#1Famous people · Exeter
Exeter is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Jeff Zeleny, the American TV journalist, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The other is Richard A. Dier, the united States federal judge. From Richard A. Dier in 1914 to Jeff Zeleny in 1973, the births cover 59 years. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jeff Zeleny
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Richard A. Dier
Youngest
1973
Jeff Zeleny
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Exeter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Exeter and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Jeff Zeleny: Dywseow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard A. Dier: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons