Famous people · Western
Born near Western: 32 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Willard Schmidt, was born in Swanton, 6 mi away. Anna Louise Strong is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. The list for Western is empty for now. Across Nebraska, 233 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Anna Louise Strong
Best known
Anna Louise Strong
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Western’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Western
Nobody born in Western is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Clifford Dwight Waldo
1913–2000American political scientist
C. Lowell Harriss
1912–2009American university professor and economist
Elvin C. Drake
1903–1988Head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles track and field team
George F. Sprague
1902–1998American geneticist and maize researcher
Glenn Presnell
1905–2004American football player, coach, and administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Western 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)
- Anna Louise Strong: Tim Davenport, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Chapman: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Altman: Beaverbasketball, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Zeleny: Dywseow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulu Grace Graves: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Wesch: Neoteny1963, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle Lade: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Presnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry L. Hollingworth: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Moser: Heychanieanne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Witte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard A. Dier: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons