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    Judy Garland

    Judy Garland who played Dorothy in the 1939 version of 'Wizard of Oz' was born, Frances Ethel Gumm, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

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    John Madden

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    Winona Ryder

    Legend has it that Ryder was born on October 29, 1971 in a barn in Olmsted County and was named after the city of Winona.
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    Vince Vaughn

    The star of comedy classics like 'Old School' and 'Wedding Crashers' was born in Minneapolis.

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    Jessica Biel

    Jessica Claire Timberlake, AKA, Jessica Biel, was born in Ely, Minnesota.

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    Jessica Lange

    Lange has won two Oscars, three Emmys, and five Golden Globes. She was born in Cloquet, Minnesota,

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    Nick Swardson

    Swardson, born in Minneapolis, is a successful stand-up comic, screenwriter, and actor.  His Comedy Central Special caught Adam Sandler's eye. The two eventually worked together to write 'Grandma's Boy'.

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