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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses; manager of
Shubert Theater in Minneapolis, and of traveling road
shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) —
also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket
Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., November
12, 1908.
Lawyer;
law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John
B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994;
actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph
Story.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 4,
1999 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Alan Stuart Franken (b. 1951) —
also known as Al Franken; "Stuart
Smalley" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 21,
1951.
Democrat. Comedian; author; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2009-18; resigned 2018; in November 2017,
Leeann Tweeden alleged that Franken had forcibly
kissed her on a 2006 USO tour; Franken was also photographed
appearing to place his hands on
or near her breasts; other women made similar allegations; resigned
from the Senate in January.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2018.
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Garrison Keillor (b. 1942) —
also known as Gary Edward Keillor —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., August
7, 1942.
Democrat. Writer; radio show
host; comedian; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;
inducted into the Radio Hall of
Fame in 1994.
Scottish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Victor Aloysius Meyers (c.1898-1991) —
also known as Victor A. Meyers; Vic Meyers;
"The Clown Prince of Politics"; "The
Pagliacci of Politics" —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn., about 1898.
Musician and
bandleader; comedian; candidate for mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1932, 1938, 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1933-52; secretary
of state of Washington, 1957-64.
Died May 27,
1991 (age about 93
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Renton, Wash.
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Kay Nee (1919-2010) —
also known as Kay Evangeline Bonner —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Fridley, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Plummer, Red Lake
County, Minn., October
26, 1919.
Democrat. Radio and
television writer and
producer; actress; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died August
2, 2010 (age 90 years, 280
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Brock Jeffrey Pierce (b. 1980) —
also known as Brock Pierce —
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
14, 1980.
Actor; Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 2020.
Still living as of 2022.
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Joe Tanner —
of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Mail
carrier; comedian; candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn Park, Minn., 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
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Jesse Ventura (b. 1951) —
also known as James George Janos; James G. Janos;
"The Body"; "Governor
Body" —
of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 15,
1951.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; mayor
of Brooklyn Park, Minn., 1991-94; Governor of
Minnesota, 1999-2003; Green candidate for President
of the United States, 2020.
Atheist.
Professional wrestler;
actor, notably in film Predator.
Still living as of 2020.
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