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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Minnesota State University Moorhead

Notable alumni of Minnesota State University Moorhead include Kevin Sorbo (Actor, star of Hercules), Barkhad Abdi (Actor, Captain Phillips; Oscar nominee) and Patrick Volkerding (Founder of the Slackware Linux distribution).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Clint Hill 1932–2025

    Secret Service agent present at Kennedy's assassination

    Also attended: Concordia College at Moorhead

  • Collin Peterson 1944–

    Former US representative for Minnesota

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1966

  • Tammy Miller 1960–

    39th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

  • Lyle Hanson 1935–2020

    North Dakota state representative from 1979 to 2013

    Also attended: University of North Dakota

  • Skip Finn 1948–2018

    Minnesota state senator and lawyer

    Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  • Andi Story 1959–

    Alaska state representative

    Also attended: San Diego State University

  • Neil Tapio 2000–

    South Dakota state senator and businessman

Business

Science and academia

  • Patrick Volkerding 1966–

    Founder of the Slackware Linux distribution

  • Charles R. Magel 1920–2014

    Philosopher and animal rights activist

Arts and media

  • Kevin Sorbo 1958–

    Actor, star of Hercules

    Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

    Spouse: Sam Jenkins (Duke University)

  • Barkhad Abdi 1985–

    Actor, Captain Phillips; Oscar nominee

  • Bradley Joseph 1965–

    Composer, pianist, arranger and producer

  • Ed Schultz 1954–2018

    Host of MSNBC's The Ed Show

  • Jerome Clark 1946–

    Writer on UFOs and paranormal subjects

    Also attended: South Dakota State University

  • Jan Maxwell 1956–2018

    Stage and television actress, five-time Tony nominee

  • Dane Boedigheimer 1978–

    Creator of the web series Annoying Orange

  • Jerry verDorn 1949–2022

    Soap opera actor known for One Life to Live

  • Gary Love 1964–

    British actor and director, known for Soldier Soldier

  • Leif Enger 1961–

    Author of Peace Like a River

Sports

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Minnesota State University Moorhead (people who attended both).