List of people from Rochester, Minnesota

Rochester skyline at twilight

This is a list of people who were born or lived in Rochester, Minnesota .

Arts, media and music

• José Argüelles, author, artist
• Dan Bakkedahl, actor, comedian
• Michele Carey, actress ^[1]
• Darius Danesh, singer, songwriter, musician, actor, film producer
• Amanda Hocking, author
• Judy Onofrio, artist
• Johnny Pemberton, actor
• Emily Sandberg, model and actress
• Warren Skaaren, screenplay writer, producer
• Lea Thompson, actress
• John Towey, actor
• Sheree J. Wilson, actress
• Michael York, actor
• Yung Gravy (Matt Hauri), rapper

Science and medicine

• Luis Walter Alvarez, winner of Nobel Prize for Physics 1968
• Harry Bisel, physician
• Sara C. Bisel, physical anthropologist
• Philip Showalter Hench, winner of Nobel Prize for Medicine 1950
• Edward Calvin Kendall, winner of Nobel Prize for Medicine 1950
• Charles Horace Mayo, physician
• William James Mayo, physician
• William Worrall Mayo, physician
• Henry Stanley Plummer, physician
• Augustus Stinchfield, physician
• Michael Stuart, physician and orthopedic surgeon ^[2]
• Albert Szent-Györgyi, winner of Nobel Prize for Medicine 1937 ^[3]

Law and politics

• Adolph Biermann, Minnesota State Auditor
• Harry Blackmun, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
• Walter Burdick, Minnesota farmer and legislator
• Michael C. Burgess, Congressman
• Marshall Burt, Wyoming legislator, first member of the Libertarian Party to be elected to a legislature in over 20 years
• Barbara Cegavske, Secretary of State of Nevada, former Nevada legislator
• Kerry Conley, Minnesota legislator and businessman
• Robert Rankin Dunlap, Minnesota lawyer and legislator
• John Moonan Fitzgerald, Minnesota jurist and legislator
• Donald T. Franke, Minnesota jurist and legislator
• Don Frerichs, Minnesota legislator and businessman
• Allen John Furlow, Minnesota Congressman, lawyer, and World War I veteran
• Julie Anne Genter, member of the New Zealand House of Representatives representing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
• Gil Gutknecht, member of Congress
• Stiles P. Jones, Minnesota state senator and lawyer
• John R. Kaley, Minnesota state representative and businessman
• Sandy Keith, Lt. Governor and State Supreme Court Chief Justice
• Frank B. Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State and winner of Nobel Peace Prize 1929
• Harold G. Krieger. Minnesota state senator and judge
• Gordon Moore, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court ^[4]
• Leilani Munter, stock car driver
• Carla Nelson, incumbent Minnesota state senator and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Richard Ojeda, member of the West Virginia Senate and a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
• Edward Henry Ozmun, Minnesota lawyer, politician, and diplomat
• John Parkin, Wisconsin legislator
• John M. Peters, Iowa lawyer and legislator
• Mark Piepho, Minnesota legislator and businessman
• Nels Pierson, Minnesota legislator
• E. William Quirin, Minnesota legislator and businessman
• Dave Senjem, former Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate, former Minority Leader of the Minnesota Senate
• Ozora P. Stearns, U.S. Senator and mayor of Rochester
• Ken Zubay, Minnesota legislator and businessman

Sports

• Mark Abboud, soccer player
• Rafael Butler, boxer
• Eric Butorac, tennis player
• Tyler Cain, basketball player
• Phil DuBois, football player
• John Fina, football player
• Guy Gosselin, hockey player
• Matthew Hurt, basketball player
• Sada Jacobson (born 1983), Olympic fencing silver and bronze medalist
• Jim Johannson (1964–2018), ice hockey player, coach and executive ^{[5] [6]}
• John Johannson, ice hockey player ^[7]
• Ken Johannson (1930–2018), Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and executive ^{[8] [9]}
• Dick Kimball, diving coach
• Bryce Lampman, hockey player
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands, tennis player
• Scott Muller, canoer
• Shjon Podein, hockey player
• John Pohl, hockey player
• Michael Restovich, baseball player
• Bob Schmidt, football player
• Aaron Senne, baseball player
• Marcus Sherels, football player
• Jeff Siemon, football player
• Tommy Speer, fighter
• Eric Strobel, hockey player
• Colin Stuart, hockey player
• Mark Stuart, hockey player
• Mike Stuart, hockey player
• Darrell Thompson, football player
• Ben Utecht, football player
• Doug Zmolek, hockey player

Other

• Michael A. Fitzgerald, entrepreneur and author
• Fred Hargesheimer, pilot, philanthropist
• John Jeremiah Lawler, Roman Catholic bishop
• Mary Alfred Moes, Roman Catholic nun
• Curt Rice, Norwegian linguist and rector of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences
• Sarah Burger Stearns, co-founder and first president of the Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association
• Igor Vovkovinskiy, tallest man in U.S.

References

1. Laxen, Jacob (December 3, 2018). "Michele Carey, who starred with John Wayne in 'El Dorado,' has died at 75 [sic]". The Herald-Mail.
2. Kennedy, Megan (February 18, 2016). "Seen & Heard: Physician, 'hockey dad' sticking up for the sport". Post-Bulletin . Rochester, Minnesota. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
3. "Albert Szent-Györgyi Biographical" . Retrieved October 14, 2023.
4. "Walz Picks Worthington Judge Gordon Moore for Supreme Court". www.usnews.com. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
5. "1982 NHL Entry Draft: Jim Johannson". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
6. Podnieks, Andrew (February 6, 2019). "Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
7. "1981 NHL Entry Draft – John Johannson". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
8. Feldman, Jason (December 5, 2018). "Hockey: Johannson lived to give back to the game he loved". Associated Press News. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
9. "Ken Johannson". Star Tribune . December 2, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2021.; "Johannson, Ken". Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 2, 2018. p. B10.