Famous people · Clearwater
Born near Clearwater: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John DeCamp, from Neligh, 9 mi away. The best known of them is L. Ron Hubbard, with articles in 58 languages. The list for Clearwater is empty for now. Across Nebraska, 245 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
L. Ron Hubbard
Best known
L. Ron Hubbard
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clearwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clearwater
Nobody born in Clearwater is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Rodney J. Clifton
1937–2026American scientist in engineering of mechanics
L. Ron Hubbard
1911–1986American writer and Scientology founder
Ben Sasse
born 1972American politician and college president
Del Shankel
1927–2018American microbiologist and academic administrator
Joseph G. Hanefeldt
born 1958Eighth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island.
Virginia Tufte
1918–2020American professor of English
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clearwater 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)
- L. Ron Hubbard: Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Sasse: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Ashburn: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Lewis Miller: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Roche: Robinson, Mary Byers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Wragge: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Ronald Button: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Thomas: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons