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Famous People from Minnesota by Picture

Can you name these famous Minnesotans based on a picture?
Some of these people (*) were born in Minnesota but had little other connection to the state
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First submittedApril 13, 2012
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Minneapolis
Hibbing
Minneapolis
Grand Rapids *
Winona County
St. Louis Park
Austin *
Roseville
St. Louis Park
Cottage Grove
Minneapolis
Little Falls
moved to Minneapolis
as an adult
Elmore
(1984 candidate)
Saint Paul
(name the cartoonist)
St. Paul *
(Jazz Age author)
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38 Comments
kitshef
+3
Level 88
May 15, 2014
EVERY TIME I have to come up with Macgyver I get Harry Dean Stanton stuck in my head and can't get it out.
LarryLovage
+2
Level 55
Nov 30, 2014
I have to remember MacGyver's name by remembering that he has the same name as Oscar Goldman.
kinjapan
+3
Level 72
Apr 21, 2024
I have to imagine Pattie and Selma saying it to remember it.
trygg
+1
Level 46
Mar 10, 2022
what about fitzgerald
xtremesecretary
+4
Level 84
Apr 18, 2022
I just visited the Prince Memorial Mural in downtown Minneapolis a few days ago. :)
schlotty23
+1
Level 37
May 11, 2022
How is F. Scott Fitzgerald not listed?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 24, 2024
Added him but he really has almost no association with the state except being born there.

His family moved to Buffalo when he was just 1 year old.

tigertentroman71
+1
Level 51
Aug 20, 2025
He moved back to St. Paul as a teenager, and spent much of his younger years there. He wrote "This Side of Paradise" in his parents' townhome in St. Paul, on Summit Avenue.
trygg
+10
Level 46
May 11, 2022
thanks for making a quiz about Minnesota because Minnesota is obviously the best out of all the states
Getreelgirl
+2
Level 85
Jun 27, 2022
Because it's a province in canada.

go back to 3rd grade

CaptainUnderpant
+5
Level 81
Feb 24, 2024
wuh huh??
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Feb 25, 2024
Canada constitutes states 51-60, so I don't understand your statement.
ddddan
+1
Level 85
Mar 24, 2025
This aged... well it aged!
Milo74
+4
Level 70
Feb 12, 2023
No Jessica Lange? She has achieved the Triple Crown of Acting (2 Oscars, 3 Primetime Emmys, Tony), plus a SAG and 5 Golden Globes. In terms of this kind of critical acclaim, she is definitely within the top 20 greatest actresses ever, and at least within striking range of the top 10 ever. Just because she hasn't chosen to be in all that many blockbusters...come on!
sc4ryspice2001
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Level 76
Jul 11, 2023
came here to say this^^^
bachslunch
+2
Level 93
Feb 24, 2024
Question — is the picture of Lindbergh actually of him, or of an actor playing him? The picture is sharp and in color, and it looks like that of a young person. Does a picture like that of Lindbergh from back in the 20s-30s exist? Maybe so.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Feb 24, 2024
It's a real picture that has been colorized.
GlassMonkeyOLD
+2
Level 69
Mar 12, 2024
Same with the Dylan photo?
overtired
+2
Level 88
Feb 24, 2024
I always thought Richard Dean Anderson was Canadian.
kinjapan
+1
Level 72
Apr 21, 2024
Close enough!
TriviaBuff1980
+3
Level 59
Feb 24, 2024
When I saw Al Franken, I immediately typed Stuart Smalley! LOL
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Feb 25, 2024
And I don't think anyone calls that other guy anything but Stiffler.
AdamC0912
+2
Level 85
Feb 26, 2024
a Minnesota quiz has to include Craig Finn/The Hold Steady
CARLCARLCARL
+4
Level 29
Mar 15, 2024
Yung Gravy is probably the most influential minnesotan in the last 10 years
MrBill
+3
Level 39
Apr 21, 2024
Shouldn't Garrison Keillor be on the list?
QuizApe
+4
Level 73
Apr 21, 2024
How nice that Winona Ryder’s county is named after her
joez
+2
Level 77
Apr 21, 2024
I always thought that Judy Garland was born in a trunk at the Princess Theatre in Pocatello, Idaho.
kinjapan
+3
Level 72
Apr 21, 2024
Am I the only one who had to picture Pattie and Selma from The Simpsons to remember Richard Dean Anderson's name?
SMFlex
+3
Level 54
Apr 21, 2024
As a Minnesotan, this wasn’t too difficult. Some of them I recognized but had no idea they were from Minnesota, like John Madden, but the vast majority are pretty famous around here.
GuerillaGorilla
+1
Level 65
Apr 22, 2024
I only got Lindbergh. Never even heard of half of these.
bozoclown
+2
Level 56
Apr 22, 2024
Only one I missed was Coen bros, which I almost never see anywhere. Lol
Hedgehog76
+1
Level 74
May 15, 2024
Not a good picture of Winona Ryder. Without the hint of the county, I would have never guessed.
SpartanLlama
+3
Level 79
Jan 15, 2025
Really? Thought it was pretty obvious, pretty sure it's from Stranger Things so a more recent one perhaps
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 79
Jan 15, 2025
Woah why did I picture F. Scott Fitzgerald looking so different, would have never guessed
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Sep 5, 2025
Getting old. I typed "Gale" for Judy Garland (had to get Minnelli out of my head too), and I couldn't remember Richard Dean Anderson to save my life, even though I was a MacGyver fan long before Pattie and Selma!
stalintime
+1
Level 81
Feb 18, 2026
Richard Dean Anderson looks like he could be Robert Leonard's dad. Ended up trying the last name
SweetDizaster63
+1
Level 60
Mar 15, 2026
F. Scott looked like a war criminal. Good job on the quiz.
Erndog
+1
Level 15
Mar 23, 2026
kinda crazy there's no chris pratt, I don't like him but he has to be one of the five most famous people from our state.
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