1. Joe Foss (1915)

United States Marine Corps Medal

Fighter pilot who received the Medal of Honor during World War II for his efforts during the Guadalcanal Campaign. He was also a television personality who hosted ABC television's The...

2. Christopher Cain (1943)

American Film Director

American screenwriter and director who has worked on various films including The Principal in 1987 and Gone Fishin' in 1997.

3. January Jones (1978)

American Actress

Film and TV actress who played Betty Draper on Mad Men. She also played Cadence in American Wedding, Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class and, in 2014, she began playing Melissa Shart on The Last...

4. Jerry verDorn (1949)

Actor

Best known for his 26-year role as Ross Marler on Guiding Light and as Clint Buchanan on One Life to Live from 2005 to 2012. He appeared in over 900 episodes of...

5. Shayna Baszler (1980)

American Martial Artist

Professional mixed martial artist turned wrestler who became the NXT women's champion upon signing with them in 2017. She also participated in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate.

6. Mike Martz (1951)

American Football Player And Coa

NFL coach from 1992-2011, most notably as head coach of the St. Louis Rams from 2000-2005.

7. Dallas Clark (1979)

All-american College Football Pl

2009 NFL Tight End of the Year who helped the Indianapolis Colts win the Super Bowl in 2006. He made over 500 receptions for more than 5,000 yards over the...

8. Michael Fossum (1957)

Astronaut

Commander of Expedition 29 aboard the International Space Station who also worked as a systems engineer.

9. Gail Matthius (1953)

American Actor

Known best during the early 1980s for her work on Saturday Night Live, this comedienne also appeared in several other sketch comedy programs, including Laugh Trax and Assaulted Nuts. Also...

10. Deb Peters (1974)

American Politician

Deb M. Peters is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 9 since January 11 2011. Peters served consecutively in the South Dakota...

11. Jeremy Nordquist (1981)

Nebraska State Senator

Jeremy Nordquist is a Nebraska state senator from Omaha Nebraska United States in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.

12. Joe Krabbenhoft (1987)

American Basketball Player

Joseph Joe Krabbenhoft is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach at South Dakota State University.

13. Christina Chitwood (1990)

Figure Skater

Christina Chitwood is an American ice dancer who represented Great Britain with Mark Hanretty. They are two-time British bronze medalists and competed at the 2009 European Championships placing 18th.

14. Charles R. Larson (1936)

United States Admiral

Charles R. Larson is a retired four-star Admiral of the United States Navy.

15. Robert M. Berdahl (1937)

American Historian

Robert M. Bob Berdahl is a retired administrator.

16. Lowell C. Hansen II (1939)

American Politician

Lowell C. Hansen II is an American politician from South Dakota. He is a member of the Republican Party. Hansen who is from Sioux Falls served as a member of...

17. William Dougherty (1932)

Lieutenant Governor Of South Dak

Bill Dougherty was an American businessman lobbyist and Democratic politician who was the 31st Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1971 to 1975.

18. Patrick Kirschman (1954)

American Politician

Patrick A. Kirschman is an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 15 since January 2009.

19. Ernie Otten (1954)

American Politician

Ernest 'Ernie' E. Otten Jr. is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 6 since January 8 2013.

20. Neil Graff (1950)

American Football Player

Neil Graff is a former quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1972 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and later played...

21. Thomas Gullickson (1950)

Catholic Bishop

Thomas Edward Gullickson is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the Nuncio to Ukraine from 21 May 2011 having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI.

22. Kristie Fiegen (1962)

Member Of The South Dakota House

Kristie Fiegen is a Republican politician from South Dakota. From 1994 to 2001 she served in the South Dakota House of Representatives.

23. Terry Forster (1952)

American Baseball Player

Terry Jay Forster is a retired left-handed relief pitcher who played for 16 seasons in the Major Leagues. He played for five teams in his career and recorded 127 saves...

24. Gil Koetzle (1952)

American Politician

Gilbert Gil Koetzle was a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate representing the 15th district between 2001 and 2008. He also represented a House District between 1993 and 2000....

25. Rick Kolowski (1944)

American Politician

Rick Kolowski is an American politician and a Nebraska state senator in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature representing District 31; the legislature itself is non-partisan.

26. Steve T. Kirby (1952)

American Politician

Steve T. Kirby was the 35th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. He is a member of local state and national boards of directors.

27. Warren Limmer (1955)

American Politician

E. Limmer is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota he represents District 34 which includes portions of Hennepin County...

28. Larry Tidemann (1948)

American Politician

Larry J. Tidemann is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 7 since January 11 2011. Tidemann served consecutively in the South Dakota...

29. Karl Dean (1955)

American Mayor

Karl Foster Dean is the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Tennessee. He was sworn in on September 21 2007. From 1999 to January 9...

30. Karen Schreier (Unknow)

American Judge

Karen Elizabeth Schreier is a federal district judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

31. Sioux K. Grigsby (1873)

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Sioux Kingsbury Grigsby was an attorney and politician in the United States state of South Dakota. Grigsby was born into a prominent pioneering family in South Dakota and set up...

32. Stace Nelson (1967)

American Politician

Stace Nelson is a state representative from South Dakota.

33. Julianne Ortman (1962)

American Politician

Julianne E. Ortman is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota she represents District 47 which includes portions of Carver...

34. Justin Cronin (politician) (1980)

American Politician

Justin R. Cronin is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 23 since January 2009.

35. Chad McConnell (1970)

Baseball Player

Chad M. McConnell is a retired professional baseball outfielder. McConnell went to O'Gorman Catholic High School and played American Legion Baseball for Post #15 in Sioux Falls. Out of high...

36. Chris Watton (1977)

American Football Player

Christopher Lee Watton is an American football offensive lineman for the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League.

37. Joshua Casteel (1979)

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Joshua Casteel was a United States Army soldier conscientious objector playwright and divinity student. He was born in Sioux Falls South Dakota and raised in Cedar Rapids Iowa in a...

38. Michael Merritt (American football) (1984)

American Football Player

Michael Antoine Merritt is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2008...

39. Shawn Hawk (1984)

American Boxer

Shawn Hawk is a professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division having previously boxed at Cruiserweight.

40. Andrew Hoyem (Unknow)

American Typographer Letterpress

Andrew Hoyem is a typographer letterpress printer publisher poet and preservationist. He is the founder and director of Arion Press in San Francisco which is considered the nation's leading publisher...

41. JaRon Harris (1986)

American Football Player

JaRon Jacob Harris is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. He played...

42. Tagg Bozied (1979)

American Professional Baseball P

Robert Tanios Taggert Tagg Bozied was an American professional baseball first baseman. He was an All-American college baseball player as well as member of the United States national baseball team.

43. Jerry Crider (1941)

American Baseball Player

Jerry Stephen Crider was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox. Listed at 6 ft 2 in 180 lb. Crider batted...

44. Jon Sundvold (1961)

American Basketball Player

Jon Thomas Sunny Sundvold is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round of the 1983 NBA Draft. A 6'2 shooting...

45. Ryan Christopherson (1972)

American Football Player

Ryan Christopherson is a former running back in the National Football League for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Wyoming and was drafted in the...

46. Brian Pederson (1981)

American Soccer Player

Brian Pederson is an American soccer player who played for Rochester Thunder in the USL Premier Development League.