Writers from Minnesota

American economist and sociologist (1857–1929)

Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.

American politician (born 1956)

American lawyer and politician (born 1960)

American journalist and author

American politician (1916–2005)

American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006)

American poet, author, and activist (1926–2021)

American serial killer (1891–1930)

Native American physician and scouting pioneer (1858–1939)

American journalist (1908–1986)

American evangelist (1942-2007)

American artist and children's writer (1893-1946)

Ojibwe co-founder of the American Indian Movement (1937-2017)

American lawyer and true crime writer (1934–2015)

American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (1927–1981)

American Bible scholar (1942-2015)

Playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director (1929-1991)

American author and artist (1939-2011)

American film and television actress

American politician (1919-2015)

American accountant, civil servant (1908–1998)

American writer

American author and columnist

American TV show host

American physicist and sinologist (1924-2012)

Catholic bishop (1921-2003)

American journalist (1893-1968)

American conservationist (1899-1982)

American author and academic (b. 1971)

American novelist

American singer-songwriter

American comedian

American journalist (1815–1884)

American politician

Video game journalist

American actor and playwright

American politician (1937–2008)

American-Slovenian writer and priest (1785–1880)

American photographer (born 1946)

American journalist (1941-2010)

American radio journalist

American screenwriter (1872-1959)

historian, interpreter, and legislator in the Minnesota Territory

American ufologist, poet, writer (1908–1992)

Ojibwe traditionalist, bead artist, and author from Minnesota

American author

writer, journalist

American Benedictine monk and author (1932–2018)

American writer

American anti-abortion activist (1920–2010)

American politician

American theologian (1934-2014)

American scientist (1838-1901)

American journalist

American skeptic, feminist activist, radio host and writer