Famous people · Princeton
Born near Princeton: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Adam Mania, from Hickman, 5 mi away. Hilary Swank is the most widely known, written about in 94 languages. No famous person on record lists Princeton as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Hilary Swank
Best known
Hilary Swank
in 94 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Princeton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Princeton
Nobody born in Princeton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George F. Sprague
1902–1998American geneticist and maize researcher
Ruth Rosekrans Hoffman
1926–2007American artist and children’s book illustrator
Clifford Dwight Waldo
1913–2000American political scientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Princeton 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 (7)
- Jack Sock: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Fischer: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Ryan: Credited at source website, United States House of Representatives as:Image, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Chapman: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Altman: Beaverbasketball, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry L. Hollingworth: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jakson Reetz: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons