Famous people · Giltner
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Giltner
Vickie D. McDonald, born in Phillips, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Henry Fonda, with articles in 100 languages. No famous person on record lists Giltner as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Henry Fonda
Best known
Henry Fonda
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Giltner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Giltner
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ivan Sutherland
born 1938American computer scientist and Internet pioneer
Neal Hefti
1922–2008American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger
Tom Osborne
born 1937American football player and coach, college athletics administrator, politician
Madeleine Leininger
1925–2012American nurse and nursing theorist
John R. Bender
1882–1928American college football player, college football coach, college basketball coach, college baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Giltner 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)
- Henry Fonda: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandy Dennis: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Sutherland: Dick Lyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Abbott: The original uploader was Mirth at Russian Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Baird: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Abbott: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Lee: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Hicks: W. Punt for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Osborne: US Congress;, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons