Famous people · Leicester Township
Born near Leicester Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Henry Fonda, with articles in 100 languages. The nearest, Sandy Dennis, was born in Hastings, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Leicester Township yet. Across Nebraska, 246 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Henry Fonda
Best known
Henry Fonda
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leicester Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leicester Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ivan Sutherland
born 1938American computer scientist and Internet pioneer
Neal Hefti
1922–2008American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leicester Township 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)
- Henry Fonda: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandy Dennis: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Sutherland: Dick Lyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Abbott: The original uploader was Mirth at Russian Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Baird: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Abbott: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Lee: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Hicks: W. Punt for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons