
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Goehner
Anna Louise Strong is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Closest of all is F. F. Bosworth, from Utica, 8 mi away. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45. After Lincoln, the next longest list in Nebraska is Hastings’, with 40.
What stands out about Goehner’s famous people
Famous people born near Goehner
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Eva Greenslit Anderson
1889–1972American writer and politician




George F. Sprague
1902–1998American geneticist and maize researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goehner 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 (8)
- Anna Louise Strong: Tim Davenport, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Niblo: Bain News Sevice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coleen Gray: Grisha Goluboff (1919-2002), american violonist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Bereuter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Koch: Sam_Koch_and_John_Harbaugh.jpg: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA derivative work: Rockfang, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine C. Fenselau: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. F. Bosworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons