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Famous people · Lincoln
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 45 famous people born in Lincoln
Hilary Swank, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 93 languages. Behind the leader come Brandon Sanderson and Jack Sock. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 25 in all. No other town in Nebraska lists as many.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Hilary Swank
in 93 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Roscoe Pound
Youngest
2005
Miles Krajewski
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
11 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Lincoln’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 93 languages, Hilary Swank is known far beyond the town.A town of scientists and doctorsAmong the 45 people born here, 7 are scientists and doctors: 2.6 times the usual share.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 25, the most recent in 2005.45 notable peopleLincoln lists 45 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Lincoln
Counted by languages, Hilary Swank is ahead of Brandon Sanderson and Jack Sock: 93, 48 and 39.
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What Lincoln is known for
Lincoln has 2.6× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
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 Lincoln’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
Film, TV & StageSportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicBusinessNotableMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Lincoln
The rest number 42, with 10 performers among them.
Bob Kerrey
born 1943American politician and U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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Michael J. Saylor
born 1965American business executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
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A chosen home
Also called Lincoln home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Audrey Eckert the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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 (15)
- Jack Sock: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Fischer: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janine Turner: FoundationStudio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Ryan: Credited at source website, United States House of Representatives as:Image, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Kerrey: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Valentine: Alexa rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Sorensen: Trikosko, Marion S., photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Bush: Signed Witzel on bottom of photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Abbott: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Pound: American Review of Reviews, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Hoiberg: Jfurlong at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Brooks: film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Mink: ThePortraitLady, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael J. Saylor: ReasonTV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Shughart: Original uploader was Maio at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons