Famous people · Belle Prairie Township
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Belle Prairie Township
C. Wellington Walker, born in Strang, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Belle Prairie Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Robert B. Wilson, with articles in 44 languages. In all of Nebraska, the famous people on record come from 254 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Robert B. Wilson
Best known
Robert B. Wilson
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Belle Prairie Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Belle Prairie Township
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert B. Wilson
born 1937American economist and Nobel laureate
John E. Nelson
born 1935Attorney and member of the Nebraska Legislature
Terry Murrell
born 1968
Beverly Deepe Keever
born 1935American journalist, correspondent, author, professor
Howard Bradley Smith
born 1894American author, lecturer, and memory expert
H.H. Kemper
1882–1964Original MLA of Saskatchewan's Farmer-Labour Group, later the CCF
Glenn Presnell
1905–2004American football player, coach, and administrator
Frederick Ballard
1884–1957American playwright and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belle Prairie 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 (9)
- Kate Barnard: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Gates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Zeleny: Dywseow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Hitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverly Deepe Keever: BDKeever, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Presnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret E. Haughawout: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard A. Dier: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons