Famous people · South Cedar Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Cedar Township
The nearest, Emmett Louis Murphy, was born in Colon, 3 mi away. George Wells Beadle is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. No entry yet names South Cedar Township as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 246 of the towns in Nebraska.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
George Wells Beadle
Best known
George Wells Beadle
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Cedar Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Cedar Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard Hanson
1896–1981American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist
Harold Eugene Edgerton
1903–1990American engineer and inventor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Cedar 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 (13)
- George Wells Beadle: Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl F. Zanuck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marg Helgenberger: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Larson: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Eugene Edgerton: Bill Chaplis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Sommars: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Armstrong: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Crawford: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Shepard: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cerv: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Purcell: Joe De Narie for the San Francisco Examiner, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Miller: Fox Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons