7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dalton
Dan Chaon, born in Sidney, 19 mi away, is the closest. Across Nebraska, 233 towns list someone born there. No entry yet names Dalton as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.

What stands out about Dalton’s famous people
Famous people born near Dalton
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

L. Steven Grasz
born 1961United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dalton 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 (1)
- L. Steven Grasz: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons