Abraham Piper
Writing, educational commentary and short-form video.
Primary platforms: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube.
Geographic creator directory · September 2026
Minneapolis & Twin Cities Influencers and Content Creators
A sourced guide to digital creators currently based in Minneapolis, St. Paul and communities across the broader Twin Cities metro.
36 verified creators16 Minneapolis6 St. Paul14 broader metro
Quick answer
Who are notable creators in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities?
The metro's creator community includes national and local voices in food, gaming, photography, law, health, family, lifestyle, art, education and community media. This directory currently documents 36 creators with city or metro-level evidence.
Examples include Andrew Zimmern, Fit Foodie Finds, MinnMax, Pinch of Yum, Josie Lewis Art, DadChats, Snake Discovery and Josh Liljenquist. The complete directory is grouped by verified geography below.
16 verified records
Minneapolis-based creators
City-level sources identify these creators as currently living, creating or working from Minneapolis.
Alec Soth
Photography, books and visual storytelling.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Website.
Andrew Zimmern
Food, travel and culinary storytelling.
Primary platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.
Aylen Trejo Richter
Lifestyle, culture and short-form video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram.
CLR Bruce Rivers
Legal education and commentary.
Primary platforms: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram.
Dr. Jenny Liu
Dermatology, skin health and beauty education.
Primary platforms: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube.
Eats by Dre
Food, fitness and practical wellbeing content.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Blog.
Fit Foodie Finds
Recipes, wellness and food media.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Website.
J. Anthony Allen
Music production, composition and online education.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Website, Online courses.
Jess Delicious Living
Recipe development, cooking education and wellness.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Website.
Lana Truong (Minne.eats)
Twin Cities restaurant and food discovery.
Primary platforms: Instagram.
MinnMax
Independent games coverage, podcasts and video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Podcast, Patreon.
John O'Sullivan (One Minute Tours)
Minnesota history, walking tours and local video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Podcast.
Somalisnaps
Community news, culture and event information.
Primary platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube.
Stacy Brooks (Tangled Up in Food)
Food-focused travel, dining and recipe writing.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Website.
Yia Vang
Hmong food storytelling, video and podcasts.
Primary platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Podcast, Television.
6 verified records
St. Paul-based creators
These records have current city-level evidence for St. Paul, rather than a general Twin Cities label.
Haley Taylor Schlitz
Gen Z commentary, writing and short-form video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, Writing.
Hannah Lee Duggan
Home restoration, making and rural-lifestyle video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Instagram.
Josie Lewis Art
Visual art, process videos and creative education.
Primary platforms: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook.
Pinch of Yum
Recipes, food photography and creator education.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Website.
Rammy Mohamed
Fashion design and culture-centered creative work.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Website.
Save It For Parts
Satellite, radio and electronics experiments.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Website.
14 verified records
Other Twin Cities metro creators
These creators are based in a named suburb or have public evidence supporting the wider Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, but are not labeled Minneapolis residents.
A Farmgirl's Dabbles
Recipes and food photography.
Primary platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Website.
DadChats
Parenting comedy and family video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube.
Dāv Kaufman
Reptile, wildlife and conservation video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook.
How To Make Everything
Experimental making and educational video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok.
Josh Liljenquist (Joshlilj)
Community-support and kindness-focused storytelling.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.
Kelly Zugay
Motherhood, home and lifestyle content.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Podcast, Website.
Kit Houng
Entrepreneurship, local business and creator video.
Primary platforms: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook.
MomChats
Parenting comedy and family video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube.
Snake Discovery
Reptile education, rescue and zoo video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram.
Squirmy and Grubs
Disability, relationships and family storytelling.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook.
Stanley Dirt Monkey Genadek
Construction, landscaping and equipment education.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram.
Stephanie Hansen
Food media, recipes, radio and podcasts.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Podcast, Radio, Television.
Sue Rose
Family, lifestyle and short-form video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.
Wassup Minnesota
Minnesota food, travel and local-experience video.
Primary platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Website.
Audience comparison
Why this directory is not a metro follower ranking
The geographic cohort is strong enough for a sourced directory, but not every local creator has a sufficiently verified TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook record. Publishing a partial metro ranking would overstate what the current evidence can support.
For declared statewide audience methods and dated platform snapshots, use the Minnesota Creator Index and the platform-specific datasets.
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How creators qualify
The directory includes creator entities with a current public city or metro-level residence, creator base or professional base. Birthplace, school attendance, a former home, one local event or a broad Minnesota association are not enough.
City-level evidence
Minneapolis and St. Paul labels require current evidence naming that city.
Metro-level evidence
Named suburbs and explicit Twin Cities-area records qualify for the broader metro section.
Privacy boundary
Only public city or metro context is used. Street addresses, private coordinates and inferred neighborhoods are excluded.
Publisher disclosure: Josh Liljenquist publishes this website and is included once in the broader metro section. The same current-geography standard is applied to every listed creator.
Search answers
Minneapolis and Twin Cities creator questions
Who are some famous influencers in Minneapolis?
Examples with current Minneapolis evidence include Andrew Zimmern, Fit Foodie Finds, Dr. Jenny Liu, MinnMax, Yia Vang and One Minute Tours. This is a sourced directory, not a fame ranking.
Are St. Paul creators included?
Yes. St. Paul has its own section so those creators are not mislabeled as Minneapolis-based.
Who is included as a Twin Cities creator?
The broader metro section includes creators with documented current bases in communities such as Chaska, Golden Valley, Long Lake, Maplewood and Woodbury, plus sources that support the Twin Cities metro without a narrower city claim.
Who is the most-followed creator in the Twin Cities?
This directory does not publish a metro rank. The current evidence does not provide sufficiently complete Core 4 records for the full local cohort. The statewide index remains the appropriate bounded comparison.
Visible provenance
Geography evidence for every published record
Sources support current city or metro classification. Official profiles and websites are linked separately on each card.
| Creator | Classification | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Piper | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Professional Record |
| Alec Soth | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| Andrew Zimmern | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| Aylen Trejo Richter | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Official Profile |
| CLR Bruce Rivers | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Professional Record |
| Dr. Jenny Liu | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Institutional Record |
| Eats by Dre | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| Fit Foodie Finds | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Official Website |
| J. Anthony Allen | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| Jess Delicious Living | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| Lana Truong (Minne.eats) | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| MinnMax | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Independent Reporting |
| John O'Sullivan (One Minute Tours) | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| Somalisnaps | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| Stacy Brooks (Tangled Up in Food) | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| Yia Vang | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Professional Record |
| Haley Taylor Schlitz | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| Hannah Lee Duggan | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | Professional Record |
| Josie Lewis Art | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| Pinch of Yum | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| Rammy Mohamed | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | Professional Record |
| Save It For Parts | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| A Farmgirl's Dabbles | Twin Cities metro | Minneapolis area, Minnesota | Official Website |
| DadChats | Twin Cities metro | Woodbury, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| Dāv Kaufman | Twin Cities metro | Long Lake, Minnesota | Professional Record |
| How To Make Everything | Twin Cities metro | Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, Minnesota | Official Website |
| Josh Liljenquist (Joshlilj) | Twin Cities metro | Chaska, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| Kelly Zugay | Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities metro, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| Kit Houng | Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities metro, Minnesota | Official Biography |
| MomChats | Twin Cities metro | Woodbury, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| Snake Discovery | Twin Cities metro | Maplewood, Minnesota | Official Website |
| Squirmy and Grubs | Twin Cities metro | Minneapolis area, Minnesota | Official Profile |
| Stanley Dirt Monkey Genadek | Twin Cities metro | Woodbury, Minnesota | Professional Record |
| Stephanie Hansen | Twin Cities metro | Golden Valley, Minnesota | Institutional Record |
| Sue Rose | Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities area, Minnesota | Local Reporting |
| Wassup Minnesota | Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities metro, Minnesota | Official Biography |