Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

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

Clara Moores
Clara Moores
American actress
1896 – 1986
actor
Eugene V. Lux
Eugene V. Lux
American politician
1926 – 2019
politician
Charlie Abbey
Charlie Abbey
American baseball player (1866–1926)
1866 – 1926
baseball player
Lloyd Fallers
American anthropologist (1925–1974)
1925 – 1974
Africanistanthropologistsociologist
Leonard K. Carson
Leonard K. Carson
American flying ace (1923-1994)
1923 – 1994
Roger Gray
American actor (1881-1959)
1881 – 1959
actor
Frederick Mitchell Walker
Frederick Mitchell Walker
American baseball player and coach (1884-1958)
1884 – 1958
American football coachbaseball playerbasketball coach
Josephine Roche
Josephine Roche
American politician
1886 – 1976
politician
John Wightman
American politician (1938-2017)
1938 – 2017
politician
Ted Easterly
Ted Easterly
American MLB catcher (1885–1951)
1885 – 1951
baseball player
Roy Hitt
Roy Hitt
American baseball player (1884-1956)
1884 – 1956
baseball player
Otto Miller
Otto Miller
baseball player (1889–1962)
1889 – 1962
baseball player
Ernest M. Pollard
Ernest M. Pollard
American politician (1869-1939)
1869 – 1939
politician
Morton Harvey
American musician
1886 – 1961
peace activistsinger
Lunsford E. Oliver
Lunsford E. Oliver
United States Army officer (1889–1978)
1889 – 1978
military officer
Bert Sutherland
Bert Sutherland
American computer scientist
1936 – 2020
military officer
Harry Culver
Harry Culver
American real estate developer and promoter (1880–1946)
1880 – 1946
entrepreneur
Edward Gomez
Edward Gomez
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1932 – 1951
military personnel
Gerald Lee Warren
American journalist (1930–2015)
1930 – 2015
journalist
Jim Glaser
Jim Glaser
American country singer
1937 – 2019
country musiciansongwriter
Lee Riley
Lee Riley
NFL football player (1932-2011)
1932 – 2011
American football player
Lew Hunter
American screenwriter
1935 – 2023
screenwriter
Mary Doyle
American actress (1931-1995)
1931 – 1995
television actorstage actoractor
Philip C. Sorensen
Philip C. Sorensen
American politician (1933-2017)
1933 – 2017
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
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
Gus Williams
Gus Williams
German-American baseball outfielder
1888 – 1964
baseball player
George Milton Corlett
American politician
1884 – 1955
politicianlawyer
Edmund Jaeger
American biologist
1887 – 1983
ecologistbotanistuniversity teacher
Jay Cronley
American writer (1943-2017)
1943 – 2017
crime fiction writernovelistjournalist
Judith Keep
Judith Keep
American judge
1944 – 2004
lawyerjudge
Monte Kiffin
Monte Kiffin
American football player and coach
1940 – 2024
American football coachCanadian football playerAmerican football player
Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
Father of Gerald Ford (1884–1941)
1882 – 1941
politicianbusinessperson
Claire Winlow-Vostrovsky
Claire Winlow-Vostrovsky
Czech-American university professor, translator, Slavist, librarian, journalist, writer, social activist, suffragette and feminist
1871 – 1963
slavistopinion journalistlinguist
Calvin Keys
American musician
1943 – 2024
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
Charlotte Kellogg
Charlotte Kellogg
American author and activist
1874 – 1960
activist
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
Chief White Eagle
Chief White Eagle
Ponca chief and civil rights leader
1825 – 1914
Pat Fischer
American football player
1940 – 2024
American football player
Robert Spencer
Robert Spencer
American painter (1879-1931)
1879 – 1931
painterartist
Steven Earl Clemants
American botanist (1954–2008)
1954 – 2008
botanist
Robert Dutton
Robert Dutton
California State Senator
1950 – 2022
politician
Dinah Abrahamson
American politician
1954 – 2013
politicianwriter
Logan Fontenelle
Logan Fontenelle
Omaha chief (1825-1855)
1825 – 1855
traditional leader or chief
Ike Mahoney
American football player (1901-1961)
1901 – 1961
American football playerbasketball player
Don Hollenbeck
American journalist (1905–1954)
1905 – 1954
journalist
Eddie Hickey
Eddie Hickey
basketball player, football player, basketball coach, football coach and baseball coach (1902-1980)
1902 – 1980
baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Bruce Bellas
American photographer (1909–1974)
1909 – 1974
photographer
Bil Baird
Bil Baird
American puppeteer (1904-1987)
1904 – 1987
puppet makerpuppeteermusician
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