Famous people · Lawrence
Born near Lawrence: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Ray Thomas, born in Nelson, 12 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sandy Dennis, with articles in 44 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lawrence is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Sandy Dennis
Best known
Sandy Dennis
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lawrence’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lawrence
Nobody born in Lawrence is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Norris
1911–2006CEO of Control Data Corporation
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
Ibsen Nelsen
1919–2001American architect, active in Washington
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrence 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 (9)
- Sandy Dennis: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Sutherland: Dick Lyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Lee: Bain News Service, 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
- William Norris: Regina Kühne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Weir: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Snyder: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Leigh: Carolyn Crossett Rowland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons