Editing Mankato, Minnesota (section)

==Notable people==
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*[[Barry Anderson]], Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
*[[Walter Jackson Bate]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning biographer, born in Mankato in 1918
*[[Daniel Buck (judge)|Daniel Buck]], Minnesota jurist and politician
*[[Con Bunde]], Alaska state legislator and educator
*[[Frederick Russell Burnham]], "father of the international scouting movement" born near Mankato in 1861
*[[Howard Burnham]], mining engineer, born near Mankato in 1870
*[[Joseph Francis Busch]], Roman Catholic prelate, [[Diocese of Rapid City]], [[Diocese of Saint Cloud]], Minnesota
*[[Jimmy Chin]], professional climber and mountaineer, Academy Award winner for Best Documentary
*[[George Contant]], outlaw of the American West, brother of [[John Sontag]]
*[[Marvel Cooke]], journalist, writer and civil rights activist
*[[David R. Cummiskey]], Minnesota legislator
*[[Craig Dahl]], NFL safety, New York Giants
*[[Adolph Olson Eberhart]], seventeenth [[Governor of Minnesota]]
*[[William S. Ervin]], [[Attorney General of Minnesota]]<ref>{{cite book |date=1937 |title=The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OLsqAAAAMAAJ&q=%22william+s.+ervin%22+%22university+of+minnesota%22 |location=Saint Paul, MN |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |page=482 |via=[[Google Books]] |ref={{sfnRef|''Legislative Manual'' (1937)}} }}</ref>
*[[Ronald G. Evans]], Minnesota legislator and businessman
*[[Cliff Fagan]], basketball referee, Basketball Hall of Fame
*[[Sal Frederick]], Minnesota legislator and businessman
*[[Kelly Gage]], Minnesota legislator and lawyer
*[[Milton Hanna]], [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veteran, [[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L|Medal of Honor]] recipient
*[[Justin Hartwig]], former NFL center
*[[Geoff Herbach]], novelist
*[[Robert Louis Hodapp]], Roman Catholic bishop
*[[Ron Johnson]], Republican U.S. Senator
*[[Jack Kodell]], stage magician
*[[Sinclair Lewis]], author
*[[Mike Lindell]], founder of [[MyPillow]]
*[[Maud Hart Lovelace]], author of the [[Betsy-Tacy]] series of books
*[[Bob Paffrath]], professional football player
*[[Mark Piepho]], Minnesota politician and businessman
*[[Mike Ploog]], comic book and film-production artist
*[[Edmund Mann Pope]], United States military officer, businessman, and Minnesota state senator
* [[Jeanne Audrey Powers]], leader within The United Methodist Church and advocate for women and LGBTQ+ people in the church
*[[Dudley Riggs]], [[Brave New Workshop]], graduated from [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]]
*[[Joseph Rosser]], Secretary of [[Minnesota Territory]] and lawyer
*[[Daniel L. Ryan]], Roman Catholic bishop
*[[Ervin Harold Schulz]], businessman, newspaper editor, and Minnesota politician
*[[Roy F. Schulz]], farmer and Minnesota politician
*[[Julia Sears]], pioneering feminist and suffragette
*[[John Sontag]], outlaw, born in Mankato; crimes in Minnesota and California
*[[Steven B. Szarke]], born in Mankato, Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
*[[Glen Taylor]], owner of the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] and [[Minnesota Lynx]] basketball teams
*[[Adam Thielen]], NFL wide receiver, [[Minnesota Vikings]], graduated from Minnesota State University
*[[Arthur S. Thomas]], Chief of Chaplains of the [[US Air Force]]
*[[John Eaton Tourtellotte]], lawyer, Civil War general
*[[Alma Wagen]], first female guide at [[Mount Rainier National Park]]
*[[Tim Walz]], 41st [[Governor of Minnesota]], former [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] for [[Minnesota's 1st congressional district]], and running mate for [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election]]
*[[Cedric Yarbrough]], actor, graduated from Minnesota State University
*[[Steve Zahn]], actor and comedian, was raised in Mankato
*[[Melissa Peterman]], actress and comedian, graduated from Minnesota State University 
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