Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 4 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Kicking Bear
Kicking Bear
Mniconjou Lakota chief and Ghost Dance leader (1846-1904)
1846 - 1904
painterwitch doctor
William Dozier
American film and television producer and actor (1908-1991)
1908 - 1991
film producertelevision produceractor
Earl Cooper
Earl Cooper
American racecar driver (1886–1965)
1886 - 1965
racing automobile driver
Mignon G. Eberhart
novelist (1899–1996)
1899 - 1996
novelistwriter
Walter Capps
Walter Capps
American politician (1934-1997)
1934 - 1997
peace activistreligious studies scholarprofessor
Edward Zorinsky
Edward Zorinsky
American politician (1928–1987)
1928 - 1987
politician
Angel De Cora
Angel De Cora
Ho-chunk painter and illustrator who taught art at the early 20th century (1871-1919)
1871 - 1919
painterartist
Norma Paulus
Norma Paulus
American politician
1933 - 2019
prosecutorjuristpolitician
Ted Hartley
Ted Hartley
American actor
1924 - 2025
television actorfilm produceractor
Mike Hill
Mike Hill
American film editor
1949 - 2023
film editor
Roy Barcroft
Roy Barcroft
American actor (1902-1969)
1902 - 1969
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Mari Sandoz
Mari Sandoz
historian and novelist (1896–1966)
1896 - 1966
novelistpedagoguebiographer
Eva Thatcher
Eva Thatcher
Film actress (1862-1942)
1862 - 1942
actor
Thelma White
Thelma White
actress (1910-2005)
1910 - 2005
film actoractor
Frank Hughes
sport shooter (1881-1942)
1881 - 1942
sport shooter
Alvin Saunders Johnson
Alvin Saunders Johnson
United States economist (1874–1971)
1874 - 1971
journalistuniversity teachereconomist
Richard C. Hunter
Richard C. Hunter
American politician (1884–1941)
1884 - 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
Ida A. Bengtson
Ida A. Bengtson
American bacteriologist (1881–1952)
1881 - 1952
bacteriologist
Larry Martin
U.S. paleontologist (1943–2013)
1943 - 2013
ornithologistzoologistpaleontologist
Bill Montgomery
American businessman and political activist (1940–2020)
1940 - 2020
political activistbusinessperson
Joyce Appleby
American historian (1929-2016)
1929 - 2016
historian of Modern Agewomen's rights activistessayist
John L. DeWitt
John L. DeWitt
United States Army general (1880-1962)
1880 - 1962
military personnel
Jan Meyers
Jan Meyers
American politician (1928-2019)
1928 - 2019
politician
Gordon Smiley
American racing driver (1946-1982)
1946 - 1982
racing automobile driverracing driver
Red Wing
Red Wing
Native American actress (1884-1974)
1884 - 1974
film actoractor
Little Raven
Little Raven
Southern Inunaina (Arapaho) chief (c. 1810-1889)
1810 - 1889
Madeleine Leininger
American nurse and nursing theorist (1925-2012)
1925 - 2012
nurse
John Theodore Buchholz
American botanist (1888-1951)
1888 - 1951
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Guy Chamberlin
Guy Chamberlin
American football player and coach (1894-1967)
1894 - 1967
American football coachAmerican football player
Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett
United States Navy sailor and politician (1929-2016)
1929 - 2016
real-estate agentpolitician
Robert Leroy Cochran
Robert Leroy Cochran
American politician (1886–1963)
1886 - 1963
diplomatgovernorpolitician
Harry Haywood
Harry Haywood
American politician (1898-1985)
1898 - 1985
communistpolitical activisttrade unionist
George Allan England
George Allan England
American writer and explorer (1877–1936)
1877 - 1936
science fiction writertravelernovelist
Donald Haines
Donald Haines
American actor (1919–1943)
1919 - 1943
film actoractor
Mel Harder
Mel Harder
American baseball player and coach (1909–2002)
1909 - 2002
baseball player
Arthur Sperry Pearse
American botanist, zoologist and ichthyologist (1877-1956)
1877 - 1956
carcinologistecologistexplorer
Vivi Janiss
Vivi Janiss
American actress (1911-1988)
1911 - 1988
film actorstage actortelevision actor
Rheta Childe Dorr
Rheta Childe Dorr
American war correspondent, investigative journalist, political writer (1866-1948)
1866 - 1948
suffragistjournalistwar correspondent
Victor Emanuel Anderson
Victor Emanuel Anderson
American politician (1902–1962)
1902 - 1962
governorpoliticianmayor
Janet Shaw
Janet Shaw
American actress (1919-2001)
1919 - 2001
film actoractor
Victor Mills
Victor Mills
American chemical engineer (1897–1997)
1897 - 1997
chemistinventor
Beatrice Van
Beatrice Van
American actress (1890-1983)
1890 - 1983
actorscreenwriter
Walter Brueggemann
American theologian
1933 - 2025
Hebrew Bible scholarbiblical scholartheologian
Tim Brown
figure skater (1938–1989)
1938 - 1989
ice dancerfigure skater
Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland
actor (1913-1984)
1913 - 1984
film actortelevision actorstunt performer
Alfred Gruenther
Alfred Gruenther
United States Army general (1899-1983)
1899 - 1983
military officer
Doris Pawn
Doris Pawn
American actress (1894-1988)
1894 - 1988
film actoractor
Tom Berry
Tom Berry
Governor of South Dakota (1879-1951)
1879 - 1951
governorpolitician
Roman Hruska
Roman Hruska
American politician (1904–1999)
1904 - 1999
member of parliamentlawyerpolitician
Armitage Trail
American crime writer (1902–1930)
1902 - 1930
short story writernovelistwriter
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