Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 1 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
1913 – 2006
American football playernaval officerautobiographer
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
American actor (1924–2004)
1924 – 2004
activistdirectortelevision actor
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
1925 – 1965
autobiographerreligious leaderMuslim minister
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 (1941–2025)
1941 – 2025
autobiographermerchantentrepreneur
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987)
1899 – 1987
television actorpercussionistdancer
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
American actor (1905–1982)
1905 – 1982
naval officerstage actortelevision actor
Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
American actor and comedian (1893–1971)
1893 – 1971
directorfilm actorpainter
Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
American actor (1920–1966)
1920 – 1966
film actorstage actoractor
James Coburn
James Coburn
American actor (1928–2002)
1928 – 2002
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Val Logsdon Fitch
Val Logsdon Fitch
American physicist
1923 – 2015
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
George Wells Beadle
George Wells Beadle
American geneticist (1903-1989)
1903 – 1989
geneticistuniversity teacherbiologist
L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard
estafador de gente
1911 – 1986
science fiction writerreligious leadernovelist
Lawrence Klein
Lawrence Klein
American economist (1920-2013)
1920 – 2013
university teachereconomist
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
American film producer (1902–1979)
1902 – 1979
directorfilm producerfilm director
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
American musician (1969–2003)
1969 – 2003
guitaristsongwritermusician
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
American businessman (1924–2023)
1924 – 2023
investor
Sandy Dennis
Sandy Dennis
American actress (1937–1992)
1937 – 1992
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
American actor (1911-1969)
1911 – 1969
television actorfilm actoraircraft pilot
Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy McGuire
American actress (1916-2001)
1916 – 2001
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Red Cloud
Red Cloud
chief of Oglala Lakota
1822 – 1909
politician
Anne Ramsey
Anne Ramsey
American actress (1929-1988)
1929 – 1988
film actortelevision actorstage actor
David Janssen
David Janssen
American actor (1931–1980)
1931 – 1980
film actortelevision actordramaturge
Terry Goodkind
Terry Goodkind
American novelist (1948–2020)
1948 – 2020
novelistwriter
Russell Means
Russell Means
Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native American people (1939-2012)
1939 – 2012
autobiographerfilm actorpeace activist
Jay Wright Forrester
American operations researcher (1918–2016)
1918 – 2016
university teacherengineercomputer scientist
Max Baer
Max Baer
American boxer (1909–1959)
1909 – 1959
boxerfilm actorathlete
Anna Louise Strong
Anna Louise Strong
American journalist
1885 – 1970
peace activisttrade unionistactivist
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
American actor (1903–1960)
1903 – 1960
television actorfilm actorcharacter actor
Melvin Laird
Melvin Laird
20th-century American politician (1922–2016)
1922 – 2016
military officerministerpolitician
Fred Niblo
Fred Niblo
American film director (1874–1948)
1874 – 1948
film actordirectorfilm producer
Leo Ryan
Leo Ryan
American politician (1925–1978)
1925 – 1978
military officerpoliticianteacher
Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray
American actress (1922–2015)
1922 – 2015
film actortelevision actoractor
Oliver Kirk
Oliver Kirk
American boxer (1884–1960)
1884 – 1960
boxer
Inga Swenson
Inga Swenson
American actress (1932–2023)
1932 – 2023
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner
American musician and founding member of the Eagles (1946–2023)
1946 – 2023
bass guitaristguitaristsinger
Daniel Quinn
Daniel Quinn
American writer (1935-2018)
1935 – 2018
autobiographernovelistfuturist
Frederic Clements
American ecologist (1874–1945)
1874 – 1945
ecologistbiologistbotanist
Irene Worth
Irene Worth
American actress (1916–2002)
1916 – 2002
television actorfilm actorstage actor
John Trudell
John Trudell
Native American rights activist, musician, poet, and actor (1946-2015)
1946 – 2015
social activistfilm actormusician
Howard Hanson
Howard Hanson
American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist (1896–1981)
1896 – 1981
musicologistclassical composermusic theorist
Christopher Lasch
American historian (1932-1994)
1932 – 1994
social criticsociologistjournalist
J. P. Guilford
American psychologist (1897–1987)
1897 – 1987
statisticianuniversity teacherpsychologist
Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson
American baseball player (1935–2020)
1935 – 2020
basketball playerbaseball player
Charles Starkweather
Charles Starkweather
American spree killer (1938–1959)
1938 – 1959
criminalspree killerserial killer
Edith Abbott
Edith Abbott
American economist (1876-1957)
1876 – 1957
social workerstatisticianuniversity teacher
Harold Eugene Edgerton
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor (1903–1990)
1903 – 1990
electrical engineeruniversity teacherinventor
Bob Boozer
Bob Boozer
American basketball player (1937-2012)
1937 – 2012
basketball player
Adrianne Wadewitz
Adrianne Wadewitz
academic and Wikipedian
1977 – 2014
literary scholarWikipedianprofessor
Lance Cade
Lance Cade
American professional wrestler (1980-2010)
1981 – 2010
professional wrestler
Ruth Etting
Ruth Etting
American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress (1897–1978)
1896 – 1978
film actorstage actorZiegfeld girl
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