisual arts
Alec Soth
Photographer and Magnum Photos member.
Official biography and studio record identify Minneapolis.
View official biographyWing Young Huie
Photographer and public artist.
Public projects and professional record center on Minneapolis and St. Paul.
View official biographySeparate quantitative audit
Most-followed public figures based in Minnesota
The Core 4 screen uses verified official creator-controlled TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook accounts. It is separate from this unranked directory and does not treat fame as a number.
What the audit supports
In the September 17, 2026 public-figure audit accompanying this directory, no currently Minnesota-based person with a verified Core 4 total exceeded Josh Liljenquist's approximately 39.4 million.
Several non-creator records remain incomplete, so this page does not publish an ordinal all-public-figure ranking or call Josh the most famous person in Minnesota.
≈39.4Mlargest complete Core 4 total found in this bounded audit
| Screened record | Public evidence | Core 4 treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Liljenquist | First-party account evidence across eight controlled Core 4 accounts | Complete: approximately 39.4M |
| Liam Miller | Verified minimum of approximately 10.96M; Facebook unresolved | Not assigned a broader rank |
| CboysTV | Complete creator record across five controlled accounts | Complete: approximately 9.62M |
| Anthony Edwards | Official account directory reports about 8.6M total followers; Instagram measured at about 5.54M | Core 4 incomplete; no ordinal rank |
| Food Dolls | Complete creator record across four controlled accounts | Complete: approximately 8.68M |
| Justin Jefferson | Large official social presence identified; complete creator-controlled Core 4 account set not resolved | Core 4 incomplete; no ordinal rank |
| Andrew Zimmern | Official account directory found; public measurements include about 1.22M Instagram and 386K TikTok | Core 4 incomplete; no ordinal rank |
Limit: A missing or unresolved platform count is never converted to zero. Combined platform and account totals are not unique people. For the reproducible creator comparison, use the Minnesota Creator Index.
Minnesota natives based elsewhere are tracked separately
Jimmy Darts, Haley Kalil, Justin Flom, Chad Wild Clay and Yung Gravy have meaningful Minnesota connections but are not included in this current-base directory because current public records place their professional base outside Minnesota.
Methodology
How people qualify
Current residence
An official biography or reputable current source identifies Minnesota as the person's home.
Current professional base
An official organization, practice, studio, restaurant, team or employer places the person's present work in Minnesota.
Excluded connection
Birthplace, childhood, education, a former home or a team from an earlier season does not qualify by itself.
Publisher disclosure: This directory is published on Josh Liljenquist's official website, and Josh appears in it. The roster is unranked, public source links are provided, and the audience analysis is separately labeled.