Famous people · Pohocco Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pohocco Township
Closest of all is Jerry Krause, from Cedar Bluffs, 5 mi away. The best known of them is George Wells Beadle, with articles in 60 languages. No entry yet names Pohocco Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
George Wells Beadle
Best known
George Wells Beadle
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pohocco Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pohocco Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harold Eugene Edgerton
1903–1990American engineer and inventor
Melvin Randolph Gilmore
1868–1940American anthropologist and ethnobotanist
Howard Hanson
1896–1981American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist
Hugh Rhea
1909–1973American football player, track and field athlete
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pohocco 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 (11)
- George Wells Beadle: Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl F. Zanuck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marg Helgenberger: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Larson: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Eugene Edgerton: Bill Chaplis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Sommars: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Armstrong: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Crawford: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Shepard: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Osterman Elmer: US Govt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons