Randy Meisner
1946–2023American musician and founding member of the Eagles
Famous people · Mitchell
Born near Mitchell: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Randy Meisner, was born in Scottsbluff, 9 mi away. Across Nebraska, 233 towns list someone born there. Lincoln has the most of any town in Nebraska: 45. After Lincoln, the next longest list in Nebraska is Hastings’, with 40.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Randy Meisner
Best known
Randy Meisner
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mitchell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mitchell
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Kent Krueger
born 1950American author and novelist
Stephanie A. Burns
born 1955American organosilicon chemist and businesswoman
Christian A. Sorensen
1890–1959American lawyer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mitchell 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 (7)
- Randy Meisner: Scottsbluff High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Kent Krueger: August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Punke: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie A. Burns: Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Simmons: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Nation: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons