Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 13 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Kid Willson
Major League Baseball player
1895 - 1964
baseball player
Wally Barnett
American politician from Nebraska
1931 - 2016
politician
James Lawrence Owens
Canadian politician
1899 - 1960
politician
William J. McCaffrey
William J. McCaffrey
United States Army Lieutenant General
1914 - 2006
military personnel
Harvey M. Johnsen
United States federal judge (1895–1975)
1895 - 1975
lawyerjudge
Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld
Catholic priest (1912-1999)
1912 - 1999
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William B. Hanna
sports journalist (1866–1930)
1866 - 1930
journalist
Louis Davenport
American businessman
1869 - 1951
businessperson
Jane Larson
Law professor (1958–2011)
1958 - 2011
lawyer
Mildred Banfield
Mildred Banfield
American politician (1914-1991)
1914 - 1991
politician
Ira Hanford
jockey
1918 - 2009
jockey
Jack K. Horton
American lawyer
1917 - 2000
lawyer
Bob Parsons
American basketball player
1915 - 1985
basketball player
Chuck Gentry
American jazz musician
1911 - 1988
clarinetist
Harley E. Knox
Harley E. Knox
American mayor (1899–1956)
1899 - 1956
politician
Frank McCormick
Player of American Football (1894-1976)
1894 - 1976
American football player
Eddie Brown
Eddie Brown
American baseball player
1891 - 1956
baseball player
Ed Shaw
Player of American Football (1895-1964)
1895 - 1964
American football player
Harry Sorensen
American basketball player (1914-1991)
1914 - 1991
basketball player
David Townsend
David Townsend
Art director, set decorator
1891 - 1935
art director
Archie E. Mitchell
American evangelical and missionary
1918
missionary
Aubrey Givens
American football coach
1912 - 1983
American football coachhead coach
Bob Logan
American baseball player
1910 - 1978
baseball player
Bruce B. Kendall
American hotelier and politician
1919 - 2012
politicianbusinessperson
Christopher Magee
Christopher Magee
American flying ace (1917-1995)
1917 - 1995
United States Naval Aviator
Dale Jones
American baseball player (1918-1980)
1918 - 1980
baseball player
Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee
American baseball player (1896-1980)
1896 - 1980
baseball player
Pauline Davis
Pauline Davis
American politician (1917-1995)
1917 - 1995
politician
W. A. Draves
Founder and Apostle of the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message (1912–1994)
1912 - 1994
prophet
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
Amos Bad Heart Bull
Lakota historian, warrior, and artist (1869-1913)
1869 - 1913
painter
David V. Erdman
American editor (1911-2001)
1911 - 2001
literary scholarscholar of Englishliterary critic
Donald W. Fiske
psychologist
1917 - 2003
university teacherpsychologist
Dorothy Grebenak
American artist (1913–1990)
1913 - 1990
artist
Gladys Bissonette
American human rights activist
1918 - 1975
human rights defender
Harry Hopp
American football player (1918-1964)
1918 - 1964
American football player
Irving Hill
United States federal judge
1915 - 1998
military officerlawyerjudge
James L. Dutcher
American football coach (1918-1992)
1918 - 1992
head coach
Kathleen Gemberling Adkison
American painter (1917-2010)
1917 - 2010
painter
Frederick Ballard
American playwright and screenwriter (1884-1957)
1884 - 1957
playwrightscreenwriter
Monford Orloff
American businessman
1914 - 2000
lawyer
Robert Donald Clark
Robert Donald Clark
American academic administrator (1910–2005)
1910 - 2005
Robert T. Smith
Robert T. Smith
World War II ace (1918-1995)
1918 - 1995
fighter pilot
Steve Hokuf
American football player and coach (1910-2000)
1910 - 2000
athletics competitorAmerican football playerhead coach
Parnelia Augustine
American painter
1884 - 1960
painter
I. L. Burch
American politician (1856-1939)
1856 - 1939
politician
Joseph R. Jelinek
United States Army General (1919-1978)
1919 - 1978
military personnel
John L. Loos
American historian
1918 - 2011
historian
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