Peter George Peterson
1926–2018American businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, and author
Famous people · Riverdale
Born near Riverdale: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Peter George Peterson, from Kearney, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Dick Cavett, with articles in 20 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Riverdale. In Nebraska, 246 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Dick Cavett
Best known
Dick Cavett
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Riverdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Riverdale
Nobody born in Riverdale is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joseph P. Kelly
born 1956Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska since 2023
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverdale 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)
- Dick Cavett: Nick Stepowyj at https://www.flickr.com/people/nickstep/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter George Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Curtis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale E. Wolf: Office of Senator Thomas Carper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Silas Petersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Bokenkamp: Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Schmidt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norbert Tiemann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aage Brix: The Philadelphia Inquirer,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Whitehair: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alva R. Fitch: Photo By: Courtesy of the Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Kelly: United States Attorneys Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carlson: TrevorKSorensen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coleman Pickett: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Kiffin: TreyMcNeil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons