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614:(1889β1954), Minnesota state legislator and railroad conductor
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478:(1902β1969), Minnesota state legislator and businessman
1070:, Scottish historian, folklorist, writer, and director
372:-winning folk singer and songwriter; spearheaded the
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472:(1925β2004), Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
620:, Minnesota state legislator and newspaper editor
524:(1931β1985), Minnesota state senator and educator
518:(1930β1989), Minnesota state legislator and judge
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530:, Minnesota state representative and businessman
56:, highest grossing restaurant in America in 2012
542:, Minnesota state legislator, judge, and lawyer
320:(1923β2010), actor and director, born in Duluth
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572:, Minnesota state legislator and businesswoman
139:(1918β2011), entrepreneur, philanthropist and
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62:(1862β1939), mining executive; president of
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184:, actress; first wife of baseball player
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560:(1918β2010), United States Circuit Judge
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554:(1931β2023), Minnesota state legislator
110:for production aircraft; inducted into
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1213:(1906β1996), tuberculosis researcher
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632:, U.S. Representative (2019βpresent)
490:, Minnesota state senator and lawyer
384:in Literature (2016), born in Duluth
1054:, author of international thrillers
650:Washington House of Representatives
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832:, professional wrestler, known in
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578:, Minnesota Supreme Court justice
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731:winner (2012), captain of 2011
308:, voice actor, raised in Duluth
302:, stage and silent film actress
1392:Lists of people from Minnesota
1250:(1923β2022), abstract sculptor
1173:National Aviation Hall of Fame
112:National Aviation Hall of Fame
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1278:List of people from Minnesota
440:Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker
229:World Wrestling Entertainment
85:; creator of the Roadcrafter
663:, Minnesota state legislator
227:, professional wrestler for
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378:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
197:for Best Club Comic (2014)
87:motorcycle protective suit
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876:, hockey player for the
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907:University of Minnesota
858:, Olympic sport shooter
842:, professional wrestler
612:Thomas Francis O'Malley
408:band member and founder
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500:Chester Adgate Congdon
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213:Marguerite De La Motte
73:Chester Adgate Congdon
54:Bob Chinn's Crab House
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1227:Frederick Emil Resche
1137:Henry A. Courtney Jr.
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484:, U.S. Representative
358:, indie-folk musician
352:singer and songwriter
284:and resided in Duluth
195:American Comedy Award
66:after its merge with
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1273:History of Minnesota
1239:Sarah Burger Stearns
1009:1960 Winter Olympics
911:New Zealand Breakers
789:1964 Winter Olympics
684:2006 Winter Olympics
594:Sidney Redding Mason
143:magnate; founder of
108:ballistic parachutes
1254:Oliver G. Traphagen
1100:(1916β2001), author
953:San Francisco 49ers
897:2006 Winter Olympic
887:2010 Winter Olympic
810:, running back for
787:, hockey player in
655:Dwight A. Swanstrom
576:Charles Lundy Lewis
522:Richard E. Ferrario
453:Trampled by Turtles
260:, photographer and
171:, sportscaster for
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1203:major general and
974:North Dakota State
944:Minneapolis Lakers
488:William W. Billson
446:and slowcore band
290:, CBS sportscaster
92:Klapmeier brothers
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1320:Duluth, Minnesota
1197:William P. Levine
1149:Robert R. Gilruth
1117:Scott D. Anderson
1076:, author and poet
1064:author and priest
987:, Olympic swimmer
979:Katie Vesterstein
951:, NFL player for
870:, football player
864:, football player
850:Hobey Baker Award
848:, hockey player,
825:Los Angeles Kings
812:Minnesota Vikings
765:Green Bay Packers
737:NCAA championship
729:Hobey Baker Award
727:, hockey player,
624:Samuel F. Snively
618:Richard F. Palmer
600:Henry Louis Morin
570:Arlene Ione Lehto
552:Richard H. Hanson
540:Earl B. Gustafson
506:Albert J. Connors
155:; creator of the
126:Mesabi Iron Range
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636:Ozora P. Stearns
582:Edwin L. MacLean
564:Alicia Kozlowski
534:Ben E. Gustafson
528:Alfred E. France
494:Gordon H. Butler
464:Politics and law
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1191:Nika Nesgoda
1098:Lauran Paine
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949:Gordy Soltau
936:Whitey Skoog
926:John Shuster
903:Rick Rickert
868:Bill O'Toole
846:Drew LeBlanc
794:Kara Goucher
770:Ethan Finlay
715:Herbert Clow
646:Pat Sullivan
630:Pete Stauber
412:Charlie Parr
294:Chris Monroe
278:Golden Globe
225:Otis Dozovic
209:, cartoonist
186:Joe DiMaggio
40:W. T. Bailey
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1217:Ellen Pence
1058:Steve Hagen
1040:Marty Essen
1034:Irving Copi
985:Darren Ward
862:Russ Method
856:Jim McNally
743:Gary DeGrio
661:Gordon Voss
606:Page Morris
476:John Antila
406:Soul Asylum
388:Sadik Hakim
382:Nobel Prize
346:Haley Bonar
300:Edna Munsey
240:Jane Frazee
169:Dale Arnold
149:Jeno's Inc.
131:David Oreck
1381:Categories
1248:Gloria Tew
970:Iowa State
928:, Olympic
895:, curler,
885:, curler,
883:Chris Plys
874:Neal Pionk
840:Lenny Lane
830:Bill Irwin
817:Phil Hoene
749:Dan Devine
444:indie rock
436:, musician
434:Phil Solem
402:Dan Murphy
350:folk music
337:Bill Berry
207:Mitch Clem
201:Odin Biron
157:pizza roll
100:composites
68:U.S. Steel
1205:Holocaust
1201:U.S. Army
1187:, painter
1068:Dean Hoff
1028:Carol Bly
966:Minnesota
808:C. J. Ham
706:Pro Stock
689:Jim Ahern
510:Wisconsin
457:bluegrass
398:" session
364:, iconic
362:Bob Dylan
314:, actress
248:, actress
242:, actress
145:Chun King
83:Aerostich
50:Bob Chinn
1318:City of
1267:See also
1235:, artist
1185:Kay Kurt
1030:, author
1007:player,
962:Ole Miss
932:medalist
893:Joe Polo
804:Olympian
711:champion
693:PGA Tour
422:slowcore
418:Rivulets
380:(1988);
122:iron ore
1361:Schools
1207:speaker
1161:Mercury
981:, skier
930:curling
721:, 1920s
282:Cloquet
262:Academy
203:, actor
173:WEEI-FM
1341:Mayors
1328:Topics
1169:Apollo
1165:Gemini
1127:(2010)
1111:Others
997:player
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920:AAGPBL
763:, and
735:men's
674:Sports
642:(1871)
366:Grammy
341:R.E.M.
151:, and
114:(2014)
96:Cirrus
396:Ko-Ko
331:Music
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266:Emmy
177:NESN
175:and
106:and
24:U.S.
1155:'s
1062:Zen
1005:NHL
995:NHL
834:WWE
821:UMD
753:UMD
448:Low
274:SAG
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1199:,
1163:,
1060:,
993:,
968:,
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759:,
717:,
508:,
455:,
420:,
404:,
390:,
348:,
272:,
268:,
264:,
147:,
102:,
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