13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Walton
Hilary Swank, born in Lincoln, 6 mi away, is the closest. 233 towns across Nebraska can name a famous person born there. Next door, the list for Lincoln holds 45, Hilary Swank first. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Walton.
What stands out about Walton’s famous people
Famous people born near Walton
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Ruth Rosekrans Hoffman
1926–2007American artist and children’s book illustrator
Clyde Brion Davis
1894–1962Novelist, short story writer, journalist


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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Lincoln, at 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walton 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 (6)
- Jack Sock: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Fischer: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Ryan: Credited at source website, United States House of Representatives as:Image, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Clements: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ruge: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Nunamaker: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons