
Born near Quinnebaugh Township: 34 famous people within 35 miles
Jon Kyl is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. The nearest, John J. Whitacre, was born in Decatur, 5 mi away. The list for Quinnebaugh Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
What stands out about Quinnebaugh Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Quinnebaugh Township
The 34 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer







Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
1887–1959American electrical engineer
Regina Olson Hughes
1895–1993American scientific illustrator and translator


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quinnebaugh 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 (16)
- Jon Kyl: Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoot Gibson: Harry L. Fraser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Erikson: Jérôme from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Whitacre: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Val Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Stenberg: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Prichard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Connealy: NolanTJ, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. Holland: Federal Reserve System, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tuffy Griffiths: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Jones: Vibert Jeffers .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);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley M. Truhlsen: Jacob Truedson Demitz for family archives acquired by FamSAC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne M. Ropes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Arnold Karo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madeleine Ruthven: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons