Famous people · Lincoln
Born near Lincoln: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Thorvald A. Solberg, born in Mason, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul Hamm, with articles in 25 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lincoln. The Wisconsin lists hold names for 680 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Paul Hamm
Best known
Paul Hamm
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lincoln’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lincoln
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ken Oberbruner
1918–1991American basketball player and baseball manager
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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 (5)
- Paul Hamm: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon D. Bolick/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Hamm: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorvald A. Solberg: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons