Famous people · Magnet
Born near Magnet: 19 famous people within 35 miles
George E. Danielson, born in Wausa, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Coburn, with articles in 68 languages. 233 towns in Nebraska have at least one famous person on record. No entry yet names Magnet as a birthplace.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
James Coburn
Best known
James Coburn
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Magnet’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Magnet
Nobody born in Magnet is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ben Sasse
born 1972American politician and college president
Del Shankel
1927–2018American microbiologist and academic administrator
Mark Calcavecchia
born 1960American golfer, PGA Tour member, British Open champion
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Magnet 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 (11)
- James Coburn: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Sasse: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Thone: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Calcavecchia: The U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Joseph Dendinger: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Danielson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Lee Rankin: US government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight W. Burney: State of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Lewis Miller: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Hochstein: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Ronald Button: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons