Born near Julian: 29 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Edison Pettit, was born in Peru, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Julian is on record yet. Pete Ricketts is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
What stands out about Julian’s famous people
Famous people born near Julian
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Pete Ricketts
born 1964United States Senator from Nebraska since 2023


Leland Hayward
1902–1971American talent agent and theatrical producer





John Scott Redd
born 1944United States Navy admiral and government official



Dean Steinkuhler
born 1961All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Julian 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 (15)
- Pete Ricketts: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elzada Clover: Elzada Clover, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Dexter: Photoplay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Leroy Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Ricketts: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leland Hayward: Photoplay Publishing Company; Hyman Fink, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Malone: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hiram Randall: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Sheldon: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Waller: Federalreserve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Heinke: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher. Via HathiTrust., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Manlove Rhodes: Goldwyn Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest M. Pollard: J. Sterling Morton, author. Western Publishing and Engraving (Lincoln, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Scott Redd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lunsford E. Oliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons