Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 5 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Golda Madden
Golda Madden
American actress (1886-1960)
1886 - 1960
actor
Wally Anderzunas
American basketball player (1946-1989)
1946 - 1989
basketball player
S. Donald Stookey
American chemist (1915-2014)
1915 - 2014
chemistinventorengineer
Lucille Norman
Lucille Norman
American singer (1921-1998)
1921 - 1998
film actorradio personalitysinger
William R. Lyman
William R. Lyman
American football player (1898-1972)
1898 - 1972
American football player
Ben Kuroki
Ben Kuroki
United States Air Force airmen
1917 - 2015
journalist
Samuel W. Reynolds
Samuel W. Reynolds
American politician (1890–1988)
1890 - 1988
politician
Keith Neville
Keith Neville
American politician (1884-1959)
1884 - 1959
bankergovernorpolitician
Bryant Tuckerman
American mathematician (1915–2002)
1915 - 2002
university teachermathematician
Forrest Silas Petersen
Forrest Silas Petersen
American Naval Rear Admiral (1922–1990)
1922 - 1990
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Ralph G. Brooks
Ralph G. Brooks
American politician (1898–1960)
1898 - 1960
governorpoliticianlawyer
Merle Eugene Curti
American historian (1897–1996)
1897 - 1996
historian
Eddie Little Sky
American actor (1926-1997)
1926 - 1997
television actoractor
Howard Baskerville
Howard Baskerville
American educator and revolutionary fighter in Persian Constitutional Revolution
1885 - 1909
teacher
George Miksch Sutton
George Miksch Sutton
U.S. ornithologist and artist
1898 - 1982
ornithologistillustratorzoologist
Frederick W. Mote
American historian of China (1922-2005)
1922 - 2005
sinologisthistorian
Harold LeVander
Harold LeVander
American politician (1910-1992)
1910 - 1992
prosecutorgovernorjurist
Sam Yorty
Sam Yorty
American politician (1909–1998)
1909 - 1998
lawyerpoliticianmayor
James Young Deer
James Young Deer
American actor (1876-1946)
1876 - 1946
film directorscreenwriteractor
Hal Baylor
Hal Baylor
American actor (1918-1998)
1918 - 1998
television actoractor
Alfredo Ernest Novak
Catholic bishop (1930-2014)
1930 - 2014
theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Weldon Kees
Weldon Kees
American artist (1914-1955)
1914 - 1955
novelistliterary criticmusician
Thelma Sutcliffe
American supercentenarian
1906 - 2022
Leo J. Dulacki
Leo J. Dulacki
American general
1918 - 2019
military personnel
Winfred Philip Lehmann
American linguist
1916 - 2007
linguistuniversity teacher
Walter Stull
Walter Stull
actor, Film director (1879-1961)
1879 - 1961
film directoractor
Don Wilson
Don Wilson
American announcer and actor in radio and television (1900-1982)
1900 - 1982
television actorradio personalityactor
Charles Weidman
Charles Weidman
American choreographer (1901–1975)
1901 - 1975
dancerchoreographer
Harry Schmidt
Harry Schmidt
united States Marine Corps general (1886-1968)
1886 - 1968
military officer
David D. Keck
American botanist (1903-1995)
1903 - 1995
scientific collectorbotanical collectorbotanist
Armitage Trail
American crime writer (1902–1930)
1902 - 1930
short story writernovelistwriter
Ernest K. Gann
Ernest K. Gann
US writer (1910–1991)
1910 - 1991
novelistfilm produceraircraft pilot
John Henry Kyl
John Henry Kyl
American politician (1919–2002)
1919 - 2002
journalistpoliticianteacher
Isabelle Keith
Isabelle Keith
American actress (1898-1979)
1898 - 1979
film actoractor
Alice Dovey
Alice Dovey
American actress (1884-1969)
1884 - 1969
film actorstage actoractor
Ralph F. Beermann
Ralph F. Beermann
American politician (1912-1977)
1912 - 1977
politician
Norbert Tiemann
Norbert Tiemann
American politician (1924-2012)
1924 - 2012
governorpoliticianmayor
George Barker
American painter (1882-1965)
1882 - 1965
painter
Charles Hiram Randall
Charles Hiram Randall
American politician (1865–1951)
1865 - 1951
politician
Jim Corey
American actor (1889–1950)
1889 - 1950
actor
James Emanuel
poet (1921-2013)
1921 - 2013
literary criticuniversity teacherpoet
Donald Burkholder
Donald Burkholder
American mathematician (1927-2013)
1927 - 2013
university teachermathematician
Donald E. Thorin
American cinematographer (1934–2016)
1934 - 2016
cinematographer
John DeCamp
American politician (1941–2017)
1941 - 2017
politician
C. Frank Reavis
C. Frank Reavis
American politician (1870-1932)
1870 - 1932
lawyerpolitician
Fern Hobbs
Fern Hobbs
American lawyer
1883 - 1964
lawyer
Arthur J. Weaver
Arthur J. Weaver
American politician (1873-1945)
1873 - 1945
prosecutorgovernorjurist
John William Chapman
John William Chapman
American politician
1894 - 1978
politicianlawyer
Mick Tingelhoff
player of American football (1940–2021)
1940 - 2021
American football player
Will Steffen
Will Steffen
Climate scientist (1947–2023)
1947 - 2023
ecologistclimatologistchemist
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