
Born near Oconee Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Alfred Gruenther, was born in Platte Center, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Lucas Cruikshank, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Oconee Township. 233 towns in Nebraska have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Oconee Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Oconee Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Brad William Henke
1966–2022American actor and football player




John S. Werner
born 1951American scientist who studies human vision and its changes across the life span
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oconee Township 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)
- Lucas Cruikshank: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Pillen: Maj. Scott Ingalsbe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Mathews: Alex Handy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Gruenther: U.S. Army Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Mapes: film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Umar Faruq Abd-Allah: Renovation: The Journal of Zaytuna College, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Werner: GhostOTM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons