18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Burrows Township
Closest of all is Max Carl, from Humphrey, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Burrows Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Lucas Cruikshank, with articles in 31 languages. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
What stands out about Burrows Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Burrows Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

John S. Werner
born 1951American scientist who studies human vision and its changes across the life span



Brad William Henke
1966–2022American actor and football player




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burrows 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 (8)
- Lucas Cruikshank: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Pillen: Maj. Scott Ingalsbe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Mathews: Alex Handy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Gruenther: U.S. Army Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace L. McBride: U.S.Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Umar Faruq Abd-Allah: Renovation: The Journal of Zaytuna College, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audrey Stevens Niyogi: Dev Kumar Niyogi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Werner: GhostOTM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons