List of University of Minnesota Duluth people

Arts

Jim Brandenburg - National Geographic nature photographer
Joel McKinnon Miller - actor on HBO's Big Love
Lorenzo Music - actor and voice actor; the voice of Garfield; Carlton the doorman on Rhoda^[1]
Janelle Pierzina - contestant on seasons 6, 7, and 14 of Big Brother
Ann Royer - painter and sculptor

Military

Bruce A. Carlson - former director of the National Reconnaissance Office and former four-star general in the Air Force

Politics

Tom Bakk - current Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate
Michael S. Berman - longtime Washington lawyer and lobbyist; deputy chief of staff for Walter Mondale
Eric Eskola - journalist and television personality well known for his coverage of Minnesota politics and government
Mike Hatch - former Minnesota Attorney General (1999–2007); 2006 candidate for Governor
John Linder - former 9 term Congressman representing Georgia's 4th, 7th, and 11th districts
Don Ness - Mayor of Duluth 2008–2016
Yvonne Prettner Solon - Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 2011–2015
Elwyn Tinklenberg - former Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner; 2008 congressional candidate for Minnesota's 6th Congressional District

Science and engineering

Brian Kobilka - 2012 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
Amit Singhal - Google Fellow and current head of Google's Core Ranking team

Business

Bill Aho - former CEO of ClearPlay; played an instrumental role turning around Red Lobster while a Senior Vice President for Darden Restaurants
David Oreck - founder of the Oreck Corporation
Robert Senkler - Chairman and CEO of Securian Financial Group

Sports

Bob Davidson, Major League Baseball umpire since 1982 (attended, but did not graduate)
Dan Devine - head football coach with the Missouri Tigers, Green Bay Packers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Jay Guidinger - center with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Tod Kowalczyk - UW - Green Bay and Toledo head men's basketball coach
Ericca Kern - female bodybuilder and model
Scott LeDoux - professional boxer whose opponents include Ken Norton, George Foreman. and Larry Holmes.
Jeff Monson - grappling and MMA fighter
Dick Pesonen - NFL player
John Shuster - Olympic curling medalist
David Viaene - NFL player with the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers
Ted McKnight - NFL running back with the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills

Men's hockey

Greg Andrusak - NHL player with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and San Jose Sharks
Pat Boutette - NHL player with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Hartford Whalers, and Pittsburgh Penguins
Chad Erickson - NHL player with the New Jersey Devils
Justin Faulk - NHL player with the Carolina Hurricanes
Jesse Fibiger - NHL player with the San Jose Sharks
Rusty Fitzgerald - NHL player with the Pittsburgh Penguins
Justin Fontaine - NHL player with the Minnesota Wild
Jason Garrison - NHL player with the Florida Panthers
Curt Giles - NHL player with the Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers
John Harrington - member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey gold-medal team that beat the USSR in the Miracle on Ice game
Brett Hull - NHL player with Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and Phoenix Coyotes; 3rd all-time in the NHL with 741 goals
Jim Johnson - NHL player with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals, and Phoenix Coyotes
Tom Kurvers - Hobey Baker Award winner in 1983; long-time NHL player
Dave Langevin- NHL player, most notably with the New York Islanders
Junior Lessard - Hobey Baker Award winner; NHL player with the Dallas Stars, Atlanta Thrashers, and Tampa Bay Lightning
Chris Marinucci - Hobey Baker Award winner in 1994; player with the Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders
Bob Mason - NHL player with the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, Quebec Nordiques, and Vancouver Canucks
Bryan McGregor - Czech Extraliga player with HC Oceláři Třinec
Rick Mrozik - NHL player with the Calgary Flames
Matt Niskanen - NHL player with the Dallas Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins
Evan Oberg - NHL player with the Vancouver Canucks and Florida Panthers
Mark Pavelich - member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey gold-medal team that beat the USSR in the Miracle on Ice game; played in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and San Jose Sharks
Mike Peluso - played in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks; not to be confused with Mike Peluso, who also played with the Blackhawks
Derek Plante - NHL player with Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, and the Philadelphia Flyers
Shjon Podein - NHL player with the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues Stanley Cup winner in 2000–01 with Colorado Avalanche
Mason Raymond - NHL player with the Vancouver Canucks
Glen "Chico" Resch - NHL goalie with the Colorado Rockies, New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils
Jon Rohloff - NHL player with the Boston Bruins
Jay Rosehill - NHL player with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Alex Stalock - NHL goaltender with the San Jose Sharks
Tim Stapleton- NHL player with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Thrashers, and the relocated Atlanta team Winnipeg Jets
Dennis Vaske - NHL player with the New York Islanders, Boston Bruins
Bill Watson - Hobey Baker Award winner in 1984; NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks
Craig Weller - NHL player with the Phoenix Coyotes, and the Minnesota Wild
Larry Wright - NHL player with the Philadelphia Flyers, California Golden Seals, and the Detroit Red Wings

Women's hockey

References

↑ Forgotten Duluthians. Ouse, David. Duluth, Minnesota: X-presso Books. 2010.

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