Biographical Records
Notable People from Nebraska
785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 3 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.
Charles Thone
1924 - 2018
juristgovernorpolitician
Roger Williams
1924 - 2011
music arrangermusicianpianist
Carl Curtis
1905 - 2000
member of parliamentlawyerpolitician
Ray Kegeris
1901 - 1975
swimmer
Adeline Sarah Ames
1879 - 1976
scientific collectormycologistbotanist
Wright Morris
1910 - 1998
novelistcriticpoet
Marvel Rea
1901 - 1937
film actor
Ann Ronell
1906 - 1993
jazz musicianlyricistmusic arranger
Clayton Keith Yeutter
1930 - 2017
plant physiologyuniversity teacherfarmer
Herbert Brownell
1904 - 1996
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Frank A. Barrett
1892 - 1962
cattle rancherprosecutorjurist
Walter Stanley Keane
1915 - 2000
con artist
John Jackson
1885 - 1971
sport shooter
Max Mathews
1926 - 2011
university teacherinventorcomputer scientist
Richie Ashburn
1927 - 1997
baseball player
Edison Pettit
1889 - 1962
astronomer
Sono Osato
1919 - 2018
autobiographerfilm actortelevision actor
Ken Sailors
1921 - 2016
basketball player
Gilbert Hitchcock
1859 - 1934
politicianeditorpublisher
Brad Ashford
1949 - 2022
business executivepoliticianlawyer
Francis La Flesche
1857 - 1932
anthropologistethnologist
Irish McCalla
1928 - 2002
film actortelevision actormodel
Loren Eiseley
1907 - 1977
anthropologistphilosopherpoet
Wynonie Harris
1915 - 1969
jazz musiciandrummermusician
Gale W. McGee
1915 - 1992
university teacherdiplomatpolitician
Julie Wilson
1924 - 2015
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Dwight Griswold
1893 - 1954
politician
Leta Stetter Hollingworth
1886 - 1939
educational psychologistpsychologistwriter
Franklin Hansen
1897 - 1982
audio engineerengineer
Sam Crawford
1880 - 1968
baseball player
Guy Henry
1875 - 1967
event riderdressage ridermilitary officer
Samuel Roy McKelvie
1881 - 1956
journalistgovernorpolitician
Joan Micklin Silver
1935 - 2020
film directorplaywrightscreenwriter
Tompall Glaser
1933 - 2013
country musiciansongwritermusician
Curtis Shears
1901 - 1988
fencer
Stanley K. Hathaway
1924 - 2005
military officerjuristgovernor
Howard Homan Buffett
1903 - 1964
stockbrokerinvestorpolitician
Lisa Lynn Masters
1964 - 2016
modelfilm actortelevision actor
Dale E. Wolf
1924 - 2021
governorpolitician
Anthony Dexter
1913 - 2001
film actorstage actoractor
Kenneth S. Wherry
1892 - 1951
salespersonpoliticianlawyer
Jean Heather
1921 - 1995
actor
Lynn Stalmaster
1927 - 2021
casting directoractor
George Givot
1903 - 1984
television actordub actorradio personality
William Bailey
1886 - 1962
television actorfilm directorstage actor
Norma Paulus
1933 - 2019
prosecutorjuristpolitician
Edwin Ray Guthrie
1886 - 1959
university teacherpsychologist
Mike Hill
1949 - 2023
film editor
Kicking Bear
1846 - 1904
painterwitch doctor
Mignon G. Eberhart
1899 - 1996
novelistwriter