Born near Venice: 11 famous people within 35 miles
James Moeller, born in Valley, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Royal Rife, with articles in 19 languages. No famous person on record lists Venice as their birthplace yet. 268 towns across Nebraska can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Venice’s famous people
Famous people born near Venice
Nobody born in Venice is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Melvin Randolph Gilmore
1868–1940American anthropologist and ethnobotanist


Charles Love Mullins
1892–19767/9/1892-1/3/1976; Gretna, Nebraska, United States; ; army officer; American

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Venice 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 (3)
- Andy Janovich: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Love Mullins: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hobart Marble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons