Famous people · Holstein
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Holstein
Closest of all is Blair Richendifer, from Bladen, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Holstein yet. The best known of them is Sandy Dennis, with articles in 44 languages. Famous people are on record for 233 of the towns in Nebraska.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Sandy Dennis
Best known
Sandy Dennis
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Holstein’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Holstein
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ivan Sutherland
born 1938American computer scientist and Internet pioneer
Neal Hefti
1922–2008American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger
Tom Osborne
born 1937American football player and coach, college athletics administrator, politician
Nelson M. Holderman
1885–1953United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holstein 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 (12)
- Sandy Dennis: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Sutherland: Dick Lyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Cavett: Nick Stepowyj at https://www.flickr.com/people/nickstep/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Lee: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Curtis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Hicks: W. Punt for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Osborne: US Congress;, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norbert Tiemann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Miller: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson M. Holderman: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Pruitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Blue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons