#1Famous people · Holdrege
11 famous people from Holdrege, many of them soldiers and sailors
Forrest Silas Petersen, the American Naval Rear admiral, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. The earliest on the list is Harry Schmidt, born in 1886, and the youngest Mark R. Christensen, born in 1962. Fewer than a quarter of the 250 towns in Nebraska with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Forrest Silas Petersen
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Harry Schmidt
Youngest
1962
Mark R. Christensen
Most common field
Military
4 people
What stands out about Holdrege’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Holdrege is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 10.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Holdrege
Languages with an article: 9 for Forrest Silas Petersen, 8 for Harry Schmidt, 5 for Tom Carlson.
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When Holdrege’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Another 8, 3 of them leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holdrege 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 (5)
- Forrest Silas Petersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Schmidt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carlson: TrevorKSorensen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd K. Lindstrom: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Cleland: 82nd Airborne Division (Fort Bragg, NC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons