Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 8 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Leon Douglass
Leon Douglass
American inventor and film maker
1869 – 1940
inventorbusinessperson
Edward Bushnell
American distance runner
1876 – 1951
athletics competitor
Louise Pound
Louise Pound
American folklorist
1872 – 1958
linguistphilologisthistorian
Lulu Grace Graves
Lulu Grace Graves
American dietitian
1874 – 1949
dietitian
Andrew Higgins
Andrew Higgins
American businessman (1886–1952)
1886 – 1952
engineerbusinessperson
Charles H. Purcell
Charles H. Purcell
American civil engineer (1883–1951)
1883 – 1951
civil engineerengineer
Jay Leland Benedict
Jay Leland Benedict
United States Army general (1882–1953)
1882 – 1953
John Pedersen
American firearms designer (1881-1951)
1881 – 1951
inventor
Ronald Crane
historian and bibliographer
1886 – 1967
literary scholarbibliographerhistorian
Simeon Burt Wolbach
pathologist
1880 – 1954
pathologistbotanist
Viola Florence Barnes
Viola Florence Barnes
American historian (1885-1979)
1885 – 1979
historian
William R. Schmidt
William R. Schmidt
United States general (1889–1966)
1889 – 1966
military personnel
Edward Washburn
American chemist (1881-1934)
1881 – 1934
chemist
Gaylord Fraser Lloyd
Gaylord Fraser Lloyd
American film actor
1888 – 1943
film actor
Cecil Kern
Cecil Kern
American stage and film actress and theater director
1885 – 1967
actor
Henry Wittmann
cyclist
1885 – 1968
sport cyclist
Arthur Lewis Miller
Arthur Lewis Miller
American politician (1892-1967)
1892 – 1967
surgeonpoliticianteacher
Kim Sigler
Kim Sigler
American politician (1894-1953)
1894 – 1953
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Harry B. Coffee
Harry B. Coffee
American politician (1890-1972)
1890 – 1972
politician
Jackson B. Chase
Jackson B. Chase
American politician (1890-1974)
1890 – 1974
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert G. Simmons
Robert G. Simmons
American politician (1891–1969)
1891 – 1969
politicianlawyerjudge
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
cinematographer (1896-1953)
1896 – 1953
film actorcinematographer
Mildred Gover
US-american film actress (1905-1947)
1905 – 1947
film actoractor
Billy Southworth
Billy Southworth
American baseball player, coach, manager
1893 – 1969
baseball player
Louis D. Lighton
Louis D. Lighton
American screenwriter and film producer
1895 – 1963
film producerscreenwriter
Clyde E. Elliott
Clyde E. Elliott
American film director
1891 – 1959
film directorfilm producer
Joe Stecher
Joe Stecher
American professional wrestler (1893-1974)
1893 – 1974
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestleractor
L. Taylor Hansen
L. Taylor Hansen
American writer (1897–1976)
1897 – 1976
science fiction writernovelistanthropologist
Lost Bird
Lost Bird
"Lost Bird", infant survivor of the Wounded Knee Massacre and taken by a white family
1890 – 1919
columnistwriteractor
Maude Wayne
Maude Wayne
American actress (1890-1983)
1890 – 1983
actor
Betty Jewel
Betty Jewel
American actress (1899-1963)
1899 – 1963
film actoractor
Harlow Wilcox
Harlow Wilcox
radio announcer (1900-1960)
1900 – 1960
film actorradio personalityactor
Ann Axtell Morris
Ann Axtell Morris
American archaeologist, artist, and author
1900 – 1945
watercoloristarchaeologist
Robert John Fleming
Robert John Fleming
American military officer (1907–1984); Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1962–1967
1907 – 1984
engineer
Dick Moores
cartoonist (1909–1986)
1909 – 1986
comics artist
Henry Beachell
American plant breeder (1906–2006)
1906 – 2006
biologist
Alva R. Fitch
Alva R. Fitch
United States Army general (1907–1989)
1907 – 1989
military personnel
John Holland
American actor (1908–1993)
1908 – 1993
actor
Lawrence Brock
Lawrence Brock
American politician (1906-1968)
1906 – 1968
pharmacistpolitician
George Edward Pendray
George Edward Pendray
journalist, rocketeer
1901 – 1987
military flight engineerscience fiction writerpublic relations consultant
Mary Moder
American actress (1905-1993)
1905 – 1993
voice actoractor
Pierce Lyden
American actor (1908-1998)
1908 – 1998
television actoractor
Julena Steinheider Duncombe
Julena Steinheider Duncombe
American mathematician
1911 – 2003
mathematicianastronomer
Don Ingalls
American novelist (1918–2014)
1918 – 2014
science fiction writernovelistscreenwriter
Edward Fulton Denison
American economist (1915–1992)
1915 – 1992
economist
Bill Lawrence
Bill Lawrence
American journalist and television news analyst
1916 – 1972
journalistwar correspondent
Dale Alderson
American baseball player
1918 – 1982
baseball player
Charley Brock
American football player (1916-1987)
1916 – 1987
American football player
Bill Lee
American playback singer (1916-1980)
1916 – 1980
dub actormusiciansinger
David Stewart
American actor (1915-1966)
1915 – 1966
actor
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