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Laurence BonJour – philosopher at the University of Washington
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Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (1958) – rhetorician, activist
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William P. Gerberding (1951) – President Emeritus, University of Washington
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David C. Hodge (1970) – President, Miami University
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Patricia Ingraham – Professor of Public Administration, Syracuse University
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Michael Jensen – Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
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Jane Larson (1980) – Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School
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Edward Everett Nourse – Congregational theologian
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Alexander Wendt – social constructivist scholar of international relations
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Peter Berg (1984) – director, actor, and producer
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Jessica Blank – playwright, The Exonerated
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Danai Gurira – actress (The Walking Dead), playwright (Eclipsed)
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Chris Kobin – producer (Hollywood Don't Surf!, Slasher: an IFC Original), writer (2001 Maniacs)
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Carl Lumbly – actor, Men of Honor, Alias
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Chris Wedes (1949) – portrayed the clown J.P. Patches on the Emmy-winning J.P. Patches Show
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Siah Armajani – Iranian-born American sculptor
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Cass Gilbert – architect, known for United States Supreme Court building, Woolworth Building, and Minnesota State Capitol
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Duane Hanson (1946) – sculptor, known for his photorealistic human figures
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Judith Lodge (born 1941) – painter, photographer
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Anna Min – photographer
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Yuko Nii (1965) – Japanese-American artist
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Monica Rudquist – artist
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Jeremy Allaire – Internet entrepreneur
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Ari Emanuel – talent agent, basis for the character Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage
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Omar Al Futtaim – Emirati businessman
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Lois Quam – executive who has worked in the public and the private sectors to expand access to health care
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Fred Swaniker – African entrepreneur and educator
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DeWitt Wallace – founder, Readers' Digest magazine (did not graduate)
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Walt Mink – indie rock band named after Macalester professor
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Bob Mould – musician, member of Hüsker Dü
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Will Sheff – singer and guitarist of indie band Okkervil River
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Steve Tibbetts
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Joey Waronker (1993) – drummer, known for his work with Beck, R.E.M. and Walt Mink
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Amanda Warner – aka MNDR
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Paul H. Anderson (1965) – Minnesota Supreme Court justice
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Kofi Annan (1961) – Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997–2006), 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner
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Sharon Sayles Belton (1973) – former mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota (1994–2001); attorney
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Leland Bush – Judge of the District Court of Minnesota; attorney
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Bobby Joe Champion – Minnesota House member since 2009
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Teresa Daly – Minnesota state politician
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Michael J. Davis (1969) – U.S. District Court judge
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Matt Entenza – former Minnesota House Minority Leader
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Juan Figueroa – foundation president and 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial candidate
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Frank Hornstein (1981) – Minnesota House member since 2003
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B. Todd Jones (1979) – Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
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Carlos Mariani – Minnesota House member since 1991
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Scott McCallum – former Governor of Wisconsin (2001–2003)
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Doug McFarland – law professor, Hamline University; Minnesota state politician
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Joan Mondale (1952) – Trustee Emeriti, former Second Lady of the United States
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Walter Mondale (1951) – U.S. Senator (1964–1976); Vice President of the U.S. (1977–1981); 1984 U.S. presidential candidate
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Julianne Ortman (1986) – Minnesota Senate member since 2003
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Rebecca Otto (1985) – Minnesota State Auditor; former Minnesota House member (2003–2004)
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Olli Rehn – European Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society (2004), Enlargement (2004–2010), and Economic and Financial Affairs (2010–present)
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Christopher O. Ward (1976) – Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Robert W. Warren (1950) – U.S. District Court judge
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Don I. Wortman (1951) – Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (1977–1978); federal government executive
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Donald M. Hultstrand – Bishop of Springfield
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Gary Arndt (1991) – travel photographer
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Charles Baxter (1969) – University of Minnesota professor; author and National Book Award Winner for The Feast of Love
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Eric Dregni - author of travel memoirs and books about Minnesota, Norway, Italy, food and popular culture
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Leo J. Enright – World Press Institute Fellow; Irish broadcaster
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Mary Karr – bestselling author, The Liars' Club (attended for one year)
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Wade Keller – Pro Wrestling Torch editor
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Ismail Khalidi – playwright
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Walter Kirn – author of Up in the Air (attended for his freshman year)
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Corina Knoll – sports writer
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Chris Kobin – motion picture and television writer/producer
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Alex Lemon (2000) – poet; writer; creative writing professor at Texas Christian University
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Tim O'Brien (1968) – bestselling author, The Things They Carried and Going After Cacciato
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Paul Raushenbush – Religious Editor for The Huffington Post
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Mark Strauss – Editor of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Ursula Vernon – Hugo Award winning author of Digger
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Dave Zirin – Sports Editor for The Nation magazine
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Yahya Armajani (Notable faculty)
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David Bressoud – former President of the Mathematical Association of America; Dewitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics (Notable faculty)
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Diane Glancy (Notable faculty)
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Hubert Humphrey – U.S. Senator from Minnesota, U.S. Vice President, U.S. presidential candidate (Notable faculty)
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Marlon James – Jamaican novelist and winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize (Notable faculty)
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Alvin King – composer, professor of music (Notable faculty)
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Kiarina Kordela (Notable faculty)
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George Latimer – former Mayor of St. Paul, 1976–1990. (Notable faculty)
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Harold LeVander – former Minnesota Governor (Notable faculty)
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William G. Moseley – geographer (Notable faculty)
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Edward Duffield Neill – founder (Notable faculty)
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Wang Ping (Notable faculty)
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Peter Rachleff (Notable faculty)
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Kristina Curry Rogers (Notable faculty)
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Raymond R. Rogers (Notable faculty)
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Brian C. Rosenberg (Notable faculty)
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Tracy Silverman – electric violin player (Notable faculty)
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James Spradley (Notable faculty)
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Karen J. Warren (Notable faculty)
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Harry Waters Jr. – actor, known for Back to the Future and Angels in America (Notable faculty)
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Jack Weatherford (Notable faculty)
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James Wright (Notable faculty)
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