Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 11 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Lloyd Grow
American football coach (1903-1979)
1903 - 1979
American football playerhead coach
Edgar Britton
American painter (1901–1982)
1901 - 1982
paintersculptor
David Martin
David Martin
Republican politician from western Nebraska (1907-1997)
1907 - 1997
politician
Leslie Mann
Leslie Mann
American baseball player, scout, and manager; American football and basketball player and coach (1892-1962)
1892 - 1962
baseball playerbasketball coach
Pee Wee Erwin
American musician (1913–1981)
1913 - 1981
jazz musiciantrumpeter
Robert W. Porter Jr.
Robert W. Porter Jr.
United States general (1908–2000)
1908 - 2000
businessperson
Hugh Rhea
American football player, track and field athlete (1909-1973)
1909 - 1973
American football playerathletics competitor
Ronald L. Coker
Ronald L. Coker
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1947 - 1969
military personnel
Vic Halligan
Vic Halligan
American football player (1892-1973)
1892 - 1973
American football player
Roy Hitt
Roy Hitt
American baseball player (1884-1956)
1884 - 1956
baseball player
George Clifford Shedd
American writer
1877 - 1937
novelist
Patricia McGerr
American writer (1917–1985)
1917 - 1985
novelistwriter
Otto Miller
Otto Miller
baseball player (1889–1962)
1889 - 1962
baseball player
Cliff Mapes
Cliff Mapes
American baseball player
1922 - 1996
baseball player
Abram Bennett
American psychiatrist
1898 - 1985
psychiatrist
Dale M. Hansen
Dale M. Hansen
United States Marine (1922-1945)
1922 - 1945
military personnel
Morton Harvey
American musician
1886 - 1961
peace activistsinger
Lunsford E. Oliver
Lunsford E. Oliver
United States Army officer (1889–1978)
1889 - 1978
military officer
Pat Fischer
American football player
1940 - 2024
American football player
Eugene V. Lux
Eugene V. Lux
American politician
1926 - 2019
politician
David Archibald Smart
American magazine publisher (1892–1952)
1892 - 1952
literary criticpublisherfilm producer
Darrell Johnson
Darrell Johnson
American baseball player and coach
1928 - 2004
baseball player
Laurence Wild
American basketball player and coach
1890 - 1971
naval officerbasketball coachmilitary officer
Lloyd Fallers
American anthropologist (1925–1974)
1925 - 1974
Africanistanthropologistsociologist
Bruce Bellas
American photographer (1909–1974)
1909 - 1974
photographer
Ben Nye
makeup artist, businessman
1907 - 1986
make-up artist
Leonard K. Carson
Leonard K. Carson
American flying ace (1923-1994)
1923 - 1994
Logan Fontenelle
Logan Fontenelle
Omaha chief (1825-1855)
1825 - 1855
traditional leader or chief
Eddie Hickey
Eddie Hickey
basketball player, football player, basketball coach, football coach and baseball coach (1902-1980)
1902 - 1980
baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Don Hollenbeck
American journalist (1905–1954)
1905 - 1954
journalist
Wayland Rudd
Wayland Rudd
American actor (1900-1952)
1900 - 1952
directorstage actorfilm actor
Harold Thayer Davis
American mathematician, statistician, and economist (1892–1974)
1892 - 1974
statisticianuniversity teachereconomist
Joyce C. Hall
Founder of greeting card company (1891-1982)
1891 - 1982
entrepreneur
Joy Morton
Joy Morton
American businessman
1855 - 1934
railway workermerchantbusinessperson
Jo Ann Marlowe
Jo Ann Marlowe
American actress
1935 - 1991
actor
Ted Easterly
Ted Easterly
American MLB catcher (1885–1951)
1885 - 1951
baseball player
Steven Earl Clemants
American botanist (1954–2008)
1954 - 2008
botanist
John Wightman
American politician (1938-2017)
1938 - 2017
politician
William T. Schulte
William T. Schulte
American politician (1890–1966)
1890 - 1966
politician
Irv Higginbotham
Irv Higginbotham
American baseball player (1882-1959)
1882 - 1959
baseball player
Henry Roe Cloud
Henry Roe Cloud
Native American educator, Presbyterian minister (1884-1950)
1884 - 1950
Presbyterian ministerpedagogueteacher
Ernest M. Pollard
Ernest M. Pollard
American politician (1869-1939)
1869 - 1939
politician
Sloppy Thurston
Sloppy Thurston
American baseball player (1899–1973)
1899 - 1973
baseball player
Bernie Scherer
American football player (1913-2004)
1913 - 2004
American football player
Zamin Ki Dost
American physician and writer
1866 - 1947
philosopherpoetphysician
Gus Williams
Gus Williams
German-American baseball outfielder
1888 - 1964
baseball player
John Coleman Pickett
John Coleman Pickett
United States federal judge
1896 - 1983
lawyerjudge
Robert Dutton
Robert Dutton
California State Senator
1950 - 2022
politician
George Milton Corlett
American politician
1884 - 1955
politicianlawyer
Donald Roe Ross
American federal judge (1922-2013)
1922 - 2013
judge
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