This is a list of notable persons who were born or spent important time in the American state of Minnesota. People not born in Minnesota are marked with §. == A == Johan Arnd Aasgaard (1876–1966) – president, Concordia College; president, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Barkhad Abdi § – Somali-American actor Ed Ackerson (1965–2019) – musician and producer (Polara, Flowers Studio) Corey Adam – stand-up comedian Amy Adams § (born 1974) – actress Anthony Adducci § (1937–2006) – inventor of …