List of people from Lincoln, Nebraska

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This is a list of people from Lincoln, Nebraska .

List of people from Lincoln, Nebraska alphabetical order
NameDOBDODCareerNotability
Fred Abel 19031980AthleteNFL player
Hazel Abel 18881966Teacher and politicianFirst woman from Nebraska elected to serve in U.S. Senate
Nancy C. Andreasen 1938NeuroscientistOne of world's foremost authorities on schizophrenia
Emma M. Baegl 18961998ArtistArtist and educator
Fred Beebe 18791957Professional baseball player [1] Pitcher for five Major League Baseball teams
Wallace Rasmussen 19142008businessmanChairman & CEO Beatrice Foods Co.
Shawn Bouwens 1968Professional football playerPlayed for NFL's Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars [2]
Leslie Brooks 19222011ActressFeatured in films such as Cover Girl and Blonde Ice
William Jennings Bryan 18601925Lawyer, statesman, politicianThree-time Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States
Johnny Carson 19252005EntertainerHost of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992
Willa Cather 18731947AuthorBest known for O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , and Death Comes for the Archbishop
Dick Cavett 1936EntertainerHost of The Dick Cavett Show
Joba Chamberlain 1985AthleteRelief pitcher for Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees
Dick Cheney 1941Politician Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush
Trent Claus 1979ArtistVisual effects artist for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and other films [3]
Amasa Cobb 18231905PoliticianU.S. Representative from Wisconsin
Richard Cowan 19221944SoldierPosthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
Ryan Cownie Stand-up comedian
Charlie Curtis-Beard 1997Rapper, TikTok personality
Charles G. Dawes 18651951Banker, politician Vice President of the United States during Coolidge administration
Sandy Dennis 19371992ActressWon an Academy Award for her role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1967
David Doyle 19291997ActorStarred as "Bosley" in hit TV series Charlie's Angels
Mary Doyle 19311995ActressStarred in 1970s Broadway production Best Friend
Mignon G. Eberhart 18991996Writer Mystery Writers of America award-winning author of While the Patient Slept
Harold Edgerton 19031990EngineerCredited with popularizing the use of the electronic flash in photography
Loren Eiseley 19071977Poet, science writerInspired the environmental movement with his writings
Jane English 1940PoliticianMember of Arkansas State Senate from North Little Rock
Deb Fischer 1951Politician Republican U.S. Senator
Caril Ann Fugate 1943CriminalTeenage girlfriend of murderer Charles Starkweather; youngest female in US history to be tried for first-degree murder
Ernest K. Gann 19101991AuthorAviator, author of The High and The Mighty and Fate Is the Hunter
Joe Glenn 1949CoachCollege football coach, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Northern Colorado
Alex Gordon 1984AthletePlayer for 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals
Ashley Graham 1988Model Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model
Cliff Hillegass 19182001BusinessmanCreator and publisher of CliffsNotes
Alice Hamlin Hinman 18691934PsychologistEducational reformer, member of Lincoln Board of Education
Fred Hoiberg 1972Basketball CoachFormer Head coach of NBA's Chicago Bulls, Current Coach of Nebraska Men's Basketball
Mike Johanns 1950PoliticianFormer Republican mayor of Lincoln and Governor of Nebraska
Bob Kerrey 1943Politician 35th Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Senator [4]
Lane Kiffin 1975CoachHead 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 19372013PoliticianFormer Mayor of Aspen, Colorado [5]
Herman F. Kramer 18921964U.S. Army officerCommanded three divisions as a major general during World War II [6]
Jerome Kohl 19462020Musicologist, journal editorExpert of Karlheinz Stockhausen
Lars Krutak 1971Anthropologist
Ron Kurtenbach 1943ActivistProminent Communist and radio host
Chris Landreth 1987AnimatorSpecialist in CGI
Louise Le Baron 18741918Opera singerInternational performer and Lincoln voice teacher
Tosca Lee 1969WriterAuthor of historical and supernatural literature
Verne Lewellen 19011980Professional football playerQuarterback for Nebraska and Green Bay Packers, district attorney
Gilbert N. Lewis 18751946ChemistDeveloped Lewis dot structure of molecular modeling
John L. Loos 19182011HistorianHistorian of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Gordon MacRae 19211986Actor, singerBest known for starring in musicals Oklahoma! and Carousel
JoAnn Maxey 19401992State legislator, school board memberFirst African-American woman to serve in the Nebraska Legislature (1977–1979)
Nathaniel Motte 1984MusicianSinger, songwriter, producer and film composer from electric pop duo 3OH!3
Angie F. Newman 18371910Social reform activistHeld important positions within the Methodist Episcopal Church, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and Daughters of the American Revolution
Danny Noonan 1965Professional football playerPlayed for NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers [7]
Dirk Obbink 1957Papyrologist and classicistLecturer on papyrology and Greek literature
Mary Pipher 1947Psychologist, authorReceived and later returned Presidential Citation from American Psychological Association
Roscoe Pound 18701964Legal scholar and educatorDean of Harvard University law school 1916-36
John Bennett Ramsey 1943BusinessmanFather of JonBenét Ramsey
James Lee Rankin 19071996Politician United States Solicitor General (1956–61) [8]
Jane Raybould 1958PoliticianMember of Lincoln City Council
Shawn Redhage 1981Professional basketball playerPlays in pro league in Australia
Ruth Rosekrans Hoffman 19262007Artist, children's book illustratorAwarded Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award in Art (1999) by UNL College of Fine Art, Nebraska
Barrett Ruud 1983Professional football playerLinebacker for five NFL teams
Bo Ruud 1984Professional football playerPlayed linebacker for New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns
Brandon Sanderson 1975WriterAuthor of fantasy and science-fiction books
George Selk 18931967ActorPlayed Moss Grimmick in numerous Gunsmoke episodes
Coleen Seng 1936PoliticianFormer Democratic mayor of Lincoln
Lindsey Shaw 1989ActressStarred in Nickelodeon's sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Jack Sock 1992AthleteTennis player
Ted Sorensen 19282010Lawyer, speechwriterClosest adviser to and speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy
Charles Starkweather 19381959CriminalExecuted after killing spree in Nebraska and Wyoming that left 11 dead
Ryland Steen 1980MusicianDrummer for ska punk band Reel Big Fish
Alex Stivrins 1962Professional basketball playerPlayed for NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Atlanta Hawks
Hilary Swank 1974ActressWon two Academy Awards for Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby
Matthew Sweet 1964MusicianSolo pop rock artist, formerly member of R.E.M. and The B-52's
Brandon Teena 19721993Trans IconMurdered for being a transgender man; inspired the 1999 Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry
Janine Turner 1962ActressStarred in TV series Northern Exposure and film Cliffhanger
James Valentine 1978MusicianGuitarist for pop rock band Maroon 5
Robert Van Pelt 18971988AttorneyServed as U.S. District Judge in District of Nebraska
Kent Wells 1967AthleteNFL and AFL player
Daniel Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy) 1963Comedian, actorCo-star of Blue Collar Comedy Tour
Milton I. Wick 18991981BusinessmanFounded Wick Communications
Don Wilson 19001982AnnouncerRadio and TV announcer for Jack Benny
Denny Zager 1943MusicianWas member of duo Zager and Evans; current salesman of EZ-Play modified guitars
Mary Zimmerman 1960Director and playwrightWinner of Broadway's Tony Award in 2002
Greg Zuerlein 1987Pro football playerPlacekicker for NFL's New York Jets
Walter Keane 19152000PlagiaristSold Margaret Keane's big-waif paintings as his own

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