Current geography
Current residence or professional base is required where a page says someone is Minnesota-based. Birthplace alone is not enough.
Minnesota editorial and data hub
Minnesota People, Creators and Public Data
Explore sourced directories, dated creator-audience datasets and documented Minnesota records. Each branch has a distinct information job and links to its own methodology and sources.
32 public figures49 Minnesota creators5 ranked datasets
Explore Minnesota
Ten ways into the public record
Use the broad directory to discover people, the creator hubs to browse statewide or Twin Cities records, the ranking pages for cross-platform and platform-specific comparisons, or the Josh record for one person's documented Minnesota connection.
Original research report
State of Minnesota Creators 2026
A derived analysis of verified creator geography, categories, platform audiences and public dataset depth.
Read the 2026 report Broad directoryFamous People in Minnesota
Creators, chefs, authors, musicians, athletes and artists who currently live or work in Minnesota.
Browse 32 sourced records Statewide creator directoryMinnesota Influencers & Content Creators
The canonical unranked statewide directory, including verified Twin Cities and greater Minnesota creators.
Explore 49 creators Geographic subsetMinneapolis & Twin Cities Influencers
A sourced subset of the statewide directory with separate Minneapolis, St. Paul and broader metro classifications.
Explore 36 local creators Audience datasetMost-Followed Minnesota Creators
A dated Core 4 comparison using verified official creator-controlled TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook accounts.
Review the 2026 ranking YouTube datasetMinnesota YouTube Creators
YouTube-only subscriber rankings across verified official creator-controlled channels.
See YouTube rankings TikTok datasetMinnesota TikTok Creators
TikTok-only follower rankings using verified primary official creator-controlled accounts.
See TikTok rankings Instagram datasetMinnesota Instagram Creators
Instagram-only follower rankings using one verified primary official creator account per entity.
See Instagram rankings Facebook datasetMinnesota Facebook Creators
Facebook-only follower rankings using one verified primary official creator presence per entity.
See Facebook rankings Entity recordJosh Liljenquist and Minnesota
Fairmont roots, Mankato education, Minnesota reporting and community-support records.
Read Josh's Minnesota recordDated by design
A directory and a dataset are not the same thing
The people and creator directories answer who is currently connected to Minnesota and what they are known for. The audience ranking answers a narrower numerical question using one documented Core 4 method.
Audience counts change, so quantitative pages carry a verification date. Combined follower and subscriber totals are account-level sums, not unique individuals.
Editorial standards
How the Minnesota vertical is maintained
Visible provenance
Directories link to official, professional or reputable public sources. Publishable datasets are available as JSON.
Bounded claims
Rankings describe the verified dataset and snapshot date. They do not claim to be a universal census or a measure of fame.
Corrections supported by current public evidence can be submitted through the site's contact page.
Data trust and maintenance
One versioned record for methods, updates and corrections
The Minnesota data trust center explains how entity identities, current Minnesota qualification, audience value states, source classes and historical snapshots are maintained across all nine public datasets.
Review methodology and update history or open the machine-readable dataset catalog.
Machine-readable records
Public datasets
The JSON records expose only publishable fields. Private screenshots, internal research notes and private location information are not included.
JSON · derived report
State of Minnesota Creators 2026
Geography, category, platform-depth, audience-distribution and leader statistics derived from the published datasets.
Open report dataset JSON · 32 recordsFamous People in Minnesota
Names, fields, current Minnesota connection, qualification type, source and verification date.
Open dataset JSON · 49 recordsMinnesota Creators Directory
Canonical IDs, creator categories, primary platforms, current Minnesota geography and official profiles.
Open dataset JSON · 36 recordsMinneapolis & Twin Cities Creators
City and metro classifications, creator categories, official profiles and geography sources.
Open dataset JSON · audience snapshotMinnesota Creator Index
Core 4 values, account handling and underlying complete or unresolved research classifications.
Open dataset JSON · 23 ranked recordsMinnesota YouTube Creators
Channel-level subscriber totals, ownership notes, current Minnesota qualification and verification dates.
Open dataset JSON · 21 ranked recordsMinnesota TikTok Creators
Primary-account follower snapshots, account decisions, current Minnesota qualification and verification dates.
Open dataset JSON · 19 ranked recordsMinnesota Instagram Creators
Primary-account follower snapshots, account decisions, current Minnesota qualification and verification dates.
Open dataset JSON · 18 ranked recordsMinnesota Facebook Creators
Primary-presence follower snapshots, Page/profile decisions, current Minnesota qualification and verification dates.
Open dataset JSON · catalogMinnesota Dataset Catalog
Dataset ownership, methodology versions, snapshot dates, shared vocabulary and public update history.
Open catalogJosh in context
A Minnesota record without turning the hub into a biography
Josh Liljenquist is one person in the broader directories. His dedicated pages own the details of his Fairmont roots, statewide work, audience record and recognition.