Famous people · Lincoln
Born near Lincoln: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Clifford Berry, born in Gladbrook, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jean Seberg, with articles in 45 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lincoln. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Jean Seberg
Best known
Jean Seberg
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lincoln’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lincoln
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frank Jack Fletcher
1885–1973United States Navy admiral, Medal of Honor recipient
Mary Beth Hurt
1946–2026American stage and film actress
Merle Miller
1919–1986American novelist and writer on homosexuality
Chuck Grassley
born 1933United States Senator from Iowa since 1981
Marc Andreessen
born 1971American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- Jean Seberg: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Grassley: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Andreessen: JD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Jack Fletcher: U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Kosinski: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olympia O. McCoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Beth Hurt: Wes Washington, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Huss: scaredsquee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Pfeiffer: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allie Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Guralnik: Moose-32, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Jepsen: en:United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Stotts: File:Terry Stotts.jpg: Portland Trail Blazers derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Gutknecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A.J. Green: Brettforeman 3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Hayworth: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons