Photo: Code36 at English Wikipedia · Public domainNo famous person from Bellevue yet, but Council Bluffs next door has 51
235 of the towns in Nebraska list at least one person. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names. Hastings has the second-longest list in Nebraska, after Lincoln, with 40. The best known born in Council Bluffs is Lee de Forest.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Bellevue), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Bellevue has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Bellevue
Of the towns around it, Council Bluffs has the most on record: 51.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bellevue and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Lee de Forest: Credit Line: The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, T. J. J. See Collection, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlon Brando: None visible/Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons