page_title: List of people from Minnesota
section_title: R
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from Minnesota / R
caption_attribution_description: English: Winona Ryder in Italy in July 2009.
context_page_description: 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 §.
context_section_description: Brian Raabe (born 1967) – baseball player
  Brad Radke (born 1972) – baseball player
  Pedro Ramos (born 1935) – baseball player
  Alexander Ramsey § (1815–1903) – 2nd Governor of Minnesota; U.S. Senator
  Jim Ramstad § (born 1946) – member of U.S. Congress
  John Randle (born 1967) – football player
  Ralph Rapson § (1914–2008) – architect
  Baron von Raschke § (born 1940) – professional wrestler
  Ahmad Rashād (born 1949) – football player
  Erik Rasmussen (born 1977) – hockey player
  Edwin W. Rawlings (1904–1997) – chief executive officer, General Mills; USAF General (Ret.)
  Dave "Snaker" Ray (1943-2002) – musician
  Jeff Reardon (born 1955) – baseball player
  Harry Reasoner § (1923–1991) – television journalist
  Jake Reed (born 1967) – football player
  Oscar Reed – football player
  Rich Reese (born 1941) – baseball player
  Olli Rehn (born 1962) – European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy
  Ember Reichgott Junge – attorney, radio host, and politician
  Chris Reitsma (born 1977) – baseball player
  Earl Renneke (born 1928) – politician, farmer
  Rip Repulski (1927–1993) – baseball player
  Michael Restovich (born 1979) – baseball player
  Patrick Reusse – sports writer
  Albert E. Rice (1845–1921) – banker, newspaperman, legislator, and the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  Edmund Rice § (1819–1889) – member of U.S. Congress
  Henry Mower Rice § (1816–1894) – U.S. Senator
  Todd Richards – head coach of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets
  Kaylin Richardson – downhill skier, Olympian, Nor-Am Champion, US National Champion, World Champion
  William B. Richardson – acting Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1936–1937)
  Nate Richert (born 1978) – actor
  Carl W. Riddick (born 1872) – member of U.S. Congress
  Beth Riesgraf (born 1978) – actress
  Martha Ripley § (1843–1912) – physician; founder, Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
  Mark Ritchie (born 1951) – Minnesota Secretary of State
  Laila Robins (born 1959) – actress
  Koren Robinson – football player
  Marcus Robinson (born 1975) – football player
  Robyne Robinson – newscaster
  Stacy Robinson – football player
  Svend Robinson (born 1952) – Canadian politician
  Rafael Rodriguez – boxer
  Brian Rogowski (born 1970) – wrestler
  Todd Rohloff (born 1974) – hockey player
  Rich Rollins (born 1938) – baseball player
  Karl Rolvaag (1913–1990) – 31st Governor of Minnesota; 36th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  Ole Rolvaag § (1876–1931) – novelist
  Richard Rood (1958–1999) – wrestler, best known by his ringname "Ravishing" Rick Rude
  Mike Rosenthal – football player
  Marion Ross (born 1928) – actor
  Coleen Rowley (born 1954) – former FBI agent and whistleblower; candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Minnesota
  Dwayne Rudd (born 1976) – football player
  Donald Eugene Rudolph, Sr. (c. 1921–2006) – soldier
  Leif Rush (born 1976) – All-American Guy, lover of all things Minnesota
  Jane Russell (1921–2011) – film actress
  Elmer Ryan (1907–1958) – member of U.S. Congress
  R. T. Rybak (born 1955) – politician, newspaper editor
  Winona Ryder (born 1971) – actor
caption: Winona Ryder
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