Famous people · Battle Creek
36 famous people were born within 35 miles of Battle Creek
The nearest, Dorothy Rupert, was born in Meadow Grove, 7 mi away. L. Ron Hubbard is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. No entry yet names Battle Creek as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 265 of the towns in Nebraska.
Born nearby
36
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
L. Ron Hubbard
Best known
L. Ron Hubbard
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Battle Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Battle Creek
Nobody born in Battle Creek is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Virginia Tufte
1918–2020American professor of English
L. Ron Hubbard
1911–1986American writer and Scientology founder
John S. Werner
born 1951American scientist who studies human vision and its changes across the life span
Alan K. Campbell
1923–1998Chair of the United States Civil Service Commission
Ben Sasse
born 1972American politician and college president
Del Shankel
1927–2018American microbiologist and academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Battle Creek 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 (14)
- L. Ron Hubbard: Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Sasse: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Ashburn: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Pawn: Ruth Waterbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Harris: U.S. Military Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Steffen: Paul Hagon from Canberra, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace L. McBride: U.S.Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Lewis Miller: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick M. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Townsend: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Roche: Robinson, Mary Byers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Ronald Button: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Werner: GhostOTM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan K. Campbell: United States government, OPM or Civil Service Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons