List of people from Nebraska

State flag of Nebraska

Location of Nebraska on the U.S. map

The following are notable people who were born in, raised in, or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state ofNebraska.

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Native Americans

Susan La Flesche Picotte

• Crazy Horse(1838–1877), great warrior of theOglala LakotaSiouxpre-statehood
• Chief Waukon Decorah(c. 1780–1868)
• He Dog(c. 1840–1936)
• Hononegah(c. 1814–1847) (Ho-Chunk)
• Francis La Flesche(1857–1932), first Native American anthropologist, author (Omaha people)
• Susan La Flesche Picotte(1865–1915), first Native American woman to earn a medical degree
• Susette LaFlesche Tibbles(1854–1903), writer and translator
• Little Hawk(1836–1900)
• Red Bird(c. 1788–1828),Ho-Chunkleader
• Red Cloud(1822–1909),chiefof theOglala Sioux
• Chief Standing Bear(c. 1829–1908), civil rights leader and at the fore of the petition to stay on traditional homelands post-removal as documented in The Trial of Standing Bear;in this trial the state was led to recognize that Native Americans are human beings
• John Trudell(1946–2015),civil rightsactivist, community activist, speaker, poet, performer, musician, actor;Santee
• Raymond Yellow Thunder(1921–1972), ranch hand killed in a notable hate crime in 1972 in Gordon (Oglala Lakota)

Public office

Gerald Ford

• Frank Aloysius Barrett(1892–1962), Congressman, Wyoming, 1943–1950; Governor of Wyoming, 1951–1953; Senator of Wyoming, 1953–1959
• Herbert Brownell Jr.(1904–1996),United States Attorney Generalin PresidentEisenhower'scabinet,1952–1957
• William Jennings Bryan(1860–1925),United States Secretary of State;U.S. Representative;Democratic Partynominee for president in 1896, 1900, and 1908; prosecuting attorney inScopes Trial
• Hugh A. Butler(1878–1954),U.S. Senator
• James Vincenzo Capone(1892–1952), federalProhibitionagent; oldest brother of gangster Al Capone; changed name to Richard James Hart
• Ernie Chambers(born 1937 inOmaha), Nebraska State Senator;Nebraska State Legislature;civil rights activist
• Dick Cheney(born 1941), formerU.S. Secretary of DefenseunderGeorge HW Bush,and 46th Vice President of the United States underGeorge W Bush
• George E. Cryer(1875–1961), 32ndMayor of Los Angeles,1921–1929
• Glenn Cunningham(1912–2003), U.S. Representative andmayor of Omaha
• Carl Curtis(1905–2000), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator
• Samuel Gordon Daily(1823–1866), U.S. Representative for three terms
• Robert Vernon Denney(1916–1981), U.S. Representative andUnited States district courtjudge
• Jane English(born 1940), Republican member of theArkansas State Senate
• J. James Exon(1921–2005),Governor of Nebraskaand U.S. Senator
• Gerald Ford(1913–2006), 38th President of the United States (born in Omaha, raised inMichigan)
• Dwight Griswold(1893–1954), Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Senator
• Chuck Hagel(born 1946), U.S. Senator and 24th U.S. Secretary of Defense
• Robert Dinsmore Harrison(1897–1977), U.S. Representative
• Edgar Howard(1858–1951), private secretary toWilliam Jennings Bryan;Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska;U.S. Representative
• Megan Hunt(born 1986), Nebraska state legislator and first openly LGBT person elected to state legislature
• Bob Kerrey(born 1943), Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Senator
• Julius Sterling Morton(1832–1902),United States Secretary of Agriculture;founder ofArbor Day
• Kay A. Orr(born 1939), firstRepublicanwoman governor (Nebraska) in United States history (1987–1991)
• Pete Peterson(born 1935), U.S. Representative for Florida,U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
• Peter George Peterson(1926–2018),U.S. Secretary of CommerceunderRichard Nixon;Chair of theFederal Reserve Bank of New York;Chair of theCouncil on Foreign Relations
• Donald Pike(1925–2008),Los Angeles CountySuperior CourtCommissioner
• Leo Ryan(1925–1978), U.S. Representative (Democrat–California; born inLincoln)
• Ted Sorensen(1928–2010), speechwriter and special counsel to PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
• Charles Thone(1924–2018), Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Representative
• Kenneth S. Wherry(1892–1951), U.S. Senator

Military

Butler B. Miltonberger

• Buffalo Bill Cody(1845–1917), iconic western figure; lived in Nebraska (born in Iowa Territory) while working as a scout for the5th Cavalry;on July 17, 1876, at War Bonnet Creek, while dressed in his Wild West stage clothing, he killed and scalped Chief Yellow Hair (Cheyenne), claiming it a revenge for Custer; took up residence in Scout's Rest Ranch in 1886
• Alfred Gruenther(1899–1983), youngestfour-star generalin United States history;Supreme Allied Commander Europe
• Galen B. Jackman(born 1951),United States Armymajor general(retired);Nancy Reagan's escort throughout thedeath and state funeral of Ronald Reagan;first commanding general of theJoint Force Headquarters National Capital Region
• Bob Kerrey(born 1943),United States Navy,LT(JG); commanded aNavy SEALteam in Vietnam;Medal of Honorrecipient
• Francis P. Matthews(1887–1952), 49thUnited States Secretary of the Navyduring the administration of PresidentHarry Truman
• Butler B. Miltonberger(1897–1977), commanded the 134th Infantry Regiment,35th Divisionduring World War II
• Jarvis Offutt(1894–1918), World War Iaviator,namesake ofOffutt Air Force Base
• Forrest S. Petersen(1922–1990), Navy andNASAtest pilot,head of Naval Air Systems Command
• James G. Roudebush(born c. 1949),United States Air Forcelieutenant generalanddoctor of medicine,currentSurgeon General of the United States Air Force
• Albert Coady Wedemeyer(1897–1989), military planner andstrategist

Entertainment

Film and theater

A–M

Montgomery Clift

Henry Fonda

• Wesley Addy(1913–1996), actor,Network,The Verdict
• Adele Astaire(1897–1981), dancer and entertainer
• Fred Astaire(1899–1987), dancer and actor,The Band Wagon,Funny Face,The Towering Inferno,That's Entertainment!
• Pamela Austin(born 1941), actress,Kissin' Cousins
• Ray Baker(born 1948), actor,Silverado,Total Recall
• Andrew Rannells(born 1978), actor,The Book of Mormon
• John Beasley(born 1943), actor,Everwood
• Michael Biehn(born 1956), actor,The Terminator,Tombstone
• Moon Bloodgood(born 1975), actress,Terminator Salvation,Falling Skies
• Ward Bond(1903–1960), actor,The Searchers,The Quiet Man,Rio Bravo
• Marlon Brando(1924–2004),Academy Award-winning actor,The Godfather,On the Waterfront,Last Tango in Paris,Apocalypse Now
• Montgomery Clift(1920–1966), 4-time Oscar-nominated actor,From Here to Eternity,The Misfits,Red River,Judgment at Nuremberg
• James Coburn(1928–2002), Academy Award-winning actor,Our Man Flint,The Magnificent Seven,The Great Escape,Affliction
• James M. Connor(born 1960), actor
• Sandy Dennis(1937–1992), Academy Award-winning actress,Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,Sweet November,The Out-of-Towners
• Adam Devine(born 1983), actor and comedian
• David Doyle(1929–1997), actor,Charlie's Angels
• Mary Doyle(1931–1995), actress
• Leslie Easterbrook(born 1949), actress,Police Academyfilms
• Henry Fonda(1905–1982), Academy Award-winning actor,Mister Roberts,12 Angry Men,The Grapes of Wrath,On Golden Pond
• Hoot Gibson(1892–1962), actor androdeocowboy
• Coleen Gray(1922–2015), actress,Kiss of Death,Red River
• Leland Hayward(1902–1971), Hollywood and Broadway agent and producer
• Jean Heather(1921–1995), actress,Double Indemnity
• Hallee Hirsh(born 1987), actress,Flight 29 Down,JAG,ER
• Virginia Huston(1925–1981), actress,Out of the Past
• Bill Lee,overdub singer whose voice was used instead ofChristopher Plummer's in the film version ofThe Sound of Music
• Harold Lloyd(1893–1971), silent film actor and comedian
• Danny Lockin(1943–1970), actor and dancer,Hello, Dolly!
• Pierce Lyden(1908–1998), actor
• Gordon MacRae(1921–1986), actor and singer,Oklahoma!,Carousel
• Dorothy McGuire(1916–2001), Oscar-nominated actress,Gentleman's Agreement,Friendly Persuasion,Old Yeller

N–Z

Hilary Swank

Gabrielle Union

• Fred Niblo(1874–1948), actor, director, and producer
• Nick Nolte(born 1941), Oscar-nominated actor and producer,48 Hrs.,The Prince of Tides,Cape Fear
• Alexander Payne(born 1961), Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter,Nebraska,The Descendants,Sideways
• Lenka Peterson(1925–2021), actress
• Anne Ramsey(1929–1988), Oscar-nominated actress
• Thurl Ravenscroft(1914–2005), voice actor and singer
• Hilary Swank(born 1974), two-time Academy Award-winning actress,Boys Don't Cry,Million Dollar Baby(born in Lincoln)
• Inga Swenson(born 1932), actress,Benson,Advise and Consent
• Robert Taylor(1911–1969), actor,Ivanhoe,Quo Vadis,Camille
• John Trudell(1946–2015), actor and documentary subject
• Gabrielle Union(born 1973), actress,Bring It On,Bad Boys II(born in Omaha)
• Red Wing(1884–1974), actress
• Irene Worth(1916–2002),Tony Award-winning actress,Nicholas and Alexandra,Lost in Yonkers,Deathtrap
• Darryl F. Zanuck(1902–1979), Hollywood studio mogul, producer and director

Comedians and humorists

• James Adomian(born 1980), actor and stand-up comedian
• Johnny Carson(1925–2005), comedian
• Ryan Cownie,stand-up comedian
• Adam DeVine(born 1983), actor, comedian, writer,Workaholics
• Godfrey(born 1969), comedian and actor
• Larry the Cable Guy(born 1963), comedian
• Skip Stephenson(1940–1992), comedian and actor
• Roger Welsch(born 1936), author, humorist, and folklorist
• Bob Wiltfong(born 1969), comedian and actor,The Daily Show

Television and radio

Emily Kinney

Paula Zahn

• Justin Bruening(born 1979), actor,All My Children,Knight Rider
• Dick Cavett(born 1936), television talk show host
• Abbie Cobb,actress,Suburgatory
• Christopher B. Duncan(born 1964), actor,The Jamie Foxx Show,The District,Aliens in America
• Jim Fitzpatrick(born 1959), actor,All My Children
• Bryan Greenberg(born 1978), actor, musician,One Tree Hill,October Road,How to Make It in America
• Randy J. Goodwin(born 1967), actor and director,The Vampire Diaries,Girlfriends,Grey's Anatomy
• Marg Helgenberger(born 1958), actress,CSI
• Brad William Henke(born 1971), actor,October Road,Nikki,Lost
• Vivi Janiss(1911–1988), theatre, film, and television actress
• David Janssen(1931–1980), actor,The Fugitive
• Floyd Kalber(1924–2004), television journalist andanchorman
• Jay Karnes(born 1963), actor,Det. "Dutch" WagenbachonThe Shield
• Emily Kinney(born 1985), actress, singer,The Walking Dead
• Swoosie Kurtz(born 1944), actress,Sisters,Mike & Molly
• Irish McCalla(1928–2002), actress,Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
• Holt McCallany(born 1964), actor,Lights Out,Freedom,CSI: Miami
• Scott Porter(born 1979), actor,Friday Night Lights,The Good Wife
• Lindsey Shaw(born 1989), child actor forNed's Declassified School Survival Guide(born inLincoln)
• Julie Sommars(born 1942), actress,Matlock
• Rebecca Staab(born 1961), actress, former beauty queen,Live Shot
• Janine Turner(born 1962), actress and author,Northern Exposure(born in Lincoln, raised inTexas)
• Lucky Vanous(born 1961), model, actor,Pacific Palisades
• Kim Winona(1930–1978), actress,Brave Eagle
• David Yost(born 1969), actor and producer,Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Paula Zahn(born 1956), television journalist

Music

Wynonie Harris

• Kianna Alarid(born 1978), lead singer for bandTilly and the Wall
• Roni Benise,flamencoguitarist
• Chip Davis(born 1947), singer-songwriter, founder ofMannheim Steamroller,and president and CEO ofAmerican Gramaphone
• Ruth Etting(1896–1976), singer
• Rick Evans,member of rock duoZager and Evans,made famous by song "In the Year 2525"in 1969
• Todd Fink(born 1974), member of the bandThe Faint
• Jack Gilinsky(born 1996), musician, rap artist, part of rap duoJack & Jack
• Howard Hanson(1896–1981), composer and conductor
• Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris(1915–1969),rhythm and bluessinger
• Neal Hefti(1922–2008),jazztrumpeter and composer
• Amy Heidemann, member of the bandKarmin,graduated fromSeward High SchoolinSeward, Nebraska
• Nick Hexum,member of band311
• Neely Jenkins(born 1974), member of bandTilly and the Wall
• Tim Kasher(born 1976), singer
• Matty Lewis(born 1975), singer, guitarist
• Randy Meisner(born 1946), singer-songwriter, bassist former member of theEaglesandPoco
• Conor Oberst(born 1980), singer-songwriter withBright Eyes
• Bryan Olesen(born 1973), singer, guitarist ofVOTA,former member ofNewsboys
• Jamie Pressnall(born 1976), member of bandTilly and the Wall
• Paul Revere(born 1938), born in Harvard, Clay County; musician, teen idol, founder Paul Revere and the Raiders
• Ann Ronell(1906/1908–1993), jazz composer and lyricist
• Josh Rouse(born 1972), singer-songwriter
• Elliott Smith(1969–2003), singer-songwriter
• Ryland Steen(born 1980),Reel Big Fishdrummer
• Matthew Sweet(born 1964), rock musician
• John Trudell(1946–2015), poet, performer, musician, leader AKA Graffiti Band
• James Valentine(born 1978),Maroon 5guitarist
• Paul Williams(born 1940), singer-songwriter
• Roger Williams(1924–2011), pianist
• Denny Zager,member of rock duoZager and Evans,made famous by song "In the Year 2525"in 1969

Other

Ashley Graham

• David Phelps Abbott(1863–1934),magicianand author
• Lucas Cruikshank(born 1993), maker of internet videos
• Ashley Graham(born 1987), model
• Jaime King(born 1979), model and actress
• Sono Osato(1919–2018), dancer
• JoJo Siwa(born 2003), dancer and singer,Dance Moms
• Sarah Rose Summers(born 1994), model andMiss USA 2018
• Shelton Tappes(born 1911), union and civil rights activist
• Charles Weidman(1901–1975), dancer and choreographer

Art, literature, and journalism

Nicholas Sparks

• Bess Streeter Aldrich(1881–1954), author of 200 short stories and 13 novels includingMiss Bishop
• Hartley Burr Alexander(1873–1939), writer, educator, scholar, philosopher, poet, andiconographer
• Kurt Andersen(born 1954), co-founder ofSpy Magazine
• Gutzon Borglum(1867–1941), painter,sculptor,designer and engineer of thepresidentialbusts onMount Rushmore
• Solon Borglum(1869–1922), sculptor, younger brother of Gutzon Borglum
• Jennine Capó Crucet(born 1981), novelist, short story writer, essayist, professor, and cultural critic
• Willa Cather(1873–1947), author
• Raymond Chandler(1888–1959), detective fiction author,The Big Sleep(raised inPlattsmouth)
• Earle D. Chesney(1900–1966), cartoonist
• Mamie Claflin(1867–1929), newspaper editor and publisher
• Ana Marie Cox(born 1972), founder and editor of the political blogWonkette
• Angel De Cora,painter, illustrator, American Indian advocate, Carlisle Boarding School teacher (1871–1919)
• Loren Eiseley(1907–1977), anthropologist, science writer, ecologist, and poet (born inLincoln)
• John Philip Falter(1910–1982), artist known for manySaturday Evening Postcovers
• Ernest K. Gann(1910–1991), pioneer airline pilot, aviation writer, author ofThe High and the Mighty
• Roxane Gay(born 1974), feminist writer, professor, editor and commentator
• Terry Goodkind(1948–2020), best-selling fantasy author
• Robert Henri(1865–1929), painter
• M. Miriam Herrera,poet
• Clifton Hillegass(1918–2001), publisher and founder ofCliffsNotes
• L. Ron Hubbard(1911–1986), science fiction author and founder ofScientology
• Lew Hunter(born 1935), screenwriter
• Weldon Kees(1914–1955), poet, novelist, and short story writer
• Ted Kooser(born 1939), formerPoet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress;formerPoet Laureate of the United States;Pulitzer Prizewinner
• Stephen R. Lawhead(born 1950), best-selling author of fantasy andhistorical fiction
• Christopher Lasch(1932–1994), historian, moralist, and social critic
• Jefferson Machamer(1900–1960), illustrator
• DeBarra Mayo(born 1953), writer and author
• Wright Morris(1910–1998), novelist, photographer, and essayist
• John Neihardt(1881–1973), poet, dubbed the "Poet Laureate of Nebraska and the Plains" by theNebraskaState Legislature in 1921
• Tillie Olsen(1912–2007), author
• Rose O'Neill(1874–1944), illustrator, writer, and creator of theKewpie doll
• Jean Potts(1910–1999), mystery writer
• Daniel Quinn(1935–2018), author of thephilosophical novelIshmaeland its sequels
• Edward Ruscha(born 1937), artist
• Brandon Sanderson(born 1975), best-selling science fiction and fantasy author
• Mari Sandoz(1896–1966), novelist, biographer, lecturer, and teacher; author ofOld Jules,Cheyenne Autumn,Slogum House
• Joel Sartore,National Geographicphotographer and founder of thePhoto Ark
• Dan Schlissel,record producer and label founder (Stand Up! Records,-ismist Recordings)
• Nicholas Sparks(born 1965), author
• Anna Louise Strong(1885–1970), journalist and author
• John Trudell(1946–2015), author

Business

Warren Buffett

• Howard F. Ahmanson Sr.(1906–1968), financier and philanthropist
• Walter Behlen(1905–1994), founder of the Behlen Manufacturing Company inColumbus, Nebraska
• Warren Buffett(born 1930), "Oracle of Omaha", investor;Forbes'2008 Richest Man in the World
• Richard N. Cabela(1936–2014), entrepreneur, founder ofCabela'ssporting goods store
• Paul Endacott,Basketball Hall of Fameinductee (University of Kansas), president ofPhillips Petroleum Company
• Joyce Hall(1891–1982), founder ofHallmark Cards
• Mary E. Smith Hayward(1842–1938), businesswoman; honorary president of the Nebraska Equal Suffrage Association
• Andrew Higgins(1886–1952),industrialistandshipbuilder;owner and founder ofHiggins Industries;manufacturer of "Higgins boats"
• Peter Kiewit(1900–1979),contractor,investor, and philanthropist
• C. Edward McVaney(1940–2020), founder ofJD Edwards
• Zach Nelson(born 1961), CEO ofNetSuite(2002–2016)
• William Norris(1911–2006), pioneering CEO ofControl Data Corporation
• Edwin Perkins(1889–1961), inventor ofKool-Aid;philanthropist
• Frank Phillips(1873–1950), co-founder ofPhillips Petroleum
• Michael J. Saylor(born 1965), founder and CEO ofMicroStrategy
• Walter Scott Jr.(born 1931),civil engineerand philanthropist
• Carl A. Swanson(1879–1949), founder ofSwanson
• Evan Williams(born 1972), creator ofBlogger;CEO of Twitter

Science and medicine

Val Fitch

• Clayton Anderson(born 1959),NASAastronaut assigned toInternational Space StationExpedition 15
• Nancy Coover Andreasen,neuroscientist andneuropsychiatrist
• Barry Barish(born 1936), Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 for discovery of gravity waves
• Henry Beachell(1906–2006), developer ofhybridrice
• George Wells Beadle(1903–1989), geneticist, 1958 Nobel Prize winner
• Charles Edwin Bessey(1845–1915), botanist, responsible for planting of theNebraska National Forest
• Leon Douglass(1869–1940), inventor; co–founder of theVictor Talking Machine Company
• John R. Dunning(1907–1975), physicist, played an instrumental role in the development of theatomic bomb
• Harold "Doc" Edgerton(1903–1990), professor atMIT,pioneer instroboscopicphotography
• Rollins A. Emerson(1873–1947), geneticist, pioneer in researching the genetics of maize
• Val Fitch(1923–2015), nuclear physicist, 1980Nobel Prizewinner
• Jay Wright Forrester(1918–2016), pioneer of computer engineering
• Daniel Freeman(1826–1908), homesteader, physician andAmerican Civil Warveteran, first person to file for a claim under theHomestead Actof 1862
• Edmund Jaeger(1887–1983), biologist
• Jay Keasling(born 1964), synthetic biology pioneer
• Francis La Flesche(1857–1932), first Native American anthropologist; author
• Susan La Flesche Picotte(1865–1915), first person to receive federal aid for education; firstAmerican Indianwoman to become a "western medicine" physician in the United States
• Max Mathews(1926–2011), wrote first computer music program
• Victor Mills(1897–1997), chemical engineer, inventor of the modern disposable diaper
• Donald Othmer(1904–1995), chemical engineer
• Joel Stebbins(1878–1966), astronomer
• Ivan Sutherland(born 1938), inventor of theSketchpad

Sportspeople

A–M

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Richie Ashburn

Sam Crawford

Bob Gibson

• Grover Cleveland Alexander(1887–1950),Baseball Hall of Famepitcher
• Houston Alexander(born 1972),mixed martial artist
• Barry Alvarez(born 1946),Wisconsin Badgers footballcoach and athletic director
• Heather Armbrust(born 1977), IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Richie Ashburn(1927–1997), Baseball Hall of Famecenter fielder
• Max Baer(1909–1959), former heavyweight boxing champion
• George Baird(1907–2004), 1928 Olympic gold medalist in track and field
• Brad Beckman(1964–1989), professional football player, 1988–1989
• Wade Boggs(born 1958), professional baseball player, 1982–1999; 5x American League batting champion
• Craig Bohl(born 1958), college football coach
• Steve Borden "Sting"(born 1959), professional wrestler forCWA,UWF,NWA,WCW,WWA,TNA,andWWE
• Bob Boozer(1937–2012), NBA All-Star (1968) and Olympian (Rome, 1960)
• Buddy Carlyle(born 1977), professional baseball pitcher fromOmahawho played for theMLB,KBOandNPB
• Dan Carpenter(born 1985),placekickerfor theBuffalo Bills
• Bob Cerv(1926–2017), professional baseball player, 1951–1962
• Joba Chamberlain(born 1985), professional baseball pitcher for theDetroit Tigers
• Jeromey Clary(born 1983),offensive tacklefor theSan Diego Chargers
• Sam Crawford(1880–1968),Baseball Hall of Fame,2xHome run champion(1901, 1908), and 3xAL RBI champion(1910, 1914, 1915)
• Terence Crawford(born 1987), undisputed welterweight champion
• Gene Cronin(born 1933), lineman for1957 NFLchampionDetroit Lions
• Eric Crouch(born 1978), footballquarterback,2001Heisman Trophywinner
• Brian Deegan(born 1975), motocross racer
• Bob Devaney(1915–1997), football coach for theUniversity of NebraskaCornhuskers
• Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase(born 1954),professional wrestler
• Jake Diekman(born 1987),relief pitcherfor theArizona Diamondbacks
• Brian Duensing(born 1983), relief pitcher for theMinnesota Twins
• Jake Ellenberger(born 1985),UFCfighter
• David Erb(1923–2019), jockey, winner of 1956Kentucky DerbyandBelmont Stakes
• Chad Fleischer(born 1972), Alpine skier who competed in the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics
• Rulon Gardner(born 1971), Olympic gold medalist inGreco-Roman wrestling
• Bob Gibson(1935–2020), Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for theSt. Louis Cardinals
• Johnny Goodman(1909–1970), last amateur golfer to winU.S. Open
• Alex Gordon(born 1984),left fielderfor theKansas City Royals
• Ahman Green(born 1977),footballplayer for theSeattle Seahawks,Green Bay Packers,andHouston Texans
• Ira Hanford(1918–2009), jockey
• Ron Hansen(born 1938), professional baseball player for six MLB teams
• Mel Harder(1909–2002), pitcher and manager for theCleveland Indians
• Alex Henery(born 1987), placekicker for thePhiladelphia Eagles
• Opal Hill(1892–1981), golfer andLPGAco-founder
• Russ Hochstein(born 1977),guardfor theDenver Broncos
• Jeremy Horn(born 1975), mixed martial arts fighter in theUltimate Fighting Championship
• Chris Kelsay(born 1979),outside linebackerfor the Buffalo Bills
• Monte Kiffin(born 1940), football coach
• Bill Kinnamon(1919–2011), MLB umpire
• Oliver Kirk(1884–1960), bantamweight and featherweight professional boxer
• Sam Koch(born 1982),punterforBaltimore Ravens
• Manny Lawson(born 1984),outside linebackerfor the Buffalo Bills
• Frank Leahy(1908–1973), football player, coach, andCollege Football Hall of Famer
• Sean McDermott(born 1974),Head Coachfor the Buffalo Bills
• Zach Miller(born 1984),tight endfor theJacksonville Jaguars
• Clarence Mitchell(1891–1963), professional baseball pitcher
• Darrell Mudra(born 1929), college football coach

N–Z

Gale Sayers

• Gregg Olson(born 1966), MLB pitcher, 1989 Rookie of the Year
• Jed Ortmeyer(born 1978), professional hockey player for theMinnesota Wild
• Tom Osborne(born 1937), former football coach for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Justin Patton(born 1997), basketball player forHapoel Eilatof theIsraeli Basketball Premier League,formerly in the NBA
• Zach Potter(born 1986),tight endfor theJacksonville Jaguars
• Ron Prince(born 1969), assistant offensive line coach for theIndianapolis Colts
• James Raschke(born 1940), professional wrestler
• Dave Rimington(born 1960), NFL offensive lineman, two-timeOutland Trophywinner
• Andy Roddick(born 1982), tennis star
• Johnny Rodgers(born 1951), football running back, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner
• Gale Sayers(1943–2020),Football Hall of Famerunning backfor theChicago Bears
• Scott Shanle(born 1979),outside linebackerfor theNew Orleans Saints
• Billy Southworth(1893–1969), manager of twoWorld SerieschampionSt. Louis Cardinalsteams
• George Stone(1876–1945),Major League Baseballleft fielder;1906 American League batting champion
• Khyri Thomas(born 1996), basketball player forMaccabi Tel Avivof theIsraeli Basketball Premier Leagueand theEuroLeague
• Curtis Tomasevicz(born 1980), 2006 U.S. Olympic bobsledder and former Nebraska Cornhuskers football player
• Jack Van Berg(1936–2017), Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer
• Brad Vering(born 1977), OlympicGreco-Roman wrestlerin2004and2008
• "Gorgeous George" Wagner(1915–1963), professional wrestler
• Dan Warthen(born 1952), formerMLBpitcher and currentpitching coachfor theTexas Rangers
• Danny Woodhead(born 1983),running backfor theSan Diego Chargers,attendedChadron State College
• Jerry Zimmerman(1934–1998), MLB catcher for theMinnesota Twins
• Greg Zuerlein(born 1987), placekicker for theSt. Louis Rams

Fictional characters

• "Clara Allen", who owns a ranch nearOgallala,in the miniseriesLonesome Dove,played byAnjelica Huston
• "Ryan Bingham", the Omaha-based principal character from the filmUp in the Air,played byGeorge Clooney
• "Tracy Flick"(Reese Witherspoon) and "Jim McAllister" (Matthew Broderick), student and teacher in Omaha suburb fromElection
• "Emma Greenway", a woman living inKearneyand hospitalized inLincolnfrom the filmTerms of Endearment,played byDebra Winger
• "Whitey Marsh" (Mickey Rooney) and other characters in the Omaha-set 1938 filmBoys Town,based on a true story
• "Will McAvoy", anchor of the fictional Newsnight with Will McAvoy,HBO'sThe Newsroom;portrayed byJeff Daniels
• "Penny"fromThe Big Bang Theorytelevision sitcom, played by actressKaley Cuoco
• "Brock Samson", an OSI agent born inOmaha,on theAdult SwimshowThe Venture Bros.
• "Warren Schmidt", an insurance agent from Omaha in the filmAbout Schmidt,played byJack Nicholson
• "Kim Wexler",a lawyer in the television dramaBetter Call Saul,played byRhea Seehorn
• Members of the Strategic Air Command based in Omaha in the 1964 filmFail-Safe

Other

Malcolm X

• Edith Abbott(1876–1957), economist, social worker, educator, and author
• Grace Abbott(1878–1939),social workerand child welfare reformer
• Walter Brueggemann(born 1933), Protestant Old Testament scholar and theologian
• Frank W. Cyr(1900–1995), educator, author, and"Father of the Yellow School Bus"
• K. G. William Dahl(1883–1917), Lutheran minister and founder of the Bethphage Inner Mission inAxtell
• Clayton Danks(1879–1970), inspiration of the cowboy on theWyomingtrademark,Bucking Horse and Rider,with the gelding horse Steamboat; born inO'NeillinHolt County,Nebraska
• William Eugene Galbraith(1926–2012),businessmanand National Commander ofThe American Legion(1967–68)
• Merle Elwin Hansen(1919–2009), farmer and conservationist
• Carmelita Hinton(1890–1983),progressiveeducator
• John L. Loos(1918–2011),historianof theLewis and Clark Expedition
• Malcolm X(1925–1965),civil rightsleader
• Roscoe Pound(1870–1964),botanist,lawyer, and law professor and theorist
• Carrie B. Raymond(1857–1927), choral director, University of Nebraska–Lincoln chorus
• Teresa Scanlan(born 1993),Miss America 2011
• Charles Starkweather(1938–1959),spree killerwho murdered 11 victims
• Brandon Teena(1972–1993), atrans manwhose murder was the basis of the movieBoys Don't Cry
• Virginia Lamp Thomas(born 1957), consultant forThe Heritage Foundation;wife ofSupreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas
• Robert B. Wilson(born 1937), economist
• Caroline M. Clark Woodward(1840–1924), temperance activist

See also

• Lists of Americans
• Who's Who in Nebraska

External links

• "700 Famous Nebraskans"