Born near Omaha Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Mike Broderick, born in Walthill, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rodney A. Grant, with articles in 15 languages. No famous person’s birth in Omaha Township is on record yet. 247 towns across Nebraska can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Omaha Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Omaha Township
Nobody born in Omaha Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Angel De Cora
1871–1919Ho-chunk painter and illustrator who taught art at the early 20th century


Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
1887–1959American electrical engineer

Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Omaha 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 (6)
- Duke Erikson: Jérôme from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angel De Cora: Gustave Hensel Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Saunders Johnson: Capitolist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Whitacre: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irv Higginbotham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons