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Famous people · Pawnee City

9 famous people were born in Pawnee City, most of them between 1920 and 1969

Larry the Cable Guy, the American stand-up comedian, is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. Second and third on the list are Irish McCalla and Gladys Dick. The list runs from Gladys Dick, born in 1881, to Larry the Cable Guy, born in 1963. Only 19 of the 254 towns in Nebraska with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownLarry the Cable GuyFilm, TV & Stage · born 1963
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notable people
Best known
Larry the Cable Guy
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Gladys Dick
Youngest
1963
Larry the Cable Guy
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people

What stands out about Pawnee City’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Pawnee City

Two of the three are performers.

Larry the Cable Guy#1
Film, TV & Stage

Larry the Cable Guy

born 1963

American stand-up comedian

58 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Irish McCalla#2
Film, TV & Stage

Irish McCalla

1928–2002

American film and television actress

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GD#3
Science & Medicine

Gladys Dick

1881–1963

American microbiologist

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Pawnee City’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1920s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Irish McCallaLarry the Cable Guy
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Pawnee City is known for

Pawnee City has 3.5× 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.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Pawnee City

The rest number 6, with 2 leaders among them.

JE

John A. Eddy

1931–2009

American astronomer

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LH

Lavon Heidemann

born 1958

American politician

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CE

C. Cal Evans

1905–1971

American politician

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DA

Daniel E. Atkinson

1921–2024

American biochemist

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JT

Jasper Turnbell

1890–1958

American football and basketball coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pawnee City 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.

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