Famous people · Eddyville
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Eddyville
Closest of all is Bill Barrett, from Lexington, 17 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Eddyville yet. Lincoln has the most of any town in Nebraska: 45. After Lincoln, the next longest list in Nebraska is Hastings’, with 40.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Bill Barrett
Best known
Bill Barrett
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Eddyville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Eddyville
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph P. Kelly
born 1956Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska since 2023
Kirstin Cronn-Mills
born 1968Author of children's and young adult books
Robert D. Booker
1920–1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Earl J. Atkisson
1886–1941Colonel of the 1st Gas Regiment in World War I
Ray B. McCandless
1889–1931American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
Bettina Bedwell
1889–1947American journalist and fashion illustrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eddyville 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 (13)
- Bill Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Kuroki: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aage Brix: The Philadelphia Inquirer,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alva R. Fitch: Photo By: Courtesy of the Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Kelly: United States Attorneys Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Kiffin: TreyMcNeil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl J. Atkisson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Brodine: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray B. McCandless: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons