Talk:List of people from Omaha, Nebraska
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[edit] Merge
Why are there two lists for essentially the same thing? Figure out which way you want to list it, and stick to it. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 07:58, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
Check the following list against this, add when appropriate. – Freechild (BoomCha) 22:03, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Stage, theater, film and screen
- Craig Anton—actor, comedian
- Adele Astaire—dancer, entertainer
- Fred Astaire—dancer, actor
- John Beasley—actor
- Marlon Brando—actor
- Montgomery Clift—actor
- James M. Connor—actor
- David Doyle—actor
- Mary Doyle—actress
- Henry Fonda—actor
- Peter Fonda—actor
- Jorge Garcia—actor
- Hallee Hirsh—actress
- Jay Karnes-actor
- Jaime King—actress, model
- Chris Klein—actor
- Swoosie Kurtz—actress
- Dorothy McGuire—actress
- Nick Nolte—actor
- Sandra Organ-longtime Houston Ballet soloist
- Alexander Payne—screenwriter/director
- Anne Ramsey—actress
- Gabrielle Union—actress
[edit] Sports
- Max Baer—boxer
- Bob Boozer-professional basketball player
- Lance Cade—professional wrestler
- Steve Borden—professional wrestler aka Sting
- Jason Christiansen— professional baseball player
- Eric Crouch—2001 Heisman Trophy winner
- Brian Deegan—FMX Rider
- Ted DiBiase—Professional Wrestler
- Bob Gibson—Baseball Hall of Famer
- Ahman Green—pro football player
- Kenton Keith-professional football player
- Jason Kreis- professional soccer player, all-time leading scorer in MLS history
- Dave Nelson—Professional Skateboarder
- Gregg Olson- professional baseball player, 1989 American League Rookie of the Year
- Jed Ortmeyer—professional ice hockey player
- Ron Prince-head football coach at Kansas State University
- Andy Roddick—professional tennis player
- Johnny Rodgers—1972 Heisman Trophy winner
- Gale Sayers—Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Scott Sutton—Oral Roberts University men's basketball coach
[edit] Military
- Douglas A. Block—United States Navy Captain, commanded combat frigate USS Simpson (FFG-56)
- Alfonza W. Davis-Tuskegee Airman
- Jarvis Offutt-WW I aviator, namesake of Offutt Air Force Base
[edit] Business and finance
- Warren Buffett—billionaire investor
- Cathy Hughes-founder and president of Radio One
- Charlie Munger—billionaire investor
- J. Joseph Ricketts—billionaire
- Walter Scott, Jr.—billionaire
[edit] Music
- Chip Davis—musician, founder of Mannheim Steamroller
- Wynonie Harris-singer
- Tim Kasher—singer-songwriter, Cursive (band) and The Good Life (band)
- Matty Lewis—musician, zebrahead
- Preston Love-musician
- Buddy Miles-musician
- The members of country-pop band Mulberry Lane
- Conor Oberst—singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos
- Elliott Smith—singer/songwriter
- Todd Storz—entrepreneur who introduced Top-40 radio format
- The members of rock band 311
- Paul Williams—singer-songwriter, actor
- Roger Williams—pianist
[edit] Literature
- Ayesha Adu—writer and filmmaker
- Martha Collins—poet
- Richard Dooling—novelist, screenwriter
- Ron Hansen—author, screenwriter
- Alex Kava—author
- Rodney Koeneke—author
- Tillie Olsen-author
- Nicholas Sparks—author
- Wallace Thurman—author
- Chris Ware—Eisner Award-winning comic book creator
[edit] Politics
- Gerald R. Ford—U.S. president
- Malcolm X—civil rights activist
- Ernie Chambers-nationally-renowned Nebraska state senator
- Joe Rogers-fmr Colorado Lieutenant Governor
- Harry Haywood-leading member the Communist Party of the United States
[edit] Other
- Thomas Tibbles—late 18th century journalist and Native American rights activist
- Carmen Butler-current Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
- Saul Kripke—philosopher
- Paula Zahn—news personality
- Mildred D. Brown—founder of Omaha Star, oldest and perhaps the only African American newspaper founded by a woman
[edit] Clarification, please
Is this list only for those born in Omaha, or should be be described like the Category:People from Omaha, Nebraska:
The people below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Omaha, Nebraska, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including: Harrison County, Iowa, Mills County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Cass County, Nebraska, Douglas County, Nebraska, Sarpy County, Nebraska, Saunders County, Nebraska, and Washington County, Nebraska.
What is the consensus? - BierHerr 02:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
