Famous people · Bruno
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bruno
The nearest, Jerome Hanus, was born in Brainard, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Bruno yet. Ruth Etting is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. 233 of the towns in Nebraska list at least one person.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ruth Etting
Best known
Ruth Etting
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bruno’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bruno
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ruth Etting
1896–1978American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress
Kenneth Steiner
born 1936Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Ernest R. Kouma
1919–1993United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bruno 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 (10)
- Ruth Etting: CBS-Etting had a long-time contract with Columbia Records in the 1920s-1930s., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Hruska: United States Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cerv: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Hanaway: Mark Schierbecker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest R. Kouma: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, 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
- John C. Karel: MilwWi521, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ad Liska: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Miller: Fox Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons