List of people from Nebraska

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The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Nebraska.

1 Native Americans
2 Public office
3 Military/war
4 Entertainment
5 Art/literature/journalism
6 Business
7 Science/medicine
8 Athletics
9 Other
10 External links

[edit] Native Americans

Crazy Horse (1838–1877), great warrior of the Oglala Sioux
Red Cloud (1822–1909), chief of the Oglala Sioux
Standing Bear (1829?-1908), chief of the Ponca Indian tribe

[edit] Public office

Herbert Brownell, Jr. (1904–1996), United States Attorney General in President Eisenhower's cabinet from 1952 to 1957
William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925), U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Representative, Democratic Party nominee for president 1896, 1900, and 1908, and prosecuting attorney in Scopes Trial.
Hugh A. Butler (1878–1954), U.S. Senator
Dick Cheney (1941-), 46^th U.S. Vice-president
Glenn Cunningham (1912-2003), U.S. Representative; Mayor of Omaha
Carl Curtis (1905-2000), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator
Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981), U.S. Representative and U.S. District Court Judge
J. James Exon (1921-2005), Nebraska Governor and U.S. Senator
Gerald Ford (1913–2006), 38^th U.S. President (born in Omaha, but raised in Michigan)
Dwight Griswold (1893-1954), Nebraska Governor and U.S. Senator
Robert Dinsmore Harrison (1897–1977), U.S. Representative
Edgar Howard (1858–1951), served as private secretary to William Jennings Bryan; Nebraska Lt. Governor and U.S. Representative
Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey (1943-), Nebraska Governor and US Senator
Kay A. Orr (1939-), first Republican woman governor (Nebraska) in U.S. history (1987–1991)
Leo Ryan (1925–1978), U.S. Representative (Democrat-California) to Congress; born in Lincoln.
Charles Thone (1924- ), Nebraska Governor and U.S. Congressman
Kenneth S. Wherry (1892–1951), U.S. Senator

[edit] Military/war

Alfred Gruenther (1899–1983), youngest four-star general in U.S. history, Commander of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Galen B. Jackman (1951-), US Army Major General, Nancy Reagan's escort throughout the death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan, first commanding general of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region
Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey (1943-), US Navy, LT(JG), Commanded a Navy SEAL team in Vietnam, Medal of Honor recipient
Francis P. Matthews (1887–1952), served as 49^th U.S. Secretary of the Navy, during the administration of President Harry Truman
Jarvis Offutt (1894–1918), World War I aviator, namesake of Offutt Air Force Base
Forrest S. Petersen (1922–1990), Navy and NASA test pilot, head of Naval Air Systems Command
James G. Roudebush (c. 1949-), U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General and doctor of medicine, current Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
Karl Timmerman, United States Army. Helped capture the Bridge at Remagen during World War II. First officer of an attacking army to cross the Rhine River since Napoleon.
Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897–1989), noted military planner and strategist

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Film/theater

Adele Astaire (1897–1981), dancer and entertainer
Fred Astaire (1899–1987), dancer and actor
John Beasley (1943-), actor
Ward Bond (1903–1960), actor
Marlon Brando (1924–2004), Academy Award-winning actor
Montgomery Clift (1920–1966), actor
James Coburn (1928–2002), actor
Sandy Dennis (1937–1992), actress
David Doyle (1929–1997), actor
Henry Fonda (1905–1982), Academy Award-winning actor
Hoot Gibson (1892–1962), actor, rodeo cowboy
Leland Hayward (1902–1971), Hollywood and Broadway agent and producer
Marg Helgenberger (1958-), actress
Virginia Huston (1925-1981), actress
David Janssen (1931–1980), actor
Jaime King (1979-), actress
Swoosie Kurtz (1944-), actress
Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), actor, comedian
Pierce Lyden (1908- ), actor
Gordon MacRae (1921–1986), actor, singer
Dorothy McGuire (1916–2001), actress
Fred Niblo (1874–1948), actor, director, producer
Nick Nolte (1941-), actor, producer
Alexander Payne (1961-), director, screenwriter
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914–2005), voice actor and singer
Hilary Swank (1974-), 2-time Academy Award-winning actress
Inga Swenson (1932-), actress
Robert Taylor (1911–1969), actor
Janine Turner (1962-), actress
Gabrielle Union (1973-), actress
Charles Weidman (1901–1975), dancer, choreographer
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902–1979), producer, writer, actor and director

[edit] Art/literature/journalism

Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881-1954), author of 200 short stories and 13 novels including Miss Bishop
Hartley Burr Alexander (1873-1939), writer, educator, scholar, philosopher, poet and iconographer
Kurt Andersen (1954-), co-founder of Spy Magazine
John Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), painter, sculptor, designer and engineer of the presidential busts on Mount Rushmore
Solon Borglum (1869–1922), sculptor, younger brother of John Gutzon Borglum
Willa Cather (1873–1947), author
Ana Marie Cox (1972-), founder and editor of the political blog, Wonkette
Loren Eiseley (1907-1977), anthropologist, science writer, ecologist, and poet; born in Lincoln, Nebraska
John Philip Falter (1910-1982), renowned Nebraska artist famous for his many Saturday Evening Post covers
Terry Goodkind (1948-), bestselling fantasy author
Robert Henri (1865–1929), painter
Clifton Hillegass (1918–2001), publisher and founder of CliffsNotes
L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986), science fiction author and founder of the cult of Scientology
Weldon Kees (1914–1955), poet, novelist, short story writer
Ted Kooser (1939-), Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner
Stephen R. Lawhead (1950-), bestselling author of fantasy and historical fiction
DeBarra Mayo (1953-) writer, author
Wright Morris (1910-1998), novelist, photographer, and essayist
John Neihardt (1881–1973), poet, dubbed the "Poet Laureate of Nebraska and the Plains" by the Nebraska State Legislature in 1921
Rose O'Neill (1874–1944), Illustrator, writer and creator of the Kewpie doll
Mari Sandoz (1896-1966), novelist, biographer, lecturer and teacher; author of Old Jules, Cheyenne Autumn, Slogum House, and others

[edit] Business

Arjay R. Miller (1916 - ,) Business and college executive, served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1963 to 1968, was dean of Graduate School of Business at Stanford University for ten years.
Howard F. Ahmanson, Sr. (1906–1968), financier, philanthropist
Walter Behlen (1905-1994), founder of the Behlen Manufacturing Company in Columbus, Nebraska
Warren Buffett (1930-), "Oracle of Omaha", investor; Forbes Magazine's 2008 Richest Man in the World
Richard N. Cabela (1936-), entrepreneur, founder of Cabela's sporting store
Joyce Hall (1891–1982), founder of Hallmark Cards
Andrew Higgins (1886–1952), Industrialist and shipbuilder, owner and founder of Higgins Industries, manufacturer of "Higgins boats"
Peter Kiewit (1900–1979), contractor, investor and philanthropist
William Norris (1911-), pioneering CEO of Control Data Corporation
Edwin Perkins (1889–1961), inventor of Kool-Aid, philanthropist
Walter Scott, Jr. (1931-), civil engineer, philanthropist
Evan Williams, creator of Blogger
James Ousley, chairman of the Board, SAVVIS
Dale M. Jensen, ITI founder, then Phoenix Sun and diamondbacks baseball sold ITI in 1996 for $383 million
Don Dillion, Founder of ITI, former Chairman of the Board FIServ, largest singe stock holder.
Tony Raimondo - Behlen mfg, Chairman of the Board
William (bill) martin kubly, CEO landscapes unlimited
Donald O. Clifton - Chairman of the Board Gallup Corp. founder of SRI
Edward McVaney - founder J.D. EDWARDS (purchased by PeopleSoft)
Tom Peed - President and CEO Sandhills Publishing
Paul Endacott, college basketball Hall of Fame (University of Kansas), president of Phillips 66
Paul Henson, UN-L grad. - Chairman of the Board, United Telecom (became Sprint)
Clarence L. Werner - Founder and Chairman Werner Enterprises - billion dollar Trucking company
Duane Acklie founder of Crete Carrier Corporation, as well as a chairman of Shaffer Trucking, Inc., Sunflower Carriers, Inc., largest privately held trucking company in the US.

[edit] Science/medicine

Clayton Anderson (1959-) NASA Astronaut assigned to ISS Expedition 15
Henry Beachell (1906-), developer of hybrid-rice, which has saved millions around the world from starvation
George Wells Beadle (1903–1989), scientist in the study of genetics
Charles Edwin Bessey (1845-1915), botanist, responsible for planting of the Nebraska National Forest
John R. Dunning (1907–1975), physicist; played an instrumental role in the development of the atomic bomb
Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton (1903–1990), professor at MIT, pioneer in stroboscopic photography
Rollins A. Emerson (1873–1947), geneticist, considered a pioneer in researching the genetics of maize
Jay Wright Forrester (1918-), pioneer of computer engineering
Daniel Freeman (1826–1908), a homesteader, physician and American Civil War veteran. First person to file for a claim under Homestead Act of 1862.
Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865–1915), first person to receive federal aid for education and the first American Indian woman to become a physician in the United States
Ivan Sutherland (1938-), inventor of the Sketchpad

[edit] Athletics

Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase (1954-), professional wrestler
Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887–1950), Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
Max Baer (1909–1959), boxer
Robert S. "Bob" Devaney (1915-1997), football coach for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers
Bob Gibson (1935-), Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals
Ahman Green (1977-), football player
Jeremy Horn (1975-), mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
Gregg Olson (1966-), professional baseball pitcher
Tom Osborne (1937-), former football coach for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers
James Raschke (1940-), professional wrestler
Andy Roddick (1982-), tennis star
Gale Sayers (1943-), Football Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears
"Gorgeous George" Wagner (1915–1963), professional wrestler
Joba Chamberlain (1985-) Professional baseball player for the New York Yankees
Jed Ortmeyer (1978-) Professional hockey player for the Nashville Predators
Curtis Tomasevicz (1980-), 2006 U.S. Olympic Bobsledder, former Nebraska Cornhuskers football player
Barry Alvarez (1946-), Coached the Wisconsin Badgers football team for 16 years, where he remains as the athletic director currently
Monte Kiffin (1940-), Current and longtime defensive coordinator for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lynn Madsen (1960-) DT for 1986 Houston Oilers

[edit] Other

Grace Abbott (1878–1939), social worker, child welfare reformer
Frank W. Cyr (1900–1995), educator, author, "Father of the Yellow School Bus"
Carmelita Hinton (1890–1983), progressive educator
Julius Sterling Morton (1832–1902), founder of Arbor Day
Roscoe Pound (1870–1964), botanist, lawyer law professor, theorist
Malcolm X (1925–1965), civil rights leader
Charles Starkweather (1938-1959), spree killer who murdered 11 victims and inspired numerous books and movies including The Sadist, Badlands, and Natural Born Killers
Brandon Teena (1972–1993), a female-to-male transsexual whose murder was the basis of the movie Boys Don't Cry

[edit] External links

"700 Famous Nebraskans"

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