
Born near Alvo: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Betty Clements, was born in Elmwood, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Alvo. Hilary Swank is the most widely known, written about in 93 languages. Across Nebraska, 236 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Alvo’s famous people
Famous people born near Alvo
Nobody born in Alvo is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




A. J. Sturzenegger
1888–1949American football and baseball player and coach

Clyde Brion Davis
1894–1962Novelist, short story writer, journalist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alvo 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 (9)
- Jack Sock: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Fischer: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janine Turner: FoundationStudio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Leroy Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Clements: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ruge: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Sturzenegger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Warner: State of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Ralston: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons