Famous people · Douglas Township
Born near Douglas Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
George Wells Beadle is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. The nearest, Emmett Louis Murphy, was born in Colon, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Douglas Township is on record yet. Across Nebraska, the lists cover 246 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
George Wells Beadle
Best known
George Wells Beadle
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Douglas Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Douglas Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard Hanson
1896–1981American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist
Francis Rudolph Shonka
1906–1970American physicist and inventor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Douglas Township 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)
- George Wells Beadle: Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl F. Zanuck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Crawford: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cerv: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Purcell: Joe De Narie for the San Francisco Examiner, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Miller: Fox Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons