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* Hazel Abel — politician *

Titus Adams Titus Adams (born January 28, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at Nebraska. Adams was also a member of t ...

— professional football player *

Wesley Addy Robert Wesley Addy (August 4, 1913 – December 31, 1996)R Wesley Addy in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claim Index, 1936-2007, retrieved froAncestry.com/ref> was an American actor of stage, television, and film. Early years A ...

— actor *

Steve Alaimo Stephen Charles Alaimo (December 6, 1939 – November 30, 2024) was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s. He later became a record producer and label owner, but he is perhaps best known for hosting and co-producing Dick Clar ...

— musician, record producer *

Houston Alexander Houston Alexander (born March 22, 1972) is an American former professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who last competed in 2017. A professional competitor since 2001, he has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bell ...

— professional MMA fighter, radio host, rapper *

Kurt Andersen Kurt B. Andersen (born August 22, 1954) is an American writer, the author of novels and nonfiction as well as a writer for television and the theater. He was also a co-founder of '' Spy'' magazine, as well as co-creator and for its 20-year run ...

— author *

Craig Anton Craig Ward Anton (born August 28, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Pettus in '' Lizzie McGuire'' and Lloyd Diffy in ''Phil of the Future''. Early life Anton was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, ...

— actor, comedian *

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 performe ...

— dancer, entertainer *

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz, May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regarded as the "g ...

— dancer, actor * Guerin Austin —

Miss Nebraska USA The Miss Nebraska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Nebraska in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Vanbros & Associates, headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas. In 2002, Nebraska joined the Va ...

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Pamela Austin Pamela Austin is an American retired 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 studied dancing at California State U ...

— actress

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* Elaine Badgley Arnoux – (

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Helen Elaine Harper) portraitist, painter, and sculptor * Max Baer — boxer * Byron Bailey — professional American and Canadian football player *

Letitia Baldrige Letitia "Tish" Baldrige (February 9, 1926 – October 29, 2012) was an American etiquette expert, public relations executive and author who was most famous for serving as Jacqueline Kennedy's Social Secretary. Known as the "Doyenne of Deco ...

— etiquette expert, Kennedy White House aide *

Rex Barney Rex Edward Barney (December 19, 1924 – August 12, 1997) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 and from 1946 through 1950. As a teenage phenom, Barney was signed by the Dodgers at the age of 18, in 1943. ...

— Major League Baseball pitcher for Brooklyn Dodgers * John Beasley — actor * Tom Becka — radio host *

Jackson Berkey Jackson Berkey (born May 24, 1942) is an American composer, pianist and singer, best known for his work with Mannheim Steamroller, which he co-founded with Chip Davis in 1974. Early life and education Berkey was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania ...

— composer, pianist, instructor *

Wade Boggs Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15, 1958), nicknamed "Chicken Man", is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He spent 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox. He also played for the New York Ya ...

— baseball player,

Hall of Famer A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or muse ...

Alec Bohm Alec Daniel Bohm (born August 3, 1996) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020. Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Bohm was a standout hitte ...

— Major League Baseball Third Baseman for Philadelphia Phillies *

Bob Boozer Robert Louis Boozer (April 26, 1937 – May 19, 2012) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Boozer won a gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics and won an NBA Championship as a member of the ...

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National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

player and

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

gold medalist *

Gutzon Borglum John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculpture, 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 Moun ...

— painter, sculptor of

Mount Rushmore The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a National Memorial (United States), national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dak ...

* James E. Boyd —

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

of Omaha, 1881–1883 and 1885–1887; seventh Governor of the state of

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

L. Brent Bozell, Jr. Leo Brent Bozell Jr. (; January 15, 1926 – April 15, 1997) was an American conservative activist and Catholic writer, and former United States Merchant Mariner. He was a conservative Catholic, and a strong supporter of the anti-abortion move ...

— conservative activist and

Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

writer *

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th century,''Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia''

— actor * Wade Brorby — United States federal appellate judge * Mildred D. Brown — founder of the ''

Omaha Star ''The'' ''Omaha Star'' is a newspaper founded in 1938 in North Omaha, Nebraska, by Mildred Brown and her husband S. Edward Gilbert. Housed in the historic Omaha Star building in the Near North Side neighborhood, today the ''Omaha Star'' is t ...

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Chris Brunt Christopher Colin Brunt (born 14 December 1984) is a Northern Irish former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder and is the current West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion loan player manager. He is wi ...

— soccer player *

Brandin Bryant Brandin Bryant (born September 16, 1993) is an American children’s book author and professional football defensive end. He played college football at Florida Atlantic and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2016. ...

— football player *

Warren Buffett Warren Edward Buffett ( ; born August 30, 1930) is an American investor and philanthropist who currently serves as the chairman and CEO of the conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his investment success, Buffett is ...

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billionaire A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least 1,000,000,000, one billion units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. It is a sub-category of the concept of the ultr ...

investor and philanthropist * Mellona Moulton Butterfield — china painter, teacher

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Lance Cade Lance Kurtis McNaught (March 2, 1981 – August 13, 2010) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he performed under the ring names Garrison Cade and Lance Cade. After be ...

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professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

Lloyd Cardwell Lloyd Raymond Cardwell (April 19, 1913 – November 10, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions for s ...

— played professional football for the Detroit Lions; coached at UNO *

Buddy Carlyle Earl Lester "Buddy" Carlyle (born December 21, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yanke ...

— professional baseball pitcher *

Ernie Chambers Ernest William Chambers (born July 10, 1937) is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha, Nebraska, North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska Legislature, Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and ag ...

— Nebraska state senator *

Jason Christiansen Jason Samuel Christiansen (born September 21, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher. Biography Christiansen was born in Omaha, Nebraska and attended Elkhorn High School. He is an alumnus of Cameron Universi ...

— baseball pitcher * Ozzie Cisneros — soccer player * Joseph P. Cleland — U.S. Army major general *

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 f ...

— actor *

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 a ...

— actress *

James M. Connor James Michael Connor (born June 16, 1960, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actor who, making his film debut as a supporting character in the 1976 science fiction film ''Futureworld'', has played recurring characters on several television serie ...

— actor * Barney Cotton — college football coach *

Terence Crawford Terence Allan Crawford (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple quadruple champion#Boxing, world championships in four weight classes, from lightweight to light middleweight, including the undisputed cha ...

— 4 division world champion and 2 division undisputed world champion *

Edward Creighton Edward Charles Creighton (August 31, 1820 – November 5, 1874) was a prominent pioneer businessman in early Omaha, Nebraska. The elder brother of John A. Creighton, the Creightons were responsible for founding many institutions that were cen ...

— founder of Creighton University * George P. Cronk — Los Angeles City Council member, 1945–52 * General

George Crook George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He is best known for commanding U.S. forces in the Geronimo Campaign, 1886 campaign that ...

— US Army officer *

Eric Crouch Eric Eugene Crouch (born November 16, 1978) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He won the Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Award, and Davey O'Brien Award in 2001. Running Nebraska's opti ...

— football player,

Heisman Trophy The Heisman Memorial Trophy ( ; also known simply as the Heisman) is awarded annually since 1935 to the top player in college football. It is considered the most prestigious award in the sport and is presented by the Heisman Trophy Trust followin ...

winner * Blase J. Cupich — Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago

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Nicholas D'Agosto Nicholas "Nick" D'Agosto (born April 17, 1980) is an American actor. He made his film debut with a supporting role in ''Election'' (1999). D'Agosto gained recognition with recurring roles as West Rosen on season 2 of the NBC superhero televisi ...

— television and film actor * Alfonza W. Davis —

Tuskegee Airman The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Arm ...

Chip Davis Louis F. "Chip" Davis Jr. (born September 5, 1947) 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 written and made o ...

— musician, 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 e ...

* Dick Davis — NFL player *

Brian Deegan Brian Deegan (born May 9, 1974)"Brian Deegan." Notable Sports Figures. Ed. Dana R. Barnes. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Gale Biography In Context. Web. August 6, 2012. is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and racing driver. Deegan w ...

— FMX rider * Tom Dennison —

political boss In the politics of the United States of America, a boss is a person who controls a faction or local branch of a political party. They do not necessarily hold public office themselves; most historical bosses did not, at least during the times of th ...

of Omaha, 1890s–1933 *

Destiny Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...

— live-streamer and

political commentator A pundit is a person who offers opinion in an authoritative manner on a particular subject area (typically politics, the social sciences, technology or sport), usually through the mass media. The term pundit describes both women and men, altho ...

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

— actor *

Ted DiBiase Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. (; born January 18, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, manager, and color commentator. He is signed to WWE as of 2024, where he works in their Legends program. DiBiase achieved championship succ ...

— former professional wrestler and Christian minister *

Mike Donehey Michael Morgan Donehey (born September 30, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist primarily known for his work in the contemporary Christian band Tenth Avenue North. After amicably disbanding in 2021, the band reformed with t ...

— lead singer of

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. This music is typically performed by Christians, Christian individuals. The extent to whi ...

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Tenth Avenue North Tenth Avenue North is an American contemporary Christian music band from West Palm Beach, Florida. The band released a total of fifteen original music projects, including eight full-length studio albums (six of which reached the Billboard 200, i ...

Richard Dooling Richard Patrick Dooling (born 1954) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his novel ''White Man's Grave'', a finalist for the 1994 National Book Award for Fiction, and for co-producing and co-writing the 2004 ABC miniseri ...

— novelist, screenwriter * David Doyle — actor *

Jeff Draheim Jeff Jerry Draheim (born 1963) is an American film editor. He mostly works in the Hollywood industry, especially in animation. He debuted with 1997 video game Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules. His film credits include ''The Princess and the F ...

— film editor *

DrLupo Benjamin Lupo (born March 20, 1987), better known as DrLupo, is an American streamer and YouTuber particularly known for his charity streams in association with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Career Lupo began his career streaming with ...

— streamer and YouTuber * Charles W. "Chuck" Durham — civil engineer, philanthropist, Chairman Emeritus of

HDR, Inc HDR, Inc. is an American design and engineering company based in Omaha, Nebraska. History In 1917, the Henningson Engineering Company started as a civil engineering firm in Omaha, where HDR's headquarters remain. Willard Richardson and Charles ...

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Jake Ellenberger Jake Ellenberger (born March 28, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former United States Marine Corps, United States Marine who was known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professi ...

— professional MMA fighter in the UFC * Marti Epstein — avante-garde composer *

Experience Estabrook Experience Estabrook (April 30, 1813 March 26, 1894) was an American attorney and legal administrator. He was the 3rd attorney general of Wisconsin and the 1st United States Attorney for the Nebraska Territory. Biography Born in Lebanon, New ...

— Attorney General of Wisconsin * G. Estabrook — opera composer; daughter of Experience Estabrook

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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 (band), Brig ...

— post-punk band *

Henry Fonda Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in Hollywood. On screen and stage, he often portrayed characters who embodied an everyman image. Bo ...

— actor *

Peter Fonda Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was a two-time Academy Award nominee, both for acting and screenwriting, and a two-time Golden Globe Award winner for his a ...

— actor *

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ford assumed the p ...

— 38th President of the United States * Sally Fox — member of Vermont General Assembly; lawyer

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Jorge Garcia Jorge Garcia (born April 28, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show '' Becker'', but subsequently became best known for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurl ...

— actor *

Annunciata Garrotto Annunciata Garrotto, also known by her married name Annunciata Power, (5 September 1907 – 26 October 1998) was an American soprano who had an active international career in operas from the early 1930s into the 1950s. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, ...

— soprano *

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 ''Ayiti ...

— writer and professor *

Bob Gibson Robert Gibson (November 9, 1935October 2, 2020), nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot", was an American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 to 1975. Known for his fiercely competi ...

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Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by a private foundation. It serves as the central collection and gathering space for the history of baseball in the United S ...

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 ...

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Ahman Green Ahman Rashad Green (; born February 16, 1977) is an American former professional football running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning second-team All ...

— professional football player *

Bennett Greenspan Bennett C. Greenspan (born 1952) is an American businessman. His business ventures have covered industries from real estate to the .com boom. Though he has mainly worked in the fields of photography and genetic testing, he is best known for his ...

— founder of

Family Tree DNA FamilyTreeDNA is a division of Gene by Gene, a commercial genetic testing company based in Houston, Texas. FamilyTreeDNA offers analysis of autosomal DNA, Y-DNA, and mitochondrial DNA to individuals for genealogical purpose. With a database ...

Jake Guentzel Jake Allen Guentzel (born October 6, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 77th overall, by the Pittsburg ...

— professional ice hockey player

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Breece Hall Breece Hall (born May 31, 2001) is an American professional American football, football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones football, Iowa State Cyclone ...

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NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

running back * Tim Halperin — singer-songwriter * Raphael Hamilton —

Jesuit The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

and professor of history at

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was established as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, by John Henni, the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Ar ...

* Ron Hansen — author, screenwriter *

Wynonie Harris Wynonie Harris (August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969) was an American blues shouter best remembered as a singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics. He had fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952. Harris is attributed by ...

— rhythm & blues singer *

Harry Haywood Harry Haywood (February 4, 1898 – January 4, 1985) was an American political activist who was a leading figure in both the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). His goal was to connec ...

— African-American Communist leader *

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 ...

— actress * Major General Stuart Heintzelman — U.S. Army officer *

Gregory M. Herek Gregory M. Herek (born 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a researcher, author, and professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis (UCD). He has conducted extensive research on prejudice against sexual minorities, and coined the term '' ...

— social psychologist and professor *

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

— singer/guitarist of Omaha's 311 *

Hallee Hirsh Hallee Leah Hirsh (born December 16, 1987) is an American actress 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''. Earl ...

— actress * Chris Holbert — Colorado politician * Sarah Hollins — beauty queen and TV personality *

Dave Hoppen David Dirk Hoppen (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. Hoppen played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and is the prog ...

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NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

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Jeremy Horn Jeremy Graham Horn (born August 25, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist. Horn is best known for fighting in smaller American promotions, he has also competed in some of the premiere mixed martial arts organizations around the world, inclu ...

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mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

fighter *John Howell (American football halfback), John Howell —

player *Cathy Hughes — businesswoman; founder and president of Radio One (company), Radio One

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* Doug Ingle — keyboardist for Iron Butterfly

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* JoJo Siwa – American singer, dancer, actress, YouTuber and media personality * Joseph R. Jelinek — United States Army, U.S. Army Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general, deputy director of Army National Guard * Nikko Jenkins — convicted spree killer * Marc Johnson (jazz musician) — jazz bass player * Steve Jennum — mixed martial artist * Ryan Jensen (fighter), Ryan Jensen — mixed martial arts fighter * Thomas Berger Johnson — artist, post-impressionist painter, metal sculptor and draftsman * Simon Joyner — singer, songwriter

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* Timothy J. Kadavy — United States Army, U.S. Army Major General (United States), Major General, Adjutant General of Nebraska National Guard * Jay Karnes — actor * Tim Kasher — singer-songwriter, Cursive (band), Cursive and The Good Life (band), The Good Life * Alex Kava — author * Kenton Keith — professional football player * Charlotte Kemp (model), Charlotte Kemp — ''Playboy'' Playmate (Miss December 1982) * Mina Kimes — investigative journalist, ''ESPN The Magazine, ESPN'' magazine senior writer * Charles Henry King — pioneer businessman * Jaime King — actress, model * Arlene Klasky — animator * Chris Klein (actor), Chris Klein — actor * Ed Koterba — journalist * Jeff Koterba — editorial cartoonist, musician, author * Jason Kreis — soccer player, coach of Real Salt Lake * Saul Kripke — philosopher * Swoosie Kurtz — actress

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* Frank Purdy Lahm — U.S. Army brigadier general * Christopher Lasch — historian, social critic * Oudious Lee — football player * Matty Lewis — musician, Zebrahead * Samuel Little — serial killer * Myra Cohn Livingston — children's poet * Preston Love — jazz player * Henry T. Lynch — cancer researcher and professor at Creighton University

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* Ike Mahoney — NFL player * Tim Mahoney (guitarist), Timothy Mahoney — lead guitarist of 311 * Erin McCarthy — professional Ten-pin bowling, ten-pin bowler, 2022 U.S. Women's Open (bowling), U.S. Women's Open champion * Murder of Timothy McCoy, Timothy McCoy — murder victim killed by John Wayne Gacy in 1972 * Sean McDermott — NFL head coach of Buffalo Bills * Ed McGivern — shooter * Dorothy McGuire — actress * Duncan McGuire (soccer), Duncan McGuire — soccer player and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2024 Olympian * Jake Meyers — Major League Baseball outfielder and 2022 World Series, World Series champion with Houston Astros * Andy Milder — actor * Jay Milder — artist * Buddy Miles — musician * Anthony Michael Milone — Roman Catholic bishop * Henry Monsky — attorney and communal leader * Rowena Moore — civic and labor activist * Carol Morris — Miss Iowa USA 1956, Miss USA 1956, Miss Universe 1956 * Gerald T. Mullin — Minnesota state legislator, lawyer, and businessman * Frances Miller Mumaugh — painter * Charlie Munger (1924–2023) —

investor * Fred Murree (1861–1950) — professional roller skater

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* John Najjar — auto engineer, designed Ford Mustang * Jim Newman (television producer), Jim Newman — television producer * Nick Nolte — actor

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* Conor Oberst — singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos (band), Desaparecidos * Tillie Olsen — author * Jed Ortmeyer — professional ice hockey player * Sono Osato — dancer and actress

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* John W. Patterson — African-American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues * Justin Patton, NBA basketball player and player for Hapoel Eilat B.C., Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, first-round selection in the 2017 NBA draft * Niles Paul — NFL receiver for the Washington Redskins * Alexander Payne — Oscar-winning screenwriter and director * Neal Pionk — NHL player * Mark Pope — NBA player * Scott Porter — actor * Nathan Post — 7th and 10th Governor of American Samoa * Ron Prince — college football coach

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* Daniel Quinn — author

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* Anne Ramsey — actress * Andrew Rannells — actor * Baron von Raschke, James Raschke — professional wrestler known as Baron Von Raschke * Origen D. Richardson — fourth Lieutenant Governor of Michigan * Mark Richt — college football coach * J. Joseph Ricketts — billionaire * Matthew Ricketts — first African-American graduate from University of Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC; first African-American state legislator * Pete Ricketts — List of United States senators from Nebraska, U.S. Senator; former Governor of Nebraska * Thomas S. Ricketts — owner of baseball's Chicago Cubs * Trevor Roach — football player * Andy Roddick — professional tennis player * Johnny Rodgers — football player, 1972

winner * Joe Rogers (politician), Joe Rogers — Colorado lieutenant governor * Rainbow Rowell — author * Darin Ruf (born 1986) — major league baseball player * Amber Ruffin — comedian and writer * Colden Ruggles — U.S. Army brigadier general * Edward Ruscha — artist and photographer

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* Penny Sackett — astronomer and Office of the Chief Scientist (Australia), Chief Scientist of Australia * Symone Sanders — Democratic strategist, spokesperson for Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign * Gale Sayers — professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee * Walter Scott, Jr. — billionaire * Chad Sexton — drummer of 311 * Josephine Platner Shear — archaeologist and numismatist * Leisa Sheridan — ''Playboy'' List of Playboy Playmates of the Month, Playmate (Miss July 1993) * JoJo Siwa — dancer from television series ''Dance Moms'' * Elliott Smith — singer/songwriter * Q. Smith — musical theater actress * Nicholas Sparks (author), Nicholas Sparks — author * Skip Stephenson — actor and comedian from TV series ''Real People (TV program), Real People'' * Sting (wrestler), Sting —

, real name Steve Borden * Todd Storz — entrepreneur who introduced Top 40, Top-40 radio format * Jean Stothert — List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska, Mayor of Omaha * Mike Sullivan (governor), Mike Sullivan — List of Governors of Wyoming, 29th Governor of Wyoming * Sarah Rose Summers —

2018 and Miss USA 2018 * Carl A. Swanson — founder of Swanson * Inga Swenson — actress

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* Jerry Tagge — National Football League, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers *Khyri Thomas (born 1996) — basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague *JT Thor — NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets and their G League affiliate the Greensboro Swarm * Donald E. Thorin — cinematographer * Thomas Tibbles — late 19th-century journalist and Native Americans in the United States, Native American rights activist * Chris Tormey — college football coach * Mark Traynowicz — football player * John Trudell — poet, Native American activist, actor * Stanley M. Truhlsen — professor and philanthropist * Steve Turre — jazz trombonist

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* Luigi Waites — jazz drummer and vibraphonist * Eleazer Wakeley — jurist and politician * Chris Ware — graphic novelist * Dan Warthen (born 1952) — major league baseball pitcher and coach * Fee Waybill — singer/songwriter, real name John Waldo Waybill * Geneice Wilcher — beauty pageant winner * Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Williams — singer-songwriter, actor * Roger Williams (pianist), Roger Williams — pianist * Aaron Wills — bassist of 311 * Julie Wilson — singer and actress * Andre Woolridge — professional basketball player

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* Paula Zahn — news personality

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