Famous people · Fordyce
Born near Fordyce: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Charles Thone, was born in Hartington, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Fordyce as their birthplace yet. Charles D. Gemar is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. 246 of the towns in Nebraska list at least one person.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Charles D. Gemar
Best known
Charles D. Gemar
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fordyce’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fordyce
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Justin Bruening
born 1979American actor and former fashion model
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
born 1970American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Cleve Abbott
1892–1955American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fordyce 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 (10)
- Charles D. Gemar: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Vinatieri: U.S. Air Force photo/Sgt. Brian Ferguson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Thone: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chan Gurney: United States Senate Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Joseph Dendinger: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Danielson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Lee Rankin: US government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Paul Johnson: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight W. Burney: State of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Hochstein: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons