Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos), also known as "The Body", "The Great", "The Star", "The Mind", and "The Governing Body", is an American politician, retired professional wrestler and color commentator, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. He is also a former co-holder of the AWA World tag team title with Adrian Adonis and is a two-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion.

In the Minnesota gubernatorial election of 1998, running as an Independent and member of the Reform Party, he was elected the 38th Governor of Minnesota and served from January 4, 1999 to January 6, 2003 without seeking a second term.