Editing Forest Lake, Minnesota (section)

==Notable people==
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===Arts and entertainment, journalists, writers===
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* [[Dan Andersson]], Swedish author, poet and composer, lived in Forest Lake from 1901 to 1903.
* [[John Caddy]], poet and naturalist is a resident of Forest Lake.
* [[Douglas Harper]], sociologist, author, photographer, is a resident of Forest Lake.
* [[Rich Matteson]], jazz artist, educator, was born in Forest Lake.
* [[H. Keith Melton]], author/collector, is a resident of Forest Lake.
* [[Carol Muske-Dukes]], poet and novelist, grew up in Forest Lake.
* [[Terry Redlin]], popular American artist, lived in Forest Lake in the 1960s.
* [[Anni Rossi]], singer, violist and keyboardist and recording artist
* [[Christopher Sieber]], two-time Tony Award nominated actor
* [[Jordis Unga]],rock singer, songwriter and performer.
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===Politics and public service===
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* [[Elmer L. Andersen]], 30th governor of Minnesota, was a resident of Forest Lake.
* [[James B. Bullard]], chief executive officer and president of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]]
* [[Arne Carlson]], former Governor of Minnesota, is a former resident of Forest Lake.
* [[Pete Hegseth]], [[United States Secretary of Defense]], raised in Forest Lake.
* [[Melvin Starkey Henderson]], famed orthopedic surgeon, raised in Forest Lake.
* [[William Rush Merriam]], served as Governor of Minnesota from 1889 to 1893.
* [[Walter Mondale]], former vice president of the United States, was a former resident of Forest Lake.
* [[Doug Swenson]], Minnesota state representative, lawyer, and judge
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===Newsmakers===
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* [[T. Eugene Thompson]], attorney, summer resident who hired a hit man to kill his wife in St. Paul in 1963.
* [[Bugs Moran]], Chicago [[Prohibition]]-era gangster, lived in Forest Lake in the early 1930s.
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===Sports===
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* [[Rick Bayless (American football)|Rick Bayless]], 1986 All-Big 10 and [[Minnesota Vikings]] running back
* [[Brandon Girtz]], [[mixed martial artist]], born and raised in Forest Lake
* [[Bud Grant]], Hall of Fame coach [[National Football League]] and [[Canadian Football League]] lived in Forest Lake in the 1950s
* [[Nora Greenwald]] (aka Molly Holly), former WWE world champion pro wrestler
* [[Adam Haayer]], [[National Football League]] player, graduate of [[Forest Lake Area High School]]
* [[Hal Haskins]], professional basketball player, lived in Forest Lake
* [[Wilfred T. Houle]], former [[National Football League]] player with the [[Minneapolis Marines]]
* [[Dave Menne]], former [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] middleweight champion 
* [[Dick Nesbitt]], [[National Football League]] former [[Chicago Bears]] running back, was a former resident
* [[Leif Nordgren]], two-time [[Winter Olympic Games]] biathlon competitor
* [[Bud Nygren]], professional football player and college coach
* [[Arron Oberholser]], professional [[PGA Tour]] golfer, was a former resident
* [[Brian Raabe]], former [[Minnesota Twins]] player
* [[Jack Trudeau]], former [[National Football League]] quarterback, was born in Forest Lake in 1962
* [[Matt Wallner]], [[Minnesota Twins]] outfielder
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