List of people from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Arts and entertainment
- Lynn Anderson, country musician.
- Maxwell Anderson, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, poet, reporter, lyricist.
- Nicole Linkletter, winner of the 5th Cycle of America's Next Top Model.
- Tom Brosseau, singer/songwriter, folk guitarist.
- Tony Fontane, gospel singer.
- Kam Heskin, actress.
- Ezra Kire, guitarist for Choking Victim and Leftöver Crack.
- Stuart McDonald, former editorial cartoonist, Grand Forks Herald.
- Dickie Peterson, founding member of heavy metal rock band Blue Cheer ("Summertime Blues")
- The Original Clark Sisters, close harmony singing group (1940's & 50's).
- June Panic, singer/songwriter, guitarist.
- Alan Ritchson, actor, singer, model.
- James Rosenquist, artist.
- Richard St. Clair, classical composer.
- Natalie West, actress, Roseanne.
Athletics
- Brooks Bollinger, former NFL quarterback with the Minnesota Vikings.
- Andrew Hampsten, champion cyclist.
- Virgil Hill, boxer, Olympic silver medalist (1984).
- Tim Johnson, former Major League Baseball player and manager.
- Jocelyne Lamoureux, women's ice hockey Olympic silver medalist.
- Monique Lamoureux, women's ice hockey Olympic silver medalist.
- Roger Maris, former right fielder with the New York Yankees.
- Tim Olson, MLB player with the Colorado Rockies.
- Ryan Potulny, center for the Edmonton Oilers.
- Cliff Purpur, first North Dakota native to become a NHL player.
- Andy Schneider, hockey defenseman with the Adler Mannheim.
Business
Law, politics, and government
- Rick Clayburgh, former North Dakota Tax Commissioner.
- Ronald Davies, former federal judge, ordered the integration of Little Rock Central High School.
- James D. Gronna, former North Dakota Secretary of State.
- Gary Johnson, state congressman for Wisconsin.
- Walter Maddock, 15th governor of North Dakota.
- Pat Owens, Grand Forks mayor during the 1997 Red River Flood.
- Leonard Peltier, American Indian activist, convicted of murder in the deaths of 2 FBI agents, but many question the legality of his conviction.
- Dale V. Sandstrom, justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court.
- Arthur G. Sorlie, 14th governor of North Dakota.
Literature and journalism
- James M. Edie, philosopher.
- Al McIntosh, newspaper editor, columns were featured in The War.
- Jennie Shortridge, novelist.
- Era Bell Thompson, former editor of Ebony.
- George H. Walsh, newspaper editor, publisher, founding role with the University of North Dakota.
- Walter Wangerin, Jr., author of religious novels and children's books.
Military
Science
See also