
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chapman Township
George Wells Beadle is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. Closest of all is Bob Cerv, from Weston, 1 mi away. The list for Chapman Township is empty for now. In all of Nebraska, the famous people on record come from 246 towns.
What stands out about Chapman Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Chapman Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Howard Hanson
1896–1981American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chapman 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)
- George Wells Beadle: Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl F. Zanuck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Crawford: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cerv: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Miller: Fox Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons