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 of

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

Native Americans

* Crazy Horse (1838–1877), great warrior of the Oglala Lakota Sioux pre-statehood *

Chief Waukon Decorah Waukon Decorah (–1868), also known as Wakąhaga (Wau-kon-haw-kaw) or "Snake-Skin", was a prominent Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) warrior and orator during the Winnebago War of 1827 and the Black Hawk War of 1832. Although not a hereditary chief, he emer ...

(c. 1780–1868) *

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(c. 1840–1936) *

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(c. 1814–1847) ( Ho-Chunk) * Francis La Flesche (1857–1932), first Native American anthropologist, author (

Omaha people The Omaha ( Omaha-Ponca: ''Umoⁿhoⁿ'') are a federally recognized Midwestern Native American tribe who reside on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, United States. There were 5,427 enrolled members as of 2012. Th ...

) * Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865–1915), first Native American woman to earn a medical degree *

Susette LaFlesche Tibbles Susette La Flesche, later Susette LaFlesche Tibbles and also called Inshata Theumba, meaning "Bright Eyes" (1854–1903), was a well-known Native American writer, lecturer, interpreter, and artist of the Omaha tribe in Nebraska. La Flesche was ...

(1854–1903), writer and translator *

Little Hawk Little Hawk ( Lakota: Čhetáŋ Čík’ala) (1836–1900) was an Oglala Lakota war chief and a half-brother of Worm, father of Crazy Horse ( Lakota: Tashunka-witko).... Family Little Hawk was born about 1836. His father was the holy man vari ...

(1836–1900) * Red Bird (c. 1788–1828), Ho-Chunk leader *

Red Cloud Red Cloud ( lkt, Maȟpíya Lúta, italic=no) (born 1822 – December 10, 1909) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota from 1868 to 1909. He was one of the most capable Native American opponents whom the United States Army faced in the western ...

(1822–1909), chief of the

Oglala Sioux The Oglala (pronounced , meaning "to scatter one's own" in Lakota language) are one of the seven subtribes of the Lakota people who, along with the Dakota, make up the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). A majority of the Oglala live o ...

* 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;http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0600/frameset_reset.html?http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0600/stories/0601_0100.html in this trial the state was led to recognize that Native Americans are human beings *

John Trudell John Trudell (February 15, 1946December 8, 2015) was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as ''Radi ...

(1946–2015),

civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life o ...

activist, 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 presidential portrait (cropped)

* Frank Aloysius Barrett (1892–1962), Congressman, Wyoming, 1943–1950; Governor of Wyoming, 1951–1953; Senator of Wyoming, 1953–1959 *

Herbert Brownell Jr. Herbert Brownell Jr. (February 20, 1904 – May 1, 1996) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. From 1953 to 1957, he served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Early life Brow ...

(1904–1996),

United States Attorney General The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the p ...

in President Eisenhower's cabinet, 1952–1957 *

William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President ...

(1860–1925),

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;

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; Democratic Party nominee for President in 1896, 1900, and 1908; prosecuting attorney in Scopes Trial *

Hugh A. Butler Hugh Alfred Butler (February 28, 1878July 1, 1954) was an American United States Republican Party, Republican politician from Nebraska Life and career Hugh Butler was born on a farm near Missouri Valley, Iowa on February 28, 1878. He graduated ...

(1878–1954), U.S. Senator * James Vincenzo Capone (1892–1952), federal

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agent; oldest brother of gangster Al Capone; changed name to Richard James Hart *

Ernie Chambers Ernest William Chambers (born July 10, 1937) is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2021. He could not run in 2 ...

(born 1937 in Omaha), Nebraska State Senator;

Nebraska State Legislature The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the sm ...

; civil rights activist * Dick Cheney (born 1941), former U.S. Secretary of Defense under

George HW Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

, and 46th Vice President of the United States under

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George E. Cryer George Edward Cryer (May 13, 1875 – May 24, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, Cryer served as the 32nd Mayor of Los Angeles from 1921 to 1929, a period of rapid growth in the city's population. During his administ ...

(1875–1961), 32nd Mayor of Los Angeles, 1921–1929 *

Glenn Cunningham Glenn Cunningham may refer to: * Glenn Cunningham (athlete) (1909–1988), American runner, Olympic Games medalist *Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska politician) (1912–2003), American politician, mayor of Omaha, and congressman for Nebraska *Glenn Cunni ...

(1912–2003), U.S. Representative and

mayor of Omaha This is a list of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. List of mayors See also * Government of Omaha * History of Omaha References {{Omaha Omaha * Mayors In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municip ...

* Carl Curtis (1905–2000), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator *

Samuel Gordon Daily Samuel Gordon Daily (1823 – August 15, 1866) was an American politician from the Nebraska Territory. He was born in Trimble County, Kentucky. Daily moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Indiana in 1824, where he attended the common sch ...

(1823–1866), U.S. Representative for three terms * Robert Vernon Denney (1916–1981), U.S. Representative and

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judge *

Jane English Jane English (born 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a philosopher, physicist, photographer, journalist and translator. Biography English received her B.A. in Physics from Mount Holyoke College in 1964 and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin ...

(born 1940), Republican member of the

Arkansas State Senate The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have ...

* J. James Exon (1921–2005),

Governor of Nebraska The governor of Nebraska is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Constitution of Nebraska. The officeholder is elected to a four-year term, with elections held two years after presidential e ...

and U.S. Senator * Gerald Ford (1913–2006), 38th President of the United States (born in Omaha, raised in

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) *

Dwight Griswold Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893April 12, 1954) was an American publisher and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947, and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his ...

(1893–1954), Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Senator *

Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( born October 4, 1946)Robert Dinsmore Harrison Robert Dinsmore Harrison (January 26, 1897 – June 11, 1977) was a Nebraska Republican politician. Born on a farm near Panama, Nebraska on January 26, 1897, he graduated from Nebraska State Teachers College, now known as Peru State College in ...

(1897–1977), U.S. Representative *

Edgar Howard Edgar Howard (September 16, 1858 – July 19, 1951) was a Nebraska editor and Democratic politician. He was the 15th lieutenant governor of Nebraska and served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education ...

(1858–1951), private secretary to

;

Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska The lieutenant governor of Nebraska is the highest-ranking executive official in the State of Nebraska after the governor. According to the Nebraska State Constitution, in the event a governor dies, becomes permanently incapacitated, resigns, or ...

; U.S. Representative * Megan Hunt (born 1986), Nebraska state legislator and first openly LGBT person elected to state legislature *

Bob Kerrey Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietna ...

(born 1943), Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Senator *

Julius Sterling Morton Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) was a Nebraska newspaper editor and politician who served as President Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture. He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat, taking a conservative position on ...

(1832–1902),

United States Secretary of Agriculture The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments. The department includes several organi ...

; founder of

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Kay A. Orr Kay Avonne Orr (née Stark; January 2, 1939) is an American politician who served as the 36th governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, she was the state's first and to date only female governor. Early life and e ...

(born 1939), first

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woman governor (Nebraska) in United States history (1987–1991) *

Pete Peterson Douglas Brian "Pete" Peterson (born June 26, 1935) is an American politician and diplomat. He served as a United States Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War and spent over six years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese army after his plane w ...

(born 1935), U.S. Representative for Florida, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam *

Peter George Peterson Peter George Peterson (June 5, 1926 – March 20, 2018) was an American investment banker who served as United States Secretary of Commerce from February 29, 1972, to February 1, 1973, under the Richard Nixon administration. Before serving as Sec ...

(1926–2018),

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under

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

; Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations *

Donald Pike Donald Wayne Pike (June 9, 1924 – June 9, 2008) was a lawyer who was appointed as a Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner, seated on the bench in 1973 until the mid-1990s. Pike is best known for graduating from law school and becomin ...

(1925–2008), Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner *

Leo Ryan Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassina ...

(1925–1978), U.S. Representative (Democrat–California; born in

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincol ...

) *

Ted Sorensen Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (May 8, 1928 – October 31, 2010) was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. He was a speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, as well as one of his closest advisers. President Kennedy once called hi ...

(1928–2010), speechwriter and special counsel to President

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

* Charles Thone (1924–2018), Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Representative * Kenneth S. Wherry (1892–1951), U.S. Senator

Military

Buffalo Bill Cody William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in ...

(1845–1917), iconic western figure; lived in Nebraska (born in Iowa Territory) while working as a scout for the 5th 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 The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enr ...

), claiming it a revenge for Custer; took up residence in Scout's Rest Ranch in 1886 *

Alfred Gruenther General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (March 3, 1899 – May 30, 1983) was a senior United States Army officer, Red Cross president, and bridge player. After being commissioned towards the end of World War I, he served in the army throughout t ...

(1899–1983), youngest

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in United States history;

Supreme Allied Commander Europe The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is the commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations (ACO) and head of ACO's headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). The commander is ...

Galen B. Jackman Galen Bruce Jackman (born 1951) is a retired United States Army Major general (United States), Major General. His last assignment in the Army was serving in the Pentagon as the Army's Chief Legislative Liaison. The Office of the Chief Legislativ ...

(born 1951),

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major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

(retired); Nancy Reagan's escort throughout the

death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan On June 5, 2004, Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died after having Alzheimer's disease for nearly a decade. Reagan was the first former U.S. president to die in 10 years since Richard Nixon in 1994. At the age of , Rea ...

; first commanding general of the

Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR) is directly responsible for the homeland security and defense of the Washington D.C. area as well as surrounding counties in Virginia and Maryland. Primarily made up of joint military un ...

(born 1943),

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

, LT(JG); commanded a

Navy SEAL The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting s ...

team in Vietnam;

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...

recipient * Francis P. Matthews (1887–1952), 49th

United States Secretary of the Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the se ...

during the administration of President

Harry Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...

Butler B. Miltonberger Butler Buchanan Miltonberger (August 31, 1897 – March 23, 1977) was a United States Army major general who served as the first post-World War II Chief of the National Guard Bureau from 1946 to 1947. Early years Butler Buchanan Miltonberge ...

(1897–1977), commanded the 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division during World War II *

Jarvis Offutt First Lieutenant Jarvis Jenness Offutt (October 26, 1894 – August 13, 1918) was an American aviator from Omaha, Nebraska, who died in World War I. Offutt Air Force Base is named in his honor. Early life Born and raised in Omaha, Offutt was ...

(1894–1918), World War I aviator, namesake of Offutt Air Force Base *

Forrest S. Petersen Forrest Silas Petersen (May 16, 1922 – December 8, 1990), ( VADM, USN), was a United States Navy aviator and test pilot. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air For ...

(1922–1990), Navy and

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

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, head of Naval Air Systems Command * James G. Roudebush (born c. 1949),

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and

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, current Surgeon General of the United States Air Force *

Albert Coady Wedemeyer General Albert Coady Wedemeyer (July 9, 1896 – December 17, 1989) was a United States Army commander who served in Asia during World War II from October 1943 to the end of the war. Previously, he was an important member of the War Planning Board ...

(1897–1989), military planner and

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Entertainment

Film and theater

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(1913–1996), actor, ''

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'', ''

The Verdict ''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, an ...

'' *

Adele Astaire Adele Astaire Douglass (born Adele Marie Austerlitz, later known as Lady Charles Cavendish; September 10, 1896 – January 25, 1981), was an American dancer, stage actress, and singer. After beginning work as a dancer and vaudeville perfor ...

(1897–1981), dancer and entertainer *

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

(1899–1987), dancer and actor, ''

The Band Wagon ''The Band Wagon'' is a 1953 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. It tells the story of an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway show will restart his career. However, ...

'', ''

Funny Face ''Funny Face'' is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Although having the same title as the 1927 Broadway musical ''Funny ...

'', ''

The Towering Inferno ''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The Towe ...

'', ''

That's Entertainment! ''That's Entertainment!'' is a 1974 American compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate the studio's 50th anniversary. The success of the retrospective prompted a 1976 sequel, the related 1985 film ''That's Dancing!'', and a ...

'' *

Pamela Austin Pamela Austin (born Pamela Joan Akert, December 20, 1941) is an American actress. Early life Austin was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She spent part of her childhood in Europe, as her father served a tour of duty with the Air Force there. Austin ...

(born 1941), actress, ''

Kissin' Cousins ''Kissin' Cousins'' (stylized onscreen as ''KISƧIN' COUSINS'') is a 1964 American musical Panavision Metrocolor comedy film directed by Gene Nelson and starring Elvis Presley. Written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Gene Nelson, the film featur ...

'' * Ray Baker (born 1948), actor, '' Silverado'', '' Total Recall'' * Andrew Rannells (born 1978), actor, ''

The Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which, according to Latter Day Saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from 600 BC to AD 421 and during an interlude dat ...

'' * John Beasley (born 1943), actor, ''

Everwood ''Everwood'' (known as ''Our New Life in Everwood'' in the United Kingdom) is an American drama television series created by Greg Berlanti. Berlanti, Mickey Liddell, Rina Mimoun, Andrew A. Ackerman and Michael Green served as executive produce ...

'' *

Michael Biehn Michael Connell Biehn ( ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in '' The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in ''Aliens'' (1986), and ...

(born 1956), actor, '' The Terminator'', '' Tombstone'' * Moon Bloodgood (born 1975), actress, ''

Terminator Salvation ''Terminator Salvation'' is a 2009 American military science fiction action film directed by McG and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. It is the fourth installment of the ''Terminator'' franchise and serves as a sequel to '' Termi ...

'', '' Falling Skies'' * Ward Bond (1903–1960), actor, ''

The Searchers ''The Searchers'' is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John W ...

'', ''

The Quiet Man ''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 ''Saturday Ev ...

'', '' Rio Bravo'' * Marlon Brando (1924–2004),

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-winning actor, ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caa ...

'', '' On the Waterfront'', ''

Last Tango in Paris ''Last Tango in Paris'' ( it, Ultimo tango a Parigi; french: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud, and portrays a recently wi ...

'', ''

Apocalypse Now ''Apocalypse Now'' is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius and Michael Herr, is loosely based on the 1899 novella '' Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph ...

'' *

Montgomery Clift Edward Montgomery Clift (; October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to ''The New York Times''. He is best remembered ...

(1920–1966), 4-time Oscar-nominated actor, ''

From Here to Eternity ''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American drama romance war film directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. A ...

'', '' The Misfits'', '' Red River'', ''

Judgment at Nuremberg ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' is a 1961 American epic courtroom drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene D ...

'' * James Coburn (1928–2002), Academy Award-winning actor, ''

Our Man Flint ''Our Man Flint'' is a 1966 American spy-fi comedy film that parodies the ''James Bond'' film series. The film was directed by Daniel Mann, written by Hal Fimberg and Ben Starr (from a story by Hal Fimberg), and starred James Coburn as maste ...

'', ''

The Magnificent Seven ''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film ''Seven Samurai'' (itself initially relea ...

'', '' The Great Escape'', '' Affliction'' * James M. Connor (born 1960), actor *

Sandy Dennis Sandra Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American actress. She made her film debut in the drama ''Splendor in the Grass'' (1961). For her performance in the comedy-drama film ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1966), she rec ...

(1937–1992), Academy Award-winning actress, ''

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive ...

'', '' Sweet November'', '' The Out-of-Towners'' *

Adam Devine Adam Patrick Devine (born November 7, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the stars and co-creators of the Comedy Central comedy television series ''Workaholics'' and '' Adam Devine's House Par ...

(born 1983), actor and comedian * David Doyle (1929–1997), actor, '' Charlie's Angels'' *

Mary Doyle Mary Doyle (July 21, 1931 – June 8, 1995) was an American theatre actress who also appeared on TV between 1956 and 1982. Early life and career Doyle was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the younger sister of actor David Doyle. She a ...

(1931–1995), actress *

Leslie Easterbrook Leslie Easterbrook is an American actress and producer. She played Sgt./Lt./Capt. Debbie Callahan in the '' Police Academy'' films and Rhonda Lee on the television series '' Laverne & Shirley''. Early life Easterbrook was adopted when she was n ...

(born 1949), actress, ''Police Academy'' films *

Henry Fonda Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor. He had a career that spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. He cultivated an everyman screen image in several films considered to be classics. Born and ra ...

(1905–1982), Academy Award-winning actor, '' Mister Roberts'', '' 12 Angry Men'', ''

The Grapes of Wrath ''The Grapes of Wrath'' is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Priz ...

'', '' On Golden Pond'' *

Hoot Gibson Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned ...

(1892–1962), actor and rodeo cowboy *

Coleen Gray Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in the films '' Nightmare Alley'' (1947), '' Red River'' (1948), and Stanley Kubrick's '' The Killing'' ...

(1922–2015), actress, '' Kiss of Death'', '' Red River'' *

Leland Hayward Leland Hayward (September 13, 1902 – March 18, 1971) was a Hollywood and Broadway agent and theatrical producer. He produced the original Broadway stage productions of Rodgers and Hammerstein's '' South Pacific'' and ''The Sound of Music''. ...

(1902–1971), Hollywood and Broadway agent and producer *

Jean Heather Jean Heather (February 21, 1921 – October 29, 1995 ) was an American actress who appeared in eight feature films during the 1940s. Early years Heather was the only child of Dewey and Florence Heatherington. She was born in Omaha. After ...

(1921–1995), actress, '' Double Indemnity'' *

Hallee Hirsh Hallee Leah Hirsh (born 1987/1988) is an American actress perhaps best known for her roles as Mattie Grace Johnson on '' JAG'', Daley in the children's series '' Flight 29 Down'', and as the adolescent and young adult Rachel Greene on '' ER''. ...

(born 1987), actress, ''

Flight 29 Down ''Flight 29 Down'' is an American adventure comedy-drama television series about a group of teenagers who are stranded on an island. It was produced by Discovery Kids. The show was created by Stan Rogow (''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Darcy's Wild Life'') ...

'', '' JAG'', '' ER'' *

Virginia Huston Virginia Huston (April 24, 1925 – February 28, 1981) was an American actress. Early years Huston was born in Wisner, Nebraska, the daughter of Marcus and Mary Agnes Houston, and she had two brothers. Once she began her acting career, she cha ...

(1925–1981), actress, ''

Out of the Past ''Out of the Past'' (billed in the United Kingdom as ''Build My Gallows High'') is a 1947 film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring (using the pse ...

'' * Bill Lee, overdub singer whose voice was used instead of

Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, inc ...

's in the film version of ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...

'' *

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film c ...

(1893–1971), silent film actor and comedian *

Danny Lockin Daniel Joseph Lockin (July 13, 1943 – August 21, 1977) was an American actor and dancer who appeared on stage, television, and film. He was best known for his portrayal of the character Barnaby Tucker in the 1969 film '' Hello, Dolly!''. I ...

(1943–1970), actor and dancer, '' Hello, Dolly!'' *

Pierce Lyden Pierce W. Lyden (January 8, 1908 – October 10, 1998) was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns. Early life Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth, Nebraska on January 8, 1908. The son of a hor ...

(1908–1998), actor *

Gordon MacRae Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer and radio/television host who appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals ''Oklahoma!'' (1955) and '' Carousel'' (1956) and who p ...

(1921–1986), actor and singer, ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tell ...

'', '' Carousel'' *

Dorothy McGuire Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actre ...

(1916–2001), Oscar-nominated actress, ''

Gentleman's Agreement A gentlemen's agreement, or gentleman's agreement, is an informal and legally non-binding agreement between two or more parties. It is typically oral, but it may be written or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or th ...

'', '' Friendly Persuasion'', ''

Old Yeller ''Old Yeller'' is a 1956 children's literature, children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger. It received a Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor in 1957. The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of t ...

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Hilary Swank at 28th Tokyo International Film Festival

Fred Niblo Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Biography He was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in Yo ...

(1874–1948), actor, director, and producer *

Nick Nolte Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film ''The Prince of Tides''. He received ...

(born 1941), Oscar-nominated actor and producer, '' 48 Hrs.'', ''

The Prince of Tides ''The Prince of Tides'' is a 1991 American romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Barbra Streisand, from a screenplay written by Pat Conroy and Becky Johnston, based on Conroy's 1986 novel ''The Prince of Tides''. It stars Streisand a ...

'', '' Cape Fear'' * Alexander Payne (born 1961), Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter, ''

'', ''

The Descendants ''The Descendants'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney in the mai ...

'', ''

Sideways ''Sideways'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, ''Sideways'' follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymo ...

'' *

Lenka Peterson Lenka Peterson (born Betty Ann Isacson; October 16, 1925 – September 24, 2021) was an American theater, film, and television actress. Early years Peterson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Lenke (née Leinweber), a lab technician, an ...

(1925–2021), actress *

Anne Ramsey Angelina Anne Ramsey-Mobley (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American actress. She is best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in ''The Goonies'' (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), the latter of wh ...

(1929–1988), Oscar-nominated actress *

Thurl Ravenscroft Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (; February 6, 1914May 22, 2005) was an American actor and bass singer. He was known as one of the booming voices behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also ...

(1914–2005), voice actor and singer *

Hilary Swank Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress and film producer. She first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series '' Camp Wilder'' and made her film debut with a minor role in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992 ...

(born 1974), two-time Academy Award-winning actress, '' Boys Don't Cry'', '' Million Dollar Baby'' (born in Lincoln) *

Inga Swenson Inga Swenson (born December 29, 1932) is an American actress and singer. She appeared in multiple Broadway productions and received two Tony nominations. She also spent seven years portraying Gretchen Kraus in the ABC comedy series '' Benson''. ...

(born 1932), actress, '' Benson'', ''

Advise and Consent Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts. It describes either of two situations: where a weak executive branch of a government enacts something previ ...

'' * Robert Taylor (1911–1969), actor, '' Ivanhoe'', '' Quo Vadis'', '' Camille'' *

(1946–2015), actor and documentary subject *

Gabrielle Union Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade ( Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television sitcoms, prior to landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films ''She's All That' ...

(born 1973), actress, ''

Bring It On Bring It On may refer to: Books * ''Bring It On'' (book), by Pat Robertson * ''Bring It On!'' (manhwa), a romance manhwa by Baek Hye-Kyung Film and stage * ''Bring It On'' (film series), an American series of teen comedy cheerleading films capit ...

'', ''

Bad Boys II ''Bad Boys II'' is a 2003 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The sequel to the 1995 film '' Bad Boys'' and the second film in the ''Bad Bo ...

'' (born in Omaha) * Red Wing (1884–1974), actress *

Irene Worth Irene Worth, CBE (June 23, 1916March 10, 2002) was an American stage and screen actress who became one of the leading stars of the British and American theatre. She pronounced her given name with three syllables: "I-REE-nee". Worth made her Br ...

(1916–2002),

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

-winning actress, ''

Nicholas and Alexandra ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' is a 1971 British epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay written by James Goldman and Edward Bond, based on Robert K. Massie's 1967 book of the same name, which is a partia ...

'', ''

Lost in Yonkers ''Lost in Yonkers'' is a play by Neil Simon. The play won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Production The play premiered at The Center for the Performing Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on December 31, 1990, then moved to Broadway the ...

'', '' Deathtrap'' *

Darryl F. Zanuck Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of ...

(1902–1979), Hollywood studio mogul, producer and director

Comedians and humorists

James Adomian James Adomian (born January 31, 1980) is an Armenian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist. He is best known for his work on ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', ''Chapo Trap House'', ''Last Comic Standing'', ''The Late Late Show with Craig Fe ...

(born 1980), actor and stand-up comedian * Johnny Carson (1925–2005), comedian *

Ryan Cownie Ryan Patrick Cownie is an American stand-up comedian originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. His album ''I Can't Die'', which includes a theme song by Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe, was released by Dan Schlissel's Stand Up! Records in 2019. Comedy ...

, stand-up comedian *

Adam DeVine Adam Patrick Devine (born November 7, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the stars and co-creators of the Comedy Central comedy television series ''Workaholics'' and '' Adam Devine's House Par ...

(born 1983), actor, comedian, writer, ''

Workaholics ''Workaholics'' is an American sitcom created and predominantly written by Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck, all of whom star in the series. ''Workaholics'' originally ran on Comedy Central from April 6, 2011, to Ma ...

'' * Godfrey (born 1969), comedian and actor *

Larry the Cable Guy Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), known professionally by his persona Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, country music artist, and former radio personality. He was one of the members of the ...

(born 1963), comedian * Skip Stephenson (1940–1992), comedian and actor *

Roger Welsch Roger Lee Welsch (November 6, 1936 – September 30, 2022) was an American news reporter who was a senior correspondent on the '' CBS News Sunday Morning'' program, and was featured in a segment called "Postcards from Nebraska." An author, humor ...

(born 1936), author, humorist, and folklorist *

Bob Wiltfong Robert "Bob" Wiltfong (born November 26, 1969) is an American actor and comedian best known for his work as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show'' on Comedy Central, as well as appearances on ''Chappelle's Show'' and ''Late Night with Conan O'Brie ...

(born 1969), comedian and actor, ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

Television and radio

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Justin Bruening Justin Bruening (born September 24, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model. He was originally discovered at McDonald's in Escondido, California, by Sue Nessel, a scout for Scott Copeland. Within a week, he was shooting photos with Br ...

(born 1979), actor, '' All My Children'', ''

Knight Rider ''Knight Rider'' is an American entertainment franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The core of ''Knight Rider'' is its three television series: the original ''Knight Rider'' (1982–1986) and sequel series '' Team Knight Rider'' (1997–1998) ...

'' * Dick Cavett (born 1936), television talk show host *

Abbie Cobb Abbie Cobb is an American actress and author. She is known for her recurring roles as Emily Bradford on '' 90210'' and as Kimantha on ''Suburgatory''. Life and career Abbie Cobb was born in Papillion, Nebraska. She became interested in acting af ...

, actress, ''

Suburgatory ''Suburgatory'' is an American television sitcom created by Emily Kapnek that aired on ABC from September 28, 2011, to May 14, 2014. The series originally aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30/7:30 Central following '' The Middle''. The title is ...

'' *

Christopher B. Duncan Christopher B. Duncan (born December 4, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his television series regular roles like Braxton P. Hartnabrig on ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', President William Johnson in ''The First Family (TV series), The First ...

(born 1964), actor, ''

The Jamie Foxx Show ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from August 28, 1996, to January 14, 2001. The series stars Jamie Foxx, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan, Ellia English, and Garrett Morris. Although the show was not ...

'', ''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. Pr ...

'', ''

Aliens in America ''Aliens in America'' is an American teen sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW for one season from October 1, 2007, to May 18, 2008. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim ...

'' * Jim Fitzpatrick (born 1959), actor, '' All My Children'' *

Bryan Greenberg Bryan Greenberg (born May 24, 1978) is an American actor and singer, known for his starring role as Ben Epstein in the HBO original series ''How to Make It in America'' as well as a recurring role as Jake Jagielski in the WB series '' One Tree ...

(born 1978), actor, musician, ''

One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to: * "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak * ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song ** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...

'', '' October Road'', ''

How to Make It in America ''How to Make It in America'' is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on HBO from February 14, 2010, to November 20, 2011. The series follows the lives of Ben Epstein ( Bryan Greenberg) and his friend Cam Calderon ( Victor Rasuk) a ...

'' * Randy J. Goodwin (born 1967), actor and director, ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, ...

'', '' Girlfriends'', ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into s ...

'' *

Marg Helgenberger Mary Marg Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s and first came to attention for playing the role of Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' from 1982 to 1986. She is ...

(born 1958), actress, '' CSI'' *

Brad William Henke Brad William Henke (April 10, 1966 – November 29, 2022) was an American actor and National Football League and Arena Football League player. He was best known for his role as Corrections Officer Desi Piscatella on ''Orange Is the New Black'', f ...

(born 1971), actor, '' October Road'', ''

Nikki Nikki may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Nikki (Barbie), a fashion doll in the Barbie toy line * Nikki (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Nikki and Paulo, from the TV series ''Lost'' * Nikki, the mascot of Swapnote * N ...

'', '' Lost'' *

Vivi Janiss Vivi may refer to: People * Vivi Bach (1939–2013), Danish actress and singer * Vivi Fernandez (born 1977), Brazilian model * Vivi Flindt (born 1943), Danish ballerina * Vivi Friedman (1967–2012), Finnish film director * Vivi Gioi (1917–1975 ...

(1911–1988), theatre, film, and television actress *

David Janssen David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer) (March 27, 1931February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television series '' The Fugitive'' (1963–1967). Janssen also ...

(1931–1980), actor, '' The Fugitive'' *

Floyd Kalber Floyd Kalber (December 23, 1924 – May 13, 2004) was an American television journalist and anchorman, nicknamed "The Big Tuna." Life and career Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent two years in the army during World War II and began his television ...

(1924–2004), television journalist and

anchorman A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet ...

Jay Karnes Jay Karnes (born June 27, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his role as LAPD detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on the FX television series ''The Shield'', Agent Josh Kohn on ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008) and Craig on '' The Crossing'' ( ...

(born 1963), actor, Det. "Dutch" Wagenbach on ''

The Shield ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt pol ...

'' *

Emily Kinney Emily Rebecca Kinney is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her role as Beth Greene on AMC's horror drama television series '' The Walking Dead'' (2011–2015, 2018). Kinney has also appeared on several other televisi ...

(born 1985), actress, singer, '' The Walking Dead'' *

Swoosie Kurtz Swoosie Kurtz ( ; born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards. Kurtz made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of '' Ah, Wilderness''. She has received five Tony Award nominations ...

(born 1944), actress, ''

Sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares one or more parents with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to ...

'', ''

Mike & Molly ''Mike & Molly'' is an American television sitcom created by Mark Roberts on CBS. It premiered on September 20, 2010, and aired 127 episodes over six seasons. The series stars Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy as the eponymous Mike and Molly ...

'' * Irish McCalla (1928–2002), actress, ''

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, is a fictional American comic book jungle girl heroine, originally published primarily by Fiction House during the Golden Age of Comic Books. She was the first female comic book character with her own title, with he ...

'' *

Holt McCallany Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for portraying FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on the series '' Mindhunter'' (2017–2019) and has had leading and supporting roles in various television ...

(born 1964), actor, '' Lights Out'', '' Freedom'', '' CSI: Miami'' *

Scott Porter Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskat ...

(born 1979), actor, '' Friday Night Lights'', ''

The Good Wife ''The Good Wife'' is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney, who returns to her career in l ...

'' *

Lindsey Shaw Lindsey Shaw (born May 10, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for playing Jennifer "Moze" Mosely on the Nickelodeon series ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide''. She also co-starred in the 2007 CW sitcom ''Aliens in America'', a ...

(born 1989), child actor for ''

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' (sometimes shortened to ''Ned's Declassified'') is an American live action sitcom on Nickelodeon that debuted on the Nickelodeon Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The serie ...

'' (born in

) *

Julie Sommars Julie Sergie Sommars is an American actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her role in '' The Governor & J.J.'' in 1970, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting ...

(born 1942), actress, '' Matlock'' *

Rebecca Staab Rebecca Ann Staab is an American actress. Early life Staab won the Miss Nebraska USA title and competed in the Miss USA 1980 pageant that year, where she placed in the Top 12. Acting career Before becoming an actress, Staab was a model fo ...

(born 1961), actress, former beauty queen, ''

Live Shot In broadcast engineering, a remote broadcast (usually just called a remote or a live remote, or in news parlance, a live shot) is broadcasting done from a location away from a formal television studio and is considered an electronic field produc ...

'' *

Janine Turner Janine Turner (born Janine Loraine Gauntt; December 6, 1962) is an American actress best known for her roles as Maggie O'Connell in the television series ''Northern Exposure'', as Jessie Deighan in the feature film ''Cliffhanger'', and as Katie ...

(born 1962), actress and author, '' Northern Exposure'' (born in Lincoln, raised in

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

) *

Lucky Vanous Lucky Joseph Vanous (born 11 April 1961) is an American Model (person), model and actor. He became nationally known in 1994 after appearing in Diet Coke Break, a series of commercials for Diet Coke.Karen S. Peterson (October 27, 1994). Women ref ...

(born 1961), model, actor, '' Pacific Palisades'' * Kim Winona (1930–1978), actress, ''

Brave Eagle ''Brave Eagle'' is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a pe ...

'' *

David Yost David Harold Yost (; born January 7, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for portraying Billy Cranston in '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'', ''Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers'' ...

(born 1969), actor and producer, ''

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...

'' *

Paula Zahn Paula Ann Zahn (; born February 24, 1956) is an American journalist and newscaster who has been an anchor at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN. She currently produces and hosts the true crime documentary series '' On the Case with Paula Zahn' ...

(born 1956), television journalist

Music

* Kianna Alarid (born 1978), lead singer for band

Tilly and the Wall Tilly and the Wall was an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children's book called ''Tillie and the Wall'', written by Leo Lionni. They are particularly noted for having a tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall, provide pe ...

Roni Benise Roni Benisek, best known as Benise, is an American guitarist who describes his style as "Spanish guitar" or "nouveau flamenco." After growing up in Ravenna, Nebraska, Benise moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue rock stardom. After hear ...

flamenco Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and ...

guitarist *

Chip Davis Louis F. "Chip" Davis Jr. (born September 5, 1947 in Hamler, Ohio) is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller. Davis composed the music for several C. W. McCall albums, including the hit 1975 song "Convoy". He has also wri ...

(born 1947), singer-songwriter, founder of

Mannheim Steamroller Mannheim Steamroller is an American neoclassical new-age music ensemble founded and directed by percussionist/composer Chip Davis in 1974. The group is known primarily for its '' Fresh Aire'' series of albums, which blend classical music with ...

, and president and CEO of

American Gramaphone American Gramaphone is an American record company based in Omaha, Nebraska. It is best known for releasing Chip Davis' new age solo and Mannheim Steamroller albums. History American Gramaphone was formed in 1974 by Chip Davis. American Gra ...

Ruth Etting Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singer and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. Known as "America's sweetheart of song", her signature tunes ...

(1896–1976), singer *

Rick Evans Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

, member of rock duo

Zager and Evans Zager may refer to: * Bruce B. Zager (born 1952), American justice of the Iowa Supreme Court * Michael Zager (born 1943), American record producer *Zager, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran See also * Bert Zagers Bert Aldon Zagers (Janua ...

, made famous by song "

In the Year 2525 "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of Zager and Evans. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for six weeks commencing July 12, 1969. It peaked at number one in the UK Singles Cha ...

" in 1969 *

Todd Fink Todd Fink (born Todd Baechle – pronounced "BECK-lee" – on March 3, 1974, in Omaha, Nebraska) is the lead singer of the band The Faint. He attended Omaha's Westside High School. Career Fink was also one of four members of the band Command ...

(born 1974), member of the band

The Faint The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...

Jack Gilinsky Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

(born 1996), musician, rap artist, 1 out of 2 in the rap duo

Jack & Jack Jack & Jack are an American pop-rap duo from Omaha, Nebraska, consisting of Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky, based in Los Angeles, California. After success via the social media app Vine, the duo turned to careers as musicians. Their 2014 single " ...

with best friend since kindergarten, Jack Johnson, their song, "Like That" went viral currently with over 24 million views on YouTube. *

Howard Hanson Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981)''The New York Times'' – Obituaries. Harold C. Schonberg. February 28, 1981 p. 1011/ref> was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American class ...

(1896–1981), composer and conductor * Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris (1915–1969),

rhythm and blues Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly ...

singer *

Neal Hefti Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for '' The Odd Couple'' movie and TV series and for the ''Batman'' TV series. He began arranging professionally in his ...

(1922–2008),

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

trumpeter and composer * Amy Heidemann, member of the band

Karmin Karmin was an American pop duo consisting of Amy Renee Noonan and Nick Noonan. Starting as a novelty act that released covers on YouTube, they signed in 2011 with Epic Records. In May 2012, Karmin released their debut EP ''Hello'', which sp ...

, graduated from Seward High School in Seward, Nebraska *

Nick Hexum Nicholas Lofton Hexum (born April 12, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the multi-platinum alternative rock band 311 and The Nick Hexum Quintet. Early life Born in Madison, Wisconsin, to ...

, member of band 311 *

Neely Jenkins Neely Jo Jenkins (born June 21, 1974) is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska best known for being a singer in the band Tilly and the Wall. She was also a member of the band Park Ave. with Tilly and the Wall bandmate Jamie Pressnall, (then Jamie William ...

(born 1974), member of band

* Tim Kasher (born 1976), singer *

Matty Lewis Matty Lewis is an American musician, primarily known for his work as the rhythm guitarist and vocalist of punk rock band Zebrahead from 2005 to 2021. Jank 1000 Jank 1000 was a suburban pop punk band originally formed in late 1998, in the suburb ...

(born 1975), singer, guitarist * Randy Meisner (born 1946), singer-songwriter, bassist former member of the

Eagles Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, jus ...

and

Poco Poco was an American country rock band originally formed in 1968 after the demise of Buffalo Springfield. Guitarists Richie Furay and Jim Messina, former members of Buffalo Springfield, were joined by multi-instrumentalist Rusty Young, bassis ...

Conor Oberst Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, the Faint (previously named Norman Bailer), Commander V ...

(born 1980), singer-songwriter with Bright Eyes *

Bryan Olesen Bryan Olesen is a Christian rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Bryan David Olesen was born on November 1, 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut, to parents John and Norine Olesen. He married Jennifer Hines on August 23, 1997 and has three chi ...

(born 1973), singer, guitarist of

VOTA VOTA (formerly known as Casting Pearls) is a Christian rock band from Lincoln, Nebraska, featuring Bryan Olesen, a former guitarist with Christian rock band Newsboys. Several of the band's songs have been featured on rotation with national radio ...

, former member of

Newsboys Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, the band has released 17 studio albums, 6 of which ...

* Jamie Pressnall (born 1976), member of band

Paul Revere Paul Revere (; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.)May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, Sons of Liberty member, and Patriot and Founding Father. He is best known for his midnight ride to a ...

(born 1938), born in Harvard, Clay County; musician, teen idol, founder Paul Revere and the Raiders *

Ann Ronell Ann Ronell (née Rosenblatt; December 25, 1905 — December 25, 1993) was an American composer and lyricist. She was best known for the standards " Willow Weep for Me" (1932) and " Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (1933). Early life Ronell was b ...

(1906/1908–1993), jazz composer and lyricist *

Josh Rouse Josh Rouse (born March 9, 1972) is an American folk/roots pop singer-songwriter. Originally from Nebraska, Rouse began his recording career in Nashville in 1998 and later relocated to Spain. In 2014, Rouse won a Spanish Goya Film Award in the ...

(born 1972), singer-songwriter * Jason Shaw (born 1975), fiddle player * Elliott Smith (1969–2003), singer-songwriter *

Ryland Steen Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Orange County, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album ''Turn the Radio Off''. Soon af ...

(born 1980),

Reel Big Fish Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Orange County, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album ''Turn the Radio Off''. Soon af ...

drummer *

Matthew Sweet Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is an American alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician who was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 1990 ...

(born 1964), rock musician *

(1946–2015), poet, performer, musician, leader AKA Graffiti Band * James Valentine (born 1978), Maroon 5 guitarist * Paul Williams (born 1940), singer-songwriter * Roger Williams (1924–2011), pianist * Denny Zager, member of rock duo

, made famous by song "

" in 1969

Other

David Phelps Abbott David Phelps Abbott (September 22, 1863 – June 12, 1934) was an American magician, author and inventor known for creating effects such as the floating ball, as well as for his publications exposing mediums. Biography David Abbott was born ...

(1863–1934), magician and author *

Lucas Cruikshank Lucas Alan Cruikshank (born August 29, 1993) is an American YouTuber and actor who created the character Fred Figglehorn and the associated ''Fred'' series for his channel on the video-hosting website YouTube in late 2006. These videos are cent ...

(born 1993), maker of internet videos * Ashley Graham (born 1987), model *

Jaime King Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she used the names Jamie King and James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency alread ...

(born 1979), model and actress *

Sono Osato was an American dancer and actress. Early life Osato was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She was the oldest of three children of a Japanese father (Shoji Osato, 1885–1955) and an Irish-French Canadian mother (Frances Fitzpatrick, 1897–1954).The G ...

(1919–2018), dancer *

JoJo Siwa Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa (; born May 19, 2003) is an American dancer, singer, actress and YouTuber. She is known for appearing for two seasons on '' Dance Moms'' along with her mother, Jessalynn Siwa, and for her singles " Boomerang" and "Kid ...

(born 2003), dancer and singer, ''

Dance Moms ''Dance Moms'' is an American reality television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, the show follows the training and careers of children in dance and show business under the tutelage of Abb ...

'' * Sarah Rose Summers (born 1994), model and

Miss USA 2018 Miss USA 2018 was the 67th Miss USA pageant. It was held on May 21, 2018 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey hosted for the first time, while Carson Kressley and Lu Sierra served as commenta ...

* Charles Weidman (1901–1975), dancer and choreographer

Art, literature, and journalism

Bess Streeter Aldrich Bess Streeter Aldrich ( pen name, Margaret Dean Stephens; February 17, 1881 – August 3, 1954) was an American author. Life and career Bess Genevra Streeter was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was the last of the eight children of James Wareham ...

(1881–1954), author of 200 short stories and 13 novels including ''Miss Bishop'' *

Hartley Burr Alexander Hartley Burr Alexander, PhD (1873–1939), was an American philosopher, writer, educator, scholar, poet, and iconographer. Family and early years Alexander was born in Syracuse, Nebraska, on April 9, 1873. His father, the Rev. George Sherman Alexa ...

(1873–1939), writer, educator, scholar, philosopher, poet, and

iconographer Iconology is a method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visu ...

Kurt Andersen Kurt Andersen (born August 22, 1954) is an American writer and was the host of the Peabody-winning public radio program ''Studio 360'', a production of Public Radio International, ''Slate'', and WNYC. Early life and education Andersen was bo ...

(born 1954), co-founder of ''

Spy Magazine ''Spy'' was a satirical monthly magazine published from 1986 to 1998. Based in New York City, the magazine was founded by Kurt Andersen and E. Graydon Carter, who served as its first editors, and Thomas L. Phillips Jr., its first publisher. '' ...

'' *

Gutzon Borglum John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore. He is also associated with various other public works of art across the U.S., including Stone Mountain in Geo ...

(1867–1941), painter,

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, designer and engineer of the presidential busts on

Mount Rushmore Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: ''Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe'', or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakot ...

Solon Borglum Solon Hannibal de la Mothe Borglum (December 22, 1868 – January 31, 1922) was an American sculptor. He is most noted for his depiction of frontier life, and especially his experience with cowboys and native Americans. He was awarded the Croix ...

(1869–1922), sculptor, younger brother of Gutzon Borglum * Jennine Capó Crucet (born 1981), novelist, short story writer, essayist, professor, and cultural critic *

Willa Cather Willa Sibert Cather (; born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including '' O Pioneers!'', '' The Song of the Lark'', and '' My Ántonia''. In 192 ...

(1873–1947), author * Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), detective fiction author, ''

The Big Sleep ''The Big Sleep'' (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angel ...

'' (raised in Plattsmouth) * Earle D. Chesney (1900–1966), cartoonist * Mamie Claflin (1867-1929), newspaper editor and publisher *

Ana Marie Cox Ana Marie Cox (born September 23, 1972) is an American author, blogger, political columnist, and critic. The founding editor of the political blog '' Wonkette'', she was also the Senior Political Correspondent for MTV News, and conducted the "Ta ...

(born 1972), founder and editor of the political blog

Wonkette ''Wonkette'' is an American online magazine of topical and political gossip, established in 2004 by Gawker Media and founding editor Ana Marie Cox. The editor since 2012 is Rebecca Schoenkopf, formerly of ''OC Weekly''. ''Wonkette'' covers U.S. ...

* Angel De Cora, painter, illustrator, American Indian advocate, Carlisle Boarding School teacher (1871–1919) *

Loren Eiseley Loren Eiseley (September 3, 1907 – July 9, 1977) was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. He received many honorary degrees and was ...

(1907–1977), anthropologist, science writer, ecologist, and poet (born in

) * John Philip Falter (1910–1982), artist known for many '' Saturday Evening Post'' covers * Ernest K. Gann (1910–1991), pioneer airline pilot, aviation writer, author of '' The High and the Mighty'' *

Roxane Gay Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Gay is the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling essay collection '' Bad Feminist'' (2014), as well as the short story collection ''Ayit ...

(born 1974), feminist writer, professor, editor and commentator *

Terry Goodkind Terry Lee Goodkind (January 11, 1948September 17, 2020) was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy series ''The Sword of Truth'' as well as the contemporary suspense novel ''The Law of Nines'' (2009), which has ties to his fantasy ...

(1948–2020), best-selling fantasy author *

Robert Henri Robert Henri (; June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher. As a young man, he studied in Paris, where he identified strongly with the Impressionists, and determined to lead an even more dramatic revolt against A ...

(1865–1929), painter * M. Miriam Herrera, poet * Clifton Hillegass (1918–2001), publisher and founder of ''

CliffsNotes CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides. The guides present and create literary and other works in pamphlet form or online. Detractors of the study guides claim they let students bypass reading the assigned literature. The company clai ...

'' *

L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author, primarily of science fiction and fantasy stories, who is best known for having founded the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored '' Dianeti ...

(1911–1986), science fiction author and founder of

Scientology Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It has been variously defined as a cult, a Scientology as a business, business, or a new religious movement. The most recent ...

Lew Hunter Lewis R. Hunter (July 18, 1935 – January 6, 2023) was an American screenwriter, author and educator, and chairman Emeritus and Professor of Screenwriting at the UCLA Department of Film and Television. Over half of the Oscar winning scripts ov ...

(born 1935), screenwriter *

Weldon Kees Harry Weldon Kees (February 24, 1914 – disappeared July 18, 1955) was an American poet, painter, literary critic, novelist, playwright, jazz pianist, short story writer, and filmmaker. Despite his brief career, Kees is considered an importa ...

(1914–1955), poet, novelist, and short story writer *

Ted Kooser Theodore J. Kooser (born 25 April 1939) is an American poet. He won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 2005. He served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004 to 2006. Kooser was one of the first poets laureate selec ...

(born 1939), former Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress; former

Poet Laureate of the United States The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate—serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national cons ...

; Pulitzer Prize winner * Stephen R. Lawhead (born 1950), best-selling author of fantasy and historical fiction *

Christopher Lasch Robert Christopher Lasch (June 1, 1932 – February 14, 1994) was an American historian, moralist and social critic who was a history professor at the University of Rochester. He sought to use history to demonstrate what he saw as the pervasiven ...

(1932–1994), historian, moralist, and social critic *

Jefferson Machamer Thomas Jefferson Machamer (1900 – August 15, 1960) was an American cartoonist and illustrator known especially for his drawings of glamorous women. He also wrote and acted in a series of short comedy films in the 1930s. Career as an illustrator ...

(1900–1960), illustrator *

DeBarra Mayo DeBarra Mayo (born 1953, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American health and fitness advocate, writer and media personality. She has epilepsy, which has led her to a career involved with maintaining and enhancing health. She has written regularly on the su ...

(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 the

State Legislature in 1921 *

Tillie Olsen Tillie may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places in the United States * Tillie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Tillie, Pennsylvania, a former populated place * Tillie Creek, California People * Tillie (name), a given name and surname Animal * Tilli ...

(1912–2007), author * Rose O'Neill (1874–1944), illustrator, writer, and creator of the

Kewpie doll Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by cartoonist Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic ...

Jean Potts Jean Catherine Potts (November 17, 1910 – November 10, 1999) was an American award-winning mystery novelist. Early life Potts was born in St. Paul, Nebraska, graduated from St. Paul High School, studied at the Denver Women's College, a ...

(1910–1999), mystery writer *

Daniel Quinn Daniel Clarence Quinn (October 11, 1935 – February 17, 2018) was an American author (primarily, novelist and fabulist), cultural critic, and publisher of educational texts, best known for his novel ''Ishmael'', which won the Turner Tomorrow ...

(1935–2018), author of the

philosophical novel Philosophical fiction refers to the class of works of fiction which devote a significant portion of their content to the sort of questions normally addressed in philosophy. These might explore any facet of the human condition, including the funct ...

'' Ishmael'' and its sequels *

Edward Ruscha Edward Joseph Ruscha IV (, ''roo-SHAY''; born December 16, 1937) is an American artist associated with the pop art movement. He has worked in the media of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography and film. He is also noted for creating severa ...

(born 1937), artist * Brandon Sanderson (born 1975), best-selling science fiction and fantasy author *

Mari Sandoz Mari Susette Sandoz (May 11, 1896 – March 10, 1966) was a Nebraska novelist, biographer, lecturer, and teacher. She became one of the West's foremost writers, and wrote extensively about pioneer life and the Plains Indians.Bristow, Dav ...

(1896–1966), novelist, biographer, lecturer, and teacher; author of ''Old Jules'', ''Cheyenne Autumn'', ''Slogum House'' * Joel Sartore, '' National Geographic'' photographer and founder of the

Photo Ark ''The Photo Ark'' is a '' National Geographic'' project, led by photographer Joel Sartore, with the goal of photographing all species living in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries around the globe in order to inspire action to save wildlife. The projec ...

Dan Schlissel Dan Schlissel is an American record producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and founder of the record labels Stand Up! Records, which specializes in comedy, and -ismist Recordings, which focused on punk and alternative rock from Nebraska and nearb ...

, record producer and label founder ( Stand Up! Records,

-ismist Recordings -ismist Recordings was a Lincoln, Nebraska-based independent record label founded in 1992 by Dan Schlissel. Over the 1990s, -ismist released nearly 80 albums and singles by bands including Killdozer, Season to Risk, and House of Large Sizes. It ...

) *

Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He has published twenty-three novels and two non-fiction books, some of which have been ''New York Times'' bestsellers, with over 115 m ...

(born 1965), author *

Anna Louise Strong Anna Louise Strong (November 24, 1885 – March 29, 1970) was an American journalist and activist, best known for her reporting on and support for communist movements in the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.Archives West,Anna Loui ...

(1885–1970), journalist and author *

(1946–2015), author

Business

Warren Buffett at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit (cropped)

Howard F. Ahmanson Sr. Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson Sr. (1906 – June 17, 1968) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of an insurance and savings and loan association, H.F. Ahmanson & Co. He made his fortune during the Great Depressio ...

(1906–1968), financier and philanthropist * Walter Behlen (1905–1994), founder of the Behlen Manufacturing Company in

Columbus, Nebraska Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Platte County, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 22,111 at the 2010 census. It is the 10th largest city in Nebraska, with 24,028 people as of the 2020 censu ...

Warren Buffett Warren Edward Buffett ( ; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net ...

(born 1930), "Oracle of Omaha", investor; ''Forbes'' 2008 Richest Man in the World *

Richard N. Cabela Richard Neil "Dick" Cabela (October 8, 1936 – February 17, 2014) was an American entrepreneur, best known as a co-founder of Cabela's, a leading outfitter of outdoor sporting and recreational goods. He stated that his business was inspired by h ...

(1936–2014), entrepreneur, founder of

Cabela's Cabela's Inc. is an American retailer that specializes in hunting, fishing, boating, camping, shooting and other outdoor recreation merchandise. The chain is based in Sidney, Nebraska. Cabela's was founded by Richard N. Cabela in 1961. Cabela' ...

sporting goods store *

Paul Endacott Paul Endacott (July 3, 1902 – January 8, 1997) was a collegiate basketball player in the 1920s. The Lawrence, Kansas native attended the University of Kansas from 1919 to 1923. Playing under Hall of Fame coach Phog Allen, Endacott led the 192 ...

, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (University of Kansas), president of

Phillips Petroleum Company Phillips Petroleum Company was an American oil company incorporated in 1917 that expanded into petroleum refining, marketing and transportation, natural gas gathering and the chemicals sectors. It was Phillips Petroleum that first found oil in the ...

Joyce Hall Joyce Clyde Hall (August 29, 1891 – October 29, 1982), better known as J. C. Hall, was an American businessman and the founder of Hallmark Cards. Early life Joyce Clyde Hall was born on August 29, 1891, in David City, Nebraska, to Nancy "Nann ...

(1891–1982), founder of

Hallmark Cards Hallmark Cards, Inc. is a private, family-owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce Hall, Hallmark is the oldest and largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was award ...

Mary E. Smith Hayward Mary Eliza Hayward ( Smith; July 9, 1842 – February 7, 1938) was an American businesswoman, the first businesswoman of Chadron, Nebraska. For 50 years, as proprietor of the M. E. Smith & Co. Twin Stores of Chadron, she was a dry goods merc ...

(1842-1938), businesswoman; honorary president of the Nebraska Equal Suffrage Association *

Andrew Higgins Andrew Jackson Higgins (28 August 1886 – 1 August 1952) was an American businessman and boatbuilder who founded Higgins Industries, the New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans-based manufacturer of "LCVP (United States), Higgins boats" (Landing ...

(1886–1952), industrialist and

shipbuilder Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befor ...

; owner and founder of

Higgins Industries Higgins Industries was the company owned by Andrew Higgins based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Higgins Industries is most famous for the design and production of the Higgins boat, an amphibious landing craft referred to as LCVP (landi ...

; manufacturer of " Higgins boats" * Peter Kiewit (1900–1979), contractor, investor, and philanthropist *

C. Edward McVaney C. Edward McVaney (December 29, 1940 – June 4, 2020) In 1977, he was a co-founder and became the CEO of JD Edwards Corporation, a pioneering Enterprise Resource Planning company. In June 2003, JD Edwards arranged to be purchased by Peopl ...

(1940–2020), founder of

JD Edwards J.D. Edwards World Solution Company or JD Edwards, abbreviated JDE, was an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company, whose namesake ERP system is still sold under ownership by Oracle Corporation. JDE's products included World for IB ...

* William Norris (1911–2006), pioneering CEO of Control Data Corporation * Edwin Perkins (1889–1961), inventor of

Kool-Aid Kool-Aid is an American brand of flavored drink mix owned by Kraft Heinz based in Chicago, Illinois. The powder form was created by Edwin Perkins in 1927 based upon a liquid concentrate called Fruit Smack. History Kool-Aid was invented by ...

; philanthropist * Frank Phillips (1873–1950), co-founder of Phillips Petroleum * Michael J. Saylor (born 1965), founder and CEO of

MicroStrategy MicroStrategy Incorporated is an American company that provides business intelligence (BI), mobile software, and cloud-based services. Founded in 1989 by Michael J. Saylor, Sanju Bansal, and Thomas Spahr, the firm develops software to analyze ...

* Walter Scott Jr. (born 1931), civil engineer and philanthropist * Carl A. Swanson (1879–1949), founder of Swanson * Evan Williams (born 1972), creator of

Blogger A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order ...

; CEO of Twitter * Zach Nelson (born 1961), CEO of NetSuite (2002-2016)

Science and medicine

Clayton Anderson Clayton Conrad Anderson (born February 23, 1959) is a retired NASA astronaut. Launched on STS-117, he replaced Sunita Williams on June 10, 2007 as a member of the ISS Expedition 15 crew. He is currently an author, a motivational speaker, and a ...

(born 1959),

astronaut assigned to

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...

Expedition 15 Expedition 15 was the 15th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). Four crew members participated in the expedition, although for most of the expedition's duration only three were on the station at any one time. During Expedition 15, ...

* Nancy Coover Andreasen, neuroscientist and

neuropsychiatrist Neuropsychiatry or Organic Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with psychiatry as it relates to neurology, in an effort to understand and attribute behavior to the interaction of neurobiology and social psychology factors. Within neuro ...

Barry Barish Barry Clark Barish (born January 27, 1936) is an American experimental physicist and Nobel Laureate. He is a Linde Professor of Physics, emeritus at California Institute of Technology and a leading expert on gravitational waves. In 2017, Bar ...

(born 1936), Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 for discovery of gravity waves *

Henry Beachell Henry Monroe "Hank" Beachell (September 21, 1906 – December 13, 2006) was an American plant breeder. His research led to the development of hybrid rice cultivars that saved millions of people around the world from starvation. Born in Wave ...

(1906–2006), developer of

hybrid Hybrid may refer to: Science * Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species ** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...

rice *

George Wells Beadle George Wells Beadle (October 22, 1903 – June 9, 1989) was an American geneticist. In 1958 he shared one-half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum for their discovery of the role of genes in regulating biochemical eve ...

(1903–1989), geneticist, 1958 Nobel Prize winner * Charles Edwin Bessey (1845–1915), botanist, responsible for planting of the Nebraska National Forest *

Leon Douglass Leon Forrest Douglass (March 12, 1869 – September 7, 1940) was an American inventor and co-founder of the Victor Talking Machine Company who registered approximately fifty patents, mostly for film and sound recording techniques. Life and profes ...

(1869–1940), inventor; co–founder of the

Victor Talking Machine Company The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer that operated independently from 1901 until 1929, when it was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America and subsequently operated as a subsidi ...

* John R. Dunning (1907–1975), physicist, played an instrumental role in the development of the atomic bomb * Harold "Doc" Edgerton (1903–1990), professor at

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m ...

, pioneer in stroboscope, stroboscopic photography *Rollins A. Emerson (1873–1947), geneticist, pioneer in researching the genetics of maize *Val Logsdon Fitch, Val Fitch (1923–2015), nuclear physicist, 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize winner *Jay Wright Forrester (1918–2016), pioneer of computer engineering *Daniel Freeman (1826–1908), homesteader, physician and American Civil War veteran, first person to file for a claim under the Homestead Act of 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; first Native Americans in the United States, American Indian woman 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 the Sketchpad

Sportspeople

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Grover Cleveland Alexander by Conlon, 1915-crop

*Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887–1950), Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher *Houston Alexander (born 1972), mixed martial artist *Barry Alvarez (born 1946), Wisconsin Badgers football coach and athletic director *Heather Armbrust (born 1977), IFBB professional bodybuilder *Richie Ashburn (1927–1997), Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder *Max Baer (boxer), Max Baer (1909–1959), former heavyweight boxing champion *George Baird (athlete), 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, Steve Borden "Sting" (born 1959), professional wrestler for Continental Wrestling Association, CWA, Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts), UWF, National Wrestling Alliance, NWA, WCW, World Wrestling All-Stars, WWA, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA, and WWE *Bob Boozer (1937–2012), NBA All-Star (1968) and Olympian (Rome, 1960) *Buddy Carlyle (born 1977), professional baseball pitcher from Omaha who played for the MLB, Korea Baseball Organization, KBO and NPB *Dan Carpenter (born 1985), placekicker for the Buffalo Bills *Bob Cerv (1926–2017), professional baseball player, 1951–1962 *Joba Chamberlain (born 1985), professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers *Jeromey Clary (born 1983), offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers *Sam Crawford (1880–1968), Baseball Hall of Fame, 2x List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders, Home run champion (1901, 1908), and 3x List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders, AL RBI champion (1910, 1914, 1915) *Gene Cronin (born 1933), lineman for 1957 Detroit Lions season, 1957 NFL champion Detroit Lions *Eric Crouch (born 1978), football quarterback, 2001 Heisman Trophy winner *Brian Deegan (rider), Brian Deegan (born 1975), motocross racer *Bob Devaney (1915–1997), football coach for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers *Ted DiBiase, Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase (born 1954), professional wrestling, professional wrestler *Jake Diekman (born 1987), relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks *Brian Duensing (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins *Jake Ellenberger (born 1985), Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC fighter *David Erb (1923–2019), jockey, winner of 1956 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes *Chad Fleischer (born 1972), Alpine skier who competed in the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics *Rulon Gardner (born 1971), Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling *Bob Gibson (1935–2020), Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals *Johnny Goodman (1909–1970), last amateur golfer to win U.S. Open (golf), U.S. Open *Alex Gordon (born 1984), left fielder for the Kansas City Royals *Ahman Green (born 1977), American football, football player for the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, and Houston Texans *Ron Hansen (baseball), Ron Hansen (born 1938), professional baseball player for six MLB teams *Mel Harder (1909–2002), pitcher and manager for the Cleveland Indians *Alex Henery (born 1987), placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles *Opal Hill (1892–1981), golfer and LPGA co-founder *Russ Hochstein (born 1977), Guard (American football), guard for the Denver Broncos *Jeremy Horn (born 1975), mixed martial arts fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship *Chris Kelsay (born 1979), outside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills *Monte Kiffin (born 1940), football coach *Bill Kinnamon (1919–2011), MLB umpire *Sam Koch (born 1982), Punter (football), punter for Baltimore Ravens *Manny Lawson (born 1984), outside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills *Frank Leahy (1908–1973), football player, coach, and College Football Hall of Famer *Sean McDermott (born 1974), Head Coach for the Buffalo Bills *Zach Miller (American football b. 1984), Zach Miller (born 1984), tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars *Clarence Mitchell (baseball), Clarence Mitchell (1891–1963), professional baseball pitcher *Darrell Mudra (born 1929), college football coach ;N–Z GaleSayers71

*Gregg Olson (born 1966), MLB pitcher, 1989 Rookie of the Year *Jed Ortmeyer (born 1978), professional hockey player for the Minnesota Wild *Tom Osborne (football coach), Tom Osborne (born 1937), former football coach for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers * Justin Patton (born 1997), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat B.C., Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, formerly in the NBA *Zach Potter (born 1986), tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars *Ron Prince (born 1969), assistant offensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts *Baron von Raschke, James Raschke (born 1940), professional wrestler *Dave Rimington (born 1960), NFL offensive lineman, two-time Outland Trophy winner *Andy Roddick (born 1982), tennis star *Johnny Rodgers (born 1951), football running back, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner *Gale Sayers (1943–2020), Pro Football Hall of Fame, Football Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears *Scott Shanle (born 1979), outside linebacker for the New Orleans Saints *Billy Southworth (1893–1969), manager of two World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals teams *George Stone (outfielder), George Stone (1876–1945), Major League Baseball left fielder; 1906 American League batting champion *Khyri Thomas (born 1996), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague *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), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestler in 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 *Gorgeous George, "Gorgeous George" Wagner (1915–1963), professional wrestler *Dan Warthen (born 1952), former MLB pitcher and current pitching coach for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers *Danny Woodhead (born 1983), running back for the San Diego Chargers, attended Chadron State College *Jerry Zimmerman (1934–1998), MLB catcher for the Minnesota Twins *Greg Zuerlein (American football), Greg Zuerlein (born 1987), placekicker for the St. Louis Rams

Fictional characters

*"Clara Allen", who owns a ranch near Ogallala, Nebraska, Ogallala, in the miniseries ''Lonesome Dove (miniseries), Lonesome Dove'', played by Anjelica Huston *"Ryan Bingham", the Omaha-based principal character from the film ''Up in the Air (2009 film), Up in the Air'', played by George Clooney *"Tracy Flick" (Reese Witherspoon) and "Jim McAllister" (Matthew Broderick), student and teacher in Omaha suburb from ''Election (1999 film), Election'' *"Emma Greenway", a woman living in Kearney, Nebraska, Kearney and hospitalized in

from the film ''Terms of Endearment'', played by Debra Winger *"Whitey Marsh" (Mickey Rooney) and other characters in the Omaha-set 1938 film ''Boys Town (film), Boys Town'', based on a true story *"Will McAvoy", anchor of the fictional Newsnight with Will McAvoy, HBO's The Newsroom (American TV series), The Newsroom. Portrayed by Jeff Daniels *"Penny (The Big Bang Theory), Penny" from ''The Big Bang Theory'' television sitcom, played by actress Kaley Cuoco *"Brock Samson", an OSI agent born in Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, on the Adult Swim show ''The Venture Bros.'' *"Warren Schmidt", an insurance agent from Omaha in the film ''About Schmidt'', played by Jack Nicholson *"Kim Wexler", a lawyer in the television drama ''Better Call Saul'', played by Rhea Seehorn *Members of the Strategic Air Command based in Omaha in the 1964 film ''Fail-Safe (1964 film), Fail-Safe''

Other

*Edith Abbott (1876–1957), economist, social worker, educator, and author *Grace Abbott (1878–1939), social worker and child welfare reformer *Walter Brueggemann (born 1933), Protestant Old Testament scholar and theologian *Frank W. Cyr (1900–1995), educator, author, and list of people known as the father or mother of something, "Father of the Yellow School Bus" *K. G. William Dahl (1883–1917), Lutheran minister and founder of the Bethphage Inner Mission in Axtell, Nebraska, Axtell *Clayton Danks (1879–1970), inspiration of the cowboy on the Wyoming trademark, Bucking Horse and Rider, with the gelding horse Steamboat; born in O'Neill, Nebraska, O'Neill in Holt County, Nebraska, Holt County, Nebraska *William E. Galbraith, William Eugene Galbraith (1926–2012), Businessperson, businessman and National Commander of American Legion, The American Legion (1967–68) *Merle Hansen, Merle Elwin Hansen (1919–2009), farmer and conservationist *Carmelita Hinton (1890–1983), progressivism, progressive educator *John L. Loos (1918–2011), historian of the Lewis and Clark Expedition *Malcolm X (1925–1965),

leader *Roscoe Pound (1870–1964), botanist, lawyer, and law professor and theorist *Teresa Scanlan (born 1993), Miss America 2011 *Charles Starkweather (1938–1959), spree killer who murdered 11 victims *Brandon Teena (1972–1993), a trans man whose murder was the basis of the movie '' Boys Don't Cry'' *Virginia Lamp Thomas (born 1957), consultant for The Heritage Foundation; wife of Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas *Robert B. Wilson (born 1937), economist *Caroline M. Clark Woodward (1840-1924), temperance activist

References

External links

"700 Famous Nebraskans"
{{Nebraska Lists of people from Nebraska,