Born near Obert: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Donna Schafer, was born in Meckling, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Justin Bruening, with articles in 18 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Obert. Across Nebraska, 241 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Obert’s famous people
Famous people born near Obert
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Justin Bruening
born 1979American actor and former fashion model

Bruce B. Kendall
1919–2012American hotelier and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Obert 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