Thomas Friedman, Pulitzer Prize winner in 1983 and 1988 for International Reporting and 2002 for Commentary; studied at the University of Minnesota from 1971 to 1973 before transferring to Brandeis University
Anne Carlsen, disability rights advocate and educator, international speaker, 1958 recipient of President's Handicapped American of the Year Trophy, 1985 inductee into the National Hall of Fame for Persons with Disabilities
Ruby Pernell, former professor, University of Minnesota; first African American faculty member hired at a state flagship university in the 20th century
Curtis and Joan Smith, parents ofRed Hot Chili Peppers drummer,Chad Smith. A scholarship in 2025 was named in his parents honor by the Chad Smith Foundation that will provide support for aspiring young musicians at the University's School of Music.[185]
Herbert Feigl, member of theVienna Circle, a group of philosophers of the twentieth century; founder of the world's first center to study philosophy of science, the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science
Edward Monroe Freeman, professor of botany; dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics
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