Famous people · Gandy
Born near Gandy: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clarence Arlen Beam, from Stapleton, 3 mi away. Chuck Hagel is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. In all of Nebraska, the famous people on record come from 233 towns. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Chuck Hagel
Best known
Chuck Hagel
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gandy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gandy
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard Baskerville
1885–1909American educator and revolutionary fighter in Persian Constitutional Revolution
Robert D. Booker
1920–1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Jay Wright Forrester
1918–2016American operations researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gandy 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 (6)
- Chuck Hagel: DoD photo by Monica King, U.S. Army. (Released), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Cloud: John Karl Hillers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mogis: Daniel Pirch (memset), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Baskerville: originally uploaded by Reza 110, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Neville: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Arlen Beam: U.S. Federal Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons