Born near Davey: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Henry Beachell, was born in Waverly, 9 mi away. The list for Davey is empty for now. Hilary Swank is the most widely known, written about in 93 languages. No town in Nebraska lists more than Lincoln, with 45.
What stands out about Davey’s famous people
Famous people born near Davey
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Davey 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 (7)
- Jack Sock: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Fischer: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janine Turner: FoundationStudio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cerv: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Nunamaker: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Miller: Fox Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Warner: State of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons