Born near Basin Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dick Ward, from Herrick, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Gorgeous George, with articles in 17 languages. No famous person on record lists Basin Township as their birthplace yet. Across Nebraska, 233 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Basin Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Basin Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Donald O. Clifton
1924–2003American doctor of educational sciences, professor of educational psychology (Univ. of Nebraska), entrepreneur

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Basin Township 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 (2)
- Gorgeous George: CurtTeich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billie Sutton: Shane.scott.bryan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons