Luther Wallace Youngdahl (May 29, 1896 - June 21, 1978) was Minnesota's twenty-seventh governor from January 8, 1947 to September 27, 1951. He was determined to rid the state of its pernicious gambling problem and he began, during the first of his three terms, by outlawing slot machines. Soon after dealing a sharp blow to racketeering, Youngdahl launched his "humanity in government" program. Appalled by the conditions of state mental hospitals, …

Adolph Olson Eberhart was born in Sweden and became an American politician. Born in 1870 in Värmland, Sweden, he was a member of the Minnesota State Senate from January 1903 to January 1907. He was elected the 17th Lieutenant Governor in 1906. He became the 17th Governor of Minnesota on September 21, 1909, when Governor John Albert Johnson died, and served until January 5, 1915. Eberhart was a Republican. Minnesota elected Governors and Lt.

James M. McPherson is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the Pulitzer Prize for "Battle Cry of Freedom", his most famous book. He was the president of the American Historical Association in 2003, and is a member of the editorial board of "Encyclopædia Britannica". Born in Valley City, North Dakota, he graduated from St. Peter High School, …

Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (October 10, 1910 - March 30, 1992) was an American politician. He served as the 32nd governor of Minnesota from January 2, 1967 to January 4, 1971 as a Republican. His victory over Karl Rolvaag, a DFLer whose campaign had suffered from party infighting in the primary season, made him the thirty-second governor of Minnesota. LeVander, originally from Swede Home, Nebraska (near Stromsburg, Polk County), went to high school in Watertown, …

Allison Rosati is the 5 p.m.,6 p.m. and 10 p.m. co-anchor for WMAQ-TV in Chicago. Rosati's co-anchor is Warner Saunders. Rosati was born in Dover, Delaware and grew up in Pine City, Minnesota. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College where she studied speech and communications. She graduated in 1985 and received "cum laude" honors.

In the words of the legendary clarinetist/bandleader/composer Artie Shaw, "Kurt Elling is arguably the most interesting and innovative jazz singer to come along in years. He puts his personal imprint on each song. That's what it takes to be a jazz star." Indeed, with four acclaimed albums out on Blue Note Records, as well as three Grammy Award nominations to his credit, Elling seems in position to become one of the most talked about artists of the twenty-first century.

Peter Krause (last name pronounced //) (born August 12 1965) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Nate Fisher on the popular HBO drama "Six Feet Under".

Margaret Anderson Kelliher is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She is a State Representative from House District 60A in Minneapolis in the state of Minnesota in the U.S. She is the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Steven James Zahn (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian and actor of both film and stage.

Steve Heitzeg (b.1959) is an Emmy-winning composer, whose work is honoured throughout the United States. Heitzeg was raised on a Southern Minnesotan farm, and earned his PhD for music composition at the University of Minnesota, and also attend Gustavus Adolphus College. He currently lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with his wife Gwendolyn.

Bill Holm grew up in the small town of Minneota, MN and is a poet and writer.

Joanell M. Dyrstad (b. October 15, 1942) was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She served January 7, 1991 to January 3, 1995 and was elected with Governor Arne Carlson. She ran for the U.S. Senate seat in 1994 but lost in the primary to Rod Grams. She served as an Independent Republican (this was the official name of the state's Republican Party from 1975 - 1995).

Paul T. Granlund (October 6, 1925, Minneapolis, Minnesota - September 15, 2003, Mankato, Minnesota) was an American sculptor. His creative career spanned more than 50 years and more than 650 different works. Most of his work is figurative and made from bronze. His patrons included colleges, hospitals, Lutheran Churches, and other institutions.

Ryan Hoag (born November 23, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was "Mr. Irrelevant" in the 2003 NFL Draft, being picked last overall by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round. Hoag, who played at Minneapolis Washburn High School and Division III Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, was a member of the Minnesota Vikings practice squad in 2004, and has been on practice squads for the Giants and Raiders.

Eric Butorac , a 2003 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, recently won the fifth Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour doubles title of his career. Butorac teamed with Rajeev Ram to defeat the Swiss tandem of Jean-Claude Scherrer and Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 to win the Chennai Open in India on Jan. 11.

David Esbjornson is an award-winning director and producer who has worked throughout the United States in regional theatres and on Broadway, and has established strong and productive relationships with some of the profession’s top playwrights, actors, and companies. Esbjornson is currently the artistic director of Seattle Repertory Theatre in Seattle, Washington. For seven years (1992-1999) he was artistic director of New York’s Classic Stage Company, …

Mindy Greiling is a DFL Representative in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 54A, which contains part or all of Roseville, St. Anthony, and Lauderdale. Greiling was first elected as the Minnesota Representative in District 54B in 1992, after five years serving on the Roseville School Board. Following the Minnesota redistricting in 2002, Greiling shifted to District 54A, in which the incumbent, …

Paul D. Hanson (born November 17, 1939) is an American biblical scholar, since 1987 Florence Corliss Lamont Professor of Divinity at Harvard University. He was previously Bussey Professor of Divinity (1981-1987). He began his teaching career at Harvard in 1971 as Assistant Professor of Old Testament. In addition to teaching he is a world-renowned author on issues relating to Old Testament hermeneutics.

Patsy O’Connell Sherman is an American chemist.

James Wade (born 6 April 1983 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed "009", a take on James Bond's 007.

G. Barry Anderson is currently an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, sworn into office on October 13, 2004. Previously, he was a member of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from August 1998 until his appointment to the Supreme Court by Governor Tim Pawlenty. He is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College (1976) and the University of Minnesota Law School (1979). Anderson was born in Mankato, Minnesota.

Oscar Ferdinand Youngdahl (October 13, 1893 - February 3, 1946) was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Minnesota; he attended the public schools and Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota; was graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota in 1916; principal of Ortonville, …

Edward Robert Sellstrom was born in Gowrie, Iowa, on 19 July 1916, and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, in 1939.

Carl Emil Seashore was a prominent American psychologist. He was born in Mörlunda, Sweden on the 28th of January but emigrated with his family to the US in 1870 and settled in Iowa. The name “Seashore” is a translation of the Swedish surname Sjöstrand. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota in 1891, having studied mathematics, music, and classical languages and literature.

Clarence R. Magney (January 11, 1883 - May 13, 1962) was a state judge in Minnesota and the mayor of Duluth from 1917 to 1920. He was an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1943 to 1953. He was instrumental in getting a number of state parks and scenic waysides established along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Judge C. R. Magney State Park is named for him. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1903 and Harvard Law School in 1908.

Thomas Herman Johnson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1922, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris. Johnson was a member of the Liberal Party. Johnson was born in Iceland, and moved to Manitoba with his family in 1878. He was edcuated in Winnipeg public schools, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College.

Terry Morrow (born October 22, 1963) is a Communication Studies professor at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Morrow was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in November of 2006. Morrow has also served on the St. Peter School Board for several years.