Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

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

Ted Doyle
American football player (1914-2006)
1914 - 2006
American football player
Eugene V. Lux
Eugene V. Lux
American politician
1926 - 2019
politician
Pee Wee Erwin
American musician (1913–1981)
1913 - 1981
jazz musiciantrumpeter
William E. Johnson
American politician
1906 - 1976
politician
Irv Higginbotham
Irv Higginbotham
American baseball player (1882-1959)
1882 - 1959
baseball player
Ed Weir
Ed Weir
American football player and coach (1903-1991)
1903 - 1991
American football coachAmerican football player
Henry Roe Cloud
Henry Roe Cloud
Native American educator, Presbyterian minister (1884-1950)
1884 - 1950
Presbyterian ministerpedagogueteacher
Calvin Keys
American musician
1943 - 2024
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
Lloyd Fallers
American anthropologist (1925–1974)
1925 - 1974
Africanistanthropologistsociologist
Ted Easterly
Ted Easterly
American MLB catcher (1885–1951)
1885 - 1951
baseball player
Harley Rutledge
Harley Rutledge
American physicist (1926-2006)
1926 - 2006
ufologistphysicist
Leonard K. Carson
Leonard K. Carson
American flying ace (1923-1994)
1923 - 1994
Joy Morton
Joy Morton
American businessman
1855 - 1934
railway workermerchantbusinessperson
Ronald L. Coker
Ronald L. Coker
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1947 - 1969
military personnel
Harold Thayer Davis
American mathematician, statistician, and economist (1892–1974)
1892 - 1974
statisticianuniversity teachereconomist
Bernie Hanighen
American songwriter
1908 - 1976
lyricistsongwriterrecord producer
Abram Bennett
American psychiatrist
1898 - 1985
psychiatrist
Pat Fischer
American football player
1940 - 2024
American football player
Ben Nye
makeup artist, businessman
1907 - 1986
make-up artist
David Archibald Smart
American magazine publisher (1892–1952)
1892 - 1952
literary criticpublisherfilm producer
Gus Williams
Gus Williams
German-American baseball outfielder
1888 - 1964
baseball player
Laurence Wild
American basketball player and coach
1890 - 1971
naval officerbasketball coachmilitary officer
George Milton Corlett
American politician
1884 - 1955
politicianlawyer
Steven Earl Clemants
American botanist (1954–2008)
1954 - 2008
botanist
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
Robert Dutton
Robert Dutton
California State Senator
1950 - 2022
politician
Helen Brush Jenkins
American photographer
1919 - 2013
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Dinah Abrahamson
American politician
1954 - 2013
politicianwriter
John Wightman
American politician (1938-2017)
1938 - 2017
politician
Opal Hill
professional golfer (1892-1981)
1892 - 1981
golfer
Edmund Jaeger
American biologist
1887 - 1983
ecologistbotanistuniversity teacher
Donald K. Schwab
Donald K. Schwab
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1918-2005)
1918 - 2005
military personnel
Charles Love Mullins
Charles Love Mullins
7/9/1892-1/3/1976; Gretna, Nebraska, United States; ; army officer; American
1892 - 1976
military personnel
Clara Moores
Clara Moores
American actress
1896 - 1986
actor
Anne McGrew Bennett
American writer and feminist
1903 - 1986
writer
Chief White Eagle
Chief White Eagle
Ponca chief and civil rights leader
1825 - 1914
Patricia McGerr
American writer (1917–1985)
1917 - 1985
novelistwriter
Bernard Palmer
American author of Christian juvenile fiction
1914 - 1998
children's writerwriter
Corissa Yasen
Track & field athlete and basketball player (1973-2001)
1973 - 2001
athletics competitorbasketball coachbasketball player
Frank Gibson
Frank Gibson
American baseball player
1890 - 1961
baseball player
Bub Weller
American football player (1902-1993)
1902 - 1993
American football player
Wanda Ewing
American artist (1970-2013)
1970 - 2013
painter
Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
Father of Gerald Ford (1884–1941)
1882 - 1941
politicianbusinessperson
Ray Richards
Ray Richards
American football player and coach (1906-1974)
1906 - 1974
American football playerAmerican football coach
Marlin Briscoe
American football player (1945–2022)
1945 - 2022
American football player
Rex Barney
Rex Barney
American baseball player (1924–1997)
1924 - 1997
baseball player
Roger Gray
American actor (1881-1959)
1881 - 1959
actor
Willard Witte
Willard Witte
American college basketball and football coach, college athletics administrator (1906-1966)
1906 - 1966
American football playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Claire Winlow-Vostrovsky
Claire Winlow-Vostrovsky
Czech-American university professor, translator, Slavist, librarian, journalist, writer, social activist, suffragette and feminist
1871 - 1963
slavistopinion journalistlinguist
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