
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Uehling
Closest of all is Jon Kyl, from Oakland, 7 mi away. Tim Walz is the most widely known, written about in 74 languages. No famous person on record lists Uehling as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
What stands out about Uehling’s famous people
Famous people born near Uehling
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Martin E. Marty
1928–2025American historian of religion, educator, author, and theologian

Claire Winlow-Vostrovsky
1871–1963Czech-American university professor, translator, Slavist, librarian, journalist, writer, social activist, suffragette and feminist

Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer





Regina Olson Hughes
1895–1993American scientific illustrator and translator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Uehling 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 (14)
- Tim Walz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Kyl: Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dern: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoot Gibson: Harry L. Fraser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Erikson: Jérôme from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin E. Marty: User:Visviva, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard C. Hunter: History Nebraska (formerly Nebraska State Historical Society), Lincoln, Nebraska., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Val Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Stenberg: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Olson: BrianIgmac, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Connealy: NolanTJ, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. Holland: Federal Reserve System, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswald Hoffmann: self-scanned by JGHowes, from pamphlet in uploader's collection., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons