#1Famous people · Omaha
Of the 37 famous people born in Omaha, an unusual share are performers
Articles in 158 languages make the American actor Marlon Brando the best known. Warren Buffett is second and Malcolm X third. The largest group, 24, was born between 1920 and 1969. Among the 233 towns in Nebraska with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Marlon Brando
in 158 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Joel Stebbins
Youngest
2002
JT Thor
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
17 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Omaha’s famous people
Known worldwideMarlon Brando has a Wikipedia article in 158 languages.A town of performersAmong the 37 people born here, 17 are performers: 4.9 times the usual share.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 19, the most recent in 2002.A chosen home5 more notable people chose to live here, Alan J. Heeger among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Omaha
Three names lead: Marlon Brando (158 languages), Warren Buffett (140) and Malcolm X (135).
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#2Business
Warren Buffett
born 1930American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
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#3Known for
What Omaha is known for
Omaha has 4.9× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Omaha’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 9 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessMusicPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Omaha
The other 34 span the years 1878 to 2002.
Alexander Payne
born 1961American film director, producer and screenwriter
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Chris Ware
born 1967American cartoonist known for his Acme Novelty Library series (begun 1994) and several graphic novels
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Omaha home
5 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Alan J. Heeger the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Omaha 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 (17)
- Marlon Brando: None visible/Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Buffett: Mark Hirschey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm X: Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Astaire: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Nolte: Alain Zirah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montgomery Clift: The original uploader was Prew at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Sparks: Lance Cpl. Drew W. Barker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry C. Barish: R. Hahn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Klein: AshokanMtn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Adomian: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott Smith: llaurens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Payne: che, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Munger: Nick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorge Garcia: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy McGuire: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan J. Heeger: Vogler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee de Forest: Credit Line: The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, T. J. J. See Collection, CC0, Wikimedia Commons