14 Notable alumni of Bethel University – Minnesota
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Bethel University – Minnesota is ranked #2,471 in the world and #641 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Bethel University – Minnesota sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Bethel University – Minnesota won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sheldon Johnson
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Sheldon Johnson is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 67B, which included portions of the Dayton's Bluff, Beaver Lake Heights, Highwood Hills, Mounds Park, Conway, Eastview and Battle Creek neighborhoods of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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2. Ron Tschetter
1941-. (aged 85)
politician
Ronald A. Tschetter was the 17th Director of the Peace Corps.
3. Linda Runbeck
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Linda Runbeck is an American politician who was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2011 to 2021. She was also a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1993 to 2001.
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4. Jessica Benham
1990-. (aged 36)
disability rights activist
politician
Jessica L. Benham is an American politician and disability rights activist serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 36th District. She is the first openly LGBTQ+ woman and first openly autistic person elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. She co-founded the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy in 2014.
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5. Jeff Nelson
1965-. (aged 61)
baseball umpire
Jeffrey Brian Nelson is an American former professional baseball umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB), who was named to the National League (NL) staff prior to the 1999 season, and worked in both major leagues from 2000 until his retirement after the 2023 regular season.
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6. Mary Pawlenty
1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer
judge
politician
Mary Elizabeth Anderson Pawlenty is an American attorney and judge. She was a state court judge who served on Minnesota's First Judicial District from 1994 to 2007. As the wife of Governor Tim Pawlenty, she was First Lady of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011. She previously worked as a private practice attorney and in 2009 became the director at a...
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7. Yemi Mobolade
1979-. (aged 47)
restaurateur
businessperson
politician
minister
Blessing Adeyemi Mobolade is a Nigerian-American businessman and politician. He is the 42nd mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, being sworn in on June 6, 2023.
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8. Joel Hodgson
1960-. (aged 66)
screenwriter
television actor
writer
film producer
actor
Joel Gordon Hodgson is an American writer, comedian, and television actor. He is the creator and star of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). In 2007, MST3K was listed as "one of the top 100 television shows of all time" by Time.
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9. Randy Hultgren
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Randall Mark Hultgren is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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10. Jeff Hayden
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Jeffrey D. Hayden is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 62, which includes portions of south Minneapolis in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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11. Wes Modder
1966-2021 (aged 55)
military chaplain
Wesley James Modder was an American retired United States Marine Corps officer and military chaplain in the United States Navy. Modder was also occasionally an author in ETHOS, a US Navy newsletter.
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12. Joshua Becker
1974-. (aged 52)
blogger
writer
Joshua Becker is an American author, writer, and philanthropist.
13. Harvey Wollman
1935-2022 (aged 87)
politician
Harvey Lowell Wollman was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of South Dakota from 1978 to 1979. He was the first Lieutenant Governor in the history of South Dakota to succeed to the governorship. To date, he is the most recent Democrat to serve as South Dakota's governor.
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14. Mark Johnson
1945-. (aged 81)
television producer
film producer
actor
producer
Mark Johnson is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 52 from 2011 until 2017.
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