
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lakeview
The nearest, Lucas Cruikshank, was born in Columbus, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lakeview. Lincoln has the most of any town in Nebraska: 45. After Lincoln, the next longest list in Nebraska is Hastings’, with 40.
What stands out about Lakeview’s famous people
Famous people born near Lakeview
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Brad William Henke
1966–2022American actor and football player







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeview 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 (8)
- Lucas Cruikshank: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Pillen: Maj. Scott Ingalsbe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Kegeris: author of photograph is unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Mathews: Alex Handy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Gruenther: U.S. Army Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Umar Faruq Abd-Allah: Renovation: The Journal of Zaytuna College, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audrey Stevens Niyogi: Dev Kumar Niyogi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Hanaway: Mark Schierbecker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons