Famous people · Bruning
Born near Bruning: 20 famous people within 35 miles
C. Wellington Walker, born in Strang, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert B. Wilson, with articles in 44 languages. Famous people are on record for 233 of the towns in Nebraska. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Bruning.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Robert B. Wilson
Best known
Robert B. Wilson
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bruning’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bruning
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Beverly Deepe Keever
born 1935American journalist, correspondent, author, professor
H.H. Kemper
1882–1964Original MLA of Saskatchewan's Farmer-Labour Group, later the CCF
Robert B. Wilson
born 1937American economist and Nobel laureate
John E. Nelson
born 1935Attorney and member of the Nebraska Legislature
Terry Murrell
born 1968
Glenn Presnell
1905–2004American football player, coach, and administrator
Howard Bradley Smith
born 1894American author, lecturer, and memory expert
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bruning 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
- Philip Meyer: Philip Meyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Russ Snyder: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons