
Born near West Newman Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Scott Usher, was born in Fullerton, 5 mi away. Evan Williams is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. The list for West Newman Township is empty for now. No town in Nebraska lists more than Lincoln, with 45.
What stands out about West Newman Township’s famous people
Famous people born near West Newman Township
Nobody born in West Newman Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Gary E. Zaruba
1940–2014American art educator, painter and potter
Wright Morris
1910–1998American photographer and novelist
Bernard Palmer
1914–1998American author of Christian juvenile fiction



Louise Long
1886–1966American screenwriter, educator, author, and film editor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Newman 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 (7)
- Evan Williams: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Paulus: Norma_Paulus_and_Jefferson_Smith.jpg: Thomas Le Ngo derivative work: Aboutmovies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Usher: PoolSafely, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sid Dinsdale: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan F. Smith: University of Georgia School of Law, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Lovejoy: Jeffers, Vibert .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);b…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons