Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 15 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Ken Forsse
American inventor
1936 – 2014
inventor
Laverne Torczon
American football player (1936-2015)
1936 – 2015
American football player
Richard Earl Robinson
Richard Earl Robinson
United States federal judge
1903 – 1991
lawyerjudge
Owen Shannon
Major League Baseball catcher (1879–1918)
1879 – 1918
baseball player
Cliff Ashburn
American football player
1905 – 1989
American football player
Elmo Roper
American political consultant (1900-1971)
1900 – 1971
mathematician
Pid Purdy
American baseball player (1904-1951)
1904 – 1951
American football playerbaseball player
John Dalton
American football player (1889-1919)
1889 – 1919
American football player
James Chamberlain Crawford
American entomologist (1880-1950)
1880 – 1950
entomologist
Maurice Gordon Clarke
Maurice Gordon Clarke
American football and baseball player and coach (1877-1944)
1877 – 1944
American football player
Roger Wendt
Roger Wendt
American politician (1933–2011)
1933 – 2011
politician
Parnelia Augustine
American painter
1884 – 1960
painter
Clarence Eugene Mickel
Clarence Eugene Mickel
American biologist, ecologist, entomologist (1892–1982)
1892 – 1982
entomologistzoologistscientist
Virgil Geddes
Virgil Geddes
American dramatist
1897 – 1989
writer
Walter Bowart
Walter Bowart
American journalist (1939–2007)
1939 – 2007
newspaper editorjournalisteditor
Walter Scott Jr.
Walter Scott Jr.
American businessman (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
civil engineer
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
James Meredith
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1872-1915)
1872 – 1915
military personnel
Gladys Bissonette
American human rights activist
1918 – 1975
human rights defender
Harry Hopp
American football player (1918-1964)
1918 – 1964
American football player
Helen Hodge Harris
Helen Hodge Harris
American aviator
1892 – 1967
aircraft pilot
Lewis Anderson
American athlete (1890–1958)
1890 – 1958
middle-distance runner
Irving Hill
United States federal judge
1915 – 1998
military officerlawyerjudge
Eva Matthews Sanford
American classical philologist (1894-1954)
1894 – 1954
medieval historianclassical philologistmedievalist
James L. Dutcher
American football coach (1918-1992)
1918 – 1992
head coach
Robert A. Hawkins
1988 – 2007
Wally Barnett
American politician from Nebraska
1931 – 2016
politician
Kathleen Gemberling Adkison
American painter (1917-2010)
1917 – 2010
painter
Leo D. Hermle
Leo D. Hermle
US Marine Corps officer
1890 – 1976
military personnel
Theodore Metcalfe
American politician
1894 – 1973
politician
Monford Orloff
American businessman
1914 – 2000
lawyer
Henry Clarke
Henry Clarke
American baseball player and coach (1875-1950)
1875 – 1950
baseball playerlawyerpolitician
Robert Donald Clark
Robert Donald Clark
American academic administrator (1910–2005)
1910 – 2005
Norman Ericson
American teacher and biblical scholar
1932 – 2011
Bible translatortranslatorteacher
Robert T. Smith
Robert T. Smith
World War II ace (1918-1995)
1918 – 1995
fighter pilot
George C. Page
American businessman
1901 – 1999
philanthropistentrepreneur
Adrian Brian
American wrestler
1892 – 1978
amateur wrestler
Steve Hokuf
American football player and coach (1910-2000)
1910 – 2000
athletics competitorAmerican football playerhead coach
William Hill
American politician in Iowa
1930 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Emmett Louis Murphy
American lawyer
1897 – 1970
lawyer
Harry Williams
Harry Williams
American baseball player
1890 – 1963
baseball player
Harry L. Hollingworth
Harry L. Hollingworth
American psychologist (1880–1956)
1880 – 1956
psychologist
Warren Leroy Jones
United States federal judge (1895-1993)
1895 – 1993
judge
Harold Montelle Stephens
United States federal judge (1886–1955)
1886 – 1955
lawyerjudge
Brad Beckman
American football player
1964 – 1989
American football player
Joseph R. Jelinek
United States Army General (1919-1978)
1919 – 1978
military personnel
Gerry Shea
Gerry Shea
American baseball player (1881–1964)
1881 – 1964
baseball player
Glenn Presnell
Glenn Presnell
American football player, coach, and administrator (1905–2004)
1905 – 2004
American football player
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