Born near Maskell: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Donna Schafer, born in Meckling, 11 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Justin Bruening, with articles in 18 languages. No entry yet names Maskell as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
What stands out about Maskell’s famous people
Famous people born near Maskell
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bruce B. Kendall
1919–2012American hotelier and politician
Justin Bruening
born 1979American actor and former fashion model

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maskell 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 (5)
- Charles Thone: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Joseph Dendinger: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Lee Rankin: US government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight W. Burney: State of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Hochstein: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons