Nellie Star Boy Menard
1910–2001Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Nellie Star Boy Menard, from Rosebud, 26 mi away. The best known of them is Val Logsdon Fitch, with articles in 65 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Nenzel yet. No town in Nebraska lists more than Lincoln, with 45.

The 3 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Nenzel’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nenzel 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.