#1Music
Randy Meisner
1946–2023American musician and founding member of the Eagles
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Famous people · Scottsbluff
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 21 famous people born in Scottsbluff
Randy Meisner leads the list, covered in 24 languages. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Robert G. Simmons to Garrett Nelson, the births on the list run from 1891 to 2000. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Randy Meisner
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Robert G. Simmons
Youngest
2000
Garrett Nelson
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Scottsbluff’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Scottsbluff is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Scottsbluff’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Scottsbluff
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Scottsbluff
18 more, from 1906 to 2000.
Dennis Shepard
Father of Matthew Shepard and oil industry safety specialist
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Hilde Kellogg
1918–2010American politician who served in the Idaho House of Representative
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J. D. Williams
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scottsbluff and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Randy Meisner: Scottsbluff High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Simmons: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Shepard: US Embassy Sweden - cropped by User:Varnent, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galen B. Jackman: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Hardin: Matt Johnson from Omaha, Nebraska, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons