Editing Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (section)

==Notable people==
*[[Tillie Anderson]], prominent in bicycle racing in the 1890s, spent summers at a lakeside cabin, died there in 1965
*[[Dick Beardsley]], marathon runner, motivational speaker and author, third-fastest American-born male marathon runner, [[Grandma's Marathon]] record holder, [[Boston Marathon]] silver medalist (1982), founder of Dick Beardsley Running Company, formerly resided in Detroit Lakes
*[[Jason Blake (ice hockey)|Jason Blake]], retired [[National Hockey League|NHL]] player, resides in Detroit Lakes
*[[James Evans (Minnesota politician)|James Evans]], Minnesota state legislator, resided in Detroit Lakes
*[[Mary Evelyn Fredenburg]], nurse missionary in Nigeria, born in Detroit Lakes in 1923
*[[Phil Hansen (American football)|Phil Hansen]], retired NFL player, [[Buffalo Bills]] defensive end 1991–2001, three-time [[Super Bowl]] participant, resides in Detroit Lakes
*[[Jessica Lange]], Oscar-winning actress, briefly resided in Detroit Lakes, where she attended her junior year of high school (ca. 1966)
*[[Collin Peterson]], former [[United States Congressman|Congressman]], chair of [[House Agriculture Committee]], [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]], 7th Congressional District of Minnesota, resides in Detroit Lakes
*[[Dennis Poppenhagen]], Minnesota state legislator and businessman, resides in Detroit Lakes
*[[Dave Reichert]], former [[United States Congressman|Congressman]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], 8th Congressional District of Washington, was born in Detroit Lakes
*[[Ed Schultz]], former syndicated talk radio host, cable news anchor of ''[[The Ed Show]]'' on [[MSNBC]], seasonally resided in Detroit Lakes until his death in 2018
*Caroline Smith, musician, singer/songwriter for [[Indie Rock]] band [[Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps]], grew up in Detroit Lakes
*[[Adam Thielen]], wide receiver for the [[Carolina Panthers]] of the [[National Football League]], was born and grew up in Detroit Lakes
*[[Loren P. Thompson]], Minnesota state legislator, resided in Detroit Lakes from 2009 until his death
*[[Harriet Hilreth Weeks]], Minnesota state legislator, resided in Detroit Lakes