Famous people · Chester
Born near Chester: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is James George Arbuthnot, from Hubbell, 6 mi away. Nick Hague is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. No entry yet names Chester as a birthplace. 244 of the towns in Nebraska list at least one person.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Nick Hague
Best known
Nick Hague
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chester
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William J Conklin
1923–2018American architect and archaeologist
Beverly Deepe Keever
born 1935American journalist, correspondent, author, professor
H.H. Kemper
1882–1964Original MLA of Saskatchewan's Farmer-Labour Group, later the CCF
Nick Hague
born 1975American astronaut and space force officer
Edwin Bayer Branson
1877–1950American geologist and paleontologist
Jana Stump
born 1975American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
Glenn Presnell
1905–2004American football player, coach, and administrator
Eddie Hickey
1902–1980Basketball player, football player, basketball coach, football coach and baseball coach
Ibsen Nelsen
1919–2001American architect, active in Washington
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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 (12)
- Nick Hague: U.S. Space Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin C. Johnson: US Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gordon: Lumiere, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Gates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Meyer: Philip Meyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bayer Branson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Hickey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Cheney: Published by Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverly Deepe Keever: BDKeever, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Presnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Ray Ward: United States Marshals Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Hobson: Mitch Weber, Fort Hays State University Digital Imaging Specialist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons