Wright Morris
1910–1998American photographer and novelist
Famous people · Overland
Born near Overland: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Wright Morris, was born in Central City, 3 mi away. Evan Williams is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. The list for Overland is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Evan Williams
Best known
Evan Williams
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Overland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Overland
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bernard Palmer
1914–1998American author of Christian juvenile fiction
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Overland 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)
- Evan Williams: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Usher: PoolSafely, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Norton: Sara Mullin Baldwin, Robert Morton Baldwin, authors. The Baldwin Company (Hebron, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sid Dinsdale: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Lovejoy: Jeffers, Vibert .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);b…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons