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==Notable people== * [[Ann Bancroft]] - Teacher at Hopkins Katherine Curren Elementary. Famous Polar Explorer; first woman in history to cross the ice to the North Pole * [[Nate Berkus]] (born 1971) - Interior designer, author and television personality * [[Travis Boyd]] - professional ice hockey player * [[Aaron Brown (journalist)|Aaron Brown]] β broadcast journalist on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[CNN]].<sup>[[Hopkins, Minnesota#cite note-18|[18]]]</sup> Most recognized for his coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks. * [[Paige Bueckers]] - American WNBA player for the [[Dallas Wings]]. * [[Walter Bush]] β As a national leader in the growth and development of amateur and professional hockey elected to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame|U. S. Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2000. * [[David Carr (journalist)|David Carr]] β Media and culture columnist for ''[[The New York Times]]''.<sup>[[Hopkins, Minnesota#cite note-20|[20]]]</sup> Author of a memoir and best seller ββThe Night of the Gun.ββ Early in his journalist career he was the editor of the ββTwin Cities Reader,ββ a weekly alternative newspaper in Minneapolis. * [[Amir Coffey]] - professional basketball player for the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] * [[Courtney Dauwalter]] - Ultramarathon runner and former teacher. The only runner in history to win the [[Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run|Hardrock 100]], [[Western States Endurance Run|Western States]], and [[Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc|UTMB]] in the same year. * [[Daniel Grodnik]] (movie producer) - Writer/producer of more than 65 films including, ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'', former Chairman/CEO of [[National Lampoon, Inc.|The National Lampoon]] and an adjunct professor in producing at the [[University of Southern California]] and [[Chapman University]]. Went to Alice Smith grade school and Hopkins High. Lettered in ski jumping. * [[John Hardgrove]] β Wisconsin State Assemblyman. * [[Samantha Harris]] β Television hostess and actress. Her most prominent role was as [[E! Entertainment]] correspondent and a ''[[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' co-host. * [[John B. Keefe]] - Minnesota state legislator, lawyer, and judge. * [[Jerry Knickerbocker]] - Minnesota state legislator and businessman. * [[Peyton Manning]] - Veteran quarterback and two-time Super Bowl winner who attended Tanglen Elementary School in Hopkins during the time his father, [[Archie Manning]], quarterbacked for the Minnesota Vikings. * [[Adele Parkhurst]] - Soprano concert singer in the 1920s. * [[BeBe Shopp]] β Miss America, 1948.
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