#1Famous people · Grand Island
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 33 famous people born in Grand Island
Articles in 100 languages make the American actor Henry Fonda the best known. The American economist Edith Abbott ranks second, ahead of George Baird. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 18 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 271 towns in Nebraska with famous people list more.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Henry Fonda
in 100 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
James Murie
Youngest
1987
Channing Hill
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Grand Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Grand Island
Henry Fonda has articles in 100 languages, Edith Abbott in 23 and George Baird in 20.
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What Grand Island is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 3.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Grand Island’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Grand Island
Another 30, the earliest born in 1862.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grand Island 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 (7)
- Henry Fonda: Studio publicity still, Public domain, 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
- Bil Baird: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George J. Marrett: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Channing Hill: Corinne Cavallo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons