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Famous people · Nelson
2 famous people were born in Nelson
Ray Thomas, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The only other name is the American educator Robert D. Leigh. The earliest on the list is Ray Thomas, born in 1883, and the youngest Robert D. Leigh, born in 1890. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ray Thomas
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Ray Thomas
Youngest
1890
Robert D. Leigh
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Nelson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nelson 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)
- Robert D. Leigh: Carolyn Crossett Rowland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons