Famous people · Loretto
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Loretto
Closest of all is Harry Roberts Carson, from Petersburg, 6 mi away. L. Ron Hubbard is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. Across Nebraska, 246 towns list someone born there. No town in Nebraska lists more than Lincoln, with 45.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
L. Ron Hubbard
Best known
L. Ron Hubbard
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Loretto’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Loretto
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis P. Matthews
1887–19528th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
Gary E. Zaruba
1940–2014American art educator, painter and potter
L. Ron Hubbard
1911–1986American writer and Scientology founder
Virginia Tufte
1918–2020American professor of English
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Loretto 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 (6)
- L. Ron Hubbard: Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Ashburn: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tompall Glaser: ABC Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Paulus: Norma_Paulus_and_Jefferson_Smith.jpg: Thomas Le Ngo derivative work: Aboutmovies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis P. Matthews: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Mapes: film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons