Famous people · Craig
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Craig
The nearest, Jon Kyl, was born in Oakland, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Craig. Lincoln’s 45 names make the longest list in Nebraska. After Lincoln, the next longest list in Nebraska is Hastings’, with 40.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Jon Kyl
Best known
Jon Kyl
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Craig’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Craig
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Regina Olson Hughes
1895–1993American scientific illustrator and translator
Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Craig 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 (14)
- Jon Kyl: Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dern: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoot Gibson: Harry L. Fraser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Erikson: Jérôme from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Whitacre: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Val Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Stenberg: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Olson: BrianIgmac, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Connealy: NolanTJ, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. Holland: Federal Reserve System, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Boll: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Jones: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley M. Truhlsen: Jacob Truedson Demitz for family archives acquired by FamSAC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons