Editing Thief River Falls, Minnesota (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Robert Baker (ice hockey)|Robert Baker]], ice hockey player who competed in [[ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Tim Bergland]], ice hockey player for the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning; captained Minnesota Gophers and participated in 1995 IIHF World Championships
* [[Elmer E. Berglund]], railroad conductor and Minnesota state legislator
* [[Bill Carlson]], news anchor for [[CBS]]-owned [[WCCO-TV]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]; born in Thief River Falls but was raised in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]; joined [[WCCO Radio]] in 1951
* [[Barry Darsow]], professional wrestler for [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] as "Krusher Kruschev" and in the [[World Wrestling Federation]] as "[[Demolition (professional wrestling)|Demolition]] Smash"
* [[Ralph Engelstad]], owner of [[Imperial Palace (hotel and casino)|Imperial Palace]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]; a philanthropist, he donated funds to build the [[Ralph Engelstad Arena (Minnesota)|Ralph Engelstad Arena]] in Thief River Falls in 2003
* [[Ralph R. Erickson]], United States federal judge
* [[John H. Hay]], United States Army lieutenant general who served as commander of the [[Berlin Brigade]]
* [[Agnes Israelson]], first woman in Minnesota to serve as a city [[mayor]] when she was elected mayor of Thief River Falls in 1953
* [[Zane McIntyre]], goaltender in the NHL Minnesota Wild organization
* [[Wayne Nordhagen]], professional baseball player drafted by the [[New York Yankees]] in 1968; spent parts of eight seasons in major leagues; also played in [[Senior Professional Baseball Association]] in 1989
* [[Gary Paulsen]], author of [[Hatchet (novel)|''Hatchet'']]
* [[Adam Quesnell]], stand-up comedian
* [[Wyatt Smith]], retired NHL player who played for the [[Phoenix Coyotes]], [[Nashville Predators]], [[New York Islanders]], [[Minnesota Wild]], [[Colorado Avalanche]] and several [[American Hockey League|AHL]] teams
* [[David Thorstad]], socialist writer and gay rights activist
* [[John A. Yngve]], Minnesota state representative and lawyer