List of people from Omaha, Nebraska explained

This is a list of people from Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States.

A

• Hazel Abel — politician^[1]
• Farrah Abraham — reality television personality, singer, pornographic actress, and writer^[2]
• Titus Adams — professional football player^[3]
• Wesley Addy — actor
• Steve Alaimo — musician, record producer^[4]
• Houston Alexander — professional MMA fighter, radio host, rapper^[5]
• Kurt Andersen — author^[6]
• Craig Anton — actor, comedian^[7]
• Adele Astaire — dancer, entertainer^[8]
• Fred Astaire — dancer, actor^[9]
• Guerin Austin — Miss Nebraska USA 2004
• Pamela Austin — actress^[10]

B

• Elaine Badgley Arnoux – (née Helen Elaine Harper) portraitist, painter, and sculptor^[11]
• Max Baer — boxer^[9]
• Byron Bailey — professional American and Canadian football player
• Letitia Baldrige — etiquette expert, Kennedy White House aide^[12]
• Rex Barney — Major League Baseball pitcher for Brooklyn Dodgers
• John Beasley — actor^[13]
• Tom Becka — radio host
• Jackson Berkey — composer, pianist, instructor
• Wade Boggs — baseball player, Hall of Famer^[14]
• Bob Boozer — National Basketball Association player and Olympic gold medalist^[15]
• Gutzon Borglum — painter, sculptor of Mount Rushmore^[16]
• James E. Boyd — Mayor of Omaha, 1881–1883 and 1885–1887; seventh Governor of the state of Nebraska^[17]
• L. Brent Bozell, Jr. — conservative activist and Catholic writer^[18]
• Marlon Brando — actor^[9]
• Wade Brorby — United States federal appellate judge
• Mildred D. Brown — founder of the Omaha Star^[19]
• Brandin Bryant — football player
• Warren Buffett — billionaire investor and philanthropist^[20]
• Mellona Moulton Butterfield — china painter, teacher

C

• Lance Cade — professional wrestler^[21]
• Lloyd Cardwell — played professional football for the Detroit Lions; coached at UNO
• Buddy Carlyle — professional baseball pitcher^[22]
• Ernie Chambers — Nebraska state senator^[9]
• Jason Christiansen — baseball pitcher^[23]
• Joseph P. Cleland — U.S. Army major general^{[24] [25]}
• Montgomery Clift — actor
• Abbie Cobb — actress
• James M. Connor — actor
• Barney Cotton — college football coach
• Terence Crawford — undefeated World Champion boxer
• Edward Creighton — founder of Creighton University
• George P. Cronk — Los Angeles City Council member, 1945–52
• General George Crook — US Army officer
• Eric Crouch — football player, Heisman Trophy winner
• Blase J. Cupich — Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago

D

• Nicholas D'Agosto — television and film actor
• Alfonza W. Davis — Tuskegee Airman
• Chip Davis — musician, founder of Mannheim Steamroller
• Dick Davis — NFL player
• Brian Deegan — FMX rider
• Tom Dennison — political boss of Omaha, 1890s–1933
• Destiny — live-streamer and political commentator
• Adam Devine — actor
• Ted DiBiase — former professional wrestler and Christian minister
• Mike Donehey — lead singer of Christian rock band Tenth Avenue North
• Richard Dooling — novelist, screenwriter
• David Doyle — actor
• Jeff Draheim — film editor
• DrLupo — streamer and YouTuber
• Charles W. "Chuck" Durham — civil engineer, philanthropist, Chairman Emeritus of HDR, Inc

E

• Jake Ellenberger — professional MMA fighter in the UFC
• Marti Epstein — avante-garde composer
• Experience Estabrook — Attorney General of Wisconsin
• G. Estabrook — opera composer; daughter of Experience Estabrook

F

• The Faint — post-punk band
• Henry Fonda — actor
• Peter Fonda — actor
• Gerald Ford — 38th President of the United States
• Sally Fox — member of Vermont General Assembly; lawyer^[26]

G

• Jorge Garcia — actor
• Annunciata Garrotto — soprano^[27]
• Roxane Gay — writer and professor
• Bob Gibson — Baseball Hall of Fame
• Terry Goodkind — author
• Ahman Green — professional football player
• Bennett Greenspan — founder of Family Tree DNA
• Jake Guentzel — professional ice hockey player^[28]

H

• Breece Hall — NFL running back
• Tim Halperin — singer-songwriter ^[29]
• Raphael Hamilton — Jesuit and professor of history at Marquette University
• Ron Hansen — author, screenwriter
• Wynonie Harris — rhythm & blues singer
• Harry Haywood — African-American Communist leader
• Jean Heather — actress
• Major General Stuart Heintzelman — U.S. Army officer
• Gregory M. Herek — social psychologist and professor
• Nick Hexum — singer/guitarist of Omaha's 311
• Hallee Hirsh — actress
• Chris Holbert — Colorado politician
• Sarah Hollins — beauty queen and TV personality
• Dave Hoppen — NBA player
• Jeremy Horn — mixed martial arts fighter
• John Howell — NFL player
• Cathy Hughes — businesswoman; founder and president of Radio One

I

• Doug Ingle — keyboardist for Iron Butterfly

J

• Joseph R. Jelinek — U.S. Army brigadier general, deputy director of Army National Guard
• Nikko Jenkins — convicted spree killer
• Steve Jennum — mixed martial artist
• Ryan Jensen — mixed martial arts fighter
• Simon Joyner — singer, songwriter

K

• Timothy J. Kadavy — U.S. Army Major General, Adjutant General of Nebraska National Guard
• Jay Karnes — actor
• Tim Kasher — singer-songwriter, Cursive and The Good Life
• Alex Kava — author
• Kenton Keith — professional football player
• Charlotte Kemp — Playboy Playmate (Miss December 1982)
• Mina Kimes — investigative journalist, ESPN magazine senior writer
• Charles Henry King — pioneer businessman
• Jaime King — actress, model
• Arlene Klasky — animator^[30]
• Chris Klein — actor
• Ed Koterba — journalist^[31]
• Jeff Koterba — editorial cartoonist, musician, author
• Jason Kreis — soccer player, coach of Real Salt Lake
• Saul Kripke — philosopher
• Swoosie Kurtz — actress

L

• Frank Purdy Lahm — U.S. Army brigadier general
• Christopher Lasch — historian, social critic
• Oudious Lee — football player
• Matty Lewis — musician, Zebrahead
• Samuel Little — serial killer
• Myra Cohn Livingston — children's poet
• Preston Love — jazz player
• Henry T. Lynch — cancer researcher and professor at Creighton University

M

• Ike Mahoney — NFL player
• Timothy Mahoney — lead guitarist of 311
• Erin McCarthy — professional ten-pin bowler, 2022 U.S. Women's Open champion
• Timothy McCoy — murder victim killed by John Wayne Gacy in 1972
• Sean McDermott — NFL head coach of Buffalo Bills
• Ed McGivern — shooter
• Dorothy McGuire — actress
• Duncan McGuire — soccer player, United States international, and Olympian
• Jake Meyers — Major League Baseball outfielder and World Series champion with Houston Astros^[32]
• Andy Milder — actor
• Jay Milder — artist
• Buddy Miles — musician
• Anthony Michael Milone — Roman Catholic bishop
• Henry Monsky — attorney and communal leader
• Rowena Moore — civic and labor activist
• Carol Morris — Miss Iowa USA 1956, Miss USA 1956, Miss Universe 1956
• Gerald T. Mullin — Minnesota state legislator, lawyer, and businessman
• Frances Miller Mumaugh — painter
• Charlie Munger (1924–2023) — billionaire investor
• Fred Murree (1861–1950) — professional roller skater

N

• John Najjar — auto engineer, designed Ford Mustang
• Jim Newman — television producer
• Nick Nolte — actor

O

• Conor Oberst — singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos
• Tillie Olsen — author
• Jed Ortmeyer — professional ice hockey player
• Sono Osato — dancer and actress

P

• John W. Patterson — African-American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues
• Justin Patton, NBA basketball player and player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, first-round selection in the 2017 NBA draft
• Niles Paul — NFL receiver for the Washington Redskins
• Alexander Payne — Oscar-winning screenwriter and director
• Neal Pionk — NHL player
• Mark Pope — NBA player
• Scott Porter — actor
• Nathan Post — 7th and 10th Governor of American Samoa
• Ron Prince — college football coach

Q

• Daniel Quinn — author

R

• Anne Ramsey — actress
• Andrew Rannells — actor
• James Raschke — professional wrestler known as Baron Von Raschke
• Origen D. Richardson — fourth Lieutenant Governor of Michigan^[33]
• Mark Richt — college football coach^[9]
• J. Joseph Ricketts — billionaire
• Matthew Ricketts — first African-American graduate from UNMC; first African-American state legislator
• Pete Ricketts — Governor of Nebraska
• Thomas S. Ricketts — owner of baseball's Chicago Cubs
• Trevor Roach — football player
• Andy Roddick — professional tennis player
• Johnny Rodgers — football player, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner
• Joe Rogers — Colorado lieutenant governor
• Rainbow Rowell — author
• Darin Ruf (born 1986) — major league baseball player
• Amber Ruffin — comedian and writer
• Colden Ruggles — U.S. Army brigadier general^[34]
• Edward Ruscha — artist and photographer^[9]

S

• Penny Sackett — astronomer and Chief Scientist of Australia
• Symone Sanders — Democratic strategist, spokesperson for Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign
• Gale Sayers — professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Walter Scott, Jr. — billionaire
• Chad Sexton — drummer of 311
• Josephine Platner Shear — archaeologist and numismatist
• Leisa Sheridan — Playboy Playmate (Miss July 1993)
• JoJo Siwa — dancer from television series Dance Moms
• Elliott Smith — singer/songwriter
• Q. Smith — musical theater actress
• Nicholas Sparks — author
• Skip Stephenson — actor and comedian from TV series Real People
• Sting — professional wrestler, real name Steve Borden^[9]
• Todd Storz — entrepreneur who introduced Top-40 radio format
• Jean Stothert — Mayor of Omaha
• Mike Sullivan — 29th Governor of Wyoming^[35]
• Sarah Rose Summers — Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and Miss USA 2018
• Carl A. Swanson — founder of Swanson
• Inga Swenson — actress

T

• Jerry Tagge — NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
• Khyri Thomas (born 1996) — basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague
• JT Thor — NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets and their G League affiliate the Greensboro Swarm
• Donald E. Thorin — cinematographer
• Thomas Tibbles — late 19th-century journalist and Native American rights activist
• Chris Tormey — college football coach
• Mark Traynowicz — football player
• John Trudell — poet, Native American activist, actor
• Stanley M. Truhlsen — professor and philanthropist
• Steve Turre — jazz trombonist

U

• Gabrielle Union — actress

W

• Luigi Waites — jazz drummer and vibraphonist
• Eleazer Wakeley — jurist and politician
• Chris Ware — graphic novelist
• Dan Warthen (born 1952) — major league baseball pitcher and coach
• Fee Waybill — singer/songwriter, real name John Waldo Waybill^[36]
• Geneice Wilcher — beauty pageant winner
• Paul Williams — singer-songwriter, actor^[9]
• Roger Williams — pianist
• Aaron Wills — bassist of 311
• Julie Wilson — singer and actress
• Andre Woolridge — professional basketball player

Y

• Whitney Young — civil rights activist

X

• Malcolm X — human rights activist

Z

• Paula Zahn — news personality

See also

• List of lists about Omaha, Nebraska
• List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska
• Founding figures of Omaha, Nebraska
• People from Omaha (category)
• People from Omaha by occupation (category)

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: ABEL, Hazel Hempel, (1888 - 1966) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. June 2, 2014.
2. Web site: "Teen Mom'-turned-porn-star Farrah Abraham will fight another reality star in the boxing ring". 15 September 2018 . Omaha World-Herald. July 22, 2022.
3. Web site: Titus Adams. Nebraska Athletics . June 3, 2014.
4. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts, the 1960s. 2008. Hal Leonard Corporation. 14. 9780898201758. 3 June 2014.
5. Web site: Houston Alexander "the Assassin". Sherdog . June 3, 2014.
6. News: Omaha's Culture Club. The New York Times . 25 March 2007. June 3, 2014. Andersen. Kurt.
7. Web site: Craig Anton. CBS Interactive Inc. June 3, 2014.
8. Web site: Astaire, Fred. https://web.archive.org/web/20061115224314/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/timeline/astaire_fred.htm. usurped. November 15, 2006. Nebraska State Historical Society. June 3, 2014.
9. Web site: Omaha Nebraska. City-Data.com . June 3, 2014.
10. Book: Lisanti. Tom. Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. 2007. McFarland. 15. 9780786431724. 4 June 2014.
11. News: Whiting . Sam . July 28, 2023 . Elaine Badgley Arnoux, painter of San Francisco mayors, dies at 97 . subscription . . 1932-8672.
12. News: Letitia Baldrige dies at 86; 'doyenne of decorum' was social secretary to first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The Washington Post. June 4, 2014.
13. Web site: John Beasley. The History Makers. June 4, 2014.
14. Web site: Wade Boggs. Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball. June 4, 2014.
15. News: Bob Boozer, a 1960 Olympian, Is Dead at 75. The New York Times. 22 May 2012. June 4, 2014.
16. Web site: Omaha Innovators Borglum. www.douglascohistory.org. 2015-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105153856/http://www.douglascohistory.org/Education_Innovators_Borglum.htm. 2016-01-05. dead.
17. Web site: Kansas Governor Walter Roscoe Stubbs. National Governors Association . September 29, 2012.
18. Book: Popowsk. Mark D.. The Rise and Fall of Triumph: The History of a Radical Roman Catholic Magazine, 1966–1976. 2011. Lexington Books. 3. 9780739169827. 5 June 2014.
19. Web site: Mildred Brown. Nebraska Studies. June 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606234655/http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0800/frameset_reset.html?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nebraskastudies.org%2F0800%2Fstories%2F0801_0400.html. June 6, 2014. dead.
20. Web site: Nate Crnkovich. TimesIndia.com . December 7, 2019.
21. Web site: Lance McNaught . CBS Interactive Inc.. June 4, 2014.
22. Web site: Buddy Carlyle. MLB Advanced Media, LP.. June 4, 2014.
23. Web site: Jason Christiansen Stats. Baseball Almanac.. June 4, 2014.
24. News: September 19, 1919 . Personal: Joseph Cleland, Robert Bryson and James Bailey . . Omaha, NE . 20 . Newspapers.com.
25. Newman . Aubrey S. . March 1976 . Obituary, Joseph Pringle Cleland . Assembly . West Point, New York . Association of Graduates, United States Military Academy . 117–119 . Google Books.
26. Web site: Sally Fox's Biography . Vote Smart . March 11, 2021.
27. Opera Star. Sonja Carberry. Fall 1998. 13-14. UNO Magazine. University of Nebraska Omaha.
28. http://www.omaha.com/uno/guentzel-s-hockey-career-winds-up-down-the-street-from/article_63ea721f-d3df-58c4-aeef-a388fcead491.html
29. Web site: Omaha's Tim Halperin teamed up with Lady Antebellum on last night's 'Songland' premiere . 14 April 2020 .
30. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0458312/
31. Editorial Staff (3 July 1961). "Koterba Death Ends Brilliant Career". Daily Herald, p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
32. Web site: Jake Meyers stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more . Baseball-Reference.com . July 22, 2023.
33. Book: Morton, Julius Sterling and Watkins, Albert. Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps and Tables, Volume 1. 1911. Western Pub. and Engraving Company. 205.
34. Book: Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. . 1998 . Generals in Khaki . Raleigh, NC . Pentland Press . 317 . 978-1-5719-7088-6 . . .
35. Web site: Wyoming Governor Michael J. Sullivan . National Governors Association . November 18, 2012.
36. Web site: Fee Waybill. Discogs.