Biographical Records

Notable People from Nebraska

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

Henry Wittmann
cyclist
1885 - 1968
sport cyclist
Cecil Kern
Cecil Kern
American stage and film actress and theater director
1885 - 1967
actor
Clair Armstrong Callan
Clair Armstrong Callan
American politician (1920-2005)
1920 - 2005
politician
Edward Bushnell
American distance runner
1876 - 1951
athletics competitor
Dan Christensen
American painter and artist (1942-2007)
1942 - 2007
draftspersonpainterartist
Louise Pound
Louise Pound
American folklorist
1872 - 1958
linguistphilologisthistorian
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
Floyd Zaiger
breeder
1926 - 2020
geneticisthorticulturistanimal breeder
Two Strike
Two Strike
Brulé, Lakota Chief, warrior (1831–1915)
1831 - 1915
Mike Hallick
American professional wrestler
1968 - 2023
professional wrestler
Steve Hogan
Steve Hogan
American politician
1964 - 2018
politician
Leon Douglass
Leon Douglass
American inventor and film maker
1869 - 1940
inventorbusinessperson
Goes Ahead
Goes Ahead
Crow Scout with Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn
1851 - 1919
military personnel
Betty Jewel
Betty Jewel
American actress (1899-1963)
1899 - 1963
film actoractor
Edward Fulton Denison
American economist (1915–1992)
1915 - 1992
economist
Harlow Wilcox
Harlow Wilcox
radio announcer (1900-1960)
1900 - 1960
film actorradio personalityactor
Alva R. Fitch
Alva R. Fitch
United States Army general (1907–1989)
1907 - 1989
military personnel
Gaylord Fraser Lloyd
Gaylord Fraser Lloyd
American film actor
1888 - 1943
film actor
Clyde E. Elliott
Clyde E. Elliott
American film director
1891 - 1959
film directorfilm producer
Ann Axtell Morris
Ann Axtell Morris
American archaeologist, artist, and author
1900 - 1945
watercoloristarchaeologist
Bill Lawrence
Bill Lawrence
American journalist and television news analyst
1916 - 1972
journalistwar correspondent
Robert John Fleming
Robert John Fleming
American military officer (1907–1984); Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1962–1967
1907 - 1984
engineer
Maude Wayne
Maude Wayne
American actress (1890-1983)
1890 - 1983
actor
Dick Moores
cartoonist (1909–1986)
1909 - 1986
comics artist
Henry Beachell
American plant breeder (1906–2006)
1906 - 2006
biologist
Mary Moder
American actress (1905-1993)
1905 - 1993
voice actoractor
Edmund Jaeger
American biologist
1887 - 1983
ecologistbotanistuniversity teacher
Gerald Lee Warren
American journalist (1930–2015)
1930 - 2015
journalist
Ike Mahoney
American football player (1901-1961)
1901 - 1961
American football playerbasketball player
James A. Donohoe
James A. Donohoe
United States federal judge (1877–1956)
1877 - 1956
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Bil Baird
Bil Baird
American puppeteer (1904-1987)
1904 - 1987
puppet makerpuppeteermusician
Jim Glaser
Jim Glaser
American country singer
1937 - 2019
country musiciansongwriter
Jack Natteford
screenwriter
1894 - 1970
film screenwritertelevision writerfilm editor
Ted Doyle
American football player (1914-2006)
1914 - 2006
American football player
Ed Weir
Ed Weir
American football player and coach (1903-1991)
1903 - 1991
American football coachAmerican football player
Lee Riley
Lee Riley
NFL football player (1932-2011)
1932 - 2011
American football player
Lew Hunter
American screenwriter
1935 - 2023
screenwriter
Mary Doyle
American actress (1931-1995)
1931 - 1995
television actorstage actoractor
Rex Barney
Rex Barney
American baseball player (1924–1997)
1924 - 1997
baseball player
Howard M. Baldrige
Howard M. Baldrige
American politician (1894-1985)
1894 - 1985
politicianlawyer
Philip C. Sorensen
Philip C. Sorensen
American politician (1933-2017)
1933 - 2017
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
Raphael Hamilton
American historian (1892–1980)
1892 - 1980
archivisthistorianpriest
Anne McGrew Bennett
American writer and feminist
1903 - 1986
writer
J. McVicker Hunt
American psychologist (1906–1991)
1906 - 1991
educational psychologisteducatorpsychologist
Alice I. Bryan
American psychologist and librarian
1902 - 1992
psychologist
Carl W. Hoffman
Carl W. Hoffman
U.S. Marine Corps Major General
1919 - 2016
military personnel
Helen Brush Jenkins
American photographer
1919 - 2013
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Corissa Yasen
Track & field athlete and basketball player (1973-2001)
1973 - 2001
athletics competitorbasketball coachbasketball player
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