Famous people · Nebraska
Close to home: 21 famous people born near Nebraska
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Nebraska yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Fulton J. Sheen
Best known
Fulton J. Sheen
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nebraska’s famous people
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nebraska
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Nebraska yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Artie Matthews
1888–1958American songwriter, pianist and ragtime composer
Fannie Elza Ward
1870–1960United States mother of aerialists in the Ward family
Fulton J. Sheen
1895–1979American roman catholic bishop and television presenter
Patricia Tallman
born 1957American actress and stunt performer
William V. Burroughs
1878–1950American politician – Minnesota -House 1947-50 (District 14)
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Nebraska.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nebraska, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Fulton J. Sheen: ABC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moira Harris: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John P. McGarity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Albeck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natashia Williams: Yplyrh8, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Rutherford: Joseph F. Kohler - DOT Staff., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Gunden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Keith: RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Sanborn: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons