Born near Bryan Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mike Broderick, was born in Walthill, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Rodney A. Grant, with articles in 15 languages. No entry yet names Bryan Township as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 233 of the towns in Nebraska.
What stands out about Bryan Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bryan Township
Nobody born in Bryan Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Angel De Cora
1871–1919Ho-chunk painter and illustrator who taught art at the early 20th century



Lewis Webster Jones
1899–1975American academic administrator

Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bryan 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 (11)
- 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
- Mel Harder: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irv Higginbotham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chief Johnson: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tuffy Griffiths: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Swanson: inknown, 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
- Lewis Webster Jones: University of Arkansas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons