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, United States. A part of the

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, it is named after 26th United States President

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. Athletic and other competition teams from the school are nicknamed the ''Teddies''. Roosevelt has been an

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World School since March 2010, and offers the Diploma Programme as well as the IB Career-related Certificate.

Notable alumni

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— actor, nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2013 Academy Awards *

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— molecular biologist, who along with Roderick MacKinnon was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003 * Marvin Harold Anderson — former Minnesota state senator * Medaria Arradondo — chief of the

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, from 2017 to 2022 * Linda Berglin — long-time Minnesota senator and leader on issues relevant to health and human services * Ray Christensen — voice of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for 45 consecutive seasons * Ken Exel — former professional basketball player * Darnella Frazier — recipient of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize special citation award for video of the murder of George Floyd * Fortune Gordien — former world record holder in the discus * Dan Hall — former member of the Minnesota Senate * Lloyd Hollingsworth — former head coach,

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(football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey) * Wally Kersten — former

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offensive tackle * Joe Kraker — former

offensive guard * Bill Kuusisto — former

offensive guard * Reed Larson — former National Hockey League defenseman, member of the

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* Marcus LeVesseur — (attended) 4x state champion and 4x NCAA DIII wrestler; professional

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in the

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* Bob Lindberg — former professional hockey player * John Linsley — performed pioneering research in the field of

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s and was nominated for the

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in 1980 *

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— collegiate and professional sportscaster * Ronald Naslund — Olympic ice hockey silver medalist * Gail Omvedt — Indian sociologist and human rights activist * Lloyd Parsons — former

halfback * Mike Ramsey — former National Hockey League defenseman, Olympic gold medalist * Don Riley — sportswriter for the '' St. Paul Pioneer Press'' *

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— one of the protagonists in the pop-art movement * Robert Sheran — former Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court * Don Smith — former Basketball Association of America forward * Winston Boogie Smith — man killed by law enforcement officers in 2021 * Charles Stenvig — former mayor of Minneapolis * David C. Sutherland III — influential early ''

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'' artist * John Thomas — former professional basketball forward *

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— professional wrestler, 38th governor of

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, and actor! known as James Janos while in high school * John William Vessey Jr. — (attended)

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general, the tenth Chairman of the

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* High schools in Minneapolis Minneapolis Public Schools Educational institutions established in 1923 Public high schools in Minnesota International Baccalaureate schools in Minnesota 1923 establishments in Minnesota {{Minnesota-school-stub