Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

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

David Abbott
David Abbott
American magician and writer
1863 - 1934
magician
William R. Schmidt
William R. Schmidt
United States general (1889–1966)
1889 - 1966
military personnel
Viola Florence Barnes
Viola Florence Barnes
American historian (1885-1979)
1885 - 1979
historian
Alfred J. Eggers
Alfred J. Eggers
American aerospace engineer (1922-2006)
1922 - 2006
military flight engineerengineer
Louis D. Lighton
Louis D. Lighton
American screenwriter and film producer
1895 - 1963
film producerscreenwriter
Pierce Lyden
American actor (1908-1998)
1908 - 1998
television actoractor
Bob Cerv
Bob Cerv
American baseball player (1925-2017)
1925 - 2017
baseball playerbasketball player
Simeon Burt Wolbach
pathologist
1880 - 1954
pathologistbotanist
Billy Southworth
Billy Southworth
American baseball player, coach, manager
1893 - 1969
baseball player
Ronald Crane
historian and bibliographer
1886 - 1967
literary scholarbibliographerhistorian
Bill Lee
American playback singer (1916-1980)
1916 - 1980
dub actormusiciansinger
Jeri Southern
American singer (1926–1991)
1926 - 1991
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Mildred Gover
US-american film actress (1905-1947)
1905 - 1947
film actoractor
Lee C. White
Lee C. White
Advisor to President Kennedy and President Johnson
1923 - 2013
politicianlawyer
David Stewart
American actor (1915-1966)
1915 - 1966
actor
Evelle J. Younger
Evelle J. Younger
Californian Attorney General
1918 - 1989
politicianlawyer
John Pedersen
American firearms designer (1881-1951)
1881 - 1951
inventor
Jay Leland Benedict
Jay Leland Benedict
United States Army general (1882–1953)
1882 - 1953
Anthony Michael Milone
Auxiliary Bishop of Omaha, titular Bishop of Plestia, Bishop of Great Falls-Billings (1932-2018)
1932 - 2018
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
cinematographer (1896-1953)
1896 - 1953
film actorcinematographer
Jeremiah Farrell
American mathematician (1937–2022)
1937 - 2022
crossword creatormathematician
John H. Reese
American writer
1910 - 1981
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Johnny Hopp
Johnny Hopp
American baseball player (1916-2003)
1916 - 2003
baseball player
Bob Johnson
Bob Johnson
American baseball player (1936-2019)
1936 - 2019
baseball player
Joe Stecher
Joe Stecher
American professional wrestler (1893-1974)
1893 - 1974
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestleractor
Peg Lynch
Peg Lynch
American screenwriter and actress (1916-2015)
1916 - 2015
television actorwriteractor
Donald Eric Capps
American professor and author of pastoral theology (1939–2015)
1939 - 2015
psychologist of religiontheologianprofessor
L. Taylor Hansen
L. Taylor Hansen
American writer (1897–1976)
1897 - 1976
science fiction writernovelistanthropologist
Robert R. Barry
Robert R. Barry
American politician (1915–1988)
1915 - 1988
politicianlawyer
Robert G. Simmons
Robert G. Simmons
American politician (1891–1969)
1891 - 1969
politicianlawyerjudge
Jackson B. Chase
Jackson B. Chase
American politician (1890-1974)
1890 - 1974
politicianlawyerjudge
Harry B. Coffee
Harry B. Coffee
American politician (1890-1972)
1890 - 1972
politician
Susan Buffett
American activist (1932-2004)
1932 - 2004
singer
Ernest R. Kouma
Ernest R. Kouma
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1919 - 1993
soldier
Kim Sigler
Kim Sigler
American politician (1894-1953)
1894 - 1953
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Charles H. Purcell
Charles H. Purcell
American civil engineer (1883–1951)
1883 - 1951
civil engineerengineer
Audrey Stevens Niyogi
Audrey Stevens Niyogi
American biochemist
1932 - 2010
biochemist
Lawrence Brock
Lawrence Brock
American politician (1906-1968)
1906 - 1968
pharmacistpolitician
Andrew Higgins
Andrew Higgins
American businessman (1886–1952)
1886 - 1952
engineerbusinessperson
Lulu Grace Graves
Lulu Grace Graves
American dietitian
1874 - 1949
dietitian
Fred Gustus Johnson
Fred Gustus Johnson
American politician (1876-1951)
1876 - 1951
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Arthur Lewis Miller
Arthur Lewis Miller
American politician (1892-1967)
1892 - 1967
surgeonpoliticianteacher
Patrick M. Martin
Patrick M. Martin
American politician (1924-1968)
1924 - 1968
politicianlawyer
Paul Bohannan
American africanist and social anthropologist (1920–2007)
1920 - 2007
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Preston Love
American saxophonist (1921–2004)
1921 - 2004
jazz musiciansaxophonistsongwriter
William O. Cowger
William O. Cowger
American politician (1922–1971)
1922 - 1971
politician
Julena Steinheider Duncombe
Julena Steinheider Duncombe
American mathematician
1911 - 2003
mathematicianastronomer
Richard Kelton
American actor (1943-1978)
1943 - 1978
television actorstage actoractor
George Edward Pendray
George Edward Pendray
journalist, rocketeer
1901 - 1987
military flight engineerscience fiction writerpublic relations consultant
Don Ingalls
American novelist (1918–2014)
1918 - 2014
science fiction writernovelistscreenwriter
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