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Nebraska
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Nebraskans have played distinctive roles.
Born in Nebraska
| Famous Nebraskans | ||||||
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| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Grace Abbott
Social Reformer, Teacher, Writer |
Born: | November 17, 1878 | Gand Island | |||
| Died: | June 19, 1939 | Chicago, Ill. | ||||
| Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander
Baseball Player |
Born: | February 26, 1887 | Elba | |||
| Died: | November 4, 1950 | St. Paul | ||||
| Clayton Conrad Anderson
Astronaut, Engineer |
Born: | February 23, 1959 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Fred Astaire
(Born: Frederick Austerlitz) Dancer, Choreographer, Singer, Actor |
Born: | May 10, 1899 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | June 22, 1987 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| Maximilian Adalbert "Max" Baer
Boxer, Actor, Entertainer |
Born: | February 11, 1909 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | November 21, 1959 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| William Britton "Bil" Baird
Puppeteer |
Born: | August 15, 1904 | Grand Island | |||
| Died: | March 18, 1987 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| George Wells Beadle
Nobel Prize-winning scientist |
Born: | October 22, 1903 | Wahoo | |||
| Died: | June 9, 1989 | Chicago, Ill. | ||||
| Ward Edwin Bond
Actor |
Born: | April 9, 1903 | Benkleman | |||
| Died: | November 5, 1960 | Dallas, Tex. | ||||
| Marlon Brando, Jr.
Actor |
Born: | April 3, 1924 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | July 1, 2004 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| Warren Buffett
Investor, Businessman, Philanthropist |
Born: | August 30, 1930 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett
Comedian, Writer, Television talk show host |
Born: | November 19, 1936 | Gibbon | |||
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| Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney
Businessman, Politician, Vice-President |
Born: | January 30, 1941 | Lincoln | |||
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| Edward Montgomery Clift
Actor |
Born: | October 17, 1920 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | July 23, 1966 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| James Harrison Coburn, Jr.
Actor |
Born: | August 31, 1928 | Laurel | |||
| Died: | November 18, 2002 | Beverly Hills, Calif. | ||||
| Sandra Dale "Sandy" Dennis
Actress |
Born: | April 27, 1937 | Hastings | |||
| Died: | March 2, 1992 | Westport, Conn. | ||||
| Mignon Good Eberhart
Writer |
Born: | July 6, 1899 | Lincoln | |||
| Died: | October 6, 1996 | Greenwich, Conn. | ||||
| Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton
Inventor, Professor of electrical engineering (MIT) |
Born: | April 6, 1903 | Fremont | |||
| Died: | January 4, 1990 | Cambridge, Mass. | ||||
| Ruth Etting
Singer, Entertainer |
Born: | November 23, 1896 | David City | |||
| Died: | September 24, 1978 | Colorado Springs, Colo. | ||||
| Henry Jaynes Fonda
Actor |
Born: | May 16, 1905 | Grand Island | |||
| Died: | August 12, 1982 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| Gerald Rudolph Ford
(Born: Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) President of the United States |
Born: | July 14, 1913 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | December 26, 2006 | Rancho Mirage, Calif. | ||||
| Jay Wright Forrester
Computer, Electrical engineer, Systems scientist |
Born: | July 14, 1918 | Climax | |||
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| Pack Robert "Bob" Gibson
Baseball player |
Born: | November 9, 1935 | Omaha | |||
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| Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson
Rodeo Champion, Film actor, director, producer |
Born: | August 6, 1892 | Tekamah | |||
| Died: | August 23, 1962 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| Alfred Maximilian Gruenther
Youngest World War II General |
Born: | March 3, 1899 | Platte Center | |||
| Died: | May 30, 1983 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Howard Harold Hanson
Composer, Conductor, Educator |
Born: | October 28, 1896 | Wahoo | |||
| Died: | February 26, 1981 | Rochester, N.Y. | ||||
| Leland Hayward
Broadway/Hollywood Agent, Producer |
Born: | September 13, 1902 | Nebraska City | |||
| Died: | March 18, 1971 | Yorktown Heights, N.Y. | ||||
| Mary Marg Helgenberger
Actress |
Born: | November 16, 1958 | Fremont | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| L. Ron Hubbard
(Born: Lafayette Ronald Hubbard) Founder: Church of Scientology, Author |
Born: | March 13, 1911 | Tilden | |||
| Died: | January 24, 1986 | San Luis Obispo, Calif. | ||||
| David Janssen
(Born: David Harold Meyer) Actor |
Born: | March 27, 1931 | Naponee | |||
| Died: | February 13, 1980 | Malibu | ||||
| Swoosie Kurtz
Actress |
Born: | September 6, 1944 | Omaha | |||
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| Susette La Flesche
(Omaha name: Inshata Theumba, "Bright Eyes") Native American Activist, Lecturer, Writer, Artist |
Born: | 1854 | Omaha Reservation | |||
| Died: | May 26, 1903 | Near Bancroft | ||||
| Francis La Flesche
American ethnologist |
Born: | December 25, 1857 | Omaha Reservation | |||
| Died: | September 5, 1932 | Near Macy | ||||
| Frank William Leahy
Collegiate football coach |
Born: | August 27, 1908 | O'Neill | |||
| Died: | June 21, 1973 | Portland, Ore. | ||||
| Harold Clayton Lloyd
Actor, Director |
Born: | April 20, 1893 | Burchard | |||
| Died: | March 8, 1971 | Beverly Hills, Calif. | ||||
| Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla
Actress, Pin-up girl |
Born: | December 25, 1928 | Pawnee City | |||
| Died: | February 1, 2002 | |||||
| Dorothy Hackett McGuire
Actress, |
Born: | June 14, 1916 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | September 13, 2001 | Santa Monica, Calif. | ||||
| George Allen "Buddy" Miles, Jr.
Drummer, Musician |
Born: | February 26, 2008 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | February 26, 2008 | Austin, Tex. | ||||
| Nicholas "Nick" King Nolte
Actor |
Born: | February 8, 1941 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Constantine Alexander Payne
Film director, Screenwriter |
Born: | February 10, 1961 | Omaha | |||
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| Nathan Roscoe Pound
Jurist, Botanist, Educator |
Born: | October 27, 1870 | Lincoln | |||
| Died: | June 30, 1964 | Cambridge, Mass. | ||||
| Red Cloud
(Lakota: Makhpiya Luta) Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Leader |
Born: | 1822? | Near North Platte | |||
| Died: | December 10, 1909 | Pine Ridge, S.D. | ||||
| Marie Susette Sandoz
Author, Lecturer, Teacher |
Born: | May 11, 1896 | Mirage Flats | |||
| Died: | March 10, 1966 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Hilary Ann Swank
Actress |
Born: | July 30, 1974 | Lincoln | |||
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| Inga Swenson
Actress, Lyric soprano |
Born: | December 19, 1934 or 1932? | Omaha | |||
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| Robert Taylor
(Born: Spangler Arlington Brugh) Actor |
Born: | August 5, 1911 | Filley | |||
| Died: | June 8, 1969 | Santa Monica, Calif. | ||||
| Paul Hamilton Williams
Songwriter, Composer, Musician, Actor |
Born: | September 19, 1940 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Don Wilson
Announcer, Actor, Sportscaster |
Born: | September 1, 1900 | Lincoln | |||
| Died: | April 25, 1982 | Cathedral City, Calif. | ||||
| Julie May Wilson
Singer, Actress |
Born: | October 21, 1924 | Omaha | |||
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| Malcom X
(Born: Malcolm Little) Muslim minister, Spokesman for Nation of Islam |
Born: | May 19, 1925 | North Omaha | |||
| Died: | February 21, 1965 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Paula Ann Zahn
Newscaster |
Born: | February 24, 1956 | Omaha | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Darryl Francis Zanuck
Producer, Writer, Actor, Director |
Born: | September 5, 1902 | Wahoo | |||
| Died: | December 22, 1979 | Palm Springs, Calif. | ||||
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