
Born near Bohemia Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Charles H. Purcell, born in North Bend, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Catherine Hanaway, with articles in 5 languages. No famous person on record lists Bohemia Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names.
What stands out about Bohemia Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bohemia Township
Nobody born in Bohemia Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Francis Rudolph Shonka
1906–1970American physicist and inventor





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bohemia 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 (6)
- Catherine Hanaway: Mark Schierbecker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Purcell: Joe De Narie for the San Francisco Examiner, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Gerrard: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Sigler: Campaign of Kim Sigler for Michigan Governor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Ann Marlowe: film screenshot (Screen Guild Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Emanuel: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons