Famous people · Duncan
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Duncan
Closest of all is Lucas Cruikshank, from Columbus, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Duncan as their birthplace yet. Across Nebraska, the lists cover 233 towns. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Lucas Cruikshank
Best known
Lucas Cruikshank
in 31 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Duncan
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brad William Henke
1966–2022American actor and football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duncan 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 (9)
- Lucas Cruikshank: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Pillen: Maj. Scott Ingalsbe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Archer: Cathy Estes Sparks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Kegeris: author of photograph is unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Mathews: Alex Handy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley K. Hathaway: USDOI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Gruenther: U.S. Army Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Judd: Star Tribune / Hennepin County Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Umar Faruq Abd-Allah: Renovation: The Journal of Zaytuna College, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons