Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 12 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Russell Patterson
American cartoonist
1893 - 1977
puppeteerillustratorcartoonist
Harry Culver
Harry Culver
American real estate developer and promoter (1880–1946)
1880 - 1946
entrepreneur
Bert Sutherland
Bert Sutherland
American computer scientist
1936 - 2020
military officer
Dinah Abrahamson
American politician
1954 - 2013
politicianwriter
George Hamilton Green
George Hamilton Green
American musician
1893 - 1970
caricaturistpercussionistcomposer
Wylie G. Woodruff
Wylie G. Woodruff
American football player and coach (1866-1930)
1866 - 1930
American football playerprofessional wrestlerathletics competitor
John C. Karel
John C. Karel
American politician
1873 - 1938
lawyerpolitician
Lloyd Hahn
Lloyd Hahn
American middle distance runner and coach
1898 - 1983
middle-distance runner
Josephine Platner Shear
Josephine Platner Shear
American classical archaeologist
1901 - 1967
numismatist
Edward Gomez
Edward Gomez
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1932 - 1951
military personnel
Henry Orton Wiley
American theologian
1877 - 1961
theologian
Wendell Berge
American business lawyer (b. 1903, d. 1955)
1903 - 1955
lawyer
Ted Sherdeman
American screenwriter (1909-1987)
1909 - 1987
film producerscreenwriter
Helen Hodge Harris
Helen Hodge Harris
American aviator
1892 - 1967
aircraft pilot
Lewis Anderson
American athlete (1890–1958)
1890 - 1958
middle-distance runner
Fred Rogers Fairchild
American economist (1877-1966)
1877 - 1966
economist
Fred Beebe
Fred Beebe
American baseball player
1879 - 1957
baseball player
Ad Liska
Ad Liska
baseball player (1906-1998)
1906 - 1998
baseball player
Eva Matthews Sanford
American classical philologist (1894-1954)
1894 - 1954
medieval historianclassical philologistmedievalist
Leo D. Hermle
Leo D. Hermle
US Marine Corps officer
1890 - 1976
military personnel
Buddy Fogelson
USA lawyer, horse and cattle breeder, and philanthropist (1900-1987)
1900 - 1987
lawyer
Burton Wilkinson
cricketer (1900-1985)
1900 - 1985
cricketer
Asa White Kenney Billings
Asa White Kenney Billings
American hydroelectric engineer and pioneer of electrification (1876–1949)
1876 - 1949
engineer
Dale Nichols
American artist (1904-1995)
1904 - 1995
lithographerillustratorpainter
Theodore Metcalfe
American politician
1894 - 1973
politician
Elmo Roper
American political consultant (1900-1971)
1900 - 1971
mathematician
Francis C. Whelan
Francis C. Whelan
United States federal judge
1907 - 1991
lawyerjudge
Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy
American college football coach (1907–1973)
1907 - 1973
American football playermilitary officer
Frederick N. Howser
Frederick N. Howser
American politician
1905 - 1987
politicianlawyer
Adrian Brian
American wrestler
1892 - 1978
amateur wrestler
Emmett Louis Murphy
American lawyer
1897 - 1970
lawyer
Warren Leroy Jones
United States federal judge (1895-1993)
1895 - 1993
judge
Reinhold O. Schmidt
American fraudster (1897–1974)
1897 - 1974
Dick Rutherford
Dick Rutherford
American football and basketball coach (1891–1976)
1891 - 1976
American football coachbasketball coach
Lyman Lamb
American baseball player
1895 - 1955
baseball player
George C. Page
American businessman
1901 - 1999
philanthropistentrepreneur
Glenn Presnell
Glenn Presnell
American football player, coach, and administrator (1905–2004)
1905 - 2004
American football player
Grace Bilger
Grace Bilger
American artist (1907-2000)
1907 - 2000
painter
Harlan Pyle
baseball player (1905-1993)
1905 - 1993
baseball player
James Murie
American writer (1862–1928)
1862 - 1921
cultural anthropologistanthropologistethnologist
Lewis H. Brown
American football player
1909
American football playerbaseball player
Lon Stiner
American football player and coach (1903-1985)
1903 - 1985
American football player
Marty Lang
American baseball player
1905 - 1968
baseball player
Merle Zuver
American footballer (1905-1969)
1905 - 1969
American football player
Milan Creighton
American football player (1908-1998)
1908 - 1998
American football coachAmerican football player
Nellie Snyder Yost
American historian (1905–1992)
1905 - 1992
historianwriter
Pid Purdy
American baseball player (1904-1951)
1904 - 1951
American football playerbaseball player
Tuffy Griffiths
Tuffy Griffiths
American boxer (1907–1968)
1907 - 1968
boxer
Verne Lewellen
Verne Lewellen
American football player and executive (1901-1980)
1901 - 1980
American football player
Ron Spencer
artist
1901
illustrator
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