Famous People From Minnesota   

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    PRINCE 54

    Purple Rain was one of the thirty Top 40 single hits that this musician had in his career, a great guitarist and singer, often considered a sex symbol.

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    BOB DYLAN 71

    Singer-songwriter who won eleven Grammy Awards, played at Woodstock, and revolutionized Folk music.

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    JUDY GARLAND (1922-1969)

    Unforgettable icon as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, in film and in concert.

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    PATTY ANDREWS (1918-2013)

    Member of Andrews Sisters, a 1930s-1940s singing trio.

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    ADAM YOUNG 26

    American musician and singer, known for founding the electronic project Owl City.

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    LARRY FITZGERALD 29

    Top NFL football receiver who led Arizona to a Super Bowl appearance in 2008.

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    JAMES ARNESS (1923-2011)

    Portrayed Marshall Dillon on TV's Gunsmoke.

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    VINCE VAUGHN 43

    Super tall actor who made his breakthrough in Swingers, and then went on to star in several comedies including Wedding Crashers.

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    KRIS HUMPHRIES 28

    Professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (now called the Brooklyn Nets).

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    SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT 36

    Actor in Dukes of Hazzard and the American Pie movies.

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    CHARLES SCHULZ (1922-2000)

    'Peanuts' cartoonist who created such famous characters as Charlie Brown and Snoopy, along with many others.

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    JOSH HARTNETT 34

    Handsome actor in Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down.

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    WINONA RYDER 41

    Talented actress who has been working since she was a child, appearing in Heathers, Beetlejuice, Reality Bites, and Black Swan.

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    KEVIN MCHALE 24

    He broke stereotypes as wheelchair-bound Artie Abrams on Glee.

  • 15
    LINDSEY VONN 28

    First American woman to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing.

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    RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON 63

    Actor of TV and film who is best known for his role as the clever, inventive MacGyver on the hit TV series.

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    F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (1896-1940)

    Jazz age author of The Great Gatsby, member of The Lost Generation, and husband to the eccentric, socialite Zelda Fitzgerald.

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    JOE MAUER 30

    Catcher for the Minnesota Twins and the only catcher to ever win the batting crown three times, 2009 AL MVP.

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    STEVE ZAHN 45

    Veteran actor who appeared on HBO's Treme and several comedies such as Strange Wilderness, Suburbia, and Happy Texas.

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    JESSICA LANGE 64

    Won Best Actress Academy Award for Tootsie (1982).

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