Famous Entertainers of Minnesota

Minnesota (MN) 

bullet Bob Dylan (1941 - ) Songwriter and singer whose songs of protest made him a hero to the civil-rights and student movements of the 1960s; born in Hibbing
bullet F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) Author famous for his characters and sense of style as in The Great Gatsby; born in St. Paul.
bullet Judy Garland (1922 - 1969) Singer and Actress most famous for her role as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz; born in Grand Rapids.
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Garrison Keillor (1942 - ) Author and host of "A Prairie Home Companion"; born in Anoka.

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Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) The first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature, he wrote of small town life such as Main Street; born in Sauk Centre.   

bullet Winona Ryder (1971  - ) Actress named after her birthplace, Winona, known in movies The Age of Innocence and The Crucible.
bullet Charles Schulz (1922 - 2000) Cartoonist that created the comic strip Peanuts about Charlie Brown; born in Minneapolis. 

More Famous Entertainers of Minnesota
bullet LaVerne, Maxene, and Patti Andrews singers, Minneapolis
bullet Warren E. Burger jurist, Saint Paul
bullet William Demarest actor, Saint Paul
bullet Jessica Lange actress, Cloquet
bullet Sinclair Lewis author, Sauk Center
bullet Cornell MacNeil baritone, Minneapolis
bullet E. G. Marshall actor, Owatonna
bullet Walter F. Mondale Vice President, Celyon
bullet Prince Rogers Nelson singer, Minneapolis
bullet Jane Russell actress, Bemidji
bullet Winona Ryder actress, Winona
bullet Kevin Sorbo actor, Mound

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