Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 14 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles J. Warner
Charles J. Warner
American politician (1875-1955)
1875 – 1955
politician
Rick Kane
American football player (1954-2009)
1954 – 2009
American football player
Les Nunamaker
Les Nunamaker
American baseball player
1889 – 1938
baseball player
Burton Wilkinson
cricketer (1900-1985)
1900 – 1985
cricketer
Mildred Banfield
Mildred Banfield
American politician (1914-1991)
1914 – 1991
politician
William J. McCaffrey
William J. McCaffrey
United States Army Lieutenant General
1914 – 2006
military personnel
Buddy Fogelson
USA lawyer, horse and cattle breeder, and philanthropist (1900-1987)
1900 – 1987
lawyer
Lee Arden Thomas
American architect
1886 – 1953
architect
Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld
Catholic priest (1912-1999)
1912 – 1999
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy
American college football coach (1907–1973)
1907 – 1973
American football playermilitary officer
Laurie Frink
American musician and music educator
1951 – 2013
music educatorjazz musiciantrumpeter
Byron Bailey
Player of American and Canadian football (1930-1998)
1930 – 1998
American football playerCanadian football player
Jane Larson
Law professor (1958–2011)
1958 – 2011
lawyer
Joseph LaFlesche
Joseph LaFlesche
American politician (1822–1888)
1822 – 1888
traditional leader or chief
Ira Hanford
jockey
1918 – 2009
jockey
Ed McGivern
Ed McGivern
exhibition shooter and author (1874–1957)
1874 – 1957
sport shooter
Jack K. Horton
American lawyer
1917 – 2000
lawyer
Harry Sorensen
American basketball player (1914-1991)
1914 – 1991
basketball player
Bob Parsons
American basketball player
1915 – 1985
basketball player
Chuck Gentry
American jazz musician
1911 – 1988
clarinetist
Clarence Arlen Beam
Clarence Arlen Beam
United States federal judge
1930 – 2025
lawyerjudge
Dick Fouts
Player of American and Canadian football
1933 – 2003
Canadian football player
Ad Liska
Ad Liska
baseball player (1906-1998)
1906 – 1998
baseball player
Frederick Ballard
American playwright and screenwriter (1884-1957)
1884 – 1957
playwrightscreenwriter
Ted Sherdeman
American screenwriter (1909-1987)
1909 – 1987
film producerscreenwriter
Ed Husmann
Ed Husmann
American football player (1931-2018)
1931 – 2018
American football player
Ken Ramos
American baseball player
1967 – 2016
baseball player
Nellie Snyder Yost
American historian (1905–1992)
1905 – 1992
historianwriter
G. Bradford Cook
former chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
1937 – 2014
electrical engineeruniversity teacherlawyer
Archie E. Mitchell
American evangelical and missionary
1918
missionary
Aubrey Givens
American football coach
1912 – 1983
American football coachhead coach
Wendell Berge
American business lawyer (b. 1903, d. 1955)
1903 – 1955
lawyer
John R. Bender
American college football player, college football coach, college basketball coach, college baseball coach (1882-1928)
1882 – 1928
American football playerbasketball coach
Calvin Jones
American football player
1970 – 2025
American football player
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
Frank LaMere
American politician (1950-2019)
1950 – 2019
politician
Dale Jones
American baseball player (1918-1980)
1918 – 1980
baseball player
Herbie Phillips
American musician (1935-1995)
1935 – 1995
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
John Rhodes
American football player (1902-1951)
1903 – 1951
American football player
Jack Van Berg
American horse trainer
1936 – 2017
horse trainer
Kimera Bartee
Kimera Bartee
American baseball player (1972–2021)
1972 – 2021
baseball player
Jerry Zimmerman
Jerry Zimmerman
American baseball player (1934-1998)
1934 – 1998
baseball player
Frank Maloy Anderson
historian and professor
1871 – 1961
historian
Ruth G. Waddy
Ruth G. Waddy
American artist, printmaker, activist and editor
1909 – 2003
activistprintmakerartist
Pauline Davis
Pauline Davis
American politician (1917-1995)
1917 – 1995
politician
Joseph White
American psychologist (1932–2017)
1932 – 2017
psychologist
W. A. Draves
Founder and Apostle of the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message (1912–1994)
1912 – 1994
prophet
Fred Abel
American football player (1903-1980)
1903 – 1980
American football player
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