
Born near South Branch Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Norma Paulus, was born in Belgrade, 9 mi away. Grover Cleveland Alexander is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Across Nebraska, 264 towns list someone born there. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in South Branch Township.
What stands out about South Branch Township’s famous people
Famous people born near South Branch Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Gary E. Zaruba
1940–2014American art educator, painter and potter







Francis P. Matthews
1887–19528th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Branch 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 (11)
- Grover Cleveland Alexander: Mattingly23, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tompall Glaser: ABC Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Paulus: Norma_Paulus_and_Jefferson_Smith.jpg: Thomas Le Ngo derivative work: Aboutmovies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Lynn Christensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis P. Matthews: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Mapes: film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Glaser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Viola Florence Barnes: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Shortridge Irvine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sid Dinsdale: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan F. Smith: University of Georgia School of Law, CC0, Wikimedia Commons