Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

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Born

15 July 1951, Minneapolis

Citizenship

United States

Sport

professional wrestling

Occupation

film actor, radio personality, writer, politician, professional wrestler

Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; July 15, 1951) is an American politician, Vietnam veteran, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation, he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected governor with the Reform Party and is the party's only candidate to win a major government office.

Born in Minneapolis, Ventura was a member of the Navy Special Operations Underwater Demolition/SEAL Teams during the Vietnam War. After leaving the military, he embarked on a professional wrestling career as a heel from 1975 to 1986, taking the ring name "Jesse 'the Body' Ventura." He had a lengthy tenure in the WWF/WWE as a performer and color commentator and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004. In addition to wrestling, Ventura pursued an acting career, appearing in films such as Predator and The Running Man.

Awards and honours

• Emperor Has No Clothes Award 2001
• WWE Hall of Fame

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikiquote
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q311161 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.