List of people from Omaha, Nebraska

This is a list of people from Omaha, Nebraska.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

A

• Hazel Abel—politician
• Titus Adams—professional football player
• Wesley Addy—actor
• Steve Alaimo—musician, record producer
• Kianna Alarid—musician
• Houston Alexander—professional MMA fighter, radio host, rapper
• Kurt Andersen—author
• Craig Anton—actor, comedian
• Adele Astaire—dancer, entertainer
• Fred Astaire—dancer, actor
• Guerin Austin—beauty pageant contestant

B

• Jackson Berkey—composer, pianist, instructor
• Max Baer—boxer
• John Beasley—actor
• Tom Becka—radio host
• Warren Buffett—billionaire investor and philanthropist
• Mildred D. Brown—founder of the Omaha Star
• Wade Boggs—Former Major League Baseball Player Boston Red Sox
• Bob Boozer—former National Basketball Association player and Olympic gold medalist
• Steve Borden—professional wrestler better known by his stage name of Sting
• Marlon Brando—actor

C

• Lance Cade—professional wrestler
• Buddy Carlyle—professional baseball pitcher
• Ernie Chambers—Noted Nebraska State Senator
• Jason Christiansen—professional baseball pitcher
• Montgomery Clift—actor
• James M. Connor—actor
• Barney Cotton—Associate Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach, Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
• George P. Cronk—Los Angeles City Council member, 1945–52
• Eric Crouch—football player, Heisman Trophy winner

D

• Alfonza W. Davis—Tuskegee Airman
• Chip Davis—musician, founder of Mannheim Steamroller
• Brian Deegan—FMX Rider
• Tom Dennison—Political boss of Omaha, 1890s-1933.
• Ted DiBiase—Professional Wrestler
• Richard Dooling—novelist, screenwriter
• David Doyle—actor
• Mary Doyle—actress
• Charles W. "Chuck" Durham—civil engineer, philanthropist, civic leader and former CEO and Chairman Emeritus of HDR, Inc.
• General George Crook—US army officer

E

• Experience Estabrook—Attorney General of Wisconsin
• G. Estabrook—opera composer and daughter of Experience Estabrook

F

• Henry Fonda—actor
• Peter Fonda—actor
• Gerald R. Ford—U.S. president

G

• Jorge Garcia—actor
• Bob Gibson—Baseball Hall of Famer
• Terry Goodkind—author
• Ahman Green—professional football player

H

• Ron Hansen—author, screenwriter
• Hallee Hirsh—actress
• Harry Haywood—African American Communist leader
• Wynonie Harris—Rhythm & Blues singer
• Gregory M. Herek—Social Psychologist and Professor
• Dave Hoppen-NBA player
• Jeremy Horn- Mixed Martial Arts fighter
• John Howell—NFL player
• Cathy Hughes—Businesswoman; founder and president of Radio One
• Major General Stuart Heintzelman—US army officer

I

• Doug Ingle-keyboardist for Iron Butterfly

J

• Ryan Jensen (fighter)—mixed martial arts fighter
• Neely Jenkins—singer
• Simon Joyner—singer, song writer

K

• Jay Karnes—actor
• Tim Kasher—singer-songwriter, Cursive (band) and The Good Life (band)
• Alex Kava—author
• Charlotte Kemp-Playboy Playmate (Miss December 1982)
• Charles Henry King—pioneer businessman
• Jaime King—actress, model
• Chris Klein—actor
• Jeff Koterba—editorial cartoonist, musician, author

• Saul Kripke—philosopher
• Swoosie Kurtz—actress
• Kenton Keith—professional football player
• Jason Kreis-former soccer player and coach of Real Salt Lake

L

• Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm—US Army officer
• Matty Lewis—Musician zebrahead
• Preston Love—jazz player
• Christopher Lasch—historian, social critic

M

• Ed McGivern-shooter
• Dorothy McGuire—actress
• Rowena Moore—civic and labor activist
• The members of country-pop band Mulberry Lane
• Charlie Munger—billionaire investor
• Buddy Miles—musician

N

• Dave Nelson (skateboarder)—professional skateboarder
• Nick Nolte—actor

O

• Conor Oberst—singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos
• Jed Ortmeyer—professional ice hockey player
• Tillie Olsen—renowned Jewish author

P

• Alexander Payne—screenwriter/director
• Ron Prince—college football coach
• Scott Porter—actor
• Mark Pope—NBA player
• Nathan Post—7th and 10th Governor of American Samoa

Q

• Daniel Quinn—author

R

• Anne Ramsey—actress
• J. Joseph Ricketts—billionaire
• Matthew Ricketts—First African American graduate from UNMC and first African American state legislator.
• Andy Roddick—Professional Tennis player
• Johnny Rodgers—1972 Heisman Trophy winner
• Joe Rogers—Former Colorado Lieutenant Governor
• Edward Ruscha—artist and photographer

S

• Penny Sackett—Astronomer and Chief Scientist of Australia
• Gale Sayers—professional footplayer, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Walter Scott, Jr.—billionaire
• Leisa Sheridan—Playboy Playmate (Miss July 1993)
• Elliott Smith—singer/songwriter
• Molly Smith—ethereal being
• Nicholas Sparks—author
• Todd Storz—entrepreneur who introduced Top-40 radio format
• Carl A. Swanson —founder of Swanson
• Skip Stephenson —actor and comedian from tv series, Real People

T

• Jerry Tagge—NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
• Thomas Tibbles—late 19th century journalist and Native American rights activist
• The members of rock band 311
• Stanley M. Truhlsen professor and philanthropist
• Steve Turre—jazz trombonist

U

• Gabrielle Union—actress

W

• Lindsay Wagner—Playboy Playmate (Miss November 2007)
• Eleazer Wakeley—jurist and politician
• Chris Ware—Eisner Award-winning comic book creator
• Fee Waybill (John Waldo Waybill), singer/songwriter^[1]
• Paul Williams—singer-songwriter, actor
• Roger Williams—pianist
• Geneice Wilcher—beauty pageant winner
• Jamie Williams-Pressnall—musician and dancer, Tilly and the Wall

X

• Malcolm X—civil 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