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Famous people · Neligh
3 famous people were born in Neligh
Most widely known is John DeCamp, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Josephine Roche is second and Walter S. Huxford third. The first birth on record is Josephine Roche’s, in 1886, and the last John DeCamp’s, in 1941. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John DeCamp
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Josephine Roche
Youngest
1941
John DeCamp
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Neligh
Two of the three are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Neligh and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Josephine Roche: Robinson, Mary Byers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons