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Peter George Peterson
1926–2018American businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, and author
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Famous people · Kearney
Writers and artists stand out among the 25 famous people born in Kearney
Best known of all is Peter George Peterson, written about in 16 languages. Behind the leader come Andy Pessoa and Dale E. Wolf. 10 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 9 of the names.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Peter George Peterson
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
John Walter Ehle
Youngest
1995
Andy Pessoa
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Kearney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kearney is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Kearney’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableBusinessScience & MedicineMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kearney
First, Peter George Peterson (16 languages), then Andy Pessoa (12) and Dale E. Wolf (11).
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Everyone else born in Kearney
Here are 22 more, born from 1873 to 1994.
Ryan Quincy
born 1973American animator, voice actor, director, writer, and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kearney 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 (9)
- Peter George Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale E. Wolf: Office of Senator Thomas Carper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Bokenkamp: Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Whitehair: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Robinson: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Anderson: nmfbihop on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl E. Guthe: Stanley Paulger, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Bruich: Mracew, CC0, Wikimedia Commons