Little Falls, Minnesota
1. Fred Zollner (1901)
Owner Of The Fort Wayne Zollner
"Mr. Pro Basketball" who founded the Detroit Pistons basketball team, which was named after his automobile piston manufacturing company.
2. Louise Erdrich (1954)
American Fiction Writer And Poet
A Native American writer of children's literature, poetry, and novels, she received the National Book Award for Fiction for her 2012 novel, The Round House. Her other notable works include...
3. Brian Kobilka (1955)
Medical Scientist
Received the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on G protein-coupled receptors. He is also the co-founder of ConfometRx, a biotechnology company.
4. Ben Hanowski (1990)
American Ice Hockey Player
Benjamin Robert Hanowski is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League. An alumnus of the St. Cloud State Huskies he...
5. Becky Lourey (1943)
American Politician
Becky Lourey is an American politician a former Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party state senator and state representative and a former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate. Her son Matt served in the U. S....
6. Victor Aloysius Meyers (1897)
Musician And Lieutenant Governor
Victor Aloysius Vic Meyers known as The Clown Prince of Politics and The Pagliacci of Politics was a Seattle Washington jazz bandleader and Washington State Democratic Party politician. He served...
7. Mike Poepping (1950)
Major League Baseball Outfielder
Michael Harold Poepping was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Minnesota Twins.
8. Duane Bobick (1950)
American Boxer
Duane Bobick is a former boxer from the United States who became world amateur heavyweight champion in 1971 and also won the gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games....
9. Anne Simonett (Unknow)
American Judge
Anne V. Simonett was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. She was the first woman to serve as Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. The daughter of...
10. Mike LeMieur (1968)
American Politician
Michael W. Mike LeMieur is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represents District 12B which includes portions of Crow Wing and Morrison counties...
11. Carol Peterka (1963)
Olympic Handball Player
Carol Ann Peterka is an American former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
12. Jim Langer (1948)
American Football Player
James John Langer is a former American football center who played for the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. He is considered one of the greatest NFL centers...
