This is a list of people from Lincoln, Nebraska .
| List of people from Lincoln, Nebraska , in alphabetical order | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DOB | DOD | Career | Notability | |
| Fred Abel | 1903 | 1980 | Athlete | NFL player | |
| Hazel Abel | 1888 | 1966 | Teacher and politician | First woman from Nebraska elected to serve in U.S. Senate | |
| Nancy C. Andreasen | 1938 | Neuroscientist | One of world's foremost authorities on schizophrenia | ||
| Emma M. Baegl | 1896 | 1998 | Artist | Artist and educator | |
| Fred Beebe | 1879 | 1957 | Professional baseball player [1] | Pitcher for five Major League Baseball teams | |
| Shawn Bouwens | 1968 | Professional football player | Played for NFL's Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars [2] | ||
| Leslie Brooks | 1922 | 2011 | Actress | Featured in films such as Cover Girl and Blonde Ice | |
| William Jennings Bryan | 1860 | 1925 | Lawyer, statesman, politician | Three-time Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States | |
| Mitchell Budler | 2003 | Soccer player | Goalkeeper [3] | ||
| Julian Cardona | 1990 | Soccer player | Forward who represented Puerto Rico [4] | ||
| Dick Cavett | 1936 | Entertainer | Host of The Dick Cavett Show | ||
| Joba Chamberlain | 1985 | Athlete | Relief pitcher for Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees | ||
| Dick Cheney | 1941 | Politician | Vice president of the United States under George W. Bush | ||
| Trent Claus | 1979 | Artist | Visual effects artist for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and other films [5] | ||
| Amasa Cobb | 1823 | 1905 | Politician | U.S. representative from Wisconsin | |
| Richard Cowan | 1922 | 1944 | Soldier | Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War II | |
| Ryan Cownie | Stand-up comedian | ||||
| Charlie Curtis-Beard | 1997 | Rapper, TikTok personality | |||
| Charles G. Dawes | 1865 | 1951 | Banker, politician | Vice president of the United States during Coolidge administration | |
| Sandy Dennis | 1937 | 1992 | Actress | Won an Academy Award for her role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1967 | |
| David Doyle | 1929 | 1997 | Actor | Starred as "Bosley" in hit TV series Charlie's Angels | |
| Mary Doyle | 1931 | 1995 | Actress | Starred in 1970s Broadway production Best Friend | |
| Mignon G. Eberhart | 1899 | 1996 | Writer | Mystery Writers of America award-winning author of While the Patient Slept | |
| Alice Righter Edmiston | 1974 | 1964 | Artist | Visual artist | |
| Harold Edgerton | 1903 | 1990 | Engineer | Credited with popularizing the use of the electronic flash in photography | |
| Loren Eiseley | 1907 | 1977 | Poet, science writer | Inspired the environmental movement with his writings | |
| Jane English | 1940 | Politician | Member of Arkansas State Senate from North Little Rock | ||
| Deb Fischer | 1951 | Politician | Republican U.S. senator | ||
| Caril Ann Fugate | 1943 | Criminal | Teenage girlfriend of murderer Charles Starkweather; youngest female in US history to be tried for first-degree murder | ||
| Ernest K. Gann | 1910 | 1991 | Author | Aviator, author of The High and The Mighty and Fate Is the Hunter | |
| Joe Glenn | 1949 | Coach | College football coach, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Northern Colorado | ||
| Alex Gordon | 1984 | Athlete | Player for 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals | ||
| Ashley Graham | 1988 | Model | Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model | ||
| Ramiz Hamouda | 2008 | Soccer player [6] | |||
| Cliff Hillegass | 1918 | 2001 | Businessman | Creator and publisher of CliffsNotes | |
| Alice Hamlin Hinman | 1869 | 1934 | Psychologist | Educational reformer, member of Lincoln Board of Education | |
| Fred Hoiberg | 1972 | Basketball coach | Former head coach of NBA's Chicago Bulls, current coach of Nebraska Men's Basketball | ||
| Mike Johanns | 1950 | Politician | Former Republican mayor of Lincoln and governor of Nebraska | ||
| Walter Keane | 1915 | 2000 | Plagiarist | Sold Margaret Keane's big-waif paintings as his own | |
| Bob Kerrey | 1943 | Politician | 35th governor of Nebraska and U.S. senator [7] | ||
| Lane Kiffin | 1975 | Coach | Head football coach at the University of Mississippi; former head coach of the Oakland Raiders, the USC Trojans, the Tennessee Volunteers, and the Florida Atlantic Owls; former offensive coordinator for the Alabama Crimson Tide | ||
| Helen Klanderud | 1937 | 2013 | Politician | Former mayor of Aspen, Colorado [8] | |
| Herman F. Kramer | 1892 | 1964 | U.S. Army officer | Commanded three divisions as a major general during World War II [9] | |
| Jerome Kohl | 1946 | 2020 | Musicologist, journal editor | Expert of Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Lars Krutak | 1971 | Anthropologist | |||
| Ron Kurtenbach | 1943 | Activist | Prominent Communist and radio host | ||
| Chris Landreth | 1987 | Animator | Specialist in CGI | ||
| Louise Le Baron | 1874 | 1918 | Opera singer | International performer and Lincoln voice teacher | |
| Tosca Lee | 1969 | Writer | Author of historical and supernatural literature | ||
| Verne Lewellen | 1901 | 1980 | Professional football player | Quarterback for Nebraska and Green Bay Packers, district attorney | |
| Gilbert N. Lewis | 1875 | 1946 | Chemist | Developed Lewis dot structure of molecular modeling | |
| John L. Loos | 1918 | 2011 | Historian | Historian of Lewis and Clark Expedition | |
| Gordon MacRae | 1921 | 1986 | Actor, singer | Best known for starring in musicals Oklahoma! and Carousel | |
| Francesca Marie Smith | 1985 | Actress | Best known for voice roles like Helga Pataki, as well as several characters, in Hey Arnold! and several other characters in Recess and other series. | ||
| JoAnn Maxey | 1940 | 1992 | State legislator, school board member | First African-American woman to serve in the Nebraska Legislature (1977–1979) | |
| Nathaniel Motte | 1984 | Musician | Singer, songwriter, producer and film composer from electric pop duo 3OH!3 | ||
| Angie F. Newman | 1837 | 1910 | Social reform activist | Held important positions in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and Daughters of the American Revolution | |
| Danny Noonan | 1965 | Professional football player | Played for NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers [10] | ||
| Dirk Obbink | 1957 | Papyrologist and classicist | Lecturer on papyrology and Greek literature | ||
| Mary Pipher | 1947 | Psychologist, author | Received, and later returned, presidential citation from American Psychological Association | ||
| Roscoe Pound | 1870 | 1964 | Legal scholar and educator | Dean of Harvard University law school 1916-36 | |
| John Bennett Ramsey | 1943 | Businessman | Father of JonBenét Ramsey | ||
| James Lee Rankin | 1907 | 1996 | Politician | United States Solicitor General (1956–61) [11] | |
| Wallace Rasmussen | 1914 | 2008 | Businessman | Chairman & CEO, Beatrice Foods Co. | |
| Jane Raybould | 1958 | Politician | Member of Lincoln City Council | ||
| Shawn Redhage | 1981 | Professional basketball player | Plays in pro league in Australia | ||
| Ruth Rosekrans Hoffman | 1926 | 2007 | Artist, children's book illustrator | Awarded Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award in Art (1999) by UNL College of Fine Art, Nebraska | |
| Barrett Ruud | 1983 | Professional football player | Linebacker for five NFL teams | ||
| Bo Ruud | 1984 | Professional football player | Played linebacker for New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns | ||
| Brandon Sanderson | 1975 | Writer | Author of fantasy and science-fiction books | ||
| George Selk | 1893 | 1967 | Actor | Played Moss Grimmick on Gunsmoke | |
| Coleen Seng | 1936 | Politician | Former Democratic mayor of Lincoln | ||
| Lindsey Shaw | 1989 | Actress | Starred in Nickelodeon's sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | ||
| Jack Sock | 1992 | Athlete | Tennis player | ||
| Ted Sorensen | 1928 | 2010 | Lawyer, speechwriter | Closest adviser to and speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy | |
| Charles Starkweather | 1938 | 1959 | Criminal | Executed after killing spree in Nebraska and Wyoming that left 11 dead | |
| Ryland Steen | 1980 | Musician | Drummer for ska punk band Reel Big Fish | ||
| Alex Stivrins | 1962 | Professional basketball player | Played for NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Atlanta Hawks | ||
| Hilary Swank | 1974 | Actress | Won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby | ||
| Matthew Sweet | 1964 | Musician | Solo pop rock artist, formerly member of R.E.M. and The B-52's | ||
| Brandon Teena | 1972 | 1993 | Trans Icon | Murdered for being a transgender man; inspired the 1999 Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry | |
| Janine Turner | 1962 | Actress | Starred in TV series Northern Exposure and film Cliffhanger | ||
| James Valentine | 1978 | Musician | Guitarist for pop rock band Maroon 5 | ||
| Robert Van Pelt | 1897 | 1988 | Attorney | Served as U.S. District Judge in District of Nebraska | |
| Kent Wells | 1967 | Athlete | NFL and AFL player | ||
| Daniel Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy) | 1963 | Comedian, actor | Co-star of Blue Collar Comedy Tour | ||
| Milton I. Wick | 1899 | 1981 | Businessman | Founded Wick Communications | |
| Don Wilson | 1900 | 1982 | Announcer | Radio and TV announcer for Jack Benny | |
| Denny Zager | 1943 | Musician | Was member of duo Zager and Evans; current salesman of EZ-Play modified guitars | ||
| Mary Zimmerman | 1960 | Director and playwright | Winner of Broadway's Tony Award in 2002 | ||
| Greg Zuerlein | 1987 | Pro football player | Placekicker for NFL's New York Jets | ||