Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

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

J. McVicker Hunt
American psychologist (1906–1991)
1906 – 1991
educational psychologisteducatorpsychologist
Leon Riley
American baseball player
1906 – 1970
baseball player
Lloyd Grow
American football coach (1903-1979)
1903 – 1979
American football playerhead coach
Morton Kaer
American football player and pentathlete (1903–1992)
1902 – 1992
pentathleteAmerican football player
Peary Rader
American bodybuilder (1909–1991)
1909 – 1991
bodybuilderjournalist
Robert W. Porter Jr.
Robert W. Porter Jr.
United States general (1908–2000)
1908 – 2000
businessperson
Wayland Rudd
Wayland Rudd
American actor (1900-1952)
1900 – 1952
directorstage actorfilm actor
Jo Ann Marlowe
Jo Ann Marlowe
American actress
1935 – 1991
actor
Elmer Holm
American football player and coach
1906 – 1992
basketball coach
Ed Weir
Ed Weir
American football player and coach (1903-1991)
1903 – 1991
American football coachAmerican football player
Dutch Webber
Dutch Webber
American football player (1901-1985)
1901 – 1985
American football player
Francis Greenlief
Francis Greenlief
United States Army general
1921 – 1999
military personnel
Frank Marsh
American politician
1924 – 2001
politician
James Lawrence Owens
Canadian politician
1899 – 1960
politician
Kenneth C. Flint
Historian of Celtic Myth & Legend and expert on Fort Atkinson, Nebrasks
1947 – 2024
novelist
Frederick Adolph Wolf
American mycologist (1885-1975)
1885 – 1975
botanistbotanical collectorteacher
Harvey M. Johnsen
United States federal judge (1895–1975)
1895 – 1975
lawyerjudge
Jim Dyck
Jim Dyck
American baseball player (1922-1999)
1922 – 1999
baseball player
Jim Faulkner
American baseball player (1899-1962)
1923 – 1962
baseball player
Harley E. Knox
Harley E. Knox
American mayor (1899–1956)
1899 – 1956
politician
Michael Detlefsen
American logician
1948 – 2019
philosophermathematician
Kenneth L. Tallman
Kenneth L. Tallman
United States general (1925-2006)
1925 – 2006
military officer
King Block
American football player, coach (1929-2014)
1929 – 2014
American football player
Frank McCormick
Player of American Football (1894-1976)
1894 – 1976
American football player
Lyle Elmer Strom
Lyle Elmer Strom
United States federal judge
1925 – 2023
military officerlawyerjudge
Eddie Brown
Eddie Brown
American baseball player
1891 – 1956
baseball player
Paul Cleary
American football player (1922-1996)
1922 – 1996
American football player
Johnny Goodman
golfer (1909-1970)
1909 – 1970
golfer
Richard Cowan
World War II Medal of Honor recipient (1922–1944)
1922 – 1944
military personnel
Robert C. Holland
Robert C. Holland
American economist
1925 – 2013
economist
Robert D. Booker
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1943)
1920 – 1943
warrior
Robert Marcellus
clarinetist (1928-1996)
1928 – 1996
clarinetist
Ed Shaw
Player of American Football (1895-1964)
1895 – 1964
American football player
Roland A. Luedtke
Roland A. Luedtke
American politician (1924–2005)
1924 – 2005
politicianlawyer
Royce Wallace
actress and dancer
1925 – 1992
television actorstage actoractor
Scott Olin Wright
Scott Olin Wright
American judge
1923 – 2016
military officerlawyerjudge
Sheldon Jones
Sheldon Jones
American baseball player (1922-1991)
1922 – 1991
baseball player
David Townsend
David Townsend
Art director, set decorator
1891 – 1935
art director
Warren Keith Urbom
Warren Keith Urbom
United States federal judge (1925–2017)
1925 – 2017
lawyerjudge
Varro Eugene Tyler
American philatelist (1926-2001)
1926 – 2001
Phil Wise
American football player
1949 – 2026
American football player
Gary Braasch
American photographer (1945-2016)
1946 – 2016
photographer
Gerald T. Whelan
Gerald T. Whelan
American politician
1925 – 1993
politicianlawyer
I. L. Burch
American politician (1856-1939)
1856 – 1939
politician
Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee
American baseball player (1896-1980)
1896 – 1980
baseball player
Verne Lewellen
Verne Lewellen
American football player and executive (1901-1980)
1901 – 1980
American football player
Charles D. Alexander
American writer
1897 – 1962
children's writerwriter
Butler B. Miltonberger
Butler B. Miltonberger
United States Army general
1897 – 1977
military personnel
Scotty Bierce
player of American football (1896-1982)
1896 – 1982
American football coachAmerican football player
Albert Gerard Schatz
Albert Gerard Schatz
United States federal judge (1921–1985)
1921 – 1985
military officerlawyerjudge
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