Roosevelt High School (Minneapolis)

Notable alumni

• Barkhad Abdi – actor, nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2013 Academy Awards.
• Peter Agre – molecular biologist, who along with Roderick MacKinnon was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003.
• Linda Berglin – long-time Minnesota senator and leader on issues relevant to health and human services.
• Fortune Gordien – former world record holder in the discus
• Reed Larson – former National Hockey League defenseman, member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
• Marcus LeVesseur – 4x state champion and 4x NCAA DIII wrestler; professional Mixed martial artist in the UFC
• John Linsley – performed pioneering research in the field of cosmic rays and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in physics in 1980.
• Sammy Morgan – competed on The Ultimate Fighter 2, retired professional Mixed Martial Artist
• Larry Munson – collegiate and professional sportscaster
• Mike Ramsey – former National Hockey League defenseman, Olympic gold medalist
• James Rosenquist – one of the protagonists in the pop-art movement
• Don Smith – former Basketball Association of America forward
• Charles Stenvig – former mayor of Minneapolis
• John Thomas – former National Basketball Association forward.
• Jesse Ventura – professional wrestler, 38th governor of Minnesota, and actor. Known as James Janos while in high school.
• John William Vessey Jr. – United States Army general, the tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and longest-serving active duty member in the United States Army at the time he retired.