Peter Agre
Augsburg University
B.A. in Chemistry, 1970
Augsburg identifies Agre as a 1970 graduate with a B.A. in chemistry.
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Notable People With Minnesota College Connections
Which notable people attended colleges in Minnesota? This directory documents 49 public figures across 9 institutions and keeps graduation, attendance, transfer and graduate study separate.
Student relationships, not a blanket alumni list
“Attended” does not mean “graduated.” Honorary degrees, faculty employment and institutional awards alone do not qualify. When an official university source identifies a person as an alumnus but does not state a degree, the record says exactly that rather than inferring graduation.
Josh Liljenquist follows the same rule: independent reporting supports attendance during his Mankato creator period; his published biography separately reports graduation. The directory preserves both evidence classes and does not add a credential to schema.
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Kofi Annan
Macalester College
Class of 1961
Macalester identifies Annan as a 1961 alumnus.
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Albert T. Annexstad
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Annexstad as a 1967 Social Studies graduate.
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Marlin Appelwick
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Appelwick as a 1976 Mathematics graduate.
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David Backes
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor of Science
The university identifies Backes as a 2014 graduate in Organizational Applied Studies / Non-Profit Leadership after his Mavericks hockey career.
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Maria Bamford
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Degree detail not stated in retained source
The university history includes Bamford in its notable-alumni record; this page does not infer a degree.
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Lou Bellamy
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Bellamy as a 1967 Psychology graduate.
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Teddy Blueger
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student relationship documented by retained source
Minnesota State athletics identifies Blueger as a four-year Mavericks letterwinner from 2012 through 2016.
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Norman Borlaug
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
B.S. 1937; M.S. 1941; Ph.D. 1942
The university records Borlaug’s three earned degrees.
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Herb Brooks
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Degree detail not stated in retained source
The university history includes Brooks in its notable-alumni record; this page does not infer a degree.
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Jonathan Capehart
Carleton College
Political Science, class of 1989
Carleton identifies Capehart as a 1989 political science graduate.
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Dessa
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Degree detail not stated in retained source
The university history includes Dessa in its notable-alumni record; this page does not infer a degree.
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Aaron Doering
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Doering as a 1995 Geography graduate.
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David Afriyie Donkor
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's and graduate degrees
The university's alumni record lists Donkor's 1995 and 1998 degrees in Theatre Arts and Multidisciplinary Studies.
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Tony Dungy
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Degree detail not stated in retained source
The university history includes Dungy in its notable-alumni record; this page does not infer a degree.
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Bob Dylan
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Undergraduate student, 1959–1960
University records identify Dylan as an undergraduate student in 1959–1960; no graduation is claimed.
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Connor Franta
Saint John’s University
Attended before leaving to pursue creator work
Independent Minnesota reporting documents Franta’s Saint John’s attendance and departure; no degree is claimed.
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Danai Gurira
Macalester College
Psychology, class of 2001
Macalester identifies Gurira as a 2001 psychology graduate.
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Dennis Hejlik
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Hejlik as a 1975 Elementary Education graduate.
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Nicole Helget
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's and graduate degrees
The university's alumni record lists Helget's 2001 and 2007 degrees in English and Creative Writing.
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Brian Kobilka
University of Minnesota Duluth
B.S. Biology and Chemistry, 1977
UMD records Kobilka’s two 1977 bachelor’s degrees.
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Peter Krause
Gustavus Adolphus College
Class of 1987
Gustavus student reporting identifies Krause as a 1987 graduate.
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Becca Kufrin
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mass Communications
Kufrin's public professional profile reports a Minnesota State University, Mankato degree. No independent or official university graduation source was located in the retained research.
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Josh Liljenquist
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Communications study reported in his published biography
Independent Mankato reporting documents Liljenquist during his college period in Mankato; his published biography separately reports studying communications and graduating in 2021. No official university graduation record was located in the reviewed public sources.
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Kris Lindahl
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor of Arts
The university's foundation profile identifies Lindahl as a 2008 graduate with a bachelor's degree in Education.
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Connor Mackey
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student relationship documented by retained source
Minnesota State athletics lists Mackey among Maverick NHL alumni and records his 2017–2020 university career.
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Emmanuel Matadi
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student relationship documented by retained source
Minnesota State athletics identifies Matadi's 2014–2015 Mavericks career in its 2026 Hall of Fame announcement.
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Walter Mondale
Macalester College; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Macalester 1946–1948; University of Minnesota B.A. 1951 and J.D. 1956
University records document Macalester attendance, transfer, and both University of Minnesota degrees.
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University of Minnesota Law Library · OFFICIAL INSTITUTION
Brad Nessler
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Nessler as a 1977 Mass Communications graduate.
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Michele Norris
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Degree detail not stated in retained source
The university history includes Norris in its notable-alumni record; this page does not infer a degree.
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Tim O’Brien
Macalester College
Political Science, 1968
Macalester records O’Brien’s 1968 political science degree.
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Alan Page
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Degree detail not stated in retained source
The university history includes Page in its notable-alumni record; this page does not infer a degree.
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Melissa Peterman
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's distinguished-alumni record identifies Peterman as a 1994 graduate in Theatre Arts and Mass Communications: Public Relations.
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Tyler Pitlick
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student relationship documented by retained source
Minnesota State athletics identifies Pitlick among former Mavericks who reached the NHL.
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Chris Reed
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student relationship documented by retained source
Minnesota State athletics documents Reed's football and track career and identifies him with the class of 2014.
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Chris Rupp
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student relationship documented by retained source
Independent Minnesota reporting records that Chris Rupp attended Minnesota State University, Mankato while he and his brother formed Home Free in Mankato.
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William A. Sederburg
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Sederburg as a 1969 Political Science graduate.
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Kevin Sorbo
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Degree detail not stated in retained source
The university archive identifies Sorbo as an alumnus; this page does not infer a degree.
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Mary Story
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Story as a 1975 Home Economics / Food and Nutrition graduate.
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Faith Sullivan
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Sullivan as a 1956 History graduate.
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Seng-Lai Tan
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Graduate degree
The university's alumni record identifies Tan as a 1994 Biotechnology and Microbiology graduate.
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Glen Taylor
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor's degree
The university's alumni record identifies Taylor as a 1962 Mathematics graduate.
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Adam Thielen
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student relationship documented by retained source
Minnesota State athletics documents Thielen's Mavericks career from 2009 through 2012.
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Tim Walz
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Master of Science
The Minnesota Legislative Manual records Walz's 2001 master's degree in Educational Leadership from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Lindsay Whalen
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Degree detail not stated in retained source
The university history includes Whalen in its notable-alumni record; this page does not infer a degree.
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Nelsie Yang
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bachelor of Science
The university identifies Yang as a 2017 Bachelor of Science graduate in Social Work.
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Cedric Yarbrough
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student relationship documented by retained source
The university's Today magazine documents Yarbrough's training in the Minnesota State theatre program.
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Steve Zahn
Gustavus Adolphus College
Class of 1990
Gustavus student reporting identifies Zahn as a 1990 graduate.
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Tay Zonday
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
American Studies doctoral study; degree not claimed
TIME documents Zonday’s University of Minnesota doctoral study when he began publishing the work that led to “Chocolate Rain.”
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Institutions represented
- Augsburg University1 records
- Carleton College1 records
- Gustavus Adolphus College2 records
- Macalester College4 records
- Minnesota State University Moorhead1 records
- Minnesota State University, Mankato28 records
- Saint John’s University1 records
- University of Minnesota Duluth1 records
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities11 records
This is a selected public-figure reference, not a complete alumni database. A larger institutional roster does not imply greater importance.
Related Minnesota research
For secondary education, see Minnesota high-school connections.
Last reviewed: September 21, 2026.