Paul City Council member, state representative Frances Tarbox (1874–1959), composer John D. Tomlinson (1929–1992), Minnesota state legislator and businessman Fred Tschida (born 1949), artist, born in Saint Paul Kathleen Vellenga (born 1938), Minnesota state legislator and educator Lindsey Vonn (born 1984), Olympic skier and gold medalist DeWitt Wallace (1889–1981), magazine publisher and co-founder of Reader's Digest Richard Ambrose Walsh (1862–1940), Minnesota state representative and lawyer Leslie L. Westin (1917–1985), American businessman, educator, and Minnesota state senator Dave Winfield (born 1951), MLB player Medal of Honor recipients: Civil War: Private Marshall Sherman, Co C 1st Minnesota captured the flag of the 28th Virginia Infantry at Gettysburg Indian Wars: Pvt. John Tracy G Co. 8th Cavalry Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, Apache War Indian Wars: Charles H. Welch, I Co. 9th Cavalry (Buffalo soldiers) Ghost Dance War Spanish-American War: Captain Jesse Dyer USMC, Vera Cruz, Mexico World War II: Captain Richard Fleming USMC VMA-241 Squadron, for whom Fleming Field is named Korean War: Lt. Colonel John Page, U.S. Army, Battle of Chosin Reservoir See also Minneapolis–Saint Paul References External links Official Tourism site Lowertown: The Rise of an Urban Village – Documentary produced by Twin Cities PBS 1848 establishments in Wisconsin Cities in Minnesota Cities in Ramsey County, Minnesota County seats in Minnesota Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River Populated places established in 1848