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==Notable people== * [[Elmer Ellsworth Adams]], Minnesota newspaper editor and politician * [[Frank Albertson]] (1909β1964), actor who appeared in over 100 Hollywood movies including ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' and ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007214/|title=Frank Albertson|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> * [[Marcus Borg]], theologian; one of the leaders of the Jesus Seminar * [[Peter Brandvold]], author * [[Colvin G. Butler]], Minnesota state legislator * [[Moses Clapp]], Minnesota politician * [[Donald Cressey]], (1919β1987) American penologist, sociologist, and criminologist who made innovative contributions to the study of organized crime, prisons, criminology, the sociology of criminal law, white-collar crime. His work is still used in Fraud investigations today. * [[Chad Daniels]] (b. 1975), comedian, "Comedy Central Presents: Chad Daniels" (2008, 1/2 hour TV special)<ref>[https://archive.today/20130628021754/http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2009/12/05/fergus-comedian-hits-the-big-time/]</ref> * [[Roger L. Dell]], Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mn.gov/lawlib/judgebio.html#dell|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105045051/http://mn.gov/lawlib/judgebio.html|url-status=dead|title=ShieldSquare Captcha|archivedate=January 5, 2014|website=mn.gov}}</ref> * [[Richard Edlund]], [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|multi-Academy Award-winning]] [[visual effects]] artist for his work on ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]],'' ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]],'' ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]],'' and ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' * [[Clifford L. Hilton]], Minnesota Supreme Court justice * [[Chuck Knapp]], Radio Broadcaster * [[Charles Lundy Lewis]], Minnesota Supreme Court justice * [[Mary MacLane]] (1881β1929), pioneering feminist author, film-maker, and media personality. Her tomboy youth was spent in Fergus Falls from approximately 1884β1889. * [[Mark W. Olson]], former member of Board of Governors of U.S. Federal Reserve * [[Cliff Sterrett]] (1883β1964), innovative and influential artist and cartoonist * [[Dave Theurer]], creator of Atari's [[Missile Command]], [[Tempest (video game)]], and [[I, Robot (video game)]] * [[Peter Van Santen]], Minnesota politician and farmer * [[Walter Wellbrock]], Minnesota politician and farmer * [[Charles Brewster Wheeler]], U.S. Army brigadier general<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nichols |first=Zella Wheeler |editor-last=Branham |editor-first=Charles N. |date=January 1947 |title=Obituary, Charles Brewster Wheeler |url=https://usmalibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/assembly/id/885/rec/2 |magazine=Assembly |location=West Point, NY |publisher=Association of Graduates, United States Military Academy |page=38 |via=West Point Digital Library |ref={{sfnRef|"Obituary, Charles Brewster Wheeler"}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 18, 1887 |title=At Fergus falls: Charles Wheeler |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-wheeler/156203577/ |work=[[Minneapolis Tribune]] |location=Minneapolis, MN |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> * [[Ernest J. Windmiller]], Minnesota politician and businessman
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