Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

785 notable figures born in Nebraska, showing page 9 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Evelle J. Younger
Evelle J. Younger
Californian Attorney General
1918 – 1989
politicianlawyer
John H. Reese
American writer
1910 – 1981
novelistchildren's writerwriter
Johnny Hopp
Johnny Hopp
American baseball player (1916-2003)
1916 – 2003
baseball player
Peg Lynch
Peg Lynch
American screenwriter and actress (1916-2015)
1916 – 2015
television actorwriteractor
Robert R. Barry
Robert R. Barry
American politician (1915–1988)
1915 – 1988
politicianlawyer
Ernest R. Kouma
Ernest R. Kouma
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1919 – 1993
soldier
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
Clair Armstrong Callan
Clair Armstrong Callan
American politician (1920-2005)
1920 – 2005
politician
Floyd Zaiger
breeder
1926 – 2020
geneticisthorticulturistanimal breeder
Alfred J. Eggers
Alfred J. Eggers
American aerospace engineer (1922-2006)
1922 – 2006
military flight engineerengineer
Bob Cerv
Bob Cerv
American baseball player (1925-2017)
1925 – 2017
baseball playerbasketball player
Jeri Southern
American singer (1926–1991)
1926 – 1991
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Lee C. White
Lee C. White
Advisor to President Kennedy and President Johnson
1923 – 2013
politicianlawyer
Anthony Michael Milone
Auxiliary Bishop of Omaha, titular Bishop of Plestia, Bishop of Great Falls-Billings (1932-2018)
1932 – 2018
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Jeremiah Farrell
American mathematician (1937–2022)
1937 – 2022
crossword creatormathematician
Bob Johnson
Bob Johnson
American baseball player (1936-2019)
1936 – 2019
baseball player
Donald Eric Capps
American professor and author of pastoral theology (1939–2015)
1939 – 2015
psychologist of religiontheologianprofessor
Susan Buffett
American activist (1932-2004)
1932 – 2004
singer
Richard Kelton
American actor (1943-1978)
1943 – 1978
television actorstage actoractor
Dan Christensen
American painter and artist (1942-2007)
1942 – 2007
draftspersonpainterartist
Robert John Hibbs
Robert John Hibbs
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1943–1966)
1943 – 1966
military personnel
Skip Stephenson
Skip Stephenson
American comedian (1940-1992)
1940 – 1992
television actordisc jockeyactor
Patrick Deuel
American "Half ton man" (1962–2016)
1962 – 2016
Mike Hallick
American professional wrestler
1968 – 2023
professional wrestler
Steve Hogan
Steve Hogan
American politician
1964 – 2018
politician
Martin Weisskopf
Martin Weisskopf
American astrophysicist and astronomer
1942 – 2026
astrophysicistastronomer
Carl W. Hoffman
Carl W. Hoffman
U.S. Marine Corps Major General
1919 – 2016
military personnel
Bernie Hanighen
American songwriter
1908 – 1976
lyricistsongwriterrecord producer
Daniel Ruge
Daniel Ruge
American neurosurgeon
1917 – 2005
Ben Nye
makeup artist, businessman
1907 – 1986
make-up artist
Bub Weller
American football player (1902-1993)
1902 – 1993
American football player
Dave Noble
Player of American football (1900-1983)
1900 – 1983
American football player
David Martin
David Martin
Republican politician from western Nebraska (1907-1997)
1907 – 1997
politician
Alice I. Bryan
American psychologist and librarian
1902 – 1992
psychologist
Aksel Andersen
Danish organist and composer (1912–1977)
1912 – 1977
organistmusiciancomposer
Anne McGrew Bennett
American writer and feminist
1903 – 1986
writer
Bernard Palmer
American author of Christian juvenile fiction
1914 – 1998
children's writerwriter
Corissa Yasen
Track & field athlete and basketball player (1973-2001)
1973 – 2001
athletics competitorbasketball coachbasketball player
Bernie Scherer
American football player (1913-2004)
1913 – 2004
American football player
Josephine Platner Shear
Josephine Platner Shear
American classical archaeologist
1901 – 1967
numismatist
C. Lowell Harriss
American university professor and economist (1912–2009)
1912 – 2009
university teachereconomist
Hugh Rhea
American football player, track and field athlete (1909-1973)
1909 – 1973
American football playerathletics competitor
Edgar Britton
American painter (1901–1982)
1901 – 1982
paintersculptor
Robley D. Evans
American physicist
1907 – 1995
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
William E. Johnson
American politician
1906 – 1976
politician
Pee Wee Erwin
American musician (1913–1981)
1913 – 1981
jazz musiciantrumpeter
Ray Richards
Ray Richards
American football player and coach (1906-1974)
1906 – 1974
American football playerAmerican football coach
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