Famous people · Wilcox
34 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wilcox
Closest of all is Pierce Lyden, from Hildreth, 7 mi away. David Janssen is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. 233 towns in Nebraska have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
David Janssen
Best known
David Janssen
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wilcox’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wilcox
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Floyd K. Lindstrom
1912–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Robert E. Rundle
1915–1963American chemist and crystallographer
Peter George Peterson
1926–2018American businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilcox 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 (16)
- David Janssen: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter George Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Curtis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale E. Wolf: Office of Senator Thomas Carper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Silas Petersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Bokenkamp: Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Schmidt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norbert Tiemann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Whitehair: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carlson: TrevorKSorensen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Mitchell: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Robert Brown: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (The Third Branch newsletter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Miller: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Porter Jr.: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Keith Urbom: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd K. Lindstrom: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons