
Born near Rulo: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dave Heineman, from Falls City, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Rulo yet. No town in Nebraska lists more than Lincoln, with 45. Hastings has the second-longest list in Nebraska, after Lincoln, with 40.
What stands out about Rulo’s famous people
Famous people born near Rulo
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Frank McGrath
1903–1967American actor and stunt performer


Bill Martin Jr.
1916–2004American children's writer, editor, and educator best known for picture book texts


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rulo 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)
- Dave Heineman: Office of Governor Dave Heineman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tod D. Wolters: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Austin: Film screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank McGrath: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur J. Weaver: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Frank Reavis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Hart Weaver: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Abbott: A. M. Wilson (Life time: 1960), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Wilhoit: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace H. Graham: U.S. Govt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyatt Tate Brady: User:Scomotulsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons