Famous people · Reading Township
Born near Reading Township: 30 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Walter Judd, was born in Rising City, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Lucas Cruikshank, with articles in 31 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Reading Township. Across Nebraska, the lists cover 233 towns.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Lucas Cruikshank
Best known
Lucas Cruikshank
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Reading Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Reading Township
Nobody born in Reading Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Eva Greenslit Anderson
1889–1972American writer and politician
Ruth Etting
1896–1978American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress
Kenneth Steiner
born 1936Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Ernest R. Kouma
1919–1993United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Cecil Kern
1885–1967American stage and film actress and theater director
Brad William Henke
1966–2022American actor and football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reading 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 (14)
- Lucas Cruikshank: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coleen Gray: Grisha Goluboff (1919-2002), american violonist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Etting: CBS-Etting had a long-time contract with Columbia Records in the 1920s-1930s., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Pillen: Maj. Scott Ingalsbe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Archer: Cathy Estes Sparks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Kegeris: author of photograph is unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Mathews: Alex Handy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley K. Hathaway: USDOI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Hruska: United States Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Judd: Star Tribune / Hennepin County Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Norton: Sara Mullin Baldwin, Robert Morton Baldwin, authors. The Baldwin Company (Hebron, NE), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Umar Faruq Abd-Allah: Renovation: The Journal of Zaytuna College, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Kern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest R. Kouma: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons