EDWARD J. THYE, the twenty-sixth governor of Minnesota, was born near Frederick, South Dakota on April 26, 1896. His education was attained at the Tractor and Internal Combustion School in…

LUTHER W. YOUNGDAHL, the twenty-seventh governor of Minnesota, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 29, 1896. His education was attained at Gustavus Adolphus College, where he graduated in 1919,…

C. ELMER ANDERSON, the twenty-eighth governor of Minnesota, was born in Brainerd, Minnesota on March 16, 1912. His education was attained at the University of Minnesota, however he left before…

ORVILLE L. FREEMAN, the twenty-ninth governor of Minnesota, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 9, 1918. His education was attained at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a…

ELMER L. ANDERSEN, the thirtieth governor of Minnesota, was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 17, 1909. His education was attained at Muskegon Junior College and at the University of…

KARL F. ROLVAAG, the thirty-first governor of Minnesota, was born in Northfield, Minnesota on July 18, 1913. His education was attained at St. Olaf College in Northfield, at the University…

HAROLD LEVANDER was born in Swede Home, Nebraska, on October 10, 1910, to parents who had immigrated from Sweden.  He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a bachelor's degree in 1932, and…

WENDELL R. ANDERSON was born February 1, 1933, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received a bachelor's degree in 1954 from the University of Minnesota. Anderson was a member of the…

RUDOLPH "RUDY" GEORGE PERPICH was born on June 27, 1928, in Carson Lake, Minnesota. After graduating from Hibbing High School, Perpich enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for two…

ALBERT HAROLD QUIE was born in Wheeling Township, Minnesota, on September 18, 1923. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.…

ARNE H. CARLSON was born in the Bronx in New York City. He received a full scholarship to Choate High School, earned a bachelor's degree in history from Williams College…

JESSE VENTURA was born in Minneapolis and is a 1969 graduate of Roosevelt High School. He served in the Navy for six years - four on active duty, two in…