Famous people · Lorton
Born near Lorton: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Anthony Dexter, born in Talmage, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Pete Ricketts, with articles in 27 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lorton yet. In Nebraska, 236 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Pete Ricketts
Best known
Pete Ricketts
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lorton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lorton
They were born in 17 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Pete Ricketts
born 1964United States Senator from Nebraska since 2023
Leland Hayward
1902–1971American talent agent and theatrical producer
Clyde Brion Davis
1894–1962Novelist, short story writer, journalist
Dean Steinkuhler
born 1961All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
John Scott Redd
born 1944United States Navy admiral and government official
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lorton 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 (15)
- Pete Ricketts: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elzada Clover: Elzada Clover, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Dexter: Photoplay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Leroy Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Ricketts: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leland Hayward: Photoplay Publishing Company; Hyman Fink, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Malone: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hiram Randall: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Sheldon: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Clements: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Waller: Federalreserve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Heinke: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher. Via HathiTrust., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Manlove Rhodes: Goldwyn Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest M. Pollard: J. Sterling Morton, author. Western Publishing and Engraving (Lincoln, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Scott Redd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons