| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Grace Abbott |
Activist |
17-Nov-1878 |
19-Jun-1939 |
Advocate against child labor |
| Duane Acklie |
Business |
c. 1931 |
|
Crete Carrier Corporation |
| John M. Allison |
Diplomat |
7-Apr-1905 |
28-Oct-1978 |
US Ambassador to Japan, 1953-57 |
| Charles W. Battey |
Business |
c. 1932 |
|
CEO of Kinder Morgan Energy, 1989-94 |
| George Beadle |
Scientist |
22-Oct-1903 |
9-Jun-1989 |
One gene, one enzyme theory |
| Doug Bereuter |
Politician |
6-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman from Nebraska, 1979-2004 |
| Bob Brown |
Football |
8-Dec-1941 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Herbert Brownell, Jr. |
Government |
20-Feb-1904 |
1-May-1996 |
US Attorney General, 1953-57 |
| Lloyd Bucher |
Military |
1-Sep-1927 |
28-Jan-2004 |
Commander of USS Pueblo |
| Howard Homan Buffett |
Business |
13-Aug-1903 |
30-Apr-1964 |
Congressman, father of Warren Buffett |
| Warren Buffett |
Business |
30-Aug-1930 |
|
Billionaire in Omaha |
| Chris Carney |
Politician |
2-Mar-1959 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 10th |
| Johnny Carson |
Talk Show Host |
23-Oct-1925 |
23-Jan-2005 |
Longtime host of Tonight Show |
| Willa Cather |
Novelist |
7-Dec-1873 |
24-Apr-1947 |
O Pioneers! |
| John D. Clark |
Economist |
26-Sep-1884 |
6-Nov-1961 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-53 |
| James F. Cordes |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former EVP, Coastal Corporation |
| Roger Craig |
Football |
10-Jul-1960 |
|
Former San Francisco 49ers RB |
| Donald J. Cram |
Chemist |
22-Apr-1919 |
17-Jun-2001 |
Synthesis of molecules |
| Eric Crouch |
Football |
16-Nov-1978 |
|
Winner, 2001 Heisman Trophy |
| James R. Curtiss |
Attorney |
20-Dec-1953 |
|
Nuclear lobbyist, Winston & Strawn |
| Jeffrey E. Curtiss |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
CFO of Service Corporation Int'l., 2000-06 |
| Hal Daub |
Politician |
23-Apr-1941 |
|
Mayor of Omaha, 1995-2001 |
| James A. Davidson |
Business |
c. 1959 |
|
Silver Lake Partners |
| George H. Dern |
Government |
8-Sep-1872 |
27-Aug-1936 |
Governor of Utah, 1925-33 |
| David Doyle |
Actor |
1-Dec-1929 |
26-Feb-1997 |
Bosley on Charlie's Angels |
| Timothy R. Eller |
Business |
? |
|
CEO of Centex |
| Roger L. Fix |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Standex |
| W. Grant Gregory |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Chairman of Touche Ross, 1982-87 |
| Bo Gritz |
Military |
18-Jan-1939 |
|
Former Green Beret |
| Vin Gupta |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
CEO, InfoUSA |
| Rabih Haddad |
Religion |
1960 |
|
Deported imam, purported terrorist |
| Chuck Hagel |
Politician |
4-Oct-1946 |
|
US Senator from Nebraska |
| Brian L. Halla |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of National Semiconductor |
| Stanley K. Hathaway |
Politician |
19-Jul-1924 |
4-Oct-2005 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75 |
| Mike G. Heavican |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Nebraska Chief Justice |
| Alan J. Heeger |
Physicist |
22-Jan-1936 |
|
Metallic polymers |
| Stuart Heydt |
Doctor |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Geisinger Health System, 1991-2000 |
| Arthur Hayden Hughes |
Diplomat |
25-Sep-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Yemen, 1991-94 |
| Bob Kerrey |
Politician |
27-Aug-1943 |
|
Governor and Senator from Nebraska |
| Philip M. Klutznick |
Government |
9-Jul-1907 |
14-Aug-1999 |
US Secretary of Commerce 1980-81 |
| Ted Kooser |
Poet |
25-Apr-1939 |
|
Poet Laureate of the United States |
| Tommy Lee |
Drummer |
3-Oct-1962 |
|
Mötley Crüe drummer |
| David N. McCammon |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
VP and Treasurer of Ford, 1987-97 |
| Jan Meyers |
Politician |
20-Jul-1928 |
|
Congresswoman from Kansas, 1985-97 |
| James B. Milliken |
Educator |
c. 1957 |
|
President, University of Nebraska |
| Patsy Mink |
Politician |
6-Dec-1927 |
28-Sep-2002 |
Congresswoman from Hawaii |
| Ben Nelson |
Politician |
17-May-1941 |
|
US Senator from Nebraska |
| John Norman |
Author |
3-Jun-1931 |
|
Chronicles of Gor |
| Tom Osborne |
Football |
23-Feb-1937 |
|
Congressman from Nebraska, 2001-07 |
| Ruth Bryan Owen |
Politician |
2-Oct-1885 |
26-Jul-1954 |
Congresswoman and Ambassador to Demark |
| Harvey Perlman |
Educator |
17-Jan-1942 |
|
Chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| John J. Pershing |
Military |
13-Sep-1860 |
15-Jul-1948 |
General of the Armies of the United States |
| Lawrence Phillips |
Football |
12-May-1975 |
|
Troubled former pro football player |
| Steven L. Polacek |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
Opus Corporation |
| Roscoe Pound |
Judge |
27-Oct-1870 |
1-Jul-1964 |
Sociological jurisprudence |
| Warren Powers |
Football |
19-Feb-1941 |
|
Missouri Head Coach, 1978-84 |
| Bogdan Raczynski |
Electronic Musician |
c. 1977 |
|
Boku Mo Wakaran |
| Bernard W. Reznicek |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
CEO of Boston Edison, 1987-94 |
| Kim M. Robak |
Politician |
4-Oct-1955 |
|
Lt. Governor of Nebraska, 1993-99 |
| Johnny Rodgers |
Football |
5-Jul-1951 |
|
Winner, 1972 Heisman Trophy |
| Mike Rozier |
Football |
1-Mar-1961 |
|
Houston Oilers running back |
| Mari Sandoz |
Author |
11-May-1896 |
10-Mar-1966 |
Crazy Horse |
| Rick Sheehy |
Politician |
3-Oct-1959 |
|
Lt. Governor of Nebraska |
| Virginia Smith |
Politician |
30-Jun-1911 |
23-Jan-2006 |
Congresswoman from Nebraska, 1975-91 |
| David Sokol |
Business |
1956 |
|
CEO, MidAmerican Energy Holdings |
| Frank Solich |
Football |
8-Sep-1944 |
|
Head Coach, Ohio University |
| Peter M. Sommerhauser |
Attorney |
28-Sep-1942 |
|
Partner, Godfrey & Kahn |
| Ted Sorensen |
Attorney |
8-May-1928 |
|
Aide to JFK |
| Christopher Stasheff |
Novelist |
1944 |
|
The Warlock In Spite of Himself |
| Joel Stebbins |
Astronomer |
30-Jul-1878 |
16-Mar-1966 |
Photoelectric photometry |
| Lee Terry |
Politician |
29-Jan-1962 |
|
Congressman, Nebraska 2nd |
| Jim Thompson |
Novelist |
27-Sep-1906 |
7-Apr-1977 |
Heed the Thunder |
| Charles Thone |
Politician |
4-Jan-1924 |
|
Governor of Nebraska, 1979-83 |
| Norbert T. Tiemann |
Politician |
18-Jul-1924 |
|
Governor of Nebraska, 1967-71 |
| Gabrielle Union |
Actor |
29-Oct-1972 |
|
Night Stalker |
| Clayton K. Yeutter |
Government |
10-Dec-1930 |
|
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1989-91 |
| Edward Zorinsky |
Politician |
11-Nov-1928 |
6-Mar-1987 |
US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87 |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Donald F. Dillon |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Information Technology, Inc. |
| Randolph M. Ferlic |
Doctor |
17-Jul-1936 |
|
Thoracic surgeon |
| Clifford M. Hardin |
Government |
9-Oct-1915 |
|
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71 |
| Cynthia H. Milligan |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
Dean, UNL College of Business Administration |
| James B. Milliken |
Educator |
c. 1957 |
|
President, University of Nebraska |
| James Moeser |
Educator |
1939 |
|
Chancellor, UNC Chapel Hill |
| Harvey Perlman |
Educator |
17-Jan-1942 |
|
Chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Kim M. Robak |
Politician |
4-Oct-1955 |
|
Lt. Governor of Nebraska, 1993-99 |
| Ronald W. Roskens |
Business |
11-Dec-1932 |
|
President, University of Nebraska, 1977-78 |
| Steven B. Sample |
Educator |
29-Nov-1940 |
|
President, University of Southern California |
| Graham B. Spanier |
Educator |
18-Jul-1948 |
|
President, Penn State University |
