Showing all 192 unique identities.
A Farmgirl's Dabbles
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Recipes and food photography
Supported places: Minnesota
Creator record
Abraham Piper
Digital creators
Digital creator
Short-form commentary and earlier web-publishing work.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Career starts · Internet personalities
Digital creatorFrom MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmaller-city originSouthern Minnesota
Internationally successful musician with first-party and major-news corroboration of a Minnesota hometown and career origin.
Supported places: Owatonna
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Alec Soth
Literature / media / arts
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Photographer and Magnum Photos member.
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Current record · Creator record
Alma Wagen
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Mountaineer recognized by the National Park Service as North America's first female mountain guide.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Andrew Zimmern
Food / culinary
Digital creatorCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseLives in Minnesota
Chef, author and television host.
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Current record · Creator record
Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and two-time world bronze medalist
Supported places: Chaska
Andy George
Digital creators
Digital creatorFrom Minnesota
Educational and maker-video creator behind How To Make Everything.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record · Career starts · Creator origins · Internet personalities
Ann Bancroft
Public life / science / business
St. PaulFrom MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Pioneering polar explorer.
Supported places: Mendota Heights, Saint Paul
Detailed profile · Origin record · Small-town record
Business / practice / studioCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
Anna M. Wiecking
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Educator, school administrator and local historian.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Currently in MinnesotaProfessional baseTeam / organization
Professional basketball player.
Supported places: Minnesota team
Current record
Bao Phi
Literature / media / arts
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Award-winning poet and author with precise, corroborated Minneapolis-upbringing evidence.
Supported places: Minneapolis, South Minneapolis
Origin record
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sports
Rochester
Olympic gold medalist and multiple Grand Slam doubles champion.
Supported places: Rochester
Bjorn Olson
Public life / science / business
Fairmont
Teacher, farmer, U.S. Army Reserve officer and Minnesota state representative.
Supported places: Fairmont
DuluthFrom MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Nobel laureate with definitive institutional and state documentation of Minnesota birth and upbringing.
Supported places: Duluth, Duluth and Hibbing, Hibbing
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Major League Baseball catcher
Supported places: Chaska
Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher
Supported places: Chaska
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Major League Baseball pitcher.
Supported places: Fairmont, Fairmont / Trimont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Brenda McEwing
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
U.S. Army veteran and founder of First Nations Women Warriors.
Supported places: Martin County — community not specified in the audited source
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
NFL fullback who played ten seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.
Supported places: Duluth
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom Minnesota
A creator group making motorsports, vehicle and comedy videos.
Supported places: Cormorant area, Cormorant, Minnesota, Minnesota — location not narrowed
Current record · Career starts · Creator origins · Creator record
Charles A. Lindbergh
Public life / science / business
From MinnesotaGreater Minnesota
Internationally notable aviator with precise historical-society evidence of Minnesota upbringing.
Supported places: Little Falls
Origin record · Greater Minnesota
Charles H. Mayo
Public life / science / business
Rochester
Surgeon and co-founder of the medical group that became Mayo Clinic.
Supported places: Rochester
Charles M. Schulz
Literature / media / arts
MinneapolisSt. PaulFrom Minnesota
Globally influential cartoonist.
Supported places: Minneapolis, Saint Paul
Origin record
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Nationally prominent basketball player.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
Chris Pratt
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Nationally recognized actor with a documented Minnesota birthplace.
Supported places: Virginia
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
CJ Arthur
Literature / media / arts
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Educator, author and independent bookseller; 2018–2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year and 2025 Midwest Bookseller of the Year.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
CLR Bruce Rivers
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Legal education and commentary
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
Con Bunde
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Educator and former Alaska state legislator.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Connor Franta
Digital creators
Digital creatorFrom MinnesotaSmall-town origin
YouTube creator, author and entrepreneur known for personal video, lifestyle and publishing work.
Supported places: La Crescent
Detailed profile · Origin record · Small-town record · Career starts · Creator origins
Craig Kilborn
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaSmall-town origin
National television host with two independent sources documenting a Minnesota upbringing.
Supported places: Hastings
Origin record · Small-town record
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseLives in Minnesota
Parenting creator Dillon White, known publicly as DadChats.
Supported places: Woodbury, Woodbury, Minnesota
Current record · Career starts · Creator record · Internet personalities
Dale A. Gardner
Public life / science / business
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
NASA astronaut who flew on STS-8 and STS-51A.
Supported places: Fairmont, Fairmont / Sherburn
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Darrel L. Peterson
Public life / science / business
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Minnesota legislator and former chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Former NHL player, educator and Chaska hockey coach
Supported places: Chaska
Baseball Hall of Famer with precise Saint Paul origin evidence.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Origin record
MinneapolisCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseLives in MinnesotaFrom Minnesota
Nationally published musician and writer.
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minneapolis and Manhattan
Origin record · Current record
Don LaFontaine
Film / TV / comedy
Duluth
Voice actor recognized for thousands of movie trailers and television promotions.
Supported places: Duluth
Dori Hillestad Butler
Literature / media / arts
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Award-winning children's author, including the Edgar Award-winning Buddy Files series.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Dāv Kaufman
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Reptile, wildlife and conservation video
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
Earl Bakken
Public life / science / business
From MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Medtronic co-founder and pacemaker innovator.
Supported places: Columbia Heights
Origin record · Small-town record
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town originSouthern Minnesota
Rock-and-roll musician, guitarist and songwriter.
Supported places: Albert Lea
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Professional tennis player, ATP doubles champion and U.S. Open tournament director.
Supported places: Rochester
Detailed profile
Erik Paulsen
Public life / science / business
Chaska
Former Minnesota legislator and U.S. representative
Supported places: Chaska
Ethan Coen
Film / TV / comedy
From Minnesota
Academy Award-winning filmmaker with a documented Minnesota childhood.
Supported places: St. Louis Park
Origin record
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Literature / media / arts
St. PaulFrom Minnesota
Canonical American author with detailed historical-society evidence of Minnesota birth and formative years.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Detailed profile · Origin record
Felix K. Meagher
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Banker and longtime Mankato civic leader.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Finding Cooper's Voice
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaLives in Minnesota
Author and speaker Kate Swenson's autism and family-advocacy platform.
Supported places: Minnesota, Minnesota — location not narrowed
Current record · Creator record
Fit Foodie Finds
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Recipes, wellness and food media
Supported places: Twin Cities metro, Minnesota
Creator record
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Internationally acclaimed operatic soprano known as the Minnesota Nightingale.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Food Dolls
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom Minnesota
Sisters Alia and Radwa Elkaffas, recipe-video creators and cookbook authors.
Supported places: Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Minnesota — location not narrowed
Current record · Career starts · Creator origins · Creator record
Frank A. Day
Public life / science / business
Fairmont
Newspaper publisher, Minnesota legislator and lieutenant governor.
Supported places: Fairmont
G. Barry Anderson
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Minnesota Supreme Court justice and former Minnesota Court of Appeals judge.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Garrison Keillor
Literature / media / arts
From MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Nationally recognized broadcaster and author with federal and major-magazine Minnesota upbringing evidence.
Supported places: Anoka, Anoka and Brooklyn Park
Origin record · Small-town record
Gavin Kaysen
Food / culinary
Business / practice / studioCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Chef and founder of Soigné Hospitality Group.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
George Henry Fletcher
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Lawyer, banker and Minnesota state representative.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Olympic gold medalist.
Supported places: Warroad
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Grant Collins
Public life / science / business
Digital creatorRochesterBusiness / practice / studioCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom Minnesota
Orthodontist and public educator known online as The Braces Guy for braces education and comedy videos.
Supported places: Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
Detailed profile · Origin record · Current record · Career starts · Creator origins
Haley Kalil
Film / TV / comedy
Digital creatorFrom MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Model, comedy and lifestyle creator, and television host who works publicly as Haley Baylee.
Supported places: Excelsior
Origin record · Small-town record · Creator origins · Internet personalities
Haley Taylor Schlitz
Digital creators
Digital creatorCurrently in MinnesotaLives in Minnesota
Gen Z commentary, writing and short-form video
Supported places: St. Paul, Minnesota
Creator record
Herbert C. Hotaling
Literature / media / arts
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Newspaper publisher and national editorial association leader.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
How To Make Everything
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Experimental making and educational video
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
J. Anthony Allen
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Music production, composition and online education
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
J. Paul Getty
Public life / science / business
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Historically significant business and arts figure.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
Baseball Hall of Famer with consistent official birthplace evidence.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Origin record
Jacob M. Thompson
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
United States Army staff sergeant honored for military service.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
James Arness
Film / TV / comedy
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Nationally prominent actor.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
James Hong
Film / TV / comedy
From Minnesota
Actor whose screen career spans hundreds of film, television and voice roles.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
Jason Matheson
Film / TV / comedy
Currently in MinnesotaProfessional baseLives in Minnesota
Television and radio host of The Jason Show and Jason & Alexis.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
Jay Maynard (Tron Guy)
Digital creators
Fairmont
Computer programmer, internet personality and Fairmont City Council member.
Supported places: Fairmont
Jeff Isaacson
Public life / science / business
Chaska
Olympic curler and Chaska Curling Center manager
Supported places: Chaska
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Longtime college and NFL football coach.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Jess Delicious Living
Digital creators
Digital creatorCurrently in MinnesotaLives in Minnesota
Recipe development, cooking education and wellness
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
Jessica Biel
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Nationally recognized actor with an explicit Minnesota birthplace.
Supported places: Ely
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Jessica Lange
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Award-winning actor with a clear Minnesota birthplace supported by a reputable biography.
Supported places: Cloquet
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
From MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Olympic champion with consistent official hometown evidence.
Supported places: Afton
Origin record · Small-town record
Jimmy Chin
Film / TV / comedy
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Academy Award-winning filmmaker, National Geographic photographer and professional mountaineer.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Jimmy Darts
Digital creators
Digital creatorFrom MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Creator known as Jimmy Darts for kindness-centered videos and viewer-supported assistance campaigns.
Supported places: Walker
Detailed profile · Origin record · Small-town record · Career starts · Creator origins
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Major songwriter and producer with institutional and independent Minnesota-origin evidence.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
NHL player and University of Minnesota hockey standout
Supported places: Chaska
Baseball Hall of Famer with definitive institutional birthplace evidence.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Origin record
Joel Coen
Film / TV / comedy
From Minnesota
Academy Award-winning filmmaker with a documented Minnesota childhood.
Supported places: St. Louis Park
Origin record
John Hottinger
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Attorney and former Minnesota Senate majority leader.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
From MinnesotaSmaller-city origin
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and nationally recognized football broadcaster.
Supported places: Austin
Origin record · Small-town record
John O'Sullivan (One Minute Tours)
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Minnesota history, walking tours and local video
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Twin Cities and statewide
Career starts · Creator record · Internet personalities
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Olympic champion.
Supported places: Chisholm
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Johnny Pemberton
Film / TV / comedy
Rochester
Comedian and actor with stage, television and film work.
Supported places: Rochester
Josh Hartnett
Film / TV / comedy
St. PaulFrom Minnesota
Prominent actor with independently documented Saint Paul upbringing.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Detailed profile · Origin record
Josh Liljenquist
Digital creators
Digital creatorChaskaFairmontCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom MinnesotaGreater Minnesota
Josh Liljenquist, known online as Joshlilj, is a digital creator from Fairmont, Minnesota, known for TikTok videos documenting assistance to people in need. He is a Fairmont High School graduate.
Supported places: Chaska, Chaska, Minnesota, Fairmont, Fairmont; currently based in Chaska
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Current record · Small-town record
Josie Lewis Art
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaFrom Minnesota
Visual art, process videos and creative education
Supported places: Northern Minnesota, Northern Minnesota; based in Saint Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota
Career starts · Creator origins · Creator record · Internet personalities
Joyce Sutphen
Public life / science / business
Chaska
Poet and former Minnesota poet laureate
Supported places: Chaska
Judy Garland
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Internationally notable performer with museum and independent reporting that explicitly establish a Grand Rapids birthplace.
Supported places: Grand Rapids
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Justin Flom
Film / TV / comedy
Digital creatorFrom Minnesota
Magician and visual entertainer whose online videos expanded into television and live-performance recognition.
Supported places: Eden Prairie
Origin record · Career starts · Creator origins · Internet personalities
Currently in MinnesotaProfessional baseTeam / organization
Professional football player.
Supported places: Minnesota team
Current record
Kao Kalia Yang
Literature / media / arts
St. PaulCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom Minnesota
Nationally recognized author with federal-source evidence of a substantial Saint Paul upbringing; birthplace is accurately kept outside Minnesota.
Supported places: Minneapolis, Saint Paul
Origin record · Current record
Two-time U.S. Olympic distance runner and World Championships medalist.
Supported places: Duluth
Karen Nyberg
Public life / science / business
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
NASA astronaut with definitive federal hometown evidence.
Supported places: Vining
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Kate DiCamillo
Literature / media / arts
Currently in MinnesotaLives in Minnesota
Author of children's and adult fiction.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
Kathy Sheran
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Nurse educator, Mankato civic leader and former Minnesota state senator.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Kenneth E. Scott
Public life / science / business
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Lawyer and former Minnesota state representative.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Kenny Jary
Digital creators
Digital creator
Veteran-centered humor, community fundraising and the Patriotic Kenny identity.
Supported places: Mahtomedi area
Career starts · Internet personalities
From MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Basketball Hall of Famer with definitive institutional birthplace evidence.
Supported places: Hibbing
Origin record · Small-town record
Currently in MinnesotaProfessional baseTeam / organization
Professional hockey player.
Supported places: Minnesota team
Current record
Kit Houng
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Entrepreneurship, local business and creator video
Supported places: Twin Cities metro, Minnesota
Creator record
NBA player and University of Minnesota basketball standout
Supported places: Chaska
Lana Truong (Minne.eats)
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Twin Cities restaurant and food discovery
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Pro Football Hall of Famer.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Literature / media / arts
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town originSouthern Minnesota
Foundational American author whose documented Minnesota childhood is a material formative connection, without mislabeling her as Minnesota-born.
Supported places: Walnut Grove
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Lea Thompson
Film / TV / comedy
RochesterFrom MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Nationally recognized actor.
Supported places: Rochester
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Liam Miller
Digital creators
Creator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Comedy and short-form video creator who also releases music.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
Lindsay Ostrom (Pinch of Yum)
Digital creators
Digital creatorBusiness / practice / studioCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseLives in Minnesota
Recipe developer and creator of the food site Pinch of Yum.
Supported places: Shoreview, St. Paul, Minnesota
Current record · Creator record
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Olympic and WNBA champion with institutional hometown documentation.
Supported places: Hutchinson
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Olympic champion with precise government and Olympic-reference origin evidence.
Supported places: Burnsville, Saint Paul
Detailed profile · Origin record
Lloyd “Pappy” Alsworth
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Aviation instructor, Fairmont Flying Service founder and a central figure in Martin County aviation history.
Supported places: Sherburn
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Loni Anderson
Film / TV / comedy
St. PaulFrom MinnesotaSmaller-city origin
Television actor known for WKRP in Cincinnati.
Supported places: Roseville, Saint Paul
Origin record · Small-town record
Louie Anderson
Film / TV / comedy
St. PaulFrom Minnesota
Nationally recognized comedian.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Origin record
Louise Erdrich
Literature / media / arts
Business / practice / studioCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Pulitzer Prize-winning author with precise federal-institution birthplace evidence and no false claim of Minnesota upbringing.
Supported places: Little Falls, Minneapolis
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Current record · Small-town record
Maddi Winter
Digital creators
Creator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Digital creator combining short-form video, dance and hand-drawn animation.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
NFL defensive back and return specialist for the Minnesota Vikings.
Supported places: Rochester
Maria Bamford
Film / TV / comedy
DuluthFrom MinnesotaGreater Minnesota
Nationally known comedian.
Supported places: Duluth
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota
Marvel Cooke
Literature / media / arts
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Pioneering journalist, writer and civil-rights activist.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Maud Hart Lovelace
Literature / media / arts
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmaller-city originSouthern Minnesota
Enduring children's author whose Minnesota childhood is central and institutionally documented.
Supported places: Mankato
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Michael Izen
Public life / science / business
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Mikayla Raines
Digital creators
Digital creator
SaveAFox rescue videos and animal-education storytelling.
Supported places: Lakeville and Faribault
Internet personalities
Mike Ploog
Film / TV / comedy
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Comic-book artist, storyboard artist and film production illustrator.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Independent games coverage, podcasts and video
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
Business / practice / studioCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseLives in Minnesota
Cookbook author and host of Food Network's Girl Meets Farm.
Supported places: Northern Minnesota / East Grand Forks
Current record
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseLives in Minnesota
Parenting creator Suzanne White, known publicly as MomChats.
Supported places: Woodbury, Woodbury, Minnesota
Current record · Creator record · Internet personalities
Currently in MinnesotaProfessional baseTeam / organization
Professional basketball player.
Supported places: Minnesota team
Current record
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Olympic gold medalist and former NHL player.
Supported places: Roseau
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Nora Freetly
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom Minnesota
Actor, artist and digital creator known as Nobo.
Supported places: Mankato, Minnesota, Minnesota — location not narrowed
Current record · Creator origins · Creator record · Internet personalities
Currently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Hip-hop artist and live performer.
Supported places: Twin Cities
Current record
Patrick Garry
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Law professor and author whose work spans constitutional history, law, politics and fiction.
Supported places: Martin County — community not specified in the audited source
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Baseball Hall of Famer with institutional birthplace evidence.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Origin record
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Influential musician with a reputable professional biography and city-history corroboration.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
Paul Willson
Film / TV / comedy
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Film and television actor known for Cheers and Office Space.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Peter Stauber
Public life / science / business
Duluth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and former Duluth police officer.
Supported places: Duluth
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Internationally important musician with institutional and independent Minnesota-origin evidence.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Detailed profile · Origin record
Rachael Leigh Cook
Film / TV / comedy
From Minnesota
Actor known for film and television roles including She's All That.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
Rammy Mohamed
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Fashion design and culture-centered creative work
Supported places: St. Paul, Minnesota
Creator record
Richard Dean Anderson
Film / TV / comedy
MinneapolisFrom MinnesotaSmaller-city origin
Recognized television actor.
Supported places: Minneapolis, Roseville
Origin record · Small-town record
Robert Bly
Literature / media / arts
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town originSouthern Minnesota
National Book Award-winning poet, editor and translator.
Supported places: Madison
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Robert Mondavi
Public life / science / business
From MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Wine-industry entrepreneur who helped shape the modern California wine business.
Supported places: Virginia
Origin record · Small-town record
Robert R. Gilruth
Public life / science / business
Duluth
Aeronautical engineer and the first director of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center.
Supported places: Duluth
Ron Johnson
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Businessperson and United States senator for Wisconsin.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Ross Bernstein
Literature / media / arts
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Sports author and professional speaker.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Professional football tight end and college basketball player
Supported places: Chaska
Roy Wilkins
Public life / science / business
St. PaulFrom Minnesota
Major civil-rights leader with exceptionally precise federal archival evidence of a Saint Paul upbringing.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Origin record
Professional motocross and supercross champion
Supported places: Chaska
NHL defenseman and first-round draft pick
Supported places: Chaska
Save It For Parts
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Satellite, radio and electronics experiments
Supported places: St. Paul, Minnesota
Creator record
Sean Sherman
Food / culinary
Business / practice / studioCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Indigenous food educator, chef and author.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
Seann William Scott
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaSmaller-city origin
Nationally recognized actor.
Supported places: Cottage Grove
Detailed profile · Origin record · Small-town record
Sheletta Brundidge
Film / TV / comedy
Business / practice / studioCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseLives in Minnesota
Broadcaster, author, comedian and founder of Sheletta Makes Me Laugh.
Supported places: Cottage Grove
Current record
Sinclair Lewis
Literature / media / arts
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
Nobel laureate with definitive Minnesota Historical Society origin evidence.
Supported places: Sauk Centre
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Currently in MinnesotaProfessional baseTeam / organization
Rapper in Atmosphere.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
Snake Discovery
Digital creators
Digital creatorBusiness / practice / studioCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom Minnesota
Reptile education videos and a public educational zoo.
Supported places: Maplewood, Maplewood, Minnesota, Woodbury and Maplewood
Current record · Career starts · Creator origins · Creator record
Somalisnaps
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Community news, culture and event information
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
Squirmy and Grubs
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Disability, relationships and family storytelling
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minneapolis area, Minnesota
Career starts · Creator record · Internet personalities
Stacy Brooks (Tangled Up in Food)
Digital creators
Digital creatorCurrently in MinnesotaLives in Minnesota
Food-focused travel, dining and recipe writing
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creator record
Stanley Dirt Monkey Genadek
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in Minnesota
Construction, landscaping and equipment education
Supported places: Woodbury, Minnesota
Creator record
Stephanie Hansen
Digital creators
Digital creatorCurrently in MinnesotaLives in Minnesota
Food media, recipes, radio and podcasts
Supported places: Golden Valley, Minnesota
Creator record
Steve Zahn
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town originSouthern Minnesota
Nationally recognized actor with detailed independent reporting on Minnesota birth and upbringing.
Supported places: Marshall, Marshall, Mankato and New Hope
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Steven B. Szarke
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Attorney and former Minnesota state representative.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Professional football fullback and Iowa State alumnus
Supported places: Chaska
Olympic champion with clear official hometown evidence.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Origin record
Sydney Fields
Digital creators
Creator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Lifestyle and short-form video creator.
Supported places: Minnesota — location not narrowed
Current record
Tay Zonday
Digital creators
Digital creatorFrom Minnesota
The viral song and video “Chocolate Rain.”
Supported places: Minneapolis
Detailed profile · Career starts · Creator origins · Internet personalities
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Major songwriter and producer whose Minnesota upbringing and career formation are independently documented.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
That Midwestern Mom
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Creator and performer Amber Estenson, known for Midwestern food comedy and live variety-show hosting.
Supported places: Frazee, Minnesota, Minnesota — location not narrowed
Current record · Career starts · Creator record · Internet personalities
Thomas Friedman
Literature / media / arts
From Minnesota
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author.
Supported places: Minneapolis / St. Louis Park
Origin record
Tim O'Brien
Literature / media / arts
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town origin
National Book Award-winning author.
Supported places: Austin and Worthington, Worthington
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record
Tippi Hedren
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town originSouthern Minnesota
Internationally known actor with an explicit Minnesota birthplace.
Supported places: New Ulm
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Short-form Minnesota food reviews and State Fair coverage.
Supported places: Twin Cities
Internet personalities
Trae Vassallo
Public life / science / business
FairmontGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Engineer, entrepreneur, investor and technology executive.
Supported places: Fairmont
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Singer-songwriter and performing musician.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
NBA player.
Supported places: Apple Valley
Origin record
Vince Vaughn
Film / TV / comedy
From Minnesota
Actor, comedian and producer known for film and television work.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
Walter Jackson Bate
Literature / media / arts
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning literary biographer and Harvard professor.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Walter Mondale
Public life / science / business
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town originSouthern Minnesota
Former U.S. vice president with definitive historical-society origin evidence.
Supported places: Ceylon, Ceylon and Elmore
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Wanda Gág
Literature / media / arts
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmall-town originSouthern Minnesota
Influential author and artist with definitive historical-society birthplace evidence.
Supported places: New Ulm
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Warren E. Burger
Public life / science / business
St. PaulFrom Minnesota
Former U.S. chief justice.
Supported places: Saint Paul
Origin record
Willard L. Comstock
Public life / science / business
Greater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Attorney, municipal judge and Minnesota district judge.
Supported places: Mankato
Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
William J. Mayo
Public life / science / business
Rochester
Surgeon and co-founder of the medical group that became Mayo Clinic.
Supported places: Rochester
William Kent Krueger
Literature / media / arts
Currently in MinnesotaLives in Minnesota
Mystery and fiction author.
Supported places: St. Paul
Current record
Wing Young Huie
Literature / media / arts
Business / practice / studioCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Photographer and public artist.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Current record
Winona Ryder
Film / TV / comedy
From MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSmaller-city originSouthern Minnesota
Widely recognized actor.
Supported places: Winona
Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Small-town record · Southern Minnesota
Digital creatorBusiness / practice / studioCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional base
Chef and restaurateur.
Supported places: Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Current record · Creator record
Digital creatorRochesterFrom MinnesotaGreater MinnesotaSouthern Minnesota
Nationally charting artist.
Supported places: Rochester
Detailed profile · Origin record · Greater Minnesota · Southern Minnesota · Career starts
Zach Johnson
Digital creators
Digital creatorCreator / group baseCurrently in MinnesotaProfessional baseFrom Minnesota
Farmer and agricultural-video creator known publicly as Millennial Farmer.
Supported places: Lowry, Lowry area, West Central Minnesota
Detailed profile · Origin record · Current record · Career starts · Creator origins
MinneapolisFrom Minnesota
Olympic and NHL player.
Supported places: Minneapolis
Origin record
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