19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Henry
The nearest, Keith G. Kautz, was born in Lyman, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Randy Meisner, with articles in 24 languages. 233 of the towns in Nebraska list at least one person. Not one famous person on record comes from Henry yet.
What stands out about Henry’s famous people
Famous people born near Henry
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Stephanie A. Burns
born 1955American organosilicon chemist and businesswoman


Randy Meisner
1946–2023American musician and founding member of the Eagles




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Henry 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)
- Randy Meisner: Scottsbluff High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hopkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Kent Krueger: August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Punke: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie A. Burns: Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Innis P. Swift: "Assembly" magazine. Charles N. Branham, editor. Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY), publisher. Via West Point Digital Library., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Simmons: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Nation: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons