Famous people · Blackbird Township
Born near Blackbird Township: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Rodney A. Grant, was born in Macy, 2 mi away. 235 of the towns in Nebraska list at least one person. No entry yet names Blackbird Township as a birthplace. Lincoln’s 45 names make the longest list in Nebraska.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Rodney A. Grant
Best known
Rodney A. Grant
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blackbird Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blackbird Township
Nobody born in Blackbird Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
1887–1959American electrical engineer
Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer
Angel De Cora
1871–1919Ho-chunk painter and illustrator who taught art at the early 20th century
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blackbird 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 (12)
- Duke Erikson: Jérôme from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angel De Cora: Gustave Hensel Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Saunders Johnson: Capitolist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Whitacre: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irv Higginbotham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Prichard: 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
- Wayne M. Ropes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Arnold Karo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madeleine Ruthven: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons