Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people born near Cheney
Over the border in Lincoln, 45 names are on record, led by Hilary Swank. No entry yet names Cheney as a birthplace. 233 towns in Nebraska have at least one famous person on record. Lincoln’s 45 names make the longest list in Nebraska.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Cheney), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Cheney has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Cheney
Close by, the fullest list is Lincoln’s, at 45 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheney and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.