# List of University of Minnesota Duluth people

People distinguished in a variety of fields have graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

## Arts

* Alison Aune - artist
* Jim Brandenburg - National Geographic nature photographer
* Manila Luzon - drag queen, comedian, recording artist, and television personality
* Joel McKinnon Miller - actor on the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and HBO's Big Love
* Lorenzo Music - actor and voice actor; the voice of Garfield; Carlton the doorman on Rhoda
* Janelle Pierzina - contestant on seasons 6, 7, and 14 of Big Brother
* Kathleen Ridder - philanthropist, educator, writer, women's equality activist
* 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 - former Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate (2013–2017)
* 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
* Emily Larson - mayor of Duluth (2016–2024)
* John Linder - former nine-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 - former senior vice president at Google

## 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
* Scott LeDoux - professional boxer
* Ted McKnight - NFL running back with the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills
* 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

### 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
* J. T. Brown - NHL player with the Tampa Bay Lightning
* 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
* Alex Iafallo - NHL player with the Los Angeles Kings
* Adam Johnson - NHL player for the Pittsburgh Penguins
* Jim Johnson - NHL player with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals, and Phoenix Coyotes
* Tom Kurvers - Hobey Baker Award winner in 1983; NHL player with the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
* Dave Langevin - WHA player with the Edmonton Oilers; NHL player with the New York Islanders, Minnesota North Stars, and Los Angeles Kings
* Junior Lessard - Hobey Baker Award winner in 2004; 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 Minnesota Wild and 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 Minnesota Wild
* Larry Wright - NHL player with the Philadelphia Flyers, California Golden Seals, and the Detroit Red Wings

### Women's hockey

* Haley Irwin
* Kim Martin
* Caroline Ouellette
* Tuula Puputti
* Maria Rooth
* Jenny Schmidgall-Potter
* Hanne Sikio
* Saara Tuominen