
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Loup Township
The nearest, Sid Dinsdale, was born in Palmer, 2 mi away. The list for Loup Township is empty for now. J. P. Guilford is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Famous people are on record for 247 of the towns in Nebraska.
What stands out about Loup Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Loup Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Wright Morris
1910–1998American photographer and novelist
Bernard Palmer
1914–1998American author of Christian juvenile fiction


Louise Long
1886–1966American screenwriter, educator, author, and film editor




Gary E. Zaruba
1940–2014American art educator, painter and potter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Loup 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 (9)
- Grover Cleveland Alexander: Mattingly23, 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
- Jon Lynn Christensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Jacobsen: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Shortridge Irvine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sid Dinsdale: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan F. Smith: University of Georgia School of Law, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Lovejoy: Jeffers, Vibert .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);b…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons