Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer
Famous people · Bancroft
Born near Bancroft: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Duke Erikson, born in Lyons, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tim Walz, with articles in 74 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Bancroft. Famous people are on record for 233 of the towns in Nebraska.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Tim Walz
Best known
Tim Walz
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bancroft’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bancroft
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Angel De Cora
1871–1919Ho-chunk painter and illustrator who taught art at the early 20th century
Martin E. Marty
1928–2025American historian of religion, educator, author, and theologian
Claire Winlow-Vostrovsky
1871–1963Czech-American university professor, translator, Slavist, librarian, journalist, writer, social activist, suffragette and feminist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bancroft 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 (10)
- Tim Walz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Erikson: Jérôme from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angel De Cora: Gustave Hensel Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin E. Marty: User:Visviva, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Harder: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard C. Hunter: History Nebraska (formerly Nebraska State Historical Society), Lincoln, Nebraska., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tuffy Griffiths: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Jones: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Arnold Karo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons