Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 10 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Willard Witte
Willard Witte
American college basketball and football coach, college athletics administrator (1906-1966)
1906 – 1966
American football playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Patricia McGerr
American writer (1917–1985)
1917 – 1985
novelistwriter
John C. Karel
John C. Karel
American politician
1873 – 1938
lawyerpolitician
John Robert Brown
John Robert Brown
United States federal judge
1909 – 1993
judge
Jefferson Machamer
Jefferson Machamer
American cartoonist and illustrator (1901-1960)
1901 – 1960
comics artistactorscreenwriter
Lillian Boyer
Lillian Boyer
American stunt pilot (1901–1989)
1901 – 1989
stunt pilotstunt performer
Glenn Hughes
professor at University of Washington; lived 1894-1964
1894 – 1964
literary scholar
Wanda Ewing
American artist (1970-2013)
1970 – 2013
painter
James A. Donohoe
James A. Donohoe
United States federal judge (1877–1956)
1877 – 1956
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Harmon Percy Marble
American mayor and photographer (1870–1945)
1870 – 1945
politicianphotographer
Harold Thayer Davis
American mathematician, statistician, and economist (1892–1974)
1892 – 1974
statisticianuniversity teachereconomist
Ted Doyle
American football player (1914-2006)
1914 – 2006
American football player
Frank Gibson
Frank Gibson
American baseball player
1890 – 1961
baseball player
Henry Orton Wiley
American theologian
1877 – 1961
theologian
Vic Halligan
Vic Halligan
American football player (1892-1973)
1892 – 1973
American football player
Helen Brush Jenkins
American photographer
1919 – 2013
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Donald K. Schwab
Donald K. Schwab
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1918-2005)
1918 – 2005
military personnel
Sloppy Thurston
Sloppy Thurston
American baseball player (1899–1973)
1899 – 1973
baseball player
Russell Patterson
American cartoonist
1893 – 1977
puppeteerillustratorcartoonist
Marlin Briscoe
American football player (1945–2022)
1945 – 2022
American football player
Raphael Hamilton
American historian (1892–1980)
1892 – 1980
archivisthistorianpriest
Ralph C. Smith
Ralph C. Smith
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1893–1998)
1893 – 1998
military personnel
George Clifford Shedd
American writer
1877 – 1937
novelist
Betty Bennett
American jazz singer (1921-2020)
1921 – 2020
jazz singerjazz musiciansinger
Lloyd Hahn
Lloyd Hahn
American middle distance runner and coach
1898 – 1983
middle-distance runner
Leslie Mann
Leslie Mann
American baseball player, scout, and manager; American football and basketball player and coach (1892-1962)
1892 – 1962
baseball playerbasketball coach
Zamin Ki Dost
American physician and writer
1866 – 1947
philosopherpoetphysician
Cliff Mapes
Cliff Mapes
American baseball player
1922 – 1996
baseball player
Dale M. Hansen
Dale M. Hansen
United States Marine (1922-1945)
1922 – 1945
military personnel
Darrell Johnson
Darrell Johnson
American baseball player and coach
1928 – 2004
baseball player
Donald Roe Ross
American federal judge (1922-2013)
1922 – 2013
judge
Joyce C. Hall
Founder of greeting card company (1891-1982)
1891 – 1982
entrepreneur
John Coleman Pickett
John Coleman Pickett
United States federal judge
1896 – 1983
lawyerjudge
Jack Natteford
screenwriter
1894 – 1970
film screenwritertelevision writerfilm editor
Harley Rutledge
Harley Rutledge
American physicist (1926-2006)
1926 – 2006
ufologistphysicist
George Hamilton Green
George Hamilton Green
American musician
1893 – 1970
caricaturistpercussionistcomposer
Rex Barney
Rex Barney
American baseball player (1924–1997)
1924 – 1997
baseball player
James Brundage
James Brundage
American medievalist
1929 – 2021
medievalistuniversity teacherhistorian
James L. Baldwin
James L. Baldwin
(1921-1979) US Army general
1921 – 1979
military personnel
Clyde Brion Davis
Novelist, short story writer, journalist (1894–1962)
1894 – 1962
novelistjournalist
Clarence Mitchell
Clarence Mitchell
American baseball player
1891 – 1963
baseball player
Wylie G. Woodruff
Wylie G. Woodruff
American football player and coach (1866-1930)
1866 – 1930
American football playerprofessional wrestlerathletics competitor
John Krueger
American academic (1927-2018)
1927 – 2018
linguistuniversity teacher
Abram Bennett
American psychiatrist
1898 – 1985
psychiatrist
David Archibald Smart
American magazine publisher (1892–1952)
1892 – 1952
literary criticpublisherfilm producer
Laurence Wild
American basketball player and coach
1890 – 1971
naval officerbasketball coachmilitary officer
William T. Schulte
William T. Schulte
American politician (1890–1966)
1890 – 1966
politician
Howard M. Baldrige
Howard M. Baldrige
American politician (1894-1985)
1894 – 1985
politicianlawyer
Opal Hill
professional golfer (1892-1981)
1892 – 1981
golfer
Charles Love Mullins
Charles Love Mullins
7/9/1892-1/3/1976; Gretna, Nebraska, United States; ; army officer; American
1892 – 1976
military personnel
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