Editing Gustavus Adolphus College (section)

==Notable alumni==
{{see also|Category:Gustavus Adolphus College alumni}}

=== Academics ===
* [[Sydney E. Ahlstrom]], Yale University professor of religious history
* [[Virginia Caine]], physician director and chief medical officer and national specialist in [[Infection|infectious diseases]] recognized for her work with [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] and [[Sexually transmitted infection|sexually transmitted disease]]
* [[Paul D. Hanson]], [[Harvard]] professor, archaeologist, and writer
* [[Laurie Helgoe]], clinical psychologist and educator
* [[George Lindbeck]], [[Yale University]] professor of theology
* [[Douglas O. Linder]], [[University of Missouri-Kansas City]] Professor of Law
* [[James M. McPherson]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning historian, author of the Civil War monograph [[Battle Cry of Freedom (book)|Battle Cry of Freedom]]
* [[Roy Andrew Miller]], linguist, [[Yale University]] professor
* [[Hope A. Olson]], [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]] professor and library scholar
* [[Torger Reve]], Norwegian economist
 [[File:MAK Headshot cropped.jpg|thumb|194x194px|[[Margaret Anderson Kelliher]], former [[Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives]]]]

=== Arts and entertainment, journalists, writers ===
[[File:James M. McPherson 0105.JPG|thumb|200x200px|[[James M. McPherson]] Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author]]
* [[Kurt Elling]], [[Grammy Award]]-winning jazz vocalist
* [[David Esbjornson]], theatre director, worked on debut plays by Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, and Tony Kushner (world premiere of ''Angels in America: Millennium Approaches''). Artistic Director of Seattle Repertory Theatre.
* [[Dennie Gordon]], film director
* [[Paul Granlund]], sculptor
* [[Steve Heitzeg]], [[Emmy Award]]-winning composer
* [[Karen Hellekson]], author
* [[Ryan Hoag]], 2003 [[Mr. Irrelevant]] and former [[The Bachelorette (Season 4)|''Bachelorette'']] contestant
* [[Bill Holm (poet)|Bill Holm]], poet and writer
* [[Kevin Kling]], actor and writer
* [[Peter Krause]], American film and television actor
* [[Nicholas Legeros]], sculptor
* [[Lyz Lenz]], 2005, journalist and author
* [[Allison Rosati]], [[News presenter|news anchor]] for [[WMAQ-TV]] in Chicago
* [[Doug Linder]], author
* [[Steve Zahn]], actor

=== Business ===
* [[Linde Lee Jacobs]], nurse, health activist, and nonprofit co-founder
* [[Luther Luedtke]], CEO of Education Development Center and former President of [[California Lutheran University]]
* [[Patsy O'Connell Sherman]], co-inventor of [[3M]] [[Scotchgard]]
[[File:Peter Krause Paleyfest 2013 cropped lightened sharpened.jpg|thumb|205x205px|
Actor Peter Krause
]]

=== Politics and public service ===
* [[Theodore C. Almquist]], [[U.S. Air Force]] Brigadier General
* [[G. Barry Anderson]], Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (sworn into office 2004), Class of 1976
* [[John Anderson (Wisconsin senator)|John Anderson]], Wisconsin State Senator
* [[Kristin Bahner]], politician in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019 and organizer of one of the largest single-day events in Minnesota history
* [[Mark W. Bennett]], Judge, [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa]]
* [[Jack Bergman]], Lieutenant General, [[United States Marine Corps]] (Ret.), Congressman representing [[Michigan's 1st congressional district]] [[Norman Carlson]], Director of [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] (1970–1987), President of the American Correctional Association (ACA), [[University of Minnesota]] Professor of Sociology (1987–1998)
* [[Joanell Dyrstad]], [[Minnesota Lieutenant Governor]] (1991–1995)
* [[Adolph Olson Eberhart]], [[Minnesota Governor]] (1909–1915)
* [[James D. Ford]], former [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives]]
* [[David Hann]], former [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] [[List of Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate|leader]] in the [[Minnesota Senate]]
* [[Margaret Anderson Kelliher]], former [[Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives]]
* [[Harold LeVander]], Minnesota Governor (1967–1971)
* [[Paul A. Magnuson]], Senior Judge, [[U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota]]
* [[Allen Quist]], former Minnesota state representative and candidate for state governor
* [[Magnus Ranstorp]], an internationally renowned expert on [[terrorism]] and [[counter-terrorism]].
* [[Samantha Vang]], politician serving in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] since 2019.
* [[Gwen Walz]], First Lady of Minnesota (since 2019)
* [[Luther Youngdahl]], [[Governor of Minnesota]] (1947–1951) and Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]] (1951–1978)
* [[Oscar Youngdahl]], U.S. representative

=== Sports ===
* [[Park Yoon-jung|Marissa Brandt]], South Korean ice hockey player (known by her legal name in Minnesota, not her birth name, Park Yoon-Jung)
* [[Eric Butorac]], professional tennis player
* [[Wendell Butcher]], American football player
* [[Kurt Ploeger]], professional football player
* [[Earl Witte]], professional football player