16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Herrick Township
The nearest, Loren D. Everton, was born in Crofton, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Charles D. Gemar, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person’s birth in Herrick Township is on record yet. In all of Nebraska, the famous people on record come from 233 towns.
What stands out about Herrick Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Herrick Township
Nobody born in Herrick Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jack Martin
1917–1977American sports coach, athletics administrator
Maria Pearson
1932–2003Native American activist for repatriation of Native human remains


Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
born 1970American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder


Cleve Abbott
1892–1955American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Herrick Township 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 (5)
- Charles D. Gemar: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Vinatieri: U.S. Air Force photo/Sgt. Brian Ferguson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chan Gurney: United States Senate Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Paul Johnson: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raleigh Aitchison: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons