9 Notable alumni of Minot State University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Minot State University is 3755st in the world, 1st in North America, and 990st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Minot State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Minot State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Brynhild Haugland
1905-1998 (aged 93)
teacher
politician
Brynhild Haugland was an American Republican politician, who was well known for being one of the first female legislators in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, as well as for being the longest serving state legislator in the history of the United States because of her continuous 52-year tenure in the North Dakota House of Representatives. Fred A. Risser retired in...
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2. Sean Ortiz
1985-. (aged 41)
Canadian football player
Sean Ortiz is a Canadian former professional football defensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League. He originally signed with the Toronto Argonauts as an undrafted free agent in 2010. In his current tenure with the BC Lions, he signed with the team on March 9, 2012. He was released by the Lions on June 24, 2012. He played...
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3. David C. Jones
1921-2013 (aged 92)
military officer
David Charles Jones was a United States Air Force general and the ninth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, Jones served as the highest-ranking uniformed officer of the United States Armed Forces. He previously served as the ninth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and fifteenth commander of the United States Air Forces...
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4. Doug Larsen
1976-2023 (aged 47)
military personnel
businessperson
politician
Douglas Allen Larsen was an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the North Dakota Senate, representing the 34th district from 2020 until his death in 2023.
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5. Gary Cederstrom
1955-. (aged 71)
baseball umpire
Gary L. Cederstrom is an American former Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1989 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues from 2000 to 2019. He wore number 38 throughout his career and was promoted to crew chief for the 2008 season.
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6. Mary Manross
politician
Mary Manross is an American politician who served as the 10th Mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona. First elected in June 2000 until September of 2009, she served two terms and lost her campaign for a third term as mayor in the November 2008 runoff mayoral election to her opponent, former Certified Public Accountant and businessman and former city councilman Jim Lane.
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7. Josh Duhamel
1972-. (aged 54)
television actor
film director
actor
model
voice actor
Joshua David Duhamel is an American actor and model. After various modeling work, he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, and later starred as Danny McCoy on NBC's Las Vegas.
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8. John Hoeven
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
banker
John Henry Hoeven III is an American politician and banker serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Hoeven served as the 31st governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010.
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9. Dale Brown
1935-. (aged 91)
basketball coach
Dale Duward Brown is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the LSU Tigers for 25 years, and his teams earned Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. Brown is also remembered as one of the most vocal critics of the NCAA, saying it "legislated against human dignity and practiced monumental hypocrisy."
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